The Phnom Penh Post

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. ...

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.​ ...

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. ...

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 ...

Special Economic Zones (SEZs) are playing an outsized role in attracting domestic and international investors to set up factories and enterprises in Cambodia. ...

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. ...

The Census of Agriculture Cambodia 2023​ was launched this morning, May 19. The data generated by the census is expected to become a key driver in enabling the government and all relevant partners to develop effective plans for advancing Cambodia’s agriculture sector. ...

As the May 20 National Day of Remembrance approaches, both Prime Minister Hun Manet and scholars have advocated for greater public awareness of the Khmer Rouge era. ...

While the WHO reports steady global progress in reducing alcohol consumption, a new policy white paper and national data from Cambodia reveal a troubling local picture — particularly among the Kingdom’s youth. ...

A series of deaths resulting from falls from high-rise buildings have raised public concerns, with some observers questioning the haste with which authorities appear to have ruled the cases suicides. ...

An increase in international rubber prices drove the Kingdom’s export rubber earnings up by almost one fifth in the first four months of the year. ...

The uncertainty surrounding the future of Phnom Penh International Airport has been resolved, with Prime Minister Hun Manet confirming that neither he nor former Prime Minister Hun Sen ever planned to sell the airport to private companies. ...

Minister of Environment Eang Sophalleth has issued a warning to environmental officials, informing them that any of them found felling trees for use in infrastructure construction in the Phnom Khnang Phsar area will be removed from their positions. ...

Cambodia has encouraged the leadership of giant Japanese automotive supplier Yazaki group to explore the possibility of investing in special economic zones (SEZ) to help attract more Japanese investors to the Kingdom. In the first four months of 2025, trade between the two nations equalled ...

Cambodia and Thailand have stepped up their collaborative efforts in the fight against drugs, with a new agreement to implement five key action areas aimed at enhancing the effectiveness of their joint drug control efforts. ...

Minister of Environment Eang Sophalleth and Bridgette Walker, chargé d’affaires of the US embassy, have expressed their commitment to continued cooperation on environmental issues and the promotion of “green diplomacy”, despite a US change in the direction of US foreign aid policy under the presidency ...

The General Department of Customs and Excise (GDCE) has instructed all customs authorities to take strict measures against the smuggling of fresh durians through the border corridors under their jurisdiction. ...

A total of 120 cluster munitions, remnants from previous wars in the Kingdom, were destroyed in a controlled explosion by experts from the Cambodian Mine Action Centre (CMAC) in Ratanakiri province’s O’Chum district on May 12. ...

The “Good Citizens’ Consciousness” 2025 programme is targeting students in grades 10 and 11 across 12 capital-provinces nationwide. ...

Following the recent discovery of forest crimes which took place within protected areas, Minister of Environment Eang Sophalleth has reiterated that all provincial departments of the environment ministry must strictly enforce the law to ensure the sustainable management of natural resources in protected zones. ...

A draft of a new fisheries law has received been approved by the National Assembly (NA)’s Third Commission and will be forwarded to the NA Standing Committee for further review, according to a May 13 statement from the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries. ...

July 10 is the target set by officials for the launch of operations at Techo International Airport. As the new facility becomes operational, commercial flights will cease at the existing Phnom Penh International Airport. ...

The Angkor Hospital for Children (AHC) is calling for public donations to sustain the free medical services it provides to the Kingdom’s youngest and most vulnerable. ...

Angkor Enterprise has released its latest report, indicating a notable shift in the composition of international tourists visiting the iconic Angkor Archaeological Park complex. ...