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Political and economic challenges at both the regional and global levels, including the armed conflict along the Cambodia–Thailand border, appear to be responsible for the flat recovery of Cambodia’s tourism sector. ...

Hundreds of thousands of Cambodians displaced by the border conflict since last year have received support to help their children continue their education, with temporary classrooms, learning materials and humanitarian assistance helping families cope with the upheaval, explained Hang Chuon Naron, Minister of Education, Youth ...

Cambodian labour officials, international organisations and South Korean partners have renewed calls for stronger protections and reintegration support for migrant workers, underscoring the sector’s growing importance to the Kingdom’s economic development. ...

Authorities in Svay Rieng province have busted another online scam operation in Bavet town, arresting 45 suspects. In a separate operation, anti-drug officers arrested three suspects involved in large-scale narcotics trafficking by sea. ...

Cambodia’s General Department of Immigration (GDI) has denied online reports claiming that the government is targeting Africans in a new deportation campaign. An English-language document purporting to be from the GDI that has been circulating online claims that all African nationals with “expired immigration waivers” ...

Prime Minister Hun Manet has highlighted how the transportation of goods by water, both domestically and to international markets, will become easier and more profitable once the Funan Techo Canal is completed. At present, many goods destined for international markets must be transported through neighbouring ...

Cambodia has renewed efforts to internationalise its border dispute with Thailand, with Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Prak Sokhonn using the UN Security Council (UNSC) to accuse Thailand of maintaining occupied positions inside Cambodian territory, despite an existing ceasefire agreement. ...

Germany has expressed a desire to act as an “honest broker” in the Cambodia-Thailand border dispute, as analysts suggest a diminishing role for the US, even as China’s influence becomes increasingly vital. ...

Cambodia is ramping up efforts to expand technical and vocational education and training (TVET), using this year’s National TVET Day as a platform to promote skills development as a pathway to employment, higher incomes and long-term economic competitiveness. ...

Cambodia, through the Ministry of Tourism, staged the “Cambodia Travel Match 2026” event on May 26. The participants were provided with the opportunity to expand business networks, exchange experiences and share the latest information on tourism development at both regional and global levels. ...

Cambodia’s state budget expenditure for 2027 is projected to dip around 1.8 percent from the 2026 Finance Law, with 4.82 percent of GDP allocated to the social sector. ...

Prime Minister Hun Manet said the government would cut 30 departments across the government’s 16 ministries and three general departments, the tier above departments, as part of a reform strategy of ‘strengthening rather than expanding’ the national government. ...

The ASEAN Centre for Energy has joined Cambodia and Laos to study new cross-border interconnections in a collaboration that aims to further strengthen energy security and support the region’s transition toward a sustainable power future. ...

Say Samal, Minister of Land Management, Urban Planning and Construction, has shared how the ministry is stepping up efforts to relocate residents from unsafe urban settlements as the government moves to better coordinate drainage restoration, road construction and housing redevelopment projects nationwide. ...

Australia and Cambodia have announced a new focus on promoting educational pathways to make Cambodia’s education system more resilient and competitive in regional and international labour markets. ...

Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Prak Sokhonn has once again drawn attention to Thai violations of Cambodian territory, including illegal occupation and attempts to create a “faits accomplis” on the ground, as he addressed a high-level United Nations Security Council open debate. ...

Cambodia will implement the military conscription law for the first time after nearly two decades of its predecessor to strengthen national defense. However, concerns from a civil society group have cropped up on the likelihood of “double standards” when conscripting individuals. ...

National police and Phnom Penh Municipal Court officials implemented a court warrant to free Kem Sokha, former Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP) president, after he received a royal pardon for his 27-year jail sentence, at his house in Phnom Penh’s Tuol Kork district about 8:30 ...

Cambodia’s Ministry of Environment has expressed support for a German company’s plans to establish a battery waste management project in the Kingdom. At present, around 60 tonnes, or 15 per cent, of used batteries are collected, out of the more than 400 tonnes that are ...

Cambodia’s Ministry of Health has renewed calls for the public to follow Covid-19 preventive measures after the spread of the new NB.1.8.1 coronavirus variant, which has been detected in several Asian territories including Singapore, China and Hong Kong. ...

Cambodia’s Srepok Wildlife Sanctuary, one of the Kingdom’s largest protected forest landscapes, is facing escalating enforcement challenges from armed poachers, illegal fishing and other resource exploitation, prompting calls for stronger technological support to protect biodiversity hotspots in the northeast. ...

The General Department of Immigration (GDI) has rejected a widely circulated Chinese-language social media post claiming that Cambodia has temporarily closed its borders and barred foreigners under the age of 40 from entering the country. ...

Deputy Prime Minister Tea Seiha, Minister of National Defence, has welcomed suggestions that a General Border Committee (GBC) meeting between Cambodian and Thai officials will take place in the near future. ...

Two horrific traffic accidents involving factory worker transport trucks occurred almost simultaneously this morning, May 23. The two smashes — one in Kampong Chhnang province and another in Svay Rieng — resulted in the deaths of at least 13 workers and left more than 30 ...