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On 12 March 2020, the Phnom Penh Water Supply Authority has released an announcement addressing the concern over water supply usage in the up coming dry season. The announcement told the public to save and limited the usage of clean water. Since Phnom Penh is ...

On 12 March 2020, the Ministry of Environment (MoE) released a public announcement on dissemination​ of​ the updated​ documents​ for​ environmental​ and​ social​ safety in the implementation of the project “Sustainable Landscape and Ecotourism in Cambodia”, in the purpose to increase public awareness and getting ...

Petrol and diesel prices will continue to decrease this year in Cambodia due to global tensions, Ministry of Commerce spokesman Seang Thay said. ...

Garment workers whose jobs suspended due to raw material shortages are now allowed to delay their loan repayments to the commercial banks and microfinance institutions (MFIs). ...

The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) and the Ministry of Industry and Handicraft (MIH), in partnership with the Republic of Korea, have conducted a training programme to sensitize policymakers to the requirements for upgrading the country’s quality infrastructure (QI). ...

Siem Reap authority has planned a mass spraying of disinfectant at key locations including schools in the provincial city as part of its COVID-19 containment effort. ...

The General Department of Taxation (GDT) has collected more than $1 million in fines from more than 5,000 vehicles that have not paid their 2019 tax on time.​ ...

The Embassy of Sweden yesterday inked an agreement with Raoul Wallenberg Institute (RWI) of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law to strengthen human rights education in the Kingdom’s academic institutions.   ...

The Kingdom has detected a total of five COVID-19 cases after a British couple aboard Viking Cruise Journey tested positive for virus. ...

The Council for the Development of Cambodia has approved 15 investment projects in several provinces worth at least $530 million.​ ...

The Cambodia Rice Federation (CRF) has requested the state-run Rural Development Bank of Cambodia (RDB), reserve an additional $30 million to purchase paddy from the Kingdom’s rice farmers during the upcoming harvest seasons. ...

The Kingdom has won the Pacific Area Travel Writers Association’s International Travel Award for Best Destination despite the global coronavirus outbreak that has dampen the global tourism industry. ...

On 12 March 2020 the Ministry of Health has posted an announcement on its official Facebook page addressing the positive COVID-19 cases of two passengers on the Viking Cruise Journey. According to the announcement, one 73 years old English man (husband) and one 69 years ...

On 10 March 2020 the Ministry of Health has issued an announcement addressing the COVID-19 positive case on a 65 years old English lady who is a passenger on Viking Cruise Journey  in Kompong Cham province. The ship sailed from My Tho habour of Ho ...

Australia-listed Emerald Resources NL has entered into an investment committee approved term sheet with Sprott Private Resource Lending II LP to provide a $60 million facility that will be used to finance the Okvau Gold Project in Mondulkiri. ...

The Kampong Cham provincial Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries is looking for the owner of a tractor involved in clearing wetlands at Cholkiri district’s Peam Chhkork commune, to send him to court for legal action. ...

The General Department of Taxation (GDT) has announced that companies wanting to benefit from tax cuts resulting from the country’s double taxation avoidance (DTA) agreements must send in their applications before March 31. ...

Malaysia’s leading Insurance and Takaful Company Etiqa has started operations in Cambodia, allowing the local people to experience a fast and easy way to get insured. Etiqa has entered the Kingdom upon seeing the vast potential the local market has to offer, with 97% of ...

The Ministry of Mines and Energy has unveiled a project which will convert waste materials to energy in Phnom Penh. A study on the waste materials for conversion will also be conducted simultaneously. ...

The Garment Manufacturers Association in Cambodia (GMAC) said on Wednesday that 12 more Chinese ships transporting raw materials for garment industry will arrive in Cambodia this week. ...

Nearly 800 textile factory workers in Kampong Speu province yesterday protested because their employer allegedly fled after failing to pay all wages and severance payments. ...

City Hall is temporarily allowing trucks to transport goods during daytime in the capital to facilitate the much-needed flow of raw materials from Sihanoukville to garment factories in Phnom Penh, according to GMAC. ...

The National Police yesterday said it will strengthen its campaign to clamp down on individuals spreading fake news about the COVID-19 outbreak on social media.​ ...

The Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications of Cambodia (MPTC) has asked regulators to explore the possibility of telecom operators Kingtel and Seatel jointly running as providers on Cambodia’s new 5G network. ...