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. ...

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. ...

On 15 August 2023, the Battambang Province Municipal issued a press release regarding the case of Sangke River being abnormally black and had some fish poisoning.According to the press release, the joint provincial commission inspected the site and found that the unusually black water was ...