The US Institute of Peace on Wednesday announced the completion of a program – conducted by the Documentation Center of Cambodia (DC-Cam) – to train an additional 600 educators to teach Khmer Rouge history in the Kingdom’s secondary schools. ...

Minister of Education, Youth and Sports Hang Chuon Naron issued a proclamation on November 22, 2021, to establish the Institute of International Studies and Public Policy of RUPP where students can study in the Vietnamese Language Department and obtain a bachelor’s in Vietnamese studies, Vietnamese ...

A senior land management ministry official has warned that officials will take action against land dealers who sell unregistered plots amid a market boom. The warning came as the Ministry of Land Management yesterday held a workshop in Phnom Penh to disseminate a directive on ...

About a decade ago, global manufacturing firms staged a mass exodus to Asia in search of low-cost alternatives to increasing domestic wage demands and operational costs. The consensus was the continued development of a regional supply chain that had formed in countries like Vietnam and Indonesia, ...

Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) may soon be listed on the Cambodian stock exchange, following the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) between the Federation of Associations for Small and Medium Enterprises (FASMEC) and the Securities and Exchange Commission of Cambodia (SECC) on Thursday. ...

Government officials today shot down rumours that Cambodia would be issuing its own national cryptocurrency, despite international media coverage and a high-profile government official’s plan to attend an event organized by the company responsible for the claims. ...

The Federation of Associations for Small and Medium Enterprises of Cambodia (FASMEC) will launch its “Selling Cambodian Products” campaign throughout the country early next year to boost the sale of local products and reduce imports, the organization’s president said yesterday. ...

Cambodia’s construction sector has attracted a total investment of 2.27 billion U.S. dollars in the first nine months of 2013, up 24 percent compared with 1.83 billion U.S. dollars over the same period last year, a government report showed Thursday. The report said during the January-September ...

A small group representing striking Caltex gas station workers delivered a petition to the US Embassy on Thursday, asking for help as they seek an increase in monthly wages. Hundreds of Caltex workers have been on strike since Monday, joining garment factory workers in calls for ...

The number of road fatalities in Cambodia has risen to 1,170 so far this year, up 11 percent compared to the same period last year, according to a latest report by the Interior Ministry’s Public Order Department on Wednesday. Some 2,600 cases of road accidents have ...

The Finance Ministry’s general department of customs and excise is getting a new boss after the long-serving general department chief Pen Siman retires, according to a royal decree released to the media Tuesday. ...

A new wetland protected area may be implemented in Battambang province following talks between scientists, Asian governments and conservation groups held in Siem Reap this week. The message seems to have been heard, at least by the Ministry of Environment, which yesterday said it would ...

Viet Nam’s Committee for Religious Affairs and Cambodia’s Ministry of Cult and Religious Affairs signed a co-operation agreement for the 2015-2020 period in HCM City yesterday. ...

Authorities have vowed to seize fireworks and punish anyone caught letting off explosives as Lunar New Year celebrations get under way today. The warning by the Phnom Penh municipality came as the Interior Ministry revealed plans to station more than 20 fire trucks around the city ...

Advocates for the disabled yesterday criticised the slow implementation of Cambodia’s six-year-old disability law and urged the government to hasten the process by starting the distribution of the monthly $5 pension that people with disabilities were promised in 2011 through a separate sub-decree. ...

A regulator for Cambodia’s telecommunications industry is expected to launch next month with the hopes of putting in order a sector that has seen little regulation during its short history. Industry insiders have called the move positive but many questioned the body’s ability to rein in ...

Exports from Cambodia to the US in the first eight months of 2023 dipped 4.8 per cent to $6.1 billion, compared to the same period in 2022, according to the General Department of Customs and Excise of Cambodia (GDCE). ...

Prime Minister Hun Manet has laid out his recommendations to expand the scope of membership for the Supreme Consultative Council (SCC) to ensure a vibrant and constructive environment. ...

Cambodia Chamber of Commerce (CCC) and Credit Guarantee Corporation of Cambodia (CGCC) has signed an agreement to increase access to guaranteed loans for the growth of micro-, small-, and medium-enterprises (MSMEs) in Cambodia. ...

Cambodia netted over $1.2 billion from exporting footwear, gaiters and related articles in the first 11 months of 2023, marking a nearly 23% decrease year-on-year. However, the last few months of 2023 showed signs of gradual improvement, as reported by the General Department of Customs ...