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Crimes and traffic accidents of which tourists were the victims increased by 33 per cent in the first six months of 2013, compared with the same period last year. Tourism Police Department director Nhearn Vibol said that 396 tourists had fallen victim to crime and motor ...

Two thousand five hundred – for Mom Dalin, this is more than just a random number or the price of a coffee, it is her way of making a living. The 55-year-old sits at a small desk in her son’s shop on Sihanouk Boulevard, within sight ...

The boom in high-rise buildings in Phnom Penh indicates the robust economic growth of the Kingdom, but this trend does not include the lower-end accommodation where most economic migrants to Phnom Penh rent.“Cheap rental accommodation plays a crucial role in providing appropriate settlements to those ...

Although currently there are a lot of development projects for resorts and guesthouses on various islands off Cambodia’s coast, experts say it is not the right time for such developments. Po Eavkong, managing director of Asia Real Estate Cambodia, said the development activities on islands in ...

The French and German chambers of commerce have both merged into the larger European Chamber of Commerce in Cambodia in order to gain combined strength and be more effective as an interface between European business and the Cambodian government. The agreement is set to be formalised ...

The elusive Mekong giant catfish, which the U.S.-based World Wildlife Fund (WWF) called “one of the world’s largest and rarest freshwater fish,” can reach up to three meters (10 feet) and weigh up to 300 kilograms (660 pounds). The Xayaburi dam would prove an “impassable barrier” ...

Cambodia’s Ministry of Tourism on Wednesday finalized its 5-year strategic plan to attract at least 1.3 million Chinese visitors by 2018. Speaking at a seminar on Cambodia tourism marketing strategy targeting China, So Visothy, director of the Tourism Ministry’s Marketing and Promotion Department, said that currently ...

Cambodia’s Preah Vihear temple, a World Heritage site, received 4,710 foreign tourists in the first five months of this year, up 39 percent compared with the same period last year, statistics by Preah Vihear province’s tourism department showed Tuesday. Kong Vibol, chief of the department, said ...

Thousands of workers from the Macau-owned M & V International Manufacturing Ltd on Wednesday blocked National Road Two to demand better working conditions. The protestors have 11 lists of demands including bonuses of 4,000 riel ($1) for food, $3 for holiday pay, and $12 for ...

Since 2007, the NGO Pact has been working with the government to turn 68,000 hectares of forest in Oddar Meanchey province into a moneymaking venture for the state just by keeping trees in the area standing. ...

In a joint effort to promote trade ties, government officials in Cambodia and Thailand have organised the first “Caravan Fair” in which producers within the neighbouring countries will showcase their products to one another. The Cambodia-Thailand Caravan Fair 2013, a travelling event starting on June 25 ...

នៅព្រឹកថ្ងៃទី១៩ មិថុនានេះ អគ្គលេខាធិការ​គណៈកម្មាធិការ​ជាតិ​រៀបចំ​ការបោះឆ្នោត នៅ​ទី​ស្នាក់ការ​គជប បាន​និយាយ​ថា ទឹក​ខ្មៅ​លុប​លាង​មិន​ជ្រះ​សម្រាប់​ការបោះឆ្នោត​អាណត្តិ​ទី​៥ ខាងមុខ​នេះ មិន​អាច​លុប​ចេញ​បាន​ទេ ហើយ​គ្មាន​អ្នកណា​ម្នាក់​អាច​បោះឆ្នោត​បាន​ទី​២​ដង​នោះ​ទេ។ គួររំលឹកថា នៅ​ទីស្នាក់ការ​គ.ជ.ប. ព្រឹកមិញ​នេះ ទឹកខ្មៅ​ចំនួន​៤​ម៉ឺន​ដប ដែល​មាន​តំលៃ​ជាង ៨៧ម៉ឺន​ដុល្លារ​សហរដ្ឋ​អាមេរិក ត្រូវ​បាន​ប្រគល់​ឱ្យ​គណៈកម្មាធិការ​រៀបចំ​ការបោះឆ្នោត សម្រាប់​ដំណើរការ​នៃ​ការបោះឆ្នោត​អាណត្តិ​ទី​៥​ខាងមុខ​នេះ។ អំណោយ​ទឹក​ខ្មៅ​លុបលាង​មិនជ្រះ​របស់​រដ្ឋាភិបាល​ឥណ្ឌា​នោះ ត្រូវ​លោក អឹម សួស្តី ប្រធាន​គ.ជ.ប.​ដែល​ជា​អធិបតី​នៃ​ពិធី​ទទួល​នោះ បាន​បញ្ជាក់​ថា ជា​សម្ភារៈ​ដ៏​សំខាន់​មួយ​ក្នុង​ចំណោម​សម្ភារៈ​សំខាន់​ទាំង​៥​ដូចជា សន្លឹកឆ្នោត​ត្រា​សម្ងាត់ បញ្ជី​បោះឆ្នោត​ និង​ហិប​ឆ្នោត​ជាដើម។ ...

The Ratanakkiri Provincial Court yesterday forced a family whose three children were allegedly beaten by DM Group firm employees last month to accept only $1,000 in compensation in place of the $40,000 the family initially had demanded, the children’s father claimed. Ry Sarun, 52, said that ...

Nineteen NagaWorld casino employees were detained Tuesday afternoon as police attempted to break up a protest of more than 500 workers who had picketed in front of the casino for the past six days, demanding the company increase their salaries.  The workers had been striking non-violently ...

Grounded Tonlesap Airlines has changed its name to Wat Phnom Airlines, an official with Cambodia’s State Secretariat of Civil Aviation said yesterday, about two months after the local chartered carrier suspended all of its flights. Wat Phnom Airlines is now in the process of applying for ...

National energy supplier Electricite du Cambodge (EdC) on Monday announced that a 50-MW coal-fired power plant in Preah Sihanouk province is ready to come online this week and will solve Phnom Penh’s chronic blackouts. The statement does not mention which power plant had been completed, ...

Gambia’s recent announcement that it would ban rice imports in about three years to spur local demand will only have a small impact on Cambodia, which sends a portion of its annual output to the west African country and other nations on the continent, data ...

នំពេញ — ស្រប​ពេល​ដែល​ការបោះឆ្នោត​ថ្នាក់​ជាតិ​កាន់​តែ​ខិត​ចូល​មក​ដល់​ក្រុម​សង្គម​ ស៊ីវិល​បាន​ជំរុញឱ្យ​តំណាង​គណបក្ស​នយោបាយ​នីមួយៗបង្ហាញ​ពីកម្មវិធី​ នយោបាយរបស់​ខ្លួន​ដល់​ក្រុមយុវជន។ លោក ជាង សុខា ​នាយក​ប្រតិបត្តិ​នៃ​កម្មវិធី​អភិវឌ្ឍន៍​ធនធាន​យុវជន​(YRDP) ​បាន​ថ្លែង​ទាមទារ​ដូច​នេះ​កាលពី​ថ្ងៃ​សៅរ៍​ក្នុង​ពិធីបើក​សិក្ខាសិលា​ ស្តីពី​ «ការ​ចូលរួម​របស់​យុវជន​ក្នុង​ការបោះឆ្នោត»​ ដែលមាន​ការ​ចូលរួម​ពី​យុវជន​ជាង​៣០០​នាក់​មក​ពី​សកលវិទ្យាល័យ​ចំនួន​២០​ តំណាង​អង្គការ​សង្គម​ស៊ីវិល ​និង​តំណាងគណបក្ស​សង្គ្រោះជាតិ និង​គណបក្ស​ហ៊្វុន​ស៊ិន​ប៉ិច ​ដោយ​សង្កត់​ធ្ងន់ពី​សារៈ​សំខាន់​របស់​យុវជន​ក្នុង​ការ​បោះឆ្នោត ​ព្រោះ​យ៉ាង​ហោច​ណាស់​៣៤​ភាគរយនៃ​អ្នក​បោះឆ្នោត​ជាង​៩លាន​នាក់ជា​យុវជន ​ដូច្នេះ​«យុវជន​ជា​ចលករ​សំខាន់​ក្នុង​ការ​សម្រេច​លទ្ធផល​បោះឆ្នោត»។ ...

The saga of the stalled $240 million Gold Tower 42 was revived last week when it emerged that a supplier for the project had accused the owner and builder of failing to pay out nearly $500,000 in fees, according to an injunction request obtained by ...

More than 100 police and security guards, including  riot squad members, were deployed to the capital’s Boeung Kak lake community yesterday to block a protest that, at times, involved only three shouting women. About 50 members of the Boeung Kak community tried to march from Village ...

The Australian Federal Police (AFP) said Monday they have taken the necessary steps to investigate claims that the world’s largest mining company, BHP Billiton, bribed officials in Cambodia and played down reports that it had mishandled one the country’s largest cases in corporate corruption. “The ...

A court official at the Kompong Speu Provincial Court said Monday that a total of 16 union representatives have been charged with damaging property and inciting violence during a protest outside a garment factory earlier this month, twice the number of arrests previously confirmed. Provincial Judge ...

នៅទីស្នាក់ការ​កណ្តាល​នៃគណៈ​កម្មាធិការ​ជាតិរៀបចំ​ការបោះឆ្នោត​ (គជប) ​ស្ថិតក្នុង​បរិវេណ​ក្រសួងមហាផ្ទៃ​ នឹងមានរៀបចំ​ពិធីប្រគល់​និងទទួល​ទឹកខ្មៅ​​ជ្រលក់ដៃ​​សម្រាប់​ការ​បោះឆ្នោត​ ជ្រើសតំាង​តំណាងរាស្រ្ត​នីតិកាលទី៥ ​នៅថ្ងៃទី២៨​ កក្កដា​ ២០១៣​ ដែលជាជំនួយ​ឥតសំណង​របស់រដ្ឋាភិបាល​នៃសាធារណរដ្ឋ​ឥណ្ឌា​ គិតជាទឹក​បា្រក់ជាង​៨៣ម៉ឺន​​ដុល្លារអាមេរិក​ ។ ...

Economic cooperation between Cambodia and Hong Kong is on the rise, while the introduction of a new visa extension is also evidence of strengthening relations, officials say. On June 1, Cambodian officials will be able to travel to Hong Kong without a visa and stay ...