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The World Bank has greenlit an initiative that will enhance education for over 1.7 million Cambodian children through the Basic Education Improvement Project, with $105 million in financial support. ...

A preliminary investigation by the Anti-Corruption Unit (ACU) into suspected leaks of the Grade 12 mathematics exam on August 29 has determined that the leaked documents were 80 to 100 per cent identical to the actual test. ...

Cambodia and Vietnam are working to boost bilateral trade activities through enhanced cooperation in key sectors and focused efforts to overcome challenges. In the first seven months of 2025 alone, bilateral trade between the two countries reached nearly $5 billion. ...

The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has forecast that Cambodia’s rice production for the 2025–2026 season could reach approximately 13.9 million tons, about 10 per cent above the five‑year average. Red corn, a key raw material for animal feed production, may top 1.4 million ...

Cambodian and Thai civil society groups have released a joint statement urging the Thai government to release 18 Cambodian soldiers who were captured by the Thai army, stating it is in defiance of the ceasefire agreement signed by both sides. ...

Cambodia has urged US investors to capitalise on emerging trade advantages and a rapidly improving business climate, following a high-level working meeting between Deputy Prime Minister Sun Chanthol and a United States Congressional delegation led by Congresswoman Beth Van Duyne of Texas. ...

Cambodia recorded a total of 214 sarus cranes in 2025, marking the highest number since 2020 and reflecting around a 20 per cent increase compared with the 2024 census. The figure also showed a 37 per cent rise over 2022, according to a statement released ...

The former Nong Chan refugee camp was located on Khmer territory during the 1980s and 90s. No Thai civilians lived there, and no Thai military were stationed there. A canal marked the boundary between Cambodia and Thailand, according to locals who often visited Nong Chan, ...

Seventy-three civil society groups in Cambodia and Thailand have called on the Thai government to immediately and unconditionally release captured Cambodian soldiers, so that peace may be maintained and the soldiers can be reunited with their families and loved ones. ...

Senior Minister Ly Thuch has highlighted the urgent need for clearing the explosive remnants of war (ERW) left from the recent five-day armed conflict between Cambodia and Thailand, in a meeting with the new UNDP representative. These remnants include air-dropped bombs, cluster bombs and artillery ...

Prime Minister Hun Manet has expressed his gratitude for the proactive support of Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim in facilitating the ceasefire between Cambodia and Thailand. ...

More than $9 million from the Mineral Fund has been spent — or has been earmarked for — building over 100 local infrastructure projects during the past decade. ...

A bomb is relatively harmless when secured in military stockpiles but becomes a grave danger when dropped, especially in residential areas.​ ...

The Ministry of Environment has announced plans to promote the planting of “giant king grass” as an alternative energy source to curb the use of native firewood, expand green cover and help improve the livelihoods of communities in protected areas. ...

With paddy prices hitting below 600 riels per kilogram, farmers who have rented lands are facing considerable losses of 500,000-1,000,000 riels ($125-$250) per hectare. Many of the affected farmers are now considering returning to Thailand for work and income security. ...

Cambodia has launched a strategy to strengthen and expand its rice exports to ASEAN countries and China, with the long-term goal of reaching one million tons of rice exports per annum, according to the president of the Cambodia Rice Federation (CRF). ...

The Cambodian Human Rights Committee (CHRC) has called for their Swedish counterparts to oppose the sale of Swedish company Saab’s Gripen warplanes to Thailand. The same family of fighter jets were used for the first time ever in combat, when the Thai air force deployed ...

Experts in the tourism sector believe that five new memorandums of understanding (MoUs) between Chinese and Cambodian tourism bodies have the potential to drive Chinese visitor numbers up. ...

Cambodia on Thursday rejected Thai reports that its troops recently planted a landmine that wounded a soldier near Ta Krabey Temple along the Oddar Meanchey border, an act that would violate Phnom Penh’s commitment to ban anti-personnel mines. ...

Youth and children’s organisations are pushing for the government to swiftly implement the Child Protection Law to help protect the nation’s young, as the country’s Kids Rights Index falls by four ranks. ...

Government revenue collection, through the General Department of Customs and Excise (GDCE), the General Department of Taxation (GDT), and non-tax revenues, in the first half of 2025 showed consistent positive growth, with an overall increase of 14%. ...

Deputy Prime Minister and First Vice President of the Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC), Sun Chanthol, has suggested that Plenary Group explore the investment potential of developing a convention and exhibition centre in Cambodia, modelled after the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre (MCEC) ...

A total of 52 companies and factories were subjected to legal measures by the Ministry of Environment during the first half of 2025. These measures included fines, correction orders, and in some cases, a complete suspension of production activities. ...

The Anti-Corruption Unit (ACU) has reported on the progress of today’s high school diploma examinations, describing the situation in exam centres as “100% good”. ...