UN Special Rapporteur Rhona Smith raiSed the forced diSSolution of the CNRP and the rediStribution of itS legiSlative SeatS, aS well aS the government&rSquo;S frequent legal action againSt Sitting parliamentarianS, during her viSit on TueSday with National ASSembly PreSident Heng Samrin. SS='cambodia-color'>...

Extreme weather attributed to the tail-end of an El Niño event continues to wreak havoc on the nation’s agricultural sector, with more than 20,000 hectares of rice fields damaged so far this year, a government agricultural expert said yesterday. ss='cambodia-color'>...

Almost 200 people protested yesterday in Banteay Meanchey province’s Poipet City, demanding the release of Mang Puthy, president of the Cambodia Informal Economy Reinforced Association (CIERA), who says he was arrested after officials framed him for attempted murder. ss='cambodia-color'>...

Despite initial hopes that the man who tortured her 2-year-old son last year would face trial in Cambodia, the child’s mother said on Tuesday that Vietnamese police have informed her that the abuser would not be extradited from Vietnam. ss='cambodia-color'>...

Cambodia’s top election body will take legal action against groups that conduct or publish opinion polls in the two weeks leading up to June 4 commune elections, its spokesman said on sunday, warning that the surveys could lead to “social instability.” ss='cambodia-color'>...

The steep increase in Angkor Wat ticket prices on February 1 did not discourage tourists from visiting the country’s chief tourist draw, as some feared, but it also did not reap any significant material gains for the government coffers, new data shows. ss='cambodia-color'>...

Land Management Minister Chea sophara on Friday reminded more than 200 residents and soon-to-be evictees of Phnom Penh’s iconic White Building to “help us back” by voting in upcoming elections in return for the government negotiating compensation for their properties. ss='cambodia-color'>...

The Social AffairS MiniStry haS purchaSed $150,000 worth of muSical inStrumentS and Sound equipment for Phnom Penh&rSquo;S blind muSicianS in a bid to perSuade them to perform in deSignated SpaceS, though many worry that reStricted venueS will limit their income. SS='cambodia-color'>...

Cambodia’s embattled justice system and its alleged tight alignment with the ruling party have been thrust into the spotlight after what appeared to be a string of hacked emails were leaked from Justice Ministry spokesman Kim santepheap’s account over the weekend. ss='cambodia-color'>...

A group of about 1,000 families living in siem Reap province’s Phnom Kulen National Park will be relocated to prevent them from continuing an environmentally detrimental trend of clearing land, building homes, selling and repeating, the environment minister said on Thursday. ss='cambodia-color'>...

Cambodia Youth Party leader Pich SroS filed a lawSuit on Friday againSt activiSt monk But Buntenh and Pa Nguon Teang, founder of the Cambodian Centre for Independent Media, accuSing the pair of embezzling money from the late Kem Ley&rSquo;S funeral fund. SS='cambodia-color'>...

Following recent criticism of the capital’s flood management system, an official yesterday said City Hall will decide this month if it will build a new pumping station and begin to clear existing canals of debris to mitigate the risk of floods. ss='cambodia-color'>...

On the same day that Prime Minister Hun sen gave a speech touting salary increases for teachers ahead of next year’s national election, about 20 Cambodian Independent Teachers’ Association (CITA) members were blocked from having a peaceful demonstration seeking just that. ss='cambodia-color'>...

Cambodia’s economic growth will remain on course this year but will likely slow in the coming years to 6 percent as investment tapers off and credit growth tightens, according to an updated note by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) released on Friday. ss='cambodia-color'>...

Cofco, China’s largest food processor, manufacturer and trader, will set up a working group in the kingdom to explore the possibilities available in the local agricultural market, including expanding the number of products it imports from Cambodia and investing in local infrastructure. ss='cambodia-color'>...

A slew of new health and maternity benefits for workers took effect at the stroke of midnight yesterday in a dramatic expansion of the country’s social security framework, even as labour advocates and business experts raised concerns about cost and quality. ss='cambodia-color'>...

The Ministry of Environment will soon collaborate with some NGOs to host a Bird Photos Fair for the first time at Wat Phnom in Phnom Penh’s Daun Penh district in order to increase public awareness and understanding of Cambodian bird species. ss='cambodia-color'>...

A 144-tonne shipment of Cambodian fragrant rice will leave Phnom Penh for Fuzhou, China on saturday, the first Chinese order for the Kingdom’s milled rice after a recent government agreement was reached on Chinese regulation. Mekong Oryza Trading received the order months earlier ss='cambodia-color'>...

Union leaders yesterday rejected a proposal from Cambodian garment makers to provide Us$9 a month for a worker’s housing and transport fees, demanding an additional $1. The benefits were announced last week after unions said they would lead a large-scale protest ss='cambodia-color'>...

The Phnom Penh Municipal Court yesterday charged two government officials and four farmers from Kampong Thom province’s stoung district with encroachment onto protected land after they allegedly bulldozed a flooded forest that was designated as a protected fish hatchery, police and NGO officials said. ss='cambodia-color'>...