The Phnom Penh Post

Sour highlights workplace learning best practices, urges labour mobility

Minister of Labour and Vocational Training Heng Sour has highlighted Cambodia’s strong implementation model of Work-Based Learning (WBL) in developing workforce skills within the context of modern technology. ...

Post Staff
https://phnompenhpost.com/national/sour-highlights-workplace-learning-best-practices-urges-labour-mobility/

Cambodia, China planning to promote traditional martial arts with new doco

An upcoming Cambodia–China Martial Arts Performance will take place at the northern courtyard of Bayon Temple on the morning of April 30, showcasing a spectacular collaboration between the traditional martial arts of both nations.   ...

Chhorn Norn
https://phnompenhpost.com/sport/cambodia-china-planning-to-promote-traditional-martial-arts-with-new-doco/

Cambodia: Thailand must show commitment to peace with action on ground

Cambodia continued to urge Thailand to respect the 16 points of the December 27 Joint Statement, as the foreign ministers of both nations met in Brunei. Both sides reaffirmed their commitment to the ceasefire, as well as a peaceful resolution to the border dispute. ...

Niem Chheng
https://phnompenhpost.com/national/cambodia-thailand-must-show-commitment-to-peace-with-action-on-ground/

Latest Kratie dolphin calf sighting brings population to 118

A newborn Irrawaddy dolphin calf has been spotted at the Kampi dolphin pool in Kratie province, bringing the total number of Mekong dolphins in Cambodia to 118. ...

Chhorn Norn
https://phnompenhpost.com/national/latest-kratie-dolphin-calf-sighting-brings-population-to-118/

Japanese support Cambodian waste management with garbage trucks

The Government of Japan has donated ten garbage trucks to the Ministry of Environment, as part of the two nation’s ongoing cooperation in environmental protection. Japanese ambassador Ueno Atsushi presented the trucks to environment minister Eang Sophalleth this morning, April 27. ...

Post Staff
https://phnompenhpost.com/national/japanese-support-cambodian-waste-management-with-garbage-trucks/

Cambodia welcomes Indonesians to ASEAN Observer Team

Cambodia has welcomed two Indonesian military officers who are joining the ASEAN Observer Team (AOT). The team is tasked with monitoring the implementation of border measures between Cambodia and Thailand, explained the Ministry of National Defence. ...

Hong Raksmey
https://phnompenhpost.com/national/cambodia-welcomes-indonesians-to-asean-observer-team/

Mekong River water quality remains ‘good’ in early 2026

Monthly assessments were conducted at 11 monitoring stations in collaboration with provincial and municipal environment departments along the Mekong, covering Stung Treng, Kratie, Kampong Cham, Kandal, Phnom Penh and Prey Veng. ...

Post Staff
https://phnompenhpost.com/national/mekong-river-water-quality-remains-good-in-early-2026/

Cambodia, JICA strengthen partnership for sustainable, inclusive development

Cambodia and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) have reaffirmed their shared commitment to strengthening cooperation and partnership in support of sustainable and inclusive development, with Cambodia also requesting continued support in two priority sectors. ...

Chhorn Norn
https://phnompenhpost.com/national/cambodia-jica-strengthen-partnership-for-sustainable-inclusive-development/

Dodgy landlords fined over one billion riel for unregistered guests

Authorities have imposed almost half a million dollars on property owners who failed to register tenants or let property to individuals without valid residency documents. Violations of Sub-Decree 03 on security and safety management in shared residential areas are being strictly enforced, explained Touch Sokhak, ...

Post Staff
https://phnompenhpost.com/national/dodgy-landlords-fined-over-one-billion-riel-for-unregistered-guests/

Battambang mango factory temporarily shuttered after fish deaths in nearby stream

The Ministry of Environment has suspended the operations of Baising Seng mango processing factory in Battambang province. Officials discovered that the plant was discharging untreated liquid waste, causing water pollution, fish deaths and other environmental damage in O’Treng stream. ...

Post Staff
https://phnompenhpost.com/national/battambang-mango-factory-temporarily-shuttered-after-fish-deaths-in-nearby-stream/

Manet informs China’s Wang, Dong, of Cambodia’s commitment to peaceful resolution of border issues

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet met with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and Chinese Defence Minister Dong Jun yesterday, April 22. During the meeting, he described the situation on the Cambodia-Thailand border and reaffirmed Cambodia’s position to adhere to the principles of peace. ...

Chhorn Norn
https://phnompenhpost.com/national/manet-informs-chinas-wang-dong-of-cambodias-commitment-to-peaceful-resolution-of-border-issues/

CHRC pushes back against ‘Scambodia’ label, citing human rights, national dignity concerns

The Cambodian Human Rights Committee (CHRC) has formally called on The Wall Street Journal to review and correct what it described as a derogatory and harmful headline that labelled the country “Scambodia”, warning that such language risks undermining the dignity and rights of the Cambodian ...

Raksmey Hong
https://phnompenhpost.com/national/chrc-pushes-back-against-scambodia-label-citing-human-rights-national-dignity-concerns/

51 years on: From Khmer Rouge atrocities to justice, and reflections of commemorations

April 17 marks the 51st anniversary of the rise to power of the Khmer Rouge regime, a date widely regarded as one of the darkest turning points in Cambodia’s modern history. ...

Raksmey Hong
https://phnompenhpost.com/national/51-years-on-from-khmer-rouge-atrocities-to-justice-and-reflections-of-commemorations/

KOICA, labour ministry announce new workforce development agreement

The Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) and Cambodia’s Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training have signed a Record of Discussions on the “Skilled Workforce Development to Meet Industry Demands in Cambodia”. ...

Chhorn Norn
https://phnompenhpost.com/national/koica-labour-ministry-announce-new-workforce-development-agreement/

Ministry demands WSJ correction over cybercrime report, calls label ‘damaging’ to national dignity

Cambodia’s Ministry of Information has strongly criticised a recent report by The Wall Street Journal, accusing the publication of using “insulting” and “unprofessional” language that undermines the country’s dignity and misrepresents its efforts to combat cybercrime. ...

Raksmey Hong
https://phnompenhpost.com/national/ministry-demands-wsj-correction-over-cybercrime-report-calls-label-damaging-to-national-dignity/

Khmer New Year road falls by nine; still 17 too many

At least 17 people died in traffic accidents during the three days of the traditional Khmer New Year festival, from April 14 to 16. ...

Post Staff
https://phnompenhpost.com/national/khmer-new-year-road-falls-by-nine-still-17-too-many/

Formal protest against Thai border encroachments, Cambodia warns of sovereignty violations

Cambodia has formally protested continued activities by Thai armed forces that violate its sovereignty and territorial integrity along multiple sections of the shared border, according to a statement released by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation. ...

Raksmey Hong
https://phnompenhpost.com/national/formal-protest-against-thai-border-encroachments-cambodia-warns-of-sovereignty-violations/

Turning Japanese: more police uniforms seized as Sen Sok scam raid nabs 200

One of the largest scale- scam compound busts took place in the capital’s Sen Sok district yesterday, with 218 foreigners taken into custody. The April 6 raid, at the Phnom Penh Galaxy Condo, in Khmuonh commune’s Banla S’et village, saw foreigners from six nations detained, ...

Niem Chheng
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/turning-japanese-more-police-uniforms-seized-as-sen-sok-scam-raid-nabs-200

Life sentences loom under new online scam law

Fraudsters behind online scam operations in Cambodia could face life in prison under a new law approved by the Senate on Friday, as the government continues its crackdown on the multibillion-dollar industry it has vowed to wipe out. ...

Khuon Narim
https://cambojanews.com/life-sentences-loom-under-new-online-scam-law/

Tightening the net: Anti-tech scam law rolled out nationwide

Law enforcement officials across all 25 capital-provinces are set to begin enforcing Cambodia’s newly enacted law on combating technology-based scams. The new legislation targets online crime, with the goal of restoring the Kingdom’s global reputation. ...

Hong Raksmey
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/tightening-the-net-anti-tech-scam-law-rolled-out-nationwide

Casino scam bust sees 100+ captured; Phnom Penh raid unearths Japanese police uniforms

The past two days have seen continued pressure brought to bear on illegal scam operations in the Kingdom, with the revocation of the license of a Preah Sihanouk casino after an investigation led to the detention of 108 suspects. In a separate raid, authorities uncovered ...

Hong Raksmey
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/casino-scam-bust-sees-100-captured-phnom-penh-raid-unearths-japanese-police-uniforms

Thai cluster munitions attacks on Preah Vihear threaten Cambodian tourism, security

Senior Cambodian officials have warned that Thailand’s use of cluster munitions has not only caused damage to a World Heritage site but also poses long-term risks to national security and the Kingdom’s tourism industry.   ...

Hong Raksmey
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/thai-cluster-munitions-attacks-on-preah-vihear-threaten-cambodian-tourism-security

UN, Cambodia declare tourism focus toward development goals

The UN in Cambodia and the Kingdom’s government have reached a formal agreement to strengthen cooperation in the tourism sector, with the goal of enhancing governance and accelerating progress toward sustainable development goals in the Kingdom. ...

Chhorn Norn
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/un-cambodia-declare-tourism-focus-toward-development-goals

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