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NA passes nuclear weapon-free treaty draft law

The National Assembly yesterday approved a draft law ratifying the Additional Protocol to the Southeast Asia Nuclear Weapon-Free Zone Treaty, aimed at strengthening regional and global peace and security. Chaired by National Assembly President Khuon Sodary, the plenary session saw the participation of 107 lawmakers ...

Torn Vibol
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501757418/na-passes-nuclear-weapon-free-treaty-draft-law/

Exports to RCEP surpass $6.6B in Jan-Aug period

Cambodia exported $6,628 million worth of goods to the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) countries between January and August of this year, up nearly 10 percent from $6,050 million in the same period last year, a report from the Ministry of Commerce showed on Monday. ...

Chea Vanyuth
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501757372/exports-to-rcep-surpass-6-6b-in-jan-aug-period/

$2.1B Thai gold exports to Cambodia ‘legal’, MTS says

Mae Thong Suk (MTS) Gold Group, a leading Thai gold trading firm, Friday defended the legality of Thailand’s surging gold exports to Cambodia, stressing that all $2.15 billion in transactions comply with international regulations.​ ...

Nhean Chamrong
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501757376/2-1b-thai-gold-exports-to-cambodia-legal-mts-says/

TRC warns of rise of fraudulent activities on Telegram app

The Telecommunication Regulator of Cambodia (TRC) has sounded the alarm over a surge in fraudulent activities on the popular messaging platform Telegram. It has urged the public to remain vigilant against increasingly sophisticated scams. According to the TRC, scammers have been circulating deceptive messages through ...

Hong Raksmey
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/trc-warns-of-rise-of-fraudulent-activities-on-telegram-app

CSOs warn of chemical contamination from border clashes

An alliance of Cambodian civil society organisations and other specialists have found strong indications of the presence of toxic chemicals used during the Cambodia–Thailand border conflict, which now pose a serious threat to human health and the environment in border communities. ...

Phak Seangly
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/csos-warn-of-chemical-contamination-from-border-clashes

Low score shows Cambodia’s uptake of green banking ‘remains nascent’

Cambodia’s uptake of green central banking remains nascent, with public policy efforts still focused on building the basic frameworks for sustainable finance, according to ‘The East and Southeast Asia Green Central Banking Scorecard 2025’ released last week by posi+ivemoney. ...

Sreekanth Ravindran
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501756879/low-score-shows-cambodias-uptake-of-green-banking-remains-nascent/

Kulen Mountain waterfall closed due to heavy flooding

The Kulen Mountain waterfall area in Siem Reap has been temporarily closed to tourists due to rapidly rising floodwaters, with at least two rivers surpassing emergency alert levels as of Monday, September 15. Local authorities decided to announce the temporary closure of the site as ...

Phak Seangly
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/kulen-mountain-waterfall-closed-due-to-heavy-flooding

Cambodia refutes ‘baseless’ claims of drone missions over Thai soil

The Cambodian Ministry of National Defence has categorically denied “baseless and unsubstantiated” Thai claims that Cambodia has repeatedly deployed drones and overflown Thai territory in the border regions. ...

Niem Chheng
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/cambodia-refutes-baseless-claims-of-drone-missions-over-thai-soil

Ministry acts against encroachment on national park

The Ministry of Environment is pursuing legal action against an individual who encroached on Preah Suramarit-Kosamak National Park in Phnom Sruoch district, Kampong Speu province. Illegal structures were found on the site, which lies within a protected natural area. ...

Torn Vibol
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501756978/ministry-acts-against-encroachment-on-national-park/

MoC to seek more GI tags for local products

The Royal Government’s efforts to get more Khmer agricultural, fishery and other products listed under the Geographical Indication (GI) category will continue as it will boost their visibility across global markets, a senior official at the Ministry of Commerce has asserted. ...

Sreekanth Ravindran
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501756891/moc-to-seek-more-gi-tags-for-local-products/

Labour ministry announces 220K returnee migrant workers now employed

As of September 10, around 220,000 of the nearly one million Cambodian migrant workers who returned from Thailand have received job opportunities through the mechanisms of the Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training, with support from the private sector and union leaders, said a September ...

Phak Seangly
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/labour-ministry-announces-220k-returnee-migrant-workers-now-employed

Ongoing ceasefire receives support; doubts remain over possible border opening

Numerous foreign diplomats have congratulated positive developments in the Cambodia-Thailand border conflict, including the implementation of the current ceasefire, but the goal of reopening land borders for trade remains a hotly contested argument. ...

Niem Chheng
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/ongoing-ceasefire-receives-support-doubts-remain-over-possible-border-opening

Jan-Aug GFT exports exceed $10 billion

Cambodia exported garment, footwear and travel products (GFT) worth $10.6 billion in the first eight months of 2025, up 18.5 percent from the $8.94 billion recorded in the same period in 2024, according to a report from the General Department of Customs and Excise of ...

Chea Vanyuth
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501755681/jan-aug-gft-exports-exceed-10-billion/

Kingdom’s exports surpass $20B in eight months

Cambodia’s exports have exceeded $20 billion in the first eight months of 2025, representing a 14.8 percent increase compared to the same period last year, according to official customs data released on Wednesday. Figures from the General Department of Customs and Excise (GDCE) show that ...

Sum Manet
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501755683/kingdoms-exports-surpass-20b-in-eight-months/

Cambodia kicks off civil servant census to streamline administration

In a major step at modernising and strengthening Cambodia’s public administration, the Ministry of Civil Service has launched a nationwide civil servant census campaign, introducing new standards to ensure accurate, consistent, and verifiable data across all ministries and institutions. ...

Torn Vibol
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501755718/cambodia-kicks-off-civil-servant-census-to-streamline-administration/

ASEAN observer team inspecting border provinces

The Ministry of National Defence on Thursday supported the deployment of the ASEAN Interim Observer Team (IOT) from Phnom Penh to Preah Vihear and Banteay Meanchey provinces to begin on-site monitoring of the ceasefire agreement between Cambodia and Thailand. ...

Hong Raksmey
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/asean-observer-team-inspecting-border-provinces

Preliminary Probe Links Border Clashes to ‘Toxic Smoke,’ Urges Response

A coalition of seven organizations has released preliminary findings from a rapid assessment, raising grave concerns about the alleged use of chemical smoke during clashes along the Cambodia-Thailand border. They warned of severe consequences for human health, the environment, and regional stability. ...

Seoung Nimol
https://cambojanews.com/preliminary-probe-links-border-clashes-to-toxic-smoke-urges-urgent-response/

Air Cambodia agree to purchase of 20 Chinese commercial aircraft

Air Cambodia, the national carrier, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Chinese company Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China Ltd. (COMAC) regarding the planned purchase of 20 China-made C909 regional aircraft, as part of broader cooperation in the aviation sector between the two ...

Hin Pisei
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/air-cambodia-agree-to-purchase-of-20-chinese-commercial-aircraft

Cambodia recognises 213 Indigenous communities

As of the third quarter this year, the Ministry of Rural Development (MRD) has issued official recognition to 213 Indigenous communities, registered 155 as legal entities with the Ministry of Interior, and granted collective land ownership certificates to 42 communities, according to a newly released ...

Hang Punreay
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501755069/cambodia-recognises-213-indigenous-communities/

NBC, UN review 22 measures to bolster consumer protection

The National Bank of Cambodia (NBC) and the United Nations (UN) Tuesday co-hosted the ‘3rd High-Level Multi-stakeholder Convening on Microfinance in Cambodia’, to review 22 priority actions to strengthen consumer protection, promote responsible lending, and advance sustainable financial inclusion. ...

Nhean Chamrong
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501755039/nbc-un-review-22-measures-to-bolster-consumer-protection/

Agricultural exports soar 36 percent in first 8 months

In the first eight months of 2025, Cambodia exported about 10.4 million tonnes of agricultural products to 84 destinations, marking a 35.64 percent increase compared to the same period in 2024, and generating revenues of $3.621 billion. ...

Mom Kunthea
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501755037/agricultural-exports-soar-36-percent-in-first-8-months/

MAFF pushes for stronger agri-trade with Philippines

The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries (MAFF) Tuesday expressed its willingness for cooperation in opening agricultural product markets, strengthening food security, and promoting agri-trade between Cambodia and the Philippines, particularly by boosting exports of Cambodia’s high-quality fragrant rice. ...

Mom Kunthea
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501755048/maff-pushes-for-stronger-agri-trade-with-philippines/

Kingdom’s milled rice production surges by 400% since mid-1990s

The Kingdom’s rice production has increased by 400 percent since the mid-1990s, owing to the exploration of advanced technologies, better infrastructure, scientific cropping methods and the use of genetic variants, the Commodity Intelligence Report recently released by the Foreign Agriculture Service in the US Department ...

Sreekanth Ravindran
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501755044/kingdoms-milled-rice-production-surges-by-400-since-mid-1990s/

Japanese investors urge Thailand to reopen borders with Cambodia

Expressing concerns over disrupted supply chains and regional trade flows, Japanese investors in Thailand Tuesday urged the Royal Thai Government (RTG) to reopen border crossings with Cambodia for goods transport. The request from Japanese investors was discussed during the final session of the caretaker Cabinet ...

Nhean Chamrong
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501755050/japanese-investors-urge-thailand-to-reopen-borders-with-cambodia/

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