In a rare move, the National Police on Monday leveled accusations of illegal logging against a number of government-granted economic land concessions (ELCs) in the eastern province of Mondolkiri, singling out a Chinese-owned rubber plantation and wealthy businessman Soeng Sam Ol. ...

Prime Minister Hun Sen met with members of the press yesterday, not shying away from classifying some journalists and media outlets as extortionists and tax evaders, while applauding United States President Donald Trump’s efforts to go after so-called fake news.​ ...

Senior officials from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of Cambodia and Foreign Affairs and Trade of Australia have co-chaired the fourth Senior officials Talks (SOTS) between the two countries. ...

On 1 April 2022, the Ministry of Commerce and Ministry of Post and Telecommunications issued a notification on the requirement to use the national domain name .com.kh and to provide the national domain name e-mail address after the annual declaration. ...

The Mekong River Commission has documented 186 fish species identified by The Kunming Institute of Zoology as being found in The Upper Mekong Basin in China’s Yunnan province. A list of The species with Their scientific and common Chinese names as well as Their distribution in ...

Mr. Chea Chanboribo, secretary of state of the Information Ministry appealed an end to media plagarism which increasingly widespread. ...

Working groups of ruling Cambodian People’s Party (CPP) and opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP) will meet Tuesday to discuss amendment of article 45 of the internal regulations of the National Assembly to prepare for selection of minority leader whose rank will be equal to ...

 The coastal province of Preah Sihanouk remains The most attractive tourism destination by receiving 60,741 or more than 19 percent of The total 314,081 visitors during The last weekend of April, according to a report of The Ministry of Tourism.   ...

Rhona Smith, the UN special rapporteur for human rights in Cambodia, who is on a three-day trip to the Kingdom, yesterday voiced her concern about overcrowding in prisons caused by an increase in temporary detentions before trials. Ms. Smith, on her third visit to Cambodia, raised ...

Try Chamroeun, a 19-year-old student, was planting soybeans on Sunday along with fellow villagers on a two-hectare (half-acre) plot in Preah Vihear province, when soldier Poeun Tash demanded that he stop, claiming the land belonged to his military boss, according to London-based environmental advocacy group ...

Ministry of Water Resource and Meteorology would like to inform the public that after observing of weather conditions and Mekong River situations, it is understood that the influence of the first storm namely Rama San (as Ministry of Water Resource and Meteorology has informed on ...

More than 2 million of the Kingdom’s nearly 18 million hectares of land – roughly 12 per cent – was given out to 225 private companies in economic concessions last year, according to an annual report released by rights group Adhoc yesterday. the concessions put 606 ...

The Ministry of Women’s Affairs and The National Bank of Cambodia have received The Global Summit of Women 2024 Roundtable Ministerial Award on “projects that have a positive impact on women and girls” through The use of The payment system “Bakong” from The World Women’s ...

The Water Resources and Meteorology Ministry yesterday issued a statement warning that temperatures in six provinces could dip to as low as 17 degrees Celsius starting today. ...

Minister of Environment, Eang Sophalleth, reinforced the significance of bestowing economic independence upon communities in protected areas and entrusting local authorities with the power to intervene in instances of natural resource crimes. ...

The Bank of Thailand (BOT) on August 25 signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on Exchange of Banking Supervision Information with The National Bank of Cambodia (NBC), The regulator of financial institutions in Cambodia. The MoU provides a formal basis for banking supervisory cooperation between The ...

Drunk drivers could be fined $1000 under a new draft traffic law approved yesterday by The Council of Ministers. The legislation includes a raft of measures aimed at reducing The number of deaths and injuries on The roads. Among The draft law’s 92 articles are new ...

On 24 October 2021, the Ministry of Social Affairs, Veterans and Youth Rehabilitation issued a notification on the results of the implementation of the social protection program for the poor and vulnerable families during the fighting against COVID-19 for the third time of sixth round ...

U.S. Ambassador William Todd and Commerce Minister Sun Chanthol praised each other for their dedication to the development of the Cambodian economy at a press conference in Phnom Penh on Monday, following a joint trade mission last month to the U.S. Mr. Todd and Mr. Chanthol, ...

The government has approved a comprehensive disaster risk reduction action plan for 2024–2028, addressing a range of natural and man-made disasters, including floods, storms, droughts, fires and building collapses, many of which have been exacerbated by climate change. r ...