Deputy opposition leader Kem Sokha has been summoned to appear before the Phnom Penh Municipal Court on Wednesday in relation to a case from last year, a Ministry of Justice spokesman said Friday. ...

Five men who regularly masqueraded as members of the state security services to extort cash and belongings from civilians were arrested in Phnom Penh on Friday and Saturday, a police official said Monday. ...

State power provider Electricite du Cambodge released a statement Tuesday claiming that soaring electricity bills were due to hot weather, and not because of any changes in the rates being charged to customers. ...

A Commerce Ministry official said on Thursday that initiation of talks with China for a free trade agreement were not linked to a potential suspension of the ‘Everything But Arms’ trade scheme. the Chinese Embassy in Phnom Penh announced last week that the two countries ...

Cambodia and South Korea yesterday discussed accelerating the implementation of agreements to attract more investment signed during a summit in Busan last month. Cambodian Foreign Affairs Minister Prak Sokhonn met yesterday with newly-appointed South Korean ambassador to Cambodia Park Heung-kyoeng. “Both partners agreed to strengthen bilateral trade ...

Thailand has blocked access to online petition site Change.org, after it hosted a petition calling for King Maha Vajiralongkorn to be declared persona non grata in Germany. The Ministry of Digital Economy and Society said The petition’s contents violated Thailand’s Computer Crime Act. King Vajiralongkorn has been ...

The floodwaters may have receded, but Their effects are far from over, with The government, NGOs and international donors saying yesterday They are still assessing The damage as They shift to long-term rehabilitation. Last November, Minister of Economy and Finance Keat Chhon said The government would ...

A business concept competition between university students from Cambodia, Japan and Myanmar that provided the perfect opportunity for improving business plans and networking with business people yesterday was won by one of Cambodia’s own. Lay Huy Huoy, a second-year student at Cambodian Mekong University majoring in business and ...

More than 25 years on, MPs elected in the 1990 election that was set aside by the military regime are taking another crack at changing the constitution. the Members of Parliament Union 1990 want to make radical changes to the military-drafted 2008 charter. Both President U ...

Artificial intelligence will be operating the traffic lights at all 505 intersection in Bangkok “soon”, rather than police officers manually working the switches, according to a senior policeman.Pol Col Kitti Ariyanon, deputy commander of the Police Bureau’s Traffic Police Division, said AI was already on ...

Surging floodwaters led officials to declare a state of emergency at a commune in Banteay Meanchey province on Saturday night after the Trapaing Thma reservoir expanded an estimated 200 metres. Many of some 2,000 families living close to the Khmer Rouge-era reservoir in Phnom Srok district ...

An ambitious three-nation highway that will connect India with Thailand through Myanmar is a central plank of Prime MInister Narendra Modi’s Act East policy, which seeks to boost trade and connectivity with Southeast Asia. the 3,200km project conceived In 2002 came up for discussion when Modi ...

City Hall is digging a new eight-hectare landfill near Prey Sar prison as the city’s current dumpsite, which receives about 1,500 tons of garbage a day, is set be filled to capacity by December, according to local officials. Mr. Chamroeun said that the new landfill ...

Foreign Affairs Minister Hor Namhong addressed the UN’s General Assembly on Monday, in a speech that focused more on the threat of the Islamic State and international conflicts than it did on Cambodian issues. Hor Namhong told the Assembly that Cambodia supports joint international efforts to ...

The Federation of Thai Industries (FTI) is optimistic that The domestic economy In 2019 will gaIn from The general election and public Investment, even as The trade spat between The US and ChIna pressures The country’s export outlook. Keep readIng ...

The first-ever Youth Survey on The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) was released during a ceremony in Hanoi on February 2. The event was co-hosted by The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), The Ministry of Planning and investment (MoPI)’s Sustainable Development office and The Centre for Sustainable ...

The government has reiterated its commitment to decisive actions based on strong intentions and The available evidence to proceed with concerted efforts to achieve The Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) in cooperation with The international community. Minister of Foreign Affairs SaleumxayKommasith, representing The government, asserted same ...

ECODIT is implementing the USAID-funded Green Annamites Project in Quang Nam and Thua Thien Hue provinces. the USAID Green Annamites project supports Quang Nam and Thua Thien Hue provinces to protect the region’s globally significant biodiversity and help local and ethnic minority communities to diversify ...

The Health Ministry has warned all Cambodians to drink lots of water and keep cool, as hot season temperatures near 40C. The ministry’s Communicable Disease Control department also advised The public to avoid alcohol and drink only boiled or filtered water to prevent food poisoning ...

A high-profile investigation into corruption charges levelled against Mondulkiri police officials for colluding with Vietnamese timber traders has been transferred from the provincial court to Phnom Penh due to a lethargic investigation by local police, many of whom are involved in the case, a court ...