Siem Reap
Cambodia again requests Thailand to convene JBC meeting
The State Secretariat of Border Affairs has announced that the special meeting of the Cambodia-Thailand Joint Boundary Commission (JBC), initially scheduled for early January 2026 in Siem Reap, has been postponed at the request of the Thai side, citing the need to complete internal procedures. ...
Post Staff
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/cambodia-again-requests-thailand-to-convene-jbc-meeting
Over $10,000, educational supplies provided to displaced students, families
The Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport on Sunday, 14 December, provided more than $10,000, along with educational materials, food supplies and other essential items, to students, families and educators who have been affected by ongoing Thai attacks. ...
Phak Seangly
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/over-10-000-educational-supplies-provided-to-displaced-students-families
Five nations establish regional dolphin, biodiversity conservation network
Five regional countries — including China — have agreed to establish a “Regional Network for the Conservation and Management of Freshwater Dolphins and Biodiversity” to strengthen sustainable management and protection of freshwater dolphins across the region. ...
Phak Seangly
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/five-nations-establish-regional-dolphin-biodiversity-conservation-network
More tourists cycle to visit temples in Cambodia’s Angkor complex
The number of tourists choosing to explore temples in Cambodia’s renowned Angkor Archaeological Park by bicycle has steadily increased since the easing of the COVID-19 situation, the APSARA National Authority (ANA) said in a news release on Friday. ...
Khmer Time Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501789986/more-tourists-cycle-to-visit-temples-in-cambodias-angkor-complex/
Siem Reap calls for sustainable, resilient tourism development
The Siem Reap Provincial Administration has called on the tourism sector to focus on sustainability, environmental protection, and resilience, highlighting that tourism is a powerful force for change by creating jobs, boosting the local economy, and fostering cultural exchange. ...
Mom Kunthea
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501772296/siem-reap-calls-for-sustainable-resilient-tourism-development/
Kulen Mountain waterfall closed due to heavy flooding
The Kulen Mountain waterfall area in Siem Reap has been temporarily closed to tourists due to rapidly rising floodwaters, with at least two rivers surpassing emergency alert levels as of Monday, September 15. Local authorities decided to announce the temporary closure of the site as ...
Phak Seangly
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/kulen-mountain-waterfall-closed-due-to-heavy-flooding
Despite hotel growth, Siem Reap's tourism faces challenges
A total of 587 hotel projects are now open in Siem Reap, according to a new report. While this shows long-term economic promise, travel professionals are optimistic, citing a slow tourism recovery and a pressing need for better infrastructure and more diverse activities to attract ...
Yatt Malai
https://kiripost.com/stories/despite-hotel-growth-siem-reaps-tourism-faces-challenges
670K foreign tourists visit Angkor in Jan-Aug period
Angkor Archaeological Park, the most attractive tourism landscape in the Kingdom, received 669,619 foreign tourists in the first eight months of this year, up 2.72 percent, a report from the Angkor Enterprise overseeing the Angkor Entrance Pass Sales showed on Monday. ...
Chea Vanyuth
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501749549/670k-foreign-tourists-visit-angkor-in-jan-aug-period/
Heavy rains cause flooding across four provinces, more bad weather on way
More than 10 communes across four provinces have been struck by flooding following several days of heavy rain. This included more than 300 households in Siem Reap province, though officials say the damage has not been severe. ...
Phak Seangly
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/heavy-rains-cause-flooding-across-four-provinces-more-bad-weather-on-way
Regional journalists tackle risk management in conflict reporting
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. ...
Hong Raksmey
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/regional-journalists-tackle-risk-management-in-conflict-reporting
More than 200 turtles, tortoises hatched through Siem Reap breeding programme
A Siem Reap breeding programme for endangered turtles and tortoises has achieved remarkable success, with 211 hatchlings born so far during the 2025 breeding season. ...
Phak Seangly
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/more-than-200-turtles-tortoises-hatched-through-siem-reap-breeding-programme
UN representative calls for lasting peace during visit to displacement camp
Sardar Umar Alam, acting UN resident coordinator and UNESCO representative in Cambodia, has urged Cambodia and Thailand to build on the recent ceasefire and move toward a lasting peace. His calls followed a two-day field visit to temporary shelters housing displaced families in Oddar Meanchey ...
Hong Raksmey
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/un-representative-calls-for-lasting-peace-during-visit-to-displacement-camp
UNDP representative moved by suffering displaced Cambodians
Shakeel Ahmed, deputy resident representative of the UN Development Programme (UNDP) in Cambodia, expressed deep personal sorrow after witnessing the living conditions of displaced families during a two-day humanitarian visit to refugee sites in Oddar Meanchey and Siem Reap provinces. ...
Hong Raksmey
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/undp-representative-moved-by-suffering-displaced-cambodians
Cambodia will raise ‘fake news’ issues at Asia Media Summit, Thailand absent
Cambodia will spotlight the growing challenges of fake news, malinformation and disinformation at this year’s 20th Asia Media Summit (AMS), which will take place in Siem Reap from July 21 to 24. Notably, Thailand will not participate in this year’s summit. ...
Hong Raksmey
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/cambodia-will-raise-fake-news-issues-at-asia-media-summit-thailand-absent
Advanced technology sees rangers detect almost 800 hectares of encroached forests
Nearly 800 hectares of forest land that had been encroached upon and planted with various crops in protected areas of Siem Reap province were identified in 2024 and 2025, thanks to the use of modern technology and information systems. ...
Phak Seangly
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/advanced-technology-sees-rangers-detect-almost-800-hectares-of-encroached-forests
Tourism minister lauds role of Kingdom’s tour guides
The Minister of Tourism has urged the Kingdom’s tour guides to strengthen their commitment and contribute to promoting Cambodia’s tourism potential to people of all nationalities around the world, encouraging more visitors to travel and explore. ...
Tourism workers in Siem Reap hit by low season drop, citing border tensions
Despite Cambodia’s aim to welcome 7.5 million international tourists in 2025, workers in Siem Reap’s tourism sector face steep business losses and job migration, leading to food cuts as global instability and Cambodia-Thailand border tensions also drive visitor numbers down. ...
Thang Sinorn
https://kiripost.com/stories/tourism-workers-in-siem-reap-hit-by-low-season-drop-citing-border-tensions
Captive-bred greater adjutants learning to fly ahead of return to forests
While Cambodia’s population of greater adjutant storks remains critically low, at just 750. There has been a welcome development at Siem Reap province’s Angkor Centre for Conservation of Biodiversity (ACCB). Two chicks which were born at the centre have fledged and are learning to spread ...
Phak Seangly
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/captive-bred-greater-adjutants-learning-to-fly-ahead-of-return-to-forests
Environmental journalist Chhoeung Chhoeng’s killer gets 12 years
A Siem Reap court has sentenced Sy Loeuy, a woodworker and alleged illegal logger, to 12 years in prison for fatally shooting environmental journalist Chhoeung Chhoeng in December. The verdict was handed down on May 28 but had not been previously reported. ...
Seoung Nimol
https://cambojanews.com/environmental-journalist-chhoeung-chhoengs-killer-gets-12-years/
‘Sky Latrines’ transform public health in Tonle Sap communities
A groundbreaking initiative is transforming sanitation in flood-prone regions of Cambodia. ...
Hong Raksmey
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/-sky-latrines-transform-public-health-in-tonle-sap-communities
Jan-May Angkor ticket sales up 12%, tourism recovery gathers momentum
Nearly 530,000 international tourists purchased tickets to visit the Angkor Archaeological Park in the first five months of 2025, allowing Angkor Enterprise to collect over $24 million in revenue — slightly more than 10% more than the same period last year. ...
‘Angkor always in our hearts’: ANA official outlines conservation work
An official from the APSARA National Authority (ANA) has outlined the authority’s accomplishments of the past 30 years with a group of visiting journalists. ...
Angkor wildlife & Aquarium: Hub for rescue, conservation and education
Reaching beyond an entertainment venue, Siem Reap province’s Angkor Wildlife & Aquarium has become a centre for research, rescue and the conservation of many species. ...
Land Ministry, involved in Angkor evictions, proposes new plan to resolve land use disputes, minister says
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. ...