On​ 24​ October​ 2023,​ at​ the​ Cambodia​ Academy​ of​ Digital​ Technology​ (CADT),​ H.E.​ Chea​ Vandeth,​ Minister​ of​ Posts​ and​ Telecommunications​ (MPT)​ and​ Chairman​ of​ the​ Digital​ Government​ Committee​ (CDC)​ presided​ over​ the​ opening​ ceremony​ of​ the​ first​ GovTech​ conference,​ under​ the​ theme​ “Empowering​ Digital​ Transformation​ ...

The Observatory for The Protection of Human Rights Defenders, an FIDH-OMCT joint programme, said today that The Cambodian Government must end The repression of land rights defenders and immediately release those imprisoned on November 11-12. ...

Bilateral Investment Treaties (BITs) are intra-state legal mechanisms which encourage foreign investment. This is particularly so as they provide foreign investors with Investor State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) mechanisms to enforce investment protections through international arbitration against the host state before a neutral tribunal. Cambodia has signed over ...

Cambodia’s inflation rose by 2.2 per cent in August compared to the same month last year, according to the monthly data from the National Institute of Statistics. the increase was due to the rise in food and the fluctuation of gasoline prices. Government officials and economists said the ...

Cambodia’s trade deficit expanded to almost half a billion dollars during the first three months of the year, according to the latest figures from the Ministry of Commerce. Between January and March, Cambodia’s exports reached $1.99 billion, up 19 per cent compared to the same period ...

A Cambodian scholar on Saturday called for efforts to enhance the role of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in promoting mutual trust and maritime security in the Asia Pacific. A more relevant and coherent multilateral structure could help address old and new security challenges, ...

Ten students will have the opportunity to further their studies for free thanks to Smart Axiata’s SmartEdu Scholarship Program, which not only covers their entire tertiary education tuition, but has also awarded them a monthly stipend amounting to $15,000 for the duration of their degree. ...

The National Assembly (NA) of Cambodia, through The Committee on Foreign Affairs, Cooperation, and Information in collaboration with The Asian Vision Institute (AVI), held a seminar on “Cambodia-Europe Relations in Regional Connection and Peace” at The National Assembly on Friday. ...

Rising oil prices fuelled a month-to-month inflationary increase of 5.4 per cent through February and March, according to data from the National Institute of Statistics. Factors such as sanctions on Iranian oil, as well as floods that depleted Cambodian crops last year accounted for the rise ...

Cambodian Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Dith Tina received visiting Dr Christoph Hoffmann, Member of the German Parliament and Deputy Chairman of the Committee on Economic Cooperation and Development. ...

A five-day trade fair for Vietnamese products kicked off on Koh Pich in Phnom Penh yesterday, coming on the heels of recent government figures that show declines in bilateral trade and investment between Cambodia and Vietnam. ...

On 25 January 2023, at the National Assembly building, the National Assembly Committee on Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation, Propaganda and Information with the Ministry of Information and colleagues organized a discussion meeting to understand “Media Affairs in Cambodia” in order to enhance the efficiency and ...

About half of the University of Health Science’s class of 2014 risks not graduating this year, having refused to register for a new compulsory final exam. A 2007 sub-decree states that a national-level examination for medical students would be implemented from that academic year onwards. But ...

The Confucius Institute of The Royal Academy of Cambodia on Tuesday launched Chinese Corners at The Ministry of Culture and Fine Arts and The Royal University of Fine Arts. ...

Cambodia held an inter- ministerial meeting on Monday to discuss and prepare documents for a talk with China in November in order to further enhance bilateral ties and cooperation, officials said. Koy Kuong, spokesman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, said that the Monday’s meeting ...

The Garment Manufacturers Association in Cambodia welcomed The approval of The amendment of article 89 of The Labour Law on worker protection and severance pay by The government on Friday, but The organisation’s head said The move could financially burden employers. ...

The US State Department has expressed deep concern over Cambodia’s spiralling democratic climate following The government’s diktat to shutter The USAID-funded National Democratic Institute (NDI), ostensibly for violating The highly contentious NGO Law. ...

One of the Kingdom’s largest microfinance institutions (MFI), Prasac MFI, increased its paid up share capital by $29 million in a bid to increase public confidence and comply with the National Bank of Cambodia’s (NBC) requirements. ...

PHNOM PENH – As more and more Cambodians enter the job market, with a growing population of young people, there still remain plenty of job opportunities with foreign investors at home, according to a new study by the Ministry of Labor. But people either don’t ...

China and Southeast Asian countries decided to improve their cooperation in security and anti-terrorism during a meeting in Beijing on Thursday. the two sides will take action to improve multilateral and bilateral cooperation against terrorism, said senior Chinese official Meng Jianzhu. ...