Cambodians living in the Seattle, Wash., area have begun putting their names on a petition asking the US to join an international landmine treaty. Organizers of the petition, including a Cambodian landmine victim and Nobel Prize laureate, Tun Channareth, say they want to collect 1,000 signatures before sending the petition to US President Barack Obama
Interior Minister Sar Kheng on Thursday upbraided government agencies and non-government groups for failing to cooperate against human trafficking, saying the lack of a clear strategy was adding to the problem. Sar Kheng, whose ministry oversees a special anti-trafficking unit, said the lack of cohesion meant a a waste of resources. He spoke at an anti-trafficking workshop in Phnom Penh to about 80 participants from the government and NGOs, including provincial authorities
The United Nations Special Rapporteur for Human Rights in Cambodia Surya Subedi wrapped up his fifth visit to Cambodia on Friday expressing concern about the lack of progress on land rights and freedom of speech in the country.
Cambodian Center for Study and Development in Agriculture is set to sign an agreement to buy palm sugar with Geographical Indicator status from local producers
Cambodia is poised to see an increase in United States investment as the world financial crisis recedes, according to Overseas Private Investment Corporation director of public affairs Lawrence Spinelli.
Indochine Mining Limited today claimed to have made a discovery of a “high grade” gold-bearing quartz vein at its Kratie North project. Claiming its best result returned 42 grams of gold per tonne, the company said the Kratie North site was a key focus of its exploration programme, launched in February.
The Communicable Diseases Control Department of the Health Ministry released figures last month, around 100 new cases diagnosed was found swine flu. The figures show that there are a total of 693 people contracted the virus by Jul 29, increasing up from 591 identified cases as of June 24. “The rate of infection had been [...]