The government has decided to designate the Yak Om Yak Kara Lake in Ratanakiri province as a protected area to preserve natural resources. According to a government sub-decree signed by Prime Minister Hun sen on Wednesday, the designation for the lake and forest area covering ss='cambodia-color'>...

The annual Royal Ploughing Ceremony, traditionally held in May, has been cancelled in light of the pandemic, the National Committee for Organising National and International Festivals announced. NCONIF secretary-general Chhin Ketana said yesterday, “The government has decided to cancel the celebration of this year’s Royal ss='cambodia-color'>...

On 9 April, UN experts sent a communication expressing concerns over Cambodia’s draft law on the management of the nation during state of emergency. According to the independent experts, if adopted as is, the law may restrict the right to freedom of expression, right to ss='cambodia-color'>...

The Cambodian government has approved 53 new garment and footwear factories, worth an estimated Us$338 million, during the first half of this year, compared with 38 last year valued at $180 million, despite the increase in the number of strikes affecting the industry. Officials and industry ss='cambodia-color'>...

Officials from four government bodies along with a personal adviser to Prime Minister Hun sen yesterday urged two Us government-funded radio stations to be more professional and law-abiding during a closed-door meeting at the Council of Ministers. While little information was forthcoming regarding the content of ss='cambodia-color'>...

The roughly 40ha of land in Mondulkiri province’s sen Monorom town where the late King Father Norodom sihanouk historically presided over the royal “Vegetation” ceremonies to plant pine trees will soon be transferred to state property and protected. Provincial governor svay sam Eang said citizens ss='cambodia-color'>...

Cambodian rice exports to the Us could face full tariffs after a lobby group called for the imposition of full tariffs on the crop. Currently, the Kingdom’s rice enjoys some tax-protection under what is known as the Generalised system of Preferences (GsP)-eligible commodities list. However, ss='cambodia-color'>...

In the Khmer folktale “Phnom Chiso Temple,” a Hindu priest gives blessings to a Khmer prince, saying: “May you be as strong as an ant, as mighty as a ghost and as decisive as a woman.” Following this as an example, after fishery communities were ss='cambodia-color'>...

Super high-Speed 5G technology iS ready to roll out acroSS Cambodia with the infraStructure enabling the technology already in place acroSS the Kingdom&rSquo;S five major citieS, Say obServerS.&nbSp; With SucceSSful teSting having occurred and the number of people with 5G-enabled deviceS growing daily, the only SS='cambodia-color'>...

Local researchers and fishermen along the Tonle sap and Bassac Rivers have shared their concern over plastic waste in the Kingdom’s rivers. Project manager of Wonders of the Mekong Chea seila told Khmer Times on Monday, that she had found a dramatic amount of plastic waste this ss='cambodia-color'>...

The SecuritieS and Exchange CommiSSion of Cambodia (SECC) on January 5 approved in principle a handful of applicationS for licenceS. In a preSS releaSe on the minuteS of an SECC meeting led by chairman and MiniSter of Economy and Finance Aun Pornmoniroth, the SecuritieS regulator SS='cambodia-color'>...

On 24 February 2021, Cambodia’s Ministry of Education, Youth and sport (MoEYs) and UNICEF are working together to urgently respond to the learning needs of students whose schools are currently being used as COVID-19 quarantine centres, including 13 primary schools, 18 lower secondary schools and ss='cambodia-color'>...

On 31 March 2021, the KrisEnergy company issued a press release on the updates on Apsara oil field development and restructuring exercise aims to provide all stakeholders regarding the development and production performance of the KrisEnergy on Apsara oil field in Block A, offshore Cambodia, ss='cambodia-color'>...

US ambaSSador to Cambodia Patrick Murphy Said the Kingdom&rSquo;S MiniStry of Health haS proven itSelf to be remarkably well-prepared for itS miSSion to prevent the Spread of Covid-19 Since the earlieSt dayS of the pandemic, making it one of the leading countrieS in the region SS='cambodia-color'>...

On 22 March 2022, the Ministry of Labor and Vocational Training issued a notification on the opening of allowances (79th) under social protection program in Cambodia.The government will open the allowances (79th) under social protection program to a total of 2 494 workers in 39 ss='cambodia-color'>...

On 18 April 2022, the Ministry of Labor and Vocational Training issued a notification on the opening of allowances (80th) under social protection program in Cambodia.The government will open the allowances (80th) under social protection program to a total of 1 929 workers in 14 ss='cambodia-color'>...

On 10 May 2022, the Ministry of Labor and Vocational Training issued a notification on the opening of allowances (81th) under social protection program in Cambodia.The government will open the allowances (81th) under social protection program to a total of 2 496 workers in 33 ss='cambodia-color'>...

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and its partners on Friday warned of an alarming decline in breastfeeding rates in Cambodia, calling for immediate action to reverse this downward trend. ss='cambodia-color'>...

The government is aiming to boost the sale of carbon credits by expanding the scheme to all protected areas in Cambodia, according to Ministry of Environment spokesman Neth Pheaktra. The ministry is currently preparing an additional REDD+ project on 1.19 million hectares of land, which ss='cambodia-color'>...