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PM invites potential Japanese investors to visit Cambodia in person
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet has invited on Japanese investors to visit Kingdom in person to better assess the country’s potential and explore investment opportunities. He also encouraged the establishment of a Japanese Special Economic Zone (SEZ) in Cambodia. ...
Cambodia demands Thais investigate border shooting, slated to take border dispute to ICJ
Government plans to bring its border dispute with Thailand to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) has garnered support from the former prime minister and the general public, while the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation has demanded that Thailand investigate the May 28 ...
Shattering glass sandbags: First Cambodian women UN commander in Lebanon
Lieutenant Colonel Sorm Leangy broke new ground, as Cambodia’s first female unit commander deployed to the UN peacekeeping mission in Lebanon. ...
Hong Raksmey
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/shattering-glass-sandbags-first-cambodian-women-un-commander-in-lebanon-
Joint statement between the Kingdom of Cambodia and Japan
On 30 May 2025, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation issued a joint Statement between the Kingdom of Cambodia and Japan.The two countries stressed the important of expanding and deepening the “Comprehensive Strategic Partnership” between the two countries, including the co-creation of economic and ...
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation
Jan-May mine, ERW casualties down one third on ’24 figures
In the first five months of the year, Cambodia recorded 20 casualties of landmines and explosive remnants of war (ERW), marking a 33 per cent decrease compared to the same period in 2024, when 30 people fell victim to the hidden reminders of the Kingdom’s ...
Phak Seangly
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/jan-may-mine-erw-casualties-down-one-third-on-24-figures
Concerns over declining population of rare duck
Cambodia is home to fewer than 100 white-winged ducks, out of an estimated global population of just 800. A recent three-day field survey found only a single individual returning to its roost. ...
Phak Seangly
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/concerns-over-declining-population-of-rare-duck
Information ministry issues reminder about defence reporting
A Ministry of Information spokesperson has reminded all media representatives — professional, non-professional and social media users — to avoid publishing information that could harm national security, damage relations with other countries or endanger law enforcement officials and personnel as they carry out their duties. ...
Hong Raksmey
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/information-ministry-issues-reminder-about-defence-reporting
Press release on the meeting between the Foreign Ministers of the Kingdom of Cambodia and the Kingdom of Thailand
On 30 May 2025, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation issued a press release on the meeting between the Foreign Ministers of the Kingdom of Cambodia and the Kingdom of Thailand.The two ministers noted that following the meeting between the commanders of the two ...
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation
Joint press release on the 4th inter-sectoral meeting on agriculture-water-rural
On 29 May 2025, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries issued a joint press release on the 4th inter-sectoral meeting on agriculture-water-rural.The meeting was organized to review the progress of work on coordinating the implementation of priority policy programs and activities related to modern agricultural ...
Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
Op-Ed: protect children: unmask the appeal and get rid of e-cigarettes
Mango, bubble gum and milkshake these are not just childhood treats. They are e-cigarette flavours designed to hook a new generation on nicotine. From Asian metropolises to small Pacific islands, these products are infiltrating communities, fuelling one of today’s most urgent public health crises: the ...
CamboJA Staff
https://cambojanews.com/op-ed-protect-children-unmask-the-appeal-and-get-rid-of-e-cigarettes/
Conservation win: Illegal fishing crackdown driving rise in dolphin population
Officials at the Kampi Irrawaddy dolphin conservation area in Kratie province are reporting that a decline in illegal fishing activities has resulted in an increase in the dolphin population, with new births and no deaths recorded this year. ...
Phak Seangly
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/conservation-win-illegal-fishing-crackdown-driving-rise-in-dolphin-population
A statement on the Cambodia-Thailand talks regarding the armed clashes between the two countries' armies
On 29 May 2025, Ministry of National Defense issued a statement on the Cambodia-Thailand talks regarding the armed clashes between the two countries’ armies.Following the armed clashes between the Cambodian and Thai armies, the Commander of the Royal Cambodian Army and the Commander of the ...
Ministry of National Defense
CDC shares Cambodia’s investment potential with Canadian trade envoys
Sun Chanthol, Deputy Prime Minister and first vice-president of the Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC), has extolled the Kingdom’s attractive investment climate to a high-level delegation from Canada’s Ministry of International Trade. ...
Infrastructure bank president confident Cambodia’s economy will continue to grow
Jin Liqun, president of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) has expressed interest in expanding cooperation with Cambodia in several sectors, noting that he has confidence that the Kingdom’s economy will continue to grow resiliently and sustainably. ...
Preah Sihanouk investment incentive programme continues to grow
An additional 10 investment projects with a total capital of $154 million will receive special incentives from the Royal Government under the “Special Investment Promotion Program in Preah Sihanouk Province”. This brings the total number of projects benefiting from the programme to 297. ...
Eight-year old recovers from severe dengue fever as outbreak sweeps Preah Vihear
An 8-year-old boy suffering from a severe case of dengue fever has recovered after receiving life-saving treatment at Jayavarman VII Hospital in Siem Reap. ...
Phak Seangly
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/eight-year-old-recovers-from-severe-dengue-fever-as-outbreak-sweeps-preah-vihear
RCAF: Cambodia will remain military presence at scene of armed clash
Cambodia will not retreat nor remain unarmed at the site of yesterday’s exchange of fire in Preah Vihear province’s Choam Ksan district, which left one Cambodian soldier dead. ...
Niem Chheng
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/rcaf-cambodia-will-remain-military-presence-at-scene-of-armed-clash
Border clashes: PM calls for calm, warns of defense
Cambodia’s Prime Minister Hun Manet has asked for calm after fighting broke out between Cambodian and Thai soldiers killing one Cambodian yesterday. However, he also stressed that Cambodia will use force to defend its borders in the event of an emergency. ...
Yatt Malai
https://kiripost.com/stories/border-clashes-pm-calls-for-calm-warns-of-defense
CMAC rock Banteay Meanchey with controlled explosion
A specialised team from the Cambodian Mine Action Centre (CMAC) safely destroyed 45 pieces of unexploded ordnance (UXO) in a controlled explosion on May 28. The war-era munitions were buried in a rice field in Treal village, of Thma Puok district’s Kok Kathin commune. ...
Phak Seangly
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/cmac-rock-banteay-meanchey-with-controlled-explosion
Hun Sen: Disputed border area is Cambodian territory; I visited in 2009
Senate president Hun Sen has confirmed that the area in Preah Vihear province where yesterday morning’s clash between Thai and Cambodian soldiers occurred is Cambodian territory. The exchange of fire resulted in the death of one Cambodian soldier. ...
Niem Chheng
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/hun-sen-disputed-border-area-is-cambodian-territory-i-visited-in-2009
Cambodia, Thailand military commanders to meet tonight after fatal shooting incident
The border commanders of the Cambodian and Thai armies are scheduled to meet this evening, May 29 to ease tensions in the Mom 3 area of Choam Khsant district, Preah Vihear province, following the death of a Cambodian soldier during a brief exchange of fire ...
Hong Raksmey
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/cambodia-thailand-military-commanders-to-meet-tonight-after-fatal-shooting-incident
Press release on outcomes of the Second ASEAN-Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Summit and the ASEAN-Gulf Cooperation Council-China Summit
On 28 May 2025, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation issued a press release on outcomes of the Second ASEAN-Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Summit and the ASEAN-Gulf Cooperation Council-China Summit.On 27 May 2025, at the invitation of His Excellency Dato’ Seri Anwar Ibrahim, Prime ...
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation
Press release on outcomes of the 46th ASEAN Summit
On 27 May 2025, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation issued a press release on outcomes of the 46th ASEAN Summit.On 26 May 2025, at the invitation of His Excellency Data’ Seri Anwar Ibrahi, Prime Minister of Malaysia, Samdech Moha Borvor Thipadei HUN Manet, ...
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation
Press release on the clash between the Cambodian army and the Thai army on 28 May 2025
On 28 May 2025, Ministry of National Defense issued a press release on the clash between the Cambodian army and the Thai army on 28 May 2025.The clash took place in Techo Morakot village, Morakot commune, Choam Ksan district, Preah Vihear province, with the Thai ...
Ministry of National Defense
