Pilgrims Prepare to March for Peace and Trees
As a dozen foreigners gathered around the Venerable Maha Ghosananda on Monday as part of their training for the seventh Pilgrimage of Peace, the...
Prince Sentenced to 30 Years in Prison
A Japanese plan for the return of deposed prime minister Prince Norodom Ranariddh looked to be in tatters Wednesday after the Phnom Penh Military...
Malaria Sickens 60 Percent of Military Patients, Report Says
About 60 percent of in-patients at military hospitals and infirmaries are suffering from malaria, according to a report from the health department of the...
Workers Threaten Violence If Strike Demands Not Met
Union leaders warned Wednesday of potential violence at Parnas Cambodia Garments factory if workers’ demands were not met by today. “We expect a big...
Three Alleged Robbers Killed
Three robbery suspects were gunned down by police near Olympic Stadium early Wednesday, just a day after municipal officials made plans to crack down...
Dispute Grounds Elite Police
A top municipal official has removed the Flying Tigers, a two-year-old anti-crime force, from Phnom Penh’s streets amid a dispute over the group’s future....
F’pec ‘Target’ Leaves for US
Secretary of State for Interior Kieng Vang left Cambodia for the US on Tuesday, two weeks after unidentified gunmen assassinated his cousin on a...
Election Aid Still Top Priority
The country’s top election official on Wednesday said that securing foreign aid for the polls still should be Cambodia’s first priority. The comments came...
Courts Have Banished Princes From Politics
The Norodoms are not a family known for their luck with Cambodia’s judiciary. Prince Norodom Chakrapong, Prince Norodom Sirivudh, and most recently, deposed first prime...
Prince Tried on KR Conspiracy Charges
The Phnom Penh Military Court on Tuesday opened the trial of deposed first prime minister Prince Norodom Ranariddh and three top aides on charges...
HK, Macau Trade Group Starts
The China Hong Kong and Macau Business Association of Cambodia will kick off tonight at the Cambodiana Hotel. The association already has 50 members—companies...
Riverview Dining on a Roll
Tourism’s down. Foreign investment’s down. But Phnom Penh’s riverfront keeps growing. In the last six months, eight restaurants catering to foreigners opened on Sisowath Quay,...
Kem Sokha Berates ‘Biased, Unjust’ Courts
Cambodia’s judiciary is biased and unfair, lawmaker Kem Sokha told the National Assembly on Tuesday, amid angry scenes with Justice Minister Chem Snguon over...
KR Defector Count Described as Premature
Top RCAF commanders said Tuesday that reports of a mass defection of anti-government fighters and their families were premature, and that negotiations for the...
Gov’t Widens RAC Inquiry
After a cursory look into the finances of Royal Air Cambodge, the Council of Ministers has ordered a broader investigation, senior government officials said...
New Bank Governor Gets Legacy of Scandal
The new governor of the National Bank of Cambodia will inherit a legacy of financial scandals from his predecessor, Thor Peng Leath, who officially...
Prince Trial To Focus on Conspiracy
The second trial of deposed first prime minister Prince Norodom will open today, with the prosecution expected to focus on proving that the prince...
Development Requires Peace, Ung Huot Says
The newly formed Reastr Niyum party led by party President Ung Huot inaugurated its headquarters Monday, with the first prime minister telling loyalists that...
Rainsy Sues Hun Sen for General’s Widow
Leading dissident Sam Rainsy on Monday filed a civil lawsuit against Second Prime Minister Hun Sen, accusing him of culpability in the murder of...
King Says No to Amnesty Without Approval of PMs
A Japanese-brokered plan to bring back deposed first prime minister Prince Norodom Ranariddh ran into yet another obstacle over the weekend, as King Norodom...