Khmer Times

A new boutique hotel – which could cost as much as $6 million – is rising in Daun Penh, aiming to attract international business tourists who want to be close to the heart of the city. ...

Cambodian officials are praising Thailand’s decision to deport 109 Muslim Uighur immigrants back to China last week. ...

The so-called “culture of dialogue” has seen the Kingdom’s two major political parties cooperating on a number of longstanding political issues, but critics of the new detente continue to warn that it could end up being a trap for the opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party ...

The Commerce Ministry on Wednesday released a draft of the country’s first food law, which establishes a Food Safety Authority charged with protecting domestic consumers and ensuring that exports meet international standards. ...

Young Cambodians are becoming increasingly engaged in social issues, with many university students volunteering for causes they consider important for national development, student leaders and youth organizers say. ...

Chinese police began installing surveillance cameras on the streets of Phnom Penh on Tuesday, following a donation from Beijing to assist authorities in monitoring crime and traffic in the capital, an official said Wednesday. ...

Kampot expats met with municipal authorities and police officials this week to discuss their growing fears over theft and robbery in the picturesque riverside community. ...

After marching for Prey Lang forest, the Independent Monk Network for Social Justice now plans to station monks in the forest for two week anti-logging “patrols.” ...

Confused citizens in coastal communities like Kampot and Sihanoukville are complaining about surging electricity bills, which they say are not linked to higher usage or even rises in per unit cost. ...

Cambodia’s next elections for commune officials will take place in February 2017, Interior Minister Sar Kheng has confirmed. ...

China has donated three Toyota Hilux Vigo trucks, one minibus Toyota Coaster and 45 Ascend P7 Huawei mobile phones to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation. ...

A visit to the temples of Angkor Wat, followed by a stop at an orphanage, are part of the travel experience for many of the more than four million tourists who come to Cambodia every year. ...

The US Agency for International Development (USAID) is increasing funding to support a rehabilitation and prosthetics project for people with disabilities in Cambodia. ...

Cambodia’s tourism industry is looking for ways to become more competitive, with some businesses suggesting visa exemptions for top visiting countries. ...

Cambodia’s first pilot program to insure farmers against rice crop loss launched last week in five provinces. ...

This week, Cambodia’s government ignored pressure from Europe and the United States and passed the NGO law. ...

Opposition spokesman Meach Sovannara returned to Cambodia from Thailand yesterday to appear in court regarding an insurrection charge he received at Naga Bridge last July. ...

Machines are steadily replacing people in Cambodian agriculture but buyers need more financial and technical support. ...

The Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP) has been trying to raise money in every way possible to support its new, CNRP-friendly TV station, which may begin broadcasting before the end of this year. ...

One decade ago, villagers celebrated when a 10,000 hectare Economic Land Concession here was awarded to a prominent Phnom Penh tycoon. ...

Opposition lawmaker Real Camerin is set to revisit a contested area of the Cambodia-Vietnam border in Svay Rieng province on July 19, despite being injured during a brawl there last month. ...

When hundreds of fishermen were rescued from a life of slavery on Thai fishing boats off the coast of Indonesia earlier this year, the world took notice. ...

Up to 1,500 new educators, almost all exclusively Muslims from the Cham Community in Cambodia, will be recruited to join the country’s teaching force. ...

Facing an opposition boycott and a European Union threat over foreign aid, the government plans to vote into law today a controversial draft law restricting NGOs. ...