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The Ministry of Education, Youth, and Sport has instructed all provincial and municipal education departments, school development committees and primary school management committees to organise reading competitions at the primary school level. ...

Cambodia is expected to see a 6.6-percent rise in its economy in 2024 from 5.6 percent in 2023, the country’s Prime Minister Hun Manet said here on Tuesday. ...

Cambodia’s commitment and efforts in unleashing the broader ASEAN market and beyond cropped up for discussion on Monday evening during the cocktail networking event of the Cambodia-ASEAN Business Summit (CABS) at Sofitel Phnom Penh Phokeethra in the capital. ...

Relevant stakeholders gathered at the National Open Data Conference to discuss how open data about people with disabilities (PWD) can be utilised to help support the needs of the vulnerable group. ...

Some 1.8 billion Khmer riel and US dollar digital transactions valued at $492 billion were recorded in 2023, which rose over 600 million from 1.1 billion transactions in 2022, the National Bank of Cambodia (NBC) said on March 29. This significant increase, an economist opined, ...

In a collaborative effort to bolster delivery of public services and foster greater citizen participation, the Secretariat of the National Committee for Sub-National Democratic Development (NCDD) and World Vision recently convened a forum in Phnom Penh. ...

The Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport, in collaboration with the IT Academy STEP Cambodia and DVV International Cambodia, is set to host the first national lifelong learning forum titled “Digital Technology Represents Lifelong Learning Opportunities” on March 28. ...

Conservationist working groups have urged participation in protecting and conserving important coral habitats following the first-ever observation of coral reef spawning in Cambodian seawaters. ...

Following the announcement that The Phnom Penh Post, and Post Khmer, its Khmer language sister paper, will cease publication in print form on March 29, several social observers, government officials, intellectuals and readers were prompted to share their thoughts at the end of more than ...

Three villagers from Cambodia traveled to Thailand to file documents against one of the world’s largest sugar manufacturers, Thai-owned Mitr Phol Sugar Co Ltd, at a Thai court on Wednesday. ...

Non-state actors have raised concerns about the limited sharing of public data by the government due to a lack of trust, as well as zero quality or standard of data. ​ ...

Minister of Industry, Science, Technology, and Innovation Hem Vanndy said the government is committed to promoting micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) access to finance and motivating informal SMEs to register into the formal economy. ...

On the occasion of World Tuberculosis (TB) Day, Prime Minister Hun Manet delivered a message celebrating Cambodia’s remarkable strides in combatting the disease, as the country marks a 45% reduction in both deaths and new infections. ...

UNICEF Cambodia, in collaboration with the Ministry of Social Affairs, Veterans, and Youth Rehabilitation, unveiled yesterday an innovative digital campaign in a bid to safeguard Cambodian adolescents from the threat of online sexual predators. ...

The Joint Forces continued to crack down on natural resource crimes in Pursat province on March 21, 2024. ...

UNICEF Cambodia, in collaboration with the Ministry of Social Affairs, Veterans, and Youth Rehabilitation, unveiled yesterday an innovative digital campaign in a bid to safeguard Cambodian adolescents from the threat of online sexual predators. ...

In a week-long crackdown on natural resource crimes in Cardamom mountain areas, the Ministry of Environment managed to reclaim 626,662 hectares of land encroached in Veal Veng and Phnom Kravanh districts of Pursat province and arrested four suspects. ...

In a bid to meet United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, Prime Minister Hun Manet has outlined a number of recommendations to enhance support and care for persons with disabilities (PWDs) in Cambodia. ...

Cambodia and France will join hands to organise a roadshow in the European country to attract more investors to the Kingdom. ...

The General Department of Taxation launched its e-Administration, the smartphone-based app application where taxpayers can check and track their tax payment documents. ...

About 85 percent of the rural population in Cambodia now have access to clean water supply and sanitation, Prime Minister Hun Manet said here on Wednesday. ...

More than 10,000 tourists woke up at 5am yesterday to visit Angkor Wat temple in Siem Reap to watch the Spring Equinox sunrise. ...

National Bank of Cambodia (NBC) governor Chea Serey announced an increase in electronic transactions and payments in Cambodian riel for 2023, noting that they were 44% higher than in 2022. ...

The private sector has expressed support for the plan to establish a green special economic zone (SEZ) in Koh Kong province, viewing it as a role model for others to emulate. Cambodia currently utilises “almost 70%” clean energy nationwide. ​ ...