The Phnom Penh Post

Cambodian government spokesperson Pen Bona has called on the Thai government to urgently address what he called the “disgusting scandals within its own house” and stop dragging Cambodia into their issues. ...

Patrol teams and community fisheries officers stationed in Irrawaddy dolphin conservation areas have requested additional equipment from the Ministry of Agriculture. ...

The rapid rise of digital technology has brought about countless benefits, but also new challenges, particularly in safeguarding the nation’s youth. ...

A Siem Reap man, who allegedly using artificial intelligence (AI) to create fake news and solicit charitable donations through multiple Facebook accounts, has been arrested. ...

The ministry of Environment has shared that in the first half of the year, it pursued legal action against 30 polluters. In the same period, 50 separate facilities have signed agreements to install automated monitoring systems that will help prevent environmental contamination. ...

Following the conclusion of the trials of former Khmer Rouge leaders, the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) is continuing its mission by sharing knowledge, legal experiences and historical truths about the Democratic Kampuchea regime. ...

The Ministry of Health has issued a warning to the public and urged stronger preventive action in response to the rising trend of dengue fever cases during the 2025 rainy season. ...

Officials from the Ministry of Environment, Battambang provincial authorities, Fauna & Flora International (FFI) and development partners are currently assessing the possibility of beginning the process of listing two limestone mountain areas — Phnom Sampov and Phnom Banan — in Battambang as natural heritage sites. ...

Cambodia and Singapore have entered into a landmark agreement which aims to tackle the growing threat of transnational crimes head on. ...

The Forestry Administration – under the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries – has raised and planted over 21 million tree saplings using state funds, while millions more have been planted by citizens across the country. ...

It should be illogical – and indeed laughable – that Thailand’s National Institute of Development Administration (NIDA) conducted a poll among its citizens about a Cambodian leader while the two countries are involved in a dispute, noted Senate president Hun Sen. ...

On the occasion of this year’s July 9 National Tree Planting Day, His Majesty King Norodom Sihamoni shared how planting trees and all kinds of vegetation is a form of green investment in nature, offering a wide range of benefits for humanity and all living ...

Recently, several social media users have shared images of a boy holding his little brother, alongside a picture of their mother who had supposedly passed away, claiming to raise money for humanitarian efforts to help orphans. ...

The Ministry of Civil Service, in cooperation with other government institutions, has established a new monitoring mechanism for the disbursement of salaries and other allowances. The goal is to ensure the correct, targeted use of national funds in accordance with the government’s legal standards and ...

In the first half of 2025, the Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC) approved 373 investment projects with a total capital of approximately $5.8 billion. Nearly two-thirds of them were in the industrial sector. ...

The US government has reduced the reciprocal tariff rate for Cambodian goods from 49% to 36%, marking the second-largest cut among ASEAN countries after Vietnam. ...

Cambodian Senate president Hun Sen has publicly commended Thai authorities for their recent operations targeting online crimes within their borders, noting that such actions will help stem the flow of cybercrime into Cambodia. ...

Since 1999, Cambodia has granted citizenship to over 5,000 foreigners, with an average of 200 people per year granted the privilege. Candidates must meet the required qualifications and fulfil the conditions stipulated in the Nationality Law. ...

The Ministry of Culture has shared positive progress in its ongoing application to register the traditional Khmer wedding, known as “Khmer Marriage, Khmer Wedding” on UNESCO’s World Intangible Cultural Heritage List. ...

Two individuals — a landowner and a tractor operator — have been detained by the Kampong Chhnang Provincial Court for more than a month for their involvement in the illegal clearing of protected forest land on Phnom Neang Kangrei, in Kampong Leng district. ...

The Ministry of Environment has ordered at least five companies and farms across three provinces to immediately cease the discharge of liquid waste that is polluting public water sources, under threat of legal action. ...

Over the period from 2022 to 2024, more than $10.7 million in salary payments were found to have been overpaid to civil servants at both the national and sub-national levels, say the Anti-Corruption Unit (ACU). Over $9 million has reportedly been recovered. ...

In the first half of 2025, the Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC) approved 373 investment projects with a total capital of approximately $5.8 billion. Nearly two-thirds of them were in the industrial sector. ...

Thai traders at Rong Kluea Market in Sa Kaeo province protested earlier today, demanding that the Thai government and authorities urgently negotiate to resolve the border issue, as the current one-month border shutdown has caused businesses in the provinces bordering Cambodia to suffer losses exceeding ...