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Massive Power Outage Triggered by Falling Tree
A massive power outage that left large areas of Phnom Penh without electricity and water and plunged Southern Vietnam into darkness on Wednesday was caused by a crane operator knocking…
Kem Sokha Challenges Hun Sen to TV Debate
Kem Sokha, acting president of the opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP), on Monday rallied a 3,000-strong crowd of supporters at Phnom Penh’s Freedom Park saying that Prime Minister Hun…
As Elections Loom, a Lack of Female Candidates
Cambodia looks set to fail its Millennium Development Goal (MDG) of increasing representation of women in the National Assembly after the political parties contesting the July 28 national elections registered…
As Phnom Penh Grows, So Does Its Sewage Problem
With Phnom Penh’s population having doubled to more than 2 million since 1998, the city’s antiquated, decades-old drainage system has undergone little improvement and experts say the rapid urban growth…
Eviction Victims Meet Phnom Penh Governor
Only days into his new post, Phnom Penh’s newly appointed governor did something his predecessor, Kep Chuktema, never did: He met with the victims of two of the city’s most…
Buddhist Monk in US Sex Scandal Breaks Silence
($) His whereabouts remain a mystery, but the Cambodian Buddhist monk at the center of a sex-tape scandal currently playing out in a Lowell, Massachusetts, courtroom has broken his silence…
Ban on Generous Mobile Top-Up Offers Lifted
($) The Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications on Sunday reversed an order by its regulator that forced the country’s nine mobile phone companies to abide by a law that sets…
Statue of Slain Union Leader Unveiled Near Murder Site
About 100 relatives, friends and garment factory workers along with 50 monks gathered near Wat Lanka on Friday morning to officially unveil a statue erected in memory of slain Free…
Five Parties Registered for Election; Opposition Holding Out
($) Five political parties have now registered to vote in the July 28 national elections, the National Election Committee (NEC) said on Friday, but the country’s main opposition group, the…
Mobile Firms, Regulator Will Meet to Discuss Call Prices
($) The country’s nine mobile operators will meet Monday with the Telecommunication Regulator of Cambodia (TRC) to re-examine a 2009 law that sets minimum prices for calls, an official confirmed…
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