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Two officials from the Ministry of Tourism were found by the ministry to have taken bribes of up to $3,000 from candidates for tour-guide examinations in Siem Reap, though neither of the officials have been fired. ...

Cambodia and Malaysia have reached an agreement to collaborate on renewable energy and green technology, officials confirmed yesterday. ...

The Interior Ministry held a ceremony to promote 119 generals on Tuesday, according to secretary of state Em Sam An, who presided over the meeting. ...

Ruling and opposition party representatives yesterday agreed that National Assembly sessions should be televised and aired on radio to give Cambodians a greater window into the work of their elected representatives. ...

The General Secretariat of the National Assembly held a workshop on using information and communication technology to improve the transparency of the legislative branch. ...

Opposition CNRP lawmaker Um Sam An on Tuesday criticized Prime Minister Hun Sen’s admission last week that the CPP government has not been using the maps that are mandated by the Constitution for its demarcation of Cambodia’s border with Vietnam. ...

After being monitored by the Anti-Corruption Unit (ACU) for an unspecified length of time, three state-run bodies have been accused of not following legal requirements in the awarding of contracts, and have been told to fall into line or face punitive action. ...

Key members of the opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party met Monday to prepare a strategy for ongoing political strife with the ruling party, over border demarcation and alleged Vietnamese encroachment into Cambodian territory. ...

Human rights groups say the Foreign Affairs Minister was wrong to demand the incoming representative of Unicef not comment on controversial legislation to govern NGOs. In a statement Tuesday, the civil society groups said Minister Hor Namhong’s demands constitute a narrowing of democratic ideals. ...

A sub-decree being drafted by the Interior Ministry would give far-reaching powers to the ministry to potentially expand the surveillance of citizens. ...

Foreign Affairs Minister Hor Namhong on Monday told Unicef’s new country representative to focus on helping street children and refrain from criticizing a controversial new law regulating the country’s NGOs and associations, an official said Monday. ...

Foreign Minister Hor Namhong has asked UNICEF for more help for the poor and street children, on top of the $10 million it already gives for education and health. ...

After the national high school exam results were released over the weekend—with about 56 percent of students passing—a number of those who did not make the grade headed to the Ministry of Education on Monday to submit official letters of complaint. ...

The effort to speed up the process of issuing new electronic national identity cards is well underway, according to Mao Chandara, a director of the Ministry of Interior’s passport department. ...

Cambodia is seeking more trade with the US, as well as other means for bilateral partnerships, the Phnom Penh’s new ambassador to the US says. ...

‘Third wave’ of Thai investment now under way with businesses planning for the long term as the economy matures and Thai-Cambodian relations improve. Today Thai investors are flocking back to the country, lured by strong growth, a stable political environment and open policies. ...

The Ministry of education, youth and sport announced today that parents, exam attendees and other relevant people can protest with the high school exam’s result released over the weekend within 30 days. ...

Cambodian deputy prime minister and foreign minister Hor Namhong on Monday expressed the country’s desire to expand ties and cooperation with Iran and hoped the two countries would soon reach a cooperation agreement on oil and gas sector, according to the  Chinese News Agency-Xinhua. ...

Fifty-one opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party members defected to the ruling Cambodian People’s Party on Saturday, according to the CPP. ...

Opposition leader Sam Rainsy said Sunday that the CNRP’s 55 lawmakers will in the coming days be ordered to fall in line with the party leadership and cease attacking the ruling CPP on issues concerning the border with Vietnam. ...

As of 2015, The Ministry of Land Management, Urban Planning and Construction (MoLMUPC) has distributed four million land titles to people across the country. ...

Dengue fever cases have shot up 350 percent in the first 34 weeks of this year compared to the same period last year, according to the government’s latest figures, but are still lower than the number of cases recorded in the three years prior to ...

A tropical storm currently passing over central Vietnam is predicted to bring torrential rain and flash floods to Phnom Penh and the surrounding provinces this week, according to the Ministry of Water Resources and Meteorology. ...

A letter marked “secret” has been sent by the ruling party to various groups telling them to support Prime Minister Hun Sen on the issue of demarcating borders with Vietnam. ...