Amid an ongoing investigation into the massive HIV outbreak in Battambang’s Roka commune, health officials yesterday said that they are requesting that auto-disabled syringes be exclusively used for administering injections in Cambodia. ...

Cambodia’s largest bank, Acleda Bank, announced yesterday that it was infusing $40 million to add to its current capital of $226 million, as it looks to expand domestic and foreign operations and keep up with the rising demand for credit in the Kingdom. ...

In a major push for socioeconomic development and generating more job opportunities, the Royal Government of Cambodia (RGC) earmarked a three-year rolling plan for the Public Investment Programme (PIP) to complete 617 projects at the cost of $11.69 billion. ...

In all, 41 projects have so far qualified for incentives under the ‘Special Investment Promotion Programme for Sihanoukville,’ initiated by Prime Minister Hun Manet in January this year, mainly to solve the issue of unfinished and abandoned constructions in the coastal city since 2019. ...

The Ministry of Labour reported that it has settled more than 800 labour disputes last year and more than 60 strikes across the country. ...

The government has ordered all domestic and international internet traffic in the Kingdom to pass through a Data Management Centre (DMC) that has been newly created by the state-owned Telecom Cambodia, in a move some have claimed is an attempt to censor government critics. Spokesman ...

While Cambodia’s crowded banking sector has enjoyed strong growth, the majority of consumers surveyed have cited dissatisfaction with banking services as a main impediment for the sector’s confidence and future growth. ...

Phnom Penh Water Supply Authority saw 8.2 per cent revenue growth during the first quarter of the year, a welcomed disclosure after the retirement of the state-owned firm’s general director was announced last week. The firm took in US$7,725,500 between January and March, up from $7,140,473 ...

Japan is committed to continue supporting Cambodia’s education sector, especially the scholarship program under the Japanese Grant Aid for Human Resource Development (JDS). ...

The Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport in partnership with Kampuchea Action to Promote Education (KAPE) is setting up modern libraries equipped with internet connections at 16 schools in Ratanakkiri, Kratie and Tbong Khmum provinces to promote student literacy. ...

Rochom Sokha, 19, decided to drop out of school last year when he was in grade eight. Now, he is farming with his family in his hometown to help support them, as his four younger siblings are still in school. ...

On December 7th and 8th, a small team from ODC jumped in a bus and traveled to Kampong Som to participate in BarCamp Sihanoukville. The conference was held at Build Bright University. The day-and-a-half-long event featured presentations from specialists of many fields and interests, including ...

On 12 September 2018, the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport issued a press release on the set up of an examination committee to review complaints from students who are unhappy with their national high school examination results on 20 August 2018 with professionalism and spirit of ...

Despite massive efforts to improve the English language skills of its people, Cambodia still lags behind much of the world. The annual English Proficiency Index, released this week, ranked the Kingdom 94th out of 100 countries included in the study. ...

Cambodia will celebrate an annual day of reading from March 11 in an effort to promote the habit nationally, according to a sub-decree signed by Prime Minister Hun Sen on Monday.The decree calls on ministries, education institutes, local authorities, NGOs and the private sector to ...

A global index on English language proficiency has cast Cambodia against the international trend of improving standards, with the Kingdom ranking 69th of 70 countries and territories surveyed and the lowest among 16 Asian participants.Released this week, the annual English Proficiency Index, the world’s largest ...

Thirty schools in Siem Reap, Battambang and Kampong Thom will participate in a two-year pilot project to host vegetable gardens to improve nutrition and teach students life skills, starting in December, the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation said on Friday. ...

A report released yesterday by the World Economic Forum (WEF) underscores Cambodia’s poor performance at educating and training its citizens in order to develop a competitive workforce and put their skills to productive use.   ...

Rumours swirling in local media of a grade 12 exam pass rate of 80 per cent – which would mark a massive year-to-year improvement – were neither confirmed nor denied by the Ministry of Education yesterday, though some grading tests reported low scores in certain ...

As students filed back into schools yesterday to kick off the 2015-2016 academic year, Prime Minister Hun Sen broadcasted some televised tough love, telling students to take their studies seriously for the good of the nation. ...