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Kandal provincial governor Kong Sophorn told Khmer Times yesterday that 11 families who don’t want to accept a cash settlement for their land within the construction area of the new international airport can choose a “land swap” instead. ...

The Cambodian Human Rights Committee (CHRC) on Wednesday addressed the concerns expressed in a joint statement of 60 Civil Society Organisations (CSOs), trade unions, associations and communities that was posted on the Cambodian League for the Promotion and Defense of Human Rights (Licadho)’s website about ...

The National Assembly (NA) will host the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA) with direct participation from the AIPA members when it becomes the rotational chair next year. ...

Prime Minister Hun Sen said Chinese-made Sinovac and Sinopharm vaccines could be administered as booster shots in Cambodia because of their plentiful availability as the Kingdom continues to rely on China as its “strategic backer” for vaccines supply. ...

A prolonged drought has caused damage to more than 14,000ha of rice fields in Siem Reap province, with more damages expected should the lack of rain continue. ...

The Phnom Penh Administration has been undertaking the rehabilitation project of the capital city’s canals to prevent flooding in the area, especially during the current rainy season. ...

The Apsara National Authority (ANA), a body tasked with managing the Angkor Archaelogical Park, is installing a net in the roof of the Angkor Wat gallery to prevent bats from entering the structure as Bat urine is a source of moisture and salinity which combined ...

Detection of the Delta variant of SARS-CoV-2 – the coronavirus that causes Covid-19 – has become a humdrum part of life with new cases reported almost on a daily basis in most parts of the country. ...

Officials from of the General-Directorate of Consumer Protection, Competition and Fraud Prevention (CCF) inspected fuel businesses at 101 locations nationwide and revealed 46 sellers had cheated customers by selling regular fuel as super gasoline. ...

Cambodia’s Permanent Mission to the UN Office in Geneva has dismissed concerns voiced by UN human rights experts on the convictions of prominent activist Rong Chhun and two of his supporters last week. ...

A total of 548,670 doses of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines have been administered, leaving slightly more than 866,000 doses left for those who are eligible for booster shots or for elderly who qualify for this vaccine. ...

Marc Thayre, Charge d’affaires of the British Embassy in Phnom Penh, on Tuesday met with Lieutenant General Sok Veasna, deputy director general of the General Department of Immigration (GDI), to talk about British citizens being stuck in Cambodia due to Covid-19. ...

Senior Officials of the Cambodian Mine Action and Victim Assistance Authority (CMAA) highlighted yesterday that from 2018 to 2020, around 421 square kilometres of contaminated land containing landmines and Explosive Remnants of War (ERW) was cleared, benefitting around 2 million people.​ ...

The Ministry of Agriculture has published a list of phone contacts that include officials tasked to answer questions from farmers to help with their agricultural work. ...

Southeastern Phnom Penh’s colossal 125ha Koh Norea satellite city project is pressing ahead, with river filling on track to be completed by the end of this year, according to Touch Samnang, deputy director-general of developer Overseas Cambodian Investment Corp Ltd (OCIC). ...

For the safety and protection of children, a three-year project called ‘Safe Community for Children’ was launched in Kratie province yesterday. ...

The Cambodia-Australia Agricultural Value Chain (Cavac) programme on August 25 released a study identifying nine high-value crops with strong export potential in China, the EU, ASEAN, Australia and New Zealand.​ ...

Cambodia is due to host the 3rd Joint Working Group Meeting of the Cambodia-Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) Commission on September 7-8, which will focus on trade and investment cooperation. ...

National resource conservationists have expressed concern over the ongoing poaching of wildlife in sanctuaries after many rare and endangered animals were found killed or injured by traps. ...

The National Institute of Diplomacy and International Relations (NIDIR) in collaboration with the Ministry of Environment organised a lecture on “Environment Policy and Management in Cambodia” for officials at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation to assist them in understanding the link between ...

More disturbing information has emerged following yesterday’s article about conditions in Preah Sihanouk province’s The China Project, as revealed exclusively by Khmer Times yesterday. ...

The Business Registration System on Information Technology Platform (OBR) Phase 2 will be launched on Sept 1 and will expand its services to many sectors. ...

Cambodia has requested that Thailand provide medical treatment to Cambodian migrant workers who contract Covid-19 there as large numbers of workers continue to return home from both Thailand and Vietnam, many of whom carry the disease. ...

Indonesia’s navy on August 25 said it has seized a tanker and its crew who were wanted on charges of stealing nearly 300,000 barrels of crude oil from Cambodia’s reserves. ...