On the orders of Prime Minister Hun Sen, provincial authorities in the provinces around the Tonle Sap Lake have made more than 10 arrests during an operation focused on enforcing fishing laws.  ...

The number of people who were treated for tuberculosis in 2021  decreased 26 percent compared to the previous year, according to the National Center for Tuberculosis and Leprosy Control (CENAT), which said the COVID-19 pandemic was responsible for the drop. ...

Prime Minister Hun Sen asked Japan to continue supporting Cambodia on irrigation and clean water systems, in a bilateral meeting with his Japanese counterpart Fumio Kishida on April 23 on the sidelines of the 4th Asia-Pacific Water Summit in Japan. ...

In just over a single day, from April 25 to early on April 26, the Kantha Bopha Children’s Hospital treated more than 2,300 sick children, an unprecedented figure even after two years of the Covid-19 pandemic. ...

The media will remain a vital source of “accurate and timely” news on developments concerning the world’s largest trade pact for policymakers, think-tanks, businesspeople, investors and the general public. ...

Prime Minister Hun Sen has instructed authorities in six provinces to re-evaluate protected area zoning in the flooded forests surrounding the Tonle Sap Lake, to ensure that long-time residents of local communities would not be required to relocate. ...

The Cambodian government plans to issue bonds worth 1.2 trillion riels, equivalent to approximately $300 million, for the first time this month for creating a new source of public financing and a new financial instrument for investors in the securities market. ...

Over 16,000 community members living in the natural protected areas of Mondulkiri province have completely shifted away from logging trees in the forests or hunting wildlife to growing crops and raising domesticated animals through the Poverty Alleviation Project set up by state institutions and other ...

Hang Puthea, National Election Committee (NEC) spokesman, on Monday said that 17 political parties have fielded a total of 86,042 candidates, among them 27,813 are females, equivalent to about 32 percent. ...

The Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training said that from May 9 onward, they will begin renewing Overseas Cambodian Worker Cards (OCWC) and Cambodian Travel documents for working overseas (TD) for Cambodians who are living and working in Thailand. ...

A high-level consultative meeting on ASEAN humanitarian assistance to Myanmar will be chaired by Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Prak Sokhonn and ASEAN secretary-general Lim Jock Hoi on May 6.   ...

The National Election Committee (NEC) has requested citizens who do not have a national ID card to apply for an election identification document at the Commune Election Commission in their locality. They should apply within the 30 day period of May 5 to June 3. ...

The Council for Agricultural and Rural Development (CARD), in collaboration with the UN World Food Programme (WFP), have launched a dissemination strategy for the SUN Business Network (SBN) – a key part of the global Scaling Up Nutrition (SUN) Movement – in a bid to ...

The US assistant state secretary in charge of the East Asia and Pacific region is set to travel to Cambodia and Laos from May 1-7 to discuss bilateral relations and next month’s ASEAN-US Special Summit, according to the US state department on April 29. ...

The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) trade agreement has boosted Cambodia’s economy in a big way, with export to member countries of the pact hitting $1.95 billion in the first quarter (Q1) this year —up by 11 per cent from $1.75 billion over the same ...

The Cambodia-Laos border security cooperation committees held a May 2 virtual meeting to promote cooperation in maintaining border security and agreed on a number of issues relating to stability, better security and peaceful borders. ...

Prime Minister Hun Sen on December 19 was presented with the Distinguished World Leader Lifetime Achievement Award, in recognition of his “brilliant” leadership over the past 40 years. ...

Australia’s Ambassador to Cambodia Pablo Kang and Minister of Commerce Pan Sorasak jointly launched two publications: “Cambodian Crops with Prospects for the EU and RCEP Markets” and, “Cambodia and Unlocking Global Markets by Leveraging Free Trade Agreements”. ...

ASEAN secretary-general Lim Jock Hoi expressed the bloc’s commitment to ensuring regional stability and prosperity amid a time of uncertainty and unprecedented challenges, through a road map adopted at the recent ASEAN Summit and related meetings. ...