On​ 30​ April​ 2021,​ the​ Ministry​ of​ Health​ issued​ an​ announcement​ on​ the​ death​ of​ a​ 41-year-old​ Chinese​ man​ who​ died​ from​ COVID-19​ at​ Khmer-Soviet​ Frienship​ Hospital.​ This​ case​ of​ the​ death​ man​ is​ the​ 92nd​ case​ who​ lived​ in​ Por​ Senchey​ district,​ Phnom​ Penh.  ...

Amid the raging COVID-19 pandemic, Cambodia’s economy in 2020 registered its slowest growth since 1994. However, the country’s growth is projected to rebound this year, thanks to its newly-signed bilateral free trade agreement with China and the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP).   ...

KrisEnergy Ltd, the operator of the Apsara oil field development offshore Cambodia, has confirmed that all operations of its subsidiary in Cambodia, KrisEnergy (Cambodia) Ltd, will continue as normal, despite its parent company filing for liquidation on June 4, according to a senior official of ...

The construction of the nearly $2 billion Phnom Penh-Sihanoukville Expressway is 51.35 per cent complete and is expected to be finished in 2023, according to Ministry of Public Works and Transport secretary of state Vasim Sorya.   ...

On 5 February 2021, the Bar Association of the Kingdom of Cambodia issued an appeal on becoming volunteer lawyers of the Bar Association of the Kingdom of Cambodia. In order to contribute to​ a better social justice, the Bar Association of the Kingdom of Cambodia ...

Researchers from the Ministry of Environment have detected the Southern Serow (Capricornis sumatraensis) in protected areas by capturing it image on automatic cameras. The animal is a rare species and is listed on the IUCN Red List as globally endangered. ...

A senior official at the Council of Ministers warned owners of right-hand drive vehicles that they must change their vehicles over to left-hand drive by June, 2022, or risk having them seized and destroyed. He also noted that beginning in 2021 all privately owned vehicles ...

Cambodia is set to release a new 30,000-riel banknote to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the 1991 Paris Peace Agreements, signed on October 23, and the return of the late King Father Norodom Sihanouk to the Kingdom after spending most of the two decades prior ...

The Senate on November 2 unanimously approved the draft amendments to several articles of the Constitution mandating single-citizenship for holders of the top four national institutions. According to the press statement released after its session, a total of 57 out of 62 Senators were present ...

The World Health Organisation (WHO) in Cambodia warned that the two newly-flagged variants of SARS-CoV-2 – the coronavirus that causes Covid-19 – formally known as B.1.640 and B.1.1.529 (Omicron) could possibly reach Cambodia soon. The Ministry of Health has also urged public vigilance ahead of ...

On 06 January 2022, the Ministry of Tourism issued a notice on free online Chinese language trainingTo help improve the quality of tourism services and promote the skill development and human resources in the tourism sector, the Ministry of Tourism will open an online tourism ...

The National Election Committee (NEC) has selected 175 members of the municipal and provincial electoral commissions to serve in the upcoming commune council elections. According to a press release issued by the NEC on January 30, the 175 candidates all passed an exam which tested ...

There were 811 cases of forest crimes, land grabs, and illegal hunting of wildlife reported last year, and of the number 320 involved in forest crimes were fined while another 491 were taken to court. ...

On July 08 2021, the National Bank of Cambodia issued a press release to encourage the public use of online payment and riel.Riel has played a crucial role in sustainable and trusted economy and society that serves the interest of Cambodian at all levels and ...

Open Development Cambodia (ODC) publishes a new topic page on​ “Forest protection support”. This bilingual topic page gives a quick overview of Forest protection support in Cambodia.=>Please click here to go to “Forest protection support”.   ...

On 20 May 2022, National Election Committee has posted an instruction on the suspension of the sale and consumption of alcohol one day before and the day of the Commune Sangkat Council Election of the 5th Mandate, which is the 4th and 5th of June ...

The inter-ministerial commission for the prevention and suppression of fishing crimes in the Tonle Sap Lake has continued to intensify patrols, inspections and searches as it cracks down on fishing crimes throughout the flooded forest areas around the lake. ...

Open Development Cambodia (ODC) updates a topic page on​ “Investment policy and regulations”. This bilingual topic page gives a quick overview of investment policy and regulations in Cambodia. =>Please click here to go to “Investment policy and regulations”. ...

Open Development Cambodia (ODC) updates a topic page on​ “Poverty policy and regulation”. This bilingual topic page gives a quick overview of Poverty policy and regulation in Cambodia. =>Please click here to go to “Poverty policy and regulation”.   ...

Hun Sen, Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Cambodia, Chair of ASEAN 2022, is leading a high-level delegation to attend and co-chair the ASEAN-EU Commemorative Summit to celebrate the 45th Anniversary of ASEAN-EU Dialogue Relations with Charles Michel, President of the European Council, in Brussels, ...