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The Siem Reap Provincial Court charged three men Wednesday with illegally logging luxury rosewood inside the Angkor Archaeological Park, a Unesco world heritage site, officials said. Provincial prosecutor Heng Pheng said the suspects had been identified as Sun Phearak, 20, Phay Sophea, 18, and Phin Ron, ...

The opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP) began collecting thumbprints from voters nationwide in order to present to King Norodom Sihamoni, requesting he not attend the first session of parliament, according to a source. A CNRP senior official on Thursday said that his party held a ...

The owner of a Phnom Penh beauty products shop has filed a complaint against some of the CNRP’s top brass, claiming they incited demonstrators to vandalize her business and caused $200,000-worth of damage on Sunday evening. Chhim Vattey, owner and director of Clinique De Beaute Luxe ...

The number of Ratanakkiri residents trapped in their homes by floodwater that continues to rise amid relentless rain is now estimated by provincial authorities to be at least 4,000. Heavy rain has put five Lumphat district communes – Lbaing I, Chey Uddom, Batang, Seda and Kaleng ...

In the week before the National Election Committee was formed in December 1997, Chheng Phon predicted he had a tough road ahead. “If you ask me personally, I must say I do not want this job,” the inaugural boss told the Post from the banks of a canal ...

ភ្នំពេញៈ ខណៈ​ដែល​ព្រះ​មហាក្សត្រ ព្រះបាទ នរោត្តម សីហមុនី កាល​ពី​ថ្ងៃ​ពុធ បាន​ជំរុញ​តំណាង​រាស្រ្ត​ជាប់​ឆ្នោត​នៃ​គណបក្ស​ប្រឆាំង​ឲ្យ​ចូល​រួម​ក្នុង​ អង្គ​ប្រជុំ​បើក​រដ្ឋសភា​ថ្មី​ដែល​គ្រោង​ធ្វើ​ឡើង​នៅ​ថ្ងៃ ទី២៣ ខែ កញ្ញា ក្រុម​សង្គម​ស៊ីវិល​បាន​ប្រកាស​ជា​សាធារណៈ​ថា ខ្លួន​នឹង​អំពាវនាវ​ដល់​ព្រះ​បរម​រាជវាំង​ទុក​ពេល​បន្ថែម​សម្រាប់​គណបក្ស​ នយោបាយ​ចរចា​គ្នា។ គណបក្ស​ប្រជាជន​កម្ពុជា​និង​គណបក្ស​សង្គ្រោះ​ជាតិ បាន​ជួប​ប្រជុំ​តទល់​គ្នា​ចំនួន​ពីរ​លើក​ក្នុង​សប្តាហ៍​នេះ​ដើម្បី​ស្វែង​រក ​ចំណុច​រួម ខណៈ​ដែល​ថ្ងៃ​កំណត់​បង្កើត​រដ្ឋាភិបាល​កំពុង​តែ​ខិត​ជិត​មក​ដល់។ កិច្ច​ប្រជុំ​លើក ទី១ បាន​ចេញ​សេចក្តី​ប្រកាស​រួម​ដែល​បាន​សន្យា​ថា​នឹង​ធ្វើ​កំណែ​ទម្រង់​ដល់ ដំណើរការ​បោះឆ្នោត ចំណែក​ឯ​កិច្ច​ប្រជុំ​លើក ទី២ ពុំ​បាន​ចេញ​សេចក្តី​ថ្លែង​ការណ៍​ទេ ដោយ​គណបក្ស​បាន​ព្រម​ព្រៀង​គ្នា​ធ្វើ​កិច្ច​ពិភាក្សា​ផ្ទៃ​ក្នុង​មុន​ពេល​ រៀបចំ​កិច្ច​ប្រជុំ​ថ្មី​ទៀត។ រហូត​មក​ដល់​ពេល​នេះ គណបក្ស​ប្រឆាំង​បាន​អះអាង​ថា ការ​ធ្វើ​ពហិការ​ប្រជុំ​សភា​នៅ​ថ្ងៃ​ចន្ទ​នោះ នៅ​តែ​អាច​កើត​ឡើង។ ព្រះ​មហាក្សត្រ បាន​ឡាយ​ក្នុង​រាជសារ​ថា ៖ «យោង​តាម​មាត្រា ៨២ នៃ​រដ្ឋ​ធម្មនុញ្ញ ខ្ញុំ​សូម​ជម្រាប​ជូន​ឯកឧត្តម និង​លោក​ជំទាវ​ទាំង​អស់​មេត្តា​ជ្រាប​ថា ខ្ញុំ​នឹង​យាង​ជា​ព្រះ​រាជា​ធិបតី​ដ៏​ខ្ពង់​ខ្ពស់ ក្នុង​សម័យ​ប្រជុំ​ដំបូង​នៃ​រដ្ឋសភា​នីតិកាល ទី៥ ដែល​នឹង​ប្រព្រឹត្ត​ទៅ​នៅ ថ្ងៃ ទី២៣ ខែ កញ្ញា ឆ្នាំ ២០១៣។ ...

ANZ Royal Bank has transacted a landmark commodities hedging deal with a local oil importer, officials at the bank said yesterday. The deal allows the company, whose name ANZ Royal would not disclose, citing confidentiality agreements, to lock in an agreed price for the future sale ...

Prime Minister Hun Sen has offered to pay back the lost salaries of opposition lawmakers who were stripped of their parliamentary posts in June by the then CPP-led National Assembly, a CNRP official said. The offer to back-pay the 27 lawmakers from the Sam Rainsy Party ...

His party is reeling from its worst-ever election result. His political opponents have grown bold and vocal. His people are protesting on the streets. So why is Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen smiling? The long-ruling autocrat emerged beaming from lengthy closed-door meetings this week with his ...

The Cambodia opposition says it is holding firm to a threat to boycott the Sept. 23 opening session of parliament, potentially stalling the formation of a new government, if a political solution is not found by Sept. 22, as leaders from both sides met for ...

Parkson Holdings Bhd (PHB)’s expansion into Phnom Penh, Cambodia, via its proposed Parkson Mallwould provide it with a steady income stream in the long term, mainly from rental yield, according to Affin Investment Bank. The proposed location of the mall – directly opposite the Phnom Penh International ...

Cambodia has seen a remarkable rise in the exports of milled rice in the first eight months of the year due to increasing demand on international markets, official figures showed Wednesday. The data, from the single window secretariat for facilitating milled rice exports, recorded that the ...

Despite the opposition CNRP’s ongoing threats to boycott the opening of parliament next Monday, the National Assembly on Tuesday officially announced that King Norodom Sihamoni will open the first session of the new legislature as scheduled. “On Monday, September 23, at 8 o’clock in the morning, ...

The Phnom Penh Municipal Court on Tuesday charged six men with assault and destruction of property for their role in clashes Sunday night between security forces, protesters and angry commuters, which resulted in a 29-year-old construction worker being shot dead. Sanh Samoeun, 28; Nguyen Thi Dek, ...

Cambodia and the U.S. have signed an extension to a memorandum of understanding (MoU) that imposes strict import restrictions on artifacts dating from the Bronze Age to the end of the Angkor Empire. Hab Touch, director-general for tangible heritage at the Ministry of Culture and ...

The Institute of Bankers Malaysia (IBBM) has launched the Chartered Banker qualification for the Cambodian banking industry to develop talents in the banking industry in that country. The launch of the Chartered Banker qualifications was officiated today by the National Bank of Cambodia Deputy General ...

Two days after the killing of an unarmed man near Phnom Penh’s Monivong Bridge, officials on Tuesday offered little information on the progress of an investigation into the killing, and rights workers expressed concerns that the inquiry would lack credibility. King Norodom Sihamoni and Queen Mother ...

A conservation group yesterday accused a military commander in Kampong Speu of smuggling two tonnes of illegally cut rosewood to Vietnam on Monday night. Chea Hean, director of the Natural Resources and Wildlife Preservation Organisation, said the commander had cut the timber in the protected Oral ...

Over the past three days, the CNRP conducted one of the most significant campaigns of mass demonstrations against Prime Minister Hun Sen’s government in years. For three days, more than 20,000 people packed into Phnom Penh’s Freedom Park for daily appearances from opposition leaders Sam Rainsy ...

In an apparent bid to reassure jittery visitors watching the country’s political scene, the Cambodia Association of Travel Agents (CATA) said in a statement yesterday that post-election tensions would not harm tourists. Addressing its members – tour operators and travel agencies – as well as national ...

Flash floods left hundreds of families trapped in their villages, destroyed properties and killed livestock in Ratanakkiri province’s Lumphat district Tuesday, officials said. Heavy rain had softened the walls of a canal, which gave way to the pressure, according to Khlem Sovann, chief of Lbaing I ...

KAMPONG SPEU PROVINCE— Three years ago, Pao had a farm and a charcoal stove near a stream in a community called Omlaing in western Cambodia. The farm gave her rice, charcoal sales gave her extra income and the nearby forest provided edible and medicinal plants. Pao ...

A long-abandoned Pepsi bottling factory that became a part of the tourist trail in Battambang province has been razed to make way for a water-treatment facility, according to officials. On June 19, JICA signed off on a $33.5 million water-supply-system project in Kampong Cham and ...

King Norodom Sihamoni on Wednesday appealed once again to the 55 elected lawmakers of the Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP) to attend the first session of the National Assembly to be held on September 23. “I asked His Excellencies, and Her Excellencies to attend the first ...