Khmer translated by ODC

A Cambodian court on Sunday charged opposition senator Hong Sok Hour with three counts of crimes and ordered to place him in a pre-trial detention, according to court officials and a defense lawyer. ...

Cambodia’s legislature voted to strip an opposition senator in police custody of his immunity Monday, prompting criticism from rights groups, after Prime Minister Hun Sen accused him of treason for posting a disputed diplomatic document online relating to the country’s border with neighboring Vietnam. ...

The president of the main opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP) Sam Rainsy returned home yesterday afternoon and announced his support to the amendment article 2 of the constitution. ...

The use of bicycling to get around the crowded streets of Phnom Penh has become increasingly popular. Not only do people use bikes more often to get around the city, but on weekends, cyclists can be seen on the outskirts of town. ...

The president of the main opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP) Sam Rainsy returned home yesterday afternoon and announced his support to the amendment article 2 of the constitution. ...

The newly formed Grassroots Democracy Party (GDP) called on the country’s two largest political parties to put the national interest ahead of their own, as it released documents outlining its internal structure and code of ethics over the weekend. ...

Forty-three years ago, a 500-pound MK-82 bomb fell from a U.S. warplane and onto a house in Choeung Lang village, crashing through the roof and lodging in the soft dirt beneath the floor. ...

The national high school exam will take place on August 24, but unlike last year there will be no second chance for those who fail, Prime Minister Hun Sen said. ...

The Khmer Kampuchea Krom Buddhist Monk Association has slammed the August 1 arrest and defrocking of two monks, accusing police officials of detaining the pair on baseless and politically motivated charges. ...

Forestry officials confiscated 13 cubic meters of illegally logged timber in Stung Treng City on Saturday after discovering the wood hidden in a pond and the surrounding underbrush, an official said Sunday. ...

Officials in Kratie province are insisting that a small group of families involved in a local land dispute register with the Interior Ministry or be “punished.” ...

Thirty labor unions and associations appealed to the Labor Ministry on Friday to redraft its planned Trade Union Law, which they say will suppress industrial action and facilitate union busting, despite significant concessions in the latest draft. ...

Considered a nuisance throughout much of Cambodia, the long-tailed macaque might not seem like a species in need of protection. ...

Three activists from environmental NGO Mother Nature were summoned to appear at the Botum Sakor district police station in Koh Kong province on Friday to answer for their involvement in a campaign to chase off a sand-dredging company accused of destroying the environment, officials said. ...

In Cambodia, the first group of rats is training to help their human counterparts clear land still contaminated with mines and other unexploded ordnance (UXO) after decades of war.It might seem odd to use rats as deminers, but Apopo, an organization that trains Giant African ...

Every Saturday afternoon, in a room in the Phnom Penh offices of a German political foundation, chairs are arranged in a u-shape. About 50 people, from a range of backgrounds, gather and chit-chat. ...

Cambodia’s trade volume with foreign countries was valued at $ 9.75 billion in the first six months of 2015, an increase of 9.5 percent from $ 8.9 billion over the same period last year, according to Chinese News Agency-Xinhua quoted the ministry of commerce’s statistics. ...

Faced with slower growth at home and rising labor costs, Chinese entrepreneurs are seeking foreign markets as never before. But as they rush abroad, they are grappling for the first time with unruly trade unions, independent courts and meddlesome journalists. And for many, navigating the ...

Former Phnom Penh Municipal Court Director Ang Mealaktei was arrested, said Om Yentieng, senior minister and chairman of Anti-Corruption Unit. ...

The Cambodia International Machinery Industry Fair is to be held in conjunction with the Cambodia International Textile and Garment Industry Fair at Koh Pich from the August 21 to 24. ...

His Majesty Norodom Sihamoni, King of Cambodia, and Her Majesty Queen-Mother Norodom Monineath Sihanouk departed here this morning for a routine medical checkup in China. ...

The royal government of Cambodia said the originals of Cambodian maps borrowed from the UN will arrived here on Aug. 18, at 22:12.  ...

Cambodia launched a health strategic plan in 2002, in an effort to improve services to areas that lack medical personnel and resources. But in many rural areas, there has been little progress, and even an awareness of basic hygiene and disease prevention remains considerably low. ...

New Zealand Foreign Minister Murray McCully will pay a two-day visit to Cambodia from Aug. 18 to 19, where he will sign an agreement on air services, according to a press statement from the Cambodian Foreign Ministry on Thursday. ...