A judge, a deputy prosecutor, two high-ranking-military officials and a district land management official have had a complaint filed against them for alleged corruption, abuse of power and grabbing six hectares of land in Oddar Meanchey province in 2016. ...

The Ministry of Agriculture is aiming to further increase the productivity of the sector by focusing on a shift to mechanisation to replace human labour. ...

Prime Minister Hun Sen has called on world political party leaders to adhere to the principles of “Vaccine Multilateralism” in the process of production, distribution and consumption, praising China over its “vigorous” support for the Kingdom during the pandemic. ...

An almost three months of severe drought has destroyed 1,300 hectares of crops in Pailin province that has caused untold hardship to farmers. ...

The UN in Cambodia said vaccine hesitancy here is relatively low compared to other countries. The Kingdom is one of the countries with the highest percentages of Covid-19 vaccinations among its adult population in the World Health Organisation’s (WHO) western-pacific region.   ...

The Royal Government of Cambodia has decided to temporarily suspend traffic through the Cambodian-Thai border, except for the transportation of goods and special cases. ...

Cambodia’s total number of COVID-19 infected people identified to have been hit by the more severe and highly contagious Delta Variant of SARS-CoV-2 strains is believed to have crossed 400. ...

A new laboratory was added to Siem Reap’s Covid-19 testing facilities. The laboratory is capable of running tests for 900 to 1000 samples per day, according the Minister of Health, Mam Bun Heng. ...

“If there had not been this project, we would have still been living in hardship, using kerosene-burning lamps or batteries,” Souy For, a 51-year-old father of two, said of a new power station in the country. ...

The effective control of Covid-19 community transmission right now is crucial for Cambodia to welcome fully-vaccinated international tourists from the end of this month, Prime Minister Hun Sen affirmed on November 23. ...

Vietnam needs to improve the scale and quality of investment in Cambodia, promoting a new wave of investment, President Nguyen Xuan Phuc stated while meeting Vietnamese Cambodian enterprises on December 22 during his State visit to Cambodia. ...

The South  Korean government has pledged an additional concession loan package of $1.2 billion to finance a number of priority projects in Cambodia. ...

Preparation for the Preah Sihanouk Multi-Purpose Special Economic Zone masterplan is entering into the second phase, which illustrates the future of the plan, once the Ministry of Economy and Finance reviews and finalises the draft results from the report’s first phase. ...

The retail prices of regular-grade petrol and diesel respectively increased by about 2.65 per cent and 10.91 per cent on June 13, according to a notice issued by the Ministry of Commerce.   ...

The formation of the new Royal Government of Cambodia will bring new investments to the country, generating more jobs and contributing to the economic growth. ...

The Covid-19 pandemic has had an unprecedented impact on Cambodia’s tourism sector however, it was handled well with the proactive efforts of the government and the timely introduction of socio-economic development policies, a top tourism official has said.​ ...

The Embassy of the Russian Federation in Phnom Penh has confirmed the participation of Sergei Lavrov, Russian Foreign Minister, in the 55th ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (55e AMM) and Related Meetings to be hosted by Cambodia. ...

Anthony Blinken, Secretary of State of United States, said yesterday that the US will assist Cambodia with $25 million to improve the country’s food security system under Harvest III project, which will be launched next week. ...

About 130 families in the morning of September 27 requested the authorities of Memot district, Tbong Khmum province to issue land titles and allow people to use their land. ...

Cambodia has a fisherman population of about 1.5 million, of which 1,395,000 are freshwater fishermen and 105,000 sea fishermen. ...