Bank Promises a Steady Riel
The National Bank of Cambodia reiterated Tuesday its commitment to keep the riel steady at 4,000 to the US dollar until the elections, even...
Int’l Conference Hears Cambodia’s Fight Against Malaria
Cambodia’s battle against malaria took to the international stage Wednesday, with a presentation by one of the country’s top specialists at a World Health...
Nurse Training Program to Help Hospitals Treat AIDS
Health authorities have approved a volunteer nurse training program at Phnom Penh Municipal Hospital that AIDS activists hope will revive the city’s network of...
Election Campaign Officially Under Way Toda
The National Election Committee will not act on an appeal by an election monitoring group for immediate measures to ensure the neutrality of local...
Two Arrested in Disputed Prey Veng Murder
ansaong village, Prey Veng province - Police here have arrested two suspects in an alleged political killing here, claiming the slaying was the result...
Smaller Parties Left Out in New Poll Formula
A barely debated change in the formula allotting National Assembly posts will give seats to the larger parties that would have gone to smaller...
Police Shutter Casino at Hotel
Police confiscated 11 gambling tables and a cash register Monday night in a move to close what authorities said was an illegal casino in...
Local AIDS Rates Rise
One million Cambodians soon could be infected with the AIDS virus if tougher preventive measures are not taken, Minister for Health Chhea Thaing warned...
No Refugees Registration, Says NEC
the cambodia daily Election officials say they must reject an offer by Thailand to help register the estimated 55,000 eligible Cambodian voters in refugee camps. “We...
Poll ‘Satisfactory’ to Date, But EU Still Has Concerns
The European Union’s chief election observer has given his overall stamp of approval to the first phase of the electoral process, but said concerns...
Gov’t Sacks Law Faculty Dean Dean to End Student Strike
A strike by students at the Faculty of Law has ended following a government decision to sack the school’s dean and cancel a controversial...
Prey Veng Families Return Home, Security Bumped Up
Funcinpec families who fled their Prey Veng homes last week following the slaying of two people with party connections have returned, provincial Governor Tep...
Bound, Gagged Corpse Found Off Route 4
kev odam village, Kompong Speu province - The bound and bloated body of what appeared to be a white male was found by villagers...
Airline to Take On New Routes
Kampuchea Airlines is to take over the operations of Indonesian carrier Merpati in August, a Thai travel industry publication reported. The weekly Travel Trade...
Rain May Bring Worm Relief
With the onset of the rainy season, agriculture officials hope that the worst of an infestation of army worms in at least three provinces...
Funcinpec Activist Killed in Moto Collision
Funcinpec activist Em Sopheap—who led a street clash the week deposed first prime minister Prince Norodom Ranariddh returned to Cambodia—was killed last week in...
Thai Gov’t to Investigate Log-Export Deal
The Thai government has reiterated its pledge to prevent illegal log imports from Cambodia and has promised to investigate a current alleged deal. The...
Thais Arrest 6 Naval Police
Six Cambodian naval policemen have been arrested and detained by Thai naval police in waters close to the Thai-Cambodian border at Koh Kong, Cambodian...
CPP Members Plot Strategy
Top CPP officials once again have urged their cadre to avoid violence during the upcoming election campaign. CPP members discussed that appeal and other...
Legend Begets Abortion in the Year of the Tiger
Seng Sok Ly says she is not normally superstitious. But when she discovered she was pregnant and realized the baby would be born during the...