On​ 29​ August​ 2023,​ the​ Ministry​ of​ Posts​ and​ Telecommunications​ issued​ a​ press​ release​ informing​ the​ public​ that​ Meta​ Platforms​ Inc.​ decided​ not​ to​ penalize​ Samdech​ Techo​ Hun​ Sen’s​ official​ Facebook​ account.​ The​ Ministry​ also​ allowed​ the​ Meta​ Platforms​ Inc.​​ representative​ to​ return​ to​ work​ ...

Trade unions are working to educate construction workers and their employers on the benefits of the Kingdom’s social protection systems. Various stakeholders met on March 3 for the final review of the 2023-2027 occupational safety and health master plan, while one union revealed that less than ...

Cambodian goods exports to Singapore reached $223.843 million in the first four months of 2023, up 345.7 per cent year-on-year from $50.224 million and up 1,087 per cent half-on-half (compared to July-October 2022) from $18.9 million, according to provisional Customs (GDCE) data compiled in “International ...

On 10 March 2023, the U.S. Embassy Phnom Penh issued an immediate release on U.S. Embassy launches “Talk2StopLittering” campaign in collaboration with conservation partners in Cambodia.Funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), this campaign encourages Cambodians to stop littering, cease burning plastic waste, and ...

On 07 July 2023, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation issued a press release on Cambodia is ready to collaborate with other nations to address synthetic drug threats and promote international cooperation.The meeting was about “Virtual ministerial meeting to address synthetic drug threats” ...

 Year 2023 witnessed the spectacular emergence of Cambodia’s Sihanoukville Special Economic Zone (SSEZ) as a force to reckon with, as its enterprises hit 7.13 percent of the Kingdom’s total trade turnover, up from a mere 0.88 percent in 2013. In just nine months of the ...

2023 Global Forum on Modern Direct Democracy. Photo by Ricardo Rivera, taken on 05 April 2023. Licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0.Open Development Cambodia’s team attended the 2022 Global Forum on Modern Direct Democracy in Lucerne, Switzerland. The Forum is world’s largest gathering devoted to participatory ...

Prime Minister of Australia, The Hon Anthony Albanese MP, and Prime Minister Hun ​Sen at Gala Dinner for ASEAN Heads of State/Government/Delegation and Spouses, dated 12 November 2022. Photo from Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of Cambodia.Cambodia and Australia established their diplomatic ties ...

On 16 March 2023, the Anti-Corruption Unit (ACU) issued a press release on the outcome of the visit from 8 to 9 March 2023 to Indonesia’s Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK Indonesia) as the follows:Mutual enhancement and exchange of cooperation between KPK Indonesia and ACU Cambodia ...

On 1 March 2023, a group of 14 civil society organizations (CSOs), including unions, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), and associations working for promoting women’s rights and gender equality in Cambodia, issued a press release to inform the general public and national and international journalists that they ...

The primary legal requirements for environmental impact assessments (EIAs) in Cambodia are set out in Content II, Book V of the Environment and Natural Resource Code27, Chapter III of the Law on Environmental Protection and Natural Resource Management 199628(EPNRM Law), and the Sub-Decree no. 72 ...

The Cambodian Mine Action Center has targetted more than 100 villages in Banteay Meanchey province for mine clearing operations over the next three years. Leng Ranin, CMAC provincial demining unit chief, said yesterday they have selected 103 villages for the effort to be carried out from ...

On 17 May 2022, the Ministry of Economy and Finance issued a press release on​ the dissemination ceremony on the implementation of the Tourism Recovery Co-Financing Scheme – TRCS. The Royal Government of Cambodia (RGC) has adopted and launched the “Strategic Framework and Programs for ...

On 12 January 2023, CamboJA issued a joint statement on access to information law to promote public services and sustainable development.Civil society organizations call on the Royal Government and the National Assembly to adopt the Right to Information Law as soon as possible in line ...

On 02 February 2023, the Spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the Kingdom of Cambodia issued a statement in response to the recent announcement by the U.S. Department of State to award the human rights defender award to a law-breaking ...

On August 18, 2023, the Department of Commerce (“Commerce”) announced its final determination that certain solar cells and modules exported from Cambodia, Malaysia, Thailand, and Vietnam are circumventing the antidumping (“AD”) and countervailing (“CVD”) orders on imports from China after conducting its investigation for over ...

During a courtesy call at the Ministry of Interior on the afternoon of October 2, 2023, Brigadier General Lev Van Phuong, Director of the Vietnamese Ministry of Police in Cambodia, informed Dr. Sar Sokha, Deputy Prime Minister and Ministry of Interior of the commitment to ...

Dr. Ly Thuch, Senior Minister and First Vice President of the Mine Authority, on September 21, at the Office of the Mine Authority, chaired an inter-ministerial meeting to prepare for the 3rd Global Conference on Assistance to Mine Victims, Anti-Personnel and Explosive Remnsnrs of War, ...

On 05 April 2023, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation issued a press release on summary outcomes of the fourth summit of the Mekong River Commission.Samdech Techo Prime Minister delivered the Statement at the Summit, highlighted the strategic importance of Mekong as a ...

On 08 June 2023, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation issued a press release on the Cambodia-UAE Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement will help elevate the bilateral relationship to a new height.Both sides expressed deep satisfaction at the flourishing bilateral relationship and shared optimism ...