A SwediSh diplomat yeSterday warned that the potential diSSolution of the Cambodia National ReScue Party could lead the Scandinavian country to rethink itS relationShip with the Kingdom, though She didn&rSquo;t detail which actionS were on the table. SS='cambodia-color'>...

Communities affected by land disputes have used the occasion of International Women’s Day today to urge the government to free activist Tep Vanny. They also called for the release of civil society organization officials and an NEC official who are being held in prison. ss='cambodia-color'>...

Out of 600 prisoners at Kampong Thom prison 18 may have their sentences reduced by six to 12 months for the upcoming Water Festival in November. ss='cambodia-color'>...

With Cambodia’s former opposition leader Kem sokha languishing in a remote jail for more than three months now, international organisations and parliamentarians have renewed their calls for his immediate release and for the reversal of the controversial dissolution of his Cambodia National Rescue Party. ss='cambodia-color'>...

In the past two decades, the government has transferred about $2 billion to lower level administrations in an effort to decentralize.The figure was revealed yesterday during the first day of a two-day conference on decentralization on Koh Pich. ss='cambodia-color'>...

One year strong and more than 900 jobs later, the Us state Department-supported start-up center WECREATE, which invests in the economic empowerment of women, is beginning its expansion throughout the Lower Mekong Region. ss='cambodia-color'>...

Coca-Cola officially opened a new $100 million plant in Phnom Penh yesterday to expand its production capacity to meet increased demand for the Coke beverage in the Kingdom and Asean. The plant, situated on a 12.5-hectare land, in the Phnom Penh special Economic Zone is able ss='cambodia-color'>...

The Environment Ministry’s annual report revealed 600 forestry crimes in protected areas, while there were nearly 700 cases of fishing, wildlife and land crimes. The report, released yesterday, showed that rangers, in collaboration with relevant parties, managed to prevent and suppress offenses at national parks, wildlife ss='cambodia-color'>...

Cambodia’s milled rice exports only grew by a dismal 0.7 percent last year compared with 2015 and this was the lowest since 2014, according to government figures released yesterday. “Last year Cambodia only exported 542,144 tons of milled rice and the lowest exports were in the ss='cambodia-color'>...

Global credit rating agency Moody’s Investors services has maintained Cambodia’s B2/stable sovereign rating, stating in its latest credit opinion on the Cambodian government that the rating was underpinned by the Kingdom’s credit strengths, specifically its healthy growth prospects and a stable external payments position. ss='cambodia-color'>...

A stockpile of illegal timber was reportedly found on the land of a district military police chief in Kampong speu province, while his son-in-law and alleged timber trader sy sar remains at large. ss='cambodia-color'>...

The wife of the Srekor commune police chief in Stung Treng province haS been charged and placed in pre-trial detention for poSSeSSing Some 400 logS of luxury wood near the couple&rSquo;S home. SS='cambodia-color'>...

Khoung Sreng waS Sworn in aS the new governor of Phnom Penh yeSterday, waSting little time before Sending a warning that he will act againSt “ill-intentioned” people in the city, with Interior MiniSter Sar Kheng pledging at the event that recent commune election SucceSSeS of SS='cambodia-color'>...

A group of anonymous civil society organisations, people living with HIV and others has raised “grave” concerns regarding funding from the Global Fund, the largest donor to the fight against HIV/AIDs, TB and malaria in the Kingdom – as well as Cambodia’s allocation process to ss='cambodia-color'>...

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun sen will visit India on January 24 to attend the India-AsEAN commemorative summit, which celebrates last year’s 25th anniversary of Indian-AsEAN dialogue relations. He will also join other nine AsEAN leaders as chief guest at the India’s Republic Day. Hun sen is likely ss='cambodia-color'>...

A UN agricultural development body presented a report evaluating their commitment of over 20 years and $189.5 million to Cambodia’s rural farmers yesterday, finding both positives and negatives in their partnership with the government. ss='cambodia-color'>...

Activists are welcoming Prime Minister Hun sen’s public vow to prevent logging and rosewood trafficking, but they also say it’s too little too late to have any serious impact on protecting Cambodia’s already decimated forests. In a speech on Friday at the Ministry of Interior, Hun ss='cambodia-color'>...

Children of imprisoned Boeung Kak lake women pleaded for their mothers’ release outside the Ministry of Justice yesterday. The demonstration, which included more than 200 Boeung Kak residents and activist monk Loun savath, was held on the eve of International Children’s Day. It also coincided with more ss='cambodia-color'>...

Arrivals from Thailand and Laos gained the highest growth rate in May of all Cambodia’s tourist suppliers according to the country’s latest tourism report. Released by the statistics and Tourism Information Department of the Tourism Ministry, the report showed a slowdown in travel from Thailand during ss='cambodia-color'>...

With the support of the Japanese government, satellite systems will be installed at Cambodia’s international airports from next year, according to an official. ss='cambodia-color'>...