Information Minister Khieu Kanharith said Monday that the deployment last week of armored personnel carriers (APCs) and soldiers is necessary to prevent an outbreak of post-election violence akin to the anti-Thai riots that gripped Phnom Penh more than 10 years ago. speaking to reporters at the ss='cambodia-color'>...

Though authorities have called on residents to move to higher ground, those in some of the worst flooded areas of Cambodia said yesterday that they had neither the means nor the ability to do so. Instead, they said, they will remain in their rapidly flooding ss='cambodia-color'>...

As much of the country grapples with crippling floods, a comprehensive report on global climate change released yesterday predicts the situation could be poised to get even worse. According to the report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, as the planet grows warmer, cyclones making ss='cambodia-color'>...

The number of new businesses registering in Cambodia continued to plummet through the third quarter of this year amid tightened rules for start-ups and waning investor confidence following the still-unresolved national elections. Data from the Ministry of Commerce yesterday showed that 853 new businesses registered with ss='cambodia-color'>...

The Cambodian National Petroleum Authority (CNPA), formerly overseen by the Council of Ministers, will be integrated into the Ministry of Mines and Energy, according to senior CPP officials, the latest cut to the vast portfolio of government bodies controlled by Deputy Prime Minister sok An. since ss='cambodia-color'>...

Following a high-level meeting yesterday, Cambodia National Rescue Party leader sam Rainsy said that his party would seek to restart negotiations with the ruling party and possibly join the government. The move marks an apparent about-turn from a party press conference held on Wednesday when Rainsy ss='cambodia-color'>...

Villagers in Mondolkiri province filed a complaint with rights group Adhoc on Friday, saying that they had discovered loggers illegally felling trees in their local community forest who claimed to be working for businessman Try Pheap. Mr. Pheap, who owns plantations, mining concessions and special economic ss='cambodia-color'>...

Born with cerebral palsy, 5-year-old Chhen sivong has trouble walking, standing and raising his arms, but he also struggles with an even more fundamental motor skill: swallowing. Around the time he turned one, the little boy began having problems eating solid food, which upset both sivong ss='cambodia-color'>...

The Council of Ministers on Friday passed a sub-decree on the management of adult entertainment clubs and a draft of a new national housing policy to promote home ownership, a cabinet official said. The new sub-Decree on Management of Adult Entertainment Places, consisting of 25 articles, ss='cambodia-color'>...

The price of durian from Thailand has risen sharply this year, leading to shrinking profits for fruit vendors in Phnom Penh as demand from China for the spiky, pungent fruit grows more robust. On sihanouk Boulevard, fruit vendor Heng sovanna said that since March, the price ss='cambodia-color'>...

On 09 June 2021, the Australian Embassy in Cambodia was pleased to announce a new landmark initiative to electrify villages in Cambodia that are not connected to the grid.​ In partnership with Ministry of Mines and Energy Cambodia, Électricité du Cambodge, and Electricity Authority of ss='cambodia-color'>...

On 05 August 2021, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation issued a press release on Outcomes of the AsEAN Post Ministerial Conference sessions with the United states of America, Australia, the Russian Federation and India, and the 11th East Asia summit Foreign Ministers’ ss='cambodia-color'>...

On 24 August 2021, Cambodian Center for Independent Media issued a joint statement on redressing Cambodia’s human rights situation before establishing an NHRI. In light of the ever-worsening human rights situation in Cambodia, the undersigned civil society organizations, trade unions, associations and communities, are deeply ss='cambodia-color'>...

On 19 October 2021, the Telecommunications Regulator of Cambodia issued a notification on suspension the websites of indebted companies for 2013 and 2014. Companies that are still indebted for the use of .kh website services for 2013 and 2014 have been informed that the Telecommunications ss='cambodia-color'>...

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Foul-smelling wastewater is draining into the sea at sihanoukville’s O’Chheu Teal beach, leaving visitors plugging their noses and a local business owner and tourism official concerned that the stink will scare off tourists. ss='cambodia-color'>...

After the government shuttered independent media Voice of Democracy (VOD) on Monday, dozens of civil society groups decried the decision and numerous embassies warned the loss of the publication seriously damaged Cambodia’s dwindling press freedom in the run-up to the July national election. ss='cambodia-color'>...

Cambodia mildly improved its score on Transparency International’s 2022 corruption index released Tuesday, but remains considered among the most corrupt countries globally. ss='cambodia-color'>...

Despite a wave of international concern over the shutdown of independent media Voice of Democracy (VOD), Prime Minister Hun sen said that the outlet’s license will not be restored and offered VOD reporters government jobs instead in a Facebook post Tuesday. ss='cambodia-color'>...

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