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The Economic Census 2022 has revealed that the number of establishments operating in Cambodia has jumped 49 percent in the last decade, with about 99 percent owned by Cambodians. ...

The government, working with the Siem Reap Provincial Administration, plans to start a free public bus service between Siem Reap city and the Run Ta Ek Development Zone next week to facilitate travel and reduce costs for residents. ...

Kampong Thom provincial governor Nguon Ratanak recently led the planting of over 60 young tree saplings in Stung Sen garden, situated along the namesake river. ...

The Kantha Bopha Children’s Hospital provided examinations and operations for nearly 100,000 children and offered pregnancy check-ups for over 8,000 women in December, with all treatments free of charge and without discrimination. ...

From Nov. 14, 2023 to Jan. 1, 2024, a total of 106,868 people has registered as members of the Voluntary Contribution Health Care Social Security Scheme Fund (Voluntary Contribution Scheme), administered by the Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training. ...

A Senior Ministry of Justice official has said that the ministry will investigate claims made by rights group ADHOC about “serious delays” in court cases. ...

A meeting chaired by Minister of Rural Development Chhay Rithisen discussed measures to improve the quality of rural roads and infrastructure. ...

Small and Medium Enterprise Bank of Cambodia Plc (SME Bank), which is currently reviewing its $50 million budget support for pandemic-hit tourism players in Siem Reap province was asked to consider providing loans to cruise boat businesses along the Tonle Sap River. ...

 The Court of Appeal will hear former opposition leader Kem Sokha’s appeal against his treason conviction this January 30, as civil societies call on the new government to restore the political situation and human rights in the country. ...

 A report by NGO Sahmakum Teang Tnaut Organization (STT) revealed that people who are forcibly evicted from their homes without proper resettlement are burdened with debt, have low access to food, while children experience disruptive education and are subject to child labor. ...

Thai authorities arrested 10 Cambodian refugees while attending the Paris Peace Agreement course in Bangkok on December 29, with seven of them being held at Suan Plu Immigration Detention Center while awaiting intervention by the UNHCR. ...

On Dec. 20, the Fair Finance Coalition, the NGO Forum on Cambodia (NGOF), and Oxfam in Cambodia issued studies on gold mining businesses at six locations in Preah Vihear, Ratanakiri and Mondulkiri provinces. ...

A recent report on gold mining operations in Cambodia has kicked up inadequacies in reporting standards and absence of enforcement, revealing a huge lag in environmental, social and governance (ESG) practices in the industry.​​ ...

Fair Finance Cambodia (FFC), a coalition originally created to help secure funding for the well-being of the country’s most vulnerable, has recently published a comprehensive study titled “Environmental, Social and Corporate Governance (ESG) Compliance” on the gold mining industry in the Kingdom. ...

Economists and business leaders anticipate a dynamic 2024 for Cambodia’s industrial sector, with the government expecting it to outpace services and agriculture, driven by a wave of new investment projects. ...

Six Chinese companies have expressed interest in establishing cashew processing plants in Cambodia, with one specialising in producing Cashew Nut Shell Liquid (CNSL), according to the Cashew Nut Association of Cambodia (CAC). ...

Cambodia is set to offer tax incentives for another two years on rubber exports, starting from January 1, 2024, aiming to encourage cultivation and support growers and exporters in the face of declining prices due to a drop in international demand. ...

Ministry of Health secretary of state Or Vandine, along with the World Health Organisation (WHO), continue to encourage individuals to remain vaccinated and receive Covid-19 boosters. ...

As the government ambitiously sets its sights on becoming an upper-middle-income country by 2030 and a high-income one by 2050, it urged all stakeholders to join hands and prioritise key strategies, embracing the challenge to transform the vision into reality. ...

Cambodia’s version of a central bank digital currency (CBDC) and online banking and mobile payments app, Bakong, has seen its adoption levels grow in leaps and bounds to surpass 10 million accounts. ...

Türkiye and Cambodia have taken another step to developing closer ties with the signing of a new agreement to boost cooperation in the inspection sector. ...

From 19-21 December 2023, the Forestry Administration of the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, the Ministry of Environment (MoE), the UN-REDD Programme and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) jointly organized the Projects Completion Workshop on the ‘UN-REDD initiative on ...

Cambodia earned $789.75 million from the exports of rubber and articles made of rubber in the January to November period of 2023, recording an increase of 74.5 percent compared to the same period last year, according to the latest trade data of the General Department ...

The number of deaths and injuries resulting from fires across Cambodia increased significantly in 2023 compared to the previous year. ...