The Ministry of Mines and Energy has called for bids for sand mining licences across 2,000 hectares in Koh Kong and Preah Sihanouk provinces. Sand mining is conducted mainly at open pits, beaches, inland dunes or from the dredging of ocean and river beds. ...

The Cambodia Microfinance Association (CMA) has announced that as of January 3, 2021, CMA members have provided loan restructuring worth $1.382 billion.  The total number of restructuring requests stood at 303,593 with 285,234 having been granted. ...

Authorities in some provinces have restricted entry at their borders by setting up checkpoints and requiring travellers suspected of any exposure to persons or places linked to the February 20 community outbreak of Covid-19 to quarantine for 14 days. ...

Following the announcement last week by KrisEnergy Ltd of less-than-anticipated results from oil production at the Apsara Mini Phase 1A development, a senior official from the Ministry of Mines and Energy said the government could penalise  the company or terminate its licence. ...

Illegal burning of rice stubble and land at the periphery of forests continues to occur throughout the Kingdom’s rural areas, especially in the north and northeast regions, according to officials who documented the activities on site. ...

Speaking at the virtually held ASEAN Finance and Central Bank Deputies’ Meeting (AFCDM), Neav Chanthana, deputy governor of the National Bank of Cambodia (NBC), said that members are committed to pushing economic growth in the region despite the Coronavirus pandemic. ...

The Phnom Penh Municipal Administration issued a set of detailed guidelines for the seven days to May 12 after the capital emerges from lockdown at the onset of May 6.   ...

The Korea Institute of Civil Engineering and Building Technology – through South Korea’s Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport – has granted funds for the construction of a laboratory project at the Techo Sen Institute of Public Works and Transport for the development of road ...

Even as the government lifted Covid-19 restrictions in most parts of the country on August 19, at least four provinces have decided to extend the measures for another week in a bid to contain the highly contagious coronavirus Delta variant. ...

The Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications, Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID), and the UN Development Programme (UNDP) on August 18 launched an open joint effort to build an inclusive digital ecosystem aimed at sparking the development of a robust post-Covid-19 economy. ...

Cambodia and Hungary committed to forging stronger ties as the two countries celebrated the 65th anniversary of diplomatic relations, with King Norodom Sihamoni saying he was looking forward to paying a state visit to Budapest at a suitable time. ...

More than 80 per cent of the Kingdom’s total population of 16 million have been vaccinated against Covid-19, at least with their first doses, according to the Ministry of Health. ...

The National Council on Minimum Wage (NCMW) voted to set minimum wage for workers in the garment, textile and footwear sectors at $192 for 2022. Prime Minister Hun Sen then stepped in to add $2 to the total, making it $194 per month.   ...

Phnom Penh municipal governor Khuong Sreng has provided Covid-19 rapid test kits for the municipal Department of Education, Youth and Sport to administer to teachers at all educational institutions when classes resume after the Pchum Ben holiday. ...

United Nation Development Program (UNDP) Cambodia and Persons with Disabilities Foundation (PWDF) yesterday signed a Memorandum of Understanding to improve rehabilitation services for landmine/Explosive Remnants of War (ERW) victims and persons with disabilities at Battambang Physical Rehabilitation Centre (BPRC).​   ...

The National Road 48 reconstruction and improvement project, which connects the coastal provinces of Preah Sihanouk and Koh Kong, will break ground at the beginning of November with a budget of more than $78 million under concessional financing from South Korea. ...

The National Institute of Diplomacy and International Relations (NIDIR) in collaboration with the Ministry of Environment organised a lecture on “Environment Policy and Management in Cambodia” for officials at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation to assist them in understanding the link between ...

After receiving the third dose of AstraZenica vaccine at the National Assembly building on the morning of September 10, National Assembly’s President, Heng Samrin thanked the government of all allies and development partners who have vaccinated, supplied vaccines and medical equipment to Cambodia to fight ...

To accelerate the momentum of giving the Covid-19 booster shot to double vaccinated people, the Chinese government is again at the forefront of donating an additional three million doses of the vaccine to help Cambodia achieve its set goal. ...

As of November, the Bar Association of the Kingdom of Cambodia (BAKC) has provided legal representation in nearly 5,000 cases for poor people at the Phnom Penh municipal and provincial courts, an increase of nearly 30 per cent compared to the same period last year. ...