Cambodia has become more autocratic and its government’s claim of stable economic development rests on uncertain basis, according to a comprehensive new report. The Bertelsmann stiftung’s Transformation Index (BTI), published on Thursday, claims that the quality of Cambodia’s democracy, market economy and governance performance has ss='cambodia-color'>...

China’s ever increasing influence over the Mekong River Basin was apparent on the first day of a Mekong River Commission (MRC) summit on Monday, where cooperation between the MRC and the Chinese-backed Lancang-Mekong Cooperation (LMC) mechanism was floated. ss='cambodia-color'>...

This young oknha, identified as Tea Vichet – the nephew of Defence Minister Tea Banh – posted a message on Monday saying: “At this moment, I am facing a problem. A powerful rich person living in Phnom Penh grabbed my farmland!” ss='cambodia-color'>...

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has updated its forecast for Cambodia, revising down its estimate of the country’s inflation rate to 2.6 percent from 3.2 percent. Economic growth is expected to remain steady at about 7 percent, according to the ADB. ss='cambodia-color'>...

Teachers in Preah Vihear province and the Cambodian Independent Teachers’ Association (Cita) have denounced a letter issued on Tuesday by the provincial education department banning teachers from tutoring on sundays and public holidays. ss='cambodia-color'>...

The Telecom Regulator of Cambodia yesterday said that the Kingdom’s plan to launch its first satellite is still being studied after the Defence Ministry denied media reports that it will be sent into space in 2021. TRC spokesman Im Vutha yesterday said that the project ss='cambodia-color'>...

Cambodian bicycle exports to the EU amounted to 1.52 million individual units last year valued at $331 million, according to a World Bank report released on Monday. The report – called Cambodia Economic Update – revealed that bicycles are Cambodia’s third main export to the ss='cambodia-color'>...

Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad yesterday urged Cambodian students to be proud of their culture while adopting aspects of democracy that work for the Kingdom. Mr Mahathir is in the Kingdom for three days, along with his wife siti Hasmah Mohamad Ali and a delegation of ss='cambodia-color'>...

The capital is on track in its plan to become a sustainable city by 2030, said Phnom Penh City Hall spokesman Meth Meas Pheakdey. He said continuous education to raise awareness will play an important part in this. ss='cambodia-color'>...

A clinic owner in Banteay Meanchey’s Poipet town settled out of court for an undisclosed sum on saturday after a family accused him of malpractice following the death of their 4-month-old daughter, though the cause of death remained unclear yesterday. ss='cambodia-color'>...

A team of security officials led by a commune chief descended on a private home in rural Koh Kong province on Friday morning to prevent a group of students and ac­tivists from holding a democracy training session, an activist and officials said. ss='cambodia-color'>...

A court complaint lodged by the vice president of charismatic radio station owner Mam sonando’s political party seeking its eventual dissolution has been thrown out of court. ss='cambodia-color'>...

More than 200 families in stung Treng province filed a petition yesterday calling for their local police chief’s dismissal, accusing him of working against their interests and committing environmental crimes. ss='cambodia-color'>...

Cambodia fared dismally in the 2014 budget transparency index compiled by the Us-based International Budget Partnership, scoring only eight out of 100 and coming in near the bottom of the 102 countries surveyed, at 94. ss='cambodia-color'>...

The Phnom Penh health department has announced an investigation into the death of a newborn who allegedly choked while being fed by staff at the privately owned VIP sorphea Maternity Hospital.   ss='cambodia-color'>...

Cambodia’s large and growing debt to its northern ally China is a growing concern for observers who worry about the undue influence this may afford the regional superpower. ss='cambodia-color'>...

A groundbreaking ceremony for a Kampot water treatment plant was held yesterday in the presence of Japan’s Ambassador to Cambodia Yuji Kumamaru as well as Cham Prasidh, the Minister of Industry and Handicrafts. ss='cambodia-color'>...

Two weeks after police rounded up blind and disabled performers begging for money on streets around Phnom Penh in a bid to prevent traffic congestion, the performers were back on the streets on Wednesday, defiantly defending their right to earn their keep. ss='cambodia-color'>...

Cambodia SecuritieS Exchange (CSX) will hold a meeting next week to review the Submitted financial StatementS of Phnom Penh AutonomouS Port (PPAP), Cambodia&rSquo;S Second-largeSt port, and to conSider itS eligibility to liSt and trade itS SecuritieS on the Stock exchange, a CSX official Said yeSterday. SS='cambodia-color'>...

A dozen diesel-powered boats crawl across Kep Bay, creating a rumble so low that it shakes the pier. They drag weighted, electrified nets across the inshore shallows, scooping up sea life indiscriminately and destroying vital breeding grounds in the process. And they trawl so close ss='cambodia-color'>...