The families of deceased Cambodian veterans are finding pensions hard to come by, the Cambodian Veteran Association admitted yesterday, as the organisation is scrambling for funds amid what appears to be higher-than-usual death rates among the Kingdom’s former military officers. ...

Despite verifying that the current maps being used to demarcate the border with Vietnam and the maps loaned to the Kingdom from the UN last month were the same, the Cambodian government will hold another verification ceremony with a series of maps sent from France. ...

Cambodia’s ranking in the Index of Economic Freedom dropped by eight places from last year, a negative sign for a country seeking to expand its economy and become a major player in Southeast Asia. ...

RSiam, the country-music business unit of RS Public Company Limited, a Thai entertainment company, is seeking partners in Cambodia and Laos, said RS executive vice president Soopachai Nillawan. RS owns a record label, produces programming for television, makes films, publishes magazines and promotes concerts. ...

The Law on Access to information is being finalised and will soon be sent to the Council of Ministers for approval. ...

The Phnom Penh Capital Administration last night made known a decision on the temporary suspension of all state markets and irregular markets in Phnom Penh for midnight today to midnight 14 May.   ...

The rare Asiatic golden cat has been detected in natural protected areas in the Kingdom’s northeastern province of Ratanakiri. ...

A shipment of 415,000 AstraZeneca vaccines donated by the United Kingdom that arrived yesterday afternoon will be used for a third dose to fight against Covid-19 pandemic. ...

Cambodia and Vietnam have pledged to boost trade and investment sectors to reach satisfied level of both countries. ...

Cambodia and Japan have been meeting to discuss ways of promoting agri-tourism projects in the Kingdom. ...

The Trade Unions have proposed that the minimum wage for workers be raised to $200 per month, starting next year which is a turn from their initial demand of $250 last year. ...

Hun Sen has  re-emphasised the significance of literacy as basis for lifelong human capacity development, opportunity for better employment, and robust socio-economic recovery after the COVID-19 crisis. ...

The business community has welcomed a government decision to ease restrictions for local and foreign investors who reside in the Kingdom, particularly the waiver of hotel quarantine and the option to isolate at home. ...

Myanmar’s military government has informed host country Cambodia that it will not participate in a two-day summit involving leaders of Asia and Europe to be held virtually from Thursday, Asean sources said Wednesday. ...

Cambodian authorities detained and arranged the  repatriation of 25 illegal Thai  migrant who had entered Cambodia illegally to work. ...

Even as more investments from Chinese companies pour into Cambodia and cooperation in the field of agriculture increases, Cambodian agricultural products are expected to be promoted in more international markets, especially the Chinese market. ...

Kampong Speu province plans to build another large reservoir that has a storage capacity of more than 150 million cubic metres. ...

France and Iran have expressed their desire to connect flights with Cambodia and increase tourism cooperation with the Kingdom in other fields, in the hopes of bringing its travel industry back to pre-pandemic heights. ...

The Government of Australia has pledged to provide $107 million to Cambodia under the Cambodia-Australia Partnership for Resilient Economic Development (CAP-RED) programme for eight years, from 2022-2030. ...

The largest ever release of critically endangered Siamese crocodiles into Cambodia’s wild last month has raised hope for the long-term reptile conservation and survival, conservationists said on Wednesday. ...