Hun Manet, the oldest son of Prime Minister Hun Sen and the commander of the Ministry of Defense’s counterterrorism department, used the opening ceremony of a new building at a Phnom Penh pagoda Sunday to warn of the possible consequences of increased political division in ...

Environment Minister Say Sam Al met with private firms with land concessions last week to gauge their compliance with government rules and regulations, and adherence to their own contracts. Amid mounting local and international pressure, Prime Minister Hun Sen in mid-2012 ordered a freeze on ...

Jinkosolar Holding Co Ltd has announced it is to supply photovoltaic panels for three solar power plants in Cambodia with a combined capacity of 150MW. New York Stock Exchange-listed JinkoSolar said Cheetah solar panels will be installed at two photovoltaic power stations in Pursat province’s ...

With the new coronavirus claiming its 17th life in China, the Cambodian Ministry of Health on Thursday said it is taking measures to ensure the disease does not enter the Kingdom, including inspecting all flights from Wuhan City, the outbreak’s epicentre. Ministry secretary of state ...

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia — Throughout the drama this spring revolving around the dismissal of the ambitious Chinese official Bo Xilai and the investigation of his wife as a murder suspect, the most mysterious figure has been a French architect named Patrick Henri Devillers. When Mr. Bo ...

Businesses with supply chains and operations in Burma, Bangladesh and Cambodia are benefiting from the world’s lowest labour costs, according to a new global ranking. Risk analytics company Verisk Maplecroft’s Labour Costs Index measures a combination of wages, employment regulations, social security contributions and labor productivity ...

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) projected that Cambodia will have a very low inflationary rate to 3.5 per cent this year, which is 0.1 per cent below the goverment’s new revision but 0.5 per cent higher than the Asian Development Bank (ADB). Cambodia’s government in August also revised inflation ...

Prime Minister Hun Sen has vowed to create a new law barring political party leaders from holding dual nationalities, an apparent move to further incapacitate beleaguered CNRP president Sam Rainsy.In his latest tirade against his long-time political rival, the premier also vowed to never again ...

Open Development Cambodia (ODC) has published a new online resource detailing on Basemap of Cambodia (2014) covering three levels of administrative boundaries such as: provincial, district and commune on ODC “Download maps” attached with its Dataset in both Khmer and English. Together with Basemap of ...

On 08 October 2021, the Council of Ministers issued a press release on the outcomes of the Council of Ministers’ plenary session​ on October 04, 2021 to review and discuss on:Draft constitution on the amendment to the new Articles 19, 82, 106 (1), 119, and ...

On 27 October 2021, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation issued a press release on the outcomes of the 1st ASEAN-Australia Summit, 27 October 2021, via Videoconference.The leaders noted the substantive achievement made under ASEAN-Australia dialogue relations over the past years and acknowledged ...

On 09 December 2021, the Ministry of Health issued a joint statement between the Ministry of Health and the World Health Organization (WHO) in Cambodia on the update of the new COVID-19 virus, Omicron.In Cambodia, the implementation of the three preventive measures and the three ...

On 25 February 2022, the Ministry of Labor and Vocational Training issued a notification on the results of the meeting to review the work results in 2021 and set the work direction for 2022.The meeting discussed the work progress in 2021 of the implementation of ...

On 15 September 2023, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation issued a press release  namely: Samdech Thipadei HUN Manet to address the UNGA with a focus on Cambodia’s socio-economic progress and the SDGs on their official website. According to the press, Samdech Thipadei HUN ...

The NGO ChildFund has announced its strategic plan for 2022-2025 as well as a brand-new online safety project “Swipe Safe” to protect children from online abuse of all kinds. ChildFund said in its press release on November 2 that the ChildFund-initiated project, “Swipe Safe” will begin ...

Open Development Cambodia (ODC) updated an existing dataset on “State land reclassification” adding 07 new map features in Phnom Penh and Kandal province. This dataset contains information regarding​​ the establishment of land as state public properties and the reclassification to state private properties of some ...

When it comes to EU-based companies, many prioritise transitioning to renewable energy and if Cambodia can show progress in this space it would make the country more attractive, said a new report, titled, ‘Cambodia’s Attractiveness for EU Foreign Direct Investments (FDI)’. The report was produced ...

Open Development Cambodia (ODC) updated an existing dataset on “Special economic zone in Cambodia” adding 1 new map feature in Koh Kong. This dataset describes the information of Special Economic Zone (SEZ) in Cambodia from 2006 to 2023. The total number of 49 SEZs are ...

PHNOM PENH– The China-made Sanya-branded motorcycles have officially entered Cambodian market on Wednesday to compete in the country’s crowded motorcycle market. Pan Sorasak, Secretary of State for the Ministry of Commerce, expressed congratulations to the SCI Company Limited for being selected to be the exclusive distributor ...

The Constructors Association (C.A.) was officially formed on October 7th with an aim to develop the country’s construction and real estate sector. The C.A. launching ceremony was presided over by Senior Minister and Minister of Land Management, Urban Planning and Construction H.E. Im Chhun Lim. ...