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Dr. Hun Manet, Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Cambodia, received here at the Peace Palace yesterday visiting Dr. Saia Ma’uPiukala, Regional Director for the Western Pacific at the World Health Organisation (WHO). ...

A Cambodian foreign ministry statement on Wednesday said that Cambodia and Singapore have emphasized the importance of maintaining the unity and centrality of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). ...

The Ministry of Post and Telecommunication of Cambodia (MPTC) and the Ministry of Communications and Information of Singapore (MCI) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) aimed at reforming the digital government network as well as promoting human capital development. ...

Foreign direct investment (FDI) in Cambodia reached 197.8 trillion riels, ($48.4 billion) between 2018-2023, said the National Bank of Cambodia (NBC) on Tuesday. ...

On 19 June 2024, the Ministry of Interior issued an announcement on additional services on passport issuance on their official social media site. The Ministry of Interior has informed the public about additional services on the provision of passports in order to increase the efficiency ...

The Financial Transparency Corridor (FTC) Initiative between Cambodia and Singapore was launched in Singapore this evening to catalyse increased trade and cross-border related financial services between small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the two countries. ...

Cambodia received 2.11 million foreign tourists in the first four months this year, up 23 percent compared to the same period last year, a Ministry of Tourism report showed on Monday. ...

In April, the Royal Government of Cambodia collected 2,090 billion riels ($508 million) in revenue, which is equivalent to 7.15 percent of the 2024 annual budget expectation, as per data published by the Ministry of Economy and Finance. ...

Cambodian businesses face more basic infrastructure problems like electricity outages than their ASEAN peers, according to a recent World Bank report. ...

Senate President Hun Sen recently called for steps to further strengthen economic ties between Cambodia and Malaysia even as he expressed satisfaction with the growth of investment from Malaysia and the bilateral trade volume, especially Malaysia’s purchase of rice from Cambodia. ...

On 11 June 2024, Open Development Cambodia Organization (ODC) conducted a full-day training session in Siem Reap city, Siem Reap province, for the project “Strengthening Informal Economies and Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in Cambodia through Open Data and Digital Literacy,” funded by the Center ...

Cambodia and Singapore are committed to fostering their cooperation in promoting bilateral investment by starting from priority areas for mutual socio-economic benefits. ...

The Prime Ministers of Cambodia and Singapore agreed to promote stronger and more prosperous cooperation. The agreement was reached during a bilateral meeting between Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet and Singaporean Prime Minister Lawrence Wong on June 18, 2024. ...

The Ministry of Education, Youth, and Sports supports the initiatives by the Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training to modernise the Technical and Vocational Education Training (TVET). ...

On 18 June 2024, the National Bank of Cambodia issued a joint media release on the start of Financial Transparency Corridor (FTC) Initiative between Cambodia and Singapore on their official social media site.According to the press, the National Bank of Cambodia (NBC) and the Monetary ...

On 17 June 2024, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation issued a press release regarding the Samdech Thipadei Prime Minister’s official visit to Singapore on their official website. According to the press, Samdech Moha Borvor Thipadei Hun Manet will lead a high-level delegation to ...

Cambodia has recorded a trade surplus with Vietnam in the first five months of 2024, making Vietnam the second biggest market for Cambodia’s products after the US. ...

The Cambodian Foreign Ministry said on Thursday that Cambodia and Cuba have vowed to strengthen ties and broaden cooperation through concrete actions under existing bilateral agreements. ...

A number that might be of concern in Cambodia’s banking system is its loans versus deposits. For 2023, Cambodia’s banks total loans outstanding was $57.6 billion and total deposits $47.9 billion.  ...

Heng Sour, Minister of Labour and Vocational Training of Cambodia met Miyazaki Masahisa, Minister of Labour and Welfare of the Kingdom of Japan in Geneva, Switzerland on Monday to discuss means to further strengthen the bilateral in the field of labour. ...

The Ministry of Health has issued an advisory on the recent rise in cases of COVID-19 and influenza in Cambodia. ...

PM Hun Manet is asking public and private universities to increase cooperation for joint research and mutual study visits with both national and international universities. ...

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has provided approximately $4.8 billion for 207 development activities in Cambodia as of December 31, 2023, significantly contributing to the country’s socio-economic progress since its first loan in 1970. ...

The Ministry of Environment has finalised a feasibility study and plans to build a large-scale nursery in Preah Jayavarman-Norodom Phnom Kulen National Park, spanning three hectares, which can produce three million seedlings per year. ...