Social development

Transparent management of the mining funds is key to sustaining economic growth, attracting further investment, and ensuring local communities’ benefit from mineral resources. ...

Education Minister Hang Chuon Naron highlights success of the programme, noting that students, especially those of Sisowath High School are performing on par with their counterparts in countries like Singapore. ...

In celebration of its 17th anniversary, PPCBank has reaffirmed its dedication to the Cambodian community by donating 50 bicycles along with study materials to underprivileged students in Tbong Khmum province. ...

Officials from the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport will conduct on-site inspections of the more than 600 schools damaged during the recent border conflict, with plans to carry out repairs and rebuild new facilities. The work will also include requests for mine clearance in ...

The World Bank has greenlit an initiative that will enhance education for over 1.7 million Cambodian children through the Basic Education Improvement Project, with $105 million in financial support. ...

A preliminary investigation by the Anti-Corruption Unit (ACU) into suspected leaks of the Grade 12 mathematics exam on August 29 has determined that the leaked documents were 80 to 100 per cent identical to the actual test. ...

Cambodian and Thai civil society groups have released a joint statement urging the Thai government to release 18 Cambodian soldiers who were captured by the Thai army, stating it is in defiance of the ceasefire agreement signed by both sides. ...

Seventy-three civil society groups in Cambodia and Thailand have called on the Thai government to immediately and unconditionally release captured Cambodian soldiers, so that peace may be maintained and the soldiers can be reunited with their families and loved ones. ...

The Cambodian Human Rights Committee (CHRC) has called for their Swedish counterparts to oppose the sale of Swedish company Saab’s Gripen warplanes to Thailand. The same family of fighter jets were used for the first time ever in combat, when the Thai air force deployed ...

Youth and children’s organisations are pushing for the government to swiftly implement the Child Protection Law to help protect the nation’s young, as the country’s Kids Rights Index falls by four ranks. ...

The Anti-Corruption Unit (ACU) has reported on the progress of today’s high school diploma examinations, describing the situation in exam centres as “100% good”. ...

Thirty journalists from across Asia convened in Siem Reap on August 28 for a regional workshop which focused on safety and risk management in conflict reporting. ...

As the nation’s students gear up for the high school diploma examination (Bac II), which begin tomorrow, the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport has warned that the posting of exam papers online is banned. ...

Nearly 40 activists held for more than a year on incitement charges will soon face a rotating group trial, the latest turn in a protracted legal saga. ...

More than 3,000 high school exam candidates in Oddar Meanchey and Preah Vihear provinces, who were affected by the recent border clashes between Cambodia and Thailand, have received over $60,000 in financial support from the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport. ...

The Ministry of Women’s Affairs has asked the Fred Hollows Foundation Cambodia to expand its eye health care programmes into remote areas, with a particular focus on women and children, in order to help reduce the blindness rate to 0.35 per cent by 2030. ...

All 120 lawmakers present vote in favour of amendment in a plenary session chaired by Assembly President Khuon Sudary, with Prime Minister Hun Manet and Interior Minister Sar Sokha in attendance. ...

The administration of Chinese Guangxi province will support the Kingdom and its educational institutions in developing its Artificial Intelligence (AI) sector alongside the adoption of other advanced emerging technologies. ...

The Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport has announced special support measures for students in Oddar Meanchey and Preah Vihear provinces sitting the Bac II exam on Thursday, following disruptions caused by the recent Cambodian-Thai border clashes. ...

The Association of Banks in Cambodia (ABC), with support from the National Bank of Cambodia (NBC) and the ASEAN Bankers Association (ABA), staged the 4th Cambodia Banking Conference. The August 19-20 event, held in Phnom Penh, featured the theme: “Unlocking Inclusive Growth: Digital Innovation and ...

The Anti-Corruption Unit (ACU) announced plans to deploy 4,100 officials and volunteers to observe this year’s high school diploma exams, scheduled for two days beginning on August 28. ...

At least 130 suspected human traffickers were arrested during the first half of 2025, while 278 victims were rescued, according to the National Committee for Counter Trafficking (NCCT). ...

Sreyheng*, 26, now lives with her mother and stepfather in rural Kratie province, raising an infant daughter from a marriage she never chose. ...

More than 100 civil society groups on Wednesday petitioned embassies in Phnom Penh whose countries signed the 1991 Paris Peace Agreements, urging coordinated action to uphold a border ceasefire with Thailand and investigate rights abuses from last month’s deadly clashes. ...