The Anti-Corruption Unit (ACU) said it had received nearly 20,000 declarations of assets and liabilities from officials across all ministries and provincial administrations in a period of just 10 days, from January 1 to 10. ...

Toronto-listed Asia Green Biotechnology Corp (AGB) has inked a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Prek Leap National institute of Agriculture in Phnom Penh (Prek Leap) to advance production techniques of medicinal and commercial crops. ...

The prolongation of the Covid-19 outbreak has led to a delay in a feasibility study of building a waste-to-energy (WtE) plant with at least 50MW of total electricity generating capacity near Phnom Penh, according to Ministry of Mines and Energy spokesman Victor Jona. ...

Cambodia continues to face a multitude of challenges as digital payments and solutions graduate from a niche business to a key segment in the Kingdom’s development strategy, according to National Bank of Cambodia (NBC) assistant governor Chea Serey on March 17. ...

Tax revenue from Cambodia’s casino industry cratered in 2020 as Covid-19 prompted the government to tighten entry restrictions, limiting the number of international visitors to the Kingdom, according to a Ministry of Economy and Finance senior official on March 21. ...

On 23 March 2021, the Ministry of Health issued an announcement on the death of a 62-year-old Cambodian woman who died from COVID-19 at Khmer-Soviet Friendship Hospital. The woman who died had lived in Steung Meanchey commune, Meanchey district, Phnom Penh. ...

On 19 March 2021, the Ministry of Health released an announcement on the death of a 46-year-old Cambodian man who died from COVID-19 at the Khmer-Soviet Friendship Hospital. The man who died had lived in Boeung Salang commune, Toul Kork district, Phnom Penh. ...

Svay Leu district forestry administration office in Siem Reap province has given a month’s notice to the owners of homemade tractors impounded last week for transporting illegal timber. Authorities warned that if no action was taken the administration would take the case to court. ...

On 26 February 2021, the Ministry of Tourism released an announcement on the suspension of gym businesses inside and outside hotels across the capital and provinces to prevent further transmission of COVID-19 in the community transmission event on 20 February 2021. ...

The government of Japan has agreed to provide a total of $116,174 in assistance to Cambodia for the development of an eight-lane running track at the National institute of Physical Education and Sport (NIPES) and for the construction of hand washing stations for six schools ...

Two Bangkok-based business councils have demonstrated their commitment to join forces and ensure frictionless cross-border trade between Cambodia and Thailand amid tightened border controls imposed in the harsh times of the Covid-19 pandemic. ...

The Ministry of Economy and Finance has announced to repeal mechanism and procedure for providing social assistance to support people who have been severely affected by the COVID-19 community outbreak during the lockdown, but they are given emergency aid in the “Red Zone” areas. ...

The groundbreaking ceremony of the water treatment facility in Bakheng, outskirt of Phnom Penh, takes place today, presided over by Prime Minister Hun Sen. The plant, designed and built by Vinci Construction Grands Projets, will have the capacity to supply drinking 195,000 cubic metres of ...

Century Entertainment has confirmed the opening target  and relocation  of a new casino to Dara Sakor. The project had been delayed since January. The delay was down to pandemic related business conditions including logistics problems in the delivery of essential equipment.   ...

Locally-assembled electric auto-rickshaws could hit the Cambodian market as soon as early in May after the Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC) gave the greenlight to an investment project at the weekend. ...

The government’s project to support phase II of the Implementation of the Social Accountability Framework (ISAF) for a period of five years was launched on February 18 with officials saying that there were many areas in need of reforms at the sub-national level even though ...

An official from the Ministry of Commerce said the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (RCEP) will definitely open up opportunities for Cambodia. He was speaking in response to a report released by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) citing potential serious negative ...

State-run Electricité du Cambodge (EDC) and Singapore-based The Blue Circle are in preliminary talks on the price of wind generated power, as senior officials place high hopes for having the renewable energy factor into the nation’s energy mix soon. ...

A coalition of 103 civil society organisations (CSOs) reiterated a call for the government to issue a set of guidelines for all financial institutions in Cambodia to suspend loan payments, set interest rates to zero per cent and waive accrued interest for at least three ...

Kampong Speu provincial governor Vei Samnang has issued an order prohibiting clearing and settling on more than 281ha of state forest land in two locations after some residents illegally occupied and farm the land. ...