A total of 16 percent of households in Cambodia cannot afford a nutritious diet, highlighting the importance of social assistance programs to prevent more families from falling behind, said a new report released on Monday. ...

A Cambodian delegation led by Hang ChuonNaron, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Education, Youth, and Sports, attended the 3rd G77 Summit on Jan. 21-22 in Kampala, Uganda, under the theme of “Leaving No One Behind”. ...

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 ...

The government is establishing a commission to expedite land registrations in the Tonle Sap zones. It will handle registration for both state and private lands in a timely, accurate and effective manner. ...

Cambodia exported 25.2 percent more milled rice to 46,221 tonnes this January, compared to the previous year, as per a Cambodia Rice Federation (CRF)’s report. This resulted in a 13 percent year-over-year rise in income to the exchequer of $32.6 million from rice exports in ...

A week after Prime Minister Hun Manet concluded his first official trip to Thailand, hundreds of Thai businessmen have shown keen interest in exploring investment opportunities in three potential projects across Cambodia in early March to the tune of $1 billion. ...

The state-owned port Sihanoukville Autonomous Port (PAS) witnessed remarkable growth in container throughput in 2023, according to the annual report of the Ministry of Public Works and Transport on Friday. ...

CHN Energy Investment Group Co. LTD, a state-owned mining and energy company in China, has proposed energy investment focusing on renewable power sources – solar PV and hydropower dams. ...

Cambodia exported 166,451 tons of milled rice in the first quarter (Q1) of 2024, down 5.7 percent from 176,581 tons in the same period last year, a report from the Cambodia Rice Federation (CRF) showed. ...

Cambodian Prime Minister Dr. Hun Manet received Tony Blair, former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Chief Executive Officer of the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change, at the 2024 World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. ...

Cambodia’s exports to the European Union (EU) last year were worth $3.66 billion – a more than nine percent decrease from the $4.04 billion registered in 2022, according to the Ministry of Commerce. ...

CMA CGM GROUP, a world’s largest shipping and logistics company, is intended to expand its investment in Cambodia. ...

The Cambodian Mine Action Center (CMAC) and SATO KOGYO Co. Ltd signed a contract agreement for the project “construction of training facilities at the Technical Institute of Mine Action in Kampong Chhang Province and the Outreach Facilities (Techo Peace Museum) in Siem Reap province”. ...

Another 14 projects worth $213 million received approval in Cambodia’s coastal city Sihanoukville recently which included 10 projects for reviving the construction of stalled buildings under the ‘Special Investment Promotion Program’ for the city, launched by Prime Minister Hun Manet earlier in January. ...

Vendors in Tbong Khmum province’s Memot district are waiting for the return of hundreds of new and used mobile phones which were seized by local customs officials last week. ...

As Cambodia diversifies, share of agricultural loans in rural credit falls from 35.8 percent to 31 percent in five years, as per data with the National Bank of Cambodia (NBC). ...

Cambodia exported more than 545,000 tonnes of raw cashew nut in the first semester of 2024, an increase of 50 percent compared to the same period in 2023, said a report of the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF) on Wednesday. ...

The governor of Takeo province has granted one week’s grace to sellers and vendors of alcoholic drinks and wines to remove all billboards and signage that advertises alcoholic products, or face legal consequences. ...

Cambodia’s tourism industry is making a strong comeback with the sector contributing significantly to the country’s economic growth.   ...

Cambodia’s forest cover was over 73 per cent in 1975 but it has shrunk to only about 47 per cent last year. In its Human Development Report Cambodia 2019, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) said deforestation was mainly caused by rising wood demand for ...