The US is concerned about an ongoing border dispute between Thailand and Cambodia and is seeking a quick, peaceful solution to tensions between the two countries, a US State Department official said Tuesday. (09 February 2010)

The Khmer Rouge tribunal will officially limit the participation of civil parties in upcoming trials, in an effort to streamline court procedures. (09 February 2010)

One journalist and three of his sources went on trial for defamation in Takeo province on Tuesday, with the court scheduling a verdict for Feb. 19. (09 February 2010)

Prime Minister Hun Sen directly insulted the prime minister of Thailand as “stupid” and “crazy” on Monday, as he continued a four-day tour of disputed border regions in the north. (08 February 2010)

An increasing number of people, especially those with higher incomes, feel the country is moving in the wrong direction, according to a recent survey. (08 February 2010)

In “Born Sweet,” a new documentary underscoring the dangers of arsenic, a rural Cambodian boy struggles with questions of fate after he is poisoned by a contaminated well. (08 February 2010)

More than 60 families in Takeo province say they lost tens of thousands of dollars after their poultry was culled this week to prevent the spread of avian influenza. (05 February 2010)

Prime Minister Hun Sen on Thursday urged a balance of imports and exports to countries like China, Thailand and Vietnam. (05 February 2010)

Sex abuse in Cambodia is on the rise, according to experts, who warn parents to be wary of foreigners who may trick their children. (05 February 2010)

The opposition Sam Rainsy Party has no plans to change its name back to the original Khmer Nation Party, an official said Wednesday, following the legal release of the original in January. (04 February 2010)

The fates of 20 Muslim Uighurs forcibly returned to China from Cambodia in December remains unknown, but a government official said the case is now up to the Chinese. (04 February 2010)

Tol Sokhim had recently quit work at the Good Fame garment factory, a bit farther away, for the workroom, to save on transportation costs and to feel a bit more secure in her commute. (04 February 2010)

Health authorities rushed to kill all the ducks in a Takeo province village on Wednesday, after samples of dead birds showed positive for avian influenza. (03 February 2010)

A high number of deposits followed by a low number of loans have created a cash flood for banks, forcing them to lower their interest rates. (03 February 2010)

The producer of an award-winning documentary that outlines the inner workings of the Khmer Rouge says it took many patient years of work to gain the trust of a senior leader of the regime and his underlings. (03 February 2010)

Trial judges for the Khmer Rouge tribunal are now considering their verdict for prison chief Kaing Kek Iev, whose trial wrapped up late last year, court officials said Tuesday. (02 February 2010)

Cambodian agricultural authorities on Tuesday were testing samples of dead ducks, after 10,000 fowl were found dead in Takeo province near the Vietnam border. (02 February 2010)

The gunfire that erupted between Thai and Cambodian forces along the border Friday was an accident, and not by order of the government, a senior military official said Monday. (02 February 2010)

Khmer Rouge tribunal officials expect to finish trials at the UN-backed court by 2015, trying only 10 defendants at a cost to donors of around $100 million, according to budget documents obtained by VOA Khmer. (02 February 2010)

It was curiosity over the killing of his family members under the Khmer Rouge that led journalist Thet Sambath on a personal quest to find the truth. He wanted to know who gave the orders. (02 February 2010)

A day after receiving a two-year prison sentence in absentia, opposition leader Sam Rainsy accused Cambodian leaders of conspiring with Vietnam to put political pressure on him. (01 February 2010)

Khmer Rouge tribunal officials have not decided whether they will use testimony given by a senior regime leader to a journalist and producer of an award-winning documentary film. (01 February 2010)

A leading rights group has urged the United Nations to reconsider its support of government drug rehabilitation centers, following allegations of abuse. (01 February 2010)

‘Enemies of the People’ is a new documentary film being shown for the first time in North America at the Sundance Film Festival 2010 in Park City, Utah. (January 21 to 31)

Every year, the victims and their families gather at a golden stupa—built just meters from the actual site of the grenade explosion and scene of scattered bodies—to commemorate the 1997 grenade attack. (26 January 2010)

Known as the "Cambodian capital of the United States", Long Beach is believed to have 50,000 Cambodian residents and is home to the largest population of Cambodian immigrants in America. (25 January 2010)

The human rights situation in Cambodia has deteriorated in the past year, Human Rights Watch said on Friday, citing numerous examples of apparent government failure to protect basic freedoms. ( 22 January 2010)

China’s ambassador to Cambodia told a group Friday that the Chinese had not aided the Khmer Rouge but had sought to keep Cambodians from suffering under the regime. (22 January 2010)

Poor families in poor health, the loss of land and the legacy of war are all contributing to a child labor problem in Cambodia, the country’s national International Labor Organization coordinator said Monday. (20 January 2010)

Representatives for civil parties at the Khmer Rouge tribunal are discussing how to approach an upcoming decision that could limit their role in the courtroom. (20 January 2010)

UN human rights envoy Surya Prasad Subedi on Wednesday encouraged Cambodia’s leading rights organizations to establish better cooperation with the government in an effort to improve the country’s rights situation. (20 January 2010)

As other developing countries in the world, the major problem facing Cambodia is the serious lack of human resources for the country’s development, according to Professor David Jonathan Gross, a Nobel Laureate for Physics. (19 January 2010)

Cambodia’s road accidents have killed more people than countries in the region, claiming more than 1,600 lives annually and is on the rise, a traffic police official said. (19 January 2009)

On a return from a trip to Asia that included Cambodia, US congressman Joseph Cao said in Washington last week he and his delegation are considering writing legislation to forgive Cambodia debt from the 1970s. (18 January 2010)

Prime Minister Hun Sen on Monday called on naval forces and local authorities nationwide to help in the prevention of illegal armed forces. (18 January, 2010)

The UN envoy Surya Prasad Subedi arrived in Cambodia Monday to look into the country’s human rights record ahead of a Human Rights Council meeting in September. (18 January 2010)

Hundreds of families received free H1N1 vaccines at a Buddhist temple in Maryland on Sunday, hoping to strengthen their immune response to the disease. (14 January 2010)

A security threat to an FBI agent in 1997 and concerns over US cooperation with Cambodia put a grenade attack investigation on hold, according to recent media reports. (14 January 2010)

Foreign Minister Hor Namhong on Wednesday condemned the use of the Cambodian flag in the production of a new line of footwear advertised on the Internet and reported in local media this week. (13 January 2010)

Nearly 100 Cambodian justice officials on Wednesday received diplomas for a five-month technology course sponsored by the US, one that aims to improve the judiciary’s ability to track cases and detainees and analyze trends. (13 January 2010)

Cambodia has begun reinforcing its troops along the Thai border and plans to keep a strong military presence on the border until at least 2014, the Ministry of Defense says in a review. (13 January 2010)

In these floating villages—Chnok Trou, Kampong Preah and Sess Slap—30 kilometers north of Kampong Chhnang town, some women prepare dry fish or prepare them to make paste; others care for pigs. (13 January 2010)

Bhann Tes carefully opened a thick holy book, whose pages have turned brown with age. He fetched a small notebook from a shelf and began writing, copying the work line by line. (13 January 2010)

Cambodia has returned responsibility for its air traffic to a team of Thai controllers that had been suspended since November—with changes officials say will improve national security. (12 January 2010)

A survivor of the Khmer Rouge’s Tuol Sleng prison considers the formation of the UN-backed tribunal a bit of good luck, and says even if the court doesn’t bring full justice, it may bring enough. (12 January 2010)

Prime Minsiter Hun Sen on Tuesday warned Thai officials to surrender their ambitions to “invade” Cambodian land near Preah Vihear temple. (12 January 2010)

Local authorities and military commanders joined a weekly meeting of ministers Friday through video conferencing in Phnom Penh that officials say will strengthen communication between central government and outlying authorities. (11 January 2010)

A senior Cambodian People’s Party official defended the government’s celebrating of the contentious Jan. 7 holiday on Thursday, arguing against criticism that the day merely marks the beginning of an occupation. (11 January 2010)