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Microsoft Cambodia has found that an overwhelming majority of computer retailers surveyed earlier this year failed to offer customers the option to purchase licensed, as opposed to pirated, software. Out of the 54 Cambodian computer retailers included in the May survey, the results of which were ...

Despite the government indicating it was open to parliamentary reform, the dismissal of opposition lawmakers in June was a disturbing shift away from a commitment to protecting human rights, UN human rights envoy Surya Subedi says in his latest report on Cambodia. Obtained on Friday, the ...

More than one thousand military police officers on Saturday participated in simulated exercises designed to prepare them should demonstrations over the contested results of last month’s national election break out, officials said Sunday. The officers, clad in bulletproof vests, were trained in crowd control and riot ...

Phnom Penh, Cambodia’s capital and largest city, has seen rapid development in the last decade — numerous high-rises, large shopping malls and business centres as well as public parks are beautifying this city — in the meantime, slum-dwellers are also on the rise. According to the ...

The Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS: Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, and Yunnan and Guangxi in China) is undergoing unprecedented changes. Many of these are positive, reflecting political stabilization and economic growth following decades of poverty and conflict. But the rate and type of development is ...

NEARLY three weeks after Cambodia’s general election, which both the ruling Cambodian People’s Party (CPP) and the opposition claim to have won, life in Phnom Penh remains tense. Tanks have been deployed, although only on the outskirts, and queues have formed at banks and supermarkets ...

Sri Lankan agricultural group Lankem Ceylon PLC says it plans to plant 20,000 hectares of rubber in Cambodia as part of a diversification strategy. Lankem chairman A Rajaratnam disclosed the strategy in the company’s annual report for the year to March, 2012, released by the company ...

Cambodia is falling short of the full liberal democracy enshrined in its Constitution, the government is becoming increasingly intolerant to constructive criticism and judicial, parliamentary and electoral reforms have been slow to take effect, according to U.N. human rights envoy Surya Subedi’s latest report on ...

ភ្ញៀវ​ប្រចាំថ្ងៃ​របស់​វិទ្យុ​យើង​សម្រាប់​ថ្ងៃ​សៅរ៍​នេះ​គឺ លោក គល់ បញ្ញា នាយក​អង្គការ​សង្កេតការណ៍​​បោះឆ្នោត​ខុមហ្វ្រែល ( Comfrel)។ ឆ្លើយតប​នឹង​សំណួរ​បស់ ប៉ែន បូ​ណា លោក គល់ បញ្ញា អះអាងថា អ្វីដែល​លោក​សង្កេតឃើញ​ក្នុង​ភាពមិនប្រក្រតី​មួយចំនួន​នោះ ​គឺជា​កង្វះខាត​ បច្ចេកទេស​ប៉ុណ្ណោះ។ យ៉ាងណាក៏ដោយ លោក​សំណូមពរ​ឲ្យ គ.ជ.ប បើកទូលាយ​ជាង​នេះ​បន្តិច​ ដោយ​យល់ព្រម​ឲ្យ​មានការ​ផ្ទៀងផ្ទាត់​ឯកសារ​ក្នុង​ កញ្ចប់​សុ​វត្ថិ​ភាព ...

Cambodia has delayed two of its military cooperation programs with Australia, the Australian Defense Department said Thursday, after it emerged this week that U.S.-backed programs had also been postponed following the July 28 national election. Dave Gordge, first secretary and deputy head of mission at the ...

Provincial authority and humanitarian NGOs are preparing for severe flooding in Kompong Thom province as floodwaters flow south from inundated Preah Vihear province along the Stung Sen River. Leng Vireak, senior manager for disaster response at NGO world Vision, said that the situation was stable ...

Flash floods have claimed nine lives and affected about 5,300 families in Cambodia since last week, a disaster control spokesman said Friday. Keo Vy, chief of the Cabinet of the National Committee for Disaster Management (NCDM), said five of the dead were children. ...

The private sector has called on the government to review Cambodia’s taxation law, a statute that business leaders say is outdated and needs to change if Cambodia wants to continue to attract foreign investment. Led by Cambodia Chamber of Commerce (CCC) president Kith Meng, a delegation ...

The opposition CNRP on Thursday walked out of an election complaints session at the headquarters of the National Election Committee (NEC), claiming the body was investigating complaints improperly and without the presence of its leadership. The CNRP, which has called for a transparent and independent investigation ...

គណៈ​​​កម្មា​​​ធិការ​​​ដើម្បីការ​​​បោះ​​​ឆ្នោត​​​ដោយ​​​សេរី​​​ និង​​​យុត្តិធម៌នៅ​​​កម្ពុជា​​​ ហៅ​​​កាត់​​​ថា (ខុមហ្វ្រែល) ដែល​​​ជា​​ ...

Phnom Penh’s garment factories are operating at a greatly reduced capacity as workers return home to the provinces in droves in response to the government’s decision to increase security after the opposition warned they plan to hold mass demonstrations against the election results. Ken Loo, secretary-general ...

កាល​ពី​ម្សិលមិញ​ លោក កឹម សុខា អនុ​ប្រធាន​គណបក្ស​សង្គ្រោះ​ជាតិ​ បាន​ ប្រកាន់​​​ជំហរ​​​ថា គណបក្ស​​​របស់​​​លោក​​​នឹង​អំពាវ​នាវ​ឲ្យ​មាន​​​​ការ​​ ​ធ្វើ​​​មហា​បាតុកម្ម​ និង​ធ្វើ​ពហិការ​​រដ្ឋ ...

តំណាង​​​គណ​​​បក្ស​​​ប្រឆាំង​​​បាន​​​ដើរ​​​ចេញពី​​​បន្ទប់​​​ផ្ទៀង​​​ ផ្ទាត់​​​លទ្ធ​​​ផល​​​បណ្តោះ​​​អាសន្ននៃ​​​ការ​​ ...

Opposition CNRP vice president Kem Sokha on Thursday stood firmly by his party’s position that it would call mass demonstrations and boycott the National Assembly unless the U.N. takes part in an independent investigation of last month’s contested national election. So far, there has been no ...

Defense Minister Tea Banh on Thursday said that truckloads of tanks and mounted rocket launchers seen by witnesses leaving the Sihanoukville Autonomous Port in the direction of Phnom Penh would be used to protect the country in the case that someone “tries to destroy the ...

គណៈកម្មាធិការ​ជាតិ​រៀប​ចំ​ការ​បោះ​ឆ្នោត (គ.ជ.ប) បាន​ចាប់​ផ្ដើម​ចាត់​ការ​បណ្ដឹង​របស់​បក្ស​សង្គ្រោះ​ជាតិ ដែល​បាន​ប្ដឹង​អំពី​ភាព​មិន​ប្រក្រតី​នៃ​លទ្ធផល​បោះ​ឆ្នោត ចាប់​ពី​ថ្ងៃ​ទី​១៥ សីហា នេះ​ត​ទៅ​ហើយ។ តែ​គ្រាន់​តែ​បើក​ឆាក​ដោះស្រាយ​បណ្ដឹង​នៅ​ថ្ងៃ​ដំបូង​ភ្លាម ក៏​មាន​បញ្ហា ...

Locals and rights groups on Wednesday said dozens of farmers in a village in Preah Vihear province have been singled out for eviction after supporting the opposition CNRP in last month’s vote, a claim their village chief denied. Residents of Choam Ksan district’s Kom Prak village ...

Six farmers were killed on the spot and another one seriously injured after a home-made tractor ran onto an old anti-tank mine in northwestern Preah Vihear province, police chief confirmed Thursday. The accident occurred in a forest in Chom-ksan district when the tractor hit the mine ...

The 8th ASEAN Ministerial Meeting for Social Welfare and Development will be held in Cambodia’s Siem Reap City from Sept. 3 to 7, according to a statement of Cambodia’s Ministry of Social Affairs released Thursday. ...