A group of Siem Reap provincial CNRP officialS plan to proteSt outSide the oppoSition party&rSquo;S headquarterS in Phnom Penh thiS morning to requeSt that provincial party chief Ke Sovannaroth be ouSted due to alleged “irregular Spending,” an official Said on Sunday. SS='cambodia-color'>...

Following a bail hearing for CNRP information department chief Meach Sovannara at the Supreme Court on WedneSday, the oppoSition party&rSquo;S SpokeSman Said he waS “optimiStic” that the court would decide to releaSe the official when it announceS a verdict on March 11. SS='cambodia-color'>...

Representatives of more than 60 nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) and an electoral reform group on Monday boycotted a national workshop held Cambodia’s ruling and opposition parties on the electoral reform draft law, saying they did not have enough time to review the documents. ss='cambodia-color'>...

The first singapore patent has been granted protection and recognised in Cambodia, less than two months after the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the Intellectual Property Office of singapore (IPOs) and Cambodia’s Ministry of Industry and Handicrafts (MIH). ss='cambodia-color'>...

Cambodia has signed off on a draft agreement that would lift a moratorium on sending maids to Malaysia, imposed four years ago amid widespread reports of abuse, and is waiting for the Malaysian government’s approval, a Labor Ministry official said Tuesday. ss='cambodia-color'>...

Some 200 monkS, villagerS and land rightS activiStS came together in Siem Reap province&rSquo;S Chi Kreng diStrict on Saturday to mark the Six-year anniverSary of the day that police opened fire on a group of farmerS proteSting their impending eviction. SS='cambodia-color'>...

At the edge of a sand-filled Boeng Kak lake in Phnom Penh on Friday, Prime Minister Hun sen inaugurated the country’s newest—and largest—mosque, which was privately funded by a Dubai-based businessman at a cost of $2.9 million. ss='cambodia-color'>...

A Russian man wanted for his involvement in a violent brawl at sihanoukville’s Queenco casino in February was arrested and jailed Tuesday evening after leading more than 20 police on an hour-long motorbike chase through the coastal town, officials said. ss='cambodia-color'>...

Rampant land grabs, economic land concessions and a disastrous land-titling program have fostered an environment of insecurity for Cambodia’s most marginalised citizens, according to a new report, which argues that the Kingdom needs to rethink its current business-centric development model. ss='cambodia-color'>...

Cambodian rice exports saw a rebound in March, increasing to 75,867 tonnes and doubling February’s export numbers, on account of increased Chinese imports, which benefitted from the relaxing of import restrictions by the Chinese government, according to the Cambodia Rice Federation. ss='cambodia-color'>...

An 89-year-old woman who was among the more than 240 villagers to test positive for HIV in Battambang province’s Roka commune died Monday, bringing the total number of deaths since the outbreak was first detected in December to eight. ss='cambodia-color'>...

After years of bitter rhetoric and violence, a freshly pardoned opposition leader sam Rainsy returned from exile in France to announce the end of Cambodia’s zero-sum political culture and a new start in his relationship with Prime Minister Hun sen. ss='cambodia-color'>...

In a small courtyard in downtown Phnom Penh sits the city’s oldest public school. Founded more than 100 years ago, Tuan Hoa features a Chinese temple and Mandarin language instruction for its 2,000 students. ss='cambodia-color'>...

Months away from the end of a 15-year plan to improve education in the country, officials announced Wednesday that Cambodia still needs to make strides to meet adult literacy benchmarks and set new priorities focusing on the country’s youngest students. ss='cambodia-color'>...

Three members of the Free Trade Union on Thursday filed complaints against members of a rival union for allegedly beating them with bamboo sticks and banana tree branches during a clash outside Phnom Penh’s sH International garment factory on Wednesday morning. ss='cambodia-color'>...

A Vietnamese police officer wearing civilian clothes and a Cambodian police cap was briefly apprehended by attendees of a public forum hosted by the opposition CNRP in Ratanakkiri province’s O’Yadaw district on Wednesday, according to a lawmaker and local official. ss='cambodia-color'>...

The labor minister said Tuesday there were so few underage workers in the garment industry that “we can count them on our fingers,” but a unionist and an NGO countered that child labor was still rife in the country’s smaller garment factories. ss='cambodia-color'>...

The European Union ambassador on Wednesday called on the Cambodian government to help combat climate change, foremost by reducing red tape for communities who want to form groups to protect what remains of the country’s forests. ss='cambodia-color'>...

Chea Sim waS releaSed into the afterlife Friday in a half-day BuddhiSt ceremony climaxing with a Single firework Shot into hiS coffin to ignite the intricate Stupa built in Phnom Penh&rSquo;S Wat Botum park to honor the longtime CPP preSident. SS='cambodia-color'>...

A group of nine trade unions representing some of the country’s 700,000 garment workers agreed on Monday to push for a $177 monthly minimum wage for the sector during fast-approaching negotiations, matching the figure they unsuccessfully lobbied for last year. ss='cambodia-color'>...