There will be 1,652 communes to be contested for the council election under the 5th mandate in the sub-decree dated August 26 and signed by Prime Minister Hun Sen. ...

Newly-appointed Battambang provincial governor Sok Lou instructed law enforcement officers along the border to increase their vigilance and work to prevent illegal border crossing into Thailand. ...

Cambodia is set to launch the Covid-19 jab campaign for children aged 5 as vaccinations for those aged 6 and older are nearly complete. ...

Prime Minister Hun Sen has urged Singapore to encourage more investors to do business in Cambodia. The encouragement was made during the courtesy meeting between the Cambodian Premier and visiting Singapore Foreign Minister Dr. Vivian Balakrishnan, at the Peace Palace Wednesday. ...

The Cambodian Red Cross (CRC) has signed an agreement with the Finnish Red Cross (FRC) on a programme to promote humanitarian and community health activities in four provinces. ...

Prime Minister Hun Sen urged Bangladeshi investors to invest in the rice sector in Cambodia by building rice mills and buying rice from Cambodian farmers to export to Bangladesh. ...

A delegation from Thailand’s Senate was in Phnom Penh on September 28 to meet their Cambodian counterparts to discuss strategies for fighting corruption and enhancing cooperation. ...

The National Assembly closed their plenary session yesterday, which began in October 2022, receiving almost 20 complaints and it vowed to resolve them before the upcoming national election. ...

The National Social Security Fund (NSSF) is a public administration institution in Cambodia that provides essential social security coverage and benefits to workers in the formal sector. ...

Cambodia’s Prime Minister Hun Manet expressed his hope that Cambodia-Japan cooperation will increase in all fields, especially in tourism, investment and people-to-people exchange. ...

Despite not having any Michelin-starred restaurants or fine-dining spaces, Battambang is known for its culinary traditions and reputation for producing the country’s most delicious food. ...

Some 62 civil society organizations (CSOs) including Licadho, Cambodian Center for Human Rights (CCHR), and local communities have urged the authorities to allow Sahmakum Teang Tnaut’s (STT) photo exhibition to resume after it was shut down two weeks ago. ...

The Human Rights Party closed yesterday of its own accord, officially removing itself from any conversation about potential challengers to the ruling party in the absence of the CNRP. The move was met with mixed responses yesterday – with some lamenting the loss of a “back-up” ...

Employees hurled stones at one of two SL garment factories in Phnom Penh yesterday as they returned to picket lines after management refused to recognise that a document signed on Friday that had enticed them back to work was a formal agreement. Female worker Rith Sineourn, ...

The families of six maids from Kampong Chhnang province who left to work in Malaysia have filed complaints with human rights group Adhoc after losing contact with the women for more than two years, rights workers said yesterday. Soum Chankea, Adhoc’s provincial co-ordinator, said the complaints ...

Mobile operator Beeline announced Friday the appointment of the company’s second new general-director in less than three months. Said Abbadi, who formerly worked as CEO of Newroz Telecom in Kurdistan, started as Beeline Cambodia’s new boss on July 17, the company said in a statement. The ...

A new US$3.5 million casino will open in Ratanakkiri province, according to a representative of Try Pheap Import Export Company. “We’ll have a similar kind of casino to what they have in Bavet,” Bee Chivoan Dara said. Try Pheap Mittapheap Casino Entertainment Resort is built on more ...

The plane carrying the body of late King Father Norodom Sihanouk touched down this afternoon. The body made its way to the Royal Palace in a procession attended by more than 100,000 mourners. Even hours before the Boeing 747 carrying the late King Father arrived from Beijing, ...

The Cambodian government is considering a court action against the country’s main opposition leader Sam Rainsy for his letter, which is deemed to have rebuked King Norodom Sihamoni’s appraisal of parliament, Prime Minister Hun Sen said Monday.     “Lawyers are examining this issue. Sometimes, we can sue ...

Nhiek Bunchay, Secretary General of FUNCINPEC Party said yesterday that the royalist Party would pay the seven month salaries it owed to its staff before the coming Chinese New Year. FUNCINPEC Secretary General Nhiek Bun Chhay also said that the long delay of the payment was ...