Cambodia’s ruling and opposition parties expect to finalize a draft of the nation’s new election law by the end of the month as the centerpiece of key reforms promised in a July agreement that ended a nearly one-year political crisis, an official said Monday. “The two ...

The fledgling Khmer Power Party has backed calls for Cambodia National Rescue Party deputy leader Kem Sokha to resign as the National Assembly’s deputy president. ...

On 22 July 2021, the National Committee for Coastal Management and Development of Cambodia issued a press release on His Excellency Chea Sophara, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Land Management, Urban Planning and Construction (MLMUPC) and Chairman of the National Committee for Coastal Management and ...

On 29 December 2021, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation issued a press release on the meeting between His Excellency PRAK Sokhonn, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, and Dr. Noeleen Heyzer, Special Envoy of the Secretary General of ...

On 10 July 2023, the National Bank of Cambodia issued a press release on the memorandum of understanding (MoU) on “Cross-border QR code payment cooperation” between the National Bank of Cambodia and UnionPay InterNational Co.,Ltd.This MoU aims to promote efficient and secure cross-border QR Code ...

The government created a national commission last week to prevent and crack down on crimes involving natural resources. national Military Police Commander Sao Sokha will head the commission and Hou Sakun, the deputy commissioner general of the national Police, will be second in command. Environment Ministry and ...

The National Election Committee (NEC) decided today to establish a joint committee to investigate the alleged irregularities of Sunday’s election, an official said Saturday. “We decided to create a joint committee which will consists of representatives from the NEC, the Cambodian People’s Party (CPP) and ...

Prime Minister Hun Sen on Tuesday said his party will stand firm on its position that a simple majority vote in parliament be used to select members of the National Election Committee. His Cambodian People’s Party is in negotiations for electoral reform with the opposition, which ...

Election monitors and other organizations in Cambodia are urging the country’s political parties to accept a number of principals in the reform of the National Election Committee. The Cambodian People’s Party and Cambodia National Rescue Party came to a compromise in July and have been working ...

The Australian Embassy has donated its national water-modelling platform, eWater Source, to the Cambodian government as part of the nation’s ongoing support for sustainable water management throughout the Mekong region. ...

Senior Ministry of Health officials and health experts have warned an increase in non-communicable diseases is posing a threat to public health and the nation’s development. ...

Cambodian women play an important role in the agricultural sector, especially as the nation’s economic conditions continue to force many men to seek work overseas, according to experts. ...

During a defence of his 30-year legacy on Wednesday, Prime Minister Hun Sen also took pains to extricate the nation’s newest, longest and most expensive bridge from corruption allegations. ...

Chanting in Khmer and gripping homemade signs, a group gathered Monday to protest recent Cambodian election results. The rally aimed to bring awareness to what many Cambodian immigrants believe is a corrupt voting system. More than nine million people were eligible to vote in the July 28 ...

Opposition party leader Sam Rainsy said on Thursday that his Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP) will not join the government and attend the National Assembly’s first session on Sept. 23, if the hopes of the Cambodian people don’t come into fruition. “The Cambodia National Rescue ...

With Prime Minister Hun Sen’s ruling Cambodian People’s Party (CPP), saying it was in the interest of implementing key electoral reform and bringing greater freedom to the country. Speaking in a video posted to his Facebook account, the president of the Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP) ...

A senior member of the ruling party says it needs the opposition in the National Assembly and in the election process in order for Cambodia to develop democratically. “The Cambodian People’s Party needs a partner,” Chheang Von, a guest on “Hello VOA,” said last week. “Democracy ...

Just a month since their election, the leaders of the nation’s apex rice industry have cast a motion to extend their terms – a move some have greeted with suspicion. ...

The government is preparing legislation aimed at ensuring tighter control over the nation’s pawnshops to ensure professionalism in a sector that has grown rapidly and lacks a supervisory framework. ...

Deputy Prime Minister Bin Chhin said Monday that he had drafted an article for the new national election law that would ban foreigners and NGOs from voicing political opinions during national elections. ...