Cambodia will implement the military conscription law for the first time after nearly two decades of its predecessor to strengthen national defense. However, concerns from a civil society group have cropped up on the likelihood of “double standards” when conscripting individuals. ...

National police and Phnom Penh Municipal Court officials implemented a court warrant to free Kem Sokha, former Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP) president, after he received a royal pardon for his 27-year jail sentence, at his house in Phnom Penh’s Tuol Kork district about 8:30 ...

Cambodia’s Ministry of Environment has expressed support for a German company’s plans to establish a battery waste management project in the Kingdom. At present, around 60 tonnes, or 15 per cent, of used batteries are collected, out of the more than 400 tonnes that are ...

Cambodia’s Ministry of Health has renewed calls for the public to follow Covid-19 preventive measures after the spread of the new NB.1.8.1 coronavirus variant, which has been detected in several Asian territories including Singapore, China and Hong Kong. ...

Cambodia’s Srepok Wildlife Sanctuary, one of the Kingdom’s largest protected forest landscapes, is facing escalating enforcement challenges from armed poachers, illegal fishing and other resource exploitation, prompting calls for stronger technological support to protect biodiversity hotspots in the northeast. ...

The General Department of Immigration (GDI) has rejected a widely circulated Chinese-language social media post claiming that Cambodia has temporarily closed its borders and barred foreigners under the age of 40 from entering the country. ...

Deputy Prime Minister Tea Seiha, Minister of National Defence, has welcomed suggestions that a General Border Committee (GBC) meeting between Cambodian and Thai officials will take place in the near future. ...

Two horrific traffic accidents involving factory worker transport trucks occurred almost simultaneously this morning, May 23. The two smashes — one in Kampong Chhnang province and another in Svay Rieng — resulted in the deaths of at least 13 workers and left more than 30 ...

On 22 May 2026, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation issued a press release on the presentation to ambassadors on the status of Cambodian cultural areas along the Cambodian-Thai border.On the afternoon of 22 May 2026, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation ...

On 24 May 2026, Ministry of Health issued a press release on protection from COVID-19, Novel Coronavirus NB.1.8.1.The Ministry would like to inform the public that recently, several countries around the world have experienced an increase in the transmission of COVID-19, Novel Coronavirus NB.1.8.1, especially ...

On 20 May 2026, Council for the Development of Cambodia issued a press release on 42 investment projects with a total investment capital of approximately US$222 million registered in Cambodia in April 2026.The total investment projects registered in Cambodia, both by the Council for the ...