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Cambodia is expected to see the graduation from the Least Developed Country (LDC) status in 2029, two years longer than previously scheduled 2027. ...

The Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC) has approved 173 investment projects worth some $4 billion during the last six months, from September 2023 to February 2024. ...

The Ministry of Planning said that about 1.2 million poor people are receiving monthly social allowances from the government since 2006, and it is planning to have a digital record of the IDPoor cardholders. ...

Cambodia’s economic growth is forecast to strengthen in 2024 with continued moderating inflation, said an ASEAN+3 Macroeconomic Research Office (AMRO)’s regional economic outlook released on Monday. ...

Heang Nang Eng, 60, had a bad feeling when she first heard rumors about a canal project that would impact the Prek Ta Hing stream near where she lives. ...

About 50 civil society groups and unions called for the release of human rights activist Koet Saray, president of Khmer Student Intelligent League Association (KSILA), who has been placed in pre-trial detention. ...

The Royal Government of Cambodia (RGC) wants to transform Preah Sihanouk province into the next Shenzhen by reducing logistics costs, providing an investment incentive package and enhancing the development of human resources to attract investors, said Sun Chanthol, Deputy Prime Minister and First Vice-Chairman of ...

The Ministry of Water Resources and Meteorology, the authoritative body in such matters, announced that the experts of Laos have confirmed that there was no impact on the quality of the Nam Khan Rive and Mekong River caused by the overturning of chemical trucks. ...

The Ministry of Women’s Affairs has officially launched the sixth edition of the “Neary Rattanak Strategic Plan (2024-2028)” yesterday to promote gender equality and empower women in line with the government’s Pentagonal Strategy. ...

King Norodom Sihamoni issued a royal message to commemorate International Buddhist Day yesterday. ...

Hong Kong-based Sunwah Group, along with a group of leading investors, have evinced interest to invest in a range of areas including financial technology to smart city development and property and energy to tourism in Cambodia. ...

The construction sector achieved remarkable growth last year with constructed area and investment showing a positive growth. ...

The Ministry of Health issued guidelines for the public to protect themselves from heat-related illnesses and heat exhaustion as extreme hot weather conditions are set to prevail. ...

The Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport encouraged teachers to learn more about artificial intelligence (AI) to help develop the education sector in Cambodia. ...

The United States, as part of its ongoing commitment to help Cambodia achieve its objective of becoming a country free of landmines by 2025, has increased its financial assistance for the Kingdom’s mine clearance activities. ...

When it came to relief for special taxes (excise), value-added taxes and customs duties on imports – QIPs and SEZs received a disproportionate amount of customs tax relief, said a recent World Bank report. In 2020, QIPs took around 51 percent of total tax exemption, ...

Ministry of Public Works and Transport (MPWT) has launched emergency measures to prevent and curb railway accidents following the recurrence of frequent accidents on Cambodian railways. ...

The Indian government has so far rescued 250 citizens in Cambodia who were forced to run online scams. ...

KEAN SVAY, KANDAL PROVINCE, CAMBODIA — Five years ago, Lun Sam Ath took out a $12,000 loan to build a new wooden house and repay a previous loan that she had used to buy a motorbike. ...

The Ministry of Social Affairs, Veterans and Youth Rehabilitation and its partner organisations have conducted their final consultation on the draft National Strategic Plan on Disabilities 2024-28. ...

The latest SCB EIC report expects ASEAN CLMV nations, including Cambodia, to witness accelerated economic growth in 2024 due to increasing foreign direct investment compared to prior years. ...

The Ministry of Commerce (MoC) is making earnest efforts to reach out to uncharted African markets via the Middle East, while strengthening the existing major markets such as the United States, Canada, the European Union, and countries within the regional comprehensive economic partnership (RCEP). ...

Cambodia leads the growth projection in Southeast Asia in 2024, according to Seasia Stats based on Southeast Asia’s 2024 GDP growth projection from the IMF’s October 2023 Outlook and January 2024 update. ...

Digital technology professionals are in huge demand to meet the current and future job needs, as well as to contribute to economic growth and support the digital transformation process. ...