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In a recent interview with China state-owned Phoenix TV, Prime Minister Hun Sen shared that he believes three significant achievements have characterised his time in office. ...

In a move set to revolutionise Cambodian agriculture, entrepreneur Chan Dara has become a pioneer, bringing Starlink’s high-speed internet to the Kingdom. ...

The Youth Health Mobile App has currently been accessed by nearly 50,000 people across Cambodia, with most users residing in Phnom Penh, and Siem Reap and Kampong Cham provinces, according to the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport. ...

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation has stated that ‘the 2023 general election is a true reflection of Cambodia’s democratic maturity with its exceptional voter participation and its election legitimacy as attested by the diversity of national and international observer teams.’ ...

A representative of the National Election Committee (NEC) reported that about 440,000 spoilt ballots had been logged over the July 23-24 period. ...

623 property ownership certificates were distributed to 332 families in Kdei Ta Chen village, Treal commune, Tang Kork district on July 20, 2023, so that they have the legal right to own and use them. ...

The Coalition of Cambodian Farmer Community (CCFC), led by Theng Savoeun, has received permission from the Ministry of Interior to resume temporary operations, pending a court decision to restore full legal rights. ...

The Preah Vihear Provincial Administration has announced a campaign to measure and distribute 335ha of land in Pheareaketch village in Preah Vihear town’s Pahal commune. ...

The National Election Committee (NEC) expressed a renewed sense of optimism in its recent meeting with representatives from Japan. ...

A former Candlelight Party Member, who joined the ruling Cambodian People’s Party (CPP) in June, fled Cambodia earlier this month due to fear and security concerns after he decided to leave the ruling party. ...

Prime Minister Hun Sen’s Facebook account was reactivated by Thursday morning, three weeks after Meta’s Oversight Board announced it recommended his Facebook and Instagram accounts be suspended for six months. ...

Ms. Somart Sokhaii is Bunong. She is among a few indigenous people to have succeeded in her higher education with a bachelor’s degree in Laws. ...

Cambodia has appreciated the International Organization of La Francophonie (OIF) for sending its observers for the country’s 7th general election to take place on Jul. 23. ...

Officials of the Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC) on Tuesday disseminated the new Law on Investment to the members of the Travel Goods and Leather Association (CTLA) and Cambodia Footwear Association (CFA). ...

The Mahanikaya and Dhammayut Nikaya Committee wants all monks to exercise their right to decide the fate of the nation in Sunday’s National Election. ...

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen said on Thursday that some 333 foreign observers and dignitaries from 65 countries and international institutions will visit the country to observe the seventh general election, to be held on Sunday. ...

Prime Minister Hun Sen has extended warm welcome to all the observers for the upcoming National Election in Cambodia. ...

Defence Minister Tea Banh reassured citizens that tensions along the Cambodian-Vietnamese border have eased and returned to normality. ...

As Sunday’s general election approaches, the Candlelight Party (CP) has publicly distanced itself from online calls for people to spoil their election papers. ...

National Bank of Cambodia deputy governor Chea Serey clarified on July 16 that a recent memorandum of understanding with China’s UnionPay was not an agreement to legalise the Chinese yuan in the Kingdom or the Cambodian riel in China. Rather, it permits mobile payments using ...

Cambodia imported a total of $456.673 million worth of “rot’yon” -class automotive motor vehicles in the first half of 2023, down 19.90 per cent year-on-year from $570.099 million, according to the Ministry of Commerce. ...

The Securities and Exchange Commission of Cambodia (SERC) last week formally rolled out an online program simultaneously allowing interested individuals to open investor accounts with the government agency and set up trading accounts with the Cambodia Securities Exchange (CSX), according to CSX market operations director ...

The National Bank of Cambodia (NBC) is set to hold its 134th liquidity-provided collateralised operation (LPCO) on July 25, making 90 billion riel ($22 million) available to local financial institutions in need of liquidity, through an auction to buy US dollars. ...

In a bold stride towards boosting the information and communication technology (ICT) skills of the Kingdom’s young population, the Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training and the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) have put pen to paper on a new agreement. ...