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Prime Minister Hun Sen yesterday voiced concern that the surge of Covid-19 cases due to the Omicron variant could get out of hand and reverse the country’s recovery plans such as its safe re-opening. ...

Prime Minister Hun Sen will lead a high level delegation to pay a visit to the Republic of Korea from Feb. 10 to 13, according to a press release of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MFAIC). ...

Cambodia and Morocco are planning a business forum geared towards expanding bilateral trade and investment cooperation, bridging investors of both countries, according to Cambodian ambassador to Thailand Ouk Sorphorn. ...

The General Department of Customs and Excise of Cambodia (GDCE) has launched a mobile app of the Cambodia Customs Tariff for 2022 to make it easier for businesspeople to calculate import duties and taxes, and identify goods by category and restriction status. ...

Prime Minister Hun Sen has announced that the Khmer New Year celebration and holidays – which falls in mid-April – will be celebrated this year, following two years of cancellations of public celebrations due to the Covid-19 pandemic. ...

The National Election Committee (NEC) has authorised the use of a unique decoration which will identify security agents at polling and counting stations for the upcoming commune council elections.   ...

The National Election Committee (NEC) has announced its intention to recruit 8,302 short-term contracted officials to serve in 1,652 commune electoral commissions for the June’s commune council elections. ...

Prime Minister Hun Sen has informed Myanmar leader General Min Aung Hlaing that as chair of ASEAN, he will continue to push the ruling State Administration Council (SAC) to adopt the ASEAN five-point consensus (5PC).   ...

The Government of Japan on February 4 disbursed an amount of $220,000 as its contribution to the United Nations component of the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC)’s budget.   ...

Two hospitals built under China’s grant aids are scheduled to put into service in March. ...

Cross-border trade in 2021 between Thailand and Cambodia expanded by 16.63 percent to 144.9 billion bhat last year, am amazing achievement despite the borders being closed significantly last year. ...

US President Joe Biden said his administration looks forward to working with Cambodia as chair of ASEAN, and that the US hopes ASEAN-US relations will continue to develop. ...

Cambodian King Norodom Sihamoni’s trip to China has injected new impetus into building a community with a shared future between the two countries, Cambodian scholars said on Saturday. ...

Hun Manet, commander of the country’s army, plans to visit Japan in mid-February for talks with Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and other top officials, Japanese government sources said Sunday. ...

Prime Minister Hun Sen has expressed Cambodia’s full support for the upcoming ASEAN-U.S. Special Summit in Washington, D.C. ...

Since the Government announced that those who are infected with Omicron can be treated at home on January 20, many have resorted to self-testing by using rapid test kits and are staying at home. ...

The army chiefs of Cambodia and Thailand on February 3 signed a cooperation agreement to strengthen relations of friendship and cooperations between the two military forces, and promote open discussion on subjects of mutual interest.​ ...

Cambodia-South Korea free trade agreement  promulgated in late January will come into force in the next 60 days. ...

Phnom Penh Governor Khuong Sreng requested Japanese investors, through the Japan-Cambodia Association (JCA), to consider investing in the agriculture sector and other sectors. ...

World Wetlands Day 2022 is celebrated in Cambodia under the theme of wetland conservation for people and nature. ...

The Ministry of Environment has instructed its municipal and provincial departments to take measures to control air quality, after some control stations showed that air quality levels have dropped. Of particular concern was the increase in particulate matter (PM10) and fine particulate matter (PM2.5), which ...

Fumiaki Takahashi, president of the Japan-Cambodia Association (JCA), has requested that Prime Minister Hun Sen build a memorial park in the capital in honour of the two countries’ bonds of friendship.   ...

His Majesty King Norodom Sihamoni, King of the Kingdom of Cambodia, has signed into law the ratification of the Free Trade Agreement between Cambodia and South Korea on January 29, 2022, after it was cleared by the National Assembly and Senate. ...

The General Department of Taxation (GDT) on January 31 instructed relevant ministries, institutions and taxpayers to sort out tax obligations concerning projects under memorandums of understanding (MoU) as well as grant and loan agreements, as per applicable laws, and submit records of potential tax implications ...