A senior Interior Ministry official has dismissed a statement by the civil society groups saying the government is unwilling to have the Law on Association and Non-governmental organisations amended. ...

The Cambodian Chamber of Commerce and other business chambers including the Malaysian Business Council of Cambodia, European Chamber of Commerce in Cambodia and American Chamber of Commerce in Cambodia have expressed their regret over the recommendation by the European Commission to partially withdraw the Everything ...

Prime Minister Hun Sen during a press conference at the Peace Palace yesterday said that a cabinet reshuffle is on the horizon to improve workflow and its efficiency. ...

The Ministry of Economy and Finance on Tuesday issued two separate letters to its General Department of Taxation (GDT) and its General Department of Customs and Excise (GDCE) ordering immediate action to mitigate risk to the Kingdom’s economy. ...

In a bid to respond to emerging digital innovation and global technological trends, a draft law submitted to the National Assembly regarding the proposed Ministry of Industry, Science, Technology and Innovation – currently named Ministry of Industry and Handicraft – presents seven articles designed to ...

On 13 April 2020,  Cambodian Human Rights Committee has released a statement on their official facebook page on the drafting of the law on the management of the law on the management of the nation in state of emergency. In the statement, the committee has ...

Interior Minister Sar Kheng has established a committee for the prevention and control of COVID-19, which he will chair. ...

The lack of consultative process on three draft laws has set a worrying precedent for future key legislation, according to the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Cambodia, Surya P. Subedi. “For many years in my capacity as the Special RapporteurI ...

On 19 November 2020, Garments Manufacturers Association in Cambodia (GMAC) has posted an advisory note regarding UK’s General Scheme of Preference (GSP).  Following Brexit, eligible developing countries will be able to benefit from UK’s General Scheme of Preference (GSP). Cambodia, classified by the UN as ...

Briefing on Investment Law (Khmer)Briefing on Investment Law (English)Open Development Cambodia (ODC) has just released a new briefing page, in both Khmer and English languages, on Cambodian Investment Law which it mainly provides the insight of Cambodia’s legal framework on investment sector. (Please visit: http://archive.opendevelopmentcambodia.net/briefing/briefing-on-investment-law/)This ...

The Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) and the Cambodian Rehabilitation and Development Board of the Council for the Development of Cambodia (CRDB/CDC) yesterday held a discussion meeting at the Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC). ...

On 08 December 2020, the Council for Development of Cambodia and the U.S. Agency for International Development issued a joint press announcement on the signing of an exchange of notes reflecting the addition of USD 66.2 million to the Development Object Agreement Grants between the ...

The Kingdom’s total goods exports to the US, the world’s largest economy in nominal terms, sharply increased in the first quarter of the year to attain nearly $1.863 billion, even amid production stoppages and other Covid woes. ...

General Department of Immigration (GDI) officials are discussing revisions to the new draft law on immigration to prevent foreigners from entering Cambodia illegally and to supervise those living in the Kingdom more effectively. The revisions draw wide support among civil society organisations. ...

The Supreme Court Chamber of the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) held its first hearing in the Case 002/02 appeal by Khieu Samphan, the former head of state of the Democratic Kampuchea yesterday. ...

Senior government officials and European counterparts met last Friday to discuss Cambodia’s economic plan. New trade policies to help the Kingdom recover from the pandemic were the focus of the conversation as well as the World Trade Organization’s role in shaping the post-pandemic recovery. ...

On 6 August 2021, Embassy of Japan in the Kingdom of Cambodia issued a press release on the arrival of the second batch of AstraZeneca vaccines manufactured in Japan and donated by the government of Japan. As part of the efforts of the Government of ...

At a round table conference yesterday on the theme “Cambodia between the great powers of China and the United States”, Royal Academy of Cambodia president Sok Touch said that Cambodia needs to be flexible between China and the US by remembering that “a good friend ...

Since the outbreak of lumpy skin disease (LSD) among cattle in early June, 6,804 cases have been recorded with the first detected infections in Preah Vihear and Oddar Meanchey provinces followed by more cases in other provinces bordering Thailand. ...

Credit Guarantee Corporation of Cambodia (CGCC) announce the launch of the Co-Financing Guarantee Scheme (CFGS). CFGS is specifically designed for the co-financing loans disbursed under the SMEs Co-Financing Scheme Phase II (SCFS II) of the SME Bank of Cambodia. ...