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Battambang limestone mountains on shortlist as natural heritage sites
Officials from the Ministry of Environment, Battambang provincial authorities, Fauna & Flora International (FFI) and development partners are currently assessing the possibility of beginning the process of listing two limestone mountain areas — Phnom Sampov and Phnom Banan — in Battambang as natural heritage sites. ...
Phak Seangly
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/battambang-limestone-mountains-on-shortlist-as-natural-heritage-sites
Cambodia, Singapore strengthen cross-border crime cooperation
Cambodia and Singapore have entered into a landmark agreement which aims to tackle the growing threat of transnational crimes head on. ...
Hong Raksmey
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/cambodia-singapore-strengthen-cross-border-crime-cooperation
Tina lauds reforestation efforts: 21 million saplings planted by Forestry Administration
The Forestry Administration – under the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries – has raised and planted over 21 million tree saplings using state funds, while millions more have been planted by citizens across the country. ...
Phak Seangly
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/tina-lauds-reforestation-efforts-21-million-saplings-planted-by-forestry-administration
Hun Sen: ‘Strange and rare’ for a country to conduct a poll on an enemy leader
It should be illogical – and indeed laughable – that Thailand’s National Institute of Development Administration (NIDA) conducted a poll among its citizens about a Cambodian leader while the two countries are involved in a dispute, noted Senate president Hun Sen. ...
Niem Chheng
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/hun-sen-strange-and-rare-for-a-country-to-conduct-a-poll-on-an-enemy-leader
King: Tree planting a ‘green investment’ that brings multiple benefits for humanity and the planet
On the occasion of this year’s July 9 National Tree Planting Day, His Majesty King Norodom Sihamoni shared how planting trees and all kinds of vegetation is a form of green investment in nature, offering a wide range of benefits for humanity and all living ...
Beware: AI-generated scams targeting charity donations
Recently, several social media users have shared images of a boy holding his little brother, alongside a picture of their mother who had supposedly passed away, claiming to raise money for humanitarian efforts to help orphans. ...
Hong Raksmey
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/beware-ai-generated-scams-targeting-charity-donations
New monitoring system aims to eliminate budgetary waste
The Ministry of Civil Service, in cooperation with other government institutions, has established a new monitoring mechanism for the disbursement of salaries and other allowances. The goal is to ensure the correct, targeted use of national funds in accordance with the government’s legal standards and ...
Post Staff
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/new-monitoring-system-aims-to-eliminate-budgetary-waste
Phnom Penh sets up anti-scam task force amid rising online scams
Phnom Penh has established a special committee to crack down on online scams, following an order from Prime Minister Hun Manet. ...
Sovann Sreypich
https://cambojanews.com/phnom-penh-sets-up-anti-scam-task-force-amid-rising-online-scams/
CDC predicts Jan-Jun approved projects will create 255,000 jobs
In the first half of 2025, the Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC) approved 373 investment projects with a total capital of approximately $5.8 billion. Nearly two-thirds of them were in the industrial sector. ...
US announces reduction in Cambodian ‘reciprocal’ tariffs, down to 36% from initial April rate
The US government has reduced the reciprocal tariff rate for Cambodian goods from 49% to 36%, marking the second-largest cut among ASEAN countries after Vietnam. ...
Hun Sen: ‘Thailand has dropped a rock on its own foot’
Cambodian Senate president Hun Sen has publicly commended Thai authorities for their recent operations targeting online crimes within their borders, noting that such actions will help stem the flow of cybercrime into Cambodia. ...
Hong Raksmey
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/hun-sen-thailand-has-dropped-a-rock-on-its-own-foot-
GDI reiterates: Cambodian passports not for sale
Since 1999, Cambodia has granted citizenship to over 5,000 foreigners, with an average of 200 people per year granted the privilege. Candidates must meet the required qualifications and fulfil the conditions stipulated in the Nationality Law. ...
Niem Chheng
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/gdi-reiterates-cambodian-passports-not-for-sale
Khmer wedding UNESCO application on schedule, despite Thai claims
The Ministry of Culture has shared positive progress in its ongoing application to register the traditional Khmer wedding, known as “Khmer Marriage, Khmer Wedding” on UNESCO’s World Intangible Cultural Heritage List. ...
Niem Chheng
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/khmer-wedding-unesco-application-on-schedule-despite-thai-claims
Landowner, tractor operator detained for clearing protected forest
Two individuals — a landowner and a tractor operator — have been detained by the Kampong Chhnang Provincial Court for more than a month for their involvement in the illegal clearing of protected forest land on Phnom Neang Kangrei, in Kampong Leng district. ...
Phak Seangly
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/landowner-tractor-operator-detained-for-clearing-protected-forest
Five companies ordered to stop polluting public water sources
The Ministry of Environment has ordered at least five companies and farms across three provinces to immediately cease the discharge of liquid waste that is polluting public water sources, under threat of legal action. ...
Phak Seangly
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/five-companies-ordered-to-stop-polluting-public-water-sources
ACU: Over $10M in civil servant salaries overpaid past 3 years
Over the period from 2022 to 2024, more than $10.7 million in salary payments were found to have been overpaid to civil servants at both the national and sub-national levels, say the Anti-Corruption Unit (ACU). Over $9 million has reportedly been recovered. ...
Phak Seangly
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/acu-over-10m-in-civil-servant-salaries-overpaid-past-3-years
Two workers die at Cambodia’s largest granite quarry, but details remain hidden
Two male workers have died after a rock face collapsed at Cambodia’s largest granite quarry, with no public announcement made by the company or its chairman, tycoon Tang Kuonghow. ...
Chhim PichBormey
https://kiripost.com/stories/two-workers-die-at-cambodia-largest-granite-quarry
CDC predicts Jan-Jun approved projects will create 255,000 jobs
In the first half of 2025, the Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC) approved 373 investment projects with a total capital of approximately $5.8 billion. Nearly two-thirds of them were in the industrial sector. ...
Thai traders protest $300M losses, urge urgent resolution of border crisis
Thai traders at Rong Kluea Market in Sa Kaeo province protested earlier today, demanding that the Thai government and authorities urgently negotiate to resolve the border issue, as the current one-month border shutdown has caused businesses in the provinces bordering Cambodia to suffer losses exceeding ...
Niem Chheng
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/thai-traders-protest-300m-losses-urge-urgent-resolution-of-border-crisis
Foreign ministry: Thailand continues to evade ICJ, misinterprets 2000 MoU
Cambodia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation has issued a formal clarification in response to what it described as a “misleading statement” from the Thai Ministry of Foreign Affairs concerning the ongoing Cambodian-Thai border disputes and the 2000 memorandum of understanding (MoU) on boundary ...
Hong Raksmey
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/foreign-ministry-thailand-continues-to-evade-icj-misinterprets-2000-mou
Precious cargo: Thailand appears to be stalling repatriation of 20 Artefacts
The Post takes a look at 20 long-awaited Khmer artefacts that that were looted from the Kingdom in the 1980s and 90s, before their seizure in Thailand in 2000. ...
Niem Chheng
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/precious-cargo-thailand-appears-to-be-stalling-repatriation-of-20-artefacts
Over 11 tonnes of illegally distributed meat seized over weekend
More than 11 tonnes of frozen meat product were confiscated over the weekend by the Animal Health and Production Crime Crackdown Task Force. The products were imported from Vietnam, with plans to distribute them domestically, without the appropriate permits. ...
Phak Seangly
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/over-11-tonnes-of-illegally-distributed-meat-seized-over-weekend
Calls for support of local agricultural sources
Mong Reththy, chairman of Mong Reththy Group, has called on Cambodians – especially those involved in animal feed processing – to increase their use of locally-sourced raw materials. ...
Hin Pisei
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/calls-for-support-of-local-agricultural-sources
King of fruits: China welcomes Cambodian durian exports
Cambodia can now officially export fresh durians to the Chinese market. On the evening of July 4, the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries announced that final permission had been granted by the General Administration of Customs of China (GACC), in accordance with a protocol ...
Hin Pisei
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/king-of-fruits-china-welcomes-cambodian-durian-exports