The Phnom Penh Post
Kingdom’s international trade jumped almost 20% in 2025
Despite an increasingly unstable global situation and the fact that economic growth in 2025 has not been particularly robust, Cambodian international trade has shown no signs of decline. Instead, it reached a total value of more than $65 billion, increasing by nearly 20% over 2024. ...
Hin Pisei
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/kingdom-s-international-trade-jumped-almost-20-in-2025
Labour ministry resolves industrial disputes at two factories; protests ended
A spokesperson from the Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training has shared details of how ministry staff successfully mediated two industrial disputes in recent days. In both cases, protesting workers had blocked the roads outside the factory premises. ...
Safer streets: Road accidents fell by one-fifth in 2025
A total of 2,345 traffic accidents were recorded nationwide in 2025, a decrease of 499 cases, or 18%, compared with 2024. ...
Post Staff
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/safer-streets-road-accidents-fell-by-one-fifth-in-2025
Chinese officials confirm Zhi in custody; outline likely charges
According to Chinese state media, the Chinese Ministry of Public Security announced on January 8 that, with the support and cooperation of Cambodian officials, a working group dispatched by the ministry on January 7 successfully extradited Chinese national Chen Zhi, the alleged head of a ...
Niem Chheng
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/chinese-officials-confirm-zhi-in-custody-outline-likely-charges
NBC suspends Prince Bank services after founder arrested and deported to China
Following the arrest of its founder Chen Zhi, Prince Bank has been suspended from providing new banking services, including accepting deposits and granting loans. Morisonkak MKA Audit-Accounting Co., Ltd. has been authorised to control and manage all operations and assets of Prince Bank Plc. effective ...
Niem Chheng
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/nbc-suspends-prince-bank-services-after-founder-arrested-and-deported-to-china
China provides $400K in demining aid; Cambodia welcomes Chinese contribution to ceasefire
China has provided aid valued at $400,000 to the Cambodian demining sector. The aid was presented to the Cambodian Mine Action and Victim Assistance Authority (CMAA) this morning, January 8. Cambodia also expressed gratitude to China for contributing to the ceasefire at the end of ...
Cambodia exports more than 900K tonnes of rice to international markets
Cambodia’s rice exports reached a record high in 2025, totalling more than 940,000 tonnes – an increase of nearly 50% compared to 2024 – while revenue from the sales exceeded $600 million. ...
CDC approves four tyre manufacturing investment projects in 2025
Cambodia’s automotive tyre manufacturing and export sector continued to show strong momentum in 2025, with four related projects approved by the Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC), representing a total capital investment of nearly $780 million. ...
Prince founder deported, now in Chinese custody
A report from Cambodia China Times which claimed that Chen Zhi, founder and former chairman of Prince Group, was arrested in Cambodia and sent back to China to face possible charges, has been confirmed. It was not immediately clear when he was deported, or what, ...
Niem Chheng
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/prince-founder-deported-now-in-chinese-custody
Sokhonn: ‘Paper commitment to peace must be reflected on ground’
As the Thai military remain present in Cambodia territory, blocking Cambodian civilians from returning to their homes, Prak Sokhonn, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, has emphasised the importance of consistency between commitment on paper and the action on the ground. ...
Niem Chheng
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/sokhonn-paper-commitment-to-peace-must-be-reflected-on-ground-
New sub-decree will see property owners fined for hosting illegal foreign guests
Property owners or managers of “collective residential premises”, like guesthouses or apartment buildings, will face stiff financial penalties for hosting foreigners who dwell in the Kingdom illegally. A new sub-decree made public today, January 7, will see them fined four million riel ($1,000) for each ...
Environment minister: Timber from protected areas must not be used for handicrafts, kilns
Minister of Environment Eang Sophalleth has urged directors of the provincial and municipal Departments of Environment to suppress natural resource and forestry crimes, particularly by prohibiting the use of products harvested from protected natural areas in wood-processing workshops, storage facilities and illegal charcoal kilns. ...
GDCE enables online customs declarations ahead of import arrivals
The General Department of Customs and Excise (GDCE) has introduced an electronic system that allows importers to submit customs declarations in advance of their goods arriving in Cambodia, a move a logistics expert says will help foster a more favourable environment for companies currently engaged ...
Government postpones capital gains tax on real estate to 2027
The government’s decision to postpone the implementation of capital gains tax on real estate is unlikely to significantly stimulate Cambodia’s property market, but it will help prevent additional burden on buying and selling activities, according to a real estate expert. ...
Hin Pisei
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/government-postpones-capital-gains-tax-on-real-estate-to-2027
CMAA, Chinese embassy raise awareness among war refugees on UXO dangers
The Cambodian Mine Action and Victim Assistance Authority (CMAA), in collaboration with the Chinese embassy in Cambodia, has launched an educational campaign to raise awareness among war refugees about the dangers of unexploded ordnance (UXO). ...
Niem Chheng
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/cmaa-chinese-embassy-raise-awareness-among-war-refugees-on-uxo-dangers-
Natural resource crimes down 15% in 2025
In 2025, park rangers conducted 16,261 patrols within their jurisdictions, cracking down on 2,152 cases of natural resource crimes – a 15 per cent decrease compared with 2024. ...
Post Staff
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/natural-resource-crimes-down-15-in-2025
Lives on hold: Civilians speak out in the face foreign military occupation
In Prey Chan and Chouk Chey villages along Cambodia’s north-western border, the marks of the December 7-27 fighting are visible in damaged homes, abandoned fields and wandering livestock. ...
Hong Raksmey
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/lives-on-hold-civilians-speak-out-in-the-face-foreign-military-occupation
Cambodia again requests Thailand to convene JBC meeting
The State Secretariat of Border Affairs has announced that the special meeting of the Cambodia-Thailand Joint Boundary Commission (JBC), initially scheduled for early January 2026 in Siem Reap, has been postponed at the request of the Thai side, citing the need to complete internal procedures. ...
Post Staff
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/cambodia-again-requests-thailand-to-convene-jbc-meeting
Cambodia reaps $1.5 Billion from raw cashew nut exports
Cambodia exported more than 1 million tonnes of raw cashew nuts to international markets in 2025, generating $1.5 billion in revenue – an increase of more than a quarter compared with 2024. Vietnam remains Cambodia’s largest market for raw cashew nuts. ...
Hin Pisei
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/cambodia-reaps-1-5-billion-from-raw-cashew-nut-exports
Cambodia demands Thailand withdraw from sovereign territory despite ceasefire
Cambodia has demanded that Thailand withdraw from Cambodian sovereign territory, formally accusing the neighbouring country of seizing and maintaining control over parts of its land in violation of a ceasefire agreement, international law and existing bilateral border arrangements, according to a statement issued by the ...
Hong Raksmey
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/cambodia-demands-thailand-withdraw-from-sovereign-territory-despite-ceasefire
Cambodia protests as Thai military places shipping containers 1km inside border
Homes near the Boeng Trakuon roundabout were damaged by Thai military fire during attacks between December 7-27, 2025, according to local authorities. ...
Hong Raksmey
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/cambodia-protests-as-thai-military-places-shipping-containers-1km-inside-border
Plea for peace as thousands remain displaced by border encroachment
At a crowded displacement site inside a Buddhist pagoda in Banteay Meanchey province, 73-year-old Kim Sophat waits for what she says matters more than aid or donations: peace that will allow her family to return home. ...
Hong Raksmey
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/plea-for-peace-as-thousands-remain-displaced-by-border-encroachment
Environment ministry promotes community vegetable gardens to boost food security, support displaced
Minister of Environment Eang Sophalleth has urged environmental officials to share knowledge about growing vegetables and raising tree seedlings in order to help strengthen food security and provide support to displaced people and the Kingdom’s frontline soldiers. ...
US pushing for ceasefire, ‘sustainable peace’
The US is pushing for an immediate ceasefire between Thailand and Cambodia and wants to see a sustainable peace between the two nations. ...
Niem Chheng
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/us-pushing-for-ceasefire-sustainable-peace-