Thailand’s deputy prime minister on Friday warned the country could close its borders to Cambodia, after each withdrew their ambassadors in a worsening row over ousted Thai premier Thaksin Shinawatra. (06 November 2009)

Phnom Penh court on Friday sentenced a freelance journalist to two years in prison for disinformation, following alleged threats made to a TV commentator. (06 November 2009)

Cambodia’s claim to independence 56 years ago, led by former king Norodom Sihanouk, prevented the country from weakening and losing territory, opposition lead Sam Rainsy said Thursday, four days ahead of Independence Day. (06 November 2009)

The Court of Appeals on Friday postponed a hearing to decide whether a former military police officer, recently released from jail, should stand trial for an alleged acid attack. (06 November 2009)

Khmer Rouge tribunal judges outlined some of the progress they’ve made in investigating the second case against jailed leaders of the regime, urging victims to continue to file as witnesses and complainants. (05 November 2009)

The Thai government recalled its ambassador from Phnom Penh on Thursday, following a decision by the Cambodian government to appoint ousted former premier Thaksin Shinawatra as an adviser to the Prime Minister Hun Sen. (05 November 2009)

Prime Minister Hun Sen left for Tokyo on Thursday, for discussions with one of the nation’s top donors about development within the region. (05 November 2009)

Cambodia’s recently drafted 2010 budget could put pressure on the economy by running high deficits that exceed external financing, the World Bank said Wednesday. (04 November 2009)

Ousted Thai premier Thaksin Shinawatra has been appointed as an economic adviser to Prime Minister Hun Sen, a move that is likely to rankle Bangkok, officials said Wednesday.  (04 November 2009)

The nation’s power development plan, which calls for expanding large-scale hydroelectric dams and coal-fired plants, is outdated, expensive and risky, an umbrella group of non-governmental organizations says in a new report. ( 04 November 2009 )

The Court of Appeals is expected to hold a hearing Friday on the freeing of seven suspects, including a high-ranking military police official, accused in an acid attack. (04 October 2009)

The head representative of the Khmer Rouge tribunal’s Victims Unit said Monday the role of the court was not only to find justice, but to heal and unify the country. (03 November 2009)

At least eight private companies are prepared to enter Cambodia’s nascent stock exchange, some as soon as it opens and others a few years down the road. (03 November 2009)

The opposition Sam Rainsy Party will face yet another lawsuit, for the destruction of boundary demarcations on the Vietnam border. (03 November 2009)

Former US president Jimmy Carter is expected to visit Cambodia later this month, to tour the worksite of 21 houses by Habitat for Humanity, in Kandal province. (03 November 2009)

Phnom Penh wrapped up its annual Water Festival Tuesday, with at least 18 of nearly 400 racing boats sunk and one Kampong Cham province boatman missing after his craft capsized Monday. (03 November 2009)

Mam Sonando, the 69-year-old owner of an independent radio station in Phnom Penh, took up his monk’s robes on Monday to lead a 30-day peach march from Phnom Penh to areas near the disputed border. (02 November 2009)

Nearly 500 Thai protesters gathered in front of the Cambodian Embassy in Bangkok Monday to protest the presence of Cambodian troops near Preah Vihear temple. (02 November 2009)

Cambodia is considering application to the Extractive Industry Transparency Initiative, despite heavy criticism of its handling of natural resources so far, an official says. (02 November 2009)

Skye Fitzgerald, whose recent documentary, “Finding Face,” chronicles the life of acid attack victim Tat Marina, hopes support built from the film will go toward punishing the perpetrators and finding justice for his subject. (30 October 2009)

As prince, head of state and king, Norodom Sihanouk accomplished many things, but as the former monarch prepares for his 87th birthday, he should be remembered as bringing peace to Cambodia. (30 October 2009)

Sitting on a wooden bed above knee-high water, Bo Socheata gazed at the stagnant floodwater invading her home. (30 October 2009)

Cambodia’s mysterious “jungle girl” is ill in Ratanakkiri provincial hospital, after contracting a fever from a return to the remote forests, officials said Friday. (30 October, 2009)

The Thai government said this week it will send an official document to Prime Minister Hun Sen regarding ousted Thai premier Thaksin Shinawatra. (29 October 2009)

A 51-year-old woman succumbed to the H1N1 virus, officials said Thursday, bringing the death toll to four, with the total amount of confirmed cases in the country at 239. (29 October 2009)

Police in Kampong Thom province have blocked villagers from participating in a Buddhist ceremony at a remote pagoda on disputed land for the past two days, officials said Thursday. (29 October 2009)

The sex trade continues to thrive in Cambodia, despite an anti-trafficking law and crackdowns on brothels, an advocate for a leading foundation says. (28 October, 2009)

The prime minister has ordered telecom companies to reopen cross-network communication, in a bid to ensure fair competition in the communications industry. (28 October, 2009)

The Export Import Bank of the United States is now open to provide financing for purchases of US exports by private-sector buyers in Cambodia. (28 October 2009)

The Court of Appeals on Wednesday upheld a lower court’s decision to fine opposition lawmaker Mu Suchua in a defamation suit brought by Prime Minister Hun Sen. (28 October 2009)

Nearly two dozen finance experts from five Asian countries met last week in a regional workshop aimed at improving the regulation of securities markets. (28 October 2009)

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Opposition leader Sam Rainsy and other parliamentarians requested the intervention of King Norodom Sihamoni to improve the lives of the people and resolve longstanding border disputes with Thailand and Vietnam. (28 October, 2009)

Victims who wish to file as civil parties in an upcoming trial for four leaders of the Khmer Rouge have until December, a tribunal official said Monday. (27 October 2009)

Prime Minister Hun Sen on Tuesday ordered Phnom Penh authorities to prepare for the annual Water Festival, which draws millions of visitors to Phnom Penh every year. (27 October 2009)

Back then, at least three major private equity firms opened for business, hoping to raise hundreds of millions of dollars in capital for investment in agriculture, real estate, hydropower and others. (27 October 2009)

Cambodia is preparing to retired 3,000 soldiers this year, in a bid to continue the reform of its security forces, a senior official said Thursday. (26 October 2009)

Reporters Without Borders said in an annual report last week that Cambodia had moved up in press freedom, but concerns over threats to journalists remain. (26 October 2009)

Were ousted Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra to come to Cambodia, the country would not extradite him, a government statement said Friday. (23 October 2009)

Marking the anniversary of the Paris Peace Accords, which ended Cambodia’s civil war in 1991, opposition officials and rights groups on Friday urged signatory countries t... (23 October 2009)

With laws or treaties not being applied, and some cancelled or nullified, and with Cambodia’s human rights efforts under fire, opposition and rights officials said Thursday the Paris Peace Accords have not been fully implemented. (23 October 2009))

The border dispute between Cambodian and Thailand has gone on for more than a year, with the Cambodian government failing to adopt a “winning” method based on international law, border experts said Thursday. (22 October 2009)

Telecom Cambodia, the Phnom Penh Water Supply Authority and the Sihanoukville Autonomous Port are expected to be the first three enterprises to list on Cambodia’s upcoming stock exchange, planned for December. (22 October 2009)

Cambodian lawmakers, government officials and border representatives ended a roundtable discussion Thursday, concluding that in fact no disputed border exists near Preah Vihear. (22 October 2009)

Cambodia will raise at least three climate issues at an international conference later this year in Denmark, officials said Wednesday, as they closed a three-day forum on climate change in Phnom Penh. (22 October 2009)

Passengers arriving to Cambodia by air are expected to increase by around 5 percent in 2010, the country’s airport management company said Wednesday. (22 October 2009)

Council Minister Sok An said Wednesday he was optimistic Cambodia would be added as a permanent member of Unesco’s World Heritage committee in voting next week. (21 October 2009)

The National Assembly on Wednesday passed a controversial law on demonstrations that limits the number of people allowed to gather and gives wide authority for the government to ban a protest altogether. (21 October 2009)

At its height, Cambodia’s film industry produced movies that could be seen in neighboring countries. But that was a long time ago. Following its destruction under the Khmer Rouge, the industry never recovered. (21 October 2009)

Since August, just four of Kong Pharith’s solar bicycles have sold. The inventor spent five years looking at ways to attach solar panels and a battery to a bicycle runs electrically. (21 October 2009)

Laws, regulations, and capacity building comprise important steps in natural resource development, which can fill government coffers, Cambodia’s ambassador to the US said at a recent discussion in Washington. (20 October 2009)

Opposition leader Sam Rainsy told the National Assembly on Tuesday that if the ruling party wants to reduce demonstrations, it should cooperate with the opposition. (20 October 2009)

Global climate change will have a serious impact on Cambodia’s economy and society, the UN’s resident coordinator in Phnom Penh warned Tuesday. (20 October 2009)

Case No. 002 will try the senior-most leaders—Nuon Chea, Khieu Samphan, Ieng Sary and Ieng Thirith—for up to four atrocity crimes: genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes, and torture. (19 October 2009)

Cambodia was once rich in timber resources, but much of that was logged out, and some continues to be, despite laws against it. (19 October 2009)

Prime Minister Hun Sen on Monday urged developed countries to help less-developed countries with financial and technical mitigate the effects of global warming. (19 October 2009)

The National Assembly on Monday restarted debate on a demonstrations law that critics charge will erode freedoms of speech and assembly. (19 October 2009)

Cambodian officials now estimate that Typhoon Ketsana claimed 35 lives and cost the country $41 million, leaving thousands of people homeless. (16 October, 2009)

A stroke is caused when the blood supply to any part of the brain is interrupted, a doctor said Thursday, as a guest on “Hello VOA.”  (16 October 2009)

South Korean President Lee Myung-bak will make a two-day visit to Cambodia next week, aiming to strengthen bilateral cooperation and boost economic investment. (16 October 2009)

A recent congressional reproach of Cambodia’s corruption and political repression is not meant as an attack on the government, a US official says, but it is meant to demonstrate to the Cambodian people they are not alone. (16 October 2009)

Cambodia will withdraw a proposal to have a border dispute with Thailand put on the Asean agenda at a summit this month, a government spokesman said Thursday. (15 October 2009)

Watering a patch of vegetables at her home in Kandal province one recent day, Phann Chivoin mused on the rapid change in weather lately. (15 October 2009)

The Appeals Court on Wednesday upheld a lower court’s decision to throw out a defamation lawsuit by opposition lawmaker Mu Sochua against the premier. (15 October 2009)

Prime Minister Hun Sen flew to China on Thursday, to attend a trade fair and seek agreements on infrastructure rehabilitation, officials said. (15 October 2009)

A senior Cambodian official called a US congressional resolution condemning corruption in Cambodia “unacceptable” and counter to a system of checks and balances. (15 October 2009)

Chhuon Malay was still feeling shaky Tuesday night. She walked from her rented apartment in a Phnom Penh suburb to get a fruit shake—a luxury she said she can rarely afford but that she hoped would bolster her strength. (14 October 2009)

The National Assembly on Wednesday began debate on a draft law for demonstrations that critics warn marks another restriction on fundamental freedoms. (14 October 2009)

Four US congressmen have issued a resolution to the House of Representatives censuring the Cambodian government’s apparent political repression of dissent and “pervasive corruption.” (14 October 2009)

Cambodia’s foreign minister said Wednesday he would continue push to put Cambodia’s border dispute with Thailand on the Asean agenda, following reports in Thai media that Bangkok officials were misquoted. (14 October 2009)

A leading Cambodian rights advocate said Monday the penal code passed by the National Assembly does not meet the requirements of the 1991 Paris Peace Accords, as it does not sufficiently safeguard freedoms of assembly and expression. (13 October 2009)

Three international rights and justice organizations on Tuesday urged judges at the Khmer Rogue tribunal not to use testimony or forced confessions of prisoners as it moves forward with trials of jailed leaders of the regime. (13 October 2009)

A Thai official said Tuesday the government would prefer to solve an ongoing border dispute with Cambodia through bilateral talks. (13 October 2009)

Although financial institutions have flourished in recent years, informal credit systems at the village level remain popular for many Cambodians, a practice that could eventually hurt the economy, economists say. (13 October 2009)

Hong Kong trade officials recently spent three days in Cambodia looking at ways the two might boost bilateral trade, though Cambodian officials remain skeptical trade could grow substantially any time soon. (12 October 2009)

Health officials say November’s Water Festival, which draws more than a million people to Phnom Penh each year, could hasten the spread of the H1N1 virus across the country. (12 October 2009)

Foreign Affairs Minister Hor Namhong notified his Thai counterpart on Monday that Cambodia wanted to put an ongoing border dispute on the agenda of an Asean summit scheduled later this month. (12 October 2009)

The National Assembly on Monday passed a crucial penal code that government officials hailed as historic, but which others warn could be used to curb freedoms. (12 October 2009)

Cambodia’s natural resources were not heavily developed during years of internal conflict, but significant exploitation in the last two decades has been questionable in bringing revenue to everyday Cambodians,... (12 October 2009)

The defense team for jailed Khmer Rouge leader Ieng Sary moved on Friday to have French investigating judge Marcel Lemonde removed from a UN-backed tribunal case, claiming he was conducting a biased investigation. (09 October 2009)

The Appeals Court is expected later this month to hear the defamation case against opposition lawmaker Mu Sochua, after she was ordered by a lower court to pay $4,000 in a suit brought by Prime Minister Hun Sen. (09 October 2009)

Classes are underway at the Cambodian Islamic Center in Kandal province, and at the nearby Al Rahmani mosque, a group of female students waited for their instructor on a recent day. (08 October 2009)

Friends of Khmer Culture, Inc., is, according to its motto, “dedicated to supporting the artistic and cultural heritage of Cambodia.” (08 October 2009)

Former king Norodom Sihanouk, who is 87 years old and has survived several bouts with cancer, said on his Web site this week he would like to die “as soon as possible,” as the years weigh upon him. (08 October 2009)

A coalition of 30 civic organizations warned on Thursday that National Assembly debate over a new penal code appeared to erode civil liberties while skimming over clarity on criminality. (08 October 2009)

Prime Minister Hun Sen on Thursday questioned the tribunal summonses for six government officials as witnesses, claiming they should instead be treated as plaintiffs. (08 October 2009)

A French appeals court has postponed a hearing for a defamation suit brought by Foreign Minister Hor Namhong against opposition leader Sam Rainsy. (07 October 2009)

Factory woes in the wake of the global downturn have put 62,000 Cambodians out of work, World Bank President Robert Zoellick said Thursday. (07 October 2009)

The Ministry of Health on Wednesday ordered all clinics nationwide to send patients suspected of carrying the H1N1 flu virus to state hospitals, following the third documented death from the disease Tuesday. (07 October 2009)

A Malaysian seaweed company has delayed a scheme to sell shares to Cambodians after warnings from the Security Commission of Cambodia the plan could be illegal. (07 October 2009)

Cambodia’s Phnom Tamao zoo, with 1,200 animals and around 80 species, is a rare facility, populated mostly by animals indigenous to the country, many of them confiscated from the illegal wildlife trade. (07 October 2009)

Of Cambodia’s main economic earners, it is not tourism or garments that will help it through the economic crisis, but rather agriculture, a leading Cambodian economist said Monday. (06 October 2009)

Cambodian health authorities operated to save the life of a premature child taken from its 25-year-old Cambodian mother, who died of H1N1 flu on Tuesday, officials said. (06 October 2009)

Civic groups and opposition officials say the government should not establish a working group to reform the Supreme Council of Magistracy but should instead seek oversight from outside, as officials look to reform the judiciary. (06 October 2009)

Cambodian police working with the US Federal Bureau of Investigation arrested seven people and seized 16 kilograms of heroin, following three months of investigation, officials said Monday. (06 October 2009)

A former well-known Cambodian kickboxer is promoting the Cambodian sport in the US in an effort to safeguard its uniqueness. (05 October 2009)

The Royal Cambodian Armed Forces will send 40 peacekeepers to the central African country of Chad for a one-year tour of duty, starting this month or November, a senior military official told VOA Khmer. (05 October 2009)

More than 3 billion people live in countries rich in natural resources, but half of those remain poor, prompting a question. Why are some countries rich and others poor? (05 October 2009)

Rights groups joined more than 300 displaced residents on Monday to urge the government to punish those powerful officials and companies who violate residents’ rights through forced evictions, as they marked World Habitat Day. (05 October 2009)

Phnom Penh police clashed with demonstrating teachers on Monday, as a union demonstration for higher government salaries was banned. (05 October 2009)