Authorities in Phnom Penh are expecting at least 100,000 people to line the city’s streets today as the body of King Father Norodom Sihanouk arrives back in Cambodia and embarks on a 10-km procession from the airport to the Royal Palace. The return of the retired King—who died ...

When Khemarey Khoeun is sworn in as a park district commissioner in Skokie, Illinois, on May 16, she’ll be making history as the first Cambodian-American woman elected to public office at any level of government in the United States. ...

Cambodians at home and abroad yesterday mourned the passing of peacekeeper Im Sam, who was shot to death during a guerrilla ambush in Central African Republic. He was the Kingdom’s first peacekeeper to ever be killed in combat, officials said. ...

Police have arrested at least five suspects over the past two days in connection to agrenade attack that rattled a Phnom Penh neighbourhood two weeks ago, injuring four people, but officials yesterday remained tight-lipped as to the suspects’ identities and motives. ...

With the Kingdom’s main rice harvesting season wrapping up, just a fraction of a government emergency loan package that aimed at giving millers the liquidity they needed to purchase rice paddy duringthe harvest cycle has been disbursed, leaving the government and private sector divided on ...

At this week’s 2020 Global Blockchain Policy Forum,  Assistant Governor and Director-General of Central Banking, NAtional Bank of Cambodia (NBC) Chea Serey stressed the need for building public trust in financial institutions and how the new Bakong payment system and infrastructure, built on blockchain technology, ...

Tourism development master plan for Mondulkiri is on the way, with a sharp priority on sustainable and green tourism. Minister of Tourism and Chairman of the inter-ministerial commission for tourism master plan development Thong Khon recently led a discussion workshop of the draft master plan ...

On 11 December 2020 – UN human rights experts expressed alarm at the decision by Cambodian authorities to allow the publication of personal information about individuals who have tested positive for COVID-19, which is unnecessary under any circumstances, and a deplorable breach of privacy. ...

The Bar Association of the Kingdom of Cambodia (BAKC) has announced new requirements for professional foreign lawyers who are working at the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) to register with the BAKC for certificates authorising them to practice law in the kingdom, ...

Data from the Ministry of Commerce showed Cambodia exported $1.086 billion of goods to China, a year-on-year increase of 8.1 percent.  Cambodia’s 2020 imports from China were valued at $7.031 billion, a contraction of 6.9 percent compared with 2019 figures. ...

On 02 April 2021, the Ministry of Health issued an announcement on the death of a 61-year-old Cambodian woman who died from COVID-19 at Luang Mey Hospital. This case of the death woman is the 17th case, and lived in Niroth commune, Chbar Ampov district, ...

On 03 April 2021, the Ministry of Health issued an announcement on the death of a 48-year-old Korean man who died from COVID-19 at Chak Angre Health Center. Notably, this is the 19th case of the death man, and lived in BELLA VITA APARTMENT St. ...

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On 14 April 2021, the Ministry of Health issued an announcement on the death of a 35-year-old Cambodian man who died from COVID-19 at Prey Veng Provincial Hospital. Notably, this is the 36th case of a man who lived in Boeung Preah commune, Ba Phnom ...

On 17 April 2021, the Ministry of Health issued an announcement on the death of a 67-year-old Cambodian man who died from COVID-19 at Preah Sihanouk Provincial Referral Hospital. Notably, this is the 39th death case of a man who lived in Preah Sihanouk province. ...

National Road 10, which will link Battambang to Koh Kong province, is now 43.75 percent complete and scheduled to open for traffic in 2023. This was announced by the Secretary of State of the Ministry of Public Works and Transport Bong Bun Hourn following an ...

Cambodia prioritised the development of its telecommunications infrastructure as a commitment at the first ASEAN Digital Ministers’ Meeting. ASEAN, already the most-connected region in the world, has set a goal for transitioning to a digital economy under the ASEAN Digital Masterplan 2025. ...

On 08 February 2021, the Ministry of Health announced the vaccination of the COVID-19 vaccine program. The vaccination will officially commence on 10 February 2021 at some public hospitals such as Calematte, Preah Ang Duong Hospital, Khmer Soviet Friendship Hospital, and the National Pediatric Hospital.  ...

On 23 April 2021, the Ministry of Health issued an announcement on the death of COVID-19 on two Cambodian men, a 40-year-old and a 56-year-old died at Svay Rieng Provincial Health Department. These are the 60th and 61st cases of Cambodian men who died from ...

The crisis in Myanmar has proven beneficial for Kampong Speu as at least 20 entities have relocated to this province. ...