The nearly 1 million hectares of newly protected forests The Environment Ministry wants to create by The end of The year will add nearly a third more land to The portfolio of an agency already struggling to manage The 3.2 million hectares it has. And ...

The Constitutional Council is planning to meet later this week to discuss amendments to The Constitution, including changes to an article guaranteeing The right for citizens to form organisations and political parties. The document, a letter of invitation to local media, outlines an agenda for The ...

The Ministry of Information will convene a meeting with The ministries of Posts and Telecommunications; and Economy and Finance, on Wednesday to review The progress of changing state analogue television broadcasts to digital. Minister of Information Khieu Kanharith on Monday chaired a meeting at The ...

Former unionist and election official Rong Chhun, who resigned from the National Election Committee (NEC) following the forced dissolution of the opposition, has been fired from the Education Ministry for being absent without permission. ...

The waters of The Koh Rong Archipelago may yet receive an additional layer of administrative protection, The Ministry of Environment announced last week, although how The proposed “marine park” will function remains to be seen, stakeholders said yesterday. ...

Via the Ministry of Culture and Fine Arts and the Ministry of Tourism, the government is progressing with a set of relevant documents as a proposal to UNESCO to induct Battambang city, Kampot city and Kratie city on to the United Nations arm’s World Heritage ...

The Ministry of Interior has said it will not allow any demonstrations in front of The Supreme Court during a hearing on Thursday to decide if The opposition CNRP will be dissolved, while The Koh Kong provincial governor’s office warned it will prevent residents from ...

The owners of vehicles sporting police number plates must pay vehicle taxes by The end of The month or face having Their vehicles impounded, according to The Ministry of Economy and Finance. In a letter to Interior Minister Sar Kheng, Economy and Finance Minister Aun Ponmoniroth ...

The Ministry of Commerce togeTher with The Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training has issued a joint directive on The implementation of The Better Factory Cambodia (BFC) project in export-oriented factories in The textile, garment and travel goods and bags sector. ...

The Ministry of Information is inspecting The content of TV commercials accused of damaging social values following a request for intervention from The Ministry of Culture and Fine Arts. ...

In preparation for the lunar new year this month, the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries have called for hygienic practices and sanitary inspections for the transportation of poultry and pigs to prevent the spread of any instances of bird ...

The United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO), togeTher with The Ministry of Commerce and The Agriculture Ministry’s fisheries administration, yesterday launched a booklet titled “Fostering Fisheries Value Chain Growth and Competitiveness”. ...

The Ministry of Interior on Tuesday ordered village and commune chiefs across Cambodia to not abuse Their position, and The resources that come with it, by campaigning ahead of The Kingdom’s July 29 national elections. ...

Interior Minister Sar Kheng lashed out at Agriculture Minister Veng Sakhon yesterday for failing to attend a meeting on the latest government directive to reduce the exploitation of natural resources, saying the minister should get his priorities straight. ...

When government-aligned Fresh News reported on Sunday that bilateral trade between the US and Cambodia had increased to $3.46 billion last year, up more than 8 percent from the year before, they weren’t using Cambodian government data. Nor was the state-run Agence Kampuchea Presse using government ...

Minister of Information Khieu Kanharith said the Royal Government of Cambodia (RGC) is always committed to improving the respect of press freedom and freedom of expression as enshrined in the Constitution of the Kingdom of Cambodia. ...

Cambodia’s economic growth is expected to remain stable this year with inflation rising slightly on increases in the costs of global fuel and food prices, the Asean+3 Macroeconomic Research office (AMRO) concluded following its annual consultation visit to the Kingdom. ...

The Ministry of Public Works and Transport announced today The 90-percent completion of The rehabilitation of more than 30 roads in Preah Sihanouk in a bid to improve road access and strengThen tourism in The province. ...

The long-awaited Asia-Pacific Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) agreement was officially signed yesterday.  The signing brings renewed hopes for comprehensive change in The flow of regional trade and investment and The promotion of intra-bloc supply chains capable of bolstering trust among members of The region’s ...

The Ministry of Economy and Finance plans to raise approximately 28 billion riel ($6.8 million) through The issuance of sovereign bonds via The National Bank of Cambodia’s (NBC) online trading platform (NBCP), aiming to garner additional funds from The capital market for public investments. ...