On 10 September 2020, the Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training issued a press release on a monthly minimum wage for 2021. Prime Minister Hun Sen has decided to add $2 on top of $190 bringing the total to $192 per month for the minimum ...

The opposition CNRP has cried foul over the delivery of election cards to voters, arguing that many government-aligned officials will be able to lobby for the CPP while handing out the cards.   ...

Since 2007, the Human Resources Unit of the South Korean Ministry of Employment and Labour has conducted “EPS-TOPIK” tests 16 times in collaboration with the Manpower Training and Overseas Sending Board (MTOSB), a government-TO-government system designed specifically TO regulate the sending of Cambodian workers TO ...

An update to the Khmer dictionary with 44,697 new words will be released by the National Council for the Khmer Language in October. ...

Many of the data transparency training participants have been using data in one way or another in their day-to-day work. They sign-up for the program to improve their ability to use data as a means of storytelling to a new level. Roeun Narith is the ...

Government officials have claimed the country could see an end to malnutrition and hunger following a decade of food security improvements and increased rice yields. ...

The Cambodian Center for Human Rights said that it would deliver Tuesday a giant photo petition to the Ministry of Justice as part of its annual Campaign to End Impunity. A statement on Monday said that CCHR has collected 263 photos of people holding signs that ...

Cambodia improved its performance in this year’s Global Peace Index, climbing seven places from last year to reach 106 out of the 162 countries ranked in the study. The improvement is relative, though, with the impact of violence having cost an estimated $1.5 billion. The Institute ...

The Credit Guarantee Corporation of Cambodia (CGCC) provided credit Guarantees of $113.6 million to businesses as their working capital for expansion in the first quarter of this year. ...

The Club of Cambodian Journalists (CCJ) bestowed awards on five journalists for their Covid-19 reporting at a ceremony on Monday. Sao Sok Eng, a journalist from thmeythmey.com, took home the top prize. Mao Samnang, from the TV station PNN, came in second. Mom Kunthear, a former ...

As commune elections approach, civil society groups and Cambodian NGOs have announced plans for a situation room and more than 20,000 observers at polling stations across the country. ...

The Credit Guarantee Corporation of Cambodia (CGCC) provided credit Guarantees of $139.5 million to businesses for their working capital expansion as of July 2023. ...

Amid strict reforms to guard against rampant cheating on the high-stakes national exam, education officials yesterday showed surprising leniency towards underperforming grade 12 students. In a notice released yesterday, the Ministry of Education instructed upper secondary schools to hold re-examinations for grade 12 students who failed ...

Hun Manet, a future prime ministerial candidate for the ruling Cambodian People’s Party (CPP) hails the media’s vital role in strengthening democracy and societal development. ...

Malaysian budget airline AirAsia launched on Monday “AirAsia ASEAN Pass” in a bid to grab the ASEAN market ahead of the open sky policy that will be implemented next year. AirAsia ASEAN Pass is a travel Pass that allows Passengers to enjoy flights at a fixed ...

Figures showing a promising decline in the number of school dropouts discussed at a meeting yesterday may augur the possible expansion of a pilot project aimed at keeping kids in school, a program officer said. ...

There were tears at Cambodia’s Voice of Democracy on Monday as journalist Khan Leakhena reacted to the sudden order to close the news website. ...

The Ministry of Education, Youth, and Sports supports the initiatives by the Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training to modernise the Technical and Vocational Education Training (TVET). ...

The Cambodian Centre for Study and Development in Agriculture (Cedac), an organisation that supports local farming families and agricultural development projects, has seen strong interest in organic farming and expects to double the number of certified organic farmers and area under cultivation within a year. ...

A group of 33 civil society organisations (CSOs) urged the intervention of Prime Minister Hun Sen to expedite the draft law on “access to information”. ...