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Cambodia has been internationally recognised for its rich biodiversity and the Kingdom’s Biodiversity Index is 7.5 (MacKinnon, 1997) although a higher score may be attainable when inventories are more advanced. ...

Phnom Penh City Hall will re-impose a curfew, if it finds that locals or foreigners do not follow the health precautions or the administration’s measures to curb the spread of Covid-19.​ ...

Cambodia received an additional one million doses of Sinovac vaccine yesterday, the fifth batch that the government ordered from China. ...

The Ministry of Health’s Vaccination Committee chairwoman Or Vandine told Khmer Times yesterday that the nationwide vaccination rate is about 22 percent with more than two million people inoculated.   ...

Curfews and alcohol bans will to be lifted in “Yellow Zones” across the capital beginning today, Phnom Penh Capital Hall announced late Friday evening.   ...

Ratanakiri provincial health department has found 100 people contracted Chikungunya in O’Chum district. ...

Kampot pepper exports have weathered the economic storm created by COVID-19 and continue to remain a strong export product for the Kingdom, according to President of the Kampot Pepper Promotion Association (KPPA) Nguon Lay.   ...

The Governor of Phnom Penh,  Khuong Sreng, has announced that all  state markets in Phnom Penh will be permitted to reopen from May 24, 2021 onwards. ...

A new highway connecting Thailand and Cambodia is 70% complete, according to the Department of Highways. ...

Cambodia and Australia have reaffirmed their commitment to increase their two-way trade, advance their cooperation in the trade sector and other areas, especially their close relations ...

As Cambodia and other Asean nations are facing challenges brought on by new waves of the pandemic, hopes of foreign tourists returning to the region may not materialise, local tourism entrepreneurs have said. ...

Restructured loans at member institutions of the Cambodia Microfinance Association (CMA) totalled about $1.5 billion as of April, according to the organisation. ...

 Phnom Penh Authorities decided to extend the curfew for another week from today till May 27, with stricter enforcement. ...

Cambodia’s exports to South Korea maintained their growth in the first four months of this year, showing a recovery in demand for the Kingdom’s products as the two countries prepare to sign a  bilateral free trade agreement (FTA). ...

Singapore-based KrisEnergy will make its first shipment of crude oil to international markets this month with a batch of up to 300,000 barrels, according to Cheap Sour, director-general of Petroleum at the Ministry of Mines and Energy. ...

The Kampot Provincial Administration has decided to set up a commission for the suppression of fisheries offences. Provincial hall spokesman Vit Vathana told The Post on May 19 that the commission will carry out measures such as spreading the word about restricted conservation areas, educating ...

Minister of Education, Youth and Sports Hang Chuon Naron said Cambodia is fully committed to participating in Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) and to continue to participate in global efforts without leaving anyone behind. ...

The Ministry of Information has called on all media owners who have not yet registered fully to do so by the end of this year as failure to do so will result in their licences being revoked. ...

More than 40 families living in Boeung Khyang commune’s Kampong Talong village in Kandal province’s Kandal Stung district have set up tents to guard their rice fields and blocked a road into their village to prevent a construction company from using machinery to clear their ...

The APSARA National Authority (ANA) plans to release 11 birds from three rare species into the Angkor Archaeological Park’s forest and calls on the public to take care of all animals in the park. ...

Booming demand in the Vietnamese market has taken prices of OM 5451 paddy on a wild ride during and beyond the dry-season rice harvest season this year, according to industry insiders. ...

The French Government today granted EUR 1.5 million to the Mekong River Commission (MRC) to improve and expand its river monitoring network for better river monitoring and management of water infrastructure project operations along the mainstream and key tributaries of the Mekong.   ...

Phnom Penh authorities announced yesterday that as of today, the capital will be virtually free of Red Zones, because the number of Covid-19 infections has been steadily declining. ...

An attempt to remove a forest community leader has created unhappiness among environmental activists and the people of Mondulkiri province’s Andong Kraloeng village, Sen Monorom commune of O’Raing district.    ...