Farmers and villagers in Battambang province’s Ek Phnom district will soon breathe a sigh of relief when the new Sala Ta Orn dam, which is now 90% completed, goes fully operational by end of this year. ...

A big Asiatic softshell turtle weighing nearly 34kg was found by villagers in Sambour Meas commune’s Ta Neng village of Kampong Cham province and town on August 19, according to the provincial Department of Information. ...

The Cambodian Mine Action Centre (CMAC) dispatched a group of professionals to retrieve a relic of the war that ravaged the country – a uxo. ...

Cambodia’s non-gold exports reached $11.010 billion in the first eight months of this year, surging by 20.4 per cent year-on-year, while the analogous imports amounted to $14.6 billion, marking a 26.7 per cent year-on-year jump, the Ministry of Economy and Finance reported. ...

Minister of Public Works and Transport  Sun Chanthol has sought the help of United States Ambassador Patrick Murphy to help build reliable roads in Cambodia by providing adequate tools and materials. ...

The implementation plan for the National Policy 2019-2029 on Child Protection System was launched yesterday to promote and raise the protection of children from all forms of abuse and exploitation. ...

Fifty students will help plant 4,000 trees on September 5 at the Royal Academy of Cambodia’s (RAC) Techo Sen Russey Treb park in Chheb I commune of Preah Vihear province’s Chheb district. ...

Construction of a multi-purpose port is set to start mid-September in the coastal province of Kep. The project will take 24 months to complete, becoming the first ever port in the province. ...

Investing in the stock exchange can be a successful way of making money, whether as a source of additional cash to supplement income, generating “passive income” or even in achieving “financial freedom”. ...

The Ministry of Environment issued a report highlighting three kinds of endangered monkeys which are present in large numbers in Cambodia, including the pig-tailed macaque, pileated gibbon and stump-tailed macaque. ...

Japan has provided the Cambodian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MFAIC) with vehicles and office equipment, equivalent to 300 million Japanese Yen (about $2,780,000), for Cambodia’s Chairmanship of ASEAN 2022. ...

Cambodia has made great strides in recent years, both in terms of economic growth and key health indicators like life expectancy and infant, child and maternal mortality rates. The country reached lower-middle income status in 2015 and was advancing steadily toward Universal Health Coverage (UHC) ...

The provinces of Koh Kong, Kep and Oddar Meanchey have completed a census identifying long-time residents of areas designated as protected natural land and conservation areas. ...

A working group from the Forestry Administration under the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries and officials from the Mondulkiri provincial Department of Environment have collected 100 orchid samples and classified them into five different categories. ...

The Ministry of Health on December 28 reported five new Covid-19 cases, two of which were imported and confirmed to be the Omicron variant. ...

Minister of Education, Youth and Sport, Hang Chuon Naron has requested public and private schools to encourage students aged 12 and over, staff and other stakeholders to get a third Covid-19 vaccine dose to prevent a new coronavirus outbreak, especially of the Delta or Omicron ...

A new win-win monument will be built in Oddar Meanchey province to promote a culture of gratitude, a sub-committee on the construction of the monument announced on January 10. ...

Cambodia’s global non-gold trade exceeded $36 billion in the first 11 months of 2021, rising by more than 24 per cent year-on-year, according to Ministry of Economy and Finance data. ...

Prime Minister Hun Sen has initiated the implementation of two mechanisms in the Myanmar crisis, namely, a ceasefire and the provision of humanitarian assistance to the people in need without discrimination. ...

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation has expressed serious concerns over the intense clashes in Loikaw – the capital of Myanmar’s Kayah State – between the military and armed opposition forces including the state’s largest ethnic minority militia. ...