Two government ministers will meet with a National Assembly commission on Monday to discuss a tourism management plan for Bo­kor Mountain, according to CNRP lawmaker Yem Ponhea­rith, who last month visited the mountain to inspect burial sites popular with Vietnamese tourists. ...

The United Nations marks 2022 as this year’s International Day of The World’s Indigenous Peoples under The Theme “The Role of Indigenous Women in The Preservation and Transmission of Traditional Knowledge.” This Theme recognizes how important and central women are in The longevity and survival ...

The Ministry of Culture and Fine Arts considers The use of The Cambodian flag as a fabric to design cloThes a denigration of The core values of The “Nation, Religion, King” motto that represents The Khmer people. The ministry asked that manufacturers of such clothing ...

Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Dith Tina urges the Cambodian Agricultural Research and Development Institute (CARDI) to focus on partnering with businesses to monetise the creation of different varieties of rice to create new income streams. ...

Despite outcry from medical students, the government is refusing to reduce the latest in a string of proposed fee hikes, this one nearly doubling the charge for the University of Health Science’s exit exam. In a letter sent to the university’s rector on Friday, the ...

The United Nations human rights office expressed concern today over a worsening climate for opposition politicians and activists in Cambodia, and stressed that The right to peaceful assembly and to freedom of expression belongs to all. ...

US ambassador to Cambodia Patrick Murphy and Minister of Culture and Fine Arts Phoeurng Sackona on Thursday signed an agreement granting $75,000 in funds to preserve textiles belonging to the victims who perished at S-21, the notorious genocide prison from the Khmer Rouge era. the ...

On 28 October 2021, the Ministry of Culture and Fine Arts issued a notification on the reopening of visits to museums, cinemas and theaters in Phnom Penh. the reopening of visits to museums, cinemas and theaters in Phnom Penh must comply with the measures, principles, ...

The Department of Culture and Fine arts of Kampong Chhnang province is making 100 kites to dedicate to The wind god at a traditional event that Cambodians hold on December 8. ...

The Apsara National Authority (ANA) will fell and remove more than 100 trees from three important temple sites and some oTher areas in Prasat Bakong district and Siem Reap town, as They have a high risk of damaging temple grounds and important sites in The ...

Officials from the Ministry Of Culture and Fine Arts expressed grave concerns yesterday over damage caused to remote heritage and conservation sites at their annual review meeting in Phnom Penh. ...

Koh Ker Temple, a remote archaeological site in northern Cambodia about 120 km away from Siem Reap and an ancient capital of the Khmer Empire is set to be listed as a World Heritage Site. ...

The Areng Chorng ethnic minority group yesterday submitted five petitions – addressed to The UN office in Cambodia and four government institutions – seeking a halt to The Sinohydro dam project in Koh Kong province. After blocking Sinohydro from entering The dam site in The Areng ...

Prime Minister-designate Hun Sen on Thursday defended his establishment of the Consultation Forum, saying it gives opposition parties an opportunity to contribute to nation-building. Speaking to over 17,000 garment workers in Kandal province, the Cambodian People’s Party leader was responding to criticisms from some members ...

The National Election Committee (NEC) was hailed by The government on Tuesday for saying that There would be 45,000 observers for The July 29 national elections. Council of Ministers spokesman Phay Siphan said that The large number of registered election observers would dispel criticism and ...

During a cabinet meeting on Friday, Prime Minister Hun Sen announced a “vision” to shrink the country’s cabinet by excluding secretaries and undersecretaries of state from the body, and to be given the right to bypass the National Assembly by appointing them directly, according to ...

After leading the legal team that won the widely condemned dissolution of the CNRP at the Supreme Court in November, Ky Tech, lawyer for the Council of Ministers and Prime Minister Hun Sen, has been given a rank equivalent to minister just weeks after he ...

Khoung Sreng was sworn in as the new governor of Phnom Penh yesterday, wasting little time before sending a warning that he will act against “ill-intentioned” people in the city, with Interior Minister Sar Kheng pledging at the event that recent commune election successes of ...

Ten jailed members of the Khmer National Liberation Front (KNLF), an advocacy group that vocally opposes the ruling CPP, were questioned at the Court of Appeal in Phnom Penh on Tuesday over their bid to secure bail. ...

Cambodia exported a total of 362,708 tonnes of milled rice in the first seven months of this year, earning some $253 million in revenue, a Cambodia Rice Federation’s report said on Monday. ...