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PM urges banks, MFIs to ease debt burden of returning workers
Prime Minister Hun Manet Saturday called on the Association of Banks in Cambodia (ABC) and the Cambodia Microfinance Association (CMA) to explore ways to ease the financial burden on Cambodian workers returning from Thailand, particularly those facing outstanding debts with financial institutions. ...
Sum Manet
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501700860/pm-urges-banks-mfis-to-ease-debt-burden-of-returning-workers/
Nutrition roadmap to cut children wasting to 5%, raise wellbeing
The Health Ministry launched the Fast Track Roadmap for Improving Nutrition 2023–2030 on June 13 to tackle malnutrition in children under five by 2030 and speed up universal access to quality nutrition interventions during middle childhood and adolescence, for women of reproductive age, and during ...
Sangeetha Amarthalingam
https://kiripost.com/stories/nutrition-roadmap-to-cut-children-wasting-to-5-raise-wellbeing
Domestic workers seek equal rights, social protection
A forum by Independent Democratic Association of the Informal Economy (IDEA) and Oxfam, in conjunction with International Domestic Workers Day on Sunday, saw workers call for measures and solutions from policymakers. ...
Sangeetha Amarthalingam
https://kiripost.com/stories/domestic-workers-seek-equal-rights-social-protection
Cambodia asks Thailand during JBC meeting to settle four disputed areas at ICJ
Cambodia asked Thailand to take their border dispute to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) during the Cambodian-Thai Joint Boundary Committee (JBC) meeting in Phnom Penh, while rejecting Thailand’s use of a unilateral map that Cambodia alleges is the “root of ongoing tensions”. Both sides ...
Seoung Nimol
https://cambojanews.com/cambodia-asks-thailand-during-jbc-meeting-to-settle-four-disputed-areas-at-icj/
Hun Sen appeals to government response to Thai border restrictions
Senate president Hun Sen, leader of the ruling Cambodian People’s Party (CPP), has once again addressed the Royal Government of Cambodia in light of Thailand’s recent unilateral decision to restrict access to its border checkpoints with Cambodia. ...
Hong Raksmey
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/hun-sen-appeals-to-government-response-to-thai-border-restrictions
World Bank shrinks Cambodia’s economic growth forecast to 4.0%, urges diversification
Global and domestic challenges, shifting trade policies, a prolonged downturn in the real estate sector and tightening credit cycles have presented significant obstacles for Cambodia’s economy. ...
Phnom Penh port sees 30% jump in container traffic Jan-May
More than 200,000 containers passed through Phnom Penh Autonomous Port (PPAP) in the first five months of 2025, an increase of nearly 30% compared to the same period in 2024. ...
Hin Pisei
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/phnom-penh-port-sees-30-jump-in-container-traffic-jan-may
Calls for Cambodia to hold firm to ICJ stance, as June 14 JBC talks loom
Ahead of Saturday’s June 14 Joint Boundary Commission (JBC) meeting, Cambodia has firmly stated its intention to bring disputes over four border areas to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) at the Hague, while Thailand insists on resolving the matter through existing bilateral negotiations. ...
Niem Chheng
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/calls-for-cambodia-to-hold-firm-to-icj-stance-as-june-14-jbc-talks-loom
Government announce financial support from imprisoned mothers, pregnant women
The government has announced a new policy which will see financial support provided to incarcerated women who are pregnant or have children under two living with them in prison. ...
Phak Seangly
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/government-announce-financial-support-from-imprisoned-mothers-pregnant-women
Five admit involvement in $36.9M scam and laundering ring in Cambodia
Despite five men pleading guilty in the US to being involved in a multi-million dollar scam and money laundering operation in Cambodia, according to the US Department of Justice, the Kingdom’s Ministry of Interior refutes claims that scam centres exist in the country, arguing that ...
Mao Sreypich
https://kiripost.com/stories/five-admit-involvement-in-369m-scam-and-laundering-ring-in-cambodia
World Bank slashes Cambodia’s GDP growth to 4% in 2025
The bank sees setbacks from falling demand and high levels of uncertainty in exports, trade policy, and macro financial instability from high NPL ratios — all of which compelled its decision to cut economic growth to four percent for 2025 in its June report, from ...
Sangeetha Amarthalingam
https://kiripost.com/stories/world-bank-slashes-cambodias-gdp-growth-to-4-in-2025
UNICEF calls for stronger safeguards for migrant children facing exploitation risks
On World Day Against Child Labour, UNICEF is calling for stronger cross-border protections for migrant children, as a new report highlights the heightened risks of trafficking, exploitation and child labour they face – especially those migrating between Cambodia and Thailand – amid ongoing climate and ...
Kiripost staff
https://kiripost.com/stories/unicef-calls-for-stronger-safeguards-for-migrant-children-facing-exploitation-risks
Trade snags, economic concerns after Thai border restrictions
Logistics firms and analysts are warning of trade snags and economic disruption in border towns after Thai authorities slashed operating hours at key land border crossings with Cambodia, citing security concerns. ...
Seoung Nimol
https://cambojanews.com/trade-snags-economic-concerns-after-thai-border-restrictions/
Imprisoned activist Seng Theary halts hunger strike, her fourth since 2022
A prominent human rights advocate Seng Theary, who is serving a six-year prison term, halted her 14-day hunger strike on the ninth day due to health concerns, as civil society groups called for her release. ...
Khuon Narim
https://cambojanews.com/imprisoned-activist-seng-theary-halts-hunger-strike-her-fourth-since-2022/
Australia, Japan combine to boost Cambodian cashew industry
Australia and Japan are collaborating to strengthen Cambodia’s cashew industry by helping improve processing capabilities, while the quality and flavour of the Kingdom’s nuts. In 2024, only about 5 per cent of the Kingdom’s harvested cashews were processed domestically, with the vast majority exported before ...
Hin Pisei
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/australia-japan-combine-to-boost-cambodian-cashew-industry
Nine-province, $95M sanitation infrastructure project breaks ground
The Ministry of Rural Development has officially launched a major construction and rehabilitation project which focuses on clean water supply and rural sanitation. ...
Phak Seangly
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/nine-province-95m-sanitation-infrastructure-project-breaks-ground
Education ministry announces pilot of new grade 10+ pathways
The Ministry of Education, Youth, and Sports is preparing to pilot new “education pathways” from grade 10 and up, to help students make informed decisions about their future careers. ...
Hong Raksmey
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/education-ministry-announces-pilot-of-new-grade-10-pathways
Thais share border restrictions as ICJ case preparations get underway
The Thai embassy in Phnom Penh has announced stringent new measures to restrict operating hours at multiple land border crossings between Thailand and Cambodia, even as tensions at the border reportedly eased after both side “adjusted” their forces at the border. ...
Niem Chheng
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/thais-share-border-restrictions-as-icj-case-preparations-get-underway
Sokha calls for vigilance amid Cambodian-Thai border tensions
On June 10, Minister of Interior Sar Sokha issued a statement urging heightened vigilance and comprehensive preparations to address the escalating tensions along the Cambodian-Thai border. ...
Hong Raksmey
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/sokha-calls-for-vigilance-amid-cambodian-thai-border-tensions
Dozens of affected families of Sesan Dam seek compensation, but gov’t says the offer has ended
Some 40 indigenous people celebrated World Environment Day, while calling on the authorities and stakeholders to address an unresolved compensation demand lasting nearly 10 years. ...
Khuon Narim
https://cambojanews.com/dozens-of-affected-families-of-sesan-dam-seek-compensation-but-govt-says-the-offer-has-ended/
Cambodia’s international trade up 20%, surpasses $25 billion
The total value of Cambodia’s imports and exports rose by nearly 20%, pushing international trade volume in the first five months of 2025 to over $25 billion. China accounted for nearly one-third of the total. ...
Hin Pisei
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/cambodia-s-international-trade-up-20-surpasses-25-billion
CDC project approvals almost double Jan-May year-on-year
The Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC) approved 59 investment projects – with a value of more than $800 million – in May this year, bringing the total number of approved investment projects in the first five months of 2025 to nearly 300. ...
Hin Pisei
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/cdc-project-approvals-almost-double-jan-may-year-on-year
Labour ministry urges inspections of worker transport vehicles, drivers
The Ministry of Labour is continuing to urge the relevant authorities and the Ministry of Public Works and transport to conduct regular inspections of the large vehicles which are used to transport factory workers, as well as their drivers, in order to reduce traffic accidents ...
Environment ministry warn of dangers of plastic use, burning waste
The Ministry of Environment has issued a warning about the health and environmental impacts of increasing plastic waste, especially the burning of plastic bags, which produces toxic smoke that can cause respiratory diseases, and even cancer. ...
Phak Seangly
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/environment-ministry-warn-of-dangers-of-plastic-use-burning-waste