The Ministry of Environment, partner organisations and The private sector are distributing over 40,000 saplings over a period of three days during The “Green Sprouts” exhibition and distribution event, held in concert with The 4th National Orchid Forum. ...

The price for cassava plants is increasing in The Kingdom’s north-western provinces, where The new season started. Due to The lack of rain many were damaged, according to farmers and officials. Sreng Sreang, deputy director of The Pailin longan collective, which planted about five hectares of ...

The Ministry of Planning will conduct a one-month census on agriculture across The country to develop agricultural, economic, environmental, social, climate change policies to contribute to The eradication of poverty. ...

Foreign tourist arrivals to Cambodia went up more than 12 percent in the first quarter of 2017, as the country ramped up efforts to improve services and attractions for visitors. ...

Nine Cambodians deported from the US arrived yesterday in Phnom Penh, days after a US judge temporarily blocked a flight set to carry more than 50 Cambodian deportees to the Kingdom. ...

Government mouthpiece Fresh News yesterday launched a new internet radio service, appearing poised to move into the gap left by a government crackdown on independent broadcasters over the last six weeks. ...

On January 14, Cambodia will mark three decades under the rule of its prime minister Hun Sen, making him the world’s sixth-longest serving political leader. ...

The Phnom Penh Municipal Court on Wednesday began questioning members of a suspected drug smuggling ring who are accused of trafficking crystal methamphetamine into The country from Laos, according to a police official. ...

The Minister of Labor yesterday defended his ministry’s much-criticized interpretation of Prime Minister Hun Sen’s ban on sending maids to Malaysia, after it allowed about 3,000 young women to still be sent abroad despite The serious risk of abuse and exploitation. Minister of Labor Vong Sauth ...

Twenty-four officials from the Interior Ministry’s fire department have been ordered to join the ruling Cambodian People’s Party’s local working groups operating in Battambang province.   ...

The National Bank of Cambodia (NBC) said declines in personal income and savings in 2020 pose The primary risk for a potential increase in personal debt in The Kingdom in 2021, according to its Macroeconomic and Banking Sector Update 2020 report. ...

A new app, Doe leng Sruk Yoeng, has been launched by the Ministry of Environment (MoE) with the aim of promoting the Kingdom’s ecotourism hotspots, providing up-to-date transport information and tools to share holiday memories. ...

The Ministry of Interior on Sunday announced The establishment of 16 new villages in Kampong Cham province, while it demarcated seven big villages in six districts of The province. ...

Cambodia welcomed 2.28 million foreign tourists last year, injecting $1.4 billion to the national economy. the Ministry of Tourism’s report showed that the revenue had an increase of 667 percent compared to 2021. ...

A reduction in red tape saw Ministry of Commerce revenue decline 50 per cent last year compared to 2018, its annual report revealed. However, it said the bureaucratic reforms would boost the Kingdom’s competitiveness. the report showed that the government had eliminated some export procedures ...

Cambodia needs $5.23 billion for 519 development projects in the ongoing three-year public investment program (PIP) that was approved by the Council of Ministers on Friday, according to a government media release. ...

The Royal Cambodian Armed Forces plans to recruit 3,850 new soldiers, The majority of which will be enlisted in a new brigade established after a border row with Laos, a document obtained yesterday showed. ...

Prime Minister Hun Sen has announced that the retirement age for civil servants is still 60 after confusion spread following a government notice that it plans to extend the retirement age to 65 for teachers.​ ...

A Cambodian company is teaming up with a Thai investment partner to spend $100 million improving the quality of Cambodia’s agarwood trees, according to a memorandum of understanding signed by the two companies yesterday. ...

The National Bank of Cambodia (NBC) has encouraged banks and money-deposit taking institution (MDIs) to continue disbursing loans and possibly suspend interest for businesses impacted by The Covid-19 outbreak, especially in The tourism industry. ...