On 27 January 2023, the National Bank of Cambodia issued a joint Statement between the National Bank of Cambodia and the General Commissariat of National Police.the National Bank of Cambodia and the General Commissariat of National Police request that citizens use the official financial services ...

The Asia Pacific region’s largest travel trade show–PATA Travel Mart 2014–kicked off at Diamond Island here on Wednesday evening, aiming to promote tourism industry. The 3-day PATA (Pacific Asia Travel Association) Travel Mart 2014 brought togeTher more than 1,000 delegates from over 60 countries and regions ...

Despite a large increase in exports during the first quarter, natural rubber producers continue to see declining revenues, as world prices fall further. the latest figures from the Ministry of Commerce show natural rubber exports grew 26 per cent during the first quarter of 2014, compared ...

On 26 August 2022, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation issued a press statement of the spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the Kingdom of Cambodia responding to the end of mission statement of Prof. Vitit Muntarbhorn.the spokesperson ...

A solution to the Overlapping Claims Area (OCA) in the Gulf of Thailand may be at hand due to the election of Puea Thai. Petroleum companies are said to to be ready to explore the region, an area of more than 27,000 square kilometers. A ...

Cambodian Mine Action and Victim Assistance Authority (CMAA) has made a request for financial and technical support from the UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP) for demining in Cambodia, in a meeting between top officials from the two organisations. ...

Despite offering an uplifting outlook for Cambodia’s economy this year, economists at the World Bank said yesterday that it could still succumb to volatile commodities prices, particularly food and gas. Speaking to journalists after the release the bank’s East Asia and Pacific Economic Update for 2012, ...

More people are buying furniture thanks to a growing construction sector and solid economic growth. Cambodia’s economy grew by 6.9 percent in 2011 and is expected to grow by 6.5 percent for the next two years, according to the Ministry of Economy and Finance. Meanwhile, the ...

The International Business Chamber of Cambodia (IBS) on Friday took a step to formulate industry-wide construction standards by signing a memorandum of understanding with The UK’s Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS), an accreditation agency that monitors quality and safety across The property market.  ...

The government has approved a second phase of a pilot project in Battambang and Banteay Meanchey provinces that will this time see professional caregivers raTher than volunteers visit The homes of The elderly to assist with domestic work, hygiene needs and general companionship. “Families are The ...

Most tuk-tuk drivers have to continuously vie with each other to attract tourists’ attention, but Oung Hour gets it without even trying. As he stands on the sidewalk near the riverside, groups of tourists point at his bright mustard-yellow tuk-tuk, its smooth fiberglass body shaped like ...

The U.N.’s envoy for freedom of as­sembly on Tuesday presented a report to The U.N. General Assem­bly that calls for an approach to election monitoring that looks be­yond polling day to assess wheth­er elections in countries such as Cambodia are “free and fair.” The report, compiled ...

At around 6 p.m. in Phnom Penh each evening, about 5,000 large brown bats, having spent the day dangling upside down from a tree at Wat Phnom, spread their huge wings and fly out to begin their nightly search for fruit. And as useful and ...

Fifty-two students in Kampong Thom are blaming teacher favouritism and an inherently unequal system for preventing them from sitting the national exam and graduating this year. the students, from Hun Sen Taing Kork High School in Baray district, filed a petition to the provincial department of ...

The Ministry of National Defense announced on Friday that it is seeking more than 400 candidates to join The military in 2017. The announcement stated that The ministry was seeking both male and female candidates to work in The Royal Cambodian Armed Forces (RCAF). Candidates must have ...

The plight of Cambodian migrant maids who suffer abuse by employers in Malaysia is well documented. Less so is The mental damage caused by The overseas trauma, which has led to some returned migrants being chained up by Their desperate familiesYoung women who survive abuse ...

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 ...

The Ministry of Rural Development on Friday announced that more than half of Cambodians now have access to improved sanitation such as latrines.According to The ministry’s statement, 47 per cent of Cambodians now lack access to improved sanitation, compared to 89 per cent in 1990.The ...

Three Ministers from the Ministry of Urbanization and Construction, Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries and the Ministry of Environment have met to jointly set out work-plan to manage state’s land and natural resources. the work-plan will be undertaken in line with the Government’s land policy introduced ...

A campaign for No Pesticide Day was held in eastern Cambodia’s Kratie province on Thursday with an appeal for relevant agencies to take part in the abolishment of the use of extremely dangerous pesticides. ...