An opinion piece published by government mouthpiece Fresh News suggests, among other things, dissolving the Cambodia National Rescue Party and allocating its National Assembly seats to five minor parties, including Funcinpec, which plans to sue for the dissolution of CNRP. ...

The National Assembly yesterday passed a trade remedy law that aims to protect and help local and foreign businesses by introducing anti-dumping measures that prevent The “dishonest” import of goods and produce from neighbouring countries, according to a press release. ...

CNRP President Kem Sokha on Monday urged supporters of minority political parties not to “waste” votes and instead to join his party as the only credible challenger to the CPP, words dismissed as a false choice by one minor party leader. ...

Representatives of more than 60 nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) and an electoral reform group on Monday boycotted a national workshop held Cambodia’s ruling and opposition parties on the electoral reform draft law, saying they did not have enough time to review the documents. ...

The Phnom Penh Municipal Court today is scheduled to hear The trial of opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party activist Meach Sovannara, who was charged with leading a violent “insurrection” after an opposition demonstration turned violent last July. ...

The Australian immigration minister on Wednesday made a blunt videotaped pitch to asylum seekers detained on The Pacific island of Nauru to accept a resettlement offer while stressing They should forget about ever moving to Australia. ...

Human rights are for humanity, not for Human Rights Watch (HRW). Human rights must be understood and approached based on the context and the stage of nation building and state building. ...

The 13th virtual Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) Summit concluded on Friday under The chairmanship of Cambodia, adopting three outcome documents, Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen said. ...

Rofi Osman, Member of the National Assembly, presided over a large-scale medical mission that saw 500 people from the Khmer Muslim community get free medical examinations. ...

The Bank of Thailand on 3 February unanimously resolved to maintain The policy rate at 1.50 per cent per annum. Keep reading ...

Open Development Cambodia (ODC) publishes a new topic page on​ “Bar association legal aid services”. This bilingual new topic page gives a quick overview of the Bar Association of the Kingdom of Cambodia.=> Please click here to go to “Bar association legal aid services”. ...

Phnom Penh International Airport handled 55,000 tonnes of air freight In 2021, surgIng by about 28 per cent from a year earlier, accordIng to a State Secretariat of Civil Aviation (SSCA) report. ...

More stringent checks planned to reduce rising trend of plastic and e-waste influx. Customs authorities  have tightened cargo inspection at Thailand’s seaports in a bid to control illegal imports of plastic and electronic waste. Keep reading ...

The National Assembly (NA) has approved The Brou as an official ethnic group of The Lao nation, and with this approval, The country will comprise 50 ethnic groups.The NA gave approval at its ongoing session yesterday following The proposal from The government, which has included ...

Deputy Prime Minister Prak Sokhon, Minister of Foreign Affairs and international Cooperation, received a Malaysian business delegation, comprising 50 SME sectoral players to visit and participate in a business forum in Cambodia. ...

The border gate between Myanmar and Laos has been upgraded and given international status, according to The Ministry of Labour, Immigration and Population. The ministry has upgraded The Wan Pong check point in Tachilek, Shan State, making it an international border entry point for Myanmar ...

Bangkok’S Min Buri and Klong Prem prisons as well as Chon Buri’s Pattaya Prison have arranged separate zones to house self-identified lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender prisoners separate from non-LGBT prisoners, Department of Corrections director-general Kobkiat Kasiwiwat said on March 22. The move makes Thailand ...

Four people were arrested in Sihanoukville on Saturday for beating two Chinese men after one of them caused a fatal road accident on Friday, police said Sunday. ...

Prime Minister Hun Sen has called on political parties to avoid insulting and degrading one another as campaigning intensifies ahead of commune elections in June. ...

Five robbers stole more than 4 kg of gold and platinum jewelry from a market in Pursat province’s Phnom Kravanh district on Saturday, police said Sunday. ...