Protests over construction of the controversial Xayaburi hydro dam project in northern Laos could spread from Thailand to Cambodia as communities along the Mekong River begin to feel its negative effects, an International Rivers programme director said yesterday. About 70 Thai villagers who rely on the ss='cambodia-color'>...

Cambodia recorded 14.8 million mobile internet subscribers, accounting for 90 percent of the population, by May 2020, down 2.36 percent compared to May last year, according to a Telecommunication Regulator of Cambodia (TRC) report on Monday. In contrast, the number of fixed internet subscribers increased by ss='cambodia-color'>...

Cambodian total export values amounted to $5.9 billion, a year-on-year increase of 11.7 percent in the first five months of this year. The value of Cambodia’s total imports amounted to $8.1 billion,  a decrease by 1 percent in the same period, compared with 2019, according ss='cambodia-color'>...

Huawei Technologies held an event to sign a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the American University of Phnom Penh (AUPP) and its Center for Leadership and Professional Development (CLPD) at the AUPP campus yesterday. The MOU was to work towards new digital technology projects and ss='cambodia-color'>...

Optimism prevails in the private sector that the Investment Law widely anticipated to launch later in the year will spell new momentum in the Kingdom’s industrial diversification in parallel with the region and beyond. The current edition of the law comprises 11 chapter and 39 ss='cambodia-color'>...

On 11 March 2021, the Ministry of Health issued an announcement on the first case of a 50-year-old Cambodian man who died from COVID-19 at the Khmer-soviet Friendship Hospital. The man lived in Chak Angre Krom commune of Phnom Penh’s Meanchey district. He was once ss='cambodia-color'>...

On 22 March 2021, Prey Lang Communities from four provinces consist of nearly 100 villages issued an open letter to UsAID in Cambodia that the Prey Lang community was deeply disappointed to see the recent UsAID’s statement claims to have worked directly with the Prey ss='cambodia-color'>...

In the context of COVID-19, Germany donated $16 million to Cambodia for health projects that include complementing the Ministry of Health’s initiative to help the poor who cannot afford to pay for hospital treatments and fight against the coronavirus. ss='cambodia-color'>...

The government has issued a sub-decree establishing the Tuolporn Taley Boeung sne Multiple Use Area covering 3,557ha in one town and three districts of Prey Veng province.​ The sub-decree’s stated purpose is to ensure the preservation of the natural beauty, ecology, biodiversity, environment and culture while ss='cambodia-color'>...

Canada-based Angkor Resources Corp – formerly Angkor Gold Corp – has entered into a “ground-breaking” collaborative engagement with Ratanakkiri province’s Jarai minority ethnic communities on the Andong Meas licence. “The agreement covers exploration through mining and also includes reclamation,” Angkor said in a May 4 press ss='cambodia-color'>...

The European Union (EU)  will invest  about $3.5 million over a three-year period through the World Health Organization (WHO) to support Cambodia’s preparedness and response to Covid-19 and future health security threats. ss='cambodia-color'>...

On 21 March 2022, the Ministry of Economy and Finance issued a press release on the official launch of “Cambodia Garment, Footwear and Travel Goods (GFT) sector Development strategy 2022-2027″. Due to peace and political stability, competitive wages and production cost, preferential trade access, and ss='cambodia-color'>...

An unnamed special economic zone (sEZ) is set to break ground on a one-million square metre plot in Kampong Cham province’s Cheung Prey district “soon”, according to provincial governor Un Chanda. The governor revealed this to the media on January 9 on the sidelines of a ss='cambodia-color'>...

On 12 September 2023, the APSARA National Authority iSSued a preSS releaSe to national and international journaliStS in reSponSe to Radio Free ASia&lSquo;S coverage of “AmneSty International&rSquo;S requeSt to the World Heritage Committee to Check for forced evictionS in the Angkor area.” SS='cambodia-color'>...

According to the consensus reached by the AsEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting Plus (ADMM-Plus) Experts’ Working Group (EWG) on Humanitarian Mine Action (HMA), the Chinese PLA Army will send a task force to Cambodia for the multinational joint demining operation code-named “Pure Homeland-2023” from the end ss='cambodia-color'>...

The Ministry of Culture and Fine Arts has issued a warning of legal action against traders and online sellers who use photos of Cambodian artefacts on social media to promote the sale of art objects. The use of photographs of ancient artefacts which have been ss='cambodia-color'>...

ASEAN economic miniSterS have initiated talkS on the Digital Economy Framework Agreement (DEFA), a Significant regionwide accord Set to Shape the world&rSquo;S foremoSt tech-driven financial SyStemS partnerShip.&nbSp;The launch occurred during the ASEAN Economic Community Council (AECC) gathering, held in the IndoneSian capital Jakarta on September SS='cambodia-color'>...

Prime Minister Hun Manet met bilaterally with the leaders of several AsEAN member states on the sidelines of the bloc’s 43rd summit in Indonesia, with the intention of strengthening relations and cooperation. On september 4, ahead of the start of the september 5-7 summit, Manet ss='cambodia-color'>...

Kampong Speu provincial governor Vei Samnang haS returned from hiS fact-finding trip in China aS part of hiS planS to attract foreign inveStment.​&nbSp;While in Henan, China&rSquo;S third-moSt populouS province, Samnang took to Social media to announce that the Henan Federation of OverSeaS ChineSe EntrepreneurS &ndaSh; SS='cambodia-color'>...

Minister of Water Resources and Meteorology Thor Chetha and Kampong speu provincial governor Vei samnang conducted an inspection of the flood-affected area in Kong Pisei district’s snam Krapoeu commune. They also distributed humanitarian aid from the Cambodian Red Cross (CRC) provincial branch to 120 affected ss='cambodia-color'>...