International relations

KUALA LUMPUR: The United States is considering new measures to pressure the Myanmar junta to return to a “democratic trajectory”, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Wednesday, as alarm grows over an escalating crackdown on dissent. ...

Prime Minister Hun Sen raised the prospect of a free trade agreement (FTA) with Russia during a two-day visit to Cambodia by Russian Security Council Secretary Nikolai Patrushev, which wrapped up yesterday. ...

Thai officials plan to hold talks with their counterparts in Cambodia to discuss reopening the land borders between the two countries. The governor of the border province Sa Kaeo held a meeting yesterday to discuss plans for reopening entry checkpoints. ...

Cambodia and France recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on the implementation of the second phase of the Budget and Accounting Support Project. ...

 The Government of Japan will provide some $13.9 million in grant aid to Cambodia for contributing to the development of Sihanoukville Autonomous Port in Preah Sihanouk. ...

The Government of Japan has supported a water supply expansion project in Pursat province with a grant aid of approximately $21.9 million. ...

With Cambodia set to take over the ASEAN chair and host the ASEAN Summit in 2022, there are a number of prominent issues the Kingdom will need to take the lead on, including the crisis in Myanmar, tensions over the South China Sea and the ...

Prime Minister Hun Sen has announced that he will undertake a two-day visit to Myanmar on January 7-8 in an effort aimed at restoring normality to ASEAN proceedings by finding a way to calm the crisis there and bring the country back into the fold ...

Cambodia has reaffirmed strong commitment to diplomacy between ASEAN and Indian Ocean countries. ...

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO) will organise a virtual discussion on the status of Cambodia’s fourth industrial revolution (4IR) and pathways for the country’s transformation to this new industrial model by 2030. ...

Linking Prey Veng and Tboung Khmum provinces in southeast Cambodia, the Chinese-built 96.4-km-long and 11-meter-wide National Road No. 11 has facilitated personnel flow and goods transport in the region. ...

Prime Minister Hun Sen said there was a strong possibility that he would travel to Myanmar to meet with Min Aung Hlaing, chairman of the ruling State Administration Council (SAC), in Naypyidaw to find a solution to the country’s ongoing crisis so that it could ...

China pledged to provide more vaccine assistance to Cambodia and to establish a production facility in the Kingdom as the Covid-19 situation remains uncertain with the emergence of new variants and no clear end in sight. ...

The Australian government is spending around $34.33 million to build clean water facilities and pipe systems that will benefit at least one million Cambodians people living in the countryside. ...

Japan suspended the allowance of Cambodian interns or workers to enter to the country due to Covid-19 Omicron as major fears have been raised over this new variant, which is reported to be highly transmissible, has a higher reinfection rate and has spread to 38 ...

Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Saturday said that the country will continue to provide vaccine assistance according to Cambodia’s needs and help Cambodia build a vaccine filling factory. ...

Cambodia is looking into the possibility of opening a new Thma Da Border Checkpoint with Thailand to boost trade and tourism. ...

Cambodia and Indonesia vowed to strengthen their diplomatic relations and declared mutual support for each other in multilateral forums on the international stage. ...

A delegation from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs examined the border and territory management in the Central Highlands province of Dak Lak on November 11 and December 1. ...

Cambodia is considering to reverse the banned entry of travellers who have been or transited through 10 African countries and instead requiring PCR tests, Prime Minister Hun Sen said yesterday. ...

Prime Minister Hun Sen met with visiting Indonesian foreign minister Retno Marsudi at the Peace Palace yesterday, and the two discussed the important bilateral relationship between the two countries, and ways to strengthen it still further.  ...

Prime Minister Hun Sen and his Japanese counterpart Fumio Kishida have discussed the bilateral cooperation between both countries and exchanged views on regional issues of common interest. ...

Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Prak Sokhonn will lead a delegation on an official visit to Hangzhou City in China’s Zhejiang province from December 3-5. ...

Cambodia has urged Indonesia to resume direct flight connection with Cambodia to facilitate mutual vaccination tourism movement in the near future. ...