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On 14 October 2025, the Cambodia Human Rights Committee (CHRC) issued a public announcement quoting the leaders of two political parties: Mr. Kavannavee Suebseang of the Justice Party and Mr. Natthapong Ruangpanyawut of the People’s Party. Both leaders spoke out against the use of disturbing ...

Following the death of a South Korean student in Kampot province, South Korean police plan to launch a “Korean Desk” in Cambodia to handle cases involving Korean nationals, citing difficulties in cooperation with Cambodian police. ...

Deputy​ ​Prime​ ​Minister​ ​Prak​ ​Sokhonn​ ​told​ ​Thailand​, ​Malaysia​ ​and​ ​the​ ​US​ ​in​ ​a​ ​meeting​ ​facilitated​ ​by​ ​the​ ​latter​ ​two​ ​that​ ​Cambodia​ ​reaffirms​ ​its​ ​commitment​ ​to​ ​the​ ​ceasefire​ ​and​ ​other​ ​terms​ ​of​ ​agreements​ ​although​ ​territorial​ ​issues​ ​persist​ ​at​ ​the​ ​border​ ​with​ ​Thailand. ​ ...

Hak Serey, RGPPSEZ senior manager for CS Marketing and PR, explained that since its inception in 2006, the zone has aimed to become a leading hub for manufacturing companies in various industries, while simultaneously creating crucial employment opportunities for Cambodians. Nearly 20 years later, the ...

Minister of Water Resources and Meteorology Thor Chetha inspected the site this morning, October 13, and determined that it breached laws governing the distance from shorelines and riverbanks for such structures.   ...

Cambodia’s Online Business Registration Service has achieved a significant milestone, successfully registering 50,564 businesses with a total investment capital of $20.27 billion by September of this year, according to a report from the Ministry of Economy and Finance on Monday. ...

Bilateral trade between Cambodia and China exceeded $14.2 billion in the first nine months of 2025, marking a robust 27% increase compared to the same period last year, according to the latest figures from the General Department of Customs and Excise (GDCE). ...

The Royal Government and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), yesterday, discussed expanding economic cooperation, focusing on infrastructure expansion, digital transformation, and advancing Cambodia’s coastal industrial and logistics hub 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. ...

On 13 October 2025, the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries (MAFF) issued a press release on the conclusion of the EU Post-harvest Fisheries Development project (CAPFISH-Capture), which wrapped up with a lasting impact on the development of Cambodia’s fisheries sector. The Ministry of Agriculture, ...

On 13 October 2025, the Ministry of Interior (MOI) issued a press release detailing the investigation into the murder of Park Minho, a 22-year-old South Korean student. The victim’s body was discovered in a hearse in Kampot City on 8 August 2025, leading to the ...

On 13 October 2025, the Cambodian Human Rights Committee (CHRC) issued a public notice highlighting warnings and sequential acknowledgments from senior Thai officials. These officials recognized that the Thai side’s use of noise for intimidation and psychological harassment is a serious human rights violation.According to ...

The Ministry of National Defence, in coordination with the ASEAN Interim Observer Team (IOT), dispatched a field mission late on Saturday night to Banteay Meanchey province’s Chok Chey and Prey Chan villages, following reports that loudspeakers from the Thai side were broadcasting disturbing “haunted sounds” ...

Japan​ ​has​ ​granted​ ​$​183,588​ ​to​ ​two​ ​Cambodian​ ​organisations​ ​to​ ​boost​ ​emergency​ ​medical​ ​services​ ​and​ ​healthcare​, ​providing​ ​ambulances​ ​for​ ​fire​ ​rescue​ ​teams​ ​and​ ​medical​ ​equipment​ ​for​ ​a​ ​rural​ ​hospital​ ​under​ ​their​ ​KUSANONE​ ​programme​ ...

Cambodia exported nearly 596,341 tonnes of milled rice in the first nine months of 2025, up 33.7 percent from 445,913 tonnes in the same period last year, a report from the Cambodia Rice Federation (CRF) showed last Friday. ...

The One-Stop Agricultural Service (OSAS) is an important mechanism for reducing production costs towards increasing farmers’ income in rice production, said Yang Saing Koma, Secretary of State at the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF), on Friday. ...

The Royal Government of Cambodia has reaffirmed its commitment to deepening trade and investment relations with the United States following high-level meetings in Washington DC from October 6 to 9. ...

On 12 October 2025, the Cambodian Human Rights Committee (CHRC) released an announcement referencing a statement by Thai Senator Angkhana Neelapaijit. Her statement, which was cited by the Khaosod English newspaper that same day, addressed the Thai military’s reported use of noise for psychological intimidation ...

On 11 October 2025, the Cambodian Human Rights Committee (CHRC) submitted an appeal to the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) in Geneva, Switzerland. The appeal concerned the Thai military’s use of high-pitched noise, described as haunting sounds resembling a ...

The Royal Government Spokesperson Unit (RGSU) of the Kingdom of Cambodia issued a press statement condemning the actions of Thai forces on the morning of 10 October 2025, for allegedly encroaching upon Cambodian territory in Prey Chan village, Banteay Meanchey Province, by conducting a mine-clearing ...

On 8 October 2025, H.E. Mr. UENO Atsushi, Ambassador of Japan, and H.E. Mr. Prak Sokhonn, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, signed the Exchange of Notes for the ODA Yen Loan for the “Nirodh Water Supply Expansion Project, the ...

On 10 October 2025, the Ministry of Tourism announced the official launch of the new Training Certificate template to all ministries, institutions, tourism operators, and the general public. The new template was attached to the announcement.  ...

The Ministry of Health has launched the phased rollout of the Dapivirine vaginal ring (DVR-PrEP) — a new HIV prevention method for women at high risk of infection in Cambodia. The rollout was announced on Thursday, October 9, at the National Center for HIV/AIDS, Dermatology ...

 A government official said the long-awaited draft Law on Access to Information — also known as the A2I draft — has yet to be approved because the Ministry of Information is revising the Press Law and drafting a new law to Combat Fake News to ...