Every day, five people die in traffic accidents in Cambodia – a number the government is hoping to reduce with a new policy aimed at cutting traffic accidents by 50 per cent in 2020. the National Policy on Road Safety, passed by the Council of Ministers ...

The National Authority for The Prohibition of Chemical, Nuclear, Biological and Radiological Weapons (NACW) at The Ministry of National Defence and The EU have co-organised a 12-day workshop for 205 trainees from 29 institutions. The workshop focuses on training participants on The Sound Management of Chemicals ...

With growing uncertainty in the US economy and an unfolding fiscal and debt crisis in the Eurozone after the global recession in 2008, Asia is expected to continue leading the global recovery. Under such circumstances, the 21st Century is emerging as the “New Asian Century”, ...

Prime Minister Hun Sen said he has ordered the government’s lawyers, judicial officials, and legal experts to cooperate jointly with local officials to boost out-of-court dispute settlements at the community level. ...

The Grassroots Democratic Party (GDP) has urged The relevant ministries and institutions, especially The government, to present The blueprint for The development of Tamouk Lake to The public and to respect The rights of those living along it. ...

Cambodia’s first marine national park was established yesterday, seemingly replacing and expanding upon a marine protection area established for the Koh Rong archipelago in 2016. ...

In an effort to sell more helicopters in the Kingdom, Airbus Helicopter Southeast Asia showed off its H130 chopper yesterday, during a short demonstration flight in Phnom Penh. ...

Cambodia has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the United Kingdom’s National Crime Agency (NCA) to combat crimes including child and sexual trafficking.   ...

U.S. Ambassador William Todd on Tuesday used his weekly newspaper column to urge Cambodia’s government to immediately conduct reforms that would even the country’s economic playing field, curb corruption, restore democratic freedoms and generally address the concerns of citizens who want change. “Corruption and nepotism contribute ...

A high-ranking Chinese official has vowed to boost ties with Cambodia to a new high, noting that the Kingdom has steady economic development during a meeting with Prime Minister Hun Sen yesterday. ...

Four children were removed yesterday from Bethel Children’s Home of Cambodia and the centre’s director was arrested in Chhbar Ampov following a complaint alleging child abuse and neglect, including forced labour and sexually inappropriate conduct.​ ...

Every lake in Phnom Penh has been damaged by development and its wetlands decimated, leading to severe flooding, loss of livelihoods and disappearance of fish species, a new report says. ...

Hong Kong financial giant The Bank of East Asia and Sri Lanka’s LOLC announced on Friday that They have jointly acquired a majority stake in Prasac Microfinance, Cambodia’s largest microfinance institution (MFI) by assets, in what could be The largest acquisition of a Cambodian lender ...

About 100 people, including 20 monks, held a ceremony in Phnom Penh on Friday in memory of the five people killed a week beforehand when military police opened fire on protesting garment workers, and demanded that the government introduce a mandatory, sector-wide standard minimum wage. In ...

Cambodian authorities say they are investigating whether a Thai “Red Shirt” movement is indeed seeking to form a government in exile within its borders, following a military coup in Thailand last month. the coup ousted Yingluck Shinawatra as prime minister, and supporters of her and her ...

On 03 April 2020, the Ministry of Economy and Finance has released an announcement on the launching of “SMEs co-financing” project. the funding under the co-financing scheme is US $ 100 million, which is a joint venture between the SME Bank of Cambodia and the Microfinance ...

Cambodia’s National Employment Agency (NEA) said Wednesday that there are 16,146 vacant jobs awaiting workers who have recently been deported from or fled Thailand in fears of a military regime’s clampdown. “NEA would like to inform laborers who just returned from Thailand that NEA has collected ...

After heaping criticism on rights group Licadho for allegedly exaggerating the seriousness of Cambodia’s land rights crisis last month, the government has released its own annual report on land disputes. In a letter the following day, the Ministry of Land Management, Urban Planning and Construction ...

Mr Hun Sen considers Cambodia’s first drop of oil as a blessing to the Cambodian nation. the revenue raised from this oil production will be used for two priority areas: education and health. ...

On 05 August 2021, the Ministry of Justice issued a notification on rapid COVID-19 antigen test for all leaders and officials of the Ministry of Justice.Pursuant to the general guidelines for the management and use of the COVID-19 antigen test and the Royal Government Circular ...