The president of the Royal Academy of Cambodia (RAC) Sok Touch asked all ministries and institutions to consult with the National Council of Khmer Language (NCKL) before creating a new word. Touch said the request was made to prevent mistakes and keep the public from ...

If it were a Group of 180 nations meeting, Cambodia would be invited. But the Kingdom’s chances of attending the so-called G20 summit, which brings together the world’s largest economies, are unlikely, says Mey Kalyan, a government adviser who last week became the first Cambodian to ...

Human Rights Day in Cambodia was marked in contrasting fashions yesterday, as the government said the rights situation in the Kingdom is improving and “far better” compared to some other countries in the region, while some non-governmental organizations (NGOs) expressed concern over repression of human ...

A 60MW solar power station in northern Battambang province was commissioned and connected to the national grid last week. The solar farm is located in southwestern Thma Koul district’s Anlong Run commune and is invested by Shenzhen-listed Risen Energy Co Ltd. ...

On 16 April 2021, the Ministry of Health issued an announcement on the death of COVID-19 on two Cambodian men, a 65-year-old and a 77-year-old at Khmer-Soviet Friendship Hospital. Notably, these are the 37th and 38th death cases of Cambodian men who died from COVID-19. ...

On 18 April 2021, the Ministry of Health issued an announcement on the death of COVID-19 on two Cambodians, an 82-year-old Cambodian man, and a 41-year-old Cambodian woman at Luang Mey Hospital. These are the 42nd and 43rd cases of Cambodian people who died from ...

On 21 April 2021, the Ministry of Health issued an announcement on the death of COVID-19 on two Cambodian women, a 54-year-old and a 54-year-old who died at Khmer-Soviet Friendship Hospital. Notably, these are the 55th and 56th cases of Cambodians who died from COVID-19. ...

Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Prak Sokhonn made statements regarding responses to global challenges and Cambodia’s stance on multilateralism at the mid-term Ministerial Conference of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) held virtually on July 13-14 under the sponsorship of the Republic of Azerbaijan’s Baku ...

On 06 January 2022, the Ministry of Tourism issued a notice on free online Chinese language trainingTo help improve the quality of tourism services and promote the skill development and human resources in the tourism sector, the Ministry of Tourism will open an online tourism ...

The trade volume between Cambodia and Czech Republic reached around $126 million in 2019. However, due to the adverse impact of Covid-19, trade between both countries shrank to about $80 million by 2020 and 2021. But Cambodia’s Minister of Commerce Pan Sorasak expects an improvement ...

Any assessment of Cambodia should take into account all sources of the assessment, underlined Secretary of State of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MFAIC) Luy David in a recent meeting via videoconference with Professor Vitit Muntarbhorn, Special Rapporteur on the situation of ...

Prak Sokhonn, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, will lead a delegation to attend the 32nd ASEAN Coordinating Council (ACC) and ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ (AMM) Retreat, which will be held on Feb. 3 in Jakarta, at the invitation of Mrs Retno ...

The Minister of Commerce (MoC) Pan Sorasak on Wednesday discussed strategies to strengthen the bilateral collaboration between Cambodia and the US as well as renew the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) for some of Cambodia’s products with a delegation led by Jason Smith, Chairman of ...

Cambodia promotes the establishment of local silk associations such as the Samrong District Silk Association in Takeo Province, the Khmer Handicraft Centre Association in Kampong Thom Province, the Viseth Tevy Silk Sector Development Association, the Women Weaver Silk Support and Development Association, as well as ...

The General Department of Taxation (GDT) will make further reforms and upgrade the technology used in tax processes to make things easier for taxpayers and ensure the achievement of the 2023 revenue collection target of $3.57170 billion, or 14.46539 trillion riel, according to director-general Kong ...

The 55th ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (AMM) and related meetings hosted by Cambodia kicks off in Phnom Penh on August 3, with progress, challenges, and the way forward for the ASEAN Community-building on the table. Issues on Taiwan, sparked by the visit of US House ...

The National Social Security Fund (NSSF) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the French Development Agency (AFD) and GRET Cambodia, aiming to strengthen its capacity and expand the potential of the social protection system towards sustainable growth that will also benefit agricultural workers. ...

Cassava prices in Preah Vihear province this year are very good, Director of Preah Vihear provincial Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Poeung Tryda said. “So far, the price of dried cassava is more than KHR 900 per kilogramme, while fresh cassava is between KHR ...

The Kingdom’s international reserves ended 2022 at $17.8 billion, equivalent to seven months of import cover, compared to $20.3 billion and 8.1 months at end-2021, which pundits affirm is still high for a developing country given the recent global financial crisis, signalling positive levels of ...

A massive, freshly-launched tyre factory, backed by a $300 million investment from Chinese-owned General Tires Technology (Cambodia) Co Ltd, could be the breakthrough that the local rubber and automotive sectors have been waiting for, and potentially act as a type of price stabiliser for domestic ...