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Commerce chamber president urges Cambodia to diversify exports
Amid growing global uncertainty, one of the Kingdom’s leading business leaders has declared that Cambodia needs to further broaden and diversify its markets to enhance competitiveness and create more export opportunities. ...
Hin Pisei
https://phnompenhpost.com/business/commerce-chamber-president-urges-cambodia-to-diversify-exports/
Cambodia and Malaysia’s Selangor explore investment and business opportunities
Cambodia and Malaysia’s Selangor state have discussed investment opportunities, regulatory frameworks, and potential business cooperation to deepen economic ties and encourage cross-border investment. ...
Mom Kunthea
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/502010500/cambodia-and-malaysias-selangor-explore-investment-and-business-opportunities/
ASEAN dialogue puts forward nine priorities to strengthen food security
The two-day Parliamentary Multi-Stakeholder Dialogue concluded yesterday with nine key recommendations aimed at promoting responsible investment in agriculture, including stronger legal frameworks, sustainable finance, technology adoption, support for smallholder farmers and a proposed ASEAN Food Bank. ...
Nhean Chamrong
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/502012716/asean-dialogue-puts-forward-nine-priorities-to-strengthen-food-security/
Air Cambodia launches new control centre to support fleet expansion
Air Cambodia on Monday inaugurated its new Airline Operations Control Center (AOC) at its headquarters in Phnom Penh, marking a significant milestone in the airline’s broader operational modernisation and growth strategy. ...
Nhean Chamrong
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/502012740/air-cambodia-launches-new-control-centre-to-support-fleet-expansion/
Cambodian garment exports up almost 10% Jan-July
Cambodia’s exports of garments and clothing accessories continue to show positive signs, with total export earnings reaching nearly $7 billion in the first seven months of 2026, up nearly 8% compared with the same period in 2025. The total accounted for one-third of Cambodia’s total ...
Hin Pisei
https://phnompenhpost.com/business/cambodian-garment-exports-up-almost-10-jan-july/
Hun Manet’s foreign policy tested by war, geopolitics
As wars, major-power rivalry and tensions with Thailand reshape Cambodia’s security environment, the government is expanding diplomacy by strengthening old alliances, cultivating new partners and defending sovereignty through international law. ...
Ben Sokhean
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/502011448/hun-manets-foreign-policy-tested-by-war-geopolitics/
Cambodia’s mid-year industrial output hits record $9.8B
Cambodia’s industrial sector recorded strong growth in the first six months of 2026, with total production exceeding $9.8 billion, according to a report released yesterday by the Ministry of Industry, Science, Technology and Innovation (MISTI). ...
Chea Vanyuth
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/502011421/cambodias-mid-year-industrial-output-hits-record-9-8b/
MoC, Rachna Eco Energy discuss EV investment plans
Commerce Minister Cham Nimul met with Director General of Rachna Eco Energy EV Automotive (Cambodia) Co Ltd Oun Rachna, on Monday, and discussed the company’s business progress and its upcoming plans to expand electric vehicles (EVs) and clean energy development across Cambodia. ...
Pov Sothak
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/502011998/moc-rachna-eco-energy-discuss-ev-investment-plans/
Manet lauds Northeastern investment initiative; more than 70 applications to date
Prime Minister Hun Manet has shared the success of the government’s “Special Programme to Promote Investment in the Four Northeastern Provinces of the Kingdom of Cambodia 2025–2028”. ...
PM: Government will not merge ministries; will instead strengthen efficiency
Prime Minister Hun Manet has quashed speculation that the current government will reduce the number of ministries and institutions it maintains, noting that what needs to be done is to improve the quality of existing ones. ...
Niem Chheng
https://phnompenhpost.com/national/pm-government-will-not-merge-ministries-will-instead-strengthen-efficiency/
Tourism board throw marketing support behind short film festival
The Cambodia Tourism Board (CTB) signed a Matching Grant Agreement with the organisers of the Chaktomuk Short Film Festival (CSFF). The new partnership, part of the Overseas Promotion of Local Events initiative, aims to amplify the international visibility of Cambodia’s creative, cultural and film industries. ...
Hin Pisei
https://phnompenhpost.com/business/tourism-board-throw-marketing-support-behind-short-film-festival/
Energy shock measures as effective as possible, notes new report
International development economists have encouraged Cambodia to continue the measures it has introduced to counter the efforts of the current global energy disruption, according to a new report released by the Cambodia Development Resource Institute (CDRI). The “The Economic Impact of International Energy Market Disruptions ...
Niem Chheng
https://phnompenhpost.com/business/energy-shock-measures-as-effective-as-possible-notes-new-report/
Rise of dengue cases prompts additional training for Koh Kong, Pursat medical staff
As dengue fever cases continue to rise, a Ministry of Health team monitoring progress in dengue management across Cambodia’s capital and provinces has launched training courses on the diagnosis and treatment of the disease. ...
Almost 4,000 Cambodians still blocked from returning home in Banteay Meanchey
Nearly 4,000 Cambodian civilians, including more than 1,100 children, remain unable to return to their homes in Banteay Meanchey province, because of what Cambodian authorities describe as the Thai military’s illegal placement of shipping container barricades. ...
Raksmey Hong
https://phnompenhpost.com/national/almost-4000-cambodians-still-blocked-from-returning-home-in-banteay-meanchey/
Thai construction continues on occupied land
Since late July, Thai forces have been clearing the forest on occupied land in Oddar Meanchey province. According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, they are planning to construct a road on the newly-cleared land, located between border marker No. 14 to ...
Niem Chheng
https://phnompenhpost.com/national/thai-construction-continues-on-occupied-land/
Three Banteay Meanchey factories close; labour ministry pledges to support workers
The Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training has expressed regret over the closure of three factories in Banteay Meanchey province, which it said were affected by high transportation costs and declining orders following border disruptions with Thailand. The ministry has assured workers at the three ...
Chhorn Norn
https://phnompenhpost.com/national/three-banteay-meanchey-factories-close-labour-ministry-pledges-to-support-workers/
Defence official warns Thais not to blame Cambodia for mine incidents; should demine own territory
A Ministry of National Defence official has reiterated that Thai demining operations should only be conducted on their own territory, not on Cambodian soil, or in areas that have not yet been measured and demarcated. ...
Myanmar Leader to visit Cambodia; faces criticism of ‘seeking legitimacy’
Myanmar leader Min Aung Hlaing will pay an official visit to the Cambodia in early September “to strengthen bilateral relations”. The visit comes after trips to Russia, China, India and Thailand, among others, which many have described as an attempt to gain international recognition as ...
Niem Chheng
https://phnompenhpost.com/national/myanmar-leader-to-visit-cambodia-faces-criticism-of-seeking-legitimacy/
Pesticide containers, plastic bags removed from Kampot crane habitat
More than 2,600 pieces of plastic trash, including discarded agricultural pesticide containers and plastic bags were collected from a protected area in Kampot province’s Kampong Trach district this year as part of ongoing efforts to reduce pollution and safeguard the habitat of the endangered sarus ...
Post staff
https://phnompenhpost.com/national/pesticide-containers-plastic-bags-removed-from-kampot-crane-habitat/
Royal Navy Ream port call signals broader Cambodian defence engagement
The British vessel HMS Tamar has docked at Ream Naval Base, where it will conduct joint training with the Royal Cambodian Navy, in another sign of Cambodia’s expanding defence and maritime engagement with a broader range of international partners. ...
Raksmey Hong
https://phnompenhpost.com/national/royal-navy-ream-port-call-signals-broader-cambodian-defence-engagement/
Supreme court calls for increased CLV cooperation, as cross-border cases rise
The Kingdom’s supreme court has warned that, along with the Phnom Penh Municipal Court, it is prosecuting an increasing number of transnational cases. Since 2024, it noted, 2,119 defendants have appeared before the courts in relation to cases related to the borders with Vietnam and ...
Niem Chheng
https://phnompenhpost.com/national/supreme-court-calls-for-increased-clv-cooperation-as-cross-border-cases-rise/
Agro-processing, EVs identified as priority TVET sectors to meet market demand
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has identified the agro-processing and electric vehicle (EV) manufacturing industries as “priority sectors for developing future-ready skills”, with plans being formed to develop a workforce capable of meeting the Kingdom’s evolving industrial and labour-market demands. The Ministry of Labour and ...
Human rights committee head tells Canadian ambassador Thais ‘violated international law’
Keo Remy, president of the Cambodian Human Rights Committee (CHRC), met with Canadian ambassador Christian DesRoches to discuss cooperation in the field of human rights. During the August 18 meeting, Remy shared details of what he called “serious violations of international law” by Thailand. He ...
Monovithya ‘special envoy for investment relations, border affairs’, PM welcomes feedback
More details have emerged about the remit of newly announced special envoy to the prime minister Kem Monovithya. She has been appointed to work on investment relations for Cambodia and border affairs, due to her extensive international connections, Prime Minister Hun Manet clarified, today August ...