Chhay Rithisen, Minister of Rural Development, said that in the 7th legislature of the National Assembly, the Ministry will continue to strive to build new achievements by launching strategies as four priority programmes to support the policy of rural development. ...

Police have started a countrywide manhunt after an anonymous caller attempted to extort money from district governors in Kampong Chhnang and Battambang while posing as Interior Ministry secretary of state Sak Sehta last month. On March 4 and then again on March 12, an anonymous caller ...

In a bid to rid the country of corruption, Interior Minister Sar Kheng yesterday urged CPP officials to eliminate the practice of paying bribes for promotions. At a CPP meeting in Prey Veng province yesterday, Mr Kheng said that the practice of paying for promotions ...

Rice wine operations in Kratie province have been shut down indefinitely with immediate effect after a toxic batch recently killed several people and hospitalised others. Kratie provincial industry and handicraft department head Ny Chhun said the objective of the move is to reduce the harm ...

The government will put a 30,000 riel banknote into circulation to celebrate The 30th anniversary of The Paris Peace Agreement. ...

The Ministry of Environment on Tuesday slammed a report by a local organisation which claimed The Prey Lang forest has lost 40,000ha in The last 18 years. Ministry of Environment spokesman Neth Pheaktra called The report by The Prey Lang Community Network (PLCN) “politically motivated” ...

The Angkor Hospital for Children (AHC) has expressed its concerns over an increase in severe dengue cases in Siem Reap province. AHC admitted 265 children infected with The virus in The past two months alone, which is more than all of last year, according to ...

Political commentator Kim Sok’s worldly possessions—two iPhones, an iPad and $200 in savings—may soon become Prime Minister Hun Sen’s property after the premier filed a $500,000 lawsuit against the commentator for allegedly claiming that the CPP killed Kem Ley. ...

The Health Ministry has warned all Cambodians to drink lots of water and keep cool, as hot season temperatures near 40 0C. The ministry’s Communicable Disease Control department also advised The public to avoid alcohol and drink only boiled or filtered water to prevent food poisoning ...

The government on December 28 held an inter-ministerial meeting to discuss setting up a digital television platform as part of The Kingdom’s shift away from analogue. Held at The Ministry of Economy and Finance, The meeting discussed The would-be platform operator’s models of management and ...

The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), The United Nations agency responsible for The promotion of responsible, sustainable and universally accessible tourism, will support Cambodia to restore The tourism sector after COVID-19 ends, according to Tourism Minister Thong Khon.   ...

The Ministry of Environment has received furTher assistance from China in The form of air quality, volume and vibration gauges. The equipment was provided as part of The China-South climate cooperation project on establishing low-carbon demonstration zones. ...

The Kampot Provincial Administration is preparing a proposal to The Ministry of National Defence through The Army Command to register nearly 30ha of land in Koh Touch commune’s Prek Ampil Village of Bokor town as a live fire training ground for The Kampot military operational ...

A total of 1,691 children were hospitalised at Kantha Bopha Children’s Hospital between October 21 and November 21 after an outbreak of haemorrhagic dengue fever. Another 1,626 children were hospitalised at other Kantha Bopha hospitals during the same period, according to a report from the ...

Cambodia Post’s services grew this year, thanks to a rise in foreign investment in Cambodia, more overseas tourists, and the rising trend of online markets. Ork Bora, Cambodia Post general director, said yesterday that the increase over all previous years was due to increased confidence of ...

Cambodian women make up less than 3 percent of the military’s upper echelons, the ministries of defence and women’s affairs confirmed yesterday. Just 88 women hold ranks of one-star general and above, with one solitary woman ranked a four-star general and a deputy commander-in-chief of ...

Cambodia received 70,901 international visitors in the January-March quarter (Q1) of 2021, down 94 percent from 1.15 million in the same period of last year, the Tourism Ministry said in a report released on Thursday. ...

The Defence Ministry prevented more than 4,000 border crimes so far this year and has pledged to continue cooperating with neighbouring countries to fight crime. A report posted yesterday by ministry spokesman General Chhum Sucheat on his Facebook page said that The Royal Cambodian Armed ...

The government has decided to delay The implementation of capital gains tax to Jan 1, 2022, according to a statement from The General Department of Taxation (GDT). ...

In the first six months of this year Cambodia recorded more than 4,600 cases of dengue fever. the number has increased significantly compared to the same period last year. ...