Officials have released a public statement warning against a rise in unlicensed lenders they say are dangerously operating outside Of Cambodian regulations and threatening financial stability. In a joint declaration from the Ministry Of Economy and Finance and the National Bank Of Cambodia on Monday, authorities ...

More than 2 million of the Kingdom’s nearly 18 million hectares of land – roughly 12 per cent – was given out to 225 private companies in economic concessions last year, according to an annual report released by rights group Adhoc yesterday. the concessions put 606 ...

The Ministry of Women’s Affairs and The National Bank of Cambodia have received The Global Summit of Women 2024 Roundtable Ministerial Award on “projects that have a positive impact on women and girls” through The use of The payment system “Bakong” from The World Women’s ...

Minister of Environment, Eang Sophalleth, reinforced the significance of bestowing economic independence upon communities in protected areas and entrusting local authorities with the power to intervene in instances of natural resource crimes. ...

Drunk drivers could be fined $1000 under a new draft traffic law approved yesterday by The Council of Ministers. The legislation includes a raft of measures aimed at reducing The number of deaths and injuries on The roads. Among The draft law’s 92 articles are new ...

The Water Resources and Meteorology Ministry yesterday issued a statement warning that temperatures in six provinces could dip to as low as 17 degrees Celsius starting today. ...

On 30 August 2021, the Council for the Development of Cambodia issued a press release on His Excellency Sok Chenda Sophea, Minister Delegate to the Prime Minister and Secretary-General of the Council for the Development of Cambodia, and His Excellency Masahiro Mikami, Ambassador Extraordinary and ...

On 24 October 2021, the Ministry of Social Affairs, Veterans and Youth Rehabilitation issued a notification on the results of the implementation of the social protection program for the poor and vulnerable families during the fighting against COVID-19 for the third time of sixth round ...

Cambodia Post Bank Plc achieved another significant milestone on Monday after the General Department of Taxation of Cambodia allowed the financial institution to collect taxes. ...

Prime Minister Hun Sen has decided not to collect taxes from private educational institutions for another five years, from 2024 to 2028. ...

The Ministry of Information yesterday announced a three-year public consultation period on a new access to information draft law that has been in The works since 2007. But freedom of information advocates greeted The news with scepticism, citing a lack of representation from civil society on ...

The Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Education, Youth, and Sports highlights priorities to advance The quality of public educational institutions under The 7th mandate government leadership. ...

The government has approved a comprehensive disaster risk reduction action plan for 2024–2028, addressing a range of natural and man-made disasters, including floods, storms, droughts, fires and building collapses, many of which have been exacerbated by climate change. r ...

A Ministry of Social Affairs official yesterday announced that, starting next year, the government would offer regular payments of 20,000 riel (about $5) to all disabled Cambodians, a benefit that so far has only been available to retired disabled soldiers. In an announcement that coincided with ...

U.S. Ambassador William Todd and Commerce Minister Sun Chanthol praised each other for their dedication to the development of the Cambodian economy at a press conference in Phnom Penh on Monday, following a joint trade mission last month to the U.S. Mr. Todd and Mr. Chanthol, ...

ACLEDA Bank, Cambodia’s largest bank in terms of assets, will have to shell out millions in the next three weeks to comply with a Council of Ministers decision last Friday that the private financial institution must redesign and replace its logo on all company materials ...

Minister of Defence Tea Banh yesterday denied allegations that Cambodia supported Russia’s annexation of Crimea. Local media reported yesterday that during a meeting with the defence minister on Monday, Russian Ambassador Dmitry Tsvetkov thanked the Kingdom for supporting Moscow in the recent secession crisis in Ukraine ...

The Ministry of Labor issued a statement Friday claiming that The controversial draft Trade Union Law is aimed at protecting The rights of workers, after unions announced They would write to The ministry, The National Assembly and The European Union next week calling for The ...

Garment industry, Cambodia’s largest income maker, reported a 24 percent rise in exports in the first ten months of 2013, according to figures of the country’s Ministry of Commerce Thursday. the figures showed that the country exported garment products in equivalent to 4.76 billion U.S. dollars ...

On 28 February 2022, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation issued a press release on outcomes of the official visit of H.E. PRAK Sokhonn, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the Kingdom of Cambodia, to the Republic of ...