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The speed of the government’s Covid-19 vaccination campaign will provide significant opportunities for Cambodia to welcome back fully-vaccinated international visitors, as the Kingdom gears up to host the ASEAN Tourism Forum (ATF) on January 16-22, Cambodia Association of Travel Agents (Cata) president Chhay Sivlin affirmed. ...

The Royal Government of Cambodia (RGC) on September 1 deployed Phase II of its online business registration platform, known as the “Single Portal”. ...

The government is looking into the possibility of vaccinating children under 12 years in a bid to ensure everyone in the country is protected from Covid-19. ...

Cambodia Trade, an online marketplace for small and medium enterprises (SMEs), is scheduled to operate officially in weeks after 16 firms were approved by the Ministry of Commerce to display their products. ...

The Ministry of Commerce will host its first Asia-Europe Business and Economic Forum in November via virtual video conference, said Minister Pan Sorasak. ...

The 22nd Cambodia-Japan Joint Committee met via video conference with more than 130 members of the private sector in attendance this week. Discussions focused on minimum wage, taxes, logistics, energy supply, automobile imports, human resource development and organising workshops to better understand supply chains, according ...

The Ministry of Interior’s information technology department has issued a warning concerning an online fraud called “Romantic Scam”, which it said has already claimed victims. ...

The Ministry of Commerce on Monday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Wing Bank (Cambodia) Plc on easing payments for consumers trading on the ministry’s CambodiaTrade marketplace.   ...

The Ministry of Health has announced that it will allow private health service providers to treat mild Covid-19 patients at their homes as long as they strictly adhere to the guidelines.   ...

Mr. Sun Chanthol, Minister of Public Works and Transport, said that Cambodia does not discriminate between sources of funding for public sector development, while China remains the number one provider of loans and assistance in building road infrastructure in Cambodia.   ...

PM Hun Sen tells the Minister of Education to discuss with the capital-provincial governors to select schools on sites that are not affected by the Covid-19 disease to reopen since the Kingdom has undergone vaccination process to kids aged from 12 to 18 for more ...

Cambodia-India is committed to strengthening cooperation in tourism and agriculture with the Kep Provincial Administration, a potential coastal tourism area. ...

The Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports, through the National Institute of Education, in collaboration with Poscar Digital on August 31, announced the launch of digital school system “Wiki School” to help digital school management, learning and teaching. ...

With the Covid-19 pandemic expected to leave long-term impacts on global investment patterns and consumer behaviour, the CLMVT countries are counting on closer economic cooperation within Southeast Asia to help them benefit from each other’s strengths. ...

National police chief Neth Savoeun has changed the composition of the working group for land dispute investigation and prevention of illegal encroachment of state land nationwide, including the appointment of deputy National Police chief Dy Vichea as chairman of the group. ...

The Industry Science Technology and Innovation, Tourism and the Post and Telecommunications ministries will join the newly launched Cambodia Data Exchange (CamDX) platform to exchange data with other ministries as well as with the private sector. ...

Minister of Public Works Sun Chanthol said Cambodia welcomes help from all “friend countries” to assist its infrastructure development projects, citing the Kingdom does not discriminate against any countries who wish to help Cambodia. ...

As the Ministry of Education permits the reopening of classes in low-risk areas, new guidelines were introduced to prevent the spread of Covid-19, especially the Delta Variant. The Minister of Education, Youth and Sports, Hang Chuon Naron, released guidelines for in-person classes in public and ...

The Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister, Veng Sakhon said Cambodia is launching a vaccination campaign against skin tumors to prevent transmission from cattle in one community to another. ...

The Ministry of Public Works will debut its first live show on Facebook today to allow people to air concerns over issues with the ministry’s competence. ...

Amid the ongoing situation in Afghanistan, Cambodia has agreed in principle to temporarily accept 300 Afghan refugees with some conditions before they are granted asylum in a third country, a move the government said is due to humanitarian reasons. ...

Minister of Interior Sar Kheng on August 27 announced that he will use his official Facebook page as a means to keep the public updated on the progress of decentralisation and deconcentration reforms and respond to queries on the issue. ...

The Ministry of Culture is waiting for UNESCO to visit Koh Ker Temple to complete the registration to be a UNESCO World Heritage Site. ...

The Ministry of Industry, Science, Technology and Innovation’s National Standards Council (NSC) has approved 20 more certified international standards to be adopted nationally. ...