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The Ministry of Health has announced Monday that it will add vaccination sites  during Khmer New Year to make it easier for people to get vaccinated against COVID-19. ...

As Cambodia prepares to hold the Commune/Sangkat Council Election on June 5, 2022, Prime Minister Hun Sen said everyone has the obligation to protect peace. ...

Australia has committed to provide Cambodia with another 33 ultra-low temperature freezers to store Covid-19 vaccines, as well as cooperative support in the agricultural sector. ...

In the first quarter of 2022, the Apsara National Authority (ANA) – a state body tasked with managing the Angkor Archaeological Park – approved 314 of the 439 renovation and construction requests it received from residents of its managed area. ...

The National Assembly (NA) on April 1 unanimously passed a draft law on phytosanitation and the protection of plants at the seventh session of its sixth mandate.​ ...

Senior Minister Kun Kim, secretary-general of the Cambodia Veteran Association (CVA), has instructed the Pursat provincial Department of Veterans to expedite the issuance of equity cards to veterans so they can receive benefits from the government. ...

Prime Minister Hun Sen and UN Secretary-general’s special envoy for Myanmar Noeleen Heyzer held an in-depth discussion on Friday to foster meaningful and effective implementation of the ASEAN Five-Point Consensus to help the people of Myanmar. ...

Cambodia and India have reached two memorandums of understanding (MoUs) for two Quick Impact Projects (QIP) on “Developing Mobile Application to Promote Tourism & Ecotourism Communities” and “Enhancing Ecotourism Activities in Phat Sanday Ecotourism Community in Kampong Thom Province”. ...

The Council of Ministers on Friday approved the Draft Law on the Amendment of Article 140 of the Law on Capital, Province, Municipality, District and Khan Administration. ...

The Government of Australia has pledged to provide $107 million to Cambodia under the Cambodia-Australia Partnership for Resilient Economic Development (CAP-RED) programme for eight years, from 2022-2030. ...

Officials from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation have expressed frustration with the continued rejections of their visa applications by the US embassy’s consular office stemming from a decision by the US Department of Homeland Security in 2017 as a quid pro quo ...

Of the 36 delegations present at the Oral Update of the UN Human Rights Council held on March 29, only eight were critical of the Kingdom’s civic and personal space while the 28 spoke in favour of the situation in the country, according to the ...

Prime Minister Hun Sen once again spoke on weighty matters of war and peace, reiterating that development and democracy would not be possible without peace. ...

Prime Minister Hun Sen has told the Ministry of Economy and Finance to speed up the preparation of the budget to address the pension inequality of low-paid civil servants and veterans. ...

The implementation of value added tax (VAT) on e-commerce will start today after a three-month delay. ...

The Chinese and Cambodian armies have signed a memorandum of understanding, as Beijing seeks to deepen regional security ties amid increasing competition with the US. ...

Cambodia and Pakistan will continue to boost their good bilateral relations and cooperation, especially between their legislative bodies. ...

The Republic of Korea has reaffirmed its position to continue to support Cambodia’s development. The reaffirmation was made by visiting Koo Yun-cheol, Minister for Government Policy Coordination, Prime Minister’s Office of the Republic of Korea during a meeting with Chhieng Yanara, Minister Attached to the ...

A senior Ministry of Information official urged journalists to take advantage of the information age by continuing to study and improve their skills. In depth, up-to-date knowledge is required to provide comprehensive information to the public, he said. ...

Cambodia on Thursday launched the country’s first business-to-business-to-customer (B2B2C) e-commerce platform, aiming to help small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) sell their products to potential clients, said Commerce Minister Pan Sorasak. ...

The Ministry of Post and Telecommunications’ Cambodia Academy of Digital Technology has announced that it provided digital skills training for 650 civil servants between November and March, offering certificates upon completion that it says will prove their digital competency. ...

The tourism ministry has called on business owners and service providers not to raise prices during the upcoming Khmer New Year holidays to allow tourists to enjoy the traditional holiday after two years of postponements brought upon by the Covid-19 outbreak in Cambodia. ...

The government has agreed in principle to the recruitment of nearly 46,000 contract officials to serve in various ministries and institutions, while not allowing the recruitment of new civil servants into the state employment framework to replace any retirees, with a few notable exceptions. ...

Another 3.5 million doses of Sinovac Covid-19 vaccines donated by China touched down at Phnom Penh International Airport on March 30, just a day after the first shipment of 1.5 million doses arrived.   ...