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'>...

The price of the exchange’s sole listed company, PPWsA, remained very stable from Nov. 8-15 at KHR 6,200 (Us$1.55), the price it arrived at on Oct. 30. Trading volumes over the period fluctuated between 4,501 and 38,951 shares. ss='cambodia-color'>...

Cambodia’s Deputy Prime Minister yesterday reiterated his commitment to criminalising money laundering and terrorist financing in the Kingdom. sok An reassured delegates at the Asia-Pacific Group (APG) on Money Laundering of Cambodia’s commitment to implementing comprehensive procedures to stop illegal monetary transactions. ss='cambodia-color'>...

The Philippines’ Cebu-Pacific Airlines will launch direct flights to siem Reap from Manila on April 19, according to a Cambodian civil aviation official. The Philippine airline sought to take advantage of siem Reap’s status as a big tourist destination, soy sokhan said. ss='cambodia-color'>...

Australia announced yesterday that it will increase the amount of aid it provides Cambodia by about Us$13 million (A$13.2 million) in the coming year, putting the country’s official development assistance at $96.1 million. ss='cambodia-color'>...