Chevron (Cambodia) Ltd, the local manager of the Caltex petroleum brand, on April 26 launched the Kingdom’s first publicly-available electric vehicle (EV) charging point, along with the southern Phnom Penh filling station where it is located.   ...

The number of water connections in government buildings has risen by 12.54% to 878 in the first quarter of this year compared to the same period of last year, while the profit of Phnom Penh Water Supply Authority (PPWSA) has fallen slightly by 1.56% to ...

Nearly 1,200 establishments in the tourism industry were closed and almost 22,000 direct jobs have been lost as of May this year due to the Covid-19 in Cambodia, according to a statement from the Ministry of Tourism. ...

The General Department of Customs and Excise earned $1,293 million in customs income in the first half of this year, representing 50.1 percent of the financial plan for 2022. ...

The Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF) has entered into agreements for the implementation of 18 public expenditure projects worth $763 million under grant aids and concession loans in the first half of this year, according to a report released by MEF. ...

Giving a big boost to tourism prospects, Cambodia announced that its international tourism earnings reached $1.41 billion in 2022. .. ...

A new report has found that 28.1 per cent of Cambodians borrow money to pay for healthcare, with microfinance insiders claiming it does not reflect the reality in the financial sector. The University of New South Wales (UNSW) surveyed 5,000 households across Cambodia and found ...

Cambodia’s economic growth is projected at 7.1 per cent this year or about $24 billion thanks to the good performance of the industrial sector that is creating strong domestic revenue. Speaking at the graduation ceremony of Cambodia University of Specialties on Wednesday, Prime Minister Hun ...

Smart Axiata announced yesterday that it has begun disbursing funds from its $1 million COVID-19 Relief Fund to the Institut Pasteur du Cambodge, Open Institute, Friends International and Southeastern Globe Communications, according to a company statement. ...

Starting May 1, the traffic police will enforce a new sub-decree which increases traffic violation fines to three to five times their current rates. Officials expect the additional money gained from the increased fines will be used to reduce traffic accidents. ...

The much-anticipated Inclusive Business Enabling Environment for Cambodia (IbeeC) strategy will be adopted soon to meet the needs of 1.7 million poor and low-income Cambodians by 2023, a wide-ranging virtual meeting conducted by the Ministry of Industry, Science, Technology and Innovation heard on March 18. ...

Ministry of Justice officials held a meeting with other ministries on May 4 to discuss four areas of government reform, including public finance, public administration, sub-national administration and justice. ...

The Government of Japan will provide 1 million doses of the AstraZeneca COVID vaccine to Cambodia. The move was announced today by Mikami Masahiro, Ambassador of Japan to Cambodia. ...

Hun Sen, Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Cambodia, announced to use the cash prize of $1 million to build houses for veterans. ...

Trade between Cambodia and Japan reached $1.5094 billion in the first eight months of 2021, up 11.8 per cent year-on-year from $1.350 billion, according to data from the Japan External Trade Organisation (Jetro). ...

Cambodia recorded another jump in Omicron cases today. Todays official daily new COVID case total (diagnosed by PCR test) was 46 – all the Omicron variant – bringing the COVID case total to 121,484 cases. ...

Cambodia on Wednesday broke ground on the second Chinese-invested expressway connecting the capital Phnom Penh with Bavet City of Svay Rieng province on the border with Vietnam. ...

The Kandal Provincial Administration on April 18 presented over 1,000 “hard titles” – the strongest form of property ownership certificate in the Kingdom – to more than 500 households in Anlong Ta Sek Leu village in Sa’ang district’s Prek Ambel commune. ...

Open Development Cambodia Organization (ODC) is pleased to announce the call for application on Youth-Led Project 2024 (YLP24 – Phase 1). The program aims to strengthen the youths’ capacity for fundamental life and community development skills through various training and knowledge sharing as demonstrated during convening ...

Nearly 9,000 vehicles traveled on Cambodia’s first-ever expressway on the first day of its opening for trial use on Saturday, the Ministry of Public Works and Transport (MPWT) said in a news release on Sunday. ...