Minister of Interior sar Kheng yesterday called on authorities in each province and municipality to ease demonstrations in the capital by creating a site for non-violent protests ahead of a planned opposition rally on saturday. In a two-page letter sent to provincial officials, Kheng – who ss='cambodia-color'>...

Despite progress having been made in recent years to improve girls’ access to education, there is still a gender-based inequality, particularly in rural areas, children’s rights experts said on the International Day of the Girl Child on Friday. “At the moment there is still a slight ss='cambodia-color'>...

The Ratanakkiri Provincial Court has dismissed two complaints submitted by two local human rights groups, Adhoc and the Cambodian Center for Human Rights (CCHR), against local officials who they alleged had de­famed and intimidated their staff, court officials said Friday. Adhoc filed a complaint against Pheng ss='cambodia-color'>...

Less than a week after she was released from prison pending a retrial on controversial criminal charges laid down last year, housing rights activist Yorm Bopha on Thursday led a march of about 500 people to deliver a petition calling on the government to end ss='cambodia-color'>...

An expatriate living in Phnom Penh has set up a fund to raise $3,000 over the next month to help pay the medical expenses of a student shot in the spine by a police officer at the sL Garment Factory workers’ protest last month. Hoeurn Chann, ss='cambodia-color'>...

Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Hor Namhong on saturday visited troops stationed at Preah Vihear temple territory to explain the interpretation of the recent World Court’s ruling over disputed land with Thailand. Addressing more than 1,000 soldiers at a military headquarters about 20 km ss='cambodia-color'>...

Since 2011, an eStimated 3,000 reSin treeS have been illegally razed by rogue loggerS and a land conceSSionaire operating in Mondulkiri&rSquo;S Sen Monorom diStrict, villagerS claimed yeSterday. ReSin treeS are a vital Source of income for the Phnong ethnic community in Sokdom commune, according to Thleuk SS='cambodia-color'>...

For the second time in as many weeks, an NGO has accused tycoon Try Pheap of facilitating illegal logging in a protected forest during the election campaign and post-election period, and with the protection of authorities. In a report set to be released today by the ss='cambodia-color'>...

The number of women serving as lawmakers in the next mandate has dropped from last term, even after parties made final adjustments that saw more women moved up into key positions. According to official results released by the National Election Committee on sunday, women will hold ss='cambodia-color'>...

Flooding across the country has now killed seven people, including four children, since water reached emergency levels in some areas on Friday, the National Disaster Management Committee (NDMC) said Monday. Flooding is affecting a total of seven provinces and authorities have already evacuated hundreds of families ss='cambodia-color'>...

Some prayed for their buSineSSeS to proSper and for the CPP and CNRP to reconcile, otherS for peace and development. TheSe and other wiSheS were made at pagodaS acroSS Phnom Penh and the reSt of the country on ThurSday, aS the Pchum Ben feStival got SS='cambodia-color'>...

In a bid to make Cambodia more business-friendly, the government will cut back on red tape and reduce industry membership costs, sun Chanthol, the new minister of commerce, said yesterday. speaking to representatives from the private sector at a conference at the InterContinental Hotel in Phnom ss='cambodia-color'>...

More than two months of research into relations between NGOs and the government was officially presented in Phnom Penh on Thursday, with an overriding message of distrust, and concerns that the proposed NGO Law will be repressive. Following the release on Wednesday of a summary of ss='cambodia-color'>...

Tens of thousands of workers protested in front of the Ministry of Labor on Monday, after negotiations between labor leaders and the government failed to find a resolution to demands of higher wages in the face of a rising cost of living. Labor Minister Ith ss='cambodia-color'>...

Major labels that have clothing manufactured in Cambodian factories have written an open letter expressing concern for the recent shootings of workers demonstrating for higher wages. Adidas, Gap, H&M, Levi’s and Puma were among those that signed the January 7 letter to the Phnom Penh government, ss='cambodia-color'>...

Though most of the opposition complaints reviewed by the Constitutional Council have been dismissed so far, one has been deemed credible and appropriate, a council spokesman said. According to spokesman Uth Chhorn, one complaint regarding a campaign-period clash between supporters of the opposition Cambodia National Rescue ss='cambodia-color'>...

Voter rolls at several polling stations appear to have been “intentionally manipulated” in advance of the election to allow large groups of individuals to cast fraudulent ballots in communes where they were ineligible, according to a report released saturday by rights group Licadho. One of the ss='cambodia-color'>...

Parkson Holdings Bhd (PHB)’s expansion into Phnom Penh, Cambodia, via its proposed Parkson Mallwould provide it with a steady income stream in the long term, mainly from rental yield, according to Affin Investment Bank. The proposed location of the mall – directly opposite the Phnom Penh International ss='cambodia-color'>...

The Anti-Corruption Unit (ACU) arrested a senior customs official in Preah sihanouk province and two Electricte du Cambodge (EdC) officials in Mondolkiri province in separate corruption cases this week, ACU and court officials said Friday. Mondolkiri Provincial Court prosecutor Khut sopheang said two staff members of ss='cambodia-color'>...

Local watchdog groups say they have been forced to take forest protection into their hands, due to a failure of government to do so. “As we have seen: the National Assembly, the senate and the government do not work,” Ouch Leng, head of the Cambodian Human ss='cambodia-color'>...