A villager representative in Ratanakkiri province was charged Thursday with unlawful interference in the discharge of public function after he led a group of neighbors to block a Chinese company’s bulldozer from clearing disputed land in Bakeo district on sunday, a court official said. Morm Vanda, provincial deputy ss='cambodia-color'>...

The Interior Ministry’s internal security department arrested 78 Chinese nationals Thursday for their alleged involvement in a VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) extortion scam in coordinated raids in Phnom Penh and two provinces. The men and women were arrested in Phnom Penh and siem Reap and ss='cambodia-color'>...

The opposition CNRP will host a conference in Phnom Penh on July 27 with 2,000 members of its National Council along with about 3,000 elected commune councilors, according to a statement issued by the party Wednesday. “Although the leaders are busy visiting and helping the people ss='cambodia-color'>...

About 200 villagers and monks marched to the Kompong Chhnang Provincial Court on Tuesday to call for the release from jail of two villagers and protest the summoning of eight more to appear before the provincial court. The villagers are embroiled in a long-running land dispute ss='cambodia-color'>...

Today, CLEC and LICADHO release a legal analysis of the latest draft of the Law on Unions of Enterprises (Trade Union Law) obtained at the end of May, this year. As unions yesterday began a nationwide campaign for a $177 per month minimum wage, the ss='cambodia-color'>...

Cambodia and Vietnam have launched a joint investigation over a temporary border marker found to have gone missing during a routine patrol of the area on Tuesday in Tbong Khmum province, according to a local official. Much of Cambodia’s border with Vietnam remains contested and ss='cambodia-color'>...

In an effort to centralise tax registrations and improve taxpayer accountability, the Ministry of Economy and Finance (MoEF) this month passed a raft of changes to the country’s tax registration regulations. Prakas 1139, issued by the MoEF on October 9, states that all legal entities including ss='cambodia-color'>...

The Kompong Cham Provincial Court on Monday released five of the 10 people who were arrested saturday after clashes between police and about 1,000 sacked workers from the Taiwanese-owned Juhui Footwear factory. The protest on saturday turned violent when Juhui Footwear administrative director Teng sambath ss='cambodia-color'>...

The heaps of fly-covered refuse known to accumulate around the capital are set to grow a whole lot worse as millions of visitors arrive for the upcoming Water Festival and tax the city’s overburdened trash collector. More than two million additional people are expected to crowd ss='cambodia-color'>...

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun sen met with his Vietnamese counterpart Nguyen Tan Dung and the two leaders vowed to further enhance relations and cooperation for mutual benefits, a senior Cambodian official said Tuesday. For the investment side, Dung said there have been 134 Vietnamese investment ss='cambodia-color'>...

About 2,000 workers from the Ghim Li garment factory blocked traffic Monday on National Road 4 in Phnom Penh’s Pur senchey district, demanding the singaporean-owned factory raise their bonuses and reinstate an employee the workers say was improperly sacked. The workers said they plan to ss='cambodia-color'>...

Wah Seong Corporation Bhd&rSquo;S Strategy to develop a portfolio of renewable energy and power plantS in the region iS taking off after it inked an agreement with Cambodia. The company Said on Monday itS indirect SubSidiary had Signed a power purchaSe agreement with Baitang (Kampuchea) Plc SS='cambodia-color'>...

About 100 villagers embroiled in a land dispute in Phnom Penh’s Chroy Changvar district gathered on National Road 6A at 7am yesterday, blocking the road with wooden beds and their bodies for three hours. The protest stems from a December 15 court injunction ordering 30 villagers ss='cambodia-color'>...

Pilot tests for Cambodia’s new computerised voter registration system are off to a rough start after one commune refused yesterday to participate in the trials. The $17 million system, which uses computers to record voters’ thumbprints and photos, and issues voter card printouts, was slated to ss='cambodia-color'>...

Military police in Kompong Speu province on Friday arreSted eight men for attempting to rob a parked container truck full of undergarmentS from a Phnom Penh factory, but releaSed Six of the SuSpectS the Same day, officialS Said Sunday. Hong Vinol, director of the military SS='cambodia-color'>...

The Apsara Authority will be summoned to the National Assembly next month to defend its stance in an embittered spat over revenue collected from ticket sales at Angkor Archaeological Park, according to opposition party lawmakers. Apsara, which manages the historical site of Angkorian temples, will be ss='cambodia-color'>...

Food and beverage imports to Cambodia have fallen over the past 12 months, marking a notable shift in domestic production and the public’s recognition of the “Made in Cambodia” brand, officials say. Cambodia spent around $223 million on food and beverage imports to supply the domestic ss='cambodia-color'>...

Labor Minister Ith sam Heng on Thursday warned officials processing work permits for foreign workers to adhere strictly to all the relevant rules and regulations or risk an unwanted visit from the Anti-Corruption Unit (ACU). The government has recently started enforcing a longstanding but largely ignored ss='cambodia-color'>...

The number of Cambodian migrant workers in Thailand has risen to 190,000 thanks to the new one-stop service centers set up across the border, Cambodia’s Ministry of Labor said Wednesday. Labor Ministry spokesman Heng suor said about 190,000 migrant workers—some with a full complement of legal ss='cambodia-color'>...

The Interior Ministry’s general department of immigration began its “census” of ethnic Vietnamese people living in Cambodia on sunday, with sok Phal, the department chief, touring Pursat province villages along the Tonle sap lake. Pursat provincial police chief sarun Chanthy said that General Phal and a ss='cambodia-color'>...