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Nearly half of defendants lack legal representation, 80 per cent are held in pretrial detention, and a sizeable chunk confess before they get a hearing, according to an online public database released yesterday by the Cambodia Center for Human Rights. The database reveals numerous infringements on ...

Defence Minister Tea Banh yesterday said the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces are ready to protect the Kingdom’s constitution should the opposition’s threatened general strike fall on the wrong side of the law. “A nationwide general strike or mass demonstration must be held under the framework of ...

Sok Sam Oeun and Born Samnang left Prey Sar prison’s Correctional Center 1 on Thursday for the last time, putting behind them an ordeal that has lasted nearly a decade during which they were wrongfully imprisoned for a total of five years each for the ...

After spending 2,073 days in prison, Born Samnang and Sok Sam Oeun were exonerated on Wednesday by the Supreme Court of having killed popular union leader Chea Vichea in 2004. Legal expert Sok Sam Oeun of the Cambodian Defenders Project said that although the two ...

The government’s latest five-year strategy calls for a complete halt to economic land concessions (ELCs) and an inquiry into those still in the pipeline. But the plan has drawn scepticism from conservationists and rights groups, who pointed out that loopholes have been liberally applied after the ...

PHNOM PENH, Sept. 27 (Xinhua) — Cambodia’s construction sector had received a total investment of 2.14 billion U.S. dollars in the first eight months of the year, up 40 percent from 1.53 billion U.S. dollars over the same period last year, a government report showed ...

The death toll caused by severe flooding along the Mekong River increased by eight yesterday, bringing the total number of deaths over the past two weeks to more than 20, including 11 children, an official said. Keo Vy, deputy chief of the information department at the ...

PHNOM PENH, Sept. 26 (Xinhua) — Landmines have killed at least 19 people in Cambodia in the first eight months of the year, down from 26 deaths over the same period last year, the figures of the Cambodia Mine Action Center (CMAC) showed Thursday. The latest ...

Japan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs urged Cambodia’s ruling and opposition parties to resume talks to resolve political dispute over the results of the country ‘s July 28 election. “Japan has been actively supporting Cambodia’s nation-building efforts to date,” said the Ministry’s statement released to Cambodian media ...

A community forest patrol of locals yesterday confiscated a large haul of illegally logged luxury wood that was being transported to the Vietnamese border in Mondolkiri province, local officials said. Commune police chief Pech Sotheary said the case has been referred to provincial forestry administration ...

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen on Wednesday defended that his newly-formed government was ” legitimate” since the nation’s King Norodom Sihamoni had given endorsement. “This government is a legitimate government, which was born from the election and was endorsed by the king,” the premier said during ...

Born Samnang and Sok Sam Oeun, the men wrongfully sentenced to 20 years in prison for the 2004 murder of Free Trade Union (FTU) leader Chea Vi­chea, were exonerated Wednesday by the Supreme Court of the crime. Responding to the acquittal, Chea Vichea’s brother, Chea Mony, ...

A unit of Temasek Holdings Private Ltd has opened a new bank in Cambodia with local partners in the first investment by the Singapore state investor in the country, the Straits Times reported on Friday. The bank has 11 branches in seven provinces, with five ...

The plan to build the US$1.1 billion Booyoung Town commercial city and housing estate on Russian Federation Blvd near the 7 Makara Bridge is moving forward slowly while the political situation remains unclear. Despite the political situation, construction at Booyoung Town was slowly moving forward and ...

Prime Minister Hun Sen yesterday outlined the role of the newly christened Ministry of Public Function, explaining that the body would oversee the reform of the Kingdom’s civil service, including the salaries of its employees – a major plank in the opposition’s campaign platform. As a ...

The Cambodian government has privately pledged that it will pass the long-awaited “three fundamental laws” aimed at reforming the judiciary during the first session of parliament in early 2014, UN rights envoy Surya Subedi said. The laws – which focus on codifying the court’s jurisdiction, laying ...

SIEM REAP, Cambodia, Sept. 26 (Xinhua) — National flag carrier, Cambodia Angkor Air (CAA) began regular flights to Guangzhou City in China’s Guangdong province on Thursday, aiming at attracting more Chinese travelers to Cambodia, a company’s senior official said. China is the third largest source ...

Opposition leader Sam Rainsy on Wednesday announced that his party could stage nationwide labor strikes in protest of disputed election results, and said the CNRP would begin an international campaign to make the CPP government a pariah state. “In the air is an idea of ...

During an epic speech on Wednesday that lasted for more than six-and-a-half hours, Prime Minister Hun Sen told his newly approved Cabinet that they would be subject to increased public scrutiny as part of a series of reforms to be undertaken by the CPP over ...

Cambodia’s main opposition party accused long-serving Prime Minister Hun Sen of a ‘constitutional coup’ on Wednesday and said it could call a general strike as it steps up protests over its complaints of vote-rigging in July’s general election. “We condemn this National Assembly, this government ...

វ៉ាស៊ីនតោន — មេដឹកនាំ​គណបក្ស​ជំទាស់​គឺ​លោក​សម រង្ស៉ី​គ្រោង​នឹង​ស្នើសុំ​ឲ្យ​អ.ស.ប.ព្យួរ​អាសនៈ​កម្ពុជា​ឲ្យ​នៅ​ទំនេរ​ ហើយនឹង​ស្នើសុំ​សហគមន៍​អន្តរជាតិ​មិនឲ្យ​ទទួល​ស្គាល់​រដ្ឋាភិបាល​ថ្មី​របស់​ ប្រទេស​កម្ពុជា។ ​លោក​សុខ ខេមរា​ នៃ​វីអូអេ​បាន​រាយ​ការណ៍​ថា​ ការ ស្នើ​សុំនេះ​គឺ​ដោយសារ​គណបក្ស​ជំទាស់​អះអាង​ថា​ រដ្ឋាភិបាល​កម្ពុជា​ថ្មី​មិន​ស្របច្បាប់។​ មេ​ដឹកនាំ​គណបក្ស​សង្គ្រោះ​ជាតិ​គឺ​លោក​សម​ រង្ស៉ី​បាន​ព្រមាន​ថា​ លោកនឹង​ធ្វើ ចលនា​ជា​អន្តរជាតិ​ក្នុង​ពេល​ឆាប់ៗ​ខាងមុខ​ដើម្បី​កុំឲ្យ​សហគមន៍​អន្តរជាតិ​ ទទួល​ស្គាល់​រដ្ឋាភិបាល​ថ្មី​របស់​លោក​នាយក​រដ្ឋមន្ត្រី​ហ៊ុន​ សែន​ ជាពិសេស​គឺ​ស្នើ​សុំ ​ដល់​អ.ស.ប.​ឲ្យ​ព្យួរ​អាសនៈ​កម្ពុជា​នៅ​ឯ​អ.ស.ប.នៅ​ទំនេរ​ជា​បណ្តោះ​ អាសន្ន។​ គណបក្ស​ជំទាស់​ធ្វើ​របៀបនេះ​ដោយ​ចោទ​ប្រកាន់​ថា​ រដ្ឋាភិបាល​ថ្មី​និង​រដ្ឋសភា​ថ្មី ​របស់​កម្ពុជា​ជារដ្ឋាភិបាល​និង​រដ្ឋ​សភា​មិន​ស្របច្បាប់​ និង​មិន​តំណាង​ឲ្យ​ប្រជា​ពលរដ្ឋ​កម្ពុជា​ទាំងមូល​ទេ។ ​នេះបើ​តាម​ការ​អះអាង​របស់​លោក​សម រង្ស៉ី ​ដែល​បាន​ថ្លែង​ប្រាប់​វីអូអេ​ប៉ុន្មាន​នាទីមុន​នេះ។​ ...

PHNOM PENH, Sept. 26 (Xinhua) — Floods have killed at least 20 Cambodian people, including 11 children in the last two weeks, a disaster control official said Thursday. Keo Vy, chief of the Cabinet of the National Committee for Disaster Management (NCDM), said nearly 5,000 families ...

កា​ល​ពី​ថ្ងៃ​​អ​ង្គារ ​ក្រ​សួ​ង​កា​រ​បរទេ​ស​​​​អា​មេរិក​បា​ន​អំ​​​ពា​ វ​នាវ​​គណ​បក្ស​​ប្រ​ជាជន​កម្ពុជា​​គ្រប់​​​គ្រង​​អំណា​​ច​ និង​គ​ណ​បក្ស​ សង្គ្រោះ​​​ជាតិ​​​ដែល​​ជា​​គ​ណ​​បក្ស​ប្រ​ឆាំ​ង​ឲ្យ​ “ធ្វើ​​កា​រ​​​រួ​ម​​ គា្ន” និង​​​​អំ​​ពាវ​នា​វ​ម្ត​ង​ហើយ​ម្តង​ទៀត​ឲ្យ​មា​ន​ការ​​​ពិ​និត្យ​​​ឡើង​វិ​ ញប្រកប​ដោយ​តម្លាភាពលើ​ភា​ព ​​មិ​ន​ប្រ​ក្រ​តី​​​ក្នុង​ការ​បោះឆ្នោតជ្រើ​ស​ ​រើស​តំណាង​រាស្ត្រ​ក្នុ​ងខែ​កក្កដា​​​។ ​លោក​ស្រី​ ចិន ផ្សាគី (Jen Psaki)  អ្នក​នាំ​ពាក្យ​ក្រសួង​ការ​ បរទេសសហរដ្ឋ​អាមេរិក​​បាន​លើក​ឡើង​ក្នុង​សេចក្តី​ថ្លែង​ការណ៍​​ថា “សហ​រដ្ឋ​អាមេរិក​ជំរុញ​ឲ្យ​មេដឹកនាំ​គណ​បក្ស​​ប្រជាជន​កម្ពុជា​​ ដែល​កំពុង ​​គ្រប់​គ្រង​អំណាច​ និង​គណបក្ស​​សង្គ្រោះ​ជាតិ​ធ្វើ​ការ​រួ​ម​គ្នា​ ដើម្បី ​ដោះ​ស្រាយ​ការ​ខ្វែង​គំនិ​តគ្នា​ដោយ​យក​ប្រយោជន៍​របស់​ប្រជាជ​ន​កម្ពុជា​ជា ​​ធំ​”។ សហរដ្ឋ​អាមេរិក​បាន​ចេញ​សេចក្តី​ថ្លែង​ការណ៍នេះ​ ​ក្រោយសម័យ​ប្រជុំ​ រដ្ឋសភា​​កាល​ពីថ្ងៃ​ច័ន្ទ​ ​ដែល​មា​​ន​តែ​សមាជិក​សភា​មកពីគណបក្ស​ប្រជាជន​ កម្ពុជា​ប៉ុណ្ណោះ​បាន​ចូល​រួម ខណៈ​ដែលគណ​បក្ស​សង្គ្រោះ​ជាតិ​បាន​ធ្វើ​ ពហិការ​​​សម័យ​ប្រជុំ​នេះ ពី​ព្រោះ​ខ្លួន​ចង់​ឲ្យ​មាន​ការ​ស៊ើប​អង្កេត​ ឯករាជ្យ​មួយ​ក្នុង​ភាព​មិន​ប្រក្រ​តី​នៃការ​បោះ​ឆ្នោត​។ ...

Nathan Horton’s business model is straightforward. A professional photographer, Horton helps amateur photographers take pictures abroad. Photo tourism is an increasingly lucrative trade in Cambodia. Horton, who runs half-day jaunts in Phnom Penh and longer journeys into the provinces, is one of the practitioners capitalising on ...