For the second time in the history of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, Cambodia has taken over the chairmanship of the 10-nation bloc. The country first chaired Asean in 2002–03, when it had been a member for only three years. Yet the world and the ...

Over three years after Shukaku Inc started filling Boeung Kak lake with sand to make way for a CPP Senator’s massive real estate project, Google Maps has now completely erased the image of the lake, which the municipality’s year-end report says is now 95 percent ...

The Governor of Bavet city Chhouk Bundit, who is suspected of being involved in shooting three garment workers last month, was removed from his position to make way for the court to look into the case. “Prime Minister Hun Sen signed a letter on Monday to ...

Having already spent millions of dollars, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) will not foot the additional $70 to $90 million in funds still needed to complete more than half of Cambodia’s railway rehabilitation project, an official from the ADB said yesterday. Toll Royal Railways, a joint venture ...

Hyatt Hotels Co will open its first hotel in Cambodia next year by rebranding the well-known five-star boutique resort Hotel de la Paix, the company said in a statement on Tuesday. As part of the agreement, KS Hotels and Resorts, a Thai-based firm, will retain full ...

លោកនាយក​រដ្ឋមន្ត្រី ហ៊ុន សែន បាន​ស្នើឱ្យ​រដ្ឋមន្ត្រី​ក្រសួង​យុត្តិធម៌ ធ្វើការ​ជាមួយ​ព្រះរាជអាជ្ញា និង​តុលាការ ដើម្បី​ដោះលែង​សកម្មជន​អតីត​បក្សប្រឆាំង​ដែល​ត្រូវ​បាន​ចាប់ខ្លួន​ឱ្យ​នៅ​ក្រៅ​ឃុំ​បណ្តោះអាសន្ន ក្រោម​ការត្រួតពិនិត្យ​របស់​តុលាការ​ទៅតាម​រយៈ​ការស្នើសុំ​របស់​សាមីខ្លួន មេធាវី ឬ​ក្រុមគ្រួសារ​ជា​អ្វី​ដែល​លោក​ហៅថា ជា​កិច្ចការ​ចាំបាច់​ត្រូវ​ធ្វើ​ក្នុង​គោលដៅ​បង្រួបបង្រួម​ជាតិ រក្សា​សន្តិភាព និង ...

ទីភ្នាក់ងារ​ទទួល​បន្ទុក​គម្រោង​បាន​បង្ហើប​ឱ្យ​ដឹង​ថា​ ការ​សិក្សា​លទ្ធភាព​សម្រាប់​រោងចក្រ​ប្រព្រឹត្តិកម្ម​ទឹក​ស្អាត​នៅ​ក្រុង​តា​ខ្មៅ​ ដែល​គាំទ្រ​ថវិកា​ដោយ​ប្រទេស​ជប៉ុន​ បាន​បញ្ចប់​ជា​ស្ថាពរ​ ហើយ​ការ​សាងសង់​នឹង​ចាប់ផ្តើម​នៅ​ខែមេសា​ឆ្នាំ​ក្រោយ​។​ ទីភ្នាក់ងារ​សហប្រតិបត្តិការ​អន្តរជាតិ​ជប៉ុន ...

ស្ត្រី​ដែល​មាន​ពិការភាព​មួយ​ក្រុម​កាលពី​ម្សិលមិញ​បាន​លើកឡើង​ពី​ការ​ព្រួយបារម្ភ​អំពី​ការរើសអើង​ដែល​ក្មេងស្រី​ប្រឈម​ក្នុង​ការ​ទទួល​បានការ​អប់រំ​ បើ​ទោះបីជា​មានការ​រីកចម្រើន​ក្នុង​ការ​ធ្វើ​ឱ្យ​ប្រសើរ​ឡើង​នូវ​សិទ្ធិ​របស់​ពួកគេ​នៅក្នុង​ប្រទេស​កម្ពុជា​ក៏ដោយ​។ ពួកគេ​បាន​លើកឡើង​ពី ...

Kampong Thom’s provincial governor wrote to Prime Minister Hun Sen last month to apologize and explain why district and fisheries officials were involved in clearing an area of protected flooded forest, according to a copy of his letter obtained yesterday. In the July 9 letter, written ...

A pay rise for the nation’s garment workers is imminent, but if recent strikes are anything to go by, the US$10 monthly increase from September 1 won’t be enough to stop them from walking off the job. Central to the demands of strikers at four garment ...

A 65-year-old woman who has spent months sleeping under a staircase at Borei Keila yesterday became the second land-rights activist sent to Prey Sar prison in little more than 24 hours. Phnom Penh Municipal Court investigating judge Ly Leabmeng questioned villager representative Tim Sakmony for almost ...

Angkor Gold Corp. (TSXV:ANK4) acquired Liberty Mining ad Transol Mining, owners of the 209 square kilometre Andong Meas concession in Cambodia. As quoted in the press release: “The Acquisition results in two significant accomplishments. First, it adds 100% ownership of an entirely new 209-square kilometre concession known ...

Despite so much excitement in the run-up to the inception of the Asean Economic Community (AEC) in 2015, experts and activists on human rights and democracy are ambivalent about what AEC’s repercussions will be on human rights and democracy. They have expressed concerns about AEC’s negative ...

Cambodians were among anti-Xayaburi dam protesters who demonstrated outside Thai Parliament in Bangkok yesterday, urging Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra to halt construction and tear up an agreement to buy the proposed dam’s power. A group of Cambodians travelled to Bangkok especially to raise their concerns about ...

More than 24,000 Cambodians visited Malaysia during the first half of 2012, while Malaysian arrivals to Cambodia numbered 54,000, an increase of 11.1 per cent compared with the same period in 2011.   Ambassador Hussein’s remarks came during the the first three-day Malaysia Travel and Shopping ...

One of the top three manufacturers of mobile phones for the Cambodian market, LG, is likely to roll out its new flagship product, the Optimus G, by the end of the year. Success in the smartphone market would signal a successful turnaround for LG. Prior ...

Some of the U.S.’ most senior lawmakers are urging Barack Obama to speak out on what they called Cambodia’s deteriorating human rights situation when the U.S. president makes what will be the first visit to the country by a sitting American leader later this month. ...

The US “pivot to Asia,” which will be punctuated next week with the Cambodian visit of US President Barack Obama, will likely put Cambodia in a tough spot in the region, caught between the renewed focus of the United States and the increased influence of ...

Labour-rights groups are lauding a “historic” deal that will result in about $200,000 in wages and benefits being paid to workers who were stranded when the Kingsland Garment factory in Phnom Penh closed unannounced in December. In a meeting on Friday that took place as more ...

Whenever you build a structure, you always start with a plan that exists first as an idea and then makes its way to paper and then usually a model: and this is true of ships or skyscrapers. Then comes the construction process when you bring in ...