The newly formed Reastr Niyum party led by party Presi­dent Ung Huot inaugurated its headquarters Monday, with the first prime minister telling loyalists that Cambodia’s development depends on peace.

Leading dissident Sam Rainsy on Monday filed a civil lawsuit against Second Prime Minister Hun Sen, accusing him of culpability in the murder of Funcinpec General Chao Sambath.

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 Sihanouk announced he will not grant the prince a pardon without first receiving the written approval of the country’s two prime ministers.

Cigarette companies will be given until July to comply with a government order requiring them to put warning labels on all cigarette packets, said Dy Narong Rith, undersecretary for the Min­istry of Health.

Cigarette companies will be given until July to comply with a government order requiring them to put warning labels on all cigarette packets, said Dy Narong Rith, undersecretary for the Min­istry of Health.

The revamped Son Sann faction of the split BLDP ended its national congress Saturday with a new leader, a new name and a new logo.

Cambodia’s deputy chief of anti-drug police on Sunday de­nied reports that he is in hiding and will seek asylum in Australia or another country.

Authorities are trumpeting the arrest of two suspects in connection with the killing of an opposition party activist as proof that the execution-style slaying was not politically motivated.

Planning Minister and former bank executive Chea Chanto has been appointed as the new governor of the National Bank of Cam­bodia, officials confirmed Friday.

Two years ago Rous Na, her husband and two children were living on the streets near the Russian Market. Now they have their own home, and a small plot of land where they raise pigs and grow vegetables.

prey samrong village, Kompong Speu pro­vince – “TCHUK, TCHUK, TCHOOK, TCHOOK, TCHUK, TCHUK, TCHOOK, TCHOOK…”

On goes the Ong Reh dance. The music played by the Pinpeat Orchestra is quick, and the long bamboo poles are struck on the ground and against each other fast. But the young girls and boys jumping across and between them are faster.

Hundreds of striking workers converged Wednesday on two Taiwanese-managed garment factories to demand better pay and working conditions. Both ended with agreements, according to a government official.

Turn off the lights when you leave the building, minimize air-conditioning use, cut back on paper clips and stationery—that was the message Finance Mini­ster Keat Chhon delivered during a presentation on the government’s finances two weeks ago at the Council of Ministers.

Hopes are dimming that the Japanese-brokered peace plan can bring about a lasting truce in the northwest unless concrete resolutions can be reached over how to reintegrate resistance forces into government ranks, analysts say.

Auto imports dropped in the second half of 1997 by more than 65 percent compared with the first six months of last year, ac­cording to statistics from the Ministry of Finance.

Son Sann will officially offer his resignation from the presidency of his faction of the BLDP at a congress Saturday, but his wing of the party will be free to use his name in its title, the octogenarian politician said Wednesday.

The National Assembly ap­proved a provision Thursday requiring members of the critical Constitutional Council to be at least 45 years old and to have a university degree and 15 years of work experience.

Two separate grenade blasts left four people dead in Phnom Penh’s Meanchey district Wed­nesday night, according to a po­lice official.

Cambodia’s first census in 36 years ended Thursday with organizers declaring it a success.

“I am very impressed with all the staff all down the line,” N Rama Rao, chief technical adviser to the census, said Thursday.

Government officials confirmed Monday that Khmer Rouge fighters and civilians have defected to the government from the coastal province of Koh Kong, although exact figures of defectors were disputed.