Timber baron Try Pheap, who has previously been accused of running large-scale illegal timber operations in protected forest areas and making millions off the Kingdom’s natural resources, held a ribbon-cutting ceremony last Friday to launch a new business venture, PAPA Petroleum Co Ltd. ...

Bonna Realty Group will prepare to list on the Cambodia Securities Exchange, the company’s president said this week. The real estate firm joins a small but growing group of private companies that say they are gearing up for initial public offerings on the new exchange. ...

Cambodia’s Ministry of Health this morning announced eight new cases of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), the tally thus rose to 323. ...

The Ministry of Environment is currently drafting a new guideline on boosting greener development, in line with efforts to have sustainable and eco-friendly environments.​ ...

The World Bank has revised its economic forecast for Cambodia down to 2.2 per cent this year, from a higher expectation of four per cent in April amid a rapid rise in new daily coronavirus infections and deaths, spurred by the more transmissible Delta variant. ...

‘Delta’ cases in Cambodia increased yet again today with 408 new cases bringing the total up to 3,731. ​ ...

Cambodia, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Australia, the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA), and New Zealand have discussed the action plan for Clearing for Result Phase IV (CfRIV)-Mine Mine Action for Human Development project for 2022. ...

AirAsia Group chief executive Tony Fernandes has urged governments to stop “overreacting” to the emergence of the new Omicron variant of Covid-19 and focus on reducing the cost of PCR testing instead. ...

The enactment of the new investment law, along with the success of the Covid-19 vaccination campaign, is creating an ever-growing pool of rewarding investment opportunities in the Kingdom, according to Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC) secretary-general Sok Chenda Sophea. ...

An awareness campaign communicating the details of two new anti-money laundering laws launched by several ministries has been underway ahead of Cambodia’s Financial Action Task Force (FATF) evaluation, in which the Kingdom is expected to be removed from the organisation’s money laundering “grey list”.   ...

The government has issued a new sub-decree to proclaim the calendar of official public holidays for 2024. ...

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi’s four-day visit to three Southeast Asian countries has given new momentum to the strategic relations between China and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), Cambodian experts said on Sunday, reported Xinhua. ...

The new Minister of Tourism Sok Soken has set out three strategic goals to achieve this vision to develop the tourism sector in Cambodia. ...

The Cambodian Mine Action Centre (CMAC) will now embark on new Chinese-funded demining projects in three provinces after the completion of two missions. ...

The government has issued a new sub-decree allowing people to use expired ID cards to vote in the National Election on July 23. ...

The Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC) has announced the approval of nine new investment projects creating a total of 13,849 job opportunities for the locals. ...

Minister of Mines and Energy, Keo Rottanak, has declared Prey Lang a protected area, effectively prohibiting the issue of new licenses for mining companies. ...

Prime Minister Hun Manet has outlined five new strategies to promote reform of governance and the fight against corruption in public administration. ...

On Tuesday the European Union and the Cambodian government launched four new programs designed to promote sustainability and energy efficiency in the country, including a $53.1 million initiative to improve technical education. ...

Prime Minister Hun Manet welcomed the interest of Swiss company Bühler Group in introducing new technology into the Kingdom’s agriculture sector. ...