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Unicef during a discussion yesterday pressured the Phnom Penh Municipality to develop a plan to eradicate slums in the capital, but government officials offered no quick fixes. According to the municipality, there are 281 slum communities in the capital, which 2,033 families call home. Earlier this month, ...

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 ...

Philippine Airlines plans to launch flights between the Philippines and Cambodia, according to an aviation official. The move would break the monopoly of domestic competitor Cebu Pacific Air, which started flying the route in April last year. Aviation authorities in the Philippines sent a letter to ...

Despite massive reductions in HIV infection rates over the past two decades, HIV-positive Cambodians continue to face a wide array of non-medical challenges, a report released yesterday says. Written by NGOs, aid agencies and the government, the report says that vulnerable groups, including those who are ...

Nearly 500 Cambodian-Americans gathered at a rally on Capitol Hill Wednesday, demanding a transparent investigation into Cambodia’s alleged election irregularities. The rally was addressed by three Republican congressmen who called on a change in Cambodia’s governance. Rep. Steve Chabot, a Republican who chairs the House Foreign ...

Resentment is still simmering toward Cambodia for its handling of the contentions South China Sea issue last year, which fractured the unity of Asean, analysts from around the region said Thursday. During the first day of a two-day regional conference in Phnom Penh organized by the ...

អង្គការ​តម្លាភាព​កម្ពុ​ជា​បានបង្ហាញ​ របាយការណ៍​របស់ខ្លួនជា​លើកដំបូង ទាក់ទង​ទៅនឹង​ការសង្កេត​ផែនការ​បោះឆ្នោត​ ជ្រើសតាំង​តំណាងរាស្ត្រ ​នៅ​ប្រទេស​កម្ពុជា​ កាលពី​ថ្ងៃទី​ ២៨កក្កដា កន្លងទៅនេះ។ មន្ត្រី​អង្គការ​តម្លាភាព​កម្ពុជា​​អោយដឹងថា លទ្ធផល​​ នៃ​ការ​សង្កេត​ការណ៍​​បែប​ប្រជាសាស្ត្រ ដែល​មិន​ធ្លាប់​អនុវត្ត​នៅ​ប្រទេស​ កម្ពុ​ជា មាន​ភាពជាក់លាក់​រហូតដល់​ទៅ៩៥ភាគរយ។ របៀប​សង្កេតការណ៍​បោះឆ្នោត ...

The ruling Cambodian People’s Party (CPP) on Thursday said that its 68 elected lawmakers are ready to attend the National Assembly’s first session on September 23. The CPP would like to express gratitude to the King who is a symbol of national unity and stability, and ...

Cambodia’s opposition said it will not attend the scheduled opening of parliament next week despite a request by the king to call off their boycott. The opposition continues to insist that the ruling party agree to an independent investigation into allegations of massive voting fraud ...

Cambodia reported 25,050 malaria cases in the first eight months of this year, down 49 percent from the 48,810 cases over the same period last year, figures from the National Center for Malaria showed Thursday. During the January-August period this year, the disease has killed six ...

ខណៈ​​​គណបក្ស​សង្គ្រោះ​ជាតិ និងគណ​​​បក្ស​​​​ប្រជា​ជន​កម្ពុជា បានចរចា​​ ​គ្នា​​​​​​អស់​​​រយៈ​ពេល​ពីរ​ថ្ងៃ​ក្នុង​​​​បំណង​​​​​បញ្ចប់​ភាព​ជាប់​គាំង ​ជុំវិញ​ជម្លោះនៅ ...

កាលពីម្សិលមិញ ព្រះមហាក្សត្រ​​​ នរោត្តម សីហមុនី បាន​​​ជំរុញ​​​ឲ្យ​​​គណបក្ស​​​សង្គ្រោះ​​​ជាតិ​​​ បោះបង់​​​ការ​​​គំរាម​​​របស់​​​ខ្លួន​​​ធ្វើ​​​ពហិការ​​​សម័យ​​ ...

A Kampong Speu judge released the vice-president and a member of the Free Trade Union on bail yesterday after the court questioned the two about their alleged roles in a violent demonstration at Sabrina Garment factory. ...

A 5-year-old girl from Takeo province and a 2-year-old girl from Kampot province – who has already died – mark the 19th and 20th confirmed cases of avian influenza this year, a hospital spokesman said. The Ministry of Health is expected to issue a statement ...

The Siem Reap Provincial Court charged three men Wednesday with illegally logging luxury rosewood inside the Angkor Archaeological Park, a Unesco world heritage site, officials said. Provincial prosecutor Heng Pheng said the suspects had been identified as Sun Phearak, 20, Phay Sophea, 18, and Phin Ron, ...

The opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP) began collecting thumbprints from voters nationwide in order to present to King Norodom Sihamoni, requesting he not attend the first session of parliament, according to a source. A CNRP senior official on Thursday said that his party held a ...

The owner of a Phnom Penh beauty products shop has filed a complaint against some of the CNRP’s top brass, claiming they incited demonstrators to vandalize her business and caused $200,000-worth of damage on Sunday evening. Chhim Vattey, owner and director of Clinique De Beaute Luxe ...

The number of Ratanakkiri residents trapped in their homes by floodwater that continues to rise amid relentless rain is now estimated by provincial authorities to be at least 4,000. Heavy rain has put five Lumphat district communes – Lbaing I, Chey Uddom, Batang, Seda and Kaleng ...

In the week before the National Election Committee was formed in December 1997, Chheng Phon predicted he had a tough road ahead. “If you ask me personally, I must say I do not want this job,” the inaugural boss told the Post from the banks of a canal ...

ភ្នំពេញៈ ខណៈ​ដែល​ព្រះ​មហាក្សត្រ ព្រះបាទ នរោត្តម សីហមុនី កាល​ពី​ថ្ងៃ​ពុធ បាន​ជំរុញ​តំណាង​រាស្រ្ត​ជាប់​ឆ្នោត​នៃ​គណបក្ស​ប្រឆាំង​ឲ្យ​ចូល​រួម​ក្នុង​ អង្គ​ប្រជុំ​បើក​រដ្ឋសភា​ថ្មី​ដែល​គ្រោង​ធ្វើ​ឡើង​នៅ​ថ្ងៃ ទី២៣ ខែ កញ្ញា ក្រុម​សង្គម​ស៊ីវិល​បាន​ប្រកាស​ជា​សាធារណៈ​ថា ខ្លួន​នឹង​អំពាវនាវ​ដល់​ព្រះ​បរម​រាជវាំង​ទុក​ពេល ...

ANZ Royal Bank has transacted a landmark commodities hedging deal with a local oil importer, officials at the bank said yesterday. The deal allows the company, whose name ANZ Royal would not disclose, citing confidentiality agreements, to lock in an agreed price for the future sale ...

Prime Minister Hun Sen has offered to pay back the lost salaries of opposition lawmakers who were stripped of their parliamentary posts in June by the then CPP-led National Assembly, a CNRP official said. The offer to back-pay the 27 lawmakers from the Sam Rainsy Party ...

His party is reeling from its worst-ever election result. His political opponents have grown bold and vocal. His people are protesting on the streets. So why is Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen smiling? The long-ruling autocrat emerged beaming from lengthy closed-door meetings this week with his ...

The Cambodia opposition says it is holding firm to a threat to boycott the Sept. 23 opening session of parliament, potentially stalling the formation of a new government, if a political solution is not found by Sept. 22, as leaders from both sides met for ...