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Cambodia is suffering disproportionately from the impacts of greenhouse gas emissions from more developed nations, according to a new study published in the journal Nature on 5 February. The study, conducted by University of Queensland and the Wildlife Conservation Society, found that the top 20 emitters, ...

Officials at an annual anti-drug police conference in the capital on 2 February called on authorities to renew their efforts to eradicate drugs in the blighted Phnom Penh village of Trapaing Chhouk, and this time, they said, make it work. As if on cue, a contingent of ...

A representative of a Svay Rieng province special economic zone that was rocked by violent strikes in December discussed security and law enforcement during a meeting on 2 February with Deputy Prime Minister Men Sam An, the province’s ruling party lawmaker. Keep reading ...

Investments in Cambodia grew by 18 per cent last year, with a bulk of this capital flowing into the infrastructure, agriculture and tourism projects, the Council for Development of Cambodia announced on 3 February. Keep reading ...

Over 100 Cambodian vendors attacked and besieged some 10 Department of Special Investigation officials and representatives of major brands at Thailand’s Rongklua Market in Sakaew on 3 February, injuring several officials. The DSI officials tried to arrest a Cambodian female vendor for allegedly selling imitated goods at ...

Cambodian casino operator NagaCorp Ltd. posted a net profit of $172.6 million last year, a 27 per cent increase over the previous year, attributing the surge to increased business volume across all gaming segments at its NagaWorld casino complex in Phnom Penh. Gross gaming revenue (GGR) ...

Five Laotian nationals were arrested late on 1 February afternoon as they prepared to smuggle 24,000 methamphetamine tablets with a street value of nearly $100,000 into Cambodia, according to Meas Vyrith, secretary-general of the National Authority for Combating Drugs. The bust, which took place in the Lao ...

Cambodian exports grew by 17 per cent last year, driven by increases in shipments of rice and footwear, with garment export growth easing to a little under 7 per cent, according to a new Ministry of Commerce report. Outbound shipments in 2015, consisting mainly of rice, ...

Villagers evicted by the development of Boeung Kak lake took their protest to the World Bank headquarters in Phnom Penh on 1 February, demanding to meet with the bank’s Cambodia country manager, Alassane Sow, and pelting the building with eggs after being rebuffed. Keep reading ...

An ongoing labour dispute turned violent on 1 February after striking garment workers in Kandal province said they were attacked by security guards, while in a separate case involving labour-related violence, a prominent union leader was summonsed for questioning over a scuffle he has publicly accused ...