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Preah Sihanouk provincial authorities are building a case to send a group of 10 suspects to court for allegedly instigating around 300 people to encroach on state land in the Southern Cardamom National Park in Cham Srey village of Kampong Seila district and commune.​ ...

The 19th ASEAN Military Intelligence Meeting (AMIM-19), hosted by Cambodia under the theme “Solidarity for Harmonised Security”, was concluded in Phnom Penh yesterday. ...

The Covid-19 pandemic has forced villagers in Prey Moul commune’s Khleng Por village of Kampong Chhnang province’s Rolea Ba’ier district to flock to the forests and valleys in the province to find medicinal plants to sell via brokers to people who need them for traditional ...

Minister of Water Resources and Meteorology Lim Kean Hor has requested that Mekong River water data be shared to accurately measure the impact of the river’s flow on the social and economic wellbeing of the region. ...

The National Committee to Combat Money Laundering and the Financing of Terrorism and Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction has instructed all units acting as judicial authorities to set up standard operating procedures and cooperate with relevant institutions in their investigations. ...

On 14 March 2022, the Ministry of Commerce issued a press release on the result of the workshops and roundtable for the dissemination and training on law on combating the financing of proliferation of weapons of mass destruction. The Ad-Hoc Sub-Committee for the Implementation of ...

Eight of the 11 union leaders and members who were formerly employed at the NagaWorld integrated resort and were arrested for organising protests over their layoffs were released on bail by the Phnom Penh Municipal Court on March 14. ...

The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries has distributed a total of 3,000 tonnes of emergency reserve rice to help more than 7,000 households in provinces hit hard by the Covid-19 pandemic. ...

Twelve beach side lifeguard towers were inaugurated at Sihanoukville’s Ochheuteal Beach 2 on March 14 to make it easier to supervise tourists visiting the beach or bathing in the sea, bringing the total to 16. ...

Officials from multiple institutions on March 14 met to finalise the draft sub-decree on the management of advertisements on products and services intended to control those that are fraudulent or misleading for consumers. ...

The Ministry of Public Works and Transport has held a series of discussions with electricity providers and sustainability organisations to support the development of policies that will encourage mass use of electric vehicles (EV) in Cambodia.   ...

An awareness campaign communicating the details of two new anti-money laundering laws launched by several ministries has been underway ahead of Cambodia’s Financial Action Task Force (FATF) evaluation, in which the Kingdom is expected to be removed from the organisation’s money laundering “grey list”.   ...

Cambodia and the EU have renewed their pledge to enhance bilateral trade and investment ties in spite of the lingering economic fallout from the Covid-19 pandemic. ...

A senior Ministry of Information official refuted a report released by the Cambodian Centre for Independent Media (CCIM) which claimed that press freedom in Cambodia in 2021 was worse than in 2020.   ...

Specialists from the Ministry of Health have collected samples from the area where a child contracted the influenza A/H9 “bird flu” for further testing while advising individuals to avoid all non-essential contact with poultry.   ...

The World Bank has approved $113 million in new financing to improve access to quality healthcare in Cambodia focusing on poor and vulnerable people and supporting effective responses to health crises.   ...

On 14 March 2022, the Women’s Digital Entrepreneurship issued a press release on women’s digital entrepreneurship programme (WDE) episode 12: “Women in Agribusiness”.The 12th episode of the WDE dialogue entitled “Women in Agribusiness” was held on 11th March 2022 with a distinguished guest speaker, Ms. ...

The Ministry of Rural Development has said more than 3,000 kilometres of roads in rural areas were repaired and maintained in 2021. ...

In the first two months of this year, the General Department of Taxation has collected about $512 million in taxes, an increase of more than 22% when compared to the same period last year. ...

The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership will boost Cambodia’s export by 9.4 percent to 18 percent yearly, contributing to up to 3 percent annual economic growth. ...

Officials in Preah Sihanouk province arrested 10 people over land grabbing in Kampong Seila district. Reports said almost 300 people were involved in the land encroachment in the province. ...

Authorities in Cambodia said the government has distributed nearly $600 million in aid to the poor under the social protection plan. ...

On 11 March 2022, the National Committee for Combating COVID-19 issued a notification on the distribution of COVID-19 medicine “Molnatris”.COVID-19 medicine “Molnatris” will be distributed from 14 March 2022 for $ 50 per box at private hospitals, clinics, pharmacies and sub-pharmacies. ...

Teams from the Tonle Sap Authority (TSA)’s Department of Supervision, Trade and Conservation are making an inventory of the fishing gear in the Tonle Sap Lake area to document what equipment is available. ...