A sense of panic is growing inside Phnom Penh’s iconic White Building, with residents unsure of their fate after Phnom Penh Governor Pa socheatvong said on Tuesday that the iconic apartment block was condemned and would be torn down. Most residents spoken to Wednesday say they ss='cambodia-color'>...

The last of 16 shacks that once clung to the edge of a mammoth development project in Phnom Penh’s Chroy Changva district were demolished by the Overseas Cambodia Investment Corporation (OCIC) on Monday. seven families in Doeum Kor 2 village—where marshlands are quickly being pumped full ss='cambodia-color'>...

Despite being hemmed in by construction on all sides as NagaWorld expands its casino empire in Phnom Penh, the Buddhist Institute will not be sold off or rented out, Cults and Religion Minister Min Khin told a National Assembly commission on Thursday. In May, the institute’s ss='cambodia-color'>...

Thai Prime Minister Gen. Prayuth Chan-ocha will make an official visit to Cambodia on Oct. 30-31 to boost bilateral ties and cooperation, a senior Cambodian official said sunday. The official added that the two leaders also pledged to enhance bilateral ties and cooperation in politics, ss='cambodia-color'>...

Months after announcing the resignation of its founder and promising to start afresh to continue its “vital work” protecting vulnerable girls in Cambodia, the U.s.-based somaly Mam Foundation (sMF) announced saturday that it has ceased operations, telling supporters to turn to other organizations to help ss='cambodia-color'>...

Ignoring objections and even vague threats made by the Foreign Affairs Ministry, Cambodian activists in south Korea plan to stage a protest on sunday ahead of a five-day summit Prime Minister Hun sen is scheduled to attend on December 10. Around 1,500 opposition supporters intend to ss='cambodia-color'>...

Newly released maps using U.s. satellite data show that Cambodia continued to suffer major deforestation in 2013, much of it in nominally protected forests and wildlife sanctuaries. In November 2013, the University of Maryland released what it said was the first study to combine a consistent ss='cambodia-color'>...

An Appeal Court judge yesterday said that seven female Boeung Kak land activists imprisoned in November for protesting on Monivong Boulevard in Phnom Penh were not actually blocking traffic at the time of their arrest. Eleven activists – the seven women arrested on November 10 and ss='cambodia-color'>...

The body overseeing the Anti-Corruption Unit (ACU) has made public internal regulations that prohibit ACU personnel from receiving gifts worth more than $25 and require them to report business dinners in advance, while also making rare disclosures about the kinds of items proffered to the ss='cambodia-color'>...

A mother whose daughter was trafficked into the Malaysian sex industry has pleaded with lawmakers to help rescue her child, as new figures from Cambodia’s Interior Ministry reveal an upswing in human trafficking victims rescued last year. According to the ministry, although sex trafficking cases ss='cambodia-color'>...

More than 400 teachers who took part in an eight-month teaching course at the National Institute of Education (NIE) are demanding the government pay them scholarship funds that were initially promised only to be later axed over cost concerns. In a petition sent yesterday to the ss='cambodia-color'>...

Cambodia was the only country in the Greater Mekong subregion to have increased its rate of exports following the 2008 global financial crisis, thanks largely to garments accounting for the majority of its manufacturing exports, a new report has found. The Greater Mekong 5 – Cambodia, ss='cambodia-color'>...

An opposition leader yesterday rejected criticism that his party is becoming too friendly with the ruling Cambodian People’s Party, assuring supporters they would fight to win power and not be lured into the same trap as the now marginalised Funcinpec royalist party. speaking to hundreds of ss='cambodia-color'>...

With less than three weeks left until the deadline, over 300,000 Cambodian migrants registered in Thailand have not completed the verification process necessary to receive work visas, raising the possibility of a repeat of last year’s mass exodus. According to figures from the Thai Labour Ministry ss='cambodia-color'>...

It is a simple solution to a wildlife water shortage. During the annual dry season [November through April] in a protected forest in eastern Cambodia, wildlife scientists hired local workers with shovels to dig out accumulated sediment from six remote and dried-up waterholes. The result: During ss='cambodia-color'>...

In another effort to cement the so-called culture of dialogue between the two major parties, Prime Minister Hun sen and opposition leader sam Rainsy brought their families together on saturday for what Rainsy billed as a “historic” meal during which they posed for selfies, while ss='cambodia-color'>...

Two of Cambodia’s leading commercial banks – locally owned Acleda Bank Plc (Acleda) and south Korean-owned Phnom Penh Commercial Bank Plc (PPCBank) – have been granted listing eligibility from the Cambodia securities Exchange (CsX). This paves the way for the banks to move forward with plans ss='cambodia-color'>...

A dolphin weighing over 200kg and 2.3m long was found dead by fishermen downstream of the Koh Pos Bridge on Wednesday morning. Officials in Preah sihanouk province’s Fisheries Administration decided to bury the carcass not far from where it was found. ss='cambodia-color'>...

Members of the indigenous Bunong tribe and civil society organisations on Wednesday filed a complaint against local authorities in Mondulkiri for illegally clearing 300ha of protected forest. The cleared land is located in O’Raing district’s Pou Les village. ss='cambodia-color'>...

The Prambei Mom Forest Community in Kampong speu province’s Thpong district has raised concern over a spike in illegal hunting within the forest. Community forest chief soeun Lay said on Thursday that he and his community members patrolled the forest from January 25-27 to combat ss='cambodia-color'>...