Just months ahead of local elections, the Cambodian government has ordered the microfinance industry to cap the interest rate on new loans at 18 percent a year
Rowers say purpose of their journey is to encourage people to take action on conservation, water, waste and energy
Cambodian media reported Wednesday that negotiations are taking place to organize a deal between Sam Rainsy and strongman PM Hun Sen
Brutal attack Monday on 2 opposition MPs, blamed on suspected ruling party supporters, was stark reminder that Cambodia’s post-2013 election tensions have not abated
Increase of nearly 10 percent was more than manufacturers wanted but far less than workers unions were seeking
In Cambodia to be born poor is often to have little or no opportunity; The Liger school wants to change that
Until now only four refugees had signed up to leave miserable conditions on the Pacific island of Nauru to make a new life in impoverished Cambodia
Hearing relates specifically to actions by Khmer Rouge leaders Khieu Samphan and Nuon Chea against two minority groups: ethnic Cham Muslims and ethnic Vietnamese
Education minister confident new regulations will mean better results this year
Cambodia’s wild bears are under unprecedented pressure. Their native forests are being cut down at record rates, and China's huge demand for traditional medicine has made them targets. But experts say Cambodia's conservation efforts are setting an example that has put it well ahead of its neighbors in protecting bears. Robert Carmichael reports for VOA from Phnom Penh.
Government says law is necessary to prevent terrorism and money laundering, and insists people should not fear its provisions; nonprofits and rights groups remain wary
The past year has seen parliament pass new regulations for the judiciary, elections, and NGOs
An estimated 430,000 youth under the age of 18 work in Cambodia
Cambodia agreed it would take in those denied resettlement in Australia, a controversial and secretive deal signed last year that will cost Sidney more than $40 million
Embassy officials reasoned that despite concerns about Somaly Mam, her 'efforts still represent a positive alternative' to abuse
In Cambodia, an elite dive team – trained with U.S. support – has successfully completed its first mission to clear unexploded ordnance from waterways. On Thursday, divers recovered and defused a U.S.-made aircraft bomb dropped more than four decades ago during the country’s civil war. Robert Carmichael reports for VOA from Kandal province.
Elite crew, trained with US support, recovers and defuses bomb in Mekong River on its first mission
Experts say country has some of world’s worst mental health statistics – yet services remain underfunded
Cambodia has some of the world’s worst mental health statistics – largely due to the effects of Pol Pot’s murderous Khmer Rouge regime. Yet mental health services remain underfunded and – in the words of the World Health Organization – “critically neglected." There’s little sign of that changing in the near future, in part because few Cambodian students are interested in psychiatry as a career. Robert Carmichael reports for VOA from Phnom Penh.
Load more
