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MAFF and Chip Mong Bank sign $10M loan deal to boost modern agricultural communities
Chip Mong Bank and the Ministry of Agriculture have joined forces to launch a $10 million initiative to provide low-interest loans, helping farmers recover from falling rice prices, cut costs and boost competitiveness. ...
Thang Sinorn
https://kiripost.com/stories/maff-and-chip-mong-bank-sign-10m-loan-deal-to-boost-modern-agricultural-communities
International demining groups confirm border mines are old, not new
International demining organisations have backed Cambodia’s claim that mines discovered near the Thai border are “remnants of past conflicts”, not new deployments, with the issue being officially acknowledged by the Ottawa Convention committee. ...
Yatt Malai
https://kiripost.com/stories/international-demining-groups-confirm-border-mines-are-old-not-new
Cambodian 2025 economic growth forecast lowered to 5%
The negative impacts of US tariffs and the effects of the armed conflict along the Thai border have led to several challenges for Cambodia’s economic trajectory. The Ministry of Economy and Finance has reduced its economic growth forecast for 2025 to just 5.0%, down from ...
Hin Pisei
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/cambodian-2025-economic-growth-forecast-lowered-to-5-
CRF unveils roadmap to boost rice exports
The Cambodia Rice Federation (CRF) yesterday launched a five-year roadmap aimed at scaling up rice exports, expanding global markets, and diversifying the rice industry to boost farmers’ income and competitiveness. ...
Nhean Chamrong
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501745942/crf-unveils-roadmap-to-boost-rice-exports/
Cambodia launches rice export strategy
Cambodia is striving to diversify and expand its rice export markets. To this end, it has launched the “Cambodia’s Milled Rice Market Expansion and Export Diversification Strategy 2025–2030”. In 2024, the Kingdom exported over 650,000 tonnes of milled rice, generating nearly $500 million in revenue. ...
Hin Pisei
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/cambodia-launches-rice-export-strategy
Displaced Grade 12 exam candidates receive financial support; vow to work hard for success
More than 3,000 high school exam candidates in Oddar Meanchey and Preah Vihear provinces, who were affected by the recent border clashes between Cambodia and Thailand, have received over $60,000 in financial support from the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport. ...
Women’s ministry seeks expansion of rural eye care programmes
The Ministry of Women’s Affairs has asked the Fred Hollows Foundation Cambodia to expand its eye health care programmes into remote areas, with a particular focus on women and children, in order to help reduce the blindness rate to 0.35 per cent by 2030. ...
Phak Seangly
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/women-s-ministry-seeks-expansion-of-rural-eye-care-programmes
Tea Seiha: No leader should use people as shields for personal gain
Minister of National Defence Tea Seiha has rejected claims that the government concealed information about recent border tensions, stressing that Cambodia remains committed to the ceasefire and will not allow its people to be used for political manipulation. ...
Hong Raksmey
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/tea-seiha-no-leader-should-use-people-as-shields-for-personal-gain
NA approves amendment on citizenship revocation for treason
All 120 lawmakers present vote in favour of amendment in a plenary session chaired by Assembly President Khuon Sudary, with Prime Minister Hun Manet and Interior Minister Sar Sokha in attendance. ...
Torn Vibol
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501745261/na-approves-amendment-on-citizenship-revocation-for-treason/
Ministries consulting on draft of national master land use plan
At least 11 key ministries and government institutions have begun consultations on the management of the Angkor Archaeological Park and Tonle Sap Lake areas, ahead of preparing Cambodia’s first-ever national master land use plan covering all 1,652 communes nationwide. ...
Phak Seangly
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/ministries-consulting-on-draft-of-national-master-land-use-plan
Govt encourages fish farming to boost economy, exports
Permanent Deputy Prime Minister Vongsey Vissoth has called on fish farmers, collectors, distributors, exporters, and processing industries to strengthen their capacity, enhance productivity and quality, and improve services to meet market demands and standards. ...
Mom Kunthea
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501745224/govt-encourages-fish-farming-to-boost-economy-exports/
Ministries collaborate to ensure smooth, transparent Bac II exam
The Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport (MoEYS), in cooperation with six key ministries and institutions, is preparing to conduct the national Bac II examination on Thursday, for 146,720 candidates across Cambodia. ...
Hang Punreay
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501745251/ministries-collaborate-to-ensure-smooth-transparent-bac-ii-exam/
NA ratifies draft law on UN ocean biodiversity treaty
The National Assembly (NA) has adopted a draft law on the ratification of the Agreement on the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Marine Biodiversity beyond National Jurisdiction, under the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea. ...
Phak Seangly
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/na-ratifies-draft-law-on-un-ocean-biodiversity-treaty-
Banteay Meanchey governor protests Thai promises of titles for disputed lands
Banteay Meanchey governor Oum Reatrey has sent a formal letter to Parinya Phothisat, governor of Thailand’s Sa Kaeo province, protesting the planned issuance of land ownership certificates to Thai citizens. ...
Niem Chheng
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/banteay-meanchey-governor-protests-thai-promises-of-titles-for-disputed-lands
Seized computers, phones seen as key evidence to identify figures behind scam operations
Cambodia is intensifying its efforts to investigate and examine evidence related to online fraud and identify the shadowy figures behind these operations, according to the Ad hoc commission to combat online scams which launched a major campaign to suppress these crimes in late June. ...
Chinese investment driving Kampong Speu industrial expansion
Cambodia is strengthening its industrial base, thanks to fresh Chinese investment in Kampong Speu province. The launch of the ASEAN Building Materials Industrial Park and the signing of 11 new company agreements mark a turning point in the province’s transformation into the country’s second-largest industrial ...
Hong Raksmey
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/chinese-investment-driving-kampong-speu-industrial-expansion
Boycott of Thai products driving steep decline in bilateral trade
Thai military action has led many Cambodians to declare a boycott of Thai products. Despite the fell in sales, the owners of many large Thai brands and companies believe this trend will subside once border tensions are resolved. ...
Cambodia’s National Assembly passes citizenship law amid border tensions
Cambodia’s National Assembly on Monday passed a draft law to strip citizenship from individuals convicted of treason deemed harmful to the nation. ...
Chhorn Raksmey
https://kiripost.com/stories/cambodias-national-assembly-passes-citizenship-law-amid-border-tensions
Cambodia, Thailand vow to normalise the border situation
Cambodia and Thailand have agreed to a new push for stronger military cooperation, vowing to maintain regular communication and resolve all border issues peacefully. Importantly, they committed to rebuilding trust and ensuring a return to normal relations between the two countries. ...
Yatt Malai
https://kiripost.com/stories/cambodia-thailand-vow-to-normalise-the-border-situation
Beloved elephant passes away at Phnom Tamao
The Forestry Administration of the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries announced today that cherished female elephant “Lucky” passed away this morning, August 24, following the sudden onset of a serious illness on Friday evening. ...
Post Staff
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/beloved-elephant-passes-away-at-phnom-tamao
China’s Guangxi to support Cambodia in developing AI sector
The administration of Chinese Guangxi province will support the Kingdom and its educational institutions in developing its Artificial Intelligence (AI) sector alongside the adoption of other advanced emerging technologies. ...
Sreekanth Ravindran
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501744586/chinas-guangxi-to-support-cambodia-in-developing-ai-sector-2/
Kingdom pushes to boost cassava exports to Vietnam
Cambodia is moving to strengthen its cassava trade links with Vietnam as part of efforts to boost agricultural exports and secure wider regional markets. ...
Sum Manet
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501744588/kingdom-pushes-to-boost-cassava-exports-to-vietnam/
Education ministry grants over $60,000 to displaced high school exam candidates
The Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport will provide more than $60,000 in financial support to over 3,000 high school exam candidates in Oddar Meanchey and Preah Vihear provinces who were impacted by the recent territorial conflict. ...
Phak Seangly
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/education-ministry-grants-over-60-000-to-displaced-high-school-exam-candidates
Special support for conflict-affected Bac II candidates
The Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport has announced special support measures for students in Oddar Meanchey and Preah Vihear provinces sitting the Bac II exam on Thursday, following disruptions caused by the recent Cambodian-Thai border clashes. ...
Hang Punreay
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501744613/special-support-for-conflict-affected-bac-ii-candidates/