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With a more lenient COVID-19 safety and healthy protocols, Sok Sangvar, Under Secretary of State and Representative of Dr. Thong Khon, Minister of Tourism, underscored Cambodia’s recovery platform program as the country opens its door to international tourists for leisure or even for business. ...

China has been playing a crucial role in safeguarding and developing the UNESCO-listed Preah Vihear Temple in northern Cambodia, Cambodian officials said recently. ...

The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and the Japanese Government jointly launched here last weekend a new project to support the Royal Government of Cambodia in building resilient and responsive health care systems in Cambodia. ...

Hang Puthea, National Election Committee (NEC) spokesman, on Monday said that 17 political parties have fielded a total of 86,042 candidates, among them 27,813 are females, equivalent to about 32 percent. ...

Cambodia has expressed its solidarity with Cuba after the unfortunate accident at the Saratoga Hotel in Havana, in which dozens of people lost their lives and suffered injured. ...

The Ministry of Health – in collaboration with the Anti-Corruption Unit (ACU) – organised a one-day event on May 9 to provide free general health check-ups, examinations and treatment services to people living in the capital’s Tuol Kork district. ...

The National Election Committee (NEC) on May 6 announced that they have nearly finished printing the ballot papers for the coming June 5 Commune Council Elections, with the papers for just three provinces remaining to be printed. ...

Cambodian Mine Action and Victim Assistance Authority (CMAA) has made a request for financial and technical support from the UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP) for demining in Cambodia, in a meeting between top officials from the two organisations. ...

Political parties that have registered to contest the June 5th commune council elections have begun introducing their candidates to supporters, with the ruling party dispersing gifts and cash to party members. ...

After Thailand’s government allowed the re-opening of the border with Cambodia from May 1, a number of associations and private companies in the tourism sector in Cambodia, Thailand as well as Vietnam have cooperated to plan to boost the flow of tourists again. ...

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation yesterday issued a press release confirming the upcoming visit of Prime Minister Hun Sen to the US to attend and co-chair the ASEAN-US Special Summit, at the invitation of US President, the Honorable Joseph R. Biden, Jr. ...

The National Assembly of the Kingdom of Cambodia has issued a statement rejecting a recent resolution of the EU Parliament against Cambodia. ...

Foreign minister and ASEAN Special Envoy on Myanmar Prak Sokhonn has said that progress is being made on work to deliver humanitarian assistance to Myanmar, but conceded that “many obstacles” remain.   ...

Australia has announced a $6.8 million contribution to fund 25 Australian NGOs to deliver more than 50 projects across the capital and several provinces this year. ...

Deputy Prime Minister Prak Sokhonn, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of Cambodia as the ASEAN Chair’s Special Envoy on Myanmar will pay another visit to Myanmar. ...

The National Election Committee (NEC) announced on Friday that over 11.6 million ballot papers have been printed to add to an existing 1.2 ballots for the upcoming Commune Council Election on June 5. ...

The National Election Committee (NEC) has warned that strict action will be taken for violation of laws during the campaign for commune elections next month. ...

The O’Smach International Border Checkpoint was officially reopened on Friday after it was closed in 2019 at the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic. ...

The National Election Committee (NEC) has requested citizens who do not have a national ID card to apply for an election identification document at the Commune Election Commission in their locality. They should apply within the 30 day period of May 5 to June 3. ...

A high-level consultative meeting on ASEAN humanitarian assistance to Myanmar will be chaired by Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Prak Sokhonn and ASEAN secretary-general Lim Jock Hoi on May 6.   ...

Prime Minister Hun Sen has met with a number of major US companies who have expressed interest in investing in Cambodia, in a meeting convened by the US-ASEAN Business Council (US-ABC).   ...

Phnom Penh Municipal Court Presiding Judge Koy Sao on May 4 postponed the hearing of former opposition leader Kem Sokha, who stands accused of conspiring with a foreign power to topple the government. ...

Cambodia and Croatia have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on the establishment of bilateral consultations to further strengthen cooperation between the two countries. ...

Cambodia’s next generation of experts on diseases that cross from animals to humans have received a boost thanks to a partnership between the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Korean International Cooperation Agency (KOICA). ...