A call for the Cambodian government to lift its controversial ban on public assembly is among 34 such recommendations it has chosen to defer in the wake of last week’s second Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of its human rights situation. The UN on saturday released a ss='cambodia-color'>...

A number of provincial and district councilors aligned with the opposition have not been paid in the past two months following a Ministry of Interior directive in March calling for their salaries to be halted and positions revoked, according to the secretary-general of the sam ss='cambodia-color'>...

The government has issued a total of 3.4 million land titles across the country, 500,000 of them since a renewed push personally orchestrated by Prime Minister Hun sen, according to new figures released by the Land Management Ministry. In a notice posted to its website Friday, ss='cambodia-color'>...

The continuing suspension of traffic-law enforcement by traffic police since the run-up to July’s national election has had a detrimental effect on road safety practices, a senior Ministry of Interior official admitted Tuesday. Road safety groups have already expressed concern that the decision to halt enforcement ss='cambodia-color'>...

A familiar figure has popped up atop a building that authorities in Phnom Penh ordered demolished in October for violating height restrictions around the Royal Palace: a statue of late King Father Norodom sihanouk. “I have built a King statue on the top of my building ss='cambodia-color'>...

Despite internal and external challenges, the Cambodian economy reached even greater heights last year, with the government reporting economic growth of 7.1 per cent – the highest in the Asean region. However, China-Us trade tensions and protectionist policies remain obstacles, with the government forecasting 6.5 ss='cambodia-color'>...

On 25 February 2020, more than 100 groups and communities released a joint statement saying that they were outraged and appalled at the restrictions placed on hundreds of community members, monks and environmental activists who were prevented by authorities from entering parts of Prey Lang ss='cambodia-color'>...

South-EaSt ASia&rSquo;S largeSt waterbird colony, the 21,342 hectareS Prek Toal (RamSar Site no. 2245 http://rSiS.ramSar.org/riS/2245) haS been deSignated aS a Wetland of International Importance (alSo known aS a &lSquo;RamSar Site&rSquo;), by the Royal Government of Cambodia and recognized by the Secretariat of the RamSar Convention SS='cambodia-color'>...

An unruly protest in svay Rieng province’s Bavet town entered its second day yesterday as thousands of garment workers from a number of special economic zones continued to throw stones and break windows as they demonstrated for a greater increase to the national garment industry ss='cambodia-color'>...

Data Research and GIs OfficerOudom is a Data Research and GIs Officer. His primary responsibilities include reviewing public domain documents for data collection and archiving. He is also responsible for updating and creating maps and information graphics based on publicly available data.Oudom holds an engineer’s ss='cambodia-color'>...

Following a meeting in Seoul yeSterday, Cambodian officialS have reportedly decided to cooperate with South Korean proSecutorS in the inveStigation of BuSan SavingS Bank Group, where ShareholderS are SuSpected of illegally financing $365 million worth of inveStmentS in Cambodia, according to Yonhap NewS. BuSan&rSquo;S SS='cambodia-color'>...

Sonatra SecuritieS a deSignated broker haS launched itS operationS in Cambodia ahead of the launch of the Cambodian SecuritieS Exchange (CSX). AS one of the four companieS licenSed by the SecuritieS and Exchange CommiSSion of Cambodia, Sonatra will be able to buy and Sell ShareS SS='cambodia-color'>...

Local authorities told residents of Kratie province’s snuol district that they would not allow a private company to plant crops on their land during a meeting yesterday. Poeng Vin, chief of Pi Thnou commune, said that local authorities would measure land belonging to hundreds of ss='cambodia-color'>...

A resurgent economy and efforts to crack down on smuggling have led to a large increase in petroleum imports, according to experts. Cambodia has imported 756,139 tonnes worth Us$692 million in the first half of the year, from 440,607 tonnes worth $296 million in the ss='cambodia-color'>...

Residents of two villages in Kandal province say police are threatening to arrest them for filing a complaint about a company they accuse of failing to fully pay them for land allegedly bought from them almost 15 years ago. Kuy Chanthorn, a resident of Kakab village ss='cambodia-color'>...

Prime Minister Hun sen called for improved relations between Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam during sideline discussions with high-ranking officials from the three countries at a meeting in Phnom Penh yesterday. Hun sen’s personal spokesman, Eng sophalleth, said the premier had spoken with Huynh Dam, president of ss='cambodia-color'>...

Most Cambodians believe it is the government’s responsibility to respond to climate change, but are unclear about who in government should take the lead, according to a survey discussed by officials at a workshop on climate change yesterday. The survey, Understanding Public Perceptions of Climate Change ss='cambodia-color'>...

The Court of Appeal yesterday upheld a verdict sentencing the former Pursat Provincial Court prosecutor, Tob Chan sereivuth, and two of his bodyguards to between 15 and 19 years in prison for bribery, illegal detention and extortion. Mr. Chan sereivuth and bodyguards Ros samnang and Chhit ss='cambodia-color'>...

70 workers at the Hung Wah Cambodia Garment Mfg. factory have fainted bringing the number of mass fainting in factories over the last year to nine. It is a well known phenomenon in Cambodia with three major spells so far this year. “Excessive hours of ss='cambodia-color'>...