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Cambodia has seen a 32 percent rise in dry rubber exports in the first six months of the year, according to the figures of the Ministry of Commerce on Tuesday. Revenues from the exports valued at 76.5 million U.S. dollars during the first half of ...

The Phnom Penh Municipal Court on Tuesday decided to grant bail to four people who were arrested last week on the charge of inciting armed forces to topple the government, a court official said. “The court decided to release them on bail,” Meas Chanpisith, deputy prosecutor ...

Ten days ago, Loun Somaly, 33, left his house to deliver a deposit to the glass workers he hired to replace a window on his rickety sheet metal-panelled house. Ly Sophal, Somaly’s tenacious three-year-old son, followed him outside, asking if he could join. But with floodwater ...

Cambodia’s ruling and main opposition parties failed to reach agreement on Tuesday after the second round of negotiation on the establishment of an independent committee to look into alleged irregularities during the July 28 election. The ruling Cambodian People’s Party (CPP) negotiators were led by Prum ...

In January, officials broke ground on the new $4 million headquarters for the Cambodia Securities Exchange. Situated along a northern stretch of Freedom Park, a short skip from Wat Phnom, the French colonial-era building is a suitable home for the two-year-old bourse, which now operates ...

មជ្ឈមណ្ឌល​សិទ្ធិមនុស្ស​កម្ពុជា កំពុង​ព្រួយបារម្ភ​ពី​បញ្ហា​ដែល​អាជ្ញាធរ​មូលដ្ឋាន បាន​បង្ខិតបង្ខំ​ប្រជាជន អោយ​ចុះហត្ថលេខា​គាំទ្រ​លទ្ធផល​បោះឆ្នោត​បណ្តោះអាសន្ន​ដែល​បានប្រកាស​​ដោយ​គ.ជ.ប​ កាលពី​ថ្ងៃទី១២ សីហា។​ យ៉ាងណាក៏ដោយ ​មន្ត្រី​រដ្ឋា​ភិ​បាល លោក ផៃ ស៊ី​ផាន ហាក់​មិន​ជឿថា​ ប្រជាជន​កម្ពុជា​សម​យ័​នេះ​មានការ​ខ្លាចរអារ​នឹង​អាជ្ញាធរ​តំបន់​នោះទេ។ មជ្ឈមណ្ឌល​សិទ្ធិមនុស្ស​កម្ពុជា បានអោយដឹង​តាមរយៈ ...

Kuala Lumpur (The star /ANN) — A country once torn apart by war is emerging as a key investment destination for small and medium enterprises. It was once home to a great civilization. In the 12th century, the Khmer empire was South-East Asia’s largest. Angkor was ...

Nearly all of the recommendations regarding electoral reform made by U.N. human rights envoy to Cambodia Surya Subedi were not put into place ahead of last month’s national election. In his latest report to the U.N. Human Rights Council in Geneva, released last week, Mr. Subedi ...

In the wake of an announcement by the National Election Committee (NEC) that it has completed its investigation into election irregularities, the U.S. and Australian embassies in Phnom Penh on Monday continued to call for an independent and transparent inquiry into the results of the ...

Phnom Penh municipal officials have ordered owners of eight sand-dredging companies that continued work despite a mandated moratorium to halt operations and show proof of their licences or shut down for good. On Saturday, the municipality informed the owners, whose names they declined to release, that ...

The ruling Cambodian People’s Party (CPP) has denounced a recording posted on Facebook of Prime Minister Hun Sen saying that his CPP had lost in last month’s fifth parliamentary election. Someone had edited and re-recorded a speech he had performed a few weeks ago, said authorities. The ...

កាល​ពី​ម្សិលមិញ​អង្គការ​សិទ្ធិ​មនុស្ស​​បាន​ទទូច​ឲ្យ​រដ្ឋាភិបាល​​លើក​ លែង​ការ​ចោទ​ប្រកាន់​​ពី​បទ​ញុះញង់របស់​ខ្លួន​លើ​​​បុរស​បួន​នាក់​ ដែល​ ត្រូវ​បាន​ចាប់​ខ្លួន​កាលពី​សប្ដាហ៍​​មុន​ និង​ត្រូវ​បាន​ចោទ​ប្រកាន់​ពី​បទ ​រៀប ...

A Singaporean startup is planning to install streetlamps in three villages in Kompong Chhnang province later this year in an effort to enhance safety for people making their way home at night. Fosera Lighting is raising money through an online campaign to construct 75 solar-powered streetlights ...

Villagers in Cambodia’s capital are being coerced into signing a petition supporting preliminary results issued by the country’s electoral body declaring a victory for Prime Minister Hun Sen’s ruling party in recent elections, despite opposition claims of widespread poll irregularities, a rights group said Monday. The ...

Rights groups on Monday urged the government to drop its incitement charges against four people arrested last week and accused of plotting to topple the government by handing out yellow roses to security forces and urging them to turn their guns against Prime Minister Hun ...

The Garment Manufacturers Association in Cambodia (GMAC) yesterday said a recent exodus of workers from factories in Phnom Penh to the provinces over concerns related to a recent military build up in the capital would not threaten stability in the sector. Ken Loo, secretary-general of GMAC, ...

An employer who stands accused of beating her maid using a stick and the back of a meat cleaver will be summonsed by police in Kandal today for questioning, local officials have said. Son Leanghou, 57, a brick kiln owner, is accused of beating 28-year-old Sok ...

About 1,000 workers at one of Asia’s largest garment-processing factories have joined more than 4,000 who began a strike last week, as union workers demanded the company meet nine conditions, including severing ties with a shareholder. Employees at the SL2 factory of SL Garment Processing (Cambodia) ...

A landmine blast tore both legs from a 19-year-old man as he searched a wooded area in Pailin province’s Sala Krao district for bamboo shoots. Despite losing his legs, Thean Chin survived the explosion, and is receiving treatment at the Battambang Provincial Hospital, Sala Krao Deputy ...

The U.S. tax collection agency is this week training Cambodian bank staff as well as anti-corruption officials, police, judges and prosecutors in how to investigate financial activity to detect wrongdoing, officials said Monday. U.S. Embassy spokesman Sean McIntosh said the program, called Intermediate Financial Investigations Training, ...

After more than three months in jail, environmental activist Kuch Veng is set to hear his verdict at the Pursat provincial court. The verdict was originally scheduled to be handed down July 10, but the judge ordered it delayed after some 300 people from 11 provinces ...

The company that paid the funeral costs of two construction workers killed when a fence collapsed on them on Saturday distanced itself yesterday from the accident, saying it doesn’t own the building site. The claim came as Meanchey District Governor Kouch Chamroeun vowed to take action ...

Toyota Cambodia unveiled plans yesterday to add second-hand vehicles to its showroom in response to consumer preference for less expensive cars and a competitive grey market full of unauthorised dealers. Kong Nuon, chairman of Toyota Cambodia, the country’s largest car dealer, said that while demand for ...

ភ្នំ​ពេញៈ ក្រុម​ប្រឹក្សា​ធម្មនុញ្ញ ដែល​ជា​​ស្ថាប័ន​ដោះ​ស្រាយ​បណ្តឹ​​ង​​បោះ​ឆ្នោត​​កំពូលរបស់​កម្ពុជា នឹង​បើក​កិច្ច​ប្រជុំ​នៅ​ថ្ងៃ​នេះ ដើម្បី​ចាប់​ផ្តើម​​ធ្វើ​ការ​​សម្រេច​ លើ​បណ្តឹង​ចំនួន​ ៣៣ ​​ពី​គណបក្ស​នយោ​បាយ បើ​ទោះ​បី​ជា​សមាជិក​គណ ...