Protecting human rights, especially those of Cambodian migrant workers traversing borders to countries such as Malaysia, dominated discussions at yesterday’s ASEAN Peoples’ Forum, one of two competing pre-summit forums that claim to be giving a voice to Cambodians. Speaking at yesterday’s forum, Seng Sakda, director-general ...

The Svay Rieng Provincial Court yesterday questioned two of the three female garment factory workers who were shot during a protest at a special economic zone (SEZ) in Bavet City in February, the provincial prosecutor said yesterday. Keo Nea, 18; Bun Chenda, 21; and Nuth Sokhorn, ...

Asean leaders urged the lifting of economic sanctions against Burma, while the Burmese president made his first public statement on the nation’s recent by-elections, calling them “very successful” at the Asean Summit in Phnom Penh yesterday. “Asean has consistently spoken of lifting sanctions, but now, more ...

ក្រសួង​ការងារ និង​បណ្ដុះបណ្ដាល​វិជ្ជាជីវៈ​ បាន​ជំរុ​ញ​ឱ្យ​មន្ទីរ​ការងារ​ទាំងអស់​ ចុះទៅ​ណែនាំ​ម្ចាស់​សិប្បកម្ម​ផលិត​ឥ​ដ្ឋ​ អំពី​វិធី​ការពារ​របស់​ក្រសួងដើ​ម្បី​បញ្ចៀ​ស​ការកើត​មាន​គ្រោះ​ថ្នា​ក់​ចំពោះ​កុមារនិង​ត្រូវ​ហាម​ដា​ច់​ខាត ​ការប្រើប្រាស់​ទាសភាព​បំណុល ដើម្បី​ចង​ភ្ជាប់​ឲ្យ​គ្រួសារ ...

រដ្ឋាភិបាល​កម្ពុជា​នឹង​លុបចោល​គម្រោងគុកសណ្ឋាគារ​ដ៏​ចម្រូង​ចម្រាស។ នេះ​តាម​ក្រុម​មន្រ្តី​ក្រសួងមហាផ្ទៃ។ រដ្ឋាភិបាលបាន​ប្រកាស​នៅ​ដើម​ខែ​នេះ​ថា ខ្លួននឹង​បើក​មជ្ឈមណ្ឌល​ឃុំឃាំង​ថ្មី​នៅ​ពេល​ឆាប់​ៗនេះ​ ដែល​ពួក​អ្នក​ទោស​អាច​បង់​ប្រាក់​ស្នាក់នៅ​ទី​នោះ​បាន។ មជ្ឈមណ្ឌល​ឃុំឃាំង​ថ្មី​នោះ ​ត្រូវ​បាន​គេ​និយាយថា ​មាន ...

ក្រោយ​ពី​លោក សម រង្ស៊ី ប្រធាន​គណ​បក្ស​​​សង្គ្រោះជាតិ​​សម្រេច​ឲ្យ​គណបក្ស​​របស់​​លោក​​​​ចូលរួម​​​​​ជាមួយ​គណបក្ស​ប្រជាជន​កម្ពុជា ​ឡើង​​​វិញ​ដោយ​ប្រុង​ប្រយ័ត្ន​នៅ​រដ្ឋ​សភា​ជា​ជាង​​​ការ​ធ្វើ​ពហិការ ...

អំឡុងសុន្ទរកថាកាលពីម្សលមិញ លោកនាយករដ្ឋមន្ត្រី ហ៊ុន សែន បានមានប្រសាសន៍ថា លោកនឹង “កម្ចាត់ចោល” អ្នកប្រឆាំងដែលហ៊ានធ្វើបាតុកម្មប្រឆាំងរដ្ឋាភិបាល ហើយក្នុងនោះលោកក៏បានប្រកាសដែរថា លោកជាអ្នកបញ្ជាដោយផ្ទាល់ឱ្យយោធាចល័តជុំវិញទីស្នាក់ការកណ្ដាលរបស់គណបក្សសង្គ្រោះជាតិកាលពីចុងខែមុន។ ក្នុងពិធីប្រគល់សញ្ញាបត្រនៅវិទ្យាស្ថានជាតិអប់រំក្នុងរាជធានីភ្នំពេញ លោក ហ៊ុន សែន មានប្រសាសន៍ថា លោកបានបញ្ជាពីប្រទេសសិង្ហបុរី ឱ្យយោធាធ្វើសមយុទ្ធដើម្បីសាកល្បងសមត្ថភាពបញ្ជារបស់លោកតាមប្រព័ន្ធទូរស័ព្ទ។ ...

គណបក្ស​ប្រជាជន​កម្ពុជា​បាន​ចេញ​សេចក្តី​ថ្លែងការណ៍​មួយ​​កាល​ថ្ងៃ​សៅរ៍​ដោយ​ហៅ​​បាតុកម្ម​ដែល​រៀបចំ​ឡើង​ដោយ​​ក្រុម​ជនជាតិ​កម្ពុជា​មួយ​ក្រុម​នៅក្នុង​ទីក្រុង​ប៉ារីស​ថា​ជ្រៀតជ្រែក​កិច្ចការ​អធិបតេយ្យភាព​ផ្ទៃក្នុង​របស់​កម្ពុជា​ និង​ជា​ឥរិយាបថ​នៃ​ការ​រើសអើង និង​​បង្ក​អស្ថិរភាព ...

ថ្នាក់​ដឹកនាំ​ក្រសួង​អប់រំ យុវជន និង​កីឡា បាន​ទទួល​ស្គាល់​ថា ការ​ដំឡើង​ប្រាក់​បៀវត្ស​ជា​បន្តបន្ទាប់​នា​ពេល​នេះ នៅ​មិន​ទាន់​អាច​បំពេញ​តាម​តម្រូវការ​ជាក់​ស្តែង​របស់​គ្រូបង្រៀន​នៅ​ឡើយ ប៉ុន្តែ​ក្រសួង​ពិនិត្យ​លើ​កត្តា​ហិរញ្ញវត្ថុ និង​ការ​លើក​ទឹក​ចិត្ត​ផ្សេងៗ​ទៀត ដើម្បី​ពង្រឹង​គុណភាព​គ្រូបង្រៀន។​ ​ក្នុង​ការ ...

US retailer Gap Inc says it has “demanded an immediate investigation” in response to allegations of harassment at one of its suppliers in Cambodia. A strike at the Ocean Garment Factory in Phnom Penh has now entered its third week, despite a court ordering the 2,500 ...

Free of the police resistance that thwarted their march the previous day, about 65 Borei Keila and Boeung Kak community supporters marched to the Ministry of Justice yesterday in another effort to have land dispute activists Tim Sakmony and Yorm Bopha freed from pre-trial detention ...

The late King Father Norodom Sihanouk made his final journey back to Cambodia yesterday to be greeted by an estimated 1 million people who lined the streets in reverential silence to witness the return of the country’s much-loved monarch. Cambodians of all ages stood silently on ...

Seven sellers of fake shampoo have been detained for questioning at the Kampong Speu provincial police station after being arrested this week while plying their sub-par wares at the Chbar Mon town market. Seoung Savuth, deputy police chief of anti-economic crime in the province, said police ...

Cambodia has great potential in hydropower development and the country could build and tap up to 10,000 megawatts from hydropower dams, said an energy official on Thursday. “at the present, about 10 percent of the hydropower potential is under construction,” Heng Kunleang, chief of the energy ...

Battambang, Bavet, Neak Loeung and Poipet are among several towns that will benefit from a $37 million loan from the the first quarter of next year after funding was approved at the 18th Greater Mekong Sub Region (GMS) meeting in Nanning, China. The loan comes from ...

Government action is needed if Cambodia is to reach its potential for economic growth and address growing inequality, according to a new report from a leading local think tank. The recommendations were included in the Cambodian Development Resource Institute’s (CDRI) annual development review 2012 to ’13. ...

German sports brand Adidas yesterday denied allegations that its Cambodian factory, which produces Olympic merchandise, was not paying workers a sustainable living wage. The London Organizing Committee for the 2012 Olympic Games (Locog) said on Sunday it would investigate claims that Adidas has violated its agreement ...

Prime Minister Hun Sen on Friday amended a directive on economic land concession (ELC) taxes, which will mean that owners of agricultural ELCs must pay tax of $5 on every hectare of land after the fifth year of ownership, according to the Council of Ministers. Mr. ...

Officials confirmed there were more than 20,000 participants at the job fair on Saturday organised by the National Employment Agency of the Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training, which was held in an effort to educate job seekers about current opportunities. Sokkhon David, acting director of information ...

The number of people arrested over land disputes jumped 144 percent from a year earlier to 232 in 2012, the Cambodian Human Rights and Development Association (Adhoc) said Thursday. Speaking at a news conference, he [Adhoc president Thun Saray] said Adhoc last year received 70 ...