Cambodia News: Khmer

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Two Singapore restaurants have been awarded the maximum three Michelin stars for the first time ever, the French-based culinary guide said Tuesday.

Toxic haze from Indonesian forest fires closed thousands of schools across the country and in neighbouring Malaysia Wednesday.

English is a popular major in Cambodia, thanks to the high demand for its graduates to be suitably tailored for jobs in international companies.

Other than being known as an art-hub, Battambang province is also famous for its beautiful colonial buildings, as well as being the setting for the Angelina ...

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It was not so easy as 'clicking a button' a decade ago when young people wanted to start a social campaign because social media was not that widely popular ...

Globalisation and digital transformation have made the business world a powerful tool and influential place.

A father's story of sacrifices topped the country's best short films at the 11th preliminary in-country contest in Cambodia for the Asian International Children's Film ...

Song-writers and composers took "Raising up the Volume” a notch higher as they championed the theme of female entrepreneurship at Kbach Gallery.

There are two big red X's on every Cambodian calendar, one for the Khmer new year, and the other for Pchum Ben. Pchum Ben is a national holiday celebrated ...

About 120 monks and Buddhists from Cambodia, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam and Myanmar plan to conduct a Dharma Yatra, a pilgrimage of peace, spanning ...

Interior Minister Sar Kheng yesterday denied that heightened security for Pchum Ben will affect citizens and their plans to pray and offer food at pagodas.

The National Committee for Minimum Wage has noted three different wage figures proposed by unions, employers and the government, according to a unionist.

Prime Minister Hun Sen has praised the strong relationship Cambodia enjoys with China, saying the Asian giant plays a significant role in promoting peace, ...

Phnom Penh Municipal Court yesterday charged and jailed a government official who allegedly cheated a man out of $20000 by promising him a non-existent ...

Acting president of Cambodia's banned opposition party Sam Rainsy traveled to Washington on Wednesday to request “protections” from the U.S. government ...

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Cambodia will continue to enjoy preferential trade status in the United Kingdom once it leaves the European Union, a UK high-ranking official said this week.

Cambodia and Thailand on Tuesday signed a memorandum of understanding on cross-border equity offerings and depositary receipts,

Cambuild, an international building and construction fair, opened yesterday in Phnom Penh's Diamond Island, with a wide range of construction materials.

Cambodia and New Zealand this week discussed establishing an Asean-New Zealand regional air *service* agreement to create more growth opportunities in the ...

EU's chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier warned yesterday that Britain's appetite for an ambitious trade deal with Europe after Brexit could go badly unsatisfied ...

Siem Reap, Cambodia's tourism capital, will soon host another one of the world's most prestigious hotel brands.

The tidal power plant on the Rance river in Brittany, France, stands as a reminder of the underexploited potential of energy generation from ocean tides, waves ...

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has renewed an offer of big bounties for hundreds of convicted murderers and rapists set free in a corrections bureau ...

NEW DELHI (AFP) – Bollywood producers said Tuesday India's media-savvy Prime Minister Narendra Modi is to be the subject of what looks set to be another ...

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his main challenger Benny Gantz were deadlocked Wednesday after an Israeli general election.

Samoan players will wear their hearts on their sleeves - but keep traditional Pacific islander tattoos under wraps with skin suits during the World Cup in Japan to ...

Juventus forward Cristiano Ronaldo said he deserves to end his soccer career with more Ballon d'Or awards than Barcelona counterpart Lionel Messi.

Swiss tennis legend Roger Federer will play exhibition matches in Argentina and Colombia in November, event organisers said on Tuesday.

Juergen Klopp was frustrated by Liverpool's poor finishing after his side began their Champions League title defence with a 2-0 defeat away to Napoli.

The creation of five girls aged 13 and 14, LiterTree is a team dedicated to one sole purpose – the preservation of Khmer poetry, which is at risk of being forgotten ...

A new urban centre will be built in Siem Reap province.

World Bank approves the disbursement of $1 billion to develop priority sectors.

PM: the Kingdom should begin providing free medical treatment to foreign workers.

Oknhas, a title that can only be conferred by the King, places great responsibility.

Mbappe and Cavani are ruled out for Paris St Germain's match against Real Madrid.

Commerce and Tourism Ministries warn businesses using improper Khmer names.

Erdogan wants to negotiate because he needs help. He is under enormous economic pressure, and any sign that the EU is open to maintaining a partnership ...

One in three Irish farms will be at risk of going under following a no-deal Brexit.

Many fear that any added fees could hamper growth in the property sector.

Phnom Penh Court begins the trial of two Chinese accused of shipping ecstasy pills.

The new American play 'Cambodian Rock Band' has garnered critical and popular acclaim this year as it guides audiences through the complex association of ...

Cambodia's 2020 foreign-language Oscar submission, 'In the Life of Music,' deals with the stories and songs that define the Killing Fields genocide generation, ...

PM said that Cambodia should be the first country to implement a free first-aid treatment to foreign workers working in the Kingdom.

Hilton has announced plans to enter the Kingdom's market, with its first hotel set to come online in Phnom Penh by 2022.

Cambodia's banned opposition party has earmarked a budget to support members of the armed forces who defect from Prime Minister Hun Sen's regime and ...

The Khmer Health Board is hosting its first-ever, FREE health fair to address health disparities in the local Khmer community in the greater Seattle area.

A Republican Party ad riles observers in the US and abroad, appearing to link Democrat Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's politics with that of the Khmer Rouge ...

The clip opens with ominous music and a portrait of Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., bursting into flames to reveal a pile of skulls. “This is the face of ...

The popular White Center restaurant, also a gathering spot for the Khmer community, is closing after 11 years.

The sounds and sights of the White Building are deeply etched in Kavich Neang's memory. The shifting sounds of children running around the iconic building's ...

The clip opens with ominous music and a portrait of Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) bursting into flames to reveal a pile of skulls. “This is the face of ...

Sanghak Kan and his wife, Sophea Chim, moved to the United States from Cambodia in 2017 with their two daughters — now 7 and 2 years old — leaving ...

Rhona Smith is ending her term as Special Rapporteur on human rights in Cambodia by the end of September this year. She has made sure that all her reports ...

PM says the gov't will request all Asean member countries to arrest Sam Rainsy.

A master plan for a new terminal at Sihanoukville International Airport to expand its passenger capacity to 10 million.

Phnom Penh's latest shopping mall will open its doors to the public early next year.

Rap music, “thug life,” mental health, refugee struggles and heritage protection are among the subjects explored during the seventh-annual Cambodia Town ...

The Khmer Rouge Tribunal is now slowly wrapping up obligations, leading to concern over where its archives will be stored.

Cambodia and Laos will sign an agreement today under which the Kingdom will purchase 2,400 megawatts from its neighbour, with the first transfer scheduled ...

Mango is likely to be the next product that Cambodia exports directly to China.

Donaco International Ltd is suffering from mounting financial losses.

Two Japanese are tried accused of killing a taxi driver and stealing his vehicle.

Saudi Arabia, the world's largest oil exporter, last week expressed its intention to export petroleum to Cambodia during a meeting with the Ministry of Commerce.

Thousands of Chinese are leaving following a government ban on online gambling.

Individuals interested in pursuing a bachelor's or master's degree at UMass Lowell are invited to upcoming open houses that will provide them with all they need ...

Cambodia is being harassed by specific group of countries on account of human rights. Such grave interference in Cambodia's domestic affairs shall be stopped ...

Lao Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith will pay an official visit to Cambodia from September 12-13 to resolve the ongoing border issue and strengthen relations.

Taing Rinith, our journalist and photographer, shares his roving eye for the ordinary -- and extra-ordinary -- from his collection this year from travel all over ...

Siem Reap, the land of the former Khmer Empire, has turned itself into a hub of culinary business activities with food tours.

The Singapore Medical Centre to open its doors to the public this month.

THERE is magic in ink, as there are taboos to be observed once a tattoo design is dyed into your body pigments. This mystery of magic and ink surfaced at the ...

Longmate Agriculture, one of five local companies allowed to export bananas directly to China, said they are on track to meet its goal of shipping 22,000 tonnes ...

Cambodia was the fifth largest exporter of organic rice to the European Union last year, with local companies confident exports will continue to rise in the coming ...

(English version below text). This September, the Khmer Health Board is hosting its first ever, health fair to address health disparities in the local Khmer ...

Kampot province is a few years away from hosting Cambodia's largest ecotourism destination.

The government last week urged companies from the Chinese provinces of Guangdong and Sichuan to consider investing in the Kingdom. For in depth analysis ...

Cambodia today signed two agreements with Malaysia on tourism and double tax avoidance.

Cambodia national team head coach Felix G. Dalmas defended his football philosophy after a barrage of fan criticism ahead of the kingdom's two FIFA World ...

SEA is still slow to address the pressing need for developing cybersecurity specialists.

This article by Matt Surrusco is from VOD News, an independent news site in Cambodia, and is republished on Global Voices as part of a *content* -sharing ...

Cambodia and Laos have begun to withdraw their troops from disputed territory near the border in Preah Vihear province after senior military officials from both ...

On the Mekong and Tonle Sap, the two 'great rivers' in Cambodia that can reverse their flow as the seasons change, lies dozens of picturesque islands each of ...

World Lethwei Championship (WLC), one of the world's most exciting promotions, has confirmed it will bring its martial arts juggernaut to Cambodia in March ...

Nuon Chea, the Khmer Rouge's “Brother Number Two” died in hospital on August 4 at the age of 93. He had been being found guilty by the Extraordinary ...

Eleven people, including two foreign nationals, have been arrested for allegedly running a prostitution ring in a bar in Phnom Penh's Daun Penh district, which ...

The capital, Kampot, Siem Reap and Preah Sihanouk are child-sex tourism hotspots.

Sor San, a disabled designer from Phnom Penh is introducing ethnic fashion from her country in Berlin this year. She is one of five female designers to ...

Cyber experts from around the world will gather in Phnom Penh for the Cyber Security Asia Conference 2019. The two-day event, organised by Malaysian ...

Police in Preah Sihanouk province's Prey Nop district are attempting to identify a suspect behind the rape and murder of a 13-year-old girl whose body was ...

Cambodia and Laos have agreed to withdraw troops from the border region in the northern Preah Vihear province after Prime Minister Hun Sen spoke by phone ...

High rise inferno completely destroyed a seven story mattress factory in Phnom Penh's Meanchey district Friday afternoon.

The United Nations and Cambodia's courts established the Extraordinary Chambers of the Courts in Cambodia (ECCC) in 2003, more than four decades after ...

The Chinese government has expressed support for Cambodia's decision to ban all online and arcade gambling in the Kingdom.

Mortgage loans in Cambodia continue to surge this year, according to CBC.

Cambodia asks Laos to speed up the transmission of energy to the Kingdom.

The Ministry of Education Youth and Sport has approved a request from the Documentation Centre of Cambodia (DC-Cam) to set up a research office and library ...