Drinking water supplies will stablise in Phnom Penh and Takmao town south of the capital over the next five years, thanks to new water treatment facilities coming on-line between now and 2025. ...

United States Ambassador Patrick Murphy met with Minister of Justice Keut Rith yesterday to discuss anti-human trafficking efforts, law enforcement cooperation and protecting freedoms granted in the Cambodian constitution. ...

Construction of an international airport in Koh Kong province with $40 million capital investment has been postponed until the Covid-19 situation eases, according State Secretariat of Civil Aviation (SSCA) spokesman Sin Chansereyvutha. ...

The latest Cambodia Inter-censal Agriculture Survey 2019 (CIAS 2019) noted that 88 per cent of household agricultural holdings engaged in crop activity, while 75 per cent reported raising livestock, poultry or insects. ...

Prime Minister Hun Sen has ordered the Health Ministry and all governors of provinces bordering Thailand to prevent migrant workers from illegally crossing the border in a bid to curb COVID-19 community transmission. ...

Some 35 long-standing land dispute cases in Kratie province are expected to be resolved by end of next year, said Provincial Department of Land Management director Kao Madilen yesterday. ...

Phnom Penh Autonomous Port (PPAP) registered a pre-tax profit of $2.85 million last quarter, a 25 percent decrease over the same period in 2019, according to its quarterly report.  ...

The Union of Journalist Federations of Cambodia (UJFC) has called on journalists and social media users to put greater focus on moral and ethical considerations when disseminating information in order to avoid spreading fake news. ...

At least 314 people have been diagnosed with COVID-19 in Svay Rieng province so far and tied to the February 20 community event, a health official said. ...

Cambodia’s milled rice exports from January to April of 2021 were down 36 percent from the same period in 2020, according to a report issued by the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries (MAFF). ...

Banteay Meanchey deputy governor Ly Sary has embarked on a mission to identify 200 hectares of land in  Roneam Daun Sam Malai Wildlife Sanctuary to be allocated for 167 families to legally reside and cultivate their respective lands. ...

The Kep Provincial Administration announced on June 3, 2021 that they have decided to implement temporary administrative measures for the prevention of the further spread of the pandemic in the province. ...

Australian miner Renaissance Minerals (Cambodia) Ltd on June 21 began the commercial operation of its $120 million Okvau Gold Project in the northeastern province of Mondulkiri, becoming the Kingdom’s first gold producer. ...

The US market topped export destinations for Cambodian products during the first six months of 2021 as the two countries confirmed their commitment to continue strengthening bilateral cooperation, especially in the field of trade. ...

The construction of the Lum Hach irrigation and drainage system in Kampong Chhnang province’s Boribor, Teui Phos and Rolea Ba’ier districts has been completed and can provide water to 3,289ha of land. ...

UNICEF reiterated that it will continue to support the immunisation programme in Cambodia through planning, cold chain and vaccine management, demand generation, technical know-how and training, and communications campaigns. ...

The Securities and Exchange Regulator of Cambodia (SERC) is joining forces with international multilateral development banks to scale up sustainable finance in the Kingdom’s securities market, and to coordinate training and capacity building initiatives, according to SERC director-general Sou Socheat. ...

The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries today signed a memorandum of understanding with Lexmin Pty Ltd Cambodia in anticipation of a string of changes anticipated to impact the agriculture industry. ...

The wildlife-friendly Ibis rice project which has gained remarkable success and achievement since 2009 is now extended to benefit another 809 farmers’ families in the provinces of Ratanakiri and Stung Treng. ...

Cambodia is on track to have telephone antennas in all communes and districts across the Kingdom by 2027, according to Telecommunications Minister Chea Vandeth.​ ...