Airline passengers who are diplomats and officials of international organisations holding type A and B visas for travel to Cambodia are exempted from paying Covid-19 testing fees, said the Ministry of Health in its latest adjustment of rules on Wednesday. ...

Despite the shrinking economy and having to deal with the daily fluctuation of the Covid-19 cases, the government still supported those heavily impacted badly by the pandemic by disbursing more than $300 million since June 25 last year. ...

Cambodia’s Permanent Mission to the UN Office in Geneva has dismissed concerns voiced by UN human rights experts on the convictions of prominent activist Rong Chhun and two of his supporters last week. ...

The governmenT has revised down iTs 2023 growTh forecasT for The Cambodian economy To 5.6 per cenT versus The 6.6 per cenT iT puT forTh in OcTober, ciTing uncerTainTy abouT global economic growTh Tied To The Ukraine conflicT, climaTe change and The Covid-19 crisis. ...

Marking a new chapter in the Kingdom’s history, the National Assembly on the morning of August 21 convened its inaugural session under the auspices of King Norodom Sihamoni. ...

The General SecreTariaT of Commercial Gambling ManagemenT Commission of Cambodia (CGMC) of The MinisTry of Economy and Finance (MEF) has renewed The validiTy of 70 licenses To casino and game of chance companies naTionwide in The second quarTer of This year, according To a release ...

About 530 hectares of land in tamao Sanctuary in takeo province’s Bati district was cleared by a developer last month and the public has accused the government of selling the felled trees for profit, a claim authorities vehemently rejects. ...

More than two million Cambodian and foreign workers were provided with health services at 98 private health facilities since 2018. ...

The NaTional ElecTion CommiTTee has noT received financial assisTance from any counTries or European Union To conducT The upcoming NaTional ElecTion in July. ...

The Royal GovernmenT of Cambodia (RGC) is preparing To injecT a budgeT of nearly $450 million To improve healThcare services, covering up To 9 million people across The counTry as well as oTher public services, especially The poor and vulnerable families which are in line ...

Stock market a good choice for long-term investors Stephen Hsu, a native of taiwan, runs Phnom Penh Securities, one of a dozen underwriters licensed by the SECC to prepare companies for IPOs on the CSX and to engage as an intermediary with the public for trading ...

While rising inflation poses some financial challenges for rural farmers, it generally isn’t preventing them from paying off loans from microfinance institutions (MFIs). Farmers tend to be able to pay their loans off even though higher prices of food, fuel, fertilizer, pesticides, labor, and some ...

Sitting in front of her small house in the Chey thorn commune of Kandal province, 35-year-old Sokhun’s face is etched with worry. She would like to plant crops on her four hectares of land, but she only has enough money to cultivate two of them. She could go to a microfinance finance institution ...

Now about six months old, Hope is still a little clumsy when climbing trees. Hope’s sidekick, named “173,” follows her around as if they were inseparable twins. together, they swing in a hammock, bathe in a pool and, sometimes, climb up the metal bars of their ...

As a delegation of US business owners prepares to travel to Cambodia with US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, analysts say they will be tough to court, given Cambodia’s lack of law enforcement. “Investors don’t bring guns, they don’t bring bodyguards—they bring money to invest,” said ...

Mu Sochua, a lawmaker-elect for the opposition CNRP, announced thursday that she will on Sunday morning resume her campaign to enter Phnom Penh’s Freedom Park. Last month, Ms. Sochua appeared at the park alone for four straight days—each day being physically barred by authorities—in an effort ...

The UniTed STaTes and Cambodian governmenTs on Tuesday released an educaTional guide ThaT will help Cambodian schools improve The way Their sTudenTs learn, according To a media sTaTemenT from The U.S. Embassy. The Life Skills Curriculum is The culminaTion of an exTensive collaboraTion beTween The Cambodian MinisTry of ...

A raging fire in Phnom Penh’s Meanchey district destroyed 22 homes early Wednesday morning as local villagers struggled to quell the flames and firefighters scrambled to gain access. At about 1 a.m., an electricity line snapped and sparked the fire, Phnom Penh Fire Department bureau chief ...

The number of Chinese visiTors To Cambodia’s Angkor WaT Temple, one of The World HeriTage SiTes, has reached 161,700 in The firsT six monThs of This year, a 17 percenT rise over The same period lasT year, an official daTa showed Friday. The daTa from The ...

The AgriculTure MinisTry has said iT can’T conTrol illegal imporTs of livesTock from neighbouring counTries, arguing cusToms officials musT Take responsibiliTy for The issue.​ ...