About 100 residents embroiled in land disputes in Phnom Penh submitted a petition to the U.s. Embassy yesterday requesting that President Barack Obama raise the issue of evictions and reform of the country’s land concession policy when he visits Cambodia later this month. The plea comes ss='cambodia-color'>...

THIRTY workers involved in the restoration of the Angkor complex’s Ta Prohm temple were barred by their manager from entering the work site yesterday because of their unionism, labour representatives said. The stand-off followed the manager’s announcement that on February 1, he would dismiss the 30 ss='cambodia-color'>...

An Australian businessman who once fronted a telecommunications firm in Cambodia has been sent to Prey sar prison on fraud charges in a case one of his associates said was triggered by a disgruntled partner in a failed business venture. Frank May, 63, the former chief ss='cambodia-color'>...

The National Assembly has announced that it will discuss a draft law on the financing of a controversial dam project in stung Treng province on February 15, a move environmental groups called premature. Meach Mean, coordinator for 3s Rivers Protection Network – which has been ss='cambodia-color'>...

With demand for shopping space in Cambodia on the rise and investor interest growing, the Japanese developer Aeon Mall (Cambodia) Co Ltd last week broke ground on the construction of a Us$205-million mall in Phnom Penh. “We are happy to contribute to the development of ss='cambodia-color'>...

The Australian Federal Police (AFP) have closed an investigation into suspicious payments to officials in Cambodia by the world’s largest mining company BHP Billiton, according to a report released by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). Although the report, released last month, does not ss='cambodia-color'>...

Hang Serei Oudom told hiS 7-month pregnant wife that he waS going out to meet a Source. A journaliSt for Vorakchun Khmer Daily, he waS inveStigating illegal logging for luxury woodS in the jungleS of Cambodia&rSquo;S northeaStern Ratanakkiri province. Three dayS later, on Sept. 11, he SS='cambodia-color'>...

Prime Minister Hun sen, in his capacity as the 2012 AsEAN chair, has called for investors within the AsEAN member states as well as around the globe to invest in Cambodia in various sectors, particularly agriculture, food processing and manufacturing. The premier made the appeal on ss='cambodia-color'>...

Laos yesterday defended its decision to begin building the Xayaburi dam amid criticism from Cambodia on a lively final day of the Mekong River Commission’s annual council meeting in Luang Prabang, Laos. According to separate sources who attended, Cambodia spoke out against Laos for “misinterpreting” the ss='cambodia-color'>...

The government on Monday re­quested that manufacturers look at raising the minimum wage for garment workers, but only after divided trade unions agree on what that wage should be. “After discussions, those present at the meeting agree in principle to discuss raising the minimum wage ss='cambodia-color'>...

bout 100 chefs and kitchen staff walked off the job at the capital’s NagaWorld casino yesterday as a workers’ strike at the luxury entertainment venue entered its fifth day. More than 1,000 protesters — the majority of the casino’s workers — rallied outside the front entrance ss='cambodia-color'>...

Climate change will have a significant effect on major industrial and food crops in the Lower Mekong basin countries of Cambodia, Laos, Thailand and Vietnam, says a new study. The study, conducted by the Mekong Adaptation and Resilience to Climate Change Project for the U.s. Agency ss='cambodia-color'>...

Nearly nine out of 10 Cambodians have confidence in local financial institutions, a trend that stands in sharp contrast to Europe and the Us, a poll published last week found. However, industry insiders question the results, as the Kingdom’s financial services are still under-developed. The poll ss='cambodia-color'>...

In Washington today, attendees of the World Bank’s Annual Conference on Land and Poverty will hear a flattering account of Prime Minister Hun sen’s ambitious project to furnish nearly half a million Cambodian families with new private land titles just in time for July’s national ss='cambodia-color'>...

International pharmaceutical companies are increasingly looking to sell their products to Cambodia, although the market is full of obstacles, according to experts. After several big international players announced sales expansion plans, two companies from Indonesia, a major manufacturing hub in southeast Asia, are planning to follow. Kalbe ss='cambodia-color'>...

The government of Brunei on Saturday Signed a one-year contract to purchaSe 3,000 tonS of jaSmine or fragrant rice from Cambodia, the firSt Such deal reached by the two ASian nationS. The deal waS inked between Pg Haji Mohd Noordin B PLP Pg Haji Mohd Said, SS='cambodia-color'>...

A Malaysian Court yesterday sentenced a couple to 24 years in jail for culpable homicide after their Cambodian maid starved to death while working for them in their home on the northwest coast of Penag, Agence France Press (AFP) reported. Cambodian opposition lawmaker and former ss='cambodia-color'>...

A woman was killed and at least six others shot yesterday morning when police fired live ammunition into a crowd of hundreds of rioting garment workers in the capital’s stung Meanchey district. UN reports said police also arrested 37 people, including seven monks, as a result ss='cambodia-color'>...

Cambodia’s Prime Minister Hun sen on Monday accused certain groups of trying to hold the nation “hostage,” saying his government was functioning normally despite opposition calls for him to resign and hold fresh elections following disputed polls. His administration has also drawn criticism over its heavy ss='cambodia-color'>...

Cambodia’s Defence Minister Tea Banh insists neither Cambodian armed men nor soldiers had entered Thailand to carry out violence in Thailand during the political crisis. Defence Ministry spokesman Phapathip sawangsaeng yesterday said Gen Tea Banh made his remark during a meeting with caretaker Defence Minister Yuthasak ss='cambodia-color'>...