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Cambodians displaced by border tensions surge by 44%
The number of displaced people along the Cambodia–Thailand border has increased by 44 percent to more than 16,000, even as aid agencies shift their focus from emergency relief to targeted recovery efforts nine weeks after the ceasefire. ...
Seng Mengheng
https://kiripost.com/stories/cambodians-displaced-by-border-tensions-surge-by-44
MEF launches CSPP v2.0 to boost inclusive growth
The Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF) yesterday launched the Cambodia Digital Social Protection Platform version 2.0 (CSPP v2.0) to enhance service delivery, transparency and data integration across welfare schemes, aligning with the government’s push toward inclusive and digital governance. ...
Nhean Chamrong
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501768177/mef-launches-cspp-v2-0-to-boost-inclusive-growth/
New programme aims to take students from classroom to innovative startup
A new eight-week entrepreneurial training programme is equipping 48 high school students with practical skills, mentorship and digital knowledge to foster innovation, self-reliance and future job creation in Cambodia’s growing entrepreneurial ecosystem. ...
Meas Molika
https://kiripost.com/stories/new-programme-aims-to-take-students-from-classroom-to-innovative-startup
CDC okays 546 investment projects worth $7.8 billion
The Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC) approved 546 projects worth $7.8 billion in the first nine months of this year, marking an increase of $2.5 billion compared to $5.3 billion during the same period last year, with China accounting for over half of ...
Nhean Chamrong
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501768193/cdc-okays-546-investment-projects-worth-7-8-billion/
Displacement camp infants and children struck by unending flu, fever and diarrhea; vulnerable to chronic illness
Many infants and children at displacement camps in Preah Vihear province have been subjected to unending fever, cough, vomiting, and diarrhea since they arrived there. Experts warn that the continuous cycle of illness may lead to chronic issues that could affect their development in life. ...
Phon Sothyroth and Pa Tongchen
https://cambojanews.com/displacement-camp-infants-and-children-struck-by-unending-flu-fever-and-diarrhea-vulnerable-to-chronic-illness/
Cambodia mulls expanding coffee cultivation
Cambodia was urged to expand its coffee cultivation area to between 5,000 and 10,000 hectares in order to reduce reliance on imports, meet growing domestic demand, and seize export opportunities in regional and global markets. ...
Sum Manet
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501768175/cambodia-mulls-expanding-coffee-cultivation/
Press release on the registration of 55 investment projects in September 2025
On 2 October 2025, the Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC) issued a press release on the registration of investment projects in September. The Cambodian Investment Board (CIB) of the Council for the Development of Cambodia approved 55 projects with a total investment capital ...
Council for the Development of Cambodia
Press release: The response letter of the 5th Military Region, Royal Cambodian Army (RCA)
The letter from the Royal Cambodian Army 5th Military Region to the Commander of the 1st Army Area, Royal Thai Army, dated 4 October 2025, addressed Thailand’s condition for attending the Second Extraordinary Meeting of the Cambodia-Thailand Regional Border Committee (RBC): that the 5th Military ...
Ministry of National Defence
Statement by Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, addressed to the 80th session of the UN General Assembly
On 2 October 2025, H.E. PRAK Sokhonn, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, addressed the 80th Session of the United Nations General Assembly on the theme “Better Together: 80 Years and More Peace, Development, and Human Rights.” H.E. emphasized Cambodia’s unwavering ...
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation
China rejects claim it provided weapons to Cambodia during border conflict
The Chinese Embassy in Thailand has denied a New York Times report claiming Cambodia used rockets manufactured in China during the border conflict that fuelled speculation that Chinese weapons are changing the dynamics of conflicts between neighbouring countries and implying a certain stance of China ...
Yatt Malai
https://kiripost.com/stories/china-rejects-claim-it-provided-weapons-to-cambodia-during-border-conflict
Cambodia, Australia pledge to achieve clean water access by 2030
The Ministry of Industry, Science, Technology & Innovation (MISTI) and the Australian Embassy to Cambodia, through the Cambodia Australia Partnership for Resilient Economic Development (CAPRED) are strengthening their collaboration on the Provincial Investment Plan (PIP) for the water supply sector, with the goal of closing ...
Mom Kunthea
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501766373/cambodia-australia-pledge-to-achieve-clean-water-access-by-2030/
Senior official urges global action to safeguard cultural heritage
Suos Yara, Chairman of the Asian Cultural Council (ACC) and head of the Cambodian National Assembly’s Committee on Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation, and Information, has called on the international community to take stronger measures to prevent the destruction of cultural heritage sites. ...
Clean energy holds key to unlock Kingdom’s growth
Clean energy holds the key to unlocking the Kingdom’s next chapter of growth, a chapter defined not by how much the country produces, but how intelligently and sustainably it is produced and utilised, said Hem Vanndy, Minister of Industry, Science, Technology and Innovation ...
Sreekanth Ravindran
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501766377/clean-energy-holds-key-to-unlock-kingdoms-growth/
Cambodia needs over 3 billion USD to boost river transport and waterborne logistics
Cambodia needs a total investment of $3.25 billion to strengthen its river transport network and waterway logistics system, with 23 river transport projects planned to be implemented under the Comprehensive Master Plan for the Cambodian Intermodal Transport and Logistics System 2023-2033 (CITLS 2023-2033), according to ...
Rise in investment projects valued $7.8 billion from Jan-Sept 2025 - CDC
The Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC) approved 564 projects—a 73 percent growth from last year, and is expected to create 376,000 jobs. A majority of the investments are from China, South Korea, and Singapore, benefitting Phnom Penh and nearby provinces. ...
Kuch Sikol
https://kiripost.com/stories/rise-in-investment-projects-valued-78-billion-from-jan-sept-2025-cdc
Cambodia urges export law compliance to safeguard US market access
Sun Chanthol, Vice Chairman of the Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC), called on the private sector to strictly comply with export laws to the United States, warning that attempts to bypass rules of origin could jeopardise Cambodia’s manufacturing exports. ...
Mao Sreypich & Sangeetha Amarthalingam
https://kiripost.com/stories/cambodia-urges-export-law-compliance-to-safeguard-us-market-access
Press release on workshop on “Cambodia Data Exchange (CamDX) Ecosystem” for all private sectors who want to join the membership
On 1 October 2025, Techo Startup Center, which is the Cambodia Data Exchange (CamDX)’s operator, released a public announcement on organizing the first workshop on “Cambodia Data Exchange (CamDX) Ecosystem”. The workshop was attended by around 150 participants from relevant ministries, the private sector, and ...
Techo Startup Center
SERC, KSFC renew MoU to develop Cambodia’s securities sector
The Securities and Exchange Regulators of Cambodia (SERC) and Korean Securities Financing Corporation (KSFC) have renewed their commitment to further develop Cambodia’s securities sector. Sou Socheat, Director General of the Securities and Exchange Regulator of Cambodia (SERC) and Jeong-Kang Kim, President and CEO of the ...
Chea Vanyuth
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501765677/serc-ksfc-renew-mou-to-develop-cambodias-securities-sector/
US State Department labels Cambodia ‘State Sponsor’ of human trafficking
The U.S. Department of State on Tuesday quietly released its long-delayed report on human trafficking, placing Cambodia in the lowest Tier 3 for the fourth straight year and, for the first time, labeling it a “state sponsor” of trafficking. ...
Coby Hobbs & Khuon Narim
https://cambojanews.com/us-state-department-labels-cambodia-state-sponsor-of-human-trafficking/
Svay Rieng’s SEZs power Cambodia’s industrial expansion, Vuthy says
Svay Rieng’s growing network of special economic zones (SEZs) is fast becoming a cornerstone of Cambodia’s industrial expansion, drawing new investment, boosting exports and creating thousands of jobs for local workers. ...
Sum Manet
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501765675/svay-riengs-sezs-power-cambodias-industrial-expansion-vuthy-says/
Border conflict drives support for local products
Thailand’s unilateral closure of the border resulted from the ongoing border conflict with Cambodia has created an opportunity to expand and promote local production base, while gaining consumption support nationwide, according to Thun Vathana, Senate Second Vice President. ...
Mom Kunthea
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501765681/border-conflict-drives-support-for-local-products/
Financial inclusion at the heart of Cambodia’s development strategy
Financial inclusion is a cornerstone of Cambodia’s economic and social development, connecting households to formal financial services and offering protection from the risks of poverty, fraud, and inequality, a senior official of the National Bank of Cambodia (NBC) said on Tuesday. ...
Sum Manet
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501765679/financial-inclusion-at-the-heart-of-cambodias-development-strategy/
Thai referendum could derail $300B energy project with Kingdom
The Royal Thai Government’s (RTG) plans for a referendum on MoU44, a pact signed with Cambodia in 2001 for joint oil and gas exploration that has yielded no results over decades, has created uncertainty over $300 billion in offshore hydrocarbon reserves. ...
Nhean Chamrong
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501765769/thai-referendum-could-derail-300b-energy-project-with-kingdom/
Preah Sihanouk incentive group approve $280 million in projects
Seventeen investment projects in Preah Sihanouk province, with a total capital of $280 million and the potential to create around 2,000 jobs, have been approved for special incentive policies under the “Special Investment Promotion Program in Sihanouk Province”. ...



