The government on April 25 decided to lift the inter-provincial travel ban and the closure of tourist attractions across the country, effectively immediately. ...

Khmer Enterprise (KE) and the UN Development Programme (UNDP) have formed a strategic partnership to give a boost to the operational development of the Kingdom’s e-commerce sector and small and medium-sized enterprises (SME), according to a May 11 joint press release. ...

The Appeal Court yesterday heard the case of Tycoon Sok Bun and five former Koh Rong commune officials who were convicted to between five and seven years in prison each over a land grab bid between 2016 and 2019. ...

BirdLife International Cambodia Programme yesterday said that it has freed 20 water pools in Siem Pang Wildlife Sanctuary in Stung Treng province in the first four months of this year to improve water sources and habitats for wildlife. ...

Booming demand in the Vietnamese market has taken prices of OM 5451 paddy on a wild ride during and beyond the dry-season rice harvest season this year, according to industry insiders. ...

The Tonle Sap, which contributed over half the fish produced in Cambodia, is now faced with a serious threat in fish catch due to loss of flooded forest, climate change, upstream dams and illegal fishing activities. ...

The General Department of Prisons (GDP) is preparing to vaccinate prisoners with the AstraZeneca vaccine, marketed as Covishield, on June 7 in Preah Sihanouk province, followed by Kampong Speu and Kandal provinces.   ...

Dominic Raab, the UK’s Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, is visiting Cambodia today to forge deeper bilateral relations and promote cooperation in addressing global challenges. ...

The wildlife-friendly rice project implemented by Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS Cambodia), which was started in 2008 in Preah Vihear province, has expanded to three more provinces as of this month – Stung Treng, Ratanakkiri and Mondulkiri. ...

The Mekong River Commission (MRC) has recorded river levels increasing by 0.65m between Stung Treng and Prey Veng’s Neak Loeung over the last seven days and forecast an additional rise this week of 0.60m due to torrential rain. ...

Minister of Planning Chhay Than said more than six million workers in the informal economy have either lost or are expected to lose their jobs due to Covid-19, despite the government’s efforts to counter the pandemic. ...

ASEAN countries are preparing for the ASEAN Online Sale Day 2021, which is slated for August 8-10. Comprising two tiers for domestic and cross-border transactions, this year’s programme will be co-chaired by Brunei, which is chair of ASEAN in 2021, Singapore and Vietnam. ...

The world’s most prestigious brands will be entering the market over the next 12 months as Blue Bell Group announced yesterday that it has secured a landmark deal to manage one of the country’s most-anticipated retail projects. ...

Trade between Cambodia and Japan reached $1.10977 billion in the first half of 2021, up 9.57 per cent year-on-year from $1.01281 billion, according to data from the Japan External Trade Organisation (Jetro). ...

Kampong Chhang provincial police have been investigating five people who are alleged to have secretly cleared and encroached on flooded forest land in separate locations covering nearly 10ha in Chhnok Trou commune’s Ses Slap village of Boribor district.​​ ...

As of July 29, the Angkor Hospital for Children in Siem Reap province has received Covid-19 medical supplies and more than $80,000 in donations after launching a fund raising campaign on July 16. ...

Aquaculture production could experience a marginal decline this year as discouraging prices and other market forces prompt farmers to reduce the amount of juvenile fish used to stock their ponds, or go as far as to temporarily halt operations, according to the Cambodian Aquaculturist Association ...

The Commission on Covid-19 Vaccination has announced that administration of the AstraZeneca booster shots for frontline workers will commence in Phnom Penh from Thursday, August 12 and it will last until September 10. ...

Fifty-four years on, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) has succeeded in ensuring peace, stability, security and steady development, Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Techo Hun Sen said in a written message to mark the ASEAN Day on Sunday. ...

Prime Minister Hun Sen has ordered the National Ad-hoc Commission for COVID-19 Vaccination to launch the 3rd dose campaign for frontliners in the second week of this month or not later than next Monday. ...