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Cambodia’s King Norodom Sihamoni came under pressure Thursday from monks and civil society organizations to delay the opening session of the country’s parliament to give more time to the ruling and opposition parties for negotiations to end their election dispute. A group of around 20 ...

តំណាង​រាស្ត្រ និង​ព្រឹទ្ធសភា​សហរដ្ឋ​អាមេរិក បាន​ធ្វើ​សេចក្តី​ព្រាង​សេចក្តី​សម្រេច​ចិត្ត​ពីរ​ផ្សង​គ្នា ទាមទារ​ឲ្យ​ក្រសួង​ការ​បរទេស និង​ទីភ្នាក់ងារ​ផ្តល់​ជំនួយ​សហរដ្ឋ​អាមេរិក ពិចារណា​កាត់​ជំនួយ​ដោយ​ផ្ទាល់​ទៅ​រដ្ឋាភិបាល​កម្ពុជា ប្រសិន​បើ​លទ្ធផល​បោះ​ឆ្នោត​នៅ​កម្ពុជា មិន​បាន​ឆ្លុះ​បញ្ចាំង​ឆន្ទៈ​របស់​ពលរដ្ឋ។ ការ​ព្រាង​សេចក្តី​សម្រេច ...

Cambodia’s General Department of Taxation has laid out a series of reforms it says are needed as the 2015 deadline looms for the Asean Economic Community, a single market for trade and development. Strengthening tax collection to increase revenue while nurturing an attractive investment climate is ...

Transparency International Cambodia (TIC) on Thursday concluded in a report that official results of the July 28 national election released by the National Election Committee (NEC) do not reflect the will of the people due to widespread irregularities occurring both before and on election day. The ...

The government yesterday warned citizens to respect King Norodom Sihamoni in social media commentary. The warning then backpedals, acknowledging the government recognises the rights of expression and freedom of the press outlined in the constitution and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. ...

U.S. Ambassador William Todd on Thursday said that despite his efforts to promote Cambodia as an attractive destination for business, major American companies are reluctant to invest here as they still perceive the country as indelibly corrupt. “I believe now is the time for big U.S. ...

Ten of the Kingdom’s 24 ministerial positions are set to be reshuffled at the launch of the new government, according to an internal party memo obtained yesterday. Among those tapped for a cabinet position is Say Sam El – the 34-year-old son of Senate deputy president ...

Norwegian energy firm Eltek on Thursday demanded $5 million it is owed from bankrupt telecommunications company Mfone by the end of October and blamed the court and the government for stalling payment. During a meeting at Mfone’s headquarters in Phnom Penh’s Boeng Keng Kang III commune, ...

The case of a Battambang provincial government official ac­cused of embezzling some $200,000 in state funds has been referred to the Anti-Corruption Unit in Phnom Penh, provincial officials said Thursday. Battambang Provincial Court deputy prosecutor Long Hokmeng said a two-week investigation into the case brought against ...

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, ...