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Kuala Lumpur (The star /ANN) — A country once torn apart by war is emerging as a key investment destination for small and medium enterprises. It was once home to a great civilization. In the 12th century, the Khmer empire was South-East Asia’s largest. Angkor was ...

Nearly all of the recommendations regarding electoral reform made by U.N. human rights envoy to Cambodia Surya Subedi were not put into place ahead of last month’s national election. In his latest report to the U.N. Human Rights Council in Geneva, released last week, Mr. Subedi ...

In the wake of an announcement by the National Election Committee (NEC) that it has completed its investigation into election irregularities, the U.S. and Australian embassies in Phnom Penh on Monday continued to call for an independent and transparent inquiry into the results of the ...

Phnom Penh municipal officials have ordered owners of eight sand-dredging companies that continued work despite a mandated moratorium to halt operations and show proof of their licences or shut down for good. On Saturday, the municipality informed the owners, whose names they declined to release, that ...

The ruling Cambodian People’s Party (CPP) has denounced a recording posted on Facebook of Prime Minister Hun Sen saying that his CPP had lost in last month’s fifth parliamentary election. Someone had edited and re-recorded a speech he had performed a few weeks ago, said authorities. The ...

កាល​ពី​ម្សិលមិញ​អង្គការ​សិទ្ធិ​មនុស្ស​​បាន​ទទូច​ឲ្យ​រដ្ឋាភិបាល​​លើក​ លែង​ការ​ចោទ​ប្រកាន់​​ពី​បទ​ញុះញង់របស់​ខ្លួន​លើ​​​បុរស​បួន​នាក់​ ដែល​ ត្រូវ​បាន​ចាប់​ខ្លួន​កាលពី​សប្ដាហ៍​​មុន​ និង​ត្រូវ​បាន​ចោទ​ប្រកាន់​ពី​បទ ​រៀប​ចំ​ផែន​ការ​​ផ្ដួល​រំលំ​រដ្ឋាភិបាល​ ដោយ​សារ​​​ការ​​​​​​ចែក​ផ្កា​ កុលាប​លឿង​ទៅ​ឲ្យ​កង​កម្លាំងការពារ​សន្ដិសុខ​ ហើយ​បាន​ជំរុញ​ពួក​គេ​ឲ្យ​ងាក ​អាវុធ​របស់​ខ្លួន​ប្រឆាំង​លោក​​នាយក​រដ្ឋ​មន្ត្រី​ ហ៊ុន សែន​ ។ ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​នៅ​ក្នុង​ សេចក្ដី​ថ្លែង​ការណ៍​មួយ​​កាល  ​ពី​ម្សិល​មិញ​ អង្គការ​សិទ្ធិ​មនុស្ស​លីកាដូ និង​មជ្ឈ​មណ្ឌល​អប់​រំ​ច្បាប់ ​សម្រាប់​សហគមន៍​​បាន​លើក​​ឡើង​ថា រដ្ឋាភិបាល​គ្មាន​ភ័ស្ដុតាង​​គួរ​ឲ្យទុក​ ចិត្ត​ប្រឆាំ​ង​នឹង​ជន​សង្ស័យ​ទាំង​នោះ​ឡើយ​។ នគរបាល​​បាន​ចាប់​ខ្លួន​និស្សិត​ ទុត ច័ន្ទ​​បញ្ញា និង​ កញ្ញា សុខ ដាលីស  កាល​ពី​ថ្ងៃ​ព្រហ​ស្បតិ៍​ នៅ​ពេល​​ពួក​គេ​ទៅ​យក​ផ្កា​កុលាប​ចំនួន​១.០០០​​ទង ដែល​ពួក​គេ​បាន​រៀប​ចំ​  ដើម្បី​ចែក​ទៅ​ឲ្យ​ទាហាន​ និង​នគរបាល​នៅ​ទូទាំងរាជធានី​ភ្នំពេញ ​អំឡុង​ភាព​ តាន​តឹង​កំពុង​តែ​កើន​ឡើង​ បន្ទាប់​ពី​ការ​បោះឆ្នោត​ជាតិ​ ដែល​មាន​ជម្លោះ​  កាល​ពី​ខែ​មុន​។ នៅ​ថ្ងៃ​ដដែល​នោះ​​នគរបាល​​ក៏​បាន​ចាប់​ខ្លួន​​អ្នក​ស្រី​ លឹម លីផេង  ម្ចាស់​ហាង​​បោះ​ពុម្ព​ និង​លោក​ ហ៊ី បូរិន បុគ្គលិក​ផ្នែក​ព័ត៌មាន​វិទ្យា​ ពី​បទ​រៀប​ចំ​ខិត្ត​ប័ណ្ណ​តូច​ៗ ដើម្បី​បិទ​ភ្ជាប់​ទៅ​​នឹង​ផ្កា​កូលាប​ទាំង ​នោះ​ ដោយ​ជំរុញ​ឲ្យ​នគរ​បាល​ និង​ទាហាន​ “ងាក​អាវុធ​របស់​ខ្លួន​ប្រឆាំង​​ ជន​ផ្ដាច់​ការ​”។ សាលា​ដំបូង​រាជធានី​ភ្នំពេញ​​ បន្ទាប់​មក​បាន​​ចោទ​ប្រកាន់​ពួក​គេ​​ទាំង ​បួន​រូប​ពី​បទ​ ​ប្រព្រឹត្ត​បទ​ឧក្រិដ្ឋ​ ដែល​​ត្រូវ​ទទួល​ទោស​ជាប់​ពន្ធ​ នាគារ​ក្នុង​ម្នាក់ៗរហូត​ដល់​ទៅ​ពីរ​ឆ្នាំ​​។ ...

A Singaporean startup is planning to install streetlamps in three villages in Kompong Chhnang province later this year in an effort to enhance safety for people making their way home at night. Fosera Lighting is raising money through an online campaign to construct 75 solar-powered streetlights ...

Villagers in Cambodia’s capital are being coerced into signing a petition supporting preliminary results issued by the country’s electoral body declaring a victory for Prime Minister Hun Sen’s ruling party in recent elections, despite opposition claims of widespread poll irregularities, a rights group said Monday. The ...

Rights groups on Monday urged the government to drop its incitement charges against four people arrested last week and accused of plotting to topple the government by handing out yellow roses to security forces and urging them to turn their guns against Prime Minister Hun ...

The Garment Manufacturers Association in Cambodia (GMAC) yesterday said a recent exodus of workers from factories in Phnom Penh to the provinces over concerns related to a recent military build up in the capital would not threaten stability in the sector. Ken Loo, secretary-general of GMAC, ...

An employer who stands accused of beating her maid using a stick and the back of a meat cleaver will be summonsed by police in Kandal today for questioning, local officials have said. Son Leanghou, 57, a brick kiln owner, is accused of beating 28-year-old Sok ...

About 1,000 workers at one of Asia’s largest garment-processing factories have joined more than 4,000 who began a strike last week, as union workers demanded the company meet nine conditions, including severing ties with a shareholder. Employees at the SL2 factory of SL Garment Processing (Cambodia) ...

A landmine blast tore both legs from a 19-year-old man as he searched a wooded area in Pailin province’s Sala Krao district for bamboo shoots. Despite losing his legs, Thean Chin survived the explosion, and is receiving treatment at the Battambang Provincial Hospital, Sala Krao Deputy ...

The U.S. tax collection agency is this week training Cambodian bank staff as well as anti-corruption officials, police, judges and prosecutors in how to investigate financial activity to detect wrongdoing, officials said Monday. U.S. Embassy spokesman Sean McIntosh said the program, called Intermediate Financial Investigations Training, ...

After more than three months in jail, environmental activist Kuch Veng is set to hear his verdict at the Pursat provincial court. The verdict was originally scheduled to be handed down July 10, but the judge ordered it delayed after some 300 people from 11 provinces ...

The company that paid the funeral costs of two construction workers killed when a fence collapsed on them on Saturday distanced itself yesterday from the accident, saying it doesn’t own the building site. The claim came as Meanchey District Governor Kouch Chamroeun vowed to take action ...

Toyota Cambodia unveiled plans yesterday to add second-hand vehicles to its showroom in response to consumer preference for less expensive cars and a competitive grey market full of unauthorised dealers. Kong Nuon, chairman of Toyota Cambodia, the country’s largest car dealer, said that while demand for ...

ភ្នំ​ពេញៈ ក្រុម​ប្រឹក្សា​ធម្មនុញ្ញ ដែល​ជា​​ស្ថាប័ន​ដោះ​ស្រាយ​បណ្តឹ​​ង​​បោះ​ឆ្នោត​​កំពូលរបស់​កម្ពុជា នឹង​បើក​កិច្ច​ប្រជុំ​នៅ​ថ្ងៃ​នេះ ដើម្បី​ចាប់​ផ្តើម​​ធ្វើ​ការ​​សម្រេច​ លើ​បណ្តឹង​ចំនួន​ ៣៣ ​​ពី​គណបក្ស​នយោ​បាយ បើ​ទោះ​បី​ជា​សមាជិក​គណ​បក្ស​ប្រឆាំង​ កាល​ពី​ម្សិលមិញ​​បាន​​ថ្លែង​ថា ពួកគេ​មាន​ក្តី​សង្ឃឹម​តិច​តួច​ ចំពោះ​​សេចក្តី​សម្រេច​​របស់​ស្ថាប័ន​ជាតិ​កំពូល​មួយ​នេះ​ក៏ដោយ​។​ ​​យោង​តាម​លោក ព្រំ​ ញៀន​វិចិត្រ​ ​​អ្នក​នាំ​ពាក្យ​ក្រុមប្រឹក្សា​ធម្ម​នុញ្ញ ​​​​បាន​ឲ្យ​ដឹង​ថា ក្រុម​ប្រឹក្សា​​នេះ បាន​ពិនិត្យ​លើ​​ពាក្យ​បណ្តឹង ១៤ នៃ​ពាក្យ​បណ្តឹង​ទាំង ៣២ របស់​គណបក្ស​ប្រឆាំង​រួច​ហើយ ហើយ​កំពុង​​​ពិចារណា​លើ​សេចក្តី​សម្រេច​ចុង​ក្រោយ ប៉ុន្តែ លោក​ វិចិត្រ បាន​បដិសេធ​មិន​ធ្វើ​ការ​អត្ថា​ធិប្បាយ ​​​អំពី​សេចក្តី​សម្រេច​ឡើយ ឬ​ថា​តើពាក្យ​បណ្តឹង​ដទៃ​ទៀត​នឹងត្រូវ​សម្រេច​​ ​​​ឬ​យ៉ាង​ណា​ឡើយ មុន​ពេល​ការ​ស៊ើប​អង្កេត​ត្រូវ​បញ្ចប់​​នៅ​ថ្ងៃ​ស្អែក។​ ​ពាក្យ​បណ្តឹង​មួយ​ត្រូវ​បាន​ដាក់​ដោយ​គណបក្ស​ប្រជា​ជន​កម្ពុជា ហើយ​គ្មាន​ពាក្យ​បណ្តឹង​បាន​ដាក់​​ដោយ​គណ​បក្ស​ដទៃ​ទៀត​ឡើយ។ ​ ​លោក វិចិត្រ បាន​ថ្លែង​ថា៖​«​យើង​បាន​បញ្ចប់​ការ​ស៊ើប​អង្កេត​លើ​បណ្តឹង​មួ​យ​ចំនួន ហើយ​បាន​បញ្ជូន​បណ្តឹង​ទៅ​​​ពិនិត្យ​ដោយ​សមាជិក​ក្រុម​ប្រឹក្សា​​ធម្ម​នុញ្ញ មួយ​ករណី​ម្តង​ៗ​។ ខ្ញុំ​មិន​ដឹង​អំពី​លទ្ធ​ផល​ទេ។ វា​អាស្រ័យ​​ទៅ​លើ​ការ​អនុម័ត​របស់​សមាជិក ហើយ​យើង​ធ្វើ​ការ​ស៊ើប​អង្កេត​អនុលោម​តាម​នីតិវិធី​ច្បាប់​របស់​ក្រុម​ ប្រឹក្សា​ធម្ម​នុញ្ញ»។ ​លោក វិចិត្រ បាន​បន្ថែម​ថា ការ​ស៊ើប​អង្កេត​រួ​ម​មាន​វិធាន​ការ​ដូច​ជា​ការ​សាក​សួរ​ដើម​បណ្តឹង ...

The government of China on Monday delivered four units of container scanning machines to Cambodia for using at international border checkpoints. Speaking after the signing ceremony, Keat Chhon said the four container scanning machines, totally costing 13.8 million U.S. dollars, are China’s grant aid to ...

Cambodia’s Constitutional Council will resume their inquiries Tuesday into the opposition party’s poll complaints regarding the alleged irregularities of the election, according to the general secretariat of the Constitutional Council. In a statement issued Saturday, the council had already resolved 14 complaints among the 33 received ...

Chanting in Khmer and gripping homemade signs, a group gathered Monday to protest recent Cambodian election results. The rally aimed to bring awareness to what many Cambodian immigrants believe is a corrupt voting system. More than nine million people were eligible to vote in the July 28 ...

The National Election Committee (NEC) said Sunday that it is no longer involved in mediating the dispute between the ruling CPP and opposition CNRP over the results of last month’s national election. The announcement came after the NEC over the weekend rejected 17 complaints related to ...

The ruling Cambodian People’s Party (CPP) of long-serving Prime Minister Hun Sen on Monday denied the allegations by the opposition party that it has collusion with the National Election Committee (NEC) for ballot- rigging. “Some allegations that the CPP has collusion with the NEC for vote-rigging ...

A 9-year-old boy has become the 10th person this year to die of bird flu in Cambodia, the World Health Organization announced Monday. The U.N. agency said the boy from a village in northeastern Battambang province came down with fever and vomiting on July 26 and ...