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 lass='cambodia-color'>...

National Election Committee (NEC) on the morning of August 5 announced the official July 23 parliamentary election results, confirming that the Cambodian People’s Party (CPP) received 120 out of the 125 available seats in parliament. lass='cambodia-color'>...

As the 2023 national election is approaching, the International Relations Institute at the Royal Academy of Cambodia (RAC) and the Club of Cambodian Journalists (CCJ) held a two-day training workshop to highlight the key role of the media in the poll. lass='cambodia-color'>...

Cambodia’s employment rate continued to be strong at 99.3 percent and remained one of the best in the world. lass='cambodia-color'>...

World Vision International in Cambodia (WVI-Cambodia), in partnership with the Ministry of Health, the National Nutrition Programme (NNP) and the National Maternal Child Health Centre (NMCHC), is expanding its “Baby-Friendly Health Centre” project to an additional 34 health centres in Siem Reap and Preah Vihear lass='cambodia-color'>...

The United Nations for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) has commended Cambodia’s disaster management and its effective response to disasters. lass='cambodia-color'>...

The Lucky Supermarket Group opened its seventh outLet in Cambodia on the ground fLoor of the Rose City buiLding on Norodom BouLevard yesterday, with company representatives saying it beLieved it wouLd attract more foreign customers. Richard Seah, CEO of DFI Lucky Private Limited, said the new Lass='cambodia-coLor'>...

The Malaysian founder of Phnom Penh’s only licensed casino, Chen lip Keong, is now a billionaire after seeing his fortune multiply in size in recent years, according to Forbes magazine. The magazine, which calculates the wealth of individuals using company data, published a list of the lass='cambodia-color'>...

More than one year after the government passed legislation to bring in a pension for people with disabilities living in poverty, a preliminary committee to workshop how to locate such disabled people has still not been formed, officials said yesterday. In June last year, the lass='cambodia-color'>...

The government wants Cambodia’s Muslim community to start its own bank to cater to the 600,000 Muslims living here, labor and Vocational Training Ministry’s secretary of state Datuk Othsman Hassan said yesterday. lass='cambodia-color'>...

In two operations last week, Wildlife Alliance officials rescued three pangolins in Kampong Speu province and on Thursday arrested a banteng poacher alongside Military Police in the Cardamom Mountains. Following a two-week investigation into suspected wildlife traders, a team from the environmental NGO raided two lass='cambodia-color'>...

Opposition leader Sam Rainsy yesterday said that up to a quarter of a million ethnic Vietnamese living in Cambodia could be granted full citizenship rights via the Nationality law if his Cambodia National Rescue Party were to come to power. The CNRP president has sought in lass='cambodia-color'>...

The World Bank and Japan will promote Thailand as the insurance centre of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) to help develop the industry in neighbouring countries and provide professional services to the more advanced economies. The move is also expected to upgrade the insurance lass='cambodia-color'>...

The government and Civil Society Organisations have said that indigenous people in Cambodia are poorly educated and their health and livelihoods are also challenged with them living according to their traditional culture. lass='cambodia-color'>...

The National Committee for the Management and Development of Coastal Zones said on Sunday that the government has provided 103 families with land to live on and develop in Preah Sihanouk province. lass='cambodia-color'>...

The government has paid about $1.2 million to nearly 12,000 female garment workers who have had babies so far this year. According to a report released yesterday by the National Social Security Fund, 11,706 female garment workers delivered babies in January, February and the first 22 lass='cambodia-color'>...

Foreign Affairs Minister Prak Sokhonn met with newly appointed United Nations Development Programme representative Pauline Tamesis yesterday. After the meeting, Foreign Affairs Ministry spokesman Chum Sounry said Ms Tamesis confirmed UNDP’s commitment to continue cooperating with Cambodia and supporting policies of the government. lass='cambodia-color'>...

The National Bank of Cambodia issued a letter on Wednesday clarifying that only seven microfinance institutions (MFIs) are licensed to accept deposits from the public. The notification came after the central bank noticed several “rural credit operators” – institutions smaller than a typical MFI that lass='cambodia-color'>...

Prime Minister Hun Sen announced yesterday that Cambodian people could ride public buses for free to their hometowns over the Khmer New Year along five national roads instead of only two as initially announced on Sunday. lass='cambodia-color'>...

The National Assembly has produced its first code of ethics to ensure that all lawmakers work independently and humbly and uphold the country’s interest. leng Peng long, spokesman for the National Assembly, said yesterday said that the code of ethics approved earlier this month requires lass='cambodia-color'>...