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A provincial natural resources crime task force has discovered that more than 122 hectares of forest land across three wildlife sanctuaries in Siem Reap province has been cleared and illegally used to cultivate crops. ...

China has reiterated that its defence equipment cooperation with Cambodia and Thailand does not target any third country, as Thai military officials raised concerns over Cambodia’s growing inventory of Chinese-supplied military hardware, most recently its new naval corvettes. ...

Cambodia has received 72 investment applications worth a combined $2.7 billion for the northeast region as of August 7, 2026, as the government rolls out new support measures, including customs exemptions and below-market financing. ...

Further details of Cambodia’s upcoming military draft have been laid out in a new sub-decree, signed by Prime Minister Hun Manet yesterday, August 12. Among the new details are clarifications of the benefits recruits will receive while serving, as well as deferment procedures, which are ...

Prime Minister Hun Manet on Wednesday ordered Steung Treng authorities to continue to strengthen the prevention of criminal activities related with cross-border crimes to ensure the province is not involved in the black economy across Steung Treng province. ...

Fifty-eight Indigenous communities and civil society organisations have urged the World Bank Group to accept the findings of an independent investigation into alleged harms linked to microfinance lending in Cambodia, warning that mounting debt is driving migration, school dropouts, food insecurity and the erosion of ...

Major growth in container and cargo throughput, and unrealised foreign exchange gains drove Sihanoukville Autonomous Port (PAS) net profit for the second quarter ended June 30, 2026 (Q2’26) by 218 percent to 56.4 billion riel (approximately $14 million) from 17.8 billion riel a year ago. ...

The government carried out 72 enforcement actions against business enterprises, mostly small-to-medium food processing and garment factories, for environmental and natural resources breaches under the Code on Environment and Natural Resources (ENRC) between June 2024 and July 2026. ...

ASEAN member states have endorsed the nomination of Cambodia’s Prek Toal Ramsar Site as an ASEAN Heritage Park in 2026, according to the Ministry of Environment. ...

Waiting for symptoms before getting tested for a sexually transmitted infection (STI) could mean waiting too long, health experts warn, as many common infections can spread silently without obvious signs. ...

Prime Minister Hun Manet has reiterated that the development of Cambodia’s four northeastern provinces remains a government priority regardless of the country’s withdrawal from the Cambodia-Laos-Vietnam Development Triangle Area (CLV-DTA). ...

The Kingdom’s leading associations of financial institutions have issued a joint statement alleging that recent documentary videos issued by LICADHO do not reflect the current situation of Cambodia’s financial sector. ...

Two years after Cambodia broke ground on the Funan Techo Canal, many families living along its route say they are in limbo due to compensation delays and lost livelihoods, even as Cambodia secured fresh Chinese financing for the US$1.2 billion project. ...

The ASEAN Observer Team in Cambodia (AOT-KH) visited a site in Preah Vihear province today, August 11, where 114 civilian homes were reportedly destroyed, leaving more than 500 civilians unable to return to their homes. ...

A government announcement of plans to establish an inter-ministerial working group to draft legislation that will manage virtual/digital assets in the Kingdom is a positive step, noted Economics professor Duch Darin. He believed the move aligns with the need to regulate the Kingdom’s growing digital ...

The Ministry of Environment is tightening its approach to suppressing natural resource offences under an expanded “Green 2.0” strategy, with environment minister Eang Sophalleth saying cases must be thoroughly documented, sent to court and followed through, with no exceptions. ...

Cambodia will host an international conference on combating technology-based scams in September, bringing together governments, international organisations, law enforcement agencies and other stakeholders as the Kingdom seeks to promote stronger cross-border cooperation against what it refers to as increasingly sophisticated forms of transnational crimes. ...

Minister of Information Neth Pheaktra has warned that the humanitarian consequences of the Cambodia-Thailand border conflict could continue long after the end of direct combat, saying unexploded cluster munitions left in civilian areas could threaten lives, obstruct the return of displaced families and undermine the ...

This year’s high school graduation exams got underway this morning, August 10. The education minister wished the Kingdom’s students the best of success, while offering his commiserations to the students of 25 schools who are unable to return to their own classrooms due to last ...

The Ministry of Information has called on Cambodian youth to act as a “rear-line force” against fake news and distorted information surrounding the Cambodia-Thailand border dispute, saying stronger media literacy and greater caution on social media will help protect public morale from what it describes ...

Thailand has attracted fresh criticism from Cambodia after challenging the impartiality of a UN special rapporteur over his assessment of the humanitarian impact of the Cambodia-Thailand border conflict.​ ...

Minister of Environment Eang Sophalleth has called on provincial and municipal governors to enforce the current ban on the import of waste batteries and electrical and electronic waste (e-waste), warning that hazardous substances contained in such materials pose a serious threat to public health and the ...

Cambodian authorities located her shortly after Singapore’s Channel NewsAsia (CNA) reported that the family of Aishah Siregar, 20, had appealed for public assistance after she travelled unexpectedly to Cambodia and became uncontactable, raising concerns she may have been lured into a scam compound. ...

Cambodia and the US are moving to deepen practical military cooperation, with US Pacific Fleet commander Admiral Steve Koehler visiting Phnom Penh for talks on strengthening ties between the two countries’ armed forces. ...