On 20 April 2021, the Ministry of Health released confirming announcement that the death of a 57-year-old Cambodian woman who lived in Kampong Speu died due to a traffic accident, not because of COVID-19. ...

Kuala Lumpur-based Apigate Sdn Bhd has successfully rolled out its Storefront solution with Cambodia’s leading mobile telecommunications operator Smart Axiata Co Ltd, Apigate said in a press release on January 27. ...

Camboticket entered the market in 2014 and soon found its niche among foreign travellers. However, it is currently sustaining daily operations because of locals adopting the bus ticket-booking platform. ...

The winner of the 2016 Goldman Environmental Prize Ouch Leng and four other forestry activists were sent to Kratie Provincial Court yesterday after being accused of putting signs up in a protected area. ...

A General Department of Taxation (GDT) official on February 22 listed some of the assets that would be exempt from capital gains tax once it comes into force in January 1, 2022 and shed light on some of the finer subtleties of the tax. ...

The Cambodian economy is not insulated from fears of inflation and the selloff of US bonds, according to a financial analyst. US Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell reaffirmed the US’ quantitative easing policy to spur a turnaround in the country’s economy. ...

The chief executive officer of the Agricultural Rural Development Bank (ARDB) and the president of ACLEDA Bank met to discuss the possibility of a joint-lending programme that would extend support to farmers in the country. ...

Prime Minister Hun Sen on April 1 appealed to Cambodians’ sense of patriotism to use more local products and called on producers to provide an extra dose of care in their operations to win over consumers. ...

Cambodia will allow foreign tourists who have been vaccinated against COVID-19 to visit the country’s most tourism attractive site – Angkor Archeological Park, in a move to revive the hard-hit tourism sector. ...

As KrisEenergy struggles to stay afloat, reports of investor “vultures” targeting purchasing the company’s assets have appeared, while the local government remains cautiously optimistic about the conundrum, noting that operations in the Khmer Basin are still “running smoothly”. ...

The government continues to provide funding to 150 fishing communities in the amount of four million riel ($1,000) each for community management and fisheries management, flood protection, patrols, conservation and management planning. ...

Over 300 families in four provinces – Siem Reap, Takeo, Kampot and Kep – have received free access to clean water through the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) programme of a local conglomerate. ...

Seven financial institutions (FI) on June 29 signed a credit guarantee agreement with government-owned Credit Guarantee Corporation of Cambodia (CGCC) to provide more business loans in an effort to contribute to economic activities amid the ongoing Covid-19 health crisis. ...

The Ministry of Public Works and Transport’s working group plans to submit a draft law on road traffic after holding 19 debates on the amendment and revising many articles found in the existing law. ...

The National Committee for Disaster Management (NCDM) has prepared a disaster relief plan to deal with flash floods which may occur during this year’s rainy season, especially in provinces along the Mekong River and mountainous areas. ...

The United States Department of Justice has ordered the confiscation of a Singaporean oil tanker that it alleges was used for illegal oil shipments to North Korea, which is currently being held in Cambodia. ...

July 31 marked the 12th anniversary of the listing of Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum Archive in UNESCO’s Memory of the World Programme. This year, it was observed virtually due to the Covid-19 pandemic. ...

Cambodia imported 47,409 tonnes of pesticides and 858,632 tonnes of agricultural fertilisers in the first five months of 2021, a “sharp increase” year-on-year, the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries reported on August 9. ...

The Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) announced today that its team and local communities, in collaboration with the Fisheries Administration officials, have conducted joint patrols against illegal fishing along the Mekong River stretching from Kratie to Stung Treng provinces. ...

Ministry of Environment spokesman Neth Pheaktra has responded to a report issued by Human Rights Watch (HRW) which claimed that the construction of the Lower Sesan II Hydropower Dam had undermined human rights in Cambodia. ...