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The Ministry of Health has reissued its warning that dengue fever will be on the rise and has asked people to be vigilant and implement measures to prevent a large-scale outbreak of the disease in the community. ...

The agriculture ministry has allocated 100 rice-planting machines to communities across 13 provinces. Distributed on September 13, the transplanters were a gift from former Prime Minister Hun Sen, aimed at bolstering the production of seeds and paddy rice exports. ...

Prime Minister Hun Manet arrived in Beijing on September 14 for his first official visit to China, where he is slated to attend the 20th China-ASEAN Expo and meet other leaders including Chinese President Xi Jinping. ...

Phnom Penh police say they are investigating a brutal assault against a vocal critic of government policies, as civil society groups say the incident is the latest in an ongoing crackdown on critical voices. ...

China remained the biggest trading partner of Cambodia in the January to August period this year and the trade between the two countries reached $8.09 billion by the end of last month showing an increase of 1.1 percent compared to the same period in 2022. ...

The General Department of Customs and Excise (GDCE) on Monday set three additional necessary measures for further implementation of the Cambodia National Single Window (CNSW) project phase III team that needs to be completed by January 2024 after it was launched in January this year, ...

The Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC) has sought investments from potential investors from China’s Xiamen city of the Fujian province amid the Kingdom setting records in terms of Foreign Direct Investments (FDIs) during the current year. ...

The emerging superpower India stands as a high potential for the Kingdom’s Free Trade Agreement (FTA) expansion plans, a leading Cambodian academician and international development expert has opined. ...

The Cambodia Chamber of Commerce (CCC) and the US Chamber of Commerce will jointly host the Cambodia-US Business Forum in New York next Friday aimed at promoting investment and business opportunities in Cambodia. ...

The Ukrainian government has asked the Cambodian government to provide technical support and training personnel to conduct safe demining operations and to recover unexploded ordnance (UXO). ...

The government collected 15.4 trillion riel or $3.7 billion in tax revenue in the first seven months of the year, which is equivalent to 58.7 per cent of the 2023 annual budget law, according to the Ministry of Economy and Finance. ...

Cambodia’s exports to Singapore rose by an impressive 554.8 percent in the January to August period this year compared to the same period in 2022 – from $72.83 million to $476.90 million. ...

Prime Minister Hun Manet departed Cambodia on the morning of September 14 for his first official visit to China, where he is slated to attend the 20th China-ASEAN Expo and meet with other leaders. ...

Minister of Environment Eang Sophalleth stated that the ministry is carefully pursuing the implementation of ecotourism as its primary focus. ...

Ministry of Water Resources and Meteorology calls on people to use water sparingly, especially people living in remote rural areas far from sources o water because this year’s rainy season ends sooner than last year. ...

Chinese investment in the Kingdom’s agricultural sector has boosted the national economy and created jobs for local people, said an expert from the Chinese Cambodian Evolution Researcher Association. ...

A new Sahmakum Teang Tnaut (STT) survey shows there are 191 locations with houses where 19,539 poor families comprising 89,879 people live in Phnom Penh. ...

A three-policy approach to provide services and protect​ more than 1.2 million Cambodian migrant workers working abroad was announced yesterday by the Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training. ...

The construction of the $245 million cable-stayed Cambodia-Korea Friendship Bridge, to be built in two sections across the Tonle Sap River and the Mekong River, will begin soon as the final evaluation of the project has just been completed. ...

The Prime Minister of Cambodia, Dr. Hun Manet, has issued a decision to establish a commission to monitor and resolve the issue of entry and exit of Cambodian workers along the Cambodian border. ...

The National Committee for Clean City Evaluation has announced that Cambodia will hold the 6th World Clean Day from September 16–17, 2023, at Chroy Changva near Sokha Hotel, Phnom Penh, under the theme “Together for a River without Garbage.” ...

In the first nine months of this year, the number of traffic accidents has decreased significantly as traffic law enforcement continues to reduce accidents and increase public order while travelling across the country. This is the assertion of the General Commissioner of the National Police, ...

The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) will help Cambodia to achieve its goal of becoming an upper middle-income country by 2030, said Sok Siphana, Senior Minister in Charge of International and Multilateral Trade and Economic Relations. ...

The second European Higher Education Fair was held here on Wednesday, aiming at attracting young Cambodians interested in pursuing university studies in Europe. ...