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Sour highlights workplace learning best practices, urges labour mobility

Minister of Labour and Vocational Training Heng Sour has highlighted Cambodia’s strong implementation model of Work-Based Learning (WBL) in developing workforce skills within the context of modern technology. ...

Post Staff
https://phnompenhpost.com/national/sour-highlights-workplace-learning-best-practices-urges-labour-mobility/

Cambodia: Thailand must show commitment to peace with action on ground

Cambodia continued to urge Thailand to respect the 16 points of the December 27 Joint Statement, as the foreign ministers of both nations met in Brunei. Both sides reaffirmed their commitment to the ceasefire, as well as a peaceful resolution to the border dispute. ...

Niem Chheng
https://phnompenhpost.com/national/cambodia-thailand-must-show-commitment-to-peace-with-action-on-ground/

Foreign ministry warns Thai withdrawal from 2001 MoU a ‘step away from cooperation’

Cambodia has warned that if Thailand decides to withdraw from the 2001 Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), it would be deeply regrettable and represent a major departure from the spirit of cooperation between the two nations. ...

Post Staff
https://phnompenhpost.com/national/foreign-ministry-warns-thai-withdrawal-from-2001-mou-a-step-away-from-cooperation/

Japanese support Cambodian waste management with garbage trucks

The Government of Japan has donated ten garbage trucks to the Ministry of Environment, as part of the two nation’s ongoing cooperation in environmental protection. Japanese ambassador Ueno Atsushi presented the trucks to environment minister Eang Sophalleth this morning, April 27. ...

Post Staff
https://phnompenhpost.com/national/japanese-support-cambodian-waste-management-with-garbage-trucks/

China ministers visit Cambodia, deepen ties, expand security talks

China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi and Defense Minister Dong Jun are set to hold further meetings with Cambodian leaders on Thursday, following a “2+2” strategic dialogue that brings together foreign and defense chiefs to deepen political and security ties. ...

Coby Hobbs and Khuon Narim
https://cambojanews.com/china-ministers-visit-cambodia-deepen-ties-expand-security-talks/

Cambodia and China to hold first “2+2” dialogue in Phnom Penh

On April 21, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MFAIC) announced in a statement that Foreign Minister Prak Sokhonn and Defence Minister Tea Seiha will meet with their Chinese counterparts, Wang Yi and Dong Jun, to co-chair the inaugural “2+2” Strategic Dialogue. ...

Mon Sokeo
https://kiripost.com/stories/cambodia-and-china-to-hold-first-22-dialogue-in-phnom-penh

French president confirms visit to Cambodia in november

French President Emmanuel Macron has confirmed he will visit Cambodia in November when Phnom Penh hosts the Francophonie Summit from November 14 to 16, 2026. ...

Chhorn Raksmey
https://kiripost.com/stories/french-president-confirms-visit-to-cambodia-in-november

NBC talks with H-Pay representatives, leaves huione users in limbo

Over 200 Huione and H-Pay customers gathered for the second time in front of the National Bank of Cambodia (NBC) headquarters in Sen Sok, demanding intervention over their frozen funds. ...

Thang Sinorn
https://kiripost.com/stories/nbc-talks-with-h-pay-representatives-leaves-huione-users-in-limbo

Turning Japanese: more police uniforms seized as Sen Sok scam raid nabs 200

One of the largest scale- scam compound busts took place in the capital’s Sen Sok district yesterday, with 218 foreigners taken into custody. The April 6 raid, at the Phnom Penh Galaxy Condo, in Khmuonh commune’s Banla S’et village, saw foreigners from six nations detained, ...

Niem Chheng
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/turning-japanese-more-police-uniforms-seized-as-sen-sok-scam-raid-nabs-200

Life sentences loom under new online scam law

Fraudsters behind online scam operations in Cambodia could face life in prison under a new law approved by the Senate on Friday, as the government continues its crackdown on the multibillion-dollar industry it has vowed to wipe out. ...

Khuon Narim
https://cambojanews.com/life-sentences-loom-under-new-online-scam-law/

Tightening the net: Anti-tech scam law rolled out nationwide

Law enforcement officials across all 25 capital-provinces are set to begin enforcing Cambodia’s newly enacted law on combating technology-based scams. The new legislation targets online crime, with the goal of restoring the Kingdom’s global reputation. ...

Hong Raksmey
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/tightening-the-net-anti-tech-scam-law-rolled-out-nationwide

Casino scam bust sees 100+ captured; Phnom Penh raid unearths Japanese police uniforms

The past two days have seen continued pressure brought to bear on illegal scam operations in the Kingdom, with the revocation of the license of a Preah Sihanouk casino after an investigation led to the detention of 108 suspects. In a separate raid, authorities uncovered ...

Hong Raksmey
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/casino-scam-bust-sees-100-captured-phnom-penh-raid-unearths-japanese-police-uniforms

Thai cluster munitions attacks on Preah Vihear threaten Cambodian tourism, security

Senior Cambodian officials have warned that Thailand’s use of cluster munitions has not only caused damage to a World Heritage site but also poses long-term risks to national security and the Kingdom’s tourism industry.   ...

Hong Raksmey
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/thai-cluster-munitions-attacks-on-preah-vihear-threaten-cambodian-tourism-security

UN, Cambodia declare tourism focus toward development goals

The UN in Cambodia and the Kingdom’s government have reached a formal agreement to strengthen cooperation in the tourism sector, with the goal of enhancing governance and accelerating progress toward sustainable development goals in the Kingdom. ...

Chhorn Norn
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/un-cambodia-declare-tourism-focus-toward-development-goals

UNICEF committed to Kingdom’s latest education programme

June Kunugi, regional director of UNICEF East Asia and Pacific, has reaffirmed her organisation’s commitment to continue supporting Cambodia’s new National Education Program (2024–2028), with the goal of ensuring that all children have access to quality and equitable education. ...

Chhorn Norn
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/unicef-committed-to-kingdom-s-latest-education-programme

PM calls for justice for family killed during Battambang hit-and-run

Prime Minister Hun Manet has ordered the Minister of Justice and National Police chief to ensure the driver of a Mercedes car that smashed into a motorbike in Battambang province, killing five family members, including a pregnant woman, and seriously injuring another is brought to ...

Chhim PichBormey
https://kiripost.com/stories/pm-calls-for-justice-for-family-killed-during-battambang-hit-and-run

Cambodia calls for ASEAN to embrace peace through traditional sports

Cambodia, as host of today’s consultative workshop on “Priority Setting and Resource Mobilisation for the ASEAN Work Plan on Sports 2026–2030”, has called on all ASEAN member states to promote traditional national sports and to use the spirit of sports to help resolve conflicts and ...

Chhorn Norn
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/sport/cambodia-calls-for-asean-to-embrace-peace-through-traditional-sports

ADB warns of severe economic impacts if Middle East conflict persists

If the energy market disruptions caused by the ongoing US-Israeli war in Iran last for more than one year, they could reduce the economic growth of developing nations in Asia and the Pacific by up to 1.3% in 2026-2027, while increasing inflation by 3.2%, according ...

Niem Chheng
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/adb-warns-of-severe-economic-impacts-if-middle-east-conflict-persists

ASEAN backs Cambodian proposals to advance regional sports development

ASEAN members have expressed strong support for Cambodia’s key principles aimed at promoting both traditional and contemporary sports across the region, with a focus on achieving higher standards and fostering peace. ...

Chhorn Norn
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/sport/asean-backs-cambodian-proposals-to-advance-regional-sports-development

ICCI pledges to promote South Korean investment, tourism to Cambodia

Joo-Bong Park, president of the Incheon Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ICCI), has pledged to actively promote and connect South Korean investors and tourists to Cambodia. ...

Chhorn Norn
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/icci-pledges-to-promote-south-korean-investment-tourism-to-cambpdia

Information, tourism ministries team up to share ‘positive stories, fight disinformation’

The Ministry of Tourism and the Ministry of Information have joined forces to promote Cambodia’s tourism industry by showcasing authentic information about Cambodia and eliminating fake news that discourages tourists from visiting the “Kingdom of Wonder”. ...

Thenh Rithy
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/information-tourism-ministries-team-up-to-share-positive-stories-fight-disinformation-

Cambodia, CICA commit to Asia-wide tourism cooperation

The leader of an inter-governmental forum which encompasses almost all of Asia has pledged to promote the Kingdom’s tourism potential. Minister of Tourism Hout Hak met with Kairat Sarybay, secretary-general of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence-Building Measures in Asia (CICA), in Phnom Penh on ...

Chhorn Norn
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/cambodia-cica-commit-to-asia-wide-tourism-cooperation-

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