About 70 residents from Phnom Penh’s Boeng Kak lake met with Daun Penh district governor sok sambath yesterday to discuss the first phase of a new drainage system around the lake area that will protect against floods, a villager and municipal official said. ss='cambodia-color'>...

Three groups made up of nearly 100 people in land disputes from siem Reap, Koh Kong and Kandal provinces gathered yesterday in front of the Ministry of Land Management and the Prime Minister’s cabinet office asking the institutions to resolve their problems. ss='cambodia-color'>...

The election in Takeo province’s 1,585 polling stations went smoothly on sunday, though it was relatively quiet compared to the 2013 national polls and the 2017 commune council elections, officials from the provincial election committee (PEC) and participating political parties said. ss='cambodia-color'>...

Authorities in Tboung Khmum province’s O’raing Ov district on Wednesday seized several kilometres of small-hole fishing nets, bamboo poles and more than one tonne of small fish during a crackdown on illegal fishing on Kapit lake, according to officials.​ ss='cambodia-color'>...

The Ministry of Tourism led a forum on investment in the Kingdom’s tourism sector for the first time on Monday in siem Reap. A panel of national and international experts from 11 countries led discussions about the development of the industry. ss='cambodia-color'>...

More than 700 land activists from the capital, Preah sihanouk, svay Rieng, Tbong Khmum, Preah Vihear and Kandal provinces gathered on Tuesday at Freedom Park in Phnom Penh’s Russey Keo district to deliver petitions seeking solutions to their longstanding land disputes. ss='cambodia-color'>...

Minister of Labour and Vocational Training Ith sam Heng said the government is committed to eliminating violence in the workplace. Civil society, he said, supported the government’s action but wanted a specific mechanism introduced to help support female victims of such violence. ss='cambodia-color'>...

Cambodian exports to the United states, the world’s largest economy, rose sharply during the first three months of the year following a marked increase in the shipments of travel goods after the Us renewed its Generalized system of Preferences in March. ss='cambodia-color'>...

Travel website TripAdvisor has named Cambodia’s ancient wonder Angkor Wat as the top landmark in the world for the second year running in their Travelers’ Choice Award 2018, an achievement Cambodian tourism operators expect will attract more tourists to the Kingdom. ss='cambodia-color'>...

Nearly 100 residents representing 210 families in Koh Kong province’s Kiri sakor district that are in a dispute with Chinese company Union Development Group gathered in front of the Land Management Ministry once again yesterday to demand that officials settle their cases. ss='cambodia-color'>...

The Cambodia Human Rights Committee has defended the government’s record on LGBT rights and urged LGBT people to protect themselves from HIV. Keo Remy, director of CHRC, said on sunday that LGBT people should not lose hope and be depressed by discrimination. ss='cambodia-color'>...

A Prey Lang Community Network (PLCN) member in Thmea commune, in Preah Vihear province’s Chey sen district, on sunday claimed that authorities are unable to stamp out forest crime in the nature reserve, instances of which have been occurring for months. ss='cambodia-color'>...

Officials from the Cambodian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) have embarked on a two-week mission to the European Union (EU) seeking to have the Kingdom’s tax-free trading preferences with the economic bloc extended, according to a press release on Thursday. ss='cambodia-color'>...

Exports to the Us grew 26 per cent in the first half of this year, despite tensions over the Kingdom’s July 29 national elections. This stands in stark contrast to last year when export growth to the Us was in single digits. ss='cambodia-color'>...

After hosting 16 of the Kingdom’s 20 registered parties at the inaugural meeting of the Consultation Forum, two additional parties earlier this week announced their intention to join the group but pushed back against the idea of opposition leaders receiving salaries. ss='cambodia-color'>...

Forest activists in Ratanakkiri province’s O’yadav district said on Thursday that a group of Cambodian and Vietnamese traders are colluding with officials and transporting timber from their community forest to Vietnam after they had illegally felled trees there early this month. ss='cambodia-color'>...

Interior Minister sar Kheng said on Thursday that the reinstatement of opposition leader Kem sokha’s political rights, which would open the door for his possible return to the political stage, was purely dependent on legal proceedings as his court case is ongoing. ss='cambodia-color'>...

Charcoal traders have complained about the high cost of “service payments” required to export to Thailand via Banteay Meanchey province’s Boeung Trakuon border crossing, forcing some to stop operating. Meanwhile, Forestry Administration officials recently imposed a blanket ban on all charcoal exports. ss='cambodia-color'>...

The Cambodian Red Cross has donated a car, two scooters and cash to activist Ben Devis and the Tabos community as an incentive for participating in the protection of the natural resources in Preah Vihear province’s Phnom Thnout-Phnom Pok Wildlife sanctuary.​ ss='cambodia-color'>...

Hundreds of cars, thousands of motorbikes and chainsaws and a haul of timber impounded as evidence at Mondulkiri province’s Keo seima Wildlife sanctuary are falling into disrepair and should be moved for proper care, said provincial environment department director Keo sopheak. ss='cambodia-color'>...