Prime Minister Hun sen again addressed recent criticism from [surya subedi] the U.N.’s human rights envoy to Cambodia , during a speech yesterday in Bateay Meanchey province that focused on land disputes. Mr. Hun sen was speaking in Thma Puok district’s Banteay Chhmar commune, where he ss='cambodia-color'>...

Addressing the killing of 14-year-old Heng Chantha for the first time since she was shot dead last month by government security forces, Prime Minister Hun sen offered his condolences before declaring that the killing of the teenager was not as serious as the U.s. bombing ss='cambodia-color'>...

Phnom Penh now offers Adidas brand-name sportswear at #90 sihanouk Boulevard just west of the Independence Monument in the latest enhancement of what has become Cambodia’s fashion district. Phnom Penh’s movers and shakers were on hand for saturday night’s Adidas launch event with a tent-enclosed street-side stage adjacent ss='cambodia-color'>...

UP AND down a 4km stretch of highway on the northern outskirts of Phnom Penh, about 3,000 of Cambodia’s Cham minority have built a life. Their distinctive Muslim culture thrives in conditions of close-knit community, a stark contrast to the shattering days the country endured ss='cambodia-color'>...

Senior memberS of the Royal Cambodian Armed ForceS (RCAF) yeSterday Seized about a tonne of luxury roSewood near the houSe of a two-Star general in the Choam KSan diStrict of Preah Vihear province after a night hunting for illegal Smuggling. General Ngeth Chanthon, deputy general of SS='cambodia-color'>...

Gold prices in Phnom Penh have plummeted by almost a quarter in the past six months as international prices dropped, sparking a rush on buying gold locally, traders said Tuesday. Gold was selling at $1,540 per damlung (26.67 damlung is equal to 1 kg of gold) ss='cambodia-color'>...

To capitalise on a rising demand for pork, a state-owned Chinese company is pouring $200 million into ruling party senator and tycoon Mong Reththy’s pig farm in Preah sihanouk province. ss='cambodia-color'>...

Technology giant Microsoft is expected to sign a memorandum of understanding with the Ministry of Education as well as the Ministry of Culture and Fine Arts to help build a free online Khmer-language database for users to translate documents between Khmer and other languages, a ss='cambodia-color'>...

The United StateS government on WedneSday launched a HIV reSearch project in Cambodia, aiming to collect and diSSeminate critical data that will help the country in the fight againSt HIV. Men Chean Rithy, coordinator for the newly-launched HIV Innovate and Evaluate Project, Said the U.S. provided SS='cambodia-color'>...

The Abbott government wants to send some asylum seekers to Cambodia, at a time when the country’s strongman prime minister, Hun sen, is overseeing a brutal crackdown on dissent in one of south-east Asia’s poorest nations. Facing growing opposition after decades of authoritarian rule, Hun sen ss='cambodia-color'>...

A group of Cambodian-Americans plans to file a criminal complaint at the International Criminal Court against Prime Minister Hun sen and senior officials, accusing them of human rights violations and obstructing justice for the victims of the Khmer Rouge. The complaint will be submitted to the ss='cambodia-color'>...

For many years, Phnom Penh’s villas have represented the most attractive and obvious options for both commercial and residential use in the city, but experts say the number of villas available is on the decline. The stock of villas is decreasing, due to the demolition and ss='cambodia-color'>...

Hundreds of Cambodian families are suing the British sugar firm Tate & Lyle in one of the U.K’s highest courts over a pair of plantations in Koh Kong province they accuse of violently forcing them off their land and out of their homes. The British law ss='cambodia-color'>...

India’s ambassador to Cambodia, Dinesh Patnaik, said yesterday that his government will pay outstanding benefits to about 30 restoration workers who lost their jobs at siem Reap province’s Ta Prohm temple in February – but will not reinstate them. The entire restoration team – more than ss='cambodia-color'>...

Private car owners could soon be required to buy motor insurance if a planned law amendment gets the green light, stoking optimism that such a bill could put the brakes on Cambodia’s high rate of hit-and-run accidents. Currently, only commercial vehicles, such as buses, legally require ss='cambodia-color'>...

The United Kingdom recently came out with a few more details of the proposed revamp of its Generalised scheme of Preferences (GsP)—to be rolled out in early 2023—which reportedly suggests the revision could benefit more Cambodian garment and textile commodities, especially travel goods. ss='cambodia-color'>...

On Tuesday, two more buildings in the series of buildings in the Morodok Techo National sports Complex commenced construction at a groundbreaking ceremony presided over by Prime Minister Hun sen. ss='cambodia-color'>...

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The Ministry of Labour has been ordered to permanently close the labour recruitment firm T&P following the discovery of more under-age trainees in its Kampong Chhnang centre. The move marks the first time the ministry has shut a labour reruitment firm, and follows intense criticism of ss='cambodia-color'>...

Over100 indigenous groups from eight of the Kingdom’s provinces asked the government on Thursday to grant them land concessions instead of forcing their relocation. Celebrating the 24th International Day of Indigenous People, the groups gathered under the banner of the Indigenous People’s Migration and Movement. ss='cambodia-color'>...