Cambodia News

Key members of the People Power party and dissolved Thai Rak Thai party have reportedly discussed the possibility of a major cabinet reshuffle to ease anti-government sentiment, a PPP source revealed yesterday.

Thai tourists visit Cambodia's famed Preah Vihear temple on the Cambodian-Thai- border in Preah Vihear province, about 245 kilometers north of Phnom Penh, Cambodia, on June 21, 2008.

VietNamNet Bridge - Cambodian King Norodom Sihamoni reaffirmed his country's desire and determination to further consolidate and boost ties with Vietnam before leaving the country on June 26.

Cambodia's general election campaign began Thursday, with 11 political parties contesting the July 27 National Assembly election.

Cambodia's Khmer Rouge tribunal says it will complete its work early and for almost $30 million less than previously proposed.

Foreign Minister Noppadon Pattama's favourite song: There's a hero, If you look inside your heart, You don't be afraid of what you are.

The two Prime Ministers met on the sidelines of the Greater Mekong Subregion meeting in March 2008; the fourth meeting on cooperation and development of Vietnamese and Cambodian border provinces was held in ...

Thailand's "active support" for the proposed inscription of Preah Vihear Temple as a World Heritage site is strongly highlighted in both words and pictures in Cambodia's main application document to Unesco.

A NEW ZEALAND man appealing his 10-year sentence for sexually abusing Cambodian boys on Monday claimed evidence against him was fabricated by child welfare organisations.

Kep was once the beach resort of Cambodia. Located near the luxury hotel, casino, and hill station atop Bokor Mountain, it was part of a popular retreat for French colonial administrators.

Cambodian authorities working with Australian police destroyed an enormous stockpile of 33 tons of safrole-rich oil, a key ingredient used in producing the synthetic drug Ecstasy, officials said Friday.

The oil, which is extracted from the roots of the sassafras tree, was burned over a three-day period starting Wednesday.

It was enough to produce more than 200 million Ecstasy pills worth hundreds of millions of dollars, said Lour Ramin, secretary-general of Cambodia's National Authority for Combatting Drugs.

The "ecstasy oil" goes up in smoke in Cambodia. Photo: Australian Federal Police Mr Morris admitted the substance was carcinogenic and the thick plume of smoke produced during the burn was not good for the ...

The world's only known hairy-nosed otter in captivity, one of the rarest and little known of otter species, got a new home and a Buddhist blessing today.

A timeless problem nearly ruined the Buar Sramum's marriage: Her husband, a fish seller, doesn't make enough money, and the money he makes he often mismanages, making it even harder in this impoverished village to feed the couple's three children. When Mrs. Sramum berated her husband, things got heated, and they argued bitterly for weeks.

Disputes like this are rarely discussed publicly in Cambodia, but they are a common cause of domestic abuse. They are also one strand in a larger set of village conflicts contributing to human rights violations and violence in Cambodia's countryside, including land disputes, petty crimes, and conflicts over resources such as water and cattle.

The Cambodian Cabinet has approved plans for Chinese companies to build two hydroelectric plants beginning the end of this year, a government official said Saturday.

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen wrote late Saturday to the Phnom Penh Municipal Court requesting the release of an imprisoned opposition newspaper editor on bail, journalists' representatives said.

An artist renderening of the Koh Puos Bridge, which will stand 32 meters above sea level and cost an estimated $31 million to complete.

Drunk driver held after flat tyre blunder Phnom Penh - A pair of enterprising Cambodian tyre repairmen were in jail on Monday on charges that they spiced up business by lacing roads around their roadside repair ...

Cambodia's government, led by Prime Minister Hun Sen , is using the justice system to intimidate journalists and the opposition before next month's general elections, Amnesty International and Human Rights ...

An abandoned Boeing 727 airplane that has been sitting at Hanoi's Noi Bai airport since late 2007 has Vietnamese authorities scratching their heads.