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. ...

On​ 12​ 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​ Laung​ Mey​ Hospital.​ Notably,​ this​ case​ of​ the​ death​ woman​ is​ the​ 30th​ case,​ and​ lived​ in​ Prek​ Pnov​ commune,​ Prek​ ...

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. ...

Since early May, an average of five to 10 Cambodian people have died from Covid-19 a day with many others testing positive amid the ongoing community outbreak. At the same time, however, hundreds of pAtients also recovered a day. ...

Another Mekong dolphin calf of less than a week-old was spotted on Monday, swimming alongside nine adult dolphins at the Kampi pool in Kampi Dolphin Canyon in Sambok commune, Chit Borey district, Kratie province. ...

More than $11 million in carbon credits from Cambodian forests have been sold since 2016, the Ministry of Environment announced at its annual year-end conference. The carbon credits were exchanged under the Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation (Redd+) framework, which allows forested developing countries to ...

On 29 September 2021, the Council for the Development of Cambodia issued a press release on Cambodia-Australia collaboration in promoting agri-food investments. There was also a signing ceremony on memorandum of understanding on financing arrangements to operationalize the agri-food investment desk at the Council for ...

The Senate’s Commission on Human Rights, Complaint Reception and Investigation and the Samdech Techo Sen Volunteer Lawyers signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on joint cooperation aimed at enforcing the law on protecting the people’s rights and interests and especially protecting vulnerable women and people ...