Cambodia exported more than 22,580.68 tonnes of peppercorn – both geographical indication- (GI) branded Kampot pepper and non-GI cultivars – in the first seven months of 2021, up 558.19 per cent year-on-year, with Vietnam as the top buyer, according to the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry ...

Cambodia is preparing the draft of the Phnom Penh Statement on the Post-Covid-19 Socio-Economic Recovery for adoption by the leaders of the Asia and Europe during the 13th ASEM Summit hosted by Cambodia in November, Foreign Affairs Ministry Secretary of State Luy David said. ...

Despite a ban on visiting Phnom Chambap mountain in Takeo province’s Bati district due to the danger of contaminated water and to prevent the spread of Covid-19, people still stubbornly visit the place, and the authorities have started issuing fines of $250 per person.​ ...

The 43 new sites identified by the Ministry of Environment and United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Greening Prey Lang for the supply of carbon credits will bring positive environmental, community and biodiversity impacts to Cambodia besides having no deforestation and degradation of protected ...

Prime Minister Hun Sen on November 2 suggested that the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport along with the capital and provincial governors allow students to use copies of their Covid-19 vaccination cards instead of carrying the original ones with them to school in order ...

Digital literacy will play an important role in supporting the recovery of Cambodian tourism from the Covid-19 crisis and leveraging the potential of new technologies to reorganise and develop the ecosystem around Industry 4.0, and strengthen the sustainability and competitive edge of the sector. ...

Prime Minister Hun Sen ordered police to arrest anyone – including government officials – involved with the deforestation of the flooded forests surrounding the Tonle Sap Lake because it is an area important to the spawning of many species of fish, among other reasons. ...

The  Ministry  of Tourism has reported that  that the three days of the Global New Year holiday and weekend from December 31, 2021 to January 2, 2022 brought  2,002,298 domestic tourists out to traverse the country and take in the tourism sites of Cambodia. ...

The UN’s latest evaluation of Cambodia states that the Kingdom has fulfilled the three basic conditions necessary for graduation from least developed country (LDC) status, including a gross national income (GNI) per capita of $1,377 which surpasses the $1,222 threshold, according to Minister of Planning ...

Pen Ean, a personal adviser to Prime Minister Hun Sen, has submitted a letter to Minister of Interior Sar Kheng requesting that the ministry review the case O’Raing district governor Seak Mony of Mondulkiri province and other officials in that district who allegedly conspired to ...

Residents made nearly one million domestic trips from February 1-3 during the Lunar New Year holidays, indicating an increase of 6.15 per cent compared to the corresponding period in 2021. The capital was the most popular destination, accounting for about 30 per cent of this ...

Fully vaccinated Covid-19 patients who have been treated at home and test negative are allowed to return to daily activities, while those without the primary course of jabs are required to complete an additional seven days of quarantine, the Ministry of Health has announced. ...

Officials from the Pursat and Mondulkiri provincial administrations have rejected the findings Of a new Adhoc report which claimed that wrongful arrest, allegations and detention Of people involved in land disputes was rampant, and that corruption was rife in the mediation Of such cases. ...

The Ministry of Environment expects the number of Asian elephants in Cambodia to increase after park rangers in Mondulkiri province and researchers from World Wildlife Fund for Nature Cambodia (WWF Cambodia) spotted a herd of the animals in Sre Pok Wildlife Sanctuary on March 16. ...

A senior Ministry of Environment official urged commune and district administrations to stop signing certificates of transfer of rights, land use applications, or sale or purchase letters for state land within natural protected areas and biodiversity corridors under their jurisdiction. ...

The Cambodia Kantha Bopha Foundation announced on March 14 that in February, it received donations of 411,549,800 riel and $155,846 from 20,249 people. The foundation thanked all of the donors and continued to call on people to support the treatment and recovery of Cambodian children. ...

The Oddar Meanchey provincial Disaster Management Committee announced that one person was injured and 80 homes were damaged – along with the loss of the roof of a school – by heavy rain and strong winds on the evening of March 5. ...

Prime Minister Hun Sen said that within a week or two of the traditional April 14-16 Khmer New Year, the level of transmission – or immunity – of Covid-19 in the community would be clear, and then all relevant ministries and institutions would take the ...

Lieutenant General John Sanderson – a retired senior Australian Army officer and former Force Commander of the UN Transitional Authority in Cambodia (UNTAC) – praised the rapid development of Cambodia and its “huge successes” while also expressing his appreciation for the Kingdom’s contributions to global ...

At a meeting with 1,400 people in attendance in Ro-ang commune of Kampong Cham province’s Kampong Siem district on April 30, Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Veng Sakhon advised them to work on recovering their family’s economic prospects by resuming all types of agriculture ...