The Phnom Penh Post

The number of people employed in Cambodia increased to approximately 10.7 million in 2025, an increase of around 800,000 people over 2024, according to the Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training. Of the total, about 2.8 million workers were employed in the agricultural sector, 3 ...

Under the rising February heat in Samrong village, 56-year-old Un At tends a small, rented plot of vegetables, her hands moving quickly between rows of spinach and herbs. ...

A joint police force arrested 21 suspects for cyber fraud during a February 25 raid on an online scam operation located in Ou Baek K’am commune, in the capital’s Sen Sok district. ...

As of the end of 2025, more than 3,000 large factories were operating in Cambodia, representing an increase of nearly 30% over 2024, according to the Ministry of Industry, Science, Technology and Innovation. ...

A $19 million wastewater treatment plant in Kampong Chhnang province is emerging as a model for how Cambodia can transform urban sanitation into long-term environmental protection, agricultural productivity and climate resilience. ...

Cambodia has launched its 11th anti-drug campaign, against the backdrop of increasing global drug trafficking. In 2025, the Kingdom seized 5.89 tonnes of illicit drugs and approximately 42.81 tonnes of precursor chemicals. ...

South Korea is planning to increase support for skills development among the Cambodian workforce to prepare them for future employment in Korea, even as the 2026 quota for Cambodian workers is expected to decrease slightly, due to global conditions. ...

Chea Vuthy, secretary-general of the Cambodian Investment Board of the Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC), has noted the that the government and people of Japan have consistently supported and stood alongside the Royal Government and people of Cambodia at every stage of socio-economic ...

Senator and agribusiness tycoon Mong Reththy is pressing ahead with what he calls a comprehensive, “one for all” strategy in Cambodia’s agricultural sector – linking animal feed production, livestock raising, egg supply and large-scale oil palm cultivation, while preparing for a future domestic cooking oil ...

The Cambodian side of the Joint Boundary Commission (JBC) has vehement protested the illegal occupation of Cambodian territory by the Thai military. ...

Although Thai authorities have seemingly evaded the matter since the outbreak of border clashes in December, the Cambodian Secretariat of State for Border Affairs (SSBA) has requested that their Thai counterparts join them to plant provisional border markers. ...

In just 15 days, from February 3 to February 18, Phnom Penh authorities conducted a sweep of 2,709 locations suspected of accommodating scammers. They discovered 21,104 foreigners, including 6,683 women. ...

Cambodia’s push to modernise upper secondary education is entering a deeper phase, as the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport scale up nationwide reforms aimed at strengthening science and technology learning and narrowing long-standing quality gaps. ...

The Cambodian government has formally protested what it described as “an unauthorised incursion” by the Thai Navy into Cambodian territorial waters. They demanded the return of three Cambodian fishermen and their seized boat. ...

A conservation organisation has expressed concerns over the poisoning of wildlife, especially during the dry season, as it can kill large numbers of animals in a short period of time. It also highlighted the severe health impacts that consuming poisoned animals can have on humans. ...

For nearly two decades, Siek Im carried the cost of water in ways most urban households no longer think about. ...

Minister of Environment Eang Sophalleth and his Japanese counterpart Ishihara Hirotaka have inked a Memorandum of Cooperation (MoC) on environmental issues. The agreement was signed at the office of Minister of Environment of Japan on February 16. ...

A senior Cambodian official has informed foreign diplomats of Cambodia’s “absolute commitment” to sweeping away and eventually eliminating online scams, a type of transnational crime, from the country. ...

Cambodia’s ambition to strengthen energy security and accelerate its transition toward clean power took a major step forward with the National Solar Park in Kampong Chhnang province, a 100-megawatt facility that began contributing to lower electricity costs and reduced reliance on imported energy when it ...

Several officials from the Ministry of Interior’s Anti-Cybercrime Department have been disciplined after a complaint from a member of the public that they used disrespectful language with a scam victim who attempted to file a complaint about an illegal loan. ...

The Cambodia Chamber of Commerce (CCC) and the ASEAN–Cambodia Business Advisory Council (ASEAN-BAC) Cambodia will stage the “Cambodia–ASEAN Business Summit 2026” this coming March, with the aim of promoting and creating a more favourable environment for domestic and international investors. ...

Following the recent discovery of two Royal Turtle nests, a conservation team is guarding the eggs and will monitor their hatching to ensure a high survival rate. The nests were discovered on a sandy beach at Prek Kampong Leu, in Koh Kong province’s Sre Ambel ...

The Deputy Minister of National Defence of Laos has shared how his nations military will strive to cultivate closer relations with their Cambodian counterparts, noting that both neighbouring nations will continue to cooperate to maintain a peaceful and secure border. ...

Residents from O’ Suo Sdei and Sangkum Thmey villages in Thma Da commune, Veal Veng district, Pursat province, continue to live in uncertainty, despair and fear, fearful of returning to their homes, which are now surrounded by Thai barricades of shipping containers and razor wire. ...