Cambodia’s display of origami hearts was included in the Guinness Book of Records on Tuesday as the world’s largest show of origami hearts, breaking the previous record held by Britain, a Guinness World Records adjudicator announced. ...

An archaeological dig at the ancient capital of Angkor Thom started on Monday in search of metal tools from the Kingdom’s Angkorian era. the École Française d’Extrême-Orient (EFEO), a French institute dedicated to the study of Asian societies, started the dig in cooperation with the ...

The Ministry of Culture and Fine Arts has decided to relocate The Royal University of Fine Arts from its central Phnom Penh location to The outskirts of The city to allow for an expansion of The National Museum, officials said Thursday. ...

A national seminar on youth and cultural development was held here Monday with an aim to encourage young people to help safeguard, preserve and develop national culture, officials said. The two-day event brought togeTher 700 participants, including culture officials, artists, archeologists, historians, and youths, said Culture ...

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. ...

Prime Minister Hun Sen has formed a 20-person committee to plan a sprawling memorial in Phnom Penh’s Chroy Changva district to ensure that his legacy is preserved for generations to come, according to a government order and officials on the committee. ...

The Council of Ministers on Friday approved a national budget for next year that calls for more than $6 billion in spending, The largest increase ever proposed for The Kingdom, with big boosts for education, defence and The arts. ...

The International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), a Consultative Group on The International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) on Asian Mega-Deltas (AMD), in collaboration with The General Department of Agriculture (GDA), launched The “Climate Smart Map” (CS-Map), to guide local-level assessment and planning for climate resilience. ...

A new laboratory for testing local products and issue quality certificates will open in Phnom Penh’s Meanchey district by the end of 2019, the Ministry of Handicraft recently announced. ...

The Institute of Statistics Cambodia issued two new draft standards yesterday, one for cashew nuts and anoTher for chicken- and duck-feed production. The new guidelines aim to bring The products in line with international standards and also help producers increase Their exports. ...

Seventy years ago Thursday, during what may have been the murkiest period of the French administration in Cambodia, the founder of the National Museum died in an interrogation room at the hands of Japanese authorities. ...

The General Department of Taxation (GDT) signed a memorandum of understanding with The Financial Intelligence Unit of The National Bank of Cambodia (FIUNBC) to exchange information on money laundering and The financing of terrorist activities. ...

Seven pre-Angkorian temples have been discovered on two land concessions in Preah Vihear province, but while an Environment Ministry official said Tuesday that the ministry had no knowledge of the temples when they granted the concessions, the Culture Ministry said their existence had long been ...

The Council of Ministers has agreed to change The name of The Ministry of Industry and Handicraft to The Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation. The approval follows a request from Minister of Industry and Handicraft Cham Prasidh. Council of Ministers secretary of state Khoy Khun ...

Prime Minister Hun Manet urged the Ministry of Culture and Fine Arts, including relevant institutions, to strengthen work related to intellectual property, copyright, and related rights to prevent plagiarism and to amend the relevant legal framework in line with the development of technology. ...

Amid waning interest in Khmer culture among the younger generations, the King and the Prime Minister have urged parents and relevant authorities to promote activities which will encourage them to take pride in their heritage. ...

Hun Sen, Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Cambodia, has recommended the Ministry of Culture and Fine Arts to work with its neingbouring counterpArts for a joint registration of their mArtial Arts on the List of Intangible Cultural Heritage of UNESCO. ...

Repairs on an ancient sandstone statue discovered in Siem Reap province in July are 50 percent complete, according to a report. The Angkor-era statue was found at The Tonle Sgnout temple by a group of Apsara Authority archaeologists working with colleagues from The Singapore-based Institute ...

The Ministry of Labour has announced plans of a month-long research campaign into The living standards of garment and footwear factory workers prior to setting a minimum wage in 2018. ...