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Calls for swiftlet house owners to apply for Chinese export licenses
The Cambodian government has urged the owners of swiftlet nest houses and processing facilities who wish to export edible bird’s nests to the Chinese market to apply for the necessary paperwork. Applications can be made through the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, as part ...
WHO praise Cambodian healthcare priorities, successes
Cambodia has reaffirmed its alignment with the mission of the WHO and its role as a strategic partner, having achieved significant success in its fight against Covid-19. ...
Phak Seangly
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/who-praise-cambodian-healthcare-priorities-successes
Inland commercial fishing season ends as ‘closed season’ begins Sunday
The 2025 closed fishing season will begin this Sunday, June 1st, at the end of this week. During this period, freshwater commercial fishing is banned, and only the use of household-scale fishing equipment is permitted. ...
Phak Seangly
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/inland-commercial-fishing-season-ends-as-closed-season-begins-sunday
Commerce ministry: Despite imported materials, goods made here are Cambodian
Next month, the second round of negotiations regarding the Trump administration’s 49% “reciprocal” tariffs on Cambodian goods will resume. Although the US appeared to have calculated the tariff rate based on the trade deficit, the origin of goods was likely a decisive factor. ...
Niem Chheng
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/commerce-ministry-despite-imported-materials-goods-made-here-are-cambodian
Canadian trade delegation aims to expand investment, bilateral business
Economists observe that an upcoming visit by Canada’s Commissioner for Trade and Investment to Cambodia at the end of May will bring positive results for the Kingdom, by expanding bilateral trade and attracting direct investment from Canada. ...
Stung Treng dolphin festival, boat races underway this weekend
Cambodia will organise the first-ever “Mekong Dolphin Festival and Kayak Races” at the Prek Rumkel Ecotourism Community in Stung Treng province this weekend, as part of efforts to promote tourism during the “green season”. ...
Hin Pisei
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/stung-treng-dolphin-festival-boat-races-underway-this-weekend
Newest arrival brings Cambodian Mekong dolphin population to 111
A Mekong dolphin calf was spotted in Kratie province on Sunday May 25. According to the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, the newborn was about 2 days old. ...
Phak Seangly
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/newest-arrival-brings-cambodian-mekong-dolphin-population-to-111
Ouk Mao vows to intensify forest protection efforts after release
Despite a combination of more than 10 legal complaints landing him in prison for 10 days, Ouk Mao says he not afraid and has not lost his willingness to protect Cambodia’s natural resources. ...
Phak Seangly
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/ouk-mao-vows-to-intensify-forest-protection-efforts-after-release
Environment ministry busts over 30 water polluters so far this year
More than 30 factories and companies were identified as improperly discharging liquid waste in the first five months of the year. ...
Phak Seangly
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/environment-ministry-busts-over-30-water-polluters-so-far-this-year
Environment journalist Uk Mao determined to expose illegal logging after release on bail
Environmental journalist Uk Mao, an indigenous minority, pledged to continue protecting the forest and exposing illegal logging activities following his release on bail on Sunday — his determination praised by civil society organizations and press freedom groups. ...
Khuon Narim
https://cambojanews.com/environment-journalist-uk-mao-determined-to-expose-illegal-logging-after-release-on-bail/
Urgent action needed to dismantle scam compounds in Cambodia and Southeast Asia – UN
UN experts are sounding the alarm over a humanitarian crisis unfolding in Southeast Asia, urging immediate, human rights-based action to dismantle scam compounds—including in Cambodia—where hundreds of thousands of people are “trafficked, trapped, and forced into online criminal operations”. ...
Seoung Nimol
https://cambojanews.com/urgent-action-needed-to-dismantle-scam-compounds-in-cambodia-and-southeast-asia-un/
Land Ministry, involved in Angkor evictions, proposes new plan to resolve land use disputes, minister says
The Land Ministry, which was heavily involved in the relocating of thousands of Angkor Wat residents – a process rights groups condemned as forced – is now pushing a new mechanism to address long-running land use disputes among remaining communities, according to the minister. ...
Information Ministry accuses NGOs, press groups for politicizing journalist Uk Mao’s case
The Ministry of Information has criticized non-governmental organizations and press groups for “pursuing their own political agendas”, portraying negative press freedom in Cambodia, in relation to jailed environmental journalist Uk Mao’s case. The ministry claimed that Mao “violated journalistic ethics”. ...
Khuon Narim
https://cambojanews.com/information-ministry-accuses-ngos-press-groups-for-politicizing-journalist-uk-maos-case/
Vocal critic Heng Sithy extradited to Cambodia on ‘blackmail’ charges
Former Okhna Heng Sithy, who has levelled accusations of corruption and complicity in online scam operations at senior members of the Cambodian government, has been extradited from Russia to face charges of “aggravated blackmail”. He arrived in the Kingdom last night, May 24. ...
Post Staff
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/vocal-critic-heng-sithy-extradited-to-cambodia-on-blackmail-charges-
Banking sector unites for cybersecurity workshop
As cyber threats continue to grow in complexity and scale, protecting the financial sector has become an urgent priority for Cambodia. ...
Hong Raksmey
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/banking-sector-unites-for-cybersecurity-workshop
Media urged to prioritise safeguarding of children in reporting
Journalists and editors from leading Cambodian media outlets gathered today, May 23, for a landmark training session on the ethical and responsible portrayal of children and youth in media coverage. ...
Hong Raksmey
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/media-urged-to-prioritise-safeguarding-of-children-in-reporting
Civil servant census aims to improve efficiency, root out ‘ghosts’
The Cambodian has announced plans for a large-scale census of civil servants and will update the organisational structure of government institutions – including ministries, legislative bodies, public education institutions and healthcare officials – nationwide. ...
Niem Chheng
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/civil-servant-census-aims-to-improve-efficiency-root-out-ghosts-
September date confirmed for Techo International Airport
The Cambodian government has announced that Techo International Airport will commence operations on September 9. ...
Hin Pisei
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/september-date-confirmed-for-techo-international-airport
Chinese tourists touch down ahead of ‘Cambodia-China Tourism Year’ celebrations
A group of 1,000 Chinese tourists has arrived in Cambodia to participate in the official opening ceremony of the “Cambodia-China Tourism Year”, which will take place in Phnom Penh from May 23–25. ...
Police seek Thai cooperation to extradite activist
Cambodian authorities have announced that they intend to seek the cooperation from Thai authorities to extradite a Cambodian woman named Chou Chhin, who they say broadcast misleading information about the Kingdom’s ongoing trade negotiations with the US, via her “Women Overseas” Facebook page. ...
Phak Seangly
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/police-seek-thai-cooperation-to-extradite-activist
Official calls for media to fact check to ensure social justice
Ministry of Information spokesman Tep Asnarith has expressed concerns over the spread of misinformation regarding a recent tragic case that appalled the Kingdom – the murder of a 14-year-old school girl. ...
Hong Raksmey
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/official-calls-for-media-to-fact-check-to-ensure-social-justice
Kampong Speu factory ordered to end use of filthy furnace
Ministry of Environment officials have determined that a factory belonging to Tong Kang (Cambodia) Co., Ltd. is polluting the air around it. According to a May 23 statement from the ministry, a furnace at the factory – which produces components or shoes – has adversely ...
Phak Seangly
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/kampong-speu-factory-ordered-to-end-use-of-filthy-furnace
CamboJA News wins Anthony Lewis Prize for exceptional rule of law journalism
CamboJA News has been awarded the World Justice Project’s Anthony Lewis Journalism Prize, recognizing our investigative reporting and daily coverage of issues undermining the rule of law in Cambodia. ...
CamboJA Staff
https://cambojanews.com/camboja-news-wins-anthony-lewis-prize-for-exceptional-rule-of-law-journalism/
Factory numbers up 12.5% under Manet
In the first 20 months of Prime Minister Hun Manet’s seventh-mandate government, the number of large factories in Cambodia has swelled by an eighth. The Kingdom was home to approximately 40,300 large enterprises in August 2023, when the government was formed. By April this year, ...
Hin Pisei
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/factory-numbers-up-12-5-under-manet