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Cambodia’s inflation rate has accelerated to 2.9 percent in the first six months of the year, up from 1.8 percent over the same period last year, according to a report of the National Bank of Cambodia (NBC) on Wednesday. “The rate, below 3 percent, is low ...

A Cambodian provincial court today dropped charges against a military police officer and his wife accused of murdering a reporter investigating the country’s illegal timber trade, drawing protests from the journalist’s wife and from human rights and environmental advocacy groups. Hang Serei Oudom, a ...

With an aim of facing the growing challenge in Southeast Asia concerning money laundering and the financing of terrorism, the U.N. Office on Drugs and Crime has stepped in to provide Cambodian police with skills in order to curb this threat, according to a statement ...

ភ្នំពេញ: ព្រឹកថ្ងៃ​ពុធ ទី​២៨ ខែសីហា ឆ្នាំ​២០១៣​នេះ គណៈកម្មាធិការ​ជាតិ​រៀបចំ​ការបោះឆ្នោត​(​គ​.​ជ​.​ប​.) បានធ្វើ​ការបើក​កញ្ចប់​សុវត្ថិភាព “​ក​” ចំនួន ៨ ការិយាល័យ នៅ​មណ្ឌល​ខេត្តបាត់ដំបង ក្នុង​ក្រុង​បាត់ដំបង ដើម្បី​ផ្ទៀងផ្ទាត់​សំឡេងឆ្នោត ក្នុង​ទម្រង់ ១១០២ និង​ទម្រង់ ១១០៨ និង​ក្រដាស​កត់ត្រា​សំឡេងឆ្នោត​។​ ការបើក ​កញ្ចប់ “​ក​” នេះ ក្រុមប្រឹក្សាធម្មនុញ្ញ បានសម្រេច​អនុញ្ញាត​ឲ្យ គ​.​ជ​.​ប​. ត្រូវ​បើក​កញ្ចប់ ...

Ou Seathong sells one of the most expensive foods in the world: edible bird spit. At her shop on Street 182 in Phnom Penh, she sorts edible bird nests on the shelves. Hundreds of years old, the Chinese delicacy is made of the congealed saliva ...

When ballot boxes from Battambang are opened today as part of an ongoing Constitutional Council investigation, any unsealed documents will likely be attributed to insufficient training. That is the excuse National Election Committee secretary-general, Tep Nytha, gave on Sunday amid concerns over the documents’ integrity. But ...

After spending $30 on clothes, Chan Pheavy sat down for lunch in the food court of Sorya Mall, plunking her shopping bags on the floor beside her. “It is very comfortable to do shopping here,” Pheavy, 25, who works for a commercial bank in Phnom ...

ភ្នំពេញៈ មន្រ្តី​ជាន់​ខ្ពស់​រដ្ឋាភិបាល​បាន​​ធ្វើ​ការ​ព្រមាន​​ កាល​ពី​ម្សិល​មិញ​ថា រដ្ឋាភិ​បា​​ល​នឹង​មិន​អត់​ឱនឲ្យ​មេ​ដឹក​នាំ​គណ​បក្ស​ប្រឆាំង​ឡើយ ក្នុង​ករណី​ដែល​ពួក​គេ​ដឹក​នាំ​ធ្វើ​មហា​បាតុកម្ម​ក្នុង​បំណង​ផ្តួល​រលំ​ រដ្ឋាភិបាល​។ ការ​ព្រមាន ...

In response to a growing number of strikes in the country’s highly profitable garment sector, the government trained 15 handpicked commune officials yesterday to mediate and resolve factory disputes. The training was designed to teach commune councillors to defuse and resolve conflict, Buth Ji, director of ...

Shouting their demands and trying to force their way through the gate, thousands of striking garment workers rallied in front of the Ministry of Social Affairs to no avail yesterday. The strikes came the morning after management posted a notice saying some 6,000 striking workers ...

CPP lawmaker and de facto party spokesman Cheam Yeap said yesterday it was now “too late” to form an independent committee to investigate alleged irregularities during last month’s national election and that the opposition CNRP needs to be “more flexible” in its relationship with the ...

The Ministry of Education on Tuesday again publicly accused the Ministry of Finance of not injecting enough funds into the education sector in order to bring Cambodia in line with the rest of Southeast Asia. Speaking at the close of a two-day workshop to formulate the ...

A verdict in the brutal slaying last year of an investigative journalist in Ratanakkiri province is due to be handed down by the provincial court today following a reinvestigation into the case. Hang Serei Odom, 42, a reporter for the Virakchun Khmer Daily, was found hacked ...

About 200 villagers from Phnom Penh’s Meanchey district who are involved in a long-running land dispute with two businessmen gathered outside the Court of Appeal on Tuesday, waiting to hear the verdict in their case—which was ultimately delayed. The villagers are representatives of 320 families in ...

Sok Ren’s eyes dart from side to side as he explains in a hushed tone why he’s been detained at military barracks in Preah Vihear province, rarely allowed to leave and under near constant surveillance, since July 31. While casting his ballot for the Cambodian People’s ...

Cambodia’s Independent Civil Servants Association (CICA) has written to the minister of education to request teachers and education officials be given equal access to an exam allowing them to move up the ministry’s pay scale. The association claims the ministry has made recent changes to a ...

Cambodia’s long-time opposition leader Sam Rainsy once again threatened to call nationwide demonstrations if an independent committee was not established to look into allegations of poll irregularities. “We strongly insist the establishment of an independent committee to investigate election irregularities before the release of the final ...

The Better Factories Cambodia (BFC) monitoring and reporting scheme is launching a mobile app next month to help improve knowledge of the country’s labour law for those working in the industry. Partially funded by Adidas, the ‘Cambodian Labour Law Guide’ app will be available to download ...

Cambodia was expected to export as much as 400,000 tons of milled rice in 2013 thanks to rising demand on international markets and the country’s efforts in developing rice industry, Agriculture Minister Chan Sarun said Tuesday. “We project that Cambodia can export up to 400,000 tons ...

Cambodia reported 74 landmine casualties in the first seven months of this year, down 36 percent from the 115 casualties over the same period last year, the figures of the Cambodia Mine Action Center (CMAC) said Tuesday. During the January-July period this year, 12 people were ...

Legalisation of same-sex marriage, comprehensive sex education and non-discriminatory guidelines for health workers treating LGBT people and those living with HIV/AIDS are among a handful of ways to bolster human rights in Cambodia, according to a submission delivered to the United Nations ahead of the ...

About 30 truck drivers transporting fruit blocked National Road 5 in Banteay Meanchey province’s O’Chrou district for an hour yesterday after customs of­ficials arrested six of their fellow drivers for refusing to pay fees they thought were unreasonable, drivers said. Nou Sal, 35, who transports ...

The Constitutional Council yesterday ordered the opening of another batch of ballots and original documents, this time from eight contested polling stations in Battambang town, even as opposition members expressed doubt the council had the will to seriously investigate their complaints. Coming a day after the ...

ភ្នំពេញៈ បញ្ជី​ឈ្មោះ​អ្នក​បោះ​ឆ្នោត​ នៅ​មណ្ឌល​ជា​ច្រើន ហាក់​ដូច​ជា​ត្រូវ​បាន​គេ​រៀប​ចំ​ដោយ​ចេតនា មុន​ការ​បោះ​ឆ្នោត ដើម្បី​អនុញ្ញាត​ឲ្យ​បុគ្គល​មួយ​ក្រុម​ធំ ពី​តំបន់​ផ្សេង បាន​ចូល​ទៅ​បោះ​ឆ្នោត​បន្លំ ក្នុង​ឃុំ​សង្កាត់ ដែល​ពួកគេ​គ្មាន​សិទិ្ធ​បោះ​។ នេះ​បើ​យោង​តាម​របាយការណ៍ ...