KUALA LUMPUR: The United States is considering new measures to pressure the Myanmar junta to return to a “democratic trajectory”, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Wednesday, as alarm grows over an escalating crackdown on dissent. ...

In the week ahead, world leaders are expected to deliver their New Year’s Eve addresses as people all over the globe ring in the year of 2022, which is when the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) agreement will take effect. ...

Cambodia is looking into the possibility of opening a new Thma Da Border Checkpoint with Thailand to boost trade and tourism. ...

Cambodia, the incoming chair of ASEAN for 2022, vowed to strengthen ASEAN centrality in order to maintain and uphold peace, security and prosperity, the country’s Foreign Minister Prak Sokhonn said on Wednesday. ...

Prime Minister Hun Sen said his government intends to widen National Road 4 using its own budget for road construction after waiting for donor funding for the project to materialise for a number of years now with no success.   ...

Cambodia today recorded the 18th consecutive day of the new triple digit ‘Omicron Surge’ – with yet more COVID deaths adding to widespread concern as The Kingdom recorded the 2nd highest ever Omicron daily total. ...

Kampot authorities have cracked down on 21 fishing crimes in the first three months of the year, and claim that most offences were committed by Khmer-Muslims, while Vietnamese fishermen seem to be avoiding illegal fishing in Cambodia. ...

Cambodia needs a skilled workforce to meet the market demands of today and tomorrow and this is seriously lacking and becoming a major concern, especially when it is much needed to keep pace with the national growth and developments. ...

Cambodia ended last week’s three-day holiday of Khmer New Year, when 4.58 million people toured nationwide, a positive move benefiting local tourism-related businesses that have been recovering from the Covid-19 pandemic. ...

Residents of Trapaing Pring commune who are involved in a land dispute with a Chinese company say they’ll be voting for whichever commune councillor they think can best help them when they go to the polls this weekend. ...

A drug treatment and rehabilitation center was inaugurated in Preah Sihanouk, Cambodia, in late March with part of its funding presented by the Vietnamese Government. ...

Cambodia has sought support from the ASEAN Federation of Engineering Organisations (AFEO) to host an ASEAN Digital Engineer Workshop in March 2023. ...

Seven schools in Ratanakiri and Kampong Thom provinces have been temporarily closed due to flooding, according to the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport. ...

In a bid to enhance bilateral trade, Indonesia will send a delegation to understand the possibility of importing rice from Cambodia. ...

The new Prime Ministers of Cambodia and Thailand will work together to boost the cooperation between the two neighbouring countries. ...

Trade between Cambodia and China have increased by 38 percent compared to the same period last year. This trade increase took place against the backdrop of a compounded global crises. ...

Dith Tina, Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, expressed his commitment to continue working on agricultural reform, despite criticisms. ...

Cambodia and Morocco have vowed to further promote training and visit exchange both bilaterally and within the framework of multilateral cooperation. ...

Cambodia and Pakistan on Saturday vowed to further promote bilateral relations for benefits of the two countries and peoples, a Cambodian spokesman said. ...

Mondulkiri villagers say a local road has been blocked by a private landowner, but they are not sure who is behind the development and a commune chief says he is unaware of the dispute. ...