Tuk-tuk, motorbike and taxi drivers were among hundreds of workers from Cambodia’s “informal economy” who called on the government yesterday to cap fuel prices at 4,000 riel ($1) per litre, amid claims that the current 5,000 riel price leaves them unable to cover any more ss='cambodia-color'>...

Interior Minister sar Kheng on Friday confirmed that the deployment of armored personnel carriers (APCs) to Phnom Penh from the Thai-Cambodian border is part of a concerted security operation in response to the opposition’s plans to hold protests against the outcome of the July 28 ss='cambodia-color'>...

SIEM REAP CITY &ndaSh; OppoSition leader Sam RainSy waS greeted TueSday by 15,000 SupporterS and a Small duSt Storm at the CNRP&rSquo;S firSt poSt-election rally in Siem Reap, where he once again called on Prime MiniSter Hun Sen to Stand down. Arriving on a Scheduled flight SS='cambodia-color'>...

The Finance Ministry on Wednesday defended itself against recent reports that some 45 percent of the government’s $3.4 billion draft budget for 2014 remains unallocated, issuing a statement explaining that the money will pay for loans, subsidies and other vital expenses. According to the statement, ss='cambodia-color'>...

Civil society groups held a workshop in Phnom Penh on Thursday in which government officials and lawmakers were invited to discuss post-election land grabs and land-based conflict, although the ruling CPP failed to turn up to the event. Though incidents of land-grabbing appeared to decrease ahead ss='cambodia-color'>...

Three thousand riot police officers yesterday received certificates of appreciation for their post-election work, which included “controlling the escalation” at the Kbal Thnal overpass last month, where one man was killed and at least nine injured by police who fired live ammunition at unarmed rioters. Interior ss='cambodia-color'>...

As several hundred garment workers from the sL Garment factory pelted police with rocks during a protest near the stung Meanchey pagoda in November, Men sok sambath, a 14-year-old scrap collector, decided to join the crowd. “I saw other people throwing rocks at the [police] truck, ss='cambodia-color'>...

A post on a Facebook page that Prime Minister Hun sen has denied is his own was cited Tuesday by both the sydney Morning Herald and Australia’s national broadcaster as having officially announced the Cambodian government’s agreement to resettle asylum seekers held by Australia. Mr. Hun ss='cambodia-color'>...

Local conglomerate Royal Group said Tuesday that while it is committed to its partnership with Australia-based ANZ bank, it would entertain selling its stake in ANZ Royal Bank for “a very high offer.” “The Royal Group would like to clarify that it is a strong and ss='cambodia-color'>...

The company responsible for collecting Phnom Penh’s trash has defended its erratic pricing structure in response to an inquiry from the Anti-Corruption Unit (ACU), which says that numerous complaints have been filed by small business owners. The ACU sent a letter to Cintri (Cambodia) Ltd. on ss='cambodia-color'>...

Developing Asia will maintain its strong economic growth in 2015 and 2016 supported by soft commodity prices and recovery in the major industrial economies, says a new Asian Development Bank (ADB) report. ADB’s flagship annual economic publication, Asian Development Outlook 2015 (ADO), released today, forecasts developing ss='cambodia-color'>...

Cambodian debt to China now stands at $4 billion, 35 percent of last year’s gross domestic product and more than half of the country’s total outstanding debt to foreign donors, according to a senior government official. The amount of money Cambodia owes China has been growing ss='cambodia-color'>...

Police and military officials were searching for six missing Cambodians yesterday who villagers believe were shot dead by Thai soldiers on saturday night after entering the Khun Han district of Thailand’s si saket province in search of luxury timber. Neth Hing, who lives in Oddar Meanchey’s ss='cambodia-color'>...

The long-time general manager of TTY Company, Un Piseth, was arrested on saturday on suspicion he ordered gunfire that injured four protesters in Kratie province on January 18. Deputy provincial prosecutor Hak Hoin said the 47-year-old had been detained after questioning on saturday over the shootings, ss='cambodia-color'>...

Despite admitting yesterday to firing his pistol during last month’s protest at a svay Rieng province special economic zone (sEZ), where three women were shot, Bavet City’s former governor Chhuk Bundith was free to return home after making his confession to the court. “[Mr. Bundith] came ss='cambodia-color'>...

Having already spent millions of dollars, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) will not foot the additional $70 to $90 million in funds still needed to complete more than half of Cambodia’s railway rehabilitation project, an official from the ADB said yesterday. Toll Royal Railways, a joint venture ss='cambodia-color'>...

Open Development Cambodia (ODC) has just published a new online resource detailing on 37 special Economic Zones in Cambodia along with comprehensive references which are accessible and available in bilingual versions, Khmer and English. Together with the website’s map web tool, this profile page aims ss='cambodia-color'>...

Open Development Cambodia (ODC) has just published a new online resource detailing on 38 special Economic Zones in Cambodia along with comprehensive references which are accessible and available in bilingual versions, Khmer and English. Together with the website’s map web tool, this profile page aims ss='cambodia-color'>...

A pay rise for the nation’s garment workers is imminent, but if recent strikes are anything to go by, the Us$10 monthly increase from september 1 won’t be enough to stop them from walking off the job. Central to the demands of strikers at four garment ss='cambodia-color'>...

Malaysia needs to start “paying attention” to a worker protection agreement with Cambodia that has languished for almost two years, a Ministry of Interior official said at a meeting yesterday. The meeting, which included officials from the ministries of Interior, Women’s Affairs, Tourism, Foreign Affairs and ss='cambodia-color'>...