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Borrowers facing financial difficulties can still have their loans restructured through direct negotiations with banks and financial institutions (BFIs), even though the National Bank of Cambodia (NBC) ended the loan restructuring measure to ensure loan portfolios reflect actual credit risks, according to Sok Chan, Head ...

At least 12 journalists have been affected by human rights violations during their work between April and June, marking a nine percent increase over the previous quarter while highlighting the ongoing issue of legal intimidation. ...

A sharp 37.5 percent decline in imports from Thailand has spurred over 700 supermarkets and marts to stock domestic goods, creating an opportunity for local SMEs to scale production and capture market share. ...

More than 3,000 Cambodian children living in the Cardamom Mountains area are set to receive free dental care, health education and preventive treatment during a seven-day volunteer clinic in September, as part of efforts to address broader health and nutritional needs in one of Cambodia’s ...

In 2014, the Ministry of Education, under Minister Hang Chuon Naron, deployed independent monitors and anti-corruption officials to secure exam halls nationwide, and the pass rate cratered to 25.72% almost overnight — with only 11 students nationwide earning a Grade A. ...

The United States will provide Cambodia’s Ministry of Health with an additional 20,000 mosquito repellent devices, on top of the previously approved 150,000, while promising to expedite their importation to support efforts to prevent and fight dengue fever, as cases have increased recently. ...

Prek Toal Ramsar in Battambang province – Southeast Asia’s largest waterbird sanctuary – is set to become the country’s third ASEAN Heritage Park after ASEAN Member states unanimously backed its nomination during regional environment meetings this week. ...

Phnom Penh Municipal Court has ordered former tycoon Hy Kimhong, owner of Piphup Deimeas Company, to pay back $33.5 million to 1,115 families who lost their investment in his land scheme. ...

Siem Reap Angkor International Airport welcomed more than 700,000 passengers in early 2026, prompting officials to introduce airport fee incentive programmes to accelerate recovery towards pre-pandemic visitors. ...

A recent case involving the public sharing of a woman’s nude photo has highlighted the risks faced by Cambodians using illegal online lenders, with rights groups warning that intimate images can be used to threaten, shame and pressure borrowers into repaying debts. ...

While road safety experts have welcomed the resumption of traffic laws in high-risk areas from September 1, as figures reveal 52 people have died and a further 75 received injuries on the roads in the last 10 days, they caution that improved road infrastructure and ...

Cambodia has received 72 investment applications worth a combined $2.7 billion for the northeast region as of August 7, 2026, as the government rolls out new support measures, including customs exemptions and below-market financing. ...

Prime Minister Hun Manet on Wednesday ordered Steung Treng authorities to continue to strengthen the prevention of criminal activities related with cross-border crimes to ensure the province is not involved in the black economy across Steung Treng province. ...

Fifty-eight Indigenous communities and civil society organisations have urged the World Bank Group to accept the findings of an independent investigation into alleged harms linked to microfinance lending in Cambodia, warning that mounting debt is driving migration, school dropouts, food insecurity and the erosion of ...

Major growth in container and cargo throughput, and unrealised foreign exchange gains drove Sihanoukville Autonomous Port (PAS) net profit for the second quarter ended June 30, 2026 (Q2’26) by 218 percent to 56.4 billion riel (approximately $14 million) from 17.8 billion riel a year ago. ...

The government carried out 72 enforcement actions against business enterprises, mostly small-to-medium food processing and garment factories, for environmental and natural resources breaches under the Code on Environment and Natural Resources (ENRC) between June 2024 and July 2026. ...

Cambodia’s international reserves stood at $25.3 billion in the first six months of 2026, covering eight months of imports despite declining 8.1 percent from the second half of last year, according to the National Bank of Cambodia (NBC), noting that 6.3 percent of the total ...

Cambodia has secured a concessional loan worth $200 million as well as a $200 million grant from China to construct the $1.7 billion Funan Techo Canal, according to Deputy Prime Minister Sun Chanthol. ...

Australia has injected a further A$3 million (approximately $2 million) to strengthen Cambodia’s social protection systems amid growing global uncertainties and economic disruptions caused by conflicts, climate disasters and pandemics, which are placing greater pressure on vulnerable communities. ...

Prime Minister Hun Manet has unveiled a package of incentives for soldiers and police officers directly involved in defending Cambodia’s border, including stamp duty exemption on land ownership transfers, accelerated promotions and special battlefield medals. ...

Prime Minister Hun Manet described Thailand’s remark about the “doors being closed for talks” after Cambodia’s compulsory conciliation initiative under the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) as being “a little inaccurate” and “a little unfair”. ...

Cambodian Mine Action Centre (CMAC) has destroyed more than 8,400 unexploded ordnance (UXO), including 4,436 cluster munitions, left from the Cambodia and Thailand war in 2025 in the first half months across seven affected provinces. ...

The consumer price index (CPI) would remain high in the second half of the year amid oil price shocks and supply chain reconfiguration following the border closure last year, according to the ASEAN+3 Macroeconomic Research Office (AMRO) on Monday, which projected a 5,1 percent inflation ...

Cambodian authorities have sent 268 cyber fraud cases involving 2,773 suspects to court over the past year as part of a nationwide crackdown on online scams, according to a government report. ...