Khmer translated by ODC

Negotiators from 16 Asia-Pacific countries ended their eighth round of talks to promote a deal that would free up their trade early Sunday, falling short of setting any ambitious goal of eliminating tariffs. ...

Cambodian Health Minister Mam Bunheng on Sunday called for more blood donations since the Southeast Asian country saw only 4 out of 1,000 people donate their blood. ...

Cambodian King Norodom Sihamoni Sunday bestowed the royal honorary title of “Samdech” on two politicians in the ruling Cambodian People’s Party (CPP) for their devotion to the nation and the throne. ...

Cambodia has protested Vietnam for digging five ponds inside northeast Cambodian territory in Ratanakiri province, according to a Cambodian Foreign Ministry’s diplomatic note sent to the Vietnamese Embassy in Phnom Penh on Friday.  ...

The oldest public school in Cambodia’s capital, Phnom Penh, is in a small courtyard downtown. The Tuan Hoa school has a Chinese temple and Mandarin language classes for its 2,000 students. But in Phnom Penh, Chinese usage is still behind English. This is true although ...

Cambodia reported 44 casualties related to landmines and explosive remnants of war in the first four months of 2015, a 38 per cent fall from the same period last year. ...

Cambodia and Thailand have joined hands to boost foreign and inter-ASEAN tourism under the ” Two Kingdoms, One Destination” pact, local media reported on Friday. Tith Chantha, secretary of state at Cambodia’s Ministry of Tourism, said Cambodia and Thailand have already created a single- visa option ...

Minister of Information Khieu Kanharith said Cambodia has not yet received any reactions from India over Angkor Wat replica in Biha State after sending a protest note to the Ministry of External Affairs of India concerning the plan. ...

Cambodia has seen 957 dengue fever cases in the first five months of 2015, a 63 percent rise compared with 586 cases over the same period last year, a health official said Thursday. ...

Cambodia reported 39 landmine casualties in the first three months of 2015, a 35 percent drop compared with 60 casualties over the same period last year, according to the latest report released on Thursday. ...

Poipet City’s governor said Thursday that residents did not need to worry that their taps could run dry, despite a warning earlier this week by the private company that provides the city’s water that supplies were running low. ...

The Tourism and Sports Ministry is collaborating with the Cambodian government to link potential tourist destinations in both countries to increase intra-Asean tourism. ...

Former Phnom Penh governor Kep Chutema strongly reacted recently over sand dredging beyond the permitted-area.​ The current parliamentarian in Phnom Penh, Kep Chutema’s reaction has been done after 3 dredged-boats operated near his residence at the river bank of Mekong. ...

Thai Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn will pay her visit to Cambodia in February, next year to boost more cooperation on health and education for 5 year ahead. ...

Cambodia has deported 700 illegal immigrants in the past six months, the ministry of interior said on Thursday, as the detention of Vietnamese border guards who disguised themselves as local police to spy on a meeting underscored Phnom Penh’s difficulty in controlling its borders. ...

Cambodian laborers continue to be deceived by dishonest recruitment companies, which are poorly regulated, a lawmaker says. Mu Sochua, a National Assembly legislator for the opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party, told “Hello VOA” such companies should bear responsibility for their workers, not only in Cambodia but ...

They may make your skin crawl, but these rats are saving lives in Cambodia. The giant rats are being used to sniff out landmines in the war-torn country, where there are as many as three million mines still scattered across the countryside. ...

Billboards across the country have carried the same picture for more than a decade – side-by-side the three most senior members of the ruling Cambodian Peoples Party (CCP) stand: President of the National Assembly Heng Samrin, Prime Minister Hun Sen, and CPP President Chea Sim. ...

Eighteen families in a remote region of Koh Kong province have been ordered to move, in order to make way for the development of a Chinese-funded luxury tourist outpost. The families received notice on June 5, ordering them to leave their homes within one month. ...

Chea Sim, the ruling party leader who died earlier this week in Phnom Penh, was a political dealmaker and staunch constitutionalist, officials said this week. He was often put in charge of the country when the late King Norodom Sihanouk was away. His even-handedness will be ...

Three members of the Free Trade Union were hospitalized after being beaten by members of a rival union during a protest Wednesday morning at the SH International garment factory in Phnom Penh’s Pur Senchey district, union and police officials said. ...

Nine former employees of Beehive radio station protested in Phnom Penh on Wednesday to demand that owner Mam Sonando respect an Arbitration Council ruling that he pay them severance after firing them earlier this year. ...

The National Bank of Cambodia ( NBC), or the Central Bank, and the Japan Financial Services Agency (JFSA) signed a cooperation agreement on Wednesday, aiming at exchanging experience and expertise in the area of bank supervision, according to a news statement. ...

The UK Government pledged to increase the number of scholarships to Cambodian students. They also promised to give more assistance to the Khmer Rouge Court trials and help solve the mine problem. ...