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. ...

Citizens have land dispute with former sugar company in Oddar Meanchey province urges the Ministry of Land Management, Urban Planning and Construction to settle land dispute and give them back the title after the company goes bankrupt and withdraws from the economic land concession, which ...

On Jan. 31, the government will hold a national discussion in Phnom Penh to discuss the potential extension of maternity leave for pregnant women who have just given birth. ...

The Kratie Provincial Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries has given 30 days for six Vietnamese households to dismantle their floating homes and remove fishing docks from inside the “Prek Kampi Dolphin Protection and Conservation Management Area” near Russey Cha village, Chet Borey district. ...

German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier is scheduled to make an official visit to Cambodia, the country’s first senior official to do so, as part of his Indo-Pacific trip to boost political and economic ties. ...

All relevant ministries, organisations, and parties are required by a sub-decree issued by the government to relinquish their authority over education to local administrations at the municipal, district, and commune levels across the country before the end of this year. ...

OXFAM, along with its partner organisations, orchestrated a workshop designed to enhance “Social Accountability in the Social Protection System”. This came as part of a move to encourage closer collaboration among government officials, workers’ representatives and the community, thereby ensuring a more inclusive social protection ...

A bridge connecting Koh Pich satellite city to the Koh Norea development area in Phnom Penh’s Khan Chbar Ampov has been scheduled for soft launch in November 2023. The bridge  will contribute to reducing the traffic congestion in the eastern part of the capital. ...

The Asia Injury Prevention (AIP) Foundation’s ‘Speak Up’ campaign is taking strides in improving road safety for Cambodian workers. Initiated in 2022, it is currently operational in 43 factories across seven provinces, confirms Kim Pagna, country director of AIP Foundation in Cambodia. ...

Typhoon Noru, which is expected to make landfall tomorrow in central Vietnam, will cause flash flooding in northern Cambodia, the weather ministry warned, as other parts of the country are still grappling with incessant rains. ...

OXFAM, with support from Fair Finance Asia (FFA) and Gender Transformative and Responsible Agribusiness Investments in Southeast Asia (GRAISEA), has announced the launch of the “Enabling Stronger Due Diligence in the ASEAN Financial Sector” policy brief. ...

At the invitation of Chinese Premier Li Qiang, Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet will pay an official visit to China from Sept 14 to 16, foreign ministry spokesperson Mao Ning announced on Monday. ...

Pailin provincial governor Ban Sreymom has unveiled a new initiative to purchase agricultural products from smallholding farmers, with the aim of boosting local produce and promoting organic farming. ...