Five months after the fatal shooting of forestry activist Chut Wutty, Koh Kong Provincial Court dropped his case yesterday morning, saying they would only be looking into the shooting of the man who allegedly killed Wutty – a trial that wound up lasting less than ss='cambodia-color'>...

Hundreds of families from more than a dozen communities joined local human rights groups yesterday as they rallied outside the National Assembly for World Habitat Day, calling for an end to forced land evictions in Phnom Penh. Among those protesting were residents from the Boeng ss='cambodia-color'>...

The American Center for International Labor Solidarity haS Set itS SightS on the Herculean taSk of&nbSp;unionizing&nbSp;Cambodia&rSquo;S civil Service, a move that, were it SucceSSful, could have profound implicationS for the country&rSquo;S political landScape. The term civil Service in Cambodia haS unuSually broad application, referring to bureaucratS, SS='cambodia-color'>...

More than 200 people were arrested while defending their land in 2012 – a year human rights groups described yesterday as Cambodia’s “worst” for land disputes. Of the 201 people arrested – a figure that more than doubled the 2011 total – 29 were imprisoned, mostly ss='cambodia-color'>...

The owner of Cambodia Yellow Pages has agreed in principle to sell a 51 percent stake to the subsidiary of Malaysian technology firm CBsA Bhd. in a deal worth $2.04 million, an official at the company said Monday. According to a disclosure last week from CBsA ss='cambodia-color'>...

After delaying mass production of the Angkor Car because of technical difficulties with starting the engine and opening the doors, Heng Development Co. Ltd. on Monday unveiled a new model and said it had severed ties with the Hong Kong-based firm responsible for the original ss='cambodia-color'>...

The company behind the defunct mobile operator Mfone has told its former employees that it will consider covering millions of dollars allegedly owned to them in severance pay. The former employees have vowed to keep protesting until they are paid the $44.44 million to which ss='cambodia-color'>...

Cambodian milled rice exports are gradually lessening their dependency on a single market by expanding their shipping destination in Asia, a sign insiders say is good news for the industry. Kim savuth, president of the Federation of Cambodian Rice Exporters, told the Post yesterday that milled ss='cambodia-color'>...

While Cambodia Airports, of which France-based Vinci Group is major stakeholder, sees tourist numbers taking off, eviction issues are gnawing at the company’s image. Emmanuel Menanteau, chief executive of Cambodia Airports, talked to the Post’s sarah Thust about the expansion plans. How many tourist arrivals do ss='cambodia-color'>...

Cambodia’s Ministry of Tourism has revised tourist travel arrivals from 3.8 million to 4.2 million by year-end. Tourism Minister Thong Khon told local media, earlier this week, that the adjustment was based on a January to April’s performance with 1.5 million trips. “Earlier, we forecast 3.8 million, ss='cambodia-color'>...

Cross–border commodity exchange between Vietnam and Cambodia is thriving thanks to 1,270km of shared border, 10 international gates, 37 main and auxiliary border gates, and nine border economic zones. The southern province of An Giang, which lies on the Cambodian frontier, has two international and two ss='cambodia-color'>...

National Assembly Chairman Heng samrin has urged the opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP) to negotiate with the ruling Cambodian People’s Party (CPP), and join the government’s parliamentary sessions. The appeal was made after the National Assembly kicked off its session on Thursday to elect the ss='cambodia-color'>...

US AmbaSSador William Todd on ThurSday urged the Cambodian government to Strengthen the SkillS of itS laborerS, in order to meet the needS of an integrated ASean in 2015. The 10 SoutheaSt ASian countrieS that compriSe ASean are all moving toward an integrated economic block, which SS='cambodia-color'>...

The Ministry of Health said Thursday it would shut down a Phnom Penh health center that claims to cure diseases such as cancer and diabetes with the help of detoxifying machines, according to officials. Immanuel Bicom True Healing Center in Chamkar Mon district did not have ss='cambodia-color'>...

Because of ongoing strikes and an inability to fill orders, sL Garment Processing (Cambodia) says it is shedding cash flow as buyers shift away from one of Asia’s largest producers, factory management confirmed yesterday. International brands H&M and Gap reduced their orders, while Levi’s ceased buying ss='cambodia-color'>...

Manned barricades that dotted the city yesterday, strangling traffic along Norodom, sothearos and other key thoroughfares, will remain in place through tomorrow, the government announced. The unsigned directive issued yesterday, which emanated from the election security council chaired by Interior Minister sar Kheng, thanked citizens and ss='cambodia-color'>...

Only about 10 per cent of Cambodia’s workforce is being granted paid annual leave, a report released last week says. Under the 1997 Labour Law, workers who work a standard 48-hour week are entitled to 18 days of paid annual leave, in addition to one day ss='cambodia-color'>...

Two Cambodian companies on Monday signed Memorandums of Understanding (MoU) with Chinese companies to invest in the agricultural sector. One deal was inked between Chan sothea, general director of Cambodia’s Century Rice Group, and Ivan, managing director of shengen Yonglongxin Industrial Company. Under the agreement, the two ss='cambodia-color'>...

More than a dozen journalism and hu­man rights groups have called on Cambodia’s political forces to protect journalists and guarantee citizens’ access to an open and unobstructed press during the current political unrest. In a statement released Wednesday, the Cambodian Center for Independent Media, along with ss='cambodia-color'>...

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