Eight people have died of malaria so far this year across the country, according to the government’s latest figures. The deaths mean Cambodia has missed its goal to eliminate fatalities from the mosquito-borne parasite by 2015, though health officials questioned the number—and even the target. ss='cambodia-color'>...

Prime Minister Hun sen met with his Russian counterpart, Dmitry Medvedev, at Phnom Penh’s Peace Palace yesterday morning where the duo discussed an outstanding soviet Union-era debt and signed off on deals ranging from cooperation in nuclear power to exchanging information on money laundering. ss='cambodia-color'>...

The 5th Committee Joint Trade Meeting which was co-chaired by Thailand’s Commerce Minister Apiradi Tantraporn and her Cambodian counterpart, sun Chanthol, discussed a wide range of cooperation which was mainly focused on trade and investment along the Thai-Cambodian border. ss='cambodia-color'>...

Nearing the end of a year that has seen tension over Cambodia’s border with Vietnam often dominate domestic political discourse, Prime Minister Hun sen on saturday appeared alongside Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung to inaugurate two new border posts in Ratanakkiri and Takeo provinces. ss='cambodia-color'>...

Despite starting with a bang just a week ago, the Land Traffic Law has already been subject to two amendments from Prime Minister Hun sen in direct response to a public outcry on Facebook, a stark contrast to the premier’s usual attitude toward online criticism. ss='cambodia-color'>...

Cambodia’s “Economic Free­dom”—a broad measure of how well individuals and businesses can create and protect their wealth —was classed as “mostly unfree” in a new report released by the Washington-based Heritage Foun­dation, which identified corruption and bureaucracy as impediments to free markets. ss='cambodia-color'>...

Consular officials yesterday were working to repatriate a Cambodian maid fleeing what she described as unfair working conditions in saudi Arabia, even as Cambodia’s minister of labour was en route to seal a long-awaited deal to open a pipeline of workers to the Gulf nation. ss='cambodia-color'>...

Although an eviction deadline passed on sunday for guesthouses, restaurants and bars along sihanoukville’s popular O’Tres Beach, less than half of the businesses had left as of the evening, with others seeking to negotiate a deal with authorities that would allow them to stay. ss='cambodia-color'>...

A working group within Phnom Penh City Hall is continuing its effort to help get compensation to Borei Keila families who have yet to accept the government’s offer, according to a Facebook post from Governor Pa socheatevong, who led a discussion with community members on ss='cambodia-color'>...

A Thai study being carried out on special economic zones (sEZ) in 15 provinces along the country’s borders has been welcomed by Cambodian and foreign businessmen, who say both countries can benefit, but some uncertainty remains over exactly where and when the zones will be ss='cambodia-color'>...

About 100 villagers from Kratie province came to the capital yesterday to submit a petition to the prime minister’s cabinet and the Interior Ministry requesting government intervention in a land dispute case that has seen three of their fellow residents arrested, according to village representatives. ss='cambodia-color'>...

With the threat of eviction hanging over businesses on sihanoukville’s O’Chheuteal and O’Tres beaches, land rights advocates congregated in Phnom Penh this week to give voice to thousands of families locked in land disputes with powerful firms turning swaths of coastline into tourism destinations. ss='cambodia-color'>...

The National Assembly yesterday approved a reshuffle of Prime Minister Hun sen’s cabinet, with a pair of unidentified opposition lawmakers backing the changes along with the ruling party, even after the prime minister reminded the CNRP he didn’t need their support.   ss='cambodia-color'>...

With a $148 million injection of capital through a Share PurchaSe Agreement, National Bank of Canada (NBC) now holdS a 90 percent Stake in ABA Bank, according to ABA and NBC executiveS, who enSured that the agreement will not alter ABA Bank&rSquo;S Strategy but enhance SS='cambodia-color'>...

Members of the opposition will join their ruling party counterparts on the National Assembly’s (NA) second Commission on Economics, Finance, Banking and Auditing in a meeting today with a European Union (EU) technical working group to discuss EU subsidies to Cambodia. ss='cambodia-color'>...

Half of US buSineSSeS operating in Cambodia believe that political Stability in the country iS Such that they are confident in expanding their operationS, according to an annual report by the American Chamber of Commerce in Singapore and the US Chamber of Commerce&rSquo;S International AffairS SS='cambodia-color'>...

Representatives from Jiangxi International (Cambodia) Ltd met with Transportation Minister sun Chanthol on Monday and expressed interest in conducting feasibility studies for two new lines – one running from Banteay Meanchey’s sisophon town to siem Reap and one from Phnom Penh to Bavet in svay ss='cambodia-color'>...

The regional director of the International Labor Organization (ILO) said Tuesday that the latest proposed changes to Cambodia’s draft Trade Union Law—which has been blasted by employers and unions alike—marked an improvement over the last version, which the ILO had called a “step backward.” ss='cambodia-color'>...

The state enterprise that operates Cambodia’s second-largest port is looking to raise up to $6.4 million in its initial public offering (IPO) and float 20 per cent of its shares on the stock market in December, according to a company draft prospectus released yesterday. ss='cambodia-color'>...

Indigenous villagers in eastern Cambodia’s Mondulkiri province have filed a complaint in local court against military officers and a land speculator who forcibly confiscated more than 80 hectares (198 acres) of their land, an official from a rights group said Thursday. ss='cambodia-color'>...