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Laos has notified the Mekong River Commission (MRC) that it will go ahead with the construction of the Don Sahong Dam, which environmentalists say could threaten the ecosystem of the Lower Mainstream Mekong and have a severe impact on the livelihoods of hundreds of thousands ...

Some prayed for their businesses to prosper and for the CPP and CNRP to reconcile, others for peace and development. These and other wishes were made at pagodas across Phnom Penh and the rest of the country on Thursday, as the Pchum Ben festival got ...

Cambodia’s production of paddy rice is forecast at about 9.3 million tonnes this year, unchanged from last year’s estimate but up from 8.8 million tonnes in 2011, the Food and Agriculture Organisation said Thursday. In its latest quarterly Crop Prospects and Food Situation report, the UN ...

Cambodia registered steady growth in international tourist arrivals in the first nine months of the year although the political dispute between the ruling and opposition parties over contested elections in July remains unsolved, officials said Thursday. Tith Chantha, secretary of state at the Ministry of Tourism, ...

Phnom Penh’s National Blood Transfusion Center (NBTC) has dropped to its lowest level of the year, with only 10 units in stock and doctors relying heavily on patients’ family members and friends to donate in emergency situations, health officials said Thursday. NBTC Director Dr. Hok Kim ...

Hundreds of police and soldiers have been working around the clock since Wednesday to prevent a major dam built during the Khmer Rouge period in Banteay Meanchey province from breaking and flooding as many as eight surrounding villages, officials said Thursday. Heavy rains, compounded by floodwaters ...

The former manager of Canadia Bank’s credit section, along with two accomplices at the bank, were charged Thursday with theft and forgery for allegedly embezzling about $2.3 million from ABA and SBC banks, according to municipal court and police officials. “The deputy [municipal court] prosecutor has ...

A clerk at the Banteay Meanchey Provincial Court was arrested Tuesday on suspicion of corruption and bribe-taking, police and Anti-Corruption Unit (ACU) officials said, but rights groups said clerks alone are not in a position to determine the course of court cases and that more ...

Every year, tens of thousands of people cross the Mekong River from Kandal to Prey Veng province to celebrate the Pchum Ben festival with their families. For some, queuing at the Neak Leung ferry terminal breathing in the exhaust fumes of thousands of vehicles can ...

Energy demand in Southeast Asia is expected to increase by more than 80 per cent by 2035, fuelling some $240 billion in oil spending, a new report from the International Atomic Energy Association (IAEA) shows. In its “Southeast Asia Energy Outlook” published yesterday, the Paris-based IAEA ...

Popular online news website CEN (Cambodia Express News) reported Wednesday that European Union (E.U.) Ambassador Jean-Francois Cautain told CPP Deputy Prime Minister Sok An that the E.U. wished to see the opposition CNRP take their seats in the National Assembly. Mr. Cautain’s comments were made during ...

Officials, business professionals and political analysts have mixed opinions on the leadership of the single-party Cambodian government and what the future hold for the next five years. Sok Touch, a professor of political science at Khemarak University, said the political deadlock won’t help the nation become ...

Cambodia’s economic growth rate is expected to exceed 7 percent both this year and next, the Asian Development Bank said Wednesday. The ADB maintained its forecast for this year’s economic growth at 7.2 percent, supported by strong exports and robust construction and service sectors. The ...

In Cambodia, there is talk of change. Not just from Hun Sen, the prime minister, who has promised reforms after his party suffered a significant blow in recent elections, but from environmental activists and campaigners, who say there has never before been such an opportunity ...

Land covering an area the size of Italy has been taken from indigenous communities around the world by suppliers to the biggest names in the food and drinks industry, according to a major new report. Coca-Cola and PepsiCo are among the companies criticised by Oxfam for ...

ភ្នំពេញៈ សាលា​រាជធានី កាល​ពី​ម្សិលមិញ បាន​ច្រាន​ចោល​សំណើ​របស់​គណបក្ស​ប្រឆាំង ដែល​ស្នើ​សុំ​ធ្វើ​ការ​ប្រមូល​ផ្តុំ​ជា​ថ្មី​ទៀត នៅ​ទីលាន​ប្រជាធិតេយ្យ នៅ​ថ្ងៃ​អាទិត្យ​ដោយ​មាន​អ្នក​គាំទ្រ​ប្រមាណ ២០០០០ នាក់ ដោយ​ថ្លែង​ថា ពួក​គេ​មិន​អាច​ផ្តល់​សន្តិសុខ សម្រាប់​អ្នក​ចូល​រួម​ច្រើន​បែប​នេះ​បាន​ទេ។ គណបក្ស​សង្គ្រោះ​ជាតិ ដែល ...

ការបោះឆ្នោត​ថ្នាក់​ជាតិ​​អាណត្តិ​ទី​៥ កាលពី​ថ្ងៃ​ទី​២៨ ​ខែកក្កដា មក​រហូត​ដល់​ដើម​ខែ​តុលា​នេះ​ គឺ​ជាង​២​ខែ​ហើយ​តែ​មិន​ទាន់​មាន​ពន្លឺ​ណា ដែល​បង្ហាញ​ពី​ច្រក​ចេញ​នៃ​ការខ្វែងគំនិត​រវាង​​ថ្នាក់​ដឹក​នាំគណ​បក្ស​ ទាំងពីរ ​ដែល​ទទួលបាន​អាសនៈ​ក្នុង ...

Group Lease plans to raise Bt3.4 billion from shareholders to expand its main motorcycle-leasing business aggressively and enter other types of “small credit” businesses here and in neighbouring countries, especially Cambodia, over the next two years. The company is reportedly negotiating to take over a ...

ក្រោយ​ពី​ពិធី​បុណ្យ​ភ្ជុំបិណ្ឌ​នេះ គណៈកម្មាធិការ​អចិន្ត្រៃយ៍​រដ្ឋសភា​នឹង​បើក​កិច្ច​ប្រជុំ​​ដើម្បី លើក​របៀប​វារៈ​ស្តី​ពី​ការ​បោះឆ្នោត​ជ្រើស​តាំង​សមាជិក​ក្នុង​គណៈកម្មការ​ ជំនាញ​ទាំង​៩​របស់​រដ្ឋសភា។ លោកជាម យៀប​តំណាងរាស្ត្រ​របស់​គណបក្ស​ប្រជាជនកម្ពុជា​បាន​អះអាង​ថា រដ្ឋសភា​នឹង​ផ្តើម​ដំណើរ​ការ​ ភារកិច្ច​របស់​ខ្លួន​បាន ...

ភ្នំពេញៈ លោក ឧប​នាយក​រដ្ឋ​មន្រ្តី សុខ អាន បាន​ចោទ​ប្រកាន់​អង្គការ​ឃ្លាំ​មើល​ការ​បោះឆ្នោត​ឯករាជ្យ​ពីរ​ថា បាន​ឃុប​ឃិត​ជាមួយ​គណបក្ស​ប្រឆាំង​ដើម្បី​បង្ក​បញ្ហា​ការ​បោះឆ្នោត។ ថ្លែង​នៅ​ទីស្តីការ​គណៈ​រដ្ឋ​មន្រ្តី​កាល​ពី​ថ្ងៃ​ចន្ទ លោក សុខ អាន ថ្លែង​ថា គណៈកម្មាធិការ​សម្រាប់​ការ​បោះឆ្នោត​ដោយ​សេរី​និង​យុត្តិធម៌ ហៅ ខុម ហ្វ្រែល និង​វិទ្យាស្ថាន ជាតិ​ប្រជាធិបតេយ្យ (NDI) ដែល​ទទួល​ថវិកា ...

Thousands of students were unable to attend classes yesterday after returning from holiday, as more than 500 schools remained closed due to flooding that has claimed 50 lives so far this year. According to a report released by the National Committee for Disaster Management, 513 schools ...

A mob of 500 villagers beat a man to death in Kampong Cham province yesterday after he allegedly slaughtered his wife and stepdaughter with a pair of scythes and reportedly taunted the assembled crowd with his wife’s severed hand. Police said Laing Pises, 48, used the ...

Interior Minister Sar Kheng has commended the country’s security forces for creating a safe environment during the July 28 election and the post-election period leading up to the convening of the National Assembly last week, according to a letter received Tuesday. In his “letter of appreciation,” ...

Cabinet Minister, Sok An on Tuesday has accused the opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party of conspiring with Comfrel and the National Democratic Institute (NDI) over the forgery of the election figures. Speaking at the fifth general election book launching ceremony, he said the opposition party ...