Siem Reap Provincial Administration announced today that it has decided to extend the curfew for another two weeks to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in the province. ...

People who have been seriously affected by lockdowns are to receive cash relief in Phnom Penh, Kandal province’s Takkmao city and Preah Sihanouk province next month. ...

The Ratanakkiri provincial authorities are enforcing Covid-19 measures in Banlung town after the more than 30 imported cases it had initially detected spread into the community. ...

The Ministry of Environment (MoE)  yesterday rejected the report of the Cambodian Youth Network Association (CYNA) and  Prey Lang Community Network that found high forest crimes in the Prey Lang Wildlife Sanctuary. ...

The National Committee for Coastal Management and Development of Cambodia on Thursday approved its support of the project to develop a high-level public beach resort in Kep province. ...

More than 300 families from fishing communities in Siem Reap province’s Puok district have joined a campaign to collect plastic waste from areas around the Tonle Sap Lake and their houses. ...

The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) has started studying plans to transform Kampot Provincial Referral Hospital into a regional hospital in order to expand health services for area residents.   ...

Cambodia is turning to Russian investors after Singapore’s KrisEnergy abandoned the only operational offshore oil block in the Kingdom’s waters. ...

The government yesterday refuted claims made by Human Rights Watch in a report which said: “The Lower Sesan 2 dam washed away the livelihoods of Indigenous and ethnic minority communities who previously lived communally and mostly self-sufficiently from fishing, forest-gathering, and agriculture.” ...

The Ministry of Interior’s General Department of Prisons (GDP) has vaccinated over 73 per cent of the 37,000 inmates throughout the country as of August 5 and is continuing to vaccinate prisoners in seven remaining provinces with the US-donated Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 jabs.   ...

Two Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) were signed between Cambodia and Brunei to further strengthen their cooperation in the field of culture and fine arts and also youth programmes. ...

Longan plantation owners in Pailin province have called on the government to expedite the proposed agreement with China on the direct export of the fruit to the country. ...

Hundreds of families affected by a land dispute with the Ministry of Defense in Kandal province, are still waiting for compensation and a resolution six weeks after violence broke out. ...

Cambodians are being encouraged to take part in the UK government’s public consultation on new trading rules that it says will help countries fight poverty. ...

Ministry of Public Works and Transport (MPWT) kick-started a new public service centre at the Heritage Walk in Siem Reap provincial city to bring the administrative access closer to the locals. ...

The National Election Committee announced that the first day of voter list are in motion and will be taking place at commune and Sangkat halls throughout the country. ...

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved $30 million in loan and grant to help strengthen Cambodia’s healthcare system amid the Covid-19 pandemic. ...

With the 15-day Pchum Ben festival approaching, Phnom Penh municipal police have mobilised nearly 2,000 officers for duties like maintaining security and public order during the celebrations, while municipal governor Khuong Sreng urged police in the capital to also pay attention to enforcement of Covid-19 ...

The National Road Safety Committee (NRSC) in its recent report disclosed that 90% of the 77,794 motorcyclists and auto rickshaws fined were for not wearing their helmets. ...

Prime Minister Hun Sen said “some superpowers” and their allies had continued to interfere in Cambodia’s internal affairs through the implementation of double standards regarding democracy and respect for human rights. ...