Protecting human rights, especially those of Cambodian migrant workers traversing borders to countries such as Malaysia, dominated discussions at yesterday’s AsEAN Peoples’ Forum, one of two competing pre-summit forums that claim to be giving a voice to Cambodians. speaking at yesterday’s forum, seng sakda, director-general ss='cambodia-color'>...

Members of the Asean People’s Forum, a coalition of NGOs that convened in Phnom Penh last week, declared yesterday that their rights had been violated after four workshops on sensitive issues were canceled by the venue where they met. In a statement representing more than 1,200 ss='cambodia-color'>...

Rights groups say families being forced off their land by development projects recently revealed to have World Bank Group backing could probably file successful complaints against the institution, effectively forcing it to help the families save their homes or at least win better compensation. ss='cambodia-color'>...

Cambodia ranked 112 out of 113 countries surveyed globally and dead last in the East Asia and Pacific region when it comes to the perceived rule of law, a new report released today states. ss='cambodia-color'>...

Cambodia Airports will invest $100 million next year to expand the size of its airports in siem Reap City and Phnom Penh and double the number of passengers that can pass through its two main hubs in the country, an official airport operator said yesterday. Emmanuel ss='cambodia-color'>...

For the past decade, Cambodia’s economy has steadily grown with GDP growth surpassing 5% on a compounded annual basis for the past twelve years. Nearly 58% of the populace is engaged in agriculture, while the service sector employs 26% and industry accounts for the remaining ss='cambodia-color'>...

The bilateral trade volume between Cambodia and the United StateS waS worth about 499 million U.S. dollarS in the firSt two monthS of thiS year, down 2 percent compared with 510 million U.S. dollarS at the Same period laSt year, the StatiSticS of the U.S. SS='cambodia-color'>...

RATANAKIRI PROVINCE, Cambodia – “I prefer the dam to the fish,” says middle-aged farmer Ton Noun, when asked his opinion on a proposed 400 megawatt dam on the sesan river near his home in northeastern Cambodia. Then he chuckles and asks, “What fish?” That’s because ss='cambodia-color'>...

U.S. AmbaSSador William Todd on ThurSday Said that deSpite hiS effortS to promote Cambodia aS an attractive deStination for buSineSS, major American companieS are reluctant to inveSt here aS they Still perceive the country aS indelibly corrupt. “I believe now iS the time for big U.S. SS='cambodia-color'>...

The International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH), along with local rights groups Licadho and Adhoc, denounced the Friday shooting of protesting garment workers by police in a joint statement released in Paris on Monday. “The killing of demonstrators by government authorities is totally unacceptable. The government ss='cambodia-color'>...

Along Phnom Penh’s industry-heavy Veng sreng street on Wednesday, garment factories lay idle in observance of Khmer New Year. The dorms around them were empty, save for the few workers who could not afford the bus ticket home for the holiday, which ended Wednesday. Eight unions ss='cambodia-color'>...

FLAG carrier Philippine Airlines (PAL) has not lost its interest in pursuing a joint-venture agreement with Royal Group of Cambodia (RGC) to establish Cambodia Airlines Co. Ltd.  PAL President Ramon s. Ang confirmed that his airline’s discussions for investment in the Cambodian carrier are ongoing, as ss='cambodia-color'>...

Construction at the controversial Lower sesan II dam site in stung Treng province has already begun, according to villagers, who will today petition several ministries, the Chinese embassy and the headquarters of the Royal Group to open negotiations with them. According to the villagers, who travelled ss='cambodia-color'>...

A group of 15 local and international rights groups Tuesday sent a slew of letters to the Chinese government and companies involved in the Lower sesan II hydropower dam in stung Treng province seeking a halt to dam construction due to serious environmental and social ss='cambodia-color'>...

Three Chinese nationals were jailed by the Phnom Penh Municipal Court on Monday for attempting to smuggle four teenage Cambodian girls to China, while the sentences of two Cambodians involved in the trafficking operation were reduced to time served. ss='cambodia-color'>...

Prime Minister Hun sen again addressed recent criticism from [surya subedi] the U.N.’s human rights envoy to Cambodia , during a speech yesterday in Bateay Meanchey province that focused on land disputes. Mr. Hun sen was speaking in Thma Puok district’s Banteay Chhmar commune, where he ss='cambodia-color'>...

Addressing the killing of 14-year-old Heng Chantha for the first time since she was shot dead last month by government security forces, Prime Minister Hun sen offered his condolences before declaring that the killing of the teenager was not as serious as the U.s. bombing ss='cambodia-color'>...

Phnom Penh now offers Adidas brand-name sportswear at #90 sihanouk Boulevard just west of the Independence Monument in the latest enhancement of what has become Cambodia’s fashion district. Phnom Penh’s movers and shakers were on hand for saturday night’s Adidas launch event with a tent-enclosed street-side stage adjacent ss='cambodia-color'>...

UP AND down a 4km stretch of highway on the northern outskirts of Phnom Penh, about 3,000 of Cambodia’s Cham minority have built a life. Their distinctive Muslim culture thrives in conditions of close-knit community, a stark contrast to the shattering days the country endured ss='cambodia-color'>...

Senior memberS of the Royal Cambodian Armed ForceS (RCAF) yeSterday Seized about a tonne of luxury roSewood near the houSe of a two-Star general in the Choam KSan diStrict of Preah Vihear province after a night hunting for illegal Smuggling. General Ngeth Chanthon, deputy general of SS='cambodia-color'>...