The Cambodian Embassy in Malaysia returned abused Cambodian maids, including women who were raped by their employers, to work at maid recruitment agencies in that country, a new report by Human Rights Watch claims. The New York-based rights group also said Cambodian police colluded with labor ...

Cambodia’s Finance Minister Keat Chhon said Monday that the country’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth is expected at 7 % this year. The forecast is higher than that of the International Monetary Fund, the World Bank and the Asian Development Bank — all forecast at ...

Officials in Phnom Penh’s Meanchey district said yesterday that all transportation Of sand across the old and new Preah Monivong bridges has been banned for the duration Of the rainy season to protect the road surface and avoid accidents. According to a City Hall announcement ...

A mining company owned by the wife of RCAF Major General Nim Meng has been ordered by the government to pay fines and unpaid taxes after the firm was found to have illegally exported minerals from Cambodia, a report released yesterday by the Cambodian Investment ...

In an effort to stop their homes from being swallowed up by a Chinese mega-tourism project, Koh Kong villagers said they will submit a petition to the Chinese Embassy today, calling for intervention from visiting Chinese President Hu Jintao. Villager representative Tith Ten, 54, from Kiri ...

លោក​ លី​ កេ​ឈាង​ នាយក​រដ្ឋ​មន្ដ្រី​ចិន​ បាន​យល់ព្រម​តាម​សំណើ​ររបស់​ប្រទេស​កម្ពុជា​ ដើម្បី​ផ្តល់​ការ​គាំទ្រ​ហិរញ្ញវត្ថុ​បន្ថែម​ទៀត​ដល់​ការ​អភិវឌ្ឍ​ខេត្ត​ព្រះ​សី​ហុន​។ សំ​ណើរ​នេះ​ត្រូវ​បាន​ធ្វើឡើង​កាលពី​ថ្ងៃអាទិត្យ​ដោយ​ លោកនាយក​រដ្ឋមន្ត្រី​ ហ៊ុន​ សែន​ ក្នុង​អំឡុង​ភាគី ...

អាជ្ញាធរខេត្ត​ពោធិ៍សាត់​ព្រមាន​ចាត់វិធានការ​ទៅ​លើ​ប្រជាពលរដ្ឋ​ ៣១ ​គ្រួសារ ដែល​មក​តាំង​ទីលំនៅ​ដោយ​ខុសច្បាប់​ដោយ​រំលោភ​កាន់កាប់​ដី​ប្រមាណ​ជា​ ១០០ ​ហិកតា​​ នៅក្នុង​ដែនជម្រក​សត្វព្រៃ​ភ្នំ​សំកុស​នៅក្នុង​ភូមិ​ស្ទឹងថ្មី ស្រុក​វាលវែង​ដោយ​ដាក់​ឱសានវាទ​ត្រឹម​ថ្ងៃទី​ ១៨ ខែ​វិច្ឆិកា​សប្ដាហ៍​​ក្រោយនេះ​។ នេះ​បើ​យោង ...

កាលពី​សប្តាហ៍​មុន​ រដ្ឋាភិបាល​បាន​និយាយ​ថា​ ឧស្សាហកម្ម​និស្សារណកម្ម​កំពុង​ស្ថិតនៅ​លើ​ទិសដៅ​ដើម្បី​ក្លាយជា​សសរទ្រូង​សេដ្ឋកិច្ច​ដ៏​សំខាន់​មួយ​។ លោក​ ស៊ុយ​ សែម​ រដ្ឋមន្រ្តី​ក្រសួង​រ៉ែ​ និង​ថាមពល​ បាន​មានប្រសាសន៍​ថា​ ការ​អភិវឌ្ឍ​សេដ្ឋកិច្ច​របស់​ប្រទេស​កម្ពុជា​ភាគច្រើន​ត្រូវ​បាន​ជំរុញ​ដោយ​វិស័យ​សំណង់​ អចលនទ្រព្យ ...

ក្រសួងមហាផ្ទៃ​បាន​រៀបចំ​កិច្ចប្រជុំ​លើក​ទី​ ២ របស់​ខ្លួន​ជាមួយ​សង្គម​ស៊ីវិល​កាលពី​ថ្ងៃអង្គារ​ដើម្បី​ពិភាក្សា​អំពី​ការ​ស្នើ​ធ្វើ​វិសោធនកម្ម​ច្បាប់​ស្តី​ពី​សមាគម​ និង​អង្គការ​មិនមែន​រដ្ឋាភិបាល​ (LANGO​)។ ការប្រជុំ​រយៈពេល​ ៤ ម៉ោង​ត្រូវ​បាន​ធ្វើឡើង​នៅ​ឯក្រសួង​ដើម្បី​ដោះស្រាយ​ការ​ធ្វើ​វិសោធនកម្ម​ច្បាប់​ទាំង​ ១៥ ...

A local journalist and a forestry official were arrested by military police in Kratie province’s Sambo district on Friday night for allegedly discharging a weapon into the air and beating a man with a boat oar in an extortion bid gone awry. According to district military ...

Less than a month before Asean heads of state are expected to approve the first-ever human rights declaration for the regional group, Cambodian and Indonesian NGOs yesterday urged member states to give their organizations a larger role in the process. In the works for more than ...

Cambodia Airports said yesterday that it planned to move forward with plans to build a new security fence at Phnom Penh International Airport ahead of next month’s Asean and East Asia summits, even though its construction will result in more than 180 families being evicted. Speaking ...

The homes of 137 families in Pursat province’s Phnom Kravanh district have been demolished since Tuesday, when more than 60 police, military forces and forestry officials began evicting families from land claimed by Touch Hiv, an agricultural company, local officials and villagers said yesterday. “We ...

About 40 families in Phnom Penh’s Meanchey district are disputing local authorities’ demand that they abandon their homes without compensation so the government can increase a nearby canal’s capacity. The residents, who were asked on September 28 to vacate their homes within a week by Meanchey ...

Regional conservationists criticised the Mekong River Commission (MRC) yesterday for leaving the controversial Xayaburi Dam off its agenda at this week’s annual ministerial meeting in Luang Prabang, Laos. Laotian authorities said they would confirm their decision to go ahead with the hydropower project in the mainstream ...

Samdech Prime Minister Hun Sen appealed to the world to harmonize energy prices to food prices as food production shouldn’t outstrip the consumption of volatile fuels while food price remains stable, at the 4th workshop on food security and nutrition. Calling it “The Phnom Penh Initiative,” Prime Minister Hun Sen requested that the issue be ...

Prime Minister Hun Sen yesterday urged tour bus operators to respect the traffic law following a recent spate of bus crashes that have killed Cambodians as well as foreign tourists. “Please, respect the land traffic law,” Mr. Hun Sen said during a speech at the inauguration ...

At some point during the planting season this year, Pheap Srey Ngoun will leave her garment factory floor for a rice paddy in Cambodia’s Prey Veng province. Like many fellow garment workers she will leave her position, with permission from the factory, to lend a hand ...

The Appeal Court yesterday began hearing now-incarcerated former Anco Brothers deputy general director Heng Chheang’s appeal against Senator Kok An’s requested Phnom Penh Municipal Court injunction over his property. Chheang, and his wife, Tep Kolap, former Phnom Penh International University director, were convicted and sentenced to ...

Just under three weeks ago, residents in Pro Ma village were running for their lives as security forces opened fire on them with automatic weapons, killing a 14-year-old girl. About 1,000 police, military police and soldiers stormed their village, fired at them indiscriminately, evicted hundreds of ...