Cambodia News: Phnom Penh Post

The former second deputy chief of Poipet commune in Banteay Meanchey province, who was sentenced to five years behind bars last year for leading a violent ...

Some 100 protestors stood outside the Svay Rieng Provincial Court on Tuesday as community representatives from Romeas Hek district's Ampil commune in ...

A Funcinpec party headquarters in Banlung town, Mondulkiri province, has been sold for $600000 to a gold mine owner in Keo Seima district. The seller has ...

Fatimahtuzzuhra El-Karim and her family have abandoned their house in a residential area of Kampar regency, Riau, and fled to the Indonesian city of Binjai in ...

Taliban suicide bombers killed at least 48 people and wounded dozens more in three blasts on Tuesday and Wednesday – one at a campaign rally for the ...

The Phnom Penh Municipal Court on Wednesday placed a Ministry of Interior official in pre-trial detention after he was arrested on Tuesday afternoon for ...

Around 300 staff of Baomai Resort and Casino, which has currently ceased operations, protested a second time to demand more than $170000 in outstanding ...

Khmer Rise Party (KRP) president and member of the Supreme Consultation Council Sok Sovann Vathana Sabung accused Kampong Chhnang provincial ...

Minister of Interior Sar Kheng has denied ordering provincial and municipal governors to instruct the police to prevent the public from celebrating the 15-day ...

The Ministry of Environment and development partners announced on Tuesday a pilot “Payment for Ecosystem Services” (PES) programme for Phnom Kulen ...

The Preah Sihanouk provincial Military Police are on the hunt for four Chinese men who evaded arrest after a violent robbery at a karaoke bar in which six ...

India has offered 1000 PhD fellowships for Asean students to study at prestigious Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs).

The Thailand-based Bodhigayavijjalaya 980 Institute announced on Wednesday that its second Dharmayatra in October is to end in the Kingdom's Siem Reap ...

The Battambang Provincial Court on Wednesday continued to question a village chief from Pailin province who was arrested for allegedly grabbing and selling ...

The government is expected to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Czech Republic on developing its mining and energy sector next month, ...

The Ministry of Commerce plans to promote the development of pottery products in Kampong Chhnang province, which currently has a small market.

South korea on Wednesday officially dropped Japan from its “white list” of trusted trade partners, the latest move in a bitter row stemming from Tokyo's use of ...

Airbus on Wednesday increased its estimate of the number of new aircraft needed over the coming two decades as airlines seek more fuel-efficient planes even ...

The Securities and Exchange Commission of Cambodia (SECC) and Thailand's Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC Thailand) on Tuesday signed a ...

Some Vietnamese exports have been investigated for origin fraud and tax evasion, which requires tougher action from the Vietnamese government to settle the ...

The central banks of Laos and Vietnam will enhance bilateral cooperation in information technology, technical matters and other important areas related to ...

Cambuild'19, an annual international building and construction industry exhibition, attracted more participants this year, amid growth in the Kingdom's real ...

Expectations were high for the US Federal Reserve (Fed) to deliver the year's second interest rate cut on Wednesday as members conclude a hotly-anticipated ...

China's property market maintained steady development last month, as housing prices remained stable in major cities. On Tuesday, China's National Bureau of ...

No Indian star has made a bigger splash in Hollywood than Priyanka Chopra – and the Baywatch actress said she is on a quest to shatter myths about ...

An indonesian cargo plane with four passengers on board lost contact with air traffic control on Wednesday, an official said, the latest incident to hit the country's ...

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Tuesday sought to reassure allies after a senior police intelligence officer was accused of stealing highly classified ...

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 ...

Southeast Asian countries are intensifying their efforts to attract companies planning to move production bases outside China, as the US and China have ...

Increasing numbers of airlines and aircraft are putting serious pressure on Vietnam's aviation infrastructure. As competition for market share and skilled labour ...

The maker of Budweiser and Stella Artois beers has revived plans to list its Asia unit in Hong Kong, saying it wants to raise almost $5 billion in what would be the ...

Donald Trump has got rid of a hardliner with the dismissal of John Bolton, the president's third National Security Advisor in less than four years in power.

Facebook on Tuesday teamed up with the London police as part of a ramped-up effort to thwart live-streams of terror attacks such as the New Zealand mosque ...

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his main challenger Benny Gantz were deadlocked with nearly all votes from the country's general election ...

US-based streaming giant Amazon announced on Wednesday its big-budget Lord of the Rings series will within months start filming in New Zealand, home to ...

Fashion models wearing dresses made from nettles harvested at Prince Charles's country estate in southwest England took to the runway in one of this year's ...

'I love to play football,” Abdul, 12, tells me as I gaze at the vast expanse of bamboo and tarpaulin shelters in this monsoon countryside. Inquisitive, and perhaps ...

The KTM MotoGP team abruptly ended their troubled relationship with Johann Zarco on Tuesday saying they would replace the French rider with Finnish ...

The New York Giants axed Eli Manning as starting quarterback on Tuesday, the two-time Super Bowl winner paying the price for the franchise's sluggish start to ...

Manchester United and last year's finalists Arsenal headline an English trio that also features Europa League newcomers Wolves while record five-time ...

Shampoo and baby oil have become essentials in the training kit in the build-up to the Rugby World Cup as Japan's unpredictable weather threatens to have a ...

Lewis Hamilton will be hoping his march towards a sixth Formula One world title around the streets of hazy Singapore this week is not affected by smoke from ...

The 2019 edition of the Rugby World Cup, which kicks off in Japan on Friday with the final to be held in Yokohama on November 2, is being hailed as the most ...

Holders Liverpool began their defence of the Champions League trophy with a defeat against Napoli on Tuesday, while one missed spot-kick condemned ...

Anyone posting messages supporting the return of Sam Rainsy, the “acting president” of the Supreme Court-dissolved Cambodia National Rescue Party ...

Kun l'bokator is not just a fighting technique, but also a way of life and tradition. Cambodia's master Vy Tara is dedicated to keeping the Angkorian-era martial art ...

Can artificial intelligence turn out symphonies to match one of the greats of classical music? That was the question posed by one unusual orchestra performance ...

Singapore's non-oil domestic exports (Nodx) fell 8.9 per cent last month from a year ago, breaking a five-month-long slump of double-digit declines, according to ...

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 ...

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson failed to convince EU leaders on Monday that he has a serious plan for a Brexit deal and then ducked out of a planned ...

Prime Minister Hun Sen's ambitious roadmap to extend social security benefits to migrant workers was endorsed at the 3rd Ministerial Conference on Labour ...

All the 83 containers of plastic waste illegally imported into Cambodia by Chungyuen Plastic Manufacture Co Ltd have been returned to their originating ...

Thirty-seven people, including three minors, were detained after Phnom Penh Municipal Police and the Department of Anti-Human Trafficking and Juvenile ...

Two villagers from Ta Tork commune in Battambang province's Samlot district are feared dead after they went missing on Monday morning when flash floods ...

Starting next year, specialists from the Ministry of Economy and Finance will run a training course on efficient budget management for officials in 1648 ...

Transportation industry insiders say that individual operators are cannibalising their sales as fewer passengers choose to ride with registered companies.

The government is set to roll out the Four-Strategic Plan for Tourism Development aimed at reviving tourism in the Kingdom's northern provinces, ...

Much of Thailand's northeastern region remains flooded, two weeks after being hit by tropical storms Podul and Kajiki which have left 33 people dead and four ...

Scrum-half Faf de Klerk said overseas experience could make all the difference for South Africa in this weekend's sizzling World Cup clash with New Zealand ...

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro left hospital Monday eight days after another operation on his stomach following his stabbing at a campaign rally last year.

Almost the entire population of Ecuador had their data leaked online, security experts said on Monday – the Ecuadorian government acknowledged the massive ...

US president Donald Trump blasted the New York Times on Monday after it updated a story detailing a previously unreported accusation of sexual misconduct ...

Pro-democracy protesters on Sunday pushed Hong Kong through its 15th consecutive weekend of disturbances that began over an extradition bill in June, even ...

The director of the Banteay Meanchey provincial Department of Land Management, Urban Planning, Construction and Cadastre, Prak Poly, will be removed ...

National Military Police commander General Sao Sokha has ordered military officials at all levels across the country to return to the courts property linked to ...

A Mondulkiri commune chief and its head of police are among three people who could face up to five years in jail for allegedly allowing protected forest to be ...

The government and civil society organisations are finding ways to improve the means of transport for garment and footwear workers to reduce accidents ...

The Changhaon village community claims that many hectares of mangrove forest in the coastal area in a village in Teuk Chhou district's Prek Tnort commune, ...

Six former activists for the Supreme Court dissolved-Cambodian National Rescue Party (CNRP) were placed in pre-trial detention at Prey Sar prison on Monday ...

The Ministry of Information has urged all media outlets to disseminate educational messages on drug and traffic issues during the Pchum Ben festival from ...

Nearly 300000 elderly people have joined community-based associations for older people, said Ministry of Social Affairs, Veterans and Youth Rehabilitation ...

The Phnom Penh Mega Mall has gained a lot of attention from businesses looking to open a shop there, said CBRE Cambodia. The nine-storey mall, which is ...

The Cambodia Rice Federation (CRF) predicted that the value of rice exports to the European market may decline by around 10 per cent this year.

There's food on the walls of Balai Seni Maybank, and it smiles at you. The Rojak Project, an initiative by social enterprise TRP Creatives, has 49 digital portraits ...

Ministries and state institutions have condemned Sam Rainsy, the “acting president” of the Supreme Court-dissolved Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP), ...

Kratie Provincial Court on Sunday charged a 51-year-old man with “child sexual abuse” under Article 239 of the Criminal Code after allegedly raping his four ...

Villagers from the Domrey Jak Tlork community in Kraing Deivay commune in Kampong Speu province's Phnom Sruoch district on Sunday urged the authorities ...

Three activists for the Supreme Court-dissolved Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP) have been sent to Phnom Penh Municipal Court after they were ...

A ministry of Education, Youth and Sport committee began the review of complaints on Saturday that were filed by disappointed students who sat for last month's ...

Negotiations for next year's minimum wage will continue this week as the parties work to reach an agreement that will impact about 800000 workers in the textile, ...

Five people among the 14 holdout families from the capital's Borei Keila neighbourhood were taken in for questioning on Sunday for resisting eviction when the ...

The Ministry of Environment has issued a total of 59 notices to souvenir vendors in the capital and Siem Reap and Preah Sihanouk provinces instructing them to ...

Coastal and central provinces and areas along the lower Mekong basin face flooding again this week, the Ministry of Water Resources and Meteorology forecast ...

Cambodia is expected to attract more investors to the footwear industry with the setting up of the Cambodia Footwear Association (CFA).

Controversial Indian Muslim preacher Zakir Naik is on the wanted list in India due to his extreme religious remarks and alleged involvement in money laundering ...

South Korea is set to exclude Japan from its export control “whitelist” this week in response to Tokyo's earlier decision to remove Seoul as a preferred trading ...

US internet giant Google has agreed a settlement totalling €965 million ($1.07 billion) to end a tax dispute in France under an agreement announced in court on ...

Two Cambodian wordsmiths – a short story writer and a poet – have been selected for honours at the 10th Mekong River Literature Awards in Myanmar.

Cambodia has accused the 42nd session of the Human Rights Council in Geneva, Switzerland on Wednesday of having “undermined the principle of ...

Ticket sales to the Angkor temples are down. An Angkor Enterprise report has revealed that ticket sales to the Angkor Archaeological Park dropped by more than ...

The Phnom Penh municipal Military Police on Sunday raided four massage parlours in Por Sen Chey district and detained 29 suspects for questioning over their ...

It is no secret that real estate prices in Sihanoukville have been on the rise over the last few years due to the influx of Chinese nationals. Their arrival has brought ...

Three children were killed and nearly 1300 families evacuated to higher ground due to floods caused by heavy rains and rising water level of the Mekong River, ...

The Ministry of Public Works and Transport announced it will “secretly inspect” Cambodian roads to ensure their quality meets the Kingdom's standards.

Prime Minister Hun Sen has instructed provincial authorities and relevant institutions to take preventative measures and prepare for rescue operations as floods ...

On the eve of the second anniversary of Kem Sokha's arrest, a lawyer for the president of the Supreme Court-dissolved Cambodia National Rescue Party has ...

Minister of National Defence Tea Banh on Wednesday agreed with a senior Lao government official that recent media reports of a military confrontation at the ...

Authorities rescued 263 people from human trafficking in the first six months of the year – an increase of nearly 150 per cent on the same period last year – with ...

The Ministry of Information on Tuesday concluded the final revision by key ministries of the draft Law on Access to Information, without making any major ...

Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Prak Sokhonn has assured Japan that the Cambodian government has taken all measures to ...