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  • PM: Request for release of plotters not due to pressure

    Prime Minister Hun Sen on Saturday said his request to have the supporters of former opposition leader Sam Rainsy and his “coup plot” released on bail was not made under international pressure.

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  • Chakravuth to face Funcinpec suit

    Funcinpec acting president Prince Norodom Chakravuth is facing a lawsuit from some 85 per cent of party members after he released a statement removing four officials from their posts and announcing the closure of party headquarters in Chroy Changvar commune.

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  • Asia-Pacific Summit 2019 begins today

    Nearly 2,000 people, including 800 delegates from 48 countries, will today attend the Asia-Pacific Summit 2019 in Phnom Penh, where they will learn about how the Kingdom was able to end decades of civil war.

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  • Judge concludes investigation into Sokha’s treason case

    Phnom Penh Municipal Court on Friday concluded its investigation into Kem Sokha’s treason case, which began in September 2017.

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  • PM to attend Korea summits

    Prime Minister Hun Sen will attend the Asean-Republic of Korea Commemorative Summit and the First Mekong-Republic of Korea Summit next week, while Minister of Foreign Affairs Prak Sokhonn has been invited to the North.

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  • Ministry deplores RFA report on EBA

    The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation on Friday deplored as fake news a Radio Free Asia (RFA) report that it had received a copy of the European Commission’s assessment on the human rights situation in Cambodia as part of the Everything But Arms (EBA) agreement withdrawal procedure.

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  • PM denies foreign pressure led to release of 72 CNRP supporters

    Prime Minister Hun Sen has denied the release of 72 former opposition party supporters on bail was done after he caved to foreign pressure amidst a review of the Kingdom’s Everything-but-arms trade status.

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  • ‘Leaked’ EU report suggests Cambodian efforts to retain EBA are insufficient

    The European Union’s report on the potential withdrawal of its Everything-but-arms (EBA) agreement was sent to the government yesterday, where officials familiar with the matter claim it has only been seen by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation.

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  • A tale of two cities

    In his novel “A Tale of Two Cities”, a well-known historical novelist, Charles Dickens, wrote, ”It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity.”

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  • PM wants those jailed over Rainsy’s plot freed

    Prime Minister Hun Sen yesterday ordered Justice Minister Ang Vong Vathana to look into the possibility of releasing opposition activists who were jailed for allegedly colluding with Sam Rainsy to stage a coup last week.

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  • PM tells ministry to ‘work on’ bail for Rainsy plot supporters

    Prime Minister Hun Sen has instructed the Minister of Justice to work with prosecutors to release on bail under court supervision those activists who had supported Sam Rainsy’s plan to return and overthrow the government.

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  • Call for charges to be dropped against RFA duo

    The US embassy in Phnom Penh yesterday reiterated calls on the government to drop espionage charges against two former Radio Free Asia reporters and restore their full rights and freedoms.

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  • Gov’t: Rainsy’s ‘coup plot’ a failure

    The government on Wednesday commended the Kingdom’s security forces for thwarting the attempted “coup plot” by former opposition leader Sam Rainsy through his announced return to Cambodia on November 9.

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  • Factory workers strike after company sacks unionists

    Hundreds of factory workers in Kampong Speu province went on strike yesterday after their employers fired two unionists for allegedly failing to do their jobs.

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  • Banh: ‘Talks ongoing over US cooperation’

    Minister of National Defence Tea Banh and new US ambassador to Cambodia Patrick Murphy have agreed to strengthen cooperation between the two countries, particularly militarily.

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  • Ambassadors continue to visit Kem Sokha at his home

    Ambassadors yesterday continued to visit former opposition party leader Kem Sokha at his home in the capital after Phnom Penh Municipal Court eased his bail restrictions over the weekend.

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  • Military commander calls for joint protection of peace

    Manet, the deputy head of the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces (RCAF) and commander of the army’s infantry, said lasting peace required concerted efforts and participation from the public regardless of their religion or political affiliation.

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  • Government studying EU’s preliminary report on EBA

    The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation on Wednesday said the government was studying the EU Commission’s preliminary report on the human rights situation in the Kingdom that could lead to a suspension of access to its “Everything But Arms” (EBA) agreement.

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  • Government reviews European Commission’s EBA status report

    The government is currently reviewing the European Commission’s preliminary report on whether the Kingdom should retain its Everything-but-arms trade status.

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  • NACD launches drug awareness campaign during Water Festival

    Lim Tong Huot, the director of the National Authority for Combating Drug’s (NACD) Legislation, Education and Rehabilitation Department, said a three-day campaign on drug awareness was carried out during the Water Festival.

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