The Cambodian government has adopted a new strategy for the garment, footwear and travel goods (GFT) sector that focuses on strengthening human resources, improving working conditions, promoting investment in high-value industries, and attracting investment in supportive industries. ...

The government on April 27 issued a new sub-decree reversing its ban imposed in February on all fishing in the Mekong dolphin conservation zone. ...

ChatGPT, a generative artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot developed by OpenAI, provides many new opportunities, yet concerns have been raised over copyright issues as it seems unclear who owns the generated content: the users, tech companies or data owners? ...

Despite the dangers faced by the ever evolving COVID-19 virus with new strains still wrecking havoc across the region and fluctuating known cases in Cambodia, the take up of the 6th dose of the vaccine is still lagging. ...

The new Law on Taxation may be promulgated as soon as “in the next two or three months”, replacing the 1997 original, aiming to bring the Cambodian tax regime more in line with current and anticipated international standards and economic environment, as well as to ...

The UN Food and Agriculture Organisation’s (FAO) office in Cambodia intends to commence the implementation of a range of new projects in 2023 in close collaboration with the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries and other partners, with total funding of over $65 million, according ...

Collaboration between governments, private sector entities, civil society actors and other development partners is a “must” for Cambodia’s digital socio-economic transformation and to unlock new sources of growth, telecoms ministry secretary of state Sok Puthyvuth said on March 29. ...

Cambodia attracted 113 fixed-asset investment projects worth $1.1 billion in the first half of 2023, creating some 122,000 new jobs, said a Council for the Development of Cambodia’s report on Tuesday.   ...

Officials and leaders of the armed forces with positions in the previous mandate such as the secretary of state, the undersecretary of state, the advisor to the government, provincial governors  and all deputy governors will not face a shake-up in a new government, Prime Minister ...

The Cambodian Minister of Environment, Dr. Eang Sophalleth, recently held a bilateral meeting with representatives of Singaporean companies, where he presented the opening of a new chapter in carbon trade in Cambodia, specifically under Article 6 of the Paris Agreement on Climate Change. ...

In Kampong Thom province, adjacent to the Tonle Sap Lake and Stung Sen River, park rangers, backed by NatureLife Cambodia, discovered eight grey-headed fish eagle nests during the new spawning season, which concluded in December. ...

Hun Manet will make his first official visit to Japan as Prime Minister to further strengthen relations in a year that marks the 70th anniversary of diplomatic ties, with a political analyst predicting this will set a new milestone for the two nations. ...

Prime Minister Hun Manet has designated the Prey Lang Wildlife Sanctuary as a “red zone”, meaning he will not allow new any mining licences to be issued for the area, and would not allow the expansion of existing operations. ...

In Trapaing Chor commune’s Sre Kin village, located in Kampong Speu province’s Oral district, certain community members have transitioned away from forest-related activities such as logging and wildlife hunting. Instead, they have embraced a new approach by forming a rotating cropping community. ...

Prime Minister Hun Manet has approved a draft Royal Decree on the establishment, organisation and functioning of the new National Authority for Out-of-Court Mediation, one of the four agenda items passed during an October 27 Cabinet meeting. ...

On the occasion of World Tuberculosis (TB) Day, Prime Minister Hun Manet delivered a message celebrating Cambodia’s remarkable strides in combatting the disease, as the country marks a 45% reduction in both deaths and new infections. ...

The Ministry of Post and Telecommunications (MPTC) is organizing the “Digital Government Forum 2024” on March 11-13, 2024 at the Koh Pich Convention and Exhibition Centre, allowing experts to discuss new trend in digital technologies and acceleration of digital transformation. ...

Since the government, through the Ministry of Economy and Finance, started issuing sovereign bonds in September 2022, they have emerged as a new financial instrument, enabling the government to augment domestic revenue, thereby reducing the need to borrow from foreign sources for infrastructure development. ...

Cambodia is on track to graduate from least developed country (LDC) status by 2027, according to a new report by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) that also raises concerns about some of the challenges that lie ahead. ...

The new Phnom Penh airport, Techo International Airport’s (TIA) $1.5 billion phase one is 78 percent complete as of June 24, with $1.13 billion used so far, according to joint venture firm Cambodia Airport Investment Co Ltd (CAIC) on Monday. ...