About 30 kilometres from Ratanakiri’s Banlung town, 10 miners have dug holes deep in the ground in a rubber plantation, hoping to strike it rich. Their tunnels range from 10-15 metres deep and their equipment is basic – everything is done by hand. These men ...

Passenger traffic at Phnom Penh, Siem Reap and Sihanouk international airports saw a combined 18.9% growth in May 2012, with passenger numbers totaling 283,000, the report from SCA, society concession airport said on June 7. It adds: ‘This brings the year-to-date passenger arrivals and departures to 1.89 million, a sterling 21.8% jump.’ ...

National and international civil society groups are pushing for better health education, particularly in regards to HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria and other communicable diseases. ...

All sports activities and sports clubs have been asked to suspend their operations again in Phnom Penh, Kandam and Preah Sihanouk Provinces. ...

The government has set up a public-private working group to restore and prop up the tourism sector in Cambodia during and after the Covid-19 crisis. ...

Prime Minister Hun Sen on Thursday asked local telecommunication companies to strengthen mobile phone signal and internet services in both urban and rural areas. ...

Cambodia and Brunei on Monday vowed to reinforce their bilateral relations and cooperation for mutual benefits, according to a joint statement. ...

President Dr Arif Alvi has underscored the need for fully realizing the immense potential for investment, trade and business between Pakistan and Cambodia. ...

Donors and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) have agreed to replenish $5 billion for its Asian Development Fund (ADF) and its Technical Assistance Special Fund. ...

Health experts on Tuesday called on the government to save Cambodian lives by raising tobacco taxes and use the revenues to expand healthcare benefits for the general public.​ The call was made by the Southeast Asia Tobacco Control Alliance (SEATCA), World Health Organisation (WHO) and ...

Last week’s brutal attacks by off-duty soldiers on two opposition lawmakers were retribution for anti-government protests in Paris and New York, Prime Minister Hun Sen said in a speech yesterday. “If there is no fire, there will be no flames,” he said. “If there had ...

Cambodia is on track to achieve the “Three Zeros” HIV/AIDS target by 2020, Deputy Prime Minister Men Sam An said here on Tuesday.The 3 Zeros, adopted by the United Nations General Assembly in New York in June 2011, included zero new HIV infections, zero stigma ...

A forum on Chinese television series kicked off here on Monday, aimed to promote Chinese culture and people-to-people relations between the two countries.​ “The forum is an important platform to exchange views on cultural cooperation between Cambodia and China,” Cambodian Information Minister Khieu Kanharith said ...

The Apsara Authority announced yesterday that it will begin sharing preservation knowledge and collaborating in restorations with the city officials behind Beijing’s ancient Imperial City. officials from Cambodia’s heritage preservation authority met with Du Jingxin, an official from Beijing’s Xicheng district, to discuss ways the ...

Cambodian workers in Thailand will be able to collect legal documents to legitimise their presence in the country this week. The Committee for Legalising Cambodian Workers Residing and Working in Thailand will begin issuing both travel documents and Overseas Cambodian Workers Cards under the ongoing 100-day ...

Prime Minister Hun Sen yesterday called on monks to join hands in educating people to respect traffic laws and avoid drug use in order to reduce traffic deaths and drug problems. During a building inauguration at Chey Mongkul pagoda in Kampong Cham province, Mr Hun Sen ...

Xinwei Cambodia, China’s first step into the Kingdom’s telecoms market, planned to launch fourth-generation mobile services in August, according to officials and a company statement. The Beijing-based firm will deploy its homegrown network technology, McWiLL, and was expected to launch top-to-bottom operations that, according to the ...

Kampot provincial officials are seeking a solution with Vietnamese authorities to enable smooth cross-border rice commerce and resolve lingering concerns over traffic congestion and customs procedures. ...

Health Minister Mam Bun Heng has urged all municipal and provincial governors to strengthen COVID-19 preventive measures at ceremonies and wedding parties. ...

A high-ranking National Assembly (NA) official announced yesterday at the NA’s consultative meeting with foreign ambassadors to Cambodia that the government spent $60 million to cover costs for the June 5 Commune ​Election, and that the election process was free, fair and just. ...