Social development

More than 2,600 pieces of plastic trash, including discarded agricultural pesticide containers and plastic bags were collected from a protected area in Kampot province’s Kampong Trach district this year as part of ongoing efforts to reduce pollution and safeguard the habitat of the endangered sarus ...

The British vessel HMS Tamar has docked at Ream Naval Base, where it will conduct joint training with the Royal Cambodian Navy, in another sign of Cambodia’s expanding defence and maritime engagement with a broader range of international partners. ...

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has identified the agro-processing and electric vehicle (EV) manufacturing industries as “priority sectors for developing future-ready skills”, with plans being formed to develop a workforce capable of meeting the Kingdom’s evolving industrial and labour-market demands. The Ministry of Labour and ...

Keo Remy, president of the Cambodian Human Rights Committee (CHRC), met with Canadian ambassador Christian DesRoches to discuss cooperation in the field of human rights. During the August 18 meeting, Remy shared details of what he called “serious violations of international law” by Thailand. He ...

More details have emerged about the remit of newly announced special envoy to the prime minister Kem Monovithya. She has been appointed to work on investment relations for Cambodia and border affairs, due to her extensive international connections, Prime Minister Hun Manet clarified, today August ...

Prime Minister Hun Manet has intervened to prevent the demolition of teachers’ residences at Coconut School on Kirirom mountain, Kampong Speu province. He cited the difficulties faced by the teachers and the commendable spirit of the school’s founder, Ouk Vanday, in providing education to children ...

Four civil society organisations with a focus on good governance, policy and democracy met with the Anti-Corruption Unit (ACU) to explore cooperative measures that will strengthen transparency and integrity in Cambodia, particularly at the grassroots level and in public procurement. ...

Cambodia will offer mental health services to more than 20,000 people still displaced by last year’s border conflict with Thailand, Transcultural Psychosocial Organization Cambodia (TPO) said Tuesday. The initiative, led by TPO, National Committee for Disaster Management and the U.N. Population Fund, is backed by ...

Senate President Hun Sen has called for greater representation of women in Cambodia’s political leadership, urging the ruling Cambodian People’s Party (CPP) to place women in electable positions ahead of next year’s commune elections, while election monitor Comfrel said clearer and more ambitious quotas are ...

The Ministry of National Defense will start military payroll through the banking system in late June 2027 after military personnel have set up bank accounts. The pay roll reform aims to strengthen transparency and security, and modernize the military sector. ...

Indonesia is prioritising military and police capacity-building in its defence cooperation with Cambodia this year rather than supplying additional weapons, as Jakarta seeks to ensure Cambodian personnel can operate the military equipment provided in previous years more effectively. ...

The Ministry of Culture and Fine Arts has issued a call for the public and all members of the Kingdom’s arts and culture sector to mindful of the need to protect Cambodia’s rich traditional culture and protect the value of women in Cambodian society. ...

Indonesia has recognised Cambodian anti-online scam and immigration authorities for their role in protecting and helping repatriate Indonesian citizens, highlighting bilateral cooperation against transnational online fraud. ...

Senate president Hun Sen met with former opposition leader Kem Sokha this morning, August 16. The leader of the ruling party announced that he spoke with Sokha and his family for three hours, singling out Sokha’s daughter Kem Monovithya as “an excellent human resource for ...

Siem Reap Angkor International Airport welcomed more than 700,000 passengers in early 2026, prompting officials to introduce airport fee incentive programmes to accelerate recovery towards pre-pandemic visitors. ...

A recent case involving the public sharing of a woman’s nude photo has highlighted the risks faced by Cambodians using illegal online lenders, with rights groups warning that intimate images can be used to threaten, shame and pressure borrowers into repaying debts. ...

While road safety experts have welcomed the resumption of traffic laws in high-risk areas from September 1, as figures reveal 52 people have died and a further 75 received injuries on the roads in the last 10 days, they caution that improved road infrastructure and ...

US Undersecretary of Defense for Policy Elbridge A. Colby has praised the progress of bilateral relations between the US and Cambodia, especially in the defence sector. ...

Senate president Hun Sen has directed the Ministry of Women’s Affairs, and specifically the National Council for Women, to act as plaintiffs in lawsuits against individuals who use abusive language that devalues women and Khmer social ethics. ...

Police have warned of an elaborate illegal online scratch-card lottery scam in which operators use accomplices posing as winners and fake money transfers during Facebook livestreams to convince members of the public that large cash prizes are real. ...

The US has urged Cambodia to investigate the “masterminds” behind online scam operations and those who enable the criminal networks to flourish, as the Cambodian government reaffirmed its determination to eradicate technology-based fraud and deepen law enforcement cooperation with Washington. ...

A new music video by popular Vietnamese singer Phương Mỹ Chi featuring traditional Khmer dress, wedding rituals, dance and community life has stirred mixed reactions among Cambodian social media users, but Khmer Krom beauty queen and model Chhon Sreynet has rejected claims of cultural theft, ...

A provincial natural resources crime task force has discovered that more than 122 hectares of forest land across three wildlife sanctuaries in Siem Reap province has been cleared and illegally used to cultivate crops. ...

China has reiterated that its defence equipment cooperation with Cambodia and Thailand does not target any third country, as Thai military officials raised concerns over Cambodia’s growing inventory of Chinese-supplied military hardware, most recently its new naval corvettes. ...