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Koh Kong province on Tuesday officially launched the construction of two rural road sections worth more than $5 million, a development expected to strengthen ecotourism connectivity and stimulate local economic activity in one of Cambodia’s key green growth regions. ...

On 19 November 2025, the General Department of Identification issued an announcement on the solutions regarding the issue of personal identification data errors. To understand the origin of the data error, the procedure for correcting the data, and solutions for the present as well as ...

On 19 November 2025, the Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC) issued a press release regarding the Cambodia-Germany Development Cooperation Talks 2025. The Royal Government of Cambodia (RGB) and the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany, with H.E. Chhieng Yanara and Ms. Christina ...

On 18 November 2025, the UN Women issued a press release highlighting that digital violence against women and girls is rapidly intensifying, while nearly half of the global female population still lacks legal protection from online abuse. The statement warns that forms of digital violence, ...

On 18 November 2025, the Cambodian Human Rights Committee (CHRC) issued a statement condemning the continuous actions of the Thai Armed Forces against Cambodian civilians, which were cruel, inhumane, and in blatant violation of international human rights and humanitarian law. This statement was released publicly ...

The Cambodian Mine Action and Victim Assistance Authority (CMAA) has emphasised that in order for Cambodia to achieve its goal of becoming “mine-free by 2030”, the country requires sustained political will, adequate resources and innovative methods, which must be supported generously by friendly nations and ...

Cambodian and Thai technical teams convened at the Poipet International Gate on Tuesday to advance preparations for erecting temporary markers along a section of their shared border, following the recent approval of the Technical Instruction (TI) form by the Joint Border Committee (JBC). ...

Cambodia has called for an increase to the flow of climate finance and pledged its strongest commitment to responding to global climate change at the 30th UN Climate Change Conference (COP30), being held from November 10-21 in Belém, Brazil. ...

The draft budget law 2026 focuses on protecting sovereignty and territorial integrity, mitigating revenue decline and addressing a decrease in state reserves. It was presented to a National Assembly (NA) commission on November 17 for inspection, and to allow lawmakers to ask questions to clarify ...

On 17 November 2025, the Ministry of Mines and Energy issued a press release on the signing ceremony of mineral investment agreement. The ministry has signed two additional mineral resource investment agreements with Renaissance, a project that is a testament to the progress between the ...

Thirty Vietnamese nationals have been taken in to custody by a Cambodian authorities during raids on two suspected online scam centres in Svay Rieng province’s Bavet town. ...

On 18 November 2025, the Cambodian Human Rights Committee issued a statement condemning the continuing acts committed by the Thai Armed Forces against Cambodian civilians – acts that are cruel, inhumane, and in blatant violation of international human rights and international humanitarian law. ...

Cambodia’s rapid rise as a regional digital leader is drawing growing admiration across ASEAN, with several member states expressing strong interest in adopting the Kingdom’s innovative verify.gov platform, said the Minister of Post and Telecommunications Chea Vandeth. ...

The Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF) has issued a circular enforcing the mandatory use of electronic invoices for public institutions under the Cambodia E-Invoicing System, marking a key step in the government’s broader digital transformation agenda. ...

On 17 November 2025, the Ministry of Tourism issued an announcement on the organization of the 4th national ecotourism forum from 24 to 25 November 2025 in Siem Reap Province. The forum will bring together key stakeholders from the public and private sectors, national and ...

A planned meeting of the Joint Technical Working Group, on the implementation of technical instructions for temporary border demarcation in the areas of Prey Chan and Chouk Chey villages, has been postponed by one day, to November 18. ...

Senate president Hun Sen has enquired about the views of the UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Cambodia, regarding the continued detention of 18 Cambodian soldiers who were captured by Thai forces on July 29, a day after the ceasefire took ...

On 15 November 2025, the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries (MAFF) issued a press release on the protection and conservation of the Mekong River Irrawaddy dolphins. The ministry confirmed that over the last year, from 13 November 2024 to 13 November 2025, there have ...

On 16 November 2025, the Cambodia Human Rights Committee (CHRC) issued a press release detailing the outcome of the 4th Special Meeting of 2025 of the ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR), which took place in Malacca, Malaysia, from 10-14 November 2025. The meeting, ...

A successful three-day Data Literacy Training for Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) was held in Phnom Penh from November 11 to 13, 2025. Organized as part of the Strengthening CSOs to Take Action on Economic Governance (SCAEG) project, co-funded by the European Union, the workshop brought ...

Cambodia and Thailand’s unresolved maritime overlap in the Gulf of Thailand – an energy-rich zone worth an estimated $300 billion – remains stalled despite over two decades of negotiations, as political sensitivities, sovereignty disputes and domestic pressures continue to obstruct the implementation of the Memorandum ...

In the past year, not a single Mekong Irrawaddy dolphin death was recorded, marking one of the most unprecedented conservation successes in more than 20 years. Conservation groups celebrated this achievement with the “Mekong Dolphin Day” event, which featured a giant dolphin sculpture made entirely ...

The Cambodian Red Cross (CRC) President Bun Rany Hun Sen, has authorised on Friday a significant humanitarian aid package targeting 1,925 vulnerable families across the northeastern provinces of Kratie and Stung Treng. ...

Deputy Prime Minister Prak Sokhonn, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MFAIC), will attend the 46th Ministerial Conference of La Francophonie (46th CMF), to be held on Nov. 19-20, 2025, in Kigali, Republic of Rwanda. ...