The meeting to deliberate on measures to curb exploitation of vulnerable people and children. The Department of Social Affairs, Veterans, and Youth Rehabilitation of Phnom Penh have called for a thorough investigation into the activities of brokers who exploit disabled people for financial gain. ...

Siem Reap will build a light rail line from Siem Reap-Angkor International Airport to Siem Reap city, according to a consultation meeting between relevant institutions and China Metro to collect information and data for the study of the light rail project by the Ministry of ...

Prime Minister Hun Manet addressed the opening ceremony of the 20th China-ASEAN Expo in Nanning, China, on September 16, expressing his belief that amid growing global uncertainties, the expo would provide an opportunity for the attendees to forge closer relations while helping to promote sustainable ...

The National Council for Khmer Language (NCKL) has announced the publication of an updated Khmer dictionary. Available in both book form and a digital format that can be used on mobile phones and computers, the compiling of the dictionary was completed last year. ...

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) signed two loan agreements with the Ministry of Economy and Finance on Tuesday for a total of $140 million to boost the quality of Cambodia’s workforce through technical and vocational education and training (TVET) and improve public service delivery by ...

Concerned over the rising use of e-cigarettes and heated tobacco products (HTPs) among Cambodian youth and the health risks these products pose, the Ministry of Education on Friday issued guidelines to prevent the sale and use of these products in public and private educational institutions. ...

Government officials and business leaders from China and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations are bullish on future business growth opportunities arising from the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership agreement, speakers said at the recently concluded 19th China-ASEAN Expo, which was held from Sept 16 to ...

The Ministry of Justice plans to establish an expert unit to resolve disputes out of court, focusing on civil and minor misdemeanour cases in a bid to minimise case backlog, improve access to judicial services for the average persons, and create a culture of understanding ...

The National Election Committee (NEC) confirmed that in the first two days of new registration on October 20-21 for next year’s national election, more than 30,000 new voters had registered, while nearly 6,000 people have been de-listed. ...

The Cambodia Chamber of Commerce (CCC) will host the ASEAN Business and Investment Summit 2022 next month in Phnom Penh, where leaders of the bloc, its dialogue partners, and business decision-makers discuss and exchange views on various challenges, including economic recovery, geopolitical tension, the Regional ...

About 40 people representing 250 families living next to Ta Mok Lake in Sangkat Samrong, Khan Prek Pnov, Phnom Penh, on Monday filed a petition to UN High Commissioner for Human Rights in Cambodia (UN) to request this body to help monitor land disputes and ...

Prey Lang Community Network calls on the government to revoke the economic land concessions of companies in the Prey Lang Wildlife Sanctuary and the role of civil servants involved in crime and to strictly enforce the law to prevent crimes in this protected area, after ...

Officials from the Ministry of Public Works and Transport attended the 4th Green Logistics Partnership Conference 2022 to discuss and share experiences formulating environmentally friendly policies and implementing them, talk about challenges related to the green logistics sector and work on developing goals and action ...

Media literacy refers to the ability to think objectively about the information a person comes into contact with through general media and, increasingly, social media. It is a common goal of the government and civil society organisations to bring this knowledge to the Cambodian people, ...

Cambodia views 2023 as a pivotal year for attracting more foreign tourists. After the devastating impacts of the Covid-19 outbreak, the year should considerably assist Cambodia in overcoming the crisis that has enveloped the tourism sector, which is regarded one of the four pillars on ...

The residents of 16 villages in Ratanakkiri and Mondulkiri provinces have consented to the launch of the REDD+ project in the Lumphat Wildlife Sanctuary. NatureLife announced on May 2 that under the auspices of the BirdLife International Cambodia Programme and the USAID-Green Heritage Project, it had ...

The steering committee of the Cambodia National Single Window (CNSW) on Tuesday officially launched the implementation of the system for the third phase, said a press release by the CNSW. Nine ministries and several institutions of the Royal Government of Cambodia were included in the ...

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy and Finance (MEF) Aun Pornmoniroth said yesterday that Cambodia’s annual economic growth per person or GDP per capita has been forecasted to increase to $1,932 in 2023 from $1,784 in the previous year, even as inflation has been ...

The Angkor Centre for Conservation of Biodiversity (ACCB) in Siem Reap welcomed the birth of two new greater adjutants. They told national news that the two new greater adjutant hatchlings were bred in captivity. The first hatchling hatched on December 24 and the second hatchling ...

The Cambodia-Canada merchandise trade in 2022 was valued at $1.154 billion, soaring by 16.06 per cent over 2021, while the Kingdom’s exports to the second largest economy of the Americas accounted for 97.07 per cent, edging up by 1.08 percentage points on-year, according to the ...