The Thai government has dusted off The controversial 4.4-km Phu Kradueng cable car project, initiated more than 30 years ago, claiming There will be little environmental impact during its construction and that it has overwhelming support from locals. The move came amid strong opposition from environmentalists. Keep reading ...

With incomes and the middle class growing, Cambodians are spending even more this year on foreign trips for the Khmer New Year holiday, tour operators said yesterday. ...

The National Election Committee (NEC) on Friday launched a radio campaign to educate Cambodians about upcoming commune elections and to counter misinformation about The June 4 poll. ...

The Phnom Penh Municipal Court has summoned activist monk Keo Somaly, for questioning over an alleged attack on a fellow monk at The city’s Wat Neakavorn last month. ...

Forty-Seven senators supported this afternoon the authorities’ legal action against senator Hong Sok Hour, the senate’s spokesperson Mam Bunneang, told reporters. ...

The government will next week release its Industrial Development Policy (IDP) that aims to keep The economy on its high-growth trajectory, a senior official confirmed yesterday. ...

A workers’ strike escalated on Monday at Sihanoukville’s Angkor Beer-producing Cambrew factory, protesters said, with the company acknowledging that the work stoppage was causing major disruptions. ...

The United Nations Special Rapporteur on The right to privacy has denounced current world governments’ surveillance legislation, calling for respect for citizens’ rights to privacy.   ...

The Kratie provincial government yesterday denied reports that The provincial forestry chief was being removed from his position following allegations that he was colluding with illegal timber traders. ...

More Cambodians took out home loans last year than the year before, prompting banks like ANZ Royal to provide specialized services for the growing sector.   ...

A former official at the National Aids Authority (NAA) alleged this week that the organization falsified letters authorizing missions to three different provinces so that fraudulent expenses could be claimed. ...

Former parliamentary candidate and opposition information chief Meach Sovannara said yesterday that he would not appear in court today for questioning related to charges stemming from a violent opposition protest in July. ...

The private education market in Asia-Pacific is a rising investment segment, driven by The region’s demand for high-quality international schools with a focus on English curriculums, says a report by property consultancy JLL.Keep reading ...

The Asian country where women hold 37 percent of leadership roles, compared with an average of 24 percent globally, may come as a surprise. In this same nation, women make up 40 percent of chief executives and 34 percent of chief fInancial officers.Keep readIng ...

The National Election Committee yesterday officially recognised 16 political parties to contest The upcoming national election while extending a five-day window to review documents from four remaining parties. ...

Starting today, Kingtel, a new internet and telecom service provider, will offer internet services to customers, with the company expected to launch call services within the next few months. ...

Cambodia’s large and growing debt to its northern ally China is a growing concern for observers who worry about the undue influence this may afford the regional superpower. ...

The Indigenous Peoples and Forestry Network (IPFN) yesterday released a statement praisIng The government’s ongoIng purported crackdown on illegal loggIng, but sayIng far more needs to be done. ...

More than a dozen Montagnard refugees are set to depart from Cambodia for the Philippines today, according to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).   ...

Some 100 physicians from the Phnom Penh Municipal Referral Hospital staged a protest on Tuesday after their superiors planned to sell the current hospital building. ...