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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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

A city-wide campaign to clear drainage pipes inundated with garbage build-up aggravated by seasonal rains will begin on Saturday, the municipality announced. All nine districts are to report the number of pipes in need of service, according to a statement released on Friday, which adds that ...

Two construction workers were crushed to death on Saturday in Phnom Penh when a concrete wall collapsed on them as they were digging a building’s foundation. Boeung Tompun commune police identified the victims as Touch Chorm, 17, from Kandal province’s Ponhea Leu district, and, Yung Yangthor, ...

ភ្នំពេញៈ ដោយសារ​តែ​ការ​ច្រាន​ចោល​របស់​គណៈកម្មាធិការ​ជាតិ​រៀបចំ​ការ បោះឆ្នោត (គ.ជ.ប) ទៅ​លើ​បណ្តឹង​ទាំង​អស់​ពាក់​ព័ន្ធ​នឹង​ភាព​មិន​ប្រក្រតី​ក្នុង​ការ​បោះឆ្នោត ​កន្លង​ទៅ កាល​ពី​ចុង​សប្តាហ៍ គណបក្ស​ប្រឆាំង​កាល​ពី​ម្សិលមិញ​បាន​បង្ហាញ​ភ័ស្តុតាង អំពី​ភាព​មិន​ប្រក្រតី​ពាក់ព័ន្ធ​ទៅ​នឹង​ការ​បោះឆ្នោត​ដោយ​លើក ...

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 ...

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 ...

Five Tumpuon villagers have again been summonsed for questioning by the Ratanakkiri Provincial Court in a lengthy dispute after private firm Ly Sokim Co Ltd accused villagers of destroying its property. In the latest summons, dated July 30, villagers are warned that failing to show up ...

Families driven from their homes in Banteay Meanchey province by flooding can now receive nearby healthcare, after a clinic opened near an evacuation area over the weekend. The makeshift clinic, set up by the provincial government, makes available medicine and care to about 100 families living ...

ភ្នំពេញៈ «យើង​មិន​ត្រូវ​ការ​បាតុកម្ម​ហិង្សា ហើយ​ក៏​មិន​ត្រូវ​ការ​ការ​បង្ក្រាប​ដោយ​ហិង្សា​ដែរ យើង​ត្រូវ​ការ​ដំណោះស្រាយ​ដោយ​សន្តិវិធី» នេះ​ជា​ការ​អំពាវនាវ កាល​ពី​ល្ងាច​មិញ របស់​ក្រុម​អ្នក​ហែ​ក្បួន​សុំ​សន្តិភាព​ប្រមាណ ៥០០ នាក់​នៅ​រាជធានី​ភ្នំពេញ។ សម្រែក​តាម​ឧបករណ៍​បំពង​សំឡេង​នៅ​ឯ​ព្រះអង្គ ដងកើ មុខ​វាំង ពី​ម្សិលមិញ ក្រុម ...

The Cambodian Center for Human Rights yesterday expressed concern at a recent spate of land disputes coming on the heels of last month’s vote, and questioned whether campaign promises of resolving the Kingdom’s ongoing land issues had been forgotten now that the election has passed. The ...

About 4,000 employees at one of Asia’s largest garment-processing factories have stopped work, as union workers demand the company sever ties with a shareholder who ordered a military police presence there. Workers at SL Garment Processing (Cambodia) Ltd began demonstrating on Monday, about two weeks after ...

Cambodian microfinance institution (MFI) Sathapana Limited will receive $15 million in loans to provide additional support to small- and medium-size enterprises (SMEs), which make up the vast majority of the country’s businesses. The loan comes courtesy of German Investment and Development Company DEG, a subsidiary of ...

A joint investigation into election irregularities may have gone back to square one after the government appeared to have blocked NGO participation in an inquiry, saying yesterday that they could only play a role of observer. “If [NGOs] just join to listen or observe, it’s no ...

ភ្នំពេញៈ ក្តី​រំពឹង​របស់​សង្គម​ស៊ីវិល​ដែល​សង្ឃឹម​ថា នឹង​បាន​ចូល​រួម​ក្នុង​គណៈកម្មការ​ស៊ើប​អង្កេត​ភាព​មិន​ប្រក្រតី នៃ​ការ​បោះឆ្នោត​ទំនង​ជា​រលាយ​ទៅ​វិញ បន្ទាប់​ពី​តំណាង​រាស្រ្ត​គណបក្ស​ប្រជាជន​កម្ពុជា លោក ជាម យៀប កាល​ពី​ម្សិលមិញ​អះអាង​ថា ពួក​គេ​នឹង​ត្រូវ​អនុញ្ញាត​ឲ្យ​ដើរ​តួ​ត្រឹម​តែ​ជា ...

About 300,000 women of reproductive age will receive higher-quality emergency obstetric and newborn-care services thanks to a sizeable handover of medical equipment and supplies to government health centres and hospitals in Kampong Thom, Kampot and Kep provinces. Through a partnership seeking to improve the social healthcare ...

The Cambodian Democratic Student Intellectual Federation, a self-described “non-governmental and politically impartial organisation”, has declared the elections an unqualified success. “Having directly observed the electoral process in all 24 municipality [sic] and provinces, CDSIF affirms that this general election was smoothly, properly, transparently, freely and ...

Relentless floodwater in Banteay Meanchey has killed at least seven people since late last month, when water began inundating the province, national disaster officials confirmed. Fatalities from the deluge in Banteay Meanchey include four adults and three children, National Committee for Disaster Management chief Keo Vy ...

Several tour guide associations in Siem Reap received a prepared statement from the Provincial Department of Tourism asking them to sign and thumbprint a note of acceptance of the election results released by the National Election Committee on Monday. At least half a dozen of ...

What happened to Cambodia’s electric car? The short answer is, the wait continues. More than seven months after its owners unveiled the new and improved Angkor EV 2013 to great fanfare, they are chronically short of funding and assembly is taking place in piecemeal fashion. Seang Chan ...

Phnom Penh municipal governor Pa Socheatvong has ordered a complete suspension of all sand-dredging activities while the municipality investigates whether the companies are operating illegally, a spokesman said. The order came during a meeting yesterday between the governor and his subordinates, City Hall spokesman Long Dimanche ...

Candidates for a government program that sends Cambodians to work in South Korea can file paperwork closer to home this year, as applications will now be distributed in 13 provinces. Applications will be available until Friday in provincial labour offices in Battambang, Kampong Cham, Kampong ...