Locals in Kandal province’s sa’ang district are worried that renewed sand dredging will damage their land as the Ministry of Mines and Energy gears up to hand out licences that will make the practice legal once more. ss='cambodia-color'>...

Military police in Phnom Penh arrested 26 people aged between 20 and 30 on Tuesday in two consecutive raids on a methamphetamine-ridden slum in sen sok district’s Toek Thla commune, according to district military police commander Prum sakda. ss='cambodia-color'>...

“The Most Luxurious Home in Phnom Penh,” the placard reads, behind a glowing architectural model of sky 31, one of the city’s many high-end condominiums under construction. ss='cambodia-color'>...

Fisheries administration officials cracked down on illegal fishing activities in Kampong Cham province’s Boeung Thom lake on saturday, seizing and destroying illegal fish traps and more than a kilometre of illegal extra-fine netting, officials said yesterday. ss='cambodia-color'>...

With China’s top leader, Xi Jinping, heading to the United states next month for talks with President Barack Obama, Cambodian observers say their country would benefit from improved relations between the two powers. ss='cambodia-color'>...

The Phnom Penh Municipal Court yesterday tried an opposition activist for allegedly driving his tuk-tuk into a barricade and beating security guards during a protest that turned violent outside the prime minister’s house in the capital. ss='cambodia-color'>...

Nam Meng Ang, 18, had little confidence in his ability to pass the grade 12 national exam this year—which determines which students get to enter university—having failed last year’s test, and the retake offered several weeks later. ss='cambodia-color'>...

In May, the government said it was prepared to pass a law that would provide long-overdue protections to whistleblowers in Cambodia, but the officials responsible for drafting the law have been suffering from a bad case of writer’s block. ss='cambodia-color'>...

Cambodia’s small- and medium-size enterprises should formalise their accounts and register with the Taxation Department to avoid the risk of unpredictable tax collection in the future, industry insiders said at a tax seminar in Phnom Penh yesterday.​ ss='cambodia-color'>...

Lawmakers have hastily approved key legislation with little or no meaningful debate, according to a mid-year report on the National Assembly’s performance, which criticised opposition president sam Rainsy for stifling discussion prior to two important votes. ss='cambodia-color'>...

Military police attempted to arrest a group of protesters as they marched through Koh Kong province’s Khemara Phoumint City Thursday to demand the release of three jailed activists from environmental NGO Mother Nature, a rights worker and an official said. ss='cambodia-color'>...

During the first six months of this year, Cambodia has received a total of 94 investment projects worth some $3.4 billion, the state’s news agency-AKP quoted deputy prime minister Keat Chhon. ss='cambodia-color'>...

A group of Cambodians in Thailand have formed an association to provide legal aid to the country’s Cambodian factory workers, saying the workers risk abuse due to their lack of proper documentation and knowledge of labour laws. ss='cambodia-color'>...

Eleven people died in traffic accidents in the Kingdom during this year’s Khmer New Year. ss='cambodia-color'>...

The Ministry of Environment has announced Cambodia’s richness of biodiversity resources in its recent update. ss='cambodia-color'>...

The Phnom Penh Administration has been undertaking the rehabilitation project of the capital city’s canals to prevent flooding in the area, especially during the current rainy season. ss='cambodia-color'>...

Cambodia’s state-owned news agency, Agence Kampuchea Presse (AKP), has emphasised the key and active role of media in this unprecedented health crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. ss='cambodia-color'>...

The Mekong River Commission (MRC) has called for its members to take urgent steps to protect Asia’s largest river, following a report that the water level is at its lowest. ss='cambodia-color'>...

Cambodia’s Ministry of Environment and partner groups on Thursday launched a “zero-snaring” campaign in protected areas to protect animals from being trapped and killed, officials said. ss='cambodia-color'>...

Cambodian Mine Action Centre’s (CMAC) Director-General said that more than $11 million have been donated towards demining and UXO clearance work by national donors.​ ss='cambodia-color'>...