The Phnom Penh Post

A key study on a proposed waterway link from the Bassac River to the sea in the Kampot-Kep region has been completed, the transport ministry reported, revealing plans for the project to connect to a “seaport” in Kampot province, igniting hopes for a solid pop ...

The Bangkok-based Cambodia Business Council (CBC) and local Innovation and Development Investors Association (IDI) have joined forces to engage with and attract more investors as well as to improve Cambodian exports regionally and globally. ...

The Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC) notices issued in January reveal that it has greenlit 10 new projects worth nearly $100 million, all in the manufacturing industry: eight involved in textiles and two in light bulbs. ...

The Cambodian Red Cross (CRC) has signed an agreement with the Finnish Red Cross (FRC) on a programme to promote humanitarian and community health activities in four provinces. ...

Indian and Cambodian officials on January 30 planted 70 trees at Jayavarman-Norodom Phnom Kulen National Park in Siem Reap, in a ceremony held to commemorate the 70th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two nations and to inspire people to care for the forest. ...

An inter-ministerial committee tasked with combating fisheries crimes at Tonle Sap Lake has issued a five-point action plan designed to preserve it as a natural resource for long-term public interests. ...

The Ministry of Education, Youth, and Sport said the more than 1,000 students who earned A grades in last year’s high school examinations are set for their February 2 meeting with Prime Minister Hun Sen. ...

The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries’ General Directorate of Rubber (GDR) issued four-point fire prevention guidelines to rubber plantation owners, as the autumn sees the trees shedding their leaves. ...

An inter-ministerial committee tasked with combating fisheries crimes at Tonle Sap Lake has issued a five-point action plan designed to preserve it as a natural resource for long-term public interests. The committee, led by Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Dith Tina, finalised the plan during ...

Cambodia’s 9.19 per cent on-year rise in foreign trade value to the $52.425 billion logged by Customs for 2022 was driven by “in-depth reforms in all areas”, improvements in export competitiveness, and an increasingly favourable business and investment environment, according to Minister of Commerce Pan ...

Local company HTTH Island Investment Co Ltd is reportedly studying the feasibility of a 16.68sq km “eco-tourism” development project on Koh Thmey island, just southeast of Prey Nop district’s Ream National Park in Preah Sihanouk province. ...

Three local products are in the final stages of domestic geographical indication (GI) registration, with another not far behind, the Ministry of Commerce reported, raising hopes that the protected status would allow producers to expand their footprint globally, and promote a surge in the value ...

The Ministry of Commerce plans to set up five Cambodian private business centres in China to step up the Kingdom’s exports to the East Asian giant and maximise use of the bilateral free trade agreement (FTA) between the two countries, the ministry’s two-day annual meeting ...

State institutions and development partners are gathering input on strategies for the efficient management of marine debris, especially plastic waste, in the tourist destinations of the Kingdom’s coastline. ...

The Ministry of Public Works and Transport announced that more than 40km of the space for the 61km new road has been cleared. The road will connect Bokor National Park to National Road 4. ...

Prime Minister Hun Sen instructed Ky Tech, the head of his pro bono legal aid team, to provide legal advice and representation to women working in the entertainment sector across the country in order to protect the rights of women in an industry where they ...

Cambodian taxes can currently be paid at 10 commercial banks, thanks to memorandums of understanding (MoU) signed by the Ministry of Economy and Finance in a bid to improve tax administration efficiency and make life easier for taxpayers, according to a General Department of Taxation ...

The local WorldBridge Group of Companies and South Korean-owned Luxury Business Group (LBG) entered into a joint venture (JV) to develop professional training in the Cambodian retail industry, with a focus on the luxury segment. ...

At a recent meeting in Seoul with a Cambodian delegation led by Minister of Commerce Pan Sorasak, Yu expressed his firm belief that the Cambodia-Korea Free Trade Agreement (CKFTA) will boost trade between the two countries. ...

Cambodia loses an estimated $137.7 million annually due to non-complete breastfeeding. The figure includes additional costs to the health system, increased mortality rates and damage to public health, according to a joint press release from the Ministry of Health, Helen Keller and other relevant organisations. ...

Cambodia has netted more than $15 million from gold production as of end-December, which has yielded over 5.3 tonnes of dore bars – a semi-finished product that is smelted at a mine, usually at about 90 per cent purity – since the first commercial gold ...

The National Social Security Fund (NSSF) instructed all partnered health facilities to fulfil their obligations by entering all members’ medical and healthcare data into the payment system in a timely manner as there are nearly 2,000 health facilities that signed the agreement with the NSSF, ...

Demining operators from the Mine-Free Cambodia 2025 Foundation are preparing to carry out operations in Kampong Thom, Preah Vihear, Pursat and Pailin provinces after plans have been signed off by the national-level authorities. ...

Tourism experts call the return to Sihanoukville of the Bahamas-flagged cruise ship the Seabourn Encore on January 28 a positive sign for the recovery of the Kingdom’s tourism sector. ...