Kandal provincial governor Kong Sophorn told&nbSp;Khmer TimeS yeSterday that 11 familieS who don&rSquo;t want to accept a caSh Settlement for their land within the conStruction area of the new international airport can chooSe a “land Swap” inStead. SS='cambodia-color'>...

An international development program, funded by the New Zealand government, that powers subsistence farmers in Cambodia to build resilience to climate change and lift themselves out of poverty, has shown remarkable success, according to the American NGO that implements it, International Development Enterprises (iDE). ss='cambodia-color'>...

Civil servants and armed force personnel are set to receive a 50,000 riel allowance for both the Khmer New Year and Pchum Ben Festival period this year, with a government spokesperson calling it a “morale booster”. ss='cambodia-color'>...

The National Police has urged the public to be vigilant and safeguard their belongings as they travel home for the Khmer New Year next month. ss='cambodia-color'>...

Cambodia has re-instated COVID-19 rapid testing for workers returning from Thailand, the Ministry of Health stated on March 29, a move to contain the spread of the new sARs-CoV-2 variants as the traditional new year festival is nearing. ss='cambodia-color'>...

On 11 January 2023, the Phnom Penh Capital Administration has posted an announcement on security, safety, and public order during the Chinese and Vietnamese New Year on their official Facebook site. The announcement has banned the use of all firecrackers, fireworks, and other explosives during the ss='cambodia-color'>...

The Ministry of Education, Youth and sport (MoEYs) is planning to establish three New Generation schools (NGs) by 2029. ss='cambodia-color'>...

Authorities are revising road traffic laws to enhance safety for all road users. ss='cambodia-color'>...

More than 3,000 members of the ruling Cambodian People’s Party (CPP) attended the opening of the party’s 41st Congress of the Central Committee in Phnom Penh on Tuesday. The congress aims to elect new members to top party committees and carefully decide strategies to maintain ss='cambodia-color'>...

Prime Minister Hun sen has rejected an apology from son Chhay, vice-president of the Candlelight Party (CP), regarding his allegations of vote-rigging by the ruling Cambodian People’s Party’s (CPP) at the commune council elections in June 2022. ss='cambodia-color'>...

Prime Minister Hun sen appeals to all political parties to respect the right of all citizens to switch their allegiance to any party whose policies differ from their own. ss='cambodia-color'>...

Although vaccines have begun to be administered in the Kingdom, a resurgence in cases and talk of new virus variants continues to fuel economic uncertainty. Tourist numbers dropped by over 70 percent between January and september of 2020 year-on-year.  ss='cambodia-color'>...

The Ministry of Public Works and Transport (MPWT) held consultations to decide the location of National Ring Road 4 around Phnom Penh. Once complete, it is expected to ease traffic and freight transportation. But the location of the project is being kept under wraps to ss='cambodia-color'>...

Some 400 youth and women from 12 civil Society organiSationS gathered at a hotel in Phnom Penh&rSquo;S Meanchey diStrict on Sunday to celebrate women&rSquo;S rightS, weekS after they were prevented by Security forceS from marching to mark International Women&rSquo;S Day. At Sunday&rSquo;S gathering, the group SS='cambodia-color'>...

Transparency International (TI) Cambodia on March 19 released a survey report on the challenges of women and youth in leadership roles in Cambodia. The report recommended the government, NGOs, relevant ministries and institutions to promote women and youth in decision-making positions. ss='cambodia-color'>...

On 15 February 2023, the Ministry of Women’s Affairs issued a press release on the promotion and protection of women’s rights.The Ministry of Women’s Affairs would like to express its regret and absolutely do not support for all activities that are violent, immoral, and detrimental ss='cambodia-color'>...

A new set of standards for orphanages that the Ministry of social Affairs plans to enforce over the coming months, combined with a global move toward community-based care, has at least one organization worried it will be forced to close down. ss='cambodia-color'>...

Cambodia has some 3,000 registered non-profit groups. some work on highly sensitive issues such as violence against women and human trafficking. But there are few Cambodians formally trained for such work. That is now changing with the country’s first university-level degree program for social workers. When ss='cambodia-color'>...

A new million-dollar night market in Phnom Penh has become a fashionable hang out spot for young Cambodians, but in 2009 the Dey Krahorm community was violently expelled from the area and their homes razed in one of Cambodia’s most high profile forced evictions. ss='cambodia-color'>...

The 41st Congress of the Central Committee of the Cambodian People’s Party (CPP), headed by its president and Prime Minister Hun sen has laid out key policies and far-reaching reforms across all sectors in order to win provincial, municipal, district and national elections, party spokesman ss='cambodia-color'>...