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The Interior Ministry on Thursday reassigned the directors of three of the country’s prisons during a ceremony at Phnom Penh City Hall, where it was also announced that the city’s minimum-security PJ Prison would itself be relocated. ...

With the construction of markers No.30 and No.275, the border demarcation between Viet Nam and Cambodia has been basically completed, Deputy Chairman of the Foreign Ministry’s National Boundary Commission Nguyen Anh Dung commented. ...

A new political party has entered the election race, becoming the seventh to launch since the 2013 poll.The Cambodian Youth Party (CYP), which claims to have 3,000 members, will hold a press conference today to publicise its platform. ...

The $540 million Tatay River hydropower plant was inaugurated yesterday in Koh Kong, making it the second hydropower plant in the province after the Russei Chrum Krom River plant opened earlier this year. ...

The government will spend $62.3 million to buy 623 shares of the China-led Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), paving the way for it to obtain funds from the bank for infrastructure development, Minister of Economy and Finance Aun Porn Moniroth confirmed during a meeting at ...

The country is headed for a prolonged dry spell for the first half of next year as the El Nino weather phenomenon hits hard, the government warned yesterday, urging people to put water conservation plans into effect now. ...

Marking the latest scion of the Cambodian People’s Party’s leadership to ascend into a prominent public position, the youngest son of late former ruling party president Chea Sim has been promoted to governor of his father’s native Prey Veng province. ...

Banteay Meanchey provincial authorities yesterday promoted a new director of Provincial Customs and Excise to replace his predecessor, seven months after an office under his jurisdiction was at the centre of a riot. ...

Prime Minister Samdech Hun Sen once again announced that Cambodia presently has no political crisis but it is full of peace, stability and development.   ...

The Vietnam People’s Army will work hard to preserve, cement and develop the solidarity between Vietnam and Cambodia, Minister of Defence General Phung Quang Thanh said. ...

The National Assembly will on Thursday decorate lawmakers from both the ruling party and opposition with medals for their hard work for the nation. ...

Five months after plainclothes Chinese police officers began installing more than 200 surveillance cameras at intersections in Phnom Penh, Interior Ministry officials on Tuesday switched them on. ...

India is set to bring new development opportunities to Cambodia as it challenges China’s established influence in Southeast Asia, experts say.   ...

The head of the youth group seen leading a protest outside the National Assembly in October – attendees of which brutally assaulted two opposition lawmakers – is an assistant to Prime Minister Hun Sen, according to a decree released online.​​​​​​ ...

Revenue from tax collection jumped 25 per cent in 2015, government officials revealed yesterday, saying the tax department has collected about $1.3 billion on the back of better compliance and awareness among the private sector.At a seminar in Phnom Penh, Kong Vibol, director of the ...

The Ministry of Justice on Tuesday urged the commune authorities to resolve more civil disputes at the local level to avoid burdening the courts with unnecessary and costly proceedings. ...

The Cambodian and Thai military will step up cooperation to crack down on crime along their extensive border to improve security and make conditions easier for boosting cross-border trade.  ...

Following a meeting at the Justice Ministry held in the wake of a recent spate of violent armed robberies across Cambodia, officials on Tuesday conceded that they were unable to control the use of illegal weapons in the country. ...

The China-proposed Belt and Road initiative will benefit all participating countries, Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister and Cabinet Minister Sok An said here Monday.The Belt and Road initiative, a reference to the Silk Road Economic Belt and the 21st Century Maritime Silk Road, was put forward ...

Cambodia National Rescue Party leader Sam Rainsy has called for politicians to speak politely and refrain from using insults in political debate. CPP spokesman Sok Eysan welcomed Rainsy’s statement, agreeing that political campaigning should focus on policies rather than personal insults. ...

Cambodia’s State Secretary of Civil Aviation (SSCA) says it is ready to comply with an audit from the United Nations’ International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) after having fared poorly during the last two inspections in 2007 and 2009.    ...

Six opposition lawmakers have been assigned to a committee to repair the so-called culture of dialogue with the ruling party, which has yet to announce candidates for its own working group to tackle the issue. ...

More than 100 people have expressed interest in taking positions with the National Election Committee (NEC) since applications were made available to the public five days ago, but complicated identity and background checks have prevented anyone from actually applying, the NEC’s spokesman said on Monday. ...

Banteay Chhmar, the expansive Angkorian temple in Banteay Meanchey province noted for its elaborate bas-reliefs, is set to see a significant increase in conservation work over the next five years following an agreement between the Ministry of Culture and the London-based School of Oriental and ...