Opposition leader sam Rainsy, who is living in France to avoid prison time, will be tried over allegations of defaming National Assembly President Heng samrin starting July 28, the Phnom Penh Municipal Court has announced.   ss='cambodia-color'>...

Nearly half of the known orphanages in Cambodia missed on Tuesday’s deadline for registering with the government, further delaying attempts to reform the country’s wayward residential child care sector, an official said on Tuesday. ss='cambodia-color'>...

While the luxury timber trade continues to eat away at Cambodia’s forests, there is another industry that poses a growing threat to the Kingdom’s trees: pepper farms.   ss='cambodia-color'>...

The lower basin of the trans-boundary Mekong River starts from Laos and runs through Thailand, Cambodia and Viet Nam before emptying into the East sea (south China sea). Any attempts to interrupt the natural status of the river would pose risks to Viet Nam’s Cuu ss='cambodia-color'>...

Pol Saroeun, commander-in-chief of the military, &nbSp;Said hiS forceS were “abSolutely loyal” to Prime MiniSter Hun Sen and hiS family on Sunday at an event marking Seven yearS Since Mr. Hun Sen&rSquo;S perSonal bodyguard unit waS formed aS a diStinct entity from Brigade 70. SS='cambodia-color'>...

The number of illegal logging sites discovered within Prey Lang forest between April and July was 14 percent higher than the previous four-month period, according to a report released yesterday by the Prey Lang Community Network (PLCN) based on data collected with a novel smartphone ss='cambodia-color'>...

Cambodia has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the United Kingdom’s National Crime Agency (NCA) to combat crimes including child and sexual trafficking.   ss='cambodia-color'>...

More than 400 families in Preah Vihear province submitted a petition to a group of NGOs and the UN yesterday, seeking assistance in their battle with the government over 3,555 hectares of protected land that sits within the Kulen Prom-Tep Wildlife sanctuary. According to sokha, ss='cambodia-color'>...

The United Nations special Rapporteur on the right to privacy has denounced current world governments’ surveillance legislation, calling for respect for citizens’ rights to privacy.   ss='cambodia-color'>...

Land Management Ministry officials met with a consortium of NGOs at their main office in Phnom Penh on Monday to discuss 11 of the country’s largest land disputes, despite decisions on resolving such matters normally being made at a sub-national level, a land rights advocate ss='cambodia-color'>...

The capital’s state-owned water utilities firm Phnom Penh Water supply Authority (PPWsA) reported strong earnings in the first quarter of 2017, according to a filing to the Cambodian stock exchange (CsX) yesterday. ss='cambodia-color'>...

A CNRP television spot featuring former party president sam Rainsy may have been rejected on Monday, but the country’s main opposition has found other ways to promote the exiled leader in its campaigning ahead of the June 4 commune elections.   ss='cambodia-color'>...

Controversial amendments to the Law on Political Parties have steamrolled through the legislative process and are likely to be signed into law this week, kicking up a chorus of concerns from the opposition, civil society and international rights groups. ss='cambodia-color'>...

The UN Special Rapporteur on the Situation of human rightS in Cambodia will pay her fourth viSit to the country from AuguSt 8 to 18 to examine children&rSquo;S rightS, among other iSSueS. SS='cambodia-color'>...

Prime Minister Hun sen yesterday took a swipe at a recent democracy report that labelled his regime “authoritarian”, before declaring no one is capable of “toppling Hun sen besides Hun sen”. ss='cambodia-color'>...

The National Assembly will conduct a session on Friday to announce the new parliamentary representative for Takeo province, replacing Deputy Prime Minister sok An who died last month.   ss='cambodia-color'>...

Facebook has long been the key battleground in Cambodian politics, with parties wrestling for the ear of a young and increasingly connected electorate. But recent analytics show a particularly political brand of social media addiction in the Kingdom, even by regional standards, pushing the stakes ss='cambodia-color'>...

Axiata Group sold a 10 percent stake of its Cambodian subsidiary smart Axiata to Japanese group Mitsui Co Ltd to form a strategic partnership and further the firm’s activity in the Kingdom, according to a company release on Friday. ss='cambodia-color'>...

Amnesty International today accused the ruling CPP of using its grip on the judiciary to systematically harass and intimidate civil society and urged the government to drop cases against opposition activists and human rights defenders. ss='cambodia-color'>...

The Interior Ministry plans to monitor the Facebook page of former opposition president sam Rainsy for violations of newly passed amendments to the Law on Political Parties, which will also force the CNRP to spend upwards of half a million dollars to erase his image ss='cambodia-color'>...