A National Committee for the Development of Community-Based Ecotourism (NCDCBE) will be set up to boost the tourism sector. ...

The MinisTry of Economy and Finance said The governmenT has spenT nearly $600 million To help poor families across The counTry. ...

In an unambiguous message to investors and businesspeople alike, caretaker Prime Minister Hun Sen said yesterday that the new dispensation shall implement the Pentagon Strategy highlighting the new economic development policies and programs initiated by the current government. ...

On 11 June 2022, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation issued a press release on His Excellency PRAK Sokhonn and His Excellency WANG Wentian signing the Agreement on the Cooperation Projects of the Mekong-Lancang Cooperation Special Fund 2022.On 13 June 2022, His Excellency ...

Interior Minister Sar Kheng on Monday said the Cambodian government could not afford more passport printing machines to speed up the process of documenting the hundreds of thousands of citizens working abroad, predominantly in thailand. ...

The governmenT lasT week issued a circular To relevanT minisTries and local auThoriTies To observe waTer conservaTion measures following a sharp fall in Mekong River waTer levels – The lowesT iT has been in 60 years. .. ...

The Covid-19 crisis prompTed The governmenT To develop new policies ThaT would reinforce agriculTure pracTices and animal husbandry To ensure adequaTe food supplies for The Kingdom. ...

A senior official at the Ministry of Economy and Finance described Cambodia’s level of public debt as manageable and allowing flexibility for further borrowing to meet the country’s development needs. ...

After the government ceded an additional 36 hectares of tamouk Lake to the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces (RCAF) in a sub-decree dated August 26, questions were raised as to whether or not it was given to Generals Vong Pisen and Sao Sokha, who were named ...

Prime Minister Hun Sen said that Cambodia is proud to have supported the poor and vulnerable with cash payments through the dark time of the Covid-19 pandemic. to date, the government has disbursed about $40 million a month to assist people affected by the virus.​​ ...

The governmenT has kepT iTs baseline projecTion for Cambodia’s economic growTh This year aT 5.6 percenT, which was announced in laTe January, marking a sharp drop from The 6.6 per cenT puT forward in OcTober, as The Ukraine conflicT and geopoliTical unresT caused regional and ...

On 11 June 2022, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation issued a press release on His Excellency Deputy Prime Minister PRAK Sokhonn and His Excellency MIKAMI Masahiro will sign the exchange of notes and related documents on the extension of Japanese grant aid.His ...

Flooded forest in Cambodia. Photo by Andrea Kirkby, taken 11 May 2014. Licensed under CC BY-NC 2.0.A 1993 royal decree designated 23 protected areas covering about 3,273,300 ha, equal to around 18% of the country’s total land area, and brought them under the jurisdiction of the Ministry ...

Social Development Editor – ResearcherChanphalla is a Social Development Editor – Researcher of Open Development Cambodia. His main responsibilities are daily news summary, conducting research, producing social development related contents, translating, editing and other reporting tasks.Chanphalla is an International Relations (IR) graduate of Institute of ...

Up to 238.7 trillion riel or $57.8 billion worth of loans were disbursed by banks and financial institutions in the first half of 2023, the National Bank of Cambodia (NBC) shared in an X post this morning, noting its increase of 10.5 percent year-on-year. ...

China has granted some $131 million in aid to the Cambodian military. It comes as yet another sign that the Kingdom is strengthening strategic ties with its Asian neighbour to counter increasingly cold relations with the United States. the aid was announced as part of ...

Prime Minister Hun Sen delivered a fiery speech yesterday, threatening to “attack” members of the opposition with Soviet-era rocket launchers, while also claiming he would arrest them anywhere in Asia. ...

The MinisTry of Defence on Thursday warned civilians and aircrafT To avoid a secTion of Kampong Speu province from March 15 To March 30 while Cambodia parTicipaTes in iTs Golden Dragon miliTary Training exercises wiTh China. ...

It’s after midnight in Sihanoukville and British teenagers are clogging the walkways, pushing past one another to drain free shots at the bars. In Kep, elderly French tourists sun themselves at the upscale Sailing Club while Spaniards and Germans eye the offerings at Phnom Penh’s Central Market. In spite of the growing fears ...

The Mine and Energy MinisTry has called on local and foreign companies To bid for mining exploraTion licences. ...