Initial construction of a nearly $30 million tourism infrastructure project on Preah sihanouk province’s Koh Preus Island is “about 70 per cent complete”, according to an official with the developer. Heng Thou, construction site manager of Angela Real Estate Co Ltd (ARE), told The Post that ss='cambodia-color'>...

On 31 March 2021, the United StateS Agency for International Development (USAID) iSSued a preSS releaSe introducing the online tool “Pidor, the Smart VillagerS” an Interactive Voice ReSponSe, Facebook-baSed chatbot that can provide Cambodian citizenS information on public ServiceS in Banteay Meanchey province. The tool SS='cambodia-color'>...

Minister of Environment say sam Al thanked and praised forest rangers on Tuesday for protecting natural resources and in turn aiding the sale of carbon credits. sam Al was visiting rangers atop Mrech Kangkeb Mountain in Koh Kong province’s Thma Bang district when he made ss='cambodia-color'>...

Cambodia Hotel Association (CHA) has distributed $150 million financial aid from the government to revive the country’s tourism sector hit by the Covid-19 pandemic, a senior official said. ss='cambodia-color'>...

On 16 May 2022, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation issued a press release on the outcomes of the meeting between H.E. Deputy Prime Minister PRAK sokhonn, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of Cambodia, and H.E. Anthony Blinken, secretary of state ss='cambodia-color'>...

About 800 white-shouldered ibis, one of the world’s rarest and “critically endangered” bird species, have been found in Cambodia, accounting for 80 per cent of their total global population of 1,000. To protect its population, the Ministry of Environment and its conservation partners are continuing ss='cambodia-color'>...

Domestic stakeholders and economic experts are advocating for an enhanced investment climate to elevate Cambodia’s status and attract foreign direct investment (FDI) within AsEAN.​ Tan Monivann, vice-president of the Cambodia Chamber of Commerce (CCC), is currently attending the 43rd AsEAN summit in Indonesia. He conveyed ss='cambodia-color'>...

Take up of COVID-19 vaccination drive’s 5th dose regime still leaves much to be desired off. ss='cambodia-color'>...

On 17th November 2022, LICADHA issued a joint statement on AIIB loans to Cambodian microlenders risk worsening a human rights crisis.We, the undersigned civil society organisations in southeast Asia and Europe, decry the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank’s (AIIB) approval of Us$175 million in financing to ss='cambodia-color'>...

To increase the efficiency of criminal background checks, the Ministry of Justice will trial a digital application process from February 6. In a February 3 public notice, the ministry said that moving the process to a digital platform would makes applications faster and easier for the ss='cambodia-color'>...

In a video conference with the American Apparel & Footwear Association (AAFA) and VF Corporation, Cambodia’s secretary of state of the Ministry of Commerce, sok sopheak, who heads the commission for manufacturing subcontract management in the garment, textile and footwear industry, said the country will ss='cambodia-color'>...

In a bold stride towards boosting the information and communication technology (ICT) skills of the Kingdom’s young population, the Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training and the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) have put pen to paper on a new agreement. ss='cambodia-color'>...

Angkor Archaeological Park, one of the Kingdom’s biggest tourist attractions notched a whopping 312 percent hike in sales of entry passes totalling $27.8 million in the January-October period this year, according to a report from the state-owned Angkor Enterprise. sales of entry passes to foreign ss='cambodia-color'>...

Cambodia approved fixed-asset investment projects worth $1.39 billion in the first two months of 2024, a significant rise of about 500 percent compared to the same period last year, a Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC)’s report said on sunday. ss='cambodia-color'>...

Vietnam has joined Cambodia in questioning the sustainability of the planned Don sahong dam project on the Mekong River in southern Laos, saying more environmental impact studies are needed before the scheme moves forward. Le Duc Trung, director general of the Vietnam National Mekong Committee under ss='cambodia-color'>...

At least six people were injured on Friday when a small group of Borei Keila villagers were evicted from the grounds of an unfinished building in Phnom Penh that they began occupying this week in a bid to draw attention to a years-long fight for ss='cambodia-color'>...

Open Development Cambodia (ODC) has just updated the economic land concession and developer information of Chhun Hong Rubber Better Co., and published an amendment contract between the company and the Ministry of Agriculture Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF). Published with comprehensive documentation, the profile page is accessible ss='cambodia-color'>...

“When I first arrived in Cambodia, I was impressed of the digitization process here,” Dr. Daniel schmücking remembers his first days in Phnom Penh, and continues: “I thought ‘how can I survive here?’ but then someone told me about PassApp.” The Konrad Adenauer stiftung (KAs) ss='cambodia-color'>...

Following curriculum development and localization, ODC’s team taught a Data Literacy Workshop in February in coordination with Internews for the Innovations in social Accountability Project (IsAC). The Workshop aimed to boost Cambodia’s growing Open Data ‘ecosystem’ by strengthening the skills of civil society organizations and ss='cambodia-color'>...

Buoyed by strong demand from the economies of Europe and North America, the total amount of garment, shoe and textile exports that left Cambodia last year was on target to surpass the $4 billion mark, dwarfing 2010’s total of $2.88 billion, the Garment Manufacturers Association ss='cambodia-color'>...