Forest land in Asia-Pacific countries has grown overall since 2002, according to a study released last week, but Cambodia was one of only three countries surveyed to buck the trend. Out of 14 countries included in the study by the Regional Community Forestry Training Center (RECofTC), ...

In order to counter criticisms made by journalists and the general public, the government has created a unit made out of ministry spokespersons to ensure speedy responses. the decision to create the unit was sanctioned by Prime Minister Hun Sen on March 6 via a ...

Cambodia has become more autocratic and its government’s claim of stable economic development rests on uncertain basis, according to a comprehensive new report. The Bertelsmann Stiftung’s Transformation Index (BTI), published on Thursday, claims that The quality of Cambodia’s democracy, market economy and governance performance has ...

The Russian Federation is seeking more cooperation with Cambodia in The fields of investment, information exchange, and heritage preservation. ...

Prime Minister Hun Sen yesterday announced that the government has plans to have a functioning social security system operational in the country by 2025, including universal health care, unemployment insurance and old-aged pensions. ...

The Council of Ministers on Friday approved a national budget for next year that calls for more than $6 billion in spending, The largest increase ever proposed for The Kingdom, with big boosts for education, defence and The arts. ...

Plans for a new airport investment have been unveiled in Koh Kong province, southwest of Phnom Penh. The district currently has two airports – one under construction and anoTher which has been abandoned for years. The government agreed to The investment for The new airport ...

Seven fishermen who were trafficked to work on trawlers in waters off Micronesia were repatriated to Cambodia yesterday, the fishermen and a rights worker said. the men, who left Cambodia in 2010 and 2011 to work for Giant Ocean International as fishermen in Singapore, were trafficked ...

Cambodia has pinned hopes on the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) agreement and bilateral Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) to boost its exports of garment, footwear and travel (GFT) goods. ...

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen yesterday used a speaking slot at a children’s rights conference to once again castigate the United States, urging the UN to “increase its volume” in condemning the US for dropping bombs that maimed and killed children.​ ...

A national legal aid system is imperative and must be established to offset a widening gap between those who can afford justice and those who cannot, the representative for the U.N.’s office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) in Cambodia said on Friday. In ...

A new project aimed at reducing violence against women in the Kingdom was launched yesterday at the Hotel Cambodiana. ...

Cambodia’s inflation rate increased by 4.2 percent in the 12-month period to October, with food prices accounting for more than half of the rate, according to data released Monday by the National Institute of Statistics. the monthly inflation rate grew from 3.4 percent in August to ...

The Government, through The Ministry of Interior, has published The Strategic Plan for The Promotion of Territorial Administration, Security, Public Order and Social Security 2024-2028 to support The implementation of The Pentagonal Strategy-Phase 1 to achieve The set goals, objectives and vision. ...

Four days after Human Rights Watch (HRW) published a report criticizing Washington for supporting Cambodia’s “abusive armed forces,” a Facebook page containing photos cited in the report has been removed from the Internet. According to the U.S. Embassy in Phnom Penh, the Facebook page titled “Angkor ...

In 2005, after special economic zones (SEZs) were formally introduced in Cambodia through a sub-decree, Svay Reing’s Manhattan SEZ became the first to began construction the same year. the Sihanoukville SEZ remains Cambodia’s largest with over 1,000 hectares in the area. the $320 million development is ...

The Ministry of Social Affairs, Veterans and Youth Rehabilitation has told The Rabbit School, a local NGO that educates autistic students, to move its operations from government-run National Borei for Infants and Children (NBIC) to a new premise, school director Hun Touch said. The ministry’s ...

On​ 24​ October​ 2023,​ at​ the​ Cambodia​ Academy​ of​ Digital​ Technology​ (CADT),​ H.E.​ Chea​ Vandeth,​ Minister​ of​ Posts​ and​ Telecommunications​ (MPT)​ and​ Chairman​ of​ the​ Digital​ Government​ Committee​ (CDC)​ presided​ over​ the​ opening​ ceremony​ of​ the​ first​ GovTech​ conference,​ under​ the​ theme​ “Empowering​ Digital​ Transformation​ ...

The senate election is set to be held  on February 25 next year. ...

Toyota assembly plant at Phnom Penh Special Economic Zone will be inaugurated in 2024. ...