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Official calls for media to fact check to ensure social justice
Ministry of Information spokesman Tep Asnarith has expressed concerns over the spread of misinformation regarding a recent tragic case that appalled the Kingdom – the murder of a 14-year-old school girl. ...
Hong Raksmey
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/official-calls-for-media-to-fact-check-to-ensure-social-justice
Kampong Speu factory ordered to end use of filthy furnace
Ministry of Environment officials have determined that a factory belonging to Tong Kang (Cambodia) Co., Ltd. is polluting the air around it. According to a May 23 statement from the ministry, a furnace at the factory – which produces components or shoes – has adversely ...
Phak Seangly
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/kampong-speu-factory-ordered-to-end-use-of-filthy-furnace
CamboJA News wins Anthony Lewis Prize for exceptional rule of law journalism
CamboJA News has been awarded the World Justice Project’s Anthony Lewis Journalism Prize, recognizing our investigative reporting and daily coverage of issues undermining the rule of law in Cambodia. ...
CamboJA Staff
https://cambojanews.com/camboja-news-wins-anthony-lewis-prize-for-exceptional-rule-of-law-journalism/
Factory numbers up 12.5% under Manet
In the first 20 months of Prime Minister Hun Manet’s seventh-mandate government, the number of large factories in Cambodia has swelled by an eighth. The Kingdom was home to approximately 40,300 large enterprises in August 2023, when the government was formed. By April this year, ...
Hin Pisei
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/factory-numbers-up-12-5-under-manet
Laos, Philippines double tax agreements close to implementation
Economists are optimistic that foreign direct investment (FDI) from Laos and the Philippines, as well as trade, will increase as Double Taxation Agreements (DTAs) between these two countries and Cambodia are set to enter into force in the near future. ...
Environment ministry launch new app, digital programme to support green goals
The Ministry of Environment has officially launched phase 2 of its E-Admin Digital Administration Programme, along with the Chakra STEM app. The initiative aims to accelerate the flow of administrative documents and improve responsiveness to environmental issues in Cambodia. ...
Phak Seangly
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/environment-ministry-launch-new-app-digital-programme-to-support-green-goals
Angkor Meanchey demolition matter of ‘public safety’; hold-out residents reject relocation
Two days have passed since the deadline for the remaining residents to vacate Phnom Penh’s Angkor Meanchey building expired. ...
Phak Seangly
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/angkor-meanchey-demolition-matter-of-public-safety-hold-out-residents-reject-relocation
U.S. researcher’s report names 28 for sanctions over ruling party scam links; govt denies
A blistering report by a prominent U.S. crime expert, disallowed from returning to Cambodia by his employer in 2023 over alleged threats, has triggered a wave of condemnation from Cambodian officials after calling for expanded U.S. sanctions on elites linked to the country’s online scam ...
Seoung Nimol
https://cambojanews.com/u-s-researchers-report-names-28-for-sanctions-over-ruling-party-scam-links-govt-denies/
First helicopter banteng relocation deemed a success
Sixteen banteng (Bos javanicus), one of the world’s most critically endangered species, have been successfully relocated to a safe sanctuary, thanks to the use of helicopters. This was the first time this kind of operation has been conducted in Cambodia, reported social enterprise Rising Phoenix ...
Phak Seangly
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/first-helicopter-banteng-relocation-deemed-a-success
Cambodia, Indonesia strengthen joint efforts to fight transnational crime
Cambodia and Indonesia have reaffirmed their shared commitment to intensify cooperation in combating transnational crime, following a series of high-level meetings between an Indonesian law enforcement delegation and key Cambodian institutions on May 20. ...
Hong Raksmey
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/cambodia-indonesia-strengthen-joint-efforts-to-fight-transnational-crime
Cambodian tariff negotiation team pursue US investment
A Cambodian delegation which is currently in the US to negotiate tariffs and improve bilateral trade between the two countries has found time to hold at least six meetings with US government and congressional leaders to discuss potentially increasing direct investment in the Kingdom. ...
Hin Pisei
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/cambodian-tariff-negotiation-team-pursue-us-investment
Cambodia rejects accusations of cybercrime collusion, calls it political plot
The Cambodian government has dismissed a recent international report alleging that the Kingdom is a global epicentre for transnational cybercrime, calling it politically motivated and lacking in scientific credibility. ...
Hong Raksmey
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/cambodia-rejects-accusations-of-cybercrime-collusion-calls-it-political-plot
Annual road tax reminder issued: Special plates not exempt
The General Department of Taxation (GDT) has once again clarified that the owners of private vehicles bearing “State”, “Police” or “Military” license plates are not automatically exempt from tax and import obligations and must register their vehicles with the Ministry of Public Works and transport. ...
Niem Chheng
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/annual-road-tax-reminder-issued-special-plates-not-exempt
Environment minister to polluters: ‘I have a sword, I will strike, with no exceptions’
Minister of Environment Eang Sophalleth has doubled down on warnings to the owners and operators of factories — especially mango processing plants — that discharge untreated wastewater into clean water sources, threatening that the ministry now has “a sword to strike with”. ...
Phak Seangly
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/environment-minister-to-polluters-i-have-a-sword-i-will-strike-with-no-exceptions-
Compensation promised to protesting factory workers
Following mediation by the Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training on Tuesday, May 20, the Color Star (Cambodia) Product Co., Ltd. factory has pledged to provide compensation to workers who do not wish to relocate to the company’s new site. ...
Phak Seangly
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/compensation-promised-to-protesting-factory-workers
Govt temporarily remediates Color Star workers’ two-day strike after factory announces sudden relocation
About 500 workers of Color Star Cambodia Product Co Ltd in Prek Chrey village, Phnom Penh protested and blocked the road for two consecutive days after the factory announced that it is moving to a new location, about 40 kilometers away. ...
Sovann Sreypich
https://cambojanews.com/govt-temporarily-remediates-color-star-workers-two-day-strike-after-factory-announces-sudden-relocation/
Green gold: Cambodia’s largest tree nursey to be completed by end of month
The Kingdom’s largest tree nursery, located in Kampong Speu province, will be completed by the end of May. Once operational, it will allow the Ministry of Environment to produce up to 10 million tree saplings per year across its five regional nurseries. ...
Phak Seangly
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/green-gold-cambodia-s-largest-tree-nursey-to-be-completed-by-end-of-month
Compensation promised to protesting factory workers
Following mediation by the Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training on Tuesday, May 20, the Color Star (Cambodia) Product Co., Ltd. factory has pledged to provide compensation to workers who do not wish to relocate to the company’s new site. ...
Phak Seangly
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/compensation-promised-to-protesting-factory-workers
Non-tax revenue from Cambodia’s mining sector jumped 80% in 2024
The growth of mining exploration and business activities in Cambodia contributed to the government collecting nearly $100 million in non-tax revenue from the mining sector in 2024, a major 79% increase over 2023, according to Minister of Mines and Energy Keo Rattanak. ...
Cambodia becomes net cement producer, thanks to new factory
With the opening of its sixth cement factory, Cambodia has eliminated the need to import cement. The new facility, in Kampong Speu’s Oral district, is the result of a $250 million investment by Conch KT Cement (Phnom Penh), and was officially inaugurated this morning, May ...
Hin Pisei
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/cambodia-becomes-net-cement-producer-thanks-to-new-factory
Environment journalist Ouk Mao charged with incitement, public defamation after reporting on deforestation
Online journalist Ouk Mao, who reports on environmental issues and illegal deforestation in the Prey Lang Wildlife Sanctuary, was charged with incitement and public defamation, the Stung Treng Provincial Court confirmed on May 19. ...
Health ministry compels people to get vaccinated as JN.1 Covid-19 cases rise to 21 in two weeks
The Ministry of Health has once again advised Cambodians to get the Covid-19 vaccine and increase their vigilance following concerns about the new JN.1 variant which has seen new cases rise to 21 within two weeks of May. ...
Sovann Sreypich
https://cambojanews.com/health-ministry-compels-people-to-get-vaccinated-as-jn-1-covid-19-cases-rise-to-21-in-two-weeks/
Royal Group SEZs report Q1 exports up nearly ten per cent
Special Economic Zones (SEZs) are playing an outsized role in attracting domestic and international investors to set up factories and enterprises in Cambodia. ...
Hin Pisei
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/royal-group-sezs-report-q1-exports-up-nearly-ten-per-cent
Government outline positive expectations of US tariff negotiations
The Cambodian government expects its efforts to yield positive results as it engages in bilateral tariff negotiations with the US, although it noted that no country can predict the outcome of the ongoing global trade war. ...
Phak Seangly
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/government-outline-positive-expectations-of-us-tariff-negotiations