The Ministry of Tourism today reported that over 500,000 tourists visited resorts throughout the country during the first two days of the Khmer New Year holidays. On Tuesday, more than 2770,000 people checked into hotspots registering an 18.75 percent increase compared to August 17. ...

Archeologists and researchers have identified rare fish fossils buried in the ground in Phnom Svay of Banteay Meanchey province.​The news was released in a press release from the Ministry of Environment, stressing that the discovery was made by Mr. Lim Vanchan of the Fossil Study ...

The Fake News Monitoring Committee of the Ministry of Information found 145 cases of fake news, incitement, social pollution and insults against the Kingdom’s senior leadership on social media in September. ...

Cambodia recorded more than 1 million tourists over the three-day holiday period of Pchum Ben, according to a report supplied by the Ministry of Tourism.​ ...

The leaders of Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam approved a tourism development plan this week, the Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam (CLV) Development Triangle Area 2020-2025, vision for 2030, at the 11th CLV virtual summit, according to the Ministry of Tourism. ...

Thai authorities repatriated 234 people to Cambodia on December 5-6 via the O’Bei Choan border checkpoint in Banteay Meanchey province’s O’Chrov district, according to an official report released on December 8. The number included 120 women and girls. ...

Ministry of Commerce officials are combing over a list of nine products, commodities, services and incentives to develop a trade strategy that maximises the benefits of the newly-inked free trade agreement (FTA) with China. ...

The Ministry of Tourism has drafted a strategy to serve as its roadmap to rehabilitate and promote the tourism industry during and after the Covid-19 crisis. A meeting between the National Tourism Development Committee and relevant stakeholders on December 24 agreed to divide the 2020-2025 ...

Four tourism poles and 251 development projects have been added to the newly completed master plan draft for tourism development in Kep province. It is slated for implementation through 2030. ...

The Ministry of Interior on Tuesday issued a directive to establish 37 new villages in Kratie province. ...

The Ministry of Commerce will collaborate with the Kampot Pepper Promotion Association (KPPA) to develop new strategic plans that build confidence in Kampot pepper and explore additional markets for the crop, one of Cambodia’s Geographical Indication (GI) products. ...

The government will take stronger action against people spreading fake news on social media, especially concerning COVID-19 vaccinations in the Kingdom. ...

The Ministry of Environment has sent a team to investigate land disputes at two locations covering over 100ha. ...

The Ministry of Environment rejected a report from the Global Initiative Against Transnational Organised Crime which claimed that Cambodia had lost more than 50,000ha of forest cover in Prey Lang Wildlife and Preah Rokar-Chheb Wildlife Sanctuaries over an 18-year period.   ...

Press freedom in Cambodia is steadily declining and is ranked 144 in the world,  the director of Cambodia Journalist Alliance (CamboJA), Nop Vy said. ...

The Ministry of Information has called on all media owners who have not yet registered fully to do so by the end of this year as failure to do so will result in their licences being revoked. ...

The Ministry of Environment is onto providing skills training on best practices for solid waste management to relevant provincial authorities besides giving additional equipment to achieve sustainable waste management. ...

The Ministry of Environment has asked people to cooperate in the proper sorting and packaging of solid waste to avoid rubbish being discarded in public places which affects people’s health and the environment. ...

More than $11 million in carbon credits from Cambodian forests have been sold since 2016, the Ministry of Environment announced at its annual year-end conference. The carbon credits were exchanged under the Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation (Redd+) framework, which allows forested developing countries to ...

Big water companies have been urged to make voluntary contributions or pay for commercial water use for sustainable ecosystem services. Making this call, senior officials from the Ministry of Environment said the move was to raise money to protect the ecosystem. ...