The UN’s latest evaluation of Cambodia states that the Kingdom has fulfilled the three basic conditions necessary for graduation from least developed country (LDC) status, including a gross national income (GNI) per capita of $1,377 which surpasses the $1,222 threshold, according to Minister of Planning ss='cambodia-color'>...

Although economic hangovers persisted from 2020 – widely regarded as the worst year for Cambodia’s economic growth in more than two decades – the number of large-scale factories in operation managed to avoid slipping into a downtrend throughout 2021, according to Minister of Industry, science, ss='cambodia-color'>...

Residents made nearly one million domestic trips from February 1-3 during the Lunar New Year holidays, indicating an increase of 6.15 per cent compared to the corresponding period in 2021. The capital was the most popular destination, accounting for about 30 per cent of this ss='cambodia-color'>...

Prime Minister Hun sen has reiterated that peace is Cambodia’s top priority, amid the escalation of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, as he warned ordinary Cambodians not to be complacent about the harmony which has been achieved in the Kingdom.   ss='cambodia-color'>...

Municipal and provincial health departments across the country have received AstraZeneca and Pfizer Covid-19 vaccines intended to be used for people’s third and fourth doses – as the nationwide vaccination rate hit 92.55 per cent of the population. ss='cambodia-color'>...

The Phnom Penh Municipal Court of Appeal on May 23 delivered a ruling in the cases of four ADHOC officials and one former official of the local rights group, upholding the lower court’s guilty verdict in all of their cases. ss='cambodia-color'>...

Cambodia earned more than $1.502 billion from tax collection in the first four months of 2022, an increase of over $340 million or 29.36 per cent year-on-year, a feat observers believe reflects recovery and encouraging results from the government’s push started in early November towards ss='cambodia-color'>...

Lieutenant General John SanderSon &ndaSh; a retired Senior AuStralian Army officer and former Force Commander of the UN TranSitional Authority in Cambodia (UNTAC) &ndaSh; praiSed the rapid development of Cambodia and itS “huge SucceSSeS” while alSo expreSSing hiS appreciation for the Kingdom&rSquo;S contributionS to global SS='cambodia-color'>...

Baitong Warriors, a local environment activist group, have submitted a letter to the Anti-Corruption Unit (ACU) seeking an investigation into alleged irregularities concerning more than 2,000ha of the Tamao Mountain forest reserve following news of a dairy farm’s relocation to the area. ss='cambodia-color'>...

Mondulkiri provincial Military Police have summoned three members of the Bunong indigenous community in sokdum commune’s Laoka village of sen Monorom town to appear on May 19 over accusations that they disregarded the court ruling and used violence and made death threats against a local ss='cambodia-color'>...

Cambodia’s microfinance sector recorded over 20 percent growth both in terms of loans and deposits by the end of 2022 compared to the same period in 2021, despite the Covid-19 pandemic and the war in Ukraine, according to the Cambodia Microfinance Association (CMA). ss='cambodia-color'>...

Cambodia’s tax revenue collected rose to $3,214.06 million in the first 11 months of the year, marking a 25.29 percent year-on-year (YoY) increase, with economic analysts claiming it is due to the strengthening of tax collection policies. ss='cambodia-color'>...

Cambodia’s aim to become an automotive parts manufacturing hub, making a wide range of low-to-medium complexity components for export, is an important part of its plan to diversify the economy and also to offset the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the traditional key sectors, ss='cambodia-color'>...

The Ministry of Education, Youth, and sport said the more than 1,000 students who earned A grades in last year’s high school examinations are set for their February 2 meeting with Prime Minister Hun sen. ss='cambodia-color'>...

In the verdant expanse of Preah suramrit Kosamak Kirirom National Park, a notable endeavour is taking root. As part of a considerable environmental initiative, nearly 20,000 saplings have found a new home within the Buddhist Cultural Centre’s grounds. ss='cambodia-color'>...

The private sector’s Working Group C (WG-C) on “Manufacturing, small and Medium Enterprises (sMEs) and services” is currently collating issues from across Cambodia to draft a joint proposal that will be presented to the government for consideration during the Government-Private sector Forum (G-PsF), scheduled for ss='cambodia-color'>...

Chinese Premier Li Qiang met Wednesday with Cambodia’s new Prime Minister Hun Manet, saying that bilateral ties have withstood changes in the international landscape, and remained rock-solid and unbreakable, setting an example for a new type of international relations. ss='cambodia-color'>...

South Korean PreSident Yoon Suk Yeol held a SerieS of bilateral meetingS with the leaderS of Cambodia, LaoS, the PhilippineS and Singapore on ThurSday aS he Sought to expand cooperation and win Support for South Korea&rSquo;S bid to hoSt the 2030 World Expo in BuSan. SS='cambodia-color'>...

To enhance the efficiency in providing public services to businesspeople and people in general in the digital era, the Phnom Penh Capital Hall yesterday launched an online administration service delivery and application form receipt at the city administration’s one window service office, a statement issued ss='cambodia-color'>...

The Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC) and China’s ministry of commerce are expected to sign six more memoranda of understanding (MoUs) to enhance comprehensive investment cooperation that covers the promotion of investment in the digital sector, new types of industrialisation, green development and ss='cambodia-color'>...