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“Clean energy is a really important part of efforts to mitigate and adapt to climate change,” said Australian Ambassador to Cambodia, Justin Whyatt. “It’s a significant part of the puzzle responding to climate change.” ...

The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF) and Wing Bank (Cambodia) Plc have inked a deal that will offer accessible, low interest rate loans to support the government’s Agriculture Priority policies through the innovative Wingagri supply chain platform built specifically to support the sector. ...

Cambodia has unveiled the ‘Circular Strategy on Environment 2023- 2028’, intending to transform the potential of the environmental sector for the benefit of Cambodians, ensure environmental response to climate change, and promote green development. ...

The Royal Government of Cambodia is planning to build more roads and bridges to support the economic growth of the country, facilitating the travel of people and transport of goods. ...

The General Department of Taxation (GDT) has collected $3,06 billion as tax revenue in the first ten months of 2023. ...

The Minister of Health has urged workers in the health sector to improve the quality of health centres and referral hospitals by providing 24-hour health services. ...

The Independent Democratic Informal Economy Association abbreviated (IDEA) and OXFAM in Cambodia on November 15 celebrated the 11th International Street Vendors Day, with the aim of promoting labour rights and calling for social protection for street vendors. ...

Legal and technical experts provided international best practice and areas for improvement of Cambodia’s draft law on personal data protection during a workshop. ...

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has developed guidelines for the governance of digital platforms to combat misinformation and hate speech, and promote transparency and freedom of expression. ...

The Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training has released a statement specifying the contributions and implementation date for the National Social Security Fund (NSSF) regarding voluntary healthcare contributions for self-employed individuals and NSSF members. ...

Cambodia and the UN have jointly signed the UN Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework for Cambodia 2024-2028, which provides guidance to the UN system at the country level. ...

The allocation of funds through the Small and Medium Enterprise Bank of Cambodia Plc (SME Bank) is expected to be a vital and timely force in supporting and reviving businesses in Siem Reap province. The move comes in response to the continued arrival of foreign ...

UNESCO and the Cambodian Ministry of Culture and Fine Arts organized a Workshop on Emergency Preparedness and Underwater Cultural Heritage in Southeast Asia from 25-28 October 2023 in Siem Reap, Cambodia, with the support of the UNESCO Heritage Emergency Fund (HEF) and the UNESCO Secretariat ...

The delegation of the Vietnam – Cambodia Friendship Association of Dak Nong province recently had a business trip to Mondulkiri province. ...

The Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport and the Osaka Christian College (OCC) of Japan have committed to continue strengthening and expanding cooperation in the field of education in Cambodia to produce human resources with quality, efficiency and potential. ...

The Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport is taking care to ensure the accuracy and transparency of the Bac II examination marking process. ...

Prime Minister Hun Manet asked Minister of Interior Sar Sokha to speed up the restructuring of the suspended Cambodian Counter Counterfeit Committee (CCCC) so that it can continue to suppress poor-quality goods. ...

Cambodian Prime Minister Dr Hun Manet called on here this morning to the financial institutions to restructure loans for tour operators in Siem Reap province at reasonable interest rates to help revive the tourism sector after being severely affected by COVID-19. ...

Dr Hun Manet has reiterated that the 7th-mandate Royal Government will neither create new taxes nor increase existing ones. ...

Chairwoman of the Vietnam-Cambodia Friendship Association Nguyen ThiThanh and Chairwoman of the Cambodia-Vietnam Friendship Association Men Sam An on November 12 co-chaired a conference in Tay Ninh province to review the one-year implementation of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on coordination between the two associations ...

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday congratulated Cambodia on the 70th anniversary of its independence. ...

Peng Ponea, Cambodian Minister of Public Works and Transport, received Li Yang, Vice Minister of Transport of China in Luang Prabang, Laos, on Nov. 9, on the sidelines of the 29th ASEAN Transport Ministers’ Meeting and associated meetings. ...

Australia has supported the IndoPacLab program across Cambodia, Laos, and Papua New Guinea (PNG) to strengthen laboratory capacity for HIV, TB, malaria, and COVID-19 testing, said the Australian Embassy in Cambodia in a news release Friday. ...

Cambodia has seen a big jump in the use of local currency Riel over the past two decades, National Bank of Cambodia (NBC)’s Governor Chea Serey said here on Friday. ...