Forestry activists say at least 55,000 tons of luxury wood were sent from Cambodia to China this year alone. Activists from communities that live near or among some of Cambodia’s last forests told reporters Wednesday that illegal logging is ravaging their homelands, part of a “systematic” ss='cambodia-color'>...

Ten tonnes of protected rosewood found stashed in a tanker truck bearing the logo of petroleum giant sokimex was seized by police in Oddar Meanchey province on Friday. In August, police found 14 tons of rosewood hidden in the tanker of another truck bearing the ss='cambodia-color'>...

On 2 November 2014, the Cambodian Center for Human Rights (“CCHR”) launches its annual impunity campaign to mark the United Nations’ first International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists. The campaign aims to generate and relay the public’s call on the Royal Government ss='cambodia-color'>...

Foreign Ministry spokesman Koy Kuong yesterday defended the independence of Cambodia’s judiciary following concerns raised by a UN official about the whirlwind imprisonment of 11 activists arrested for protesting last week. Kuong accused surya subedi, the UN’s special rapporteur for human rights, of making a habit ss='cambodia-color'>...

Parliamentary investigators will visit siem Reap province on a wide-ranging fact-finding mission from sunday following complaints about alleged corruption and misuse of funds. son Chhay, an opposition MP who is vice chairman of the National Assembly’s Commission on Economics, Finance, Banking and Auditing, said the group ss='cambodia-color'>...

The shooting of a Cambodian woman by Thai soldiers was left off the agenda during recent talks between Cambodia and Thailand’s prime ministers, which instead focused on issuing migrants passports and the ownership of ancient treasures. Prime Minister Hun sen and his Thai counterpart General Prayuth ss='cambodia-color'>...

In an effort to boost Cambodia’s entertainment industry, local television broadcasters will soon dedicate an hour of prime time programming to airing Cambodian-produced shows and films. During a meeting with the Ministry of Information on Monday, TV station representatives agreed to broadcast locally produced films and ss='cambodia-color'>...

The head of the country’s largest teachers’ association sent an open letter to Education Minister Hang Chuon Naron on Wednesday contending that there is a serious shortage of textbooks and teacher manuals due to corruption and indifference on the part of ministry officials. Rong Chhun, president ss='cambodia-color'>...

Currentlt, CEDAC exports fragrant organic rice to the U.s. and Hong Kong. But is exploring export opportunities to Arab countries as well. According to the CEDAC’s organic rice Export Officer, though the price of organic rice is higher, prices are much stable in the international ss='cambodia-color'>...

A senior National Military Police commander has denied accusations he’s been skimming his officers’ wages, insisting the money docked covered their food. Via a statement by military police spokesman Kheng Tito, the deputy chief of the security Information Department, Hong Vynal, hit back at claims on ss='cambodia-color'>...

A new union has been founded pledging to offer members a post-retirement pension with a novel twist – it will be funded by sponsorship from private companies. The head of the new Workers Retirement Fund of Cambodia Union president, sidney sok Ke, claims to have spent ss='cambodia-color'>...

First Lady Michelle Obama embarks on a five-day Asia trip Wednesday to launch the Obama Administration’s initiative “Let Girls Learn,” promoting the education of millions of girls worldwide. Ahead of her stops in Japan and Cambodia, Obama and her husband said the inability of an ss='cambodia-color'>...

Criticism of two draft laws aimed at reforming Cambodia’s electoral system continues to grow. On Tuesday, Human Rights Watch issued a statement saying the draft laws “violate basic human rights and democratic norms and should be substantially revised before being presented to the National Assembly for ss='cambodia-color'>...

The National Assembly has been presented with a full list of 24 candidates for nine positions on the National Election Committee. As the Assembly prepares to select the members, its women’s political committee urged that it select more women, and that a woman be chosen as president ss='cambodia-color'>...

Just one refugee on Nauru has taken up the Australian government’s offer to settle Cambodia, according to a Cambodian official. A Cambodian interior ministry spokesman Khieu sopheak told the Cambodia Daily that a Rohingya man was so far the only refugee who had taken up the ss='cambodia-color'>...

A new report issued today by Transparency International calls for the establishment of an AsEAN Integrity Community (AIC) to combat corruption, warning that economic integration could otherwise deepen the graft that taints the region. “If economic integration is not built on a strong foundation of transparency, ss='cambodia-color'>...

A Bangkok-based regional law firm says it will expand to Cambodia in the coming weeks, despite the local bar association’s renewed drive to clamp down on foreign lawyers practising “illegally” in the country. Law firm Tilleke & Gibbins said it expected to enter the legal scene ss='cambodia-color'>...

A royal decree released yesterday has assigned 38 paid advisers to deputy ruling party president say Chhum to assist him in his new role as senate president. The same document, signed by King Norodom sihamoni on Monday, also served to disband the large team of advisers ss='cambodia-color'>...

A new special economic zone aiming to make Cambodia into a regional logistics hub held an official groundbreaking ceremony yesterday, at its future home on the muddy outskirts of Phnom Penh in Kandal’s Takhmao district. The $100 million Kerry Worldbridge sEZ project is a partnership between ss='cambodia-color'>...

Two days after a platoon leader in Mondolkiri accused soldiers from Kratie of pointing their weapons at his men in order to free a group of suspected illegal loggers from Vietnam, two of the military’s most senior officials on Thursday said they were unaware of ss='cambodia-color'>...