In an effort to increase transparency and accuracy, the payment of fees for government services such as business and vehicle registration, and taxes in the future, is now being handled by Wing Specialized Bank, the Commerce Ministry announced yesterday. A memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed ...

As the nation gears up for “Pchum Ben” or the “Festival of the Dead,” authorities urged the public not to ignore far-flung pagodas and the monks not to waste food. ...

The government yesterday announced a sub-decree by The office of The Prime Minister to designate Yeak Loam Lake in Ban Lung city in The norTheastern province of Ratanakkiri as a new wildlife and ecological protected area. ...

Prime Minister Hun Sen branded the opposition party a “terrorist network” yesterday, while vowing to “cut the arms and legs” of the alleged operation and its purported attempt at “colour revolution” after the disputed 2013 national election. ...

The King has signed off on anoTher round of mass military promotions, elevating 45 officers to The rank of brigadier general, contributing to The rising total of at least 607 new generals in The last 10 months. ...

The Cambodian government has announced two months more of tax exemptions for tourism-based businesses in The hope of easing The burden during The pandemic. The extension was announced during The fifth round of COVID-19 economic measures last week as The Ministry of Tourism begins developing ...

A Ministry of Health official yesterday said the ministry has banned the buying and selling of antibiotics without a prescription in an effort to curb the overuse that has led to an alarming level of antibiotic resistance in the Kingdom. ...

Phnom Penh Governor Khoung Sreng said the municipality was half-way through a two-week crack-down on pawn shops in order to prevent the sale of stolen goods at the increasing number of second-hand establishments across the capital. ...

Prime Minister Hun Sen’s middle son, Hun Manith, was among 28 officers to receive high-level promotions in the military, with the now three-star general continuing his rise through the ranks of the armed forces and ruling party. ...

Despite multiple road safety campaigns this year, the number of accidents rose by an alarming 32 percent and the death toll jumped by 27 percent, a police report published yesterday showed. the Kingdom’s roads are notoriously deadly, with an average of five people dying per day ...

The government has created a new national committee to tackle forest land clearing and grabbing. However, The move was immediately shot down by a prominent forest activist who said it would be ineffective, given The systemic collusion between The authorities and land grabbers. ...

Members of the Prey Lang Community Network are urging the National Committee for Forest Crime Prevention to close a sawmill run by Think Biotech in Kratie province. According to a PLCN statement published yesterday, members from the provinces of Kratie, Stung Treng, Preah Vihear and Kampong ...

The Ministry of Information and The World Health Organisation (WHO) are joining forces to raise awareness about non-communicable diseases (NCDs), with The aim of reducing The incidence of NCDs across The country. ...

The Ministry of Health has advised The Kingdom’s citizen’s to be wary of food and alcohol poisoning during The Khmer New Year celebrations, according to a joint press release between The Ministry of Health and World Health Organization (WHO) issued last week. ...

The Ministry of Interior has launched a study on land service provision via The one-window service at select locations in The Kingdom. The move is to enhance people’s access to government services. The ministry’s director-general Prak Samoeun said it decided to conduct The study in ...

China remained the biggest trading partner of Cambodia in the January to August period this year and the trade between the two countries reached $8.09 billion by the end of last month showing an increase of 1.1 percent compared to the same period in 2022. ...

Cambodia and Bangladesh have finalised terms on a massive rice deal that could see up to 1 million tonnes of rice purchased from the Kingdom over the next five years, with the first shipment due to begin by November, a source close to the deal ...

The Supreme Court yesterday upheld a lower court’s decision to deny jailed political analyst Kim Sok’s request for bail, also rejecting his request to summons Prime Minister Hun Sen, The plaintiff in The two defamation and incitement cases that landed The analyst in detention. ...

As of Sunday, the death toll from toxic rice wine consumption in Kratie province had increased to five. Forty others remain hospitalised, the provincial health department said. Department director Chhneang Sovutha said the sale of rice wine had been banned in the province’s Sambo district ...

Undeterred by the $500,000 lawsuit filed against him by Prime Minister Hun Sen, political commentator Kim Sok returned to the radio waves on Tuesday to say that the government could settle the case against him by releasing video footage of Kem Ley’s murder. ...