<p>The Ministry of Interior has launched a study on land service provision via the one-window service at select locations in the Kingdom. The move is to enhance people’s access to government services. The ministry’s director-general prak Samoeun said it decided to conduct the study in ...p>

<p>To ensure public health and safety, prime Minister Hun Sen on Thursday signed a directive calling on relevant ministries, institutions and sub-national administrations to lead the charge on reducing air pollution in the Kingdom. The directive said that measures carried out by the authorities to ...p>

<p>political stability, growth in all economic sectors and a strong banking system were major drivers that reinforced public confidence in the Kingdom’s banking system last year, said the National Bank of Cambodia (NBC). According to its “Macroeconomic and Banking progress 2019 Report and 2020 Outlook”, ...p>

<p>The Koh Kong provincial authorities said the land reclamation work in Smach Meanchey commune in Khemarak phumin town has already been put back to its original state while the court spokesman said legal procedures are being taken against Tun Dieth, the two-star major general held ...p>

<p>One hundred and thirty-two people, including members of the prey preah Roka Forest Community Network (ppRFCN) and monks from three districts of Tbeng Meanchey, Chheb and Choam Ksan in preah Vihear province organised a tree ordination ceremony from Friday to Sunday to honour those who ...p>

<p>After issuing a warning over the country’s air quality on Friday, the Ministry of Environment said on Sunday that the pM2.5 concentration levels in the country were returning to normal. pM2.5 refers to atmospheric particulate matter (pM) that has a diameter of less than 2.5 ...p>

<p>The National Committee for the prevention and Crackdown on Natural Resource Crimes said forestry crimes have largely decreased, with 59 suspects arrested and sent to court throughout last year. The committee also confiscated 9,215 cubic metres of mixed timbers and 491 items used to commit ...p>

<p>The Sorng Rukhavorn Forest Community in Oddar Meanchey province has issued a call for all to take part in the protection and conservation of forests and wild animals. At the 19th anniversary of establishing the central headquarters for the Sorng Rukhavorn Forest Community on Sunday, ...p>

<p>The Koh Kong provincial administration has warned that it will take legal action against anyone who attempts to grab land in an area that used to belong to the Botum Sakor National park. The 9,306ha located in Kiri Sakor and Botum Sakor districts has been ...p>

<p>Representatives of the indigenous community in Mondulkiri province on Wednesday submitted three petitions to voice their objection against the planting of stone markers around the Doh Kramom mountain area by provincial officials last week. However, provincial officials said the case is still under review. A ...p>

<p>Environment Minister Say Samal has called on developed countries to increase funding to tackle climate change issues faced by Cambodia and the world. Mr Samal made the call on Wednesday at the 25th Conference of the parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change ...p>

<p>Cambodia’s economic growth is projected at 7.1 per cent this year or about $24 billion thanks to the good performance of the industrial sector that is creating strong domestic revenue. Speaking at the graduation ceremony of Cambodia University of Specialties on Wednesday, prime Minister Hun ...p>

<p>Kampong Chhnang deputy provincial governor Sun Sovannarith reaffirmed that the 40ha the provincial authorities allocated to Vietnamese boat people is Cambodian national Ros Chamroeun’s private land. He said there was no cutting of land for them, but the Vietnamese immigrants will have to pay rent ...p>

<p>Mubadala petroleum, one of the UAE’s largest oil and gas companies, is looking for investment opportunities in the Cambodian oil sector, said a senior official at the Ministry of Mines and Energy. Mubadala petroleum CEO Mazin al-Lamki expressed interest in investing in Cambodia’s oil sector ...p>

<p>Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training officials have appealed to workers in the textile sector to file complaints to the ministry immediately, if factory owners failed to make last year’s seniority indemnity payments. Meanwhile, some unions claimed that factories had failed to pay the second ...p>

<p>The Ministry of public Works and Transport announced that motorists can apply for personalised number plates for their vehicles from Tuesday. It is launching the service in a bid to modernise number plates and to make it easier for officials to manage the collection of ...p>

<p>The Cambodia Rural Students Trust (CRST) in cooperation with the Ministries of Environment, and Education, Youth and Sport will implement a plastic bag reduction project initially covering 20 schools in Siem Reap province. Ministry of Environment secretary of state Neth pheaktra said on Thursday that ...p>

<p>Conservationists have expressed alarm over the increase in the mortality rate of Irrawaddy dolphins in Cambodia’s Mekong River last year, compared to previously. The director of the Fisheries Conservation Department, Ouk Vibol, said on Wednesday: “Though we are happy at the birth of 13 dolphins ...p>

<p>The government is poised to reduce the price of electricity by 40 riel ($0.01) per kilowatt-hour for the industrial sector next month, said Minister of Mines and Energy Suy Sem on Tuesday. Insiders lauded the announcement but called on the government to improve the quality ...p>

<p>Health Minister Mam Bun Heng yesterday announced the Kingdom has detected its first Novel Coronavirus infection in preah Sihanouk province. He said in a press conference yesterday evening the infection was detected by the pasteur Institute of Cambodia yesterday on 60-year-old Chinese national Jia Jianhua, ...p>