Government

The Consumer Protection, Competition and Fraud Repression Directorate-General (CCF) of the Ministry of Commerce has clarified that a brand of rapid test kit which is currently being sold online cannot detect banned chemicals, including agricultural toxins or prohibited colouring substances. ...

Senate President Hun Sen has warned that if the border issues between Cambodia and Thailand are not resolved through the International Court of Justice (ICJ), it could lead to a situation like the one in Gaza, where Israel and Palestine appear to be locked in ...

In the first quarter of 2025, the Cambodian government signed nearly $79 million in new concessional loan agreements with development partners, to meet financing needs in priority sectors. This brings the Kingdom’s public debt to over $12 billion. ...

Government plans to bring its border dispute with Thailand to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) has garnered support from the former prime minister and the general public, while the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation has demanded that Thailand investigate the May 28 ...

Lieutenant Colonel Sorm Leangy broke new ground, as Cambodia’s first female unit commander deployed to the UN peacekeeping mission in Lebanon. ...

In the first five months of the year, Cambodia recorded 20 casualties of landmines and explosive remnants of war (ERW), marking a 33 per cent decrease compared to the same period in 2024, when 30 people fell victim to the hidden reminders of the Kingdom’s ...

Cambodia will not retreat nor remain unarmed at the site of yesterday’s exchange of fire in Preah Vihear province’s Choam Ksan district, which left one Cambodian soldier dead. ...

Cambodia’s Prime Minister Hun Manet has asked for calm after fighting broke out between Cambodian and Thai soldiers killing one Cambodian yesterday. However, he also stressed that Cambodia will use force to defend its borders in the event of an emergency. ...

A specialised team from the Cambodian Mine Action Centre (CMAC) safely destroyed 45 pieces of unexploded ordnance (UXO) in a controlled explosion on May 28. The war-era munitions were buried in a rice field in Treal village, of Thma Puok district’s Kok Kathin commune. ...

Senate president Hun Sen has confirmed that the area in Preah Vihear province where yesterday morning’s clash between Thai and Cambodian soldiers occurred is Cambodian territory. The exchange of fire resulted in the death of one Cambodian soldier. ...

The border commanders of the Cambodian and Thai armies are scheduled to meet this evening, May 29 to ease tensions in the Mom 3 area of Choam Khsant district, Preah Vihear province, following the death of a Cambodian soldier during a brief exchange of fire ...

The Indonesian Embassy in Phnom Penh has announced the upcoming Sousdey Indonesia 2025, a large annual event which promotes Indonesian trade, culture and education in Cambodia. ...

The Cambodian government has reiterated its commitment to the transparent implementation of origin rules, particularly concerning exports to the US market. ...

Khmer troops have been deployed to the border zone in Preah Vihear province following a brief exchange of fire with Thai soldiers at Techo Morakot village – in Choam Ksan district’s Morakot commune – which resulted in the death of one Cambodian soldier. ...

Maj Gen Mao Phalla confirmed a brief exchange of gunfire between Cambodian and Thai troops near the disputed Preah Vihear-Ubon Ratchathani border, citing improved conditions following high-level negotiations, though the cause and outcome remain unclear. ...

Cambodian and Thai troops reportedly exchanged gunfire for approximately 10 minutes at 5.45am this morning, May 28, in Preah Vihear province’s Choam Ksan district, which borders the Chon Bak area of Thailand’s Ubon Ratchathani province, according to Thai media. ...

ASEAN leaders have adopted a bold Kuala Lumpur Declaration ASEAN 2045 vision for a united, resilient, and people-centred region, but analysts warn that deepening internal divisions—especially the Myanmar crisis—and the rise of transnational crime threaten to derail those ambitions. ...

The Ministry of Environment has denied widespread reporting about a proposed mobile phone antenna site on Phnom Khnang Phsar, an ecotourism site in Kampong Speu province’s Oral district. ...

Cambodia and China have once again pledged to promote tourism connections through the expansion of direct flights. In the first four months of 2025, more than 380,000 Chinese tourists visited Cambodia. ...

The Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training and the Japan International Labour Foundation (JILAF) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on Monday, May 26. ...

Cambodia has reaffirmed its alignment with the mission of the WHO and its role as a strategic partner, having achieved significant success in its fight against Covid-19. ...

Cambodia will organise the first-ever “Mekong Dolphin Festival and Kayak Races” at the Prek Rumkel Ecotourism Community in Stung Treng province this weekend, as part of efforts to promote tourism during the “green season”. ...

More than 30 factories and companies were identified as improperly discharging liquid waste in the first five months of the year. ...

The Land Ministry, which was heavily involved in the relocating of thousands of Angkor Wat residents – a process rights groups condemned as forced – is now pushing a new mechanism to address long-running land use disputes among remaining communities,  according to the minister. ...