Technology giant Microsoft is expected to sign a memorandum of understanding with the Ministry of Education as well as the Ministry of Culture and Fine Arts to help build a free online Khmer-language database for users to translate documents between Khmer and other languages, a ...

Small plastic packets filled with a mix of pills of various sizes, shapes and colours sit piled on the counter of a pharmacy in Phnom Penh’s Meanchey district, home to several large garment factories. At 2,000 riel a pop, about 50 cents, these packs are sold ...

Government officials yesterday destroyed more than 80 tonnes of counterfeit chemical products, chief among them hazardous skin-whitening creams and knock-off Viagra pills.​ ...

Officials from the ministries Of social affairs and urban planning met with the Disability Action Council (DAC) on Monday to discuss issuing a prakas to standardise long-promised handicap accessibility in public buildings, according to a Facebook post by DAC. ...

Cambodia attracted 333,900 Chinese tourists last year, a 35 percent rise compared with 247, 200 Chinese visitors in a year earlier, according to a report of the Ministry of Tourism on Tuesday. “We see a steady rise of Chinese tourists to Cambodia from year to ...

While more Japanese companies are flocking to Cambodia for investments in recent years, they are more diversified, ranging from restaurants to manufacturing industries and electronics. Yoshihito Katsuo, first secretary in charge of trade at the Japanese embassy in Phnom Penh, told Kyodo News on Friday that ...

Members of the government, military and civil society met on Monday to form a working group to undertake security reform and reporting. the working group will have 26 members from a wide spectrum of government and nongovernment agencies to produce policy recommendations to Cambodia’s leaders. the formation ...

Nine more Montagnard asylum seekers crossed into Ratanakkiri on Tuesday, bringing the total number hiding in the province’s O’Yadaw district to 32, a police official said Wednesday. ...

A United Nations human rights expert has called for a speedy solution to the situation of the Montagnards from Vietnam still hiding in the forests of northeastern Cambodia, after crossing the border to escape alleged persecution. About 13 of the 50 Montagnards—Christian indigenous people from ...

On 22 February 2023, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation issued a press release on Japan to offer grant to expand water supply system.His Excellency PRAK Sokhonn and His Excellency TAKEI Shunsuke will sign the Exchange of Notes on the extension of Japanese ...

On 26 July 2017, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation issued a press release in response to the article entitled “Migrant worker protections lacking, reports find” published on the Phnom Penh Post. the ministry spokesman made clarifications as follows:At the instruction of the ...

The Ministry of Water Resources and Meteorology has asked The World Bank to develop a management plan for The Tonle Sap and Mekong rivers to ensure water resources, improve flood prevention and restore vulnerable rivers. ...

The International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), a Consultative Group on The International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) on Asian Mega-Deltas (AMD), in collaboration with The General Department of Agriculture (GDA), launched The “Climate Smart Map” (CS-Map), to guide local-level assessment and planning for climate resilience. ...

The Club of Cambodian Journalists (CCJ) on Monday said ‘fake news’ has been polluting publications and sparking controversy in The Kingdom, especially on social media. The remarks were made on Monday at a roundtable discussion organised by CCJ in Phnom Penh. ...

Information Minister Khieu Kanharith took to Facebook on Saturday to remind drivers of vehicles with illegal “press” licence plates that “it will not be a fine, but prison” if police catch them. ...

The Royal University of Phnom Penh plans to make its social work degree available to everyone next year, as young, locally trained graduates look to take The reins from foreign aid workers. RUPP Department of Social Work Faculty member Ung Kimkanika said The move would ...

The draft Law on Food Safety is now being studied by The Council of Ministers and is expected to be approved before The end of The year, government officials said. Tech Seak Ngon, general department of customs and excise deputy director, yesterday told a press ...

With Prime Minister Hun Sen publicly daring Western countries to impose sanctions in response to the recent dissolution of the country’s main opposition, the minister of commerce has quietly expressed concern at the staggering customs bill Cambodia would incur should the EU suspend its preferential ...

The Cambodia Red Cross, NGOs and traffic accident victims Thursday marked annual road safety week by appealing to The government to quickly pass a new traffic law in an effort to reduce road accidents. The Ministry of Justice must still review The new traffic law ...

The government now requires union leaders to prove that They have no criminal record before registering new branches of Their organization, according to a statement from The Ministry of Labor, a decision that comes less than a week before planned nationwide strikes in The garment ...