A Malaysian-flagged oil tanker that was hijacked by pirates last week was spotted in Cambodian waters by the Australian air force Thursday, according to Malaysian state media. Cambodian Defense Minister Tea Banh, however, said the vessel never passed through the country’s territorial sea. ss='cambodia-color'>...

Two SEATV reporterS were allegedly detained for Several hourS on Saturday by border police officialS in Banteay Meanchey after capturing photoS and footage of the flow of illegal workerS and Smuggled goodS at the Cambodia-Thailand border checkpoint in Poipet town&rSquo;S Kbal Koh village. SS='cambodia-color'>...

Forty four families living in Kandal’s Akrei Khsat commune, characterised by its ethnic Vietnamese population and floating homes, have jumped ship prior to their June 22 eviction deadline, moving to other parts of the country out of fear they would be forcibly removed. ss='cambodia-color'>...

In an effort to demonstrate government measures to prevent the potentially fatal Middle East respiratory syndrome from entering Cambodia—days after the disease was found in Thailand—the health minister showcased machines that detect people’s body temperature at Phnom Penh International Airport on Tuesday. ss='cambodia-color'>...

Cambodia’s largest bank, Acleda Bank, announced yesterday that it was infusing $40 million to add to its current capital of $226 million, as it looks to expand domestic and foreign operations and keep up with the rising demand for credit in the Kingdom. ss='cambodia-color'>...

On a walkthrough visit of Phnom Penh’s Prey speu social affairs center on Friday, municipal governor Pa socheatvong pledged to send 10 new caretakers to work at the center, which has been the subject of claims of serious abuse at the hands of staff. ss='cambodia-color'>...

A Phnom Penh Municipal Court deputy prosecutor said yesterday that he has decided to charge prominent human rights monitor Ny Chakrya in a case that rights groups have described as a bald-faced attempt to suppress criticism of the Kingdom’s judiciary. ss='cambodia-color'>...

About 200 villagers involved in land disputes in three provinces protested Monday outside Cambodia’s parliament building in Phnom Penh, demanding that lawmakers resolve their cases and threatening not to vote for those who turn down their requests. ss='cambodia-color'>...

A district police chief in Kompong Chhnang province was on Tuesday questioned over accusations that he raped a high-school student in his office earlier this month and threatened to kill the woman’s family if she told anyone about the assault. ss='cambodia-color'>...

The forests around Cambodia’s iconic Angkor Temple Complex will soon be home once more to a species of deer that had disappeared from the area due to excessive hunting during the latter part of the last century. ss='cambodia-color'>...

Authorities rounded up around 30 homeless people in Phnom Penh’s Daun Penh district late last week and sent most of them for detention in the notorious Prey speu detention centre, despite mounting criticism regarding the human rights violations in the government facility. ss='cambodia-color'>...

The Bar Association of the Kingdom of Cambodia on Tuesday wrote to local rights group Adhoc accusing its head of monitoring, Ny Chakrya, of flouting legal practice by ordering the NGO’s lawyers to hand over for examination all documents relating to cases they defend. ss='cambodia-color'>...

An international arrest warrant has finally been issued for Chhouk Bundith, the former governor of svay Rieng province’s Bavet City who went into hiding before being found guilty of shooting three garment workers three years ago, according to National Police spokesman Kirth Chantharith. ss='cambodia-color'>...

Human Rights Watch on Thursday added its voice to the criticism of Cambodia’s judiciary for defamation charges brought against Ny Chakyra, a senior human rights advocate who accused two judicial officials in siem Reap province of misconduct in their handling of a land dispute. ss='cambodia-color'>...

The Grassroots Democracy Party, a brainchild of “Khmer for Khmer” advocacy group leader Kem Ley, held its inaugural congress in Phnom Penh on sunday, electing—unopposed—Mr. Ley’s close colleague Yeng Virak as temporary leader despite vows of a new style of politics. ss='cambodia-color'>...

The Garment Manufacturers Association in Cambodia on Monday urged unions to moderate their demands in current negotiations over next year’s minimum wage for the garment industry, given the low productivity of Cambodian workers and their many paid days off compared with competing countries. ss='cambodia-color'>...

The National Olympic Committee of Cambodia (NOCC) has drawn up a master plan for the 2023 sEA Games, kick-starting official preparations to ensure that the country is ready to host the region’s most important sporting event, NOCC secretary-General Vath Chamroeun said Monday. ss='cambodia-color'>...

Industry insiders say that the looming Vietnam-EU free trade agreement, which gives Cambodia’s neighbour duty-free exports to the European market, may not have and immediate impact, but will potentially eat into similar advantages the Kingdom enjoys in the longer-term.​ ss='cambodia-color'>...

Influential businesswoman You Chantha was arrested on Wednesday over allegations she cleared 17 hectares of land in Phnom Penh’s Por sen Chey district, defying a court order handed down as part of an ongoing land dispute. ss='cambodia-color'>...

The number of Montagnard asylum seekers in Phnom Penh has doubled over the past two months with the U.N. saying Thursday that there are now more than 200 in the capital, but the government’s refugee department again denied knowledge of the group. ss='cambodia-color'>...