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The Department of Environment in Kampong Thom province has issued a denial regarding allegations of illegal gold mining operations recently reported in the media, claiming they occurred within the Prey Lang Wildlife Sanctuary, located in Kratie province. ...

Two Cambodian digital applications were recognised with top honours at the recent 2025 ASEAN Digital Awards, held during the 5th ASEAN Digital Ministers’ Meeting (ADGMIN) in Thailand. ...

The Royal Government has recently implemented two specific and direct and indirect measures to assist farmers, particularly to stabilise the price of rice during the upcoming Chinese and Vietnamese New Year celebrations, a period when demand may decline. ...

A new $6.5 million landfill in Banteay Meanchey province is officially open for business. The 11 hectare site will be in use until 2040 and is expected to improve environmental management and promote sanitation in the towns and villages around the Tonle Sap Lake. ...

The Coordinating Committee for Informal Economy Development (CCIED), in collaboration with the UNDP, ILO, and the Cambodia-Australia Partnership for Resilient Economic Development (CAPRED), Monday organized a consultation workshop to establish a Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Framework for the National Strategy for Informal Economy Development 2023-2028. ...

NatureLife Cambodia and the Davane Company jointly launched an expansion agreement for the “Crane Rice” project on January 8. ...

Freshwater fish production in the Kingdom increased by around 10 per cent year-on-year in 2024, claimed Dith Tina, Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries. ...

A herd of Asian elephants, including a calf, was recorded on a camera trap recently in the central Cardamom Mountains. ...

Forty new rangers, including 13 women, have successfully passed their recruitment exams and been added to the ranger force in Keo Seima Wildlife Sanctuary. ...

The registration of eight community forest areas, encompassing a total land area of 12,984 hectares, has been supported by the Tumring REDD+ Project. In addition, a 27,508-metre artificial boundary canal was excavated around the community forests last year. ...

Discussions about the resumption of the “Angkor Sentinel” military exercises between the US and Cambodia may take place in February during an upcoming visit to the Kingdom by the commander of the US Indo-Pacific Command Commander. ...

A total of seven new farmer water user communities (FWUCs) will be established in 2025, bringing the total number across the Kingdom to almost 600. ...

The first Children’s Climate Risk Index (CCRI) has reported that nearly two million Cambodian children are facing climate change-related threats, especially floods, droughts and heat waves. ...

In 2024, members of the National Social Security Fund (NSSF) utilised the fund’s healthcare services approximately 7.77 million times, amounting to an expenditure of about $162.55 million. ...

New government sub-decree redefines the roles and responsibilities of the Ministry of Inspection. ...

Former tycoon Heng Sithy, who made a series of corruption allegations against senior government officials and families of the ruling party, has been arrested at the Russian border. ...

About 20 farmers in Battambang’s Mong Russey district blocked part of National Road 5 on Jan. 13, urging the government to secure a market for their recently harvested white paddy rice – a strain the Agriculture Ministry has labeled low-value for export. ...

China has been Cambodia’s largest source of foreign investment, accounting for almost 50 percent of the total investment amount last year, according to a report from the Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC). ...

Cambodia’s exports to the United States surged to nearly $10 billion from January to December 2024, up 11 percent compared to the previous year, according to a recent report from General Department of Customs and Excise of Cambodia. ...

The Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC) approved 10 special economic zone (SEZs) investment projects worth $850 million in 2024, creating approximately 4,000 jobs, said a CDC report on Friday. ...

Cambodia’s steel imports jumped almost 70 percent last year, driven by one of the fastest-growing construction sectors in Southeast Asia. ...

Cambodia exported goods worth approximately $26.19 billion last year, up 15.7 percent from $22.64 billion in 2023, a report from the General Department of Customs and Excise of Cambodia (GDCE) showed last Friday. ...

Cambodia’s exports of garments, footwear and travel goods (GFT) earned the country a record $13.74 billion in 2024, an increase of 23.78 percent compared to the same period last year, the latest trade data of the General Department of Customs and Excise (GDCE) showed. ...

Cambodia has produced a total volume of 39 million tonnes of crop production nationwide in 2024, up 7.4 percent from 36.3 million tonnes in 2023, a report from the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries showed on Monday. ...