The Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC) has approved 173 investment projects worth some $4 billion during the last six months, from September 2023 to February 2024. ...

The rising cost of living in Cambodia has made it difficult to balance income and expenses. Many Cambodians struggle to make ends meet, working long hours for low wages. How can people balance their income and expenses in such a challenging environment? This article explores ...

The Royal Government of Cambodia (RGC) has approved special incentives for 25 projects in Preah Sihanouk province, including 12 projects for completing unfinished buildings, 12 new projects and one expansion project, with a total investment budget of $917 million. ...

To fast-track its initiatives for the clean energy transition with a higher share from renewable sources, the Ministry of Mines and Energy recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with EnergyLab Cambodia. ...

The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with two partners, Cambodian Green (CG) and the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) Cambodia, to increase the income of both farmers and consumers and to raise awareness of natural resource conservation. ...

The General Department of Taxation (GDT) has attributed the significant growth in tax revenue collection since 2014 to the implementation of technology solutions. ...

To help address climate change impacts and foster a sustainable financial ecosystem in Cambodia, the International Finance Corporation (IFC) is collaborating with the Association of Banks in Cambodia (ABC) to boost the capacity of local financial institutions in the climate finance space. ...

All but a handful of foreign journalists on staff at The Phnom Penh Post, Cambodia’s last remaining independent daily newspaper, resigned on Wednesday. Citing differences over the meaning of “editorial independence,” they quit within days after new owners fired its editor-in-chief who refused to remove a published ...

Human rights groups and former opposition officials have expressed concerns over the impact of the recent sale of the Phnom Penh Post newspaper to a Malaysian investor with historical ties to Prime Minister Hun Sen. ...

Kay Kimsong was fired on Monday after representatives of the new owner ordered senior staff to remove an article about the sale from its website, claiming factual inaccuracies.​ ...

More than one million cubic metres of illegal timber has flowed unhindered from protected areas in Cambodia’s northeast provinces to Vietnam as the latter continues its role as a serial illegal timber trade offender, according to a report issued by the Environmental Investigation Agency. ...

A senior Ministry of Interior official on Tuesday instructed municipal, district and commune authorities to set aside a specific time to hold forums with NGOs twice a year to show the willingness and commitment of sub-national administrations to address their concerns. Secretary of state at ...

The Minister of Industry and Handicraft will hold a meeting with the Kingdom’s salt community in Kep and Kampot provinces next week to discuss the industry’s challenges, ministry spokesman Oum Sotha said. The meeting comes after the Kingdom’s sole salt industry community, Salt Producers Community ...

The National Bank of Cambodia (NBC) on Thursday slammed a report on predatory lending in the Kingdom by local human rights NGOs Licadho and Sahmakum Teang Tnaut (STT), which was released on Wednesday, as “flawed”. The report, entitled Collateral Damage, claimed that increasing levels of ...

Authorities rescued 263 people from human trafficking in the first six months of the year – an increase of nearly 150 per cent on the same period last year – with a large number of the victims being children, the Ministry of Interior said. ...

The government has ordered all domestic and international internet traffic in the Kingdom to pass through a Data Management Centre (DMC) that has been newly created by the state-owned Telecom Cambodia, in a move some have claimed is an attempt to censor government critics. Spokesman ...

The Garment Manufacturers Association in Cambodia yesterday issued a statement asking for the Labour Ministry to reconsider its intent to amend article 89 concerning worker protection and severance pay. ...

The fight against fake news in the digital era will be on the agenda as Cambodia hosts the 16th Asia Media Summit 2019 attended by some 500 participants from more than 40 countries around the world in Siem Reap province. ...

Minister of National Defence Tea Banh said on Thursday that having sanctions and external pressure placed on Cambodia was not worse than life under the brutal Khmer Rouge regime. Tea Banh, who is also deputy prime minister, was speaking to military and ruling party officials ...

Amid a hail of 20,000 bullets, the thud of eight helicopters, a hostage rescue demonstration and choreographed martial arts performances, the joint Chinese-Cambodian Golden Dragon military exercises concluded yesterday as officials from both sides praised the expanding relationship between the two countries. ...