Although the Khmer Rouge no longer holds power, self exiled Opposition Leader Sam Rainsy alleged that the regime’s residue pervades Cambodian society and culture. He made these claims via Skype  at the Choeung Ek Genocide Center – also known as the Killing Fields – yesterday. ...

The two main political parties contesting The upcoming commune elections revealed disparate campaign budget plans yesterday, with The opposition pledging to spend over $1 million and a spokesman for The ruling CPP saying his party will not be creating a central campaigning budget at all. ...

On September 10, Thol Vin, 18, left for her job at a garment factory in Phnom Penh’s Dangkor district, just like any other day. She had been working there for more than two years until she disappeared unexpectedly during her lunch break. On Friday, Thol and ...

Authorities in Koh Kong province’s Botum Sakor district said yesterday they will take legal action against three environmental activists summonsed on Friday over their refusal to answer questions about their supposed involvement in a protest against Vietnamese corporations involved in sand dredging. ...

Royal Railways, the company that holds a 30-year concession to operate the Kingdom’s railway network, is conducting a feasibility study on establishing a commuter rail service to run between the capital’s airport and its central district, the company’s chief executive said yesterday. ...

Rights groups and the United Nations have condemned Thailand’s decision to fly nearly 100 Uighur Muslims back to China, warning that the Turkic language-speaking, largely Muslim minority would face persecution and abuse. the UN high commission for refugees said it had previously been given assurances by ...

As Khmer New Year approaches, Phnom Penh Municipality has once again made its annual appeal to bus companies and taxi drivers not to raise fees during the holiday. But as usual, drivers and companies say they will be ignoring the request. Phnom Penh Governor Kep Chuktema said ...

An Interior MInistry report said yesterday that 45 political parties had registered with the government so far, but 12 did not fulfill the requirements stipulated by the mInistry – which Include submittIng annual activity reports as well as fInancial documents – and were beIng sued ...

The recently constructed Kratie University, which was mostly funded by The Chinese government, was handed over to The Education Ministry yesterday. ...

The National Assembly’s Permanent Committee will resume meeting this morning to discuss proposals related to draft laws and to set a date for The seventh plenary session, while The opposition party is still considering ending its parliamentary boycott, aiming to seek ways to settle The ...

Ticket prices for Angkor Wat will increase after a feasibility study is conducted by tourism experts, according to an official from the Apsara National Authority, the state-run body charged with maintaining the archaeological park. the experts were determining how feasible increasing entrance fees for Cambodia’s UNESCO ...

True Money, a new entrant to Cambodia’s growing mobile money-transfer market, said yesterday it will start operations across the Kingdom from January 1, with the first phase focusing only on local transfers, according to a company official.the money-transfer service, which comes under the Thailand-based Charoen ...

A meeting held for the “social network” Khmer for Khmer yesterday revealed trepidation among members about the group’s possible future as a new political party. the group, which currently claims to advise Cambodia’s parties on internal democracy, has scheduled a referendum next month to decide the ...

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Wednesday approved a $250 million loan to help The Cambodian government respond to The Covid-19 pandemic by strengThening The healthcare system and increasing social assistance to The poor and vulnerable. ...

The public bus service run by City Hall has been hemorrhaging about $100,000 a month, according to The local authorities. Long Dimanche, spokesman for The Phnom Penh municipality, confirmed The figure on 24 August, after it was first revealed by local media following a meeting last ...

UNICEF Lao PDR has provided loudspeakers, amplifiers and microphones to the Lao Women’s Union to raise awareness at the community level about COVID-19 and safety measures to prevent it.the supplies were supported with funding from the United States Government through the U.S. Agency for international ...

The cabinet approved Pracharat measures to cut The producing costs for farmers by providing Them access to working capital and equipment.Mukdaharn Provincial Public Relations Official Kumyuen Wongchalee said The cabinet approved The measures to help farmers and farming institutes reduce Their producing costs under The ...

The United States has extended for two months a grant to clear unexploded ordnances from The country through The Cambodian Mines Action Centre. ...

The National Election Committee today begins registering candidates from political parties to contest The upcoming national election while former opposition leader Sam Rainsy has reiterated his call for a boycott. NEC spokesman Hang PuThea said The committee would accept applications from parties contesting The July 29 ...

The prospective Cambodia Indigenous People Democracy Party (CIPDP) submitted its Initial application with The Interior MInistry on Monday, The first major step to gaInIng official recognition. ...