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Battambang Provincial Governor Sok Lou has called on the Republic of Korea to help mobilise Korean investors to explore opportunities in Cambodia’s agricultural sector, particularly in the processing of the province’s abundant agricultural products. ...

The Royal Government Tuesday outlined a set of export-focused reforms to stabilise rice prices, safeguard farmer incomes and strengthen Cambodia’s competitiveness amid growing global supply and trade pressures. ...

Illegal trawlers have long threatened Cambodia’s coastal marine ecosystems and the livelihoods of small-scale fishers. ...

Nearly 40 activists held for more than a year on incitement charges will soon face a rotating group trial, the latest turn in a protracted legal saga. ...

Senior military officials from Cambodia and Thailand have reaffirmed their commitment to maintaining peace along the shared border following an Extraordinary Regional Border Committee (RBC) meeting, held today, August 27, in Si Saket, Thailand. ...

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. ...

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. ...

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 ...

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. ...

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. ...

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. ...

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. ...

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. ...

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. ...

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. ...

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. ...

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. ...

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. ...

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. ...

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. ...

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 ...

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 on Monday passed a draft law to strip citizenship from individuals convicted of treason deemed harmful to the nation. ...

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. ...