US-based pizza chain Papa John’s International Inc on April 7 unveiled plans to open 15 new outlets in the Kingdom over the next three years. Papa John’s opened its flagship store in Phnom Penh late last month, the company said in a press release. ...

Innovation is critical to productivity growth and economic progress in developing East Asia including Cambodia, China, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Mongolia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam in a rapidly changing world, according to a new World Bank report launched today. ...

Stung Hav district authorities in Preah Sihanouk province have removed soil that was dumped into the sea along the coast to create new land in an area without authorisation and are working to determine the identity of the responsible parties.   ...

The Philippines’ PLDT Global Corp (PGC) unveiled a new partnership with Cambodia’s SINET, a registered trademark of SI Group Co Ltd, to broaden its regional footprint and supply technology solutions that help the local telecoms service provider’s customers stream more seamlessly. ...

More than 40 families living in Boeung Khyang commune’s Kampong Talong village in Kandal province’s Kandal Stung district have set up tents to guard their rice fields and blocked a road into their village to prevent a construction company from using machinery to clear their ...

The ruling Cambodian People’s Party (CPP) nominated Prach Chan, head of the National Assembly’s (NA) First Commission, as the new chairman of the National Election Committee (NEC). The nomination will now be forwarded to the NA Plenary session for a vote of confidence. ...

To enhance immunity and to protect against the increasing prevalence of new coronavirus variants, Cambodia is in negotiation with its friendly countries to buy the AstraZeneca vaccine to administer as the booster shot to those who already took two doses of the Covid-19 vaccines.​ ...

The Cambodian Pepper and Spices Federation (CPSF) has been connecting with 25 local exporters to explore and foster new avenues to delve into the Middle Eastern and North African (MENA) markets, a whole world of diverse cuisines that are rich in spices and rely heavily ...

The 43 new sites identified by the Ministry of Environment and United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Greening Prey Lang for the supply of carbon credits will bring positive environmental, community and biodiversity impacts to Cambodia besides having no deforestation and degradation of protected ...

The Cambodia Pepper and Spices Federation (CPSF) in collaboration with USAID-funded Feed the Future Cambodia Harvest II “Harvest II” launched on Monday the “Virtual Export Mission to the Middle East and North Africa”, a new digital export programme aiming to provide significant assistance and expertise ...

The Ministry of Environment on Monday has approved five small-scale eco-tourism development plans in Preah Monivong Bokor National Park. These new eco-tourism projects in Kampot province’s Prek Tnort commune will create more employment opportunities for the local population, offering sustainable livelihoods and improving the local ...

Digital literacy will play an important role in supporting the recovery of Cambodian tourism from the Covid-19 crisis and leveraging the potential of new technologies to reorganise and develop the ecosystem around Industry 4.0, and strengthen the sustainability and competitive edge of the sector. ...

South Korean ambassador to Cambodia Park Heung-kyeong is highly optimistic that the new Cambodian investment law and free trade agreement (FTA) signed between the two countries would be important factors in enhancing bilateral trade and encouraging more direct investment flows from South Korea to the ...

The state-owned Small and Medium Enterprise Bank of Cambodia Plc (SME Bank) plans to waive collateral requirements for new loans to qualifying local small- and medium-sized enterprises (SME) soon, to reduce the barriers and obstacles that limit their access to the necessary cash to fund ...

The World Bank has approved financing, along with a grant from the Global Partnership for Education, will provide $69.25 million in new funding to help Cambodia improve equitable access to basic education and respond rapidly to crises affecting the education system. ...

On 08 February 2022, the Ministry of Health has posted a press release on the decision to lift the travel restriction for travelers from 10 African countries.The 10 countries include Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Zimbabwe, Malawi, Angola and Zambia. Following the travel ...

Officials from the Pursat and Mondulkiri provincial administrations have rejected the findings of a new Adhoc report which claimed that wrongful arrest, allegations and detention of people involved in land disputes was rampant, and that corruption was rife in the mediation of such cases. ...

Neak Oknha Kith Meng, President of the Cambodian Chamber of Commerce and the new Chairman of the Phnom Penh Special Economic Zone (PPSP),  led a delegation from the Cambodian Chamber of Commerce to visit the Phnom Penh Special Economic Zone in order to learn abut ...

A new impetus in economic, trade and technical cooperation between Cambodia and Qatar will deliver a suite of economic benefits for the Kingdom, above all a driving force for exports to the Middle East and a major magnet to draw in more investors and tourists ...

The US Agency for International Development (USAID) on June 16 announced the launch of the USAID Morodok Baitang – a new five-year, $24 million project at four conservation areas of Keo Seima, Lumphat, Siem Pang and the Cardamom Mountains to fight against climate change. ...