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Human trafficking cases surge in 2024, deportation of offenders doubles

Enforcement action against human trafficking and sexual exploitation in Cambodia increased in 2024, with authorities cracking down on a total of 197 cases, up by 33 from the previous year. The number of foreign offenders deported from Cambodia surged by more than double. ...

Niem Chheng
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/human-trafficking-cases-surge-in-2024-deportation-of-offenders-doubles

World Bank describe Cambodia as ‘global leader’ in REDD+ implementation

The presence of at least ten current and future REDD+ projects places Cambodia among the leading countries in the world for REDD+ implementation. In the near future, Cambodia is set to receive $40 million in funding to support its national REDD+ program. ...

Phak Seangly
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/world-bank-describe-cambodia-as-global-leader-in-redd-implementation

Cambodia and Laos reiterate shared commitment to combating cyberfraud, drug crime

Cambodian Minister of Interior Sar Sokha and Laos’ Minister of Public Security Vilay Lakham Phong have formally agreed to extend their close cooperation in the suppression of high tech crimes and the fight against illegal drugs in 2025. ...

Niem Chheng
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/cambodia-and-laos-reiterate-shared-commitment-to-combating-cyberfraud-drug-crime

Upcoming trial of electronic cargo seals draws praise from private sector

Members of the Kingdom’s logistics sector have shared their support for a forthcoming trial of electronic seals – in addition to existing physical ones – for cross border goods shipments. They suggested that their use will enhance the efficiency of the transportation sector and could ...

Hin Pisei
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/upcoming-trial-of-electronic-cargo-seals-draws-praise-from-private-sector-

Chinese delegation: government policies key driver of Cambodia investment

Investment capital from Chinese investors has increased this year. In the first two months of 2025, nearly 80% of the total investment capital in Cambodia came from China, with Special Economic Zones (SEZs) becoming a key driving force in attracting Chinese investors. ...

Hin Pisei
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/chinese-delegation-government-policies-key-driver-of-cambodia-investment

Kampong Thom official gets seven years in corruption case

The Kampong Thom Provincial Court has sentenced He Koeun, former head of the Economic and Community Development Office of Stung Sen town, to seven years in prison for his involvement in the destruction of a section of the flooded forests around the Tonle Sap Lake. ...

Niem Chheng
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/kampong-tom-official-gets-seven-years-in-corruption-case

Kampong Speu geothermal pools set for formal ecotourism status

The Te Teuk Pus (Hot Water) geothermal site is being developed into a community-protected natural area and nature tourism corridor, adding to the almost 200 community-based conservation sites that the Ministry of Environment manages, across 15 provinces. ...

Phak Seangly
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/kampong-speu-geothermal-pools-set-for-formal-ecotourism-status

New snail species recognised in Battambang

A new micro-snail species, Clostophis udayaditinus was recently officially described. The tiny specimen’s were identified in a karst – or limestone topographic formation – on Battambang’s Phnom Banan. ...

Phak Seangly
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/new-snail-species-recognised-in-battambang

New NSSF requirements: ‘Informal worker certificates’ confuse public

Some members of the public have expressed dismay at what they have called poor communication from the National Social Security Fund (NSSF), after a number of citizens were unable to register for NSSF cards due to new requirements. ...

Niem Chheng
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/new-nssf-requirements-informal-worker-certificates-confuse-public

National police capture Thai ‘ringleaders’ during Poipet scam raids

The National Police carried out large scale raids in Poipet town on March 22, as part of an operation which targeted two illegal online scam operations. ...

Niem Chheng
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/national-police-capture-thai-ringleaders-during-poipet-scam-raids

Battambang factory reportedly polluting water source of 500 homes

A Chinese-owned fruit processing factory has been identified as the source of a polluted stream in Battambang province. Environmental officials have determined that the water source of around 500 households in two villages in Ratanak Mondul district’s Treng commune was affected. ...

Phak Seangly
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/battambang-factory-reportedly-polluting-water-source-of-500-homes

Water resources ministry announces successful irrigation of almost all dry-season rice

Nearly all of the 93,583 hectares of drought-affected rice fields across 17 provinces and the capital, have been irrigated since December last year, announced the Ministry of Water Resources and Meteorology. ...

Phak Seangly
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/water-resources-ministry-announces-successful-irrigation-of-almost-all-dry-season-rice

Commerce chamber conducts Vietnam networking tour

The Cambodia Chamber of Commerce (CCC) has urged Vietnamese businessmen to visit Cambodia to explore potential partnerships with Cambodian entrepreneurs and opportunities for direct investment in Cambodia, as bilateral trade between the two countries in 2024 reached nearly $7.8 billion. ...

Hin Pisei
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/commerce-chamber-conducts-vietnam-networking-tour-

New MoU sees commerce ministry back domestic animal feed production

The Ministry of Commerce has thrown its weight behind efforts to promote the Kingdom’s domestic animal feed industry, signing a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with six factories to facilitate the purchase of ingredients. ...

Hin Pisei
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/new-mou-sees-commerce-ministry-back-domestic-animal-feed-production-

Hun Sen confers five-star general status on Tea Banh and Men Sam An

Senate president Hun Sen, who is acting head of state while His Majesty King Norodom Sihamoni is overseas, has responded to questions regarding the recent promotions of two members of the Cambodian People’s Party (CPP) to the rank of five-star-general. ...

Niem Chheng
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/hun-sen-confers-five-star-general-status-on-tea-banh-and-men-sam-an

Pailin factory fined $75,000 for repeated environmental damage

Mango processing company Cangxinlong Food (Cambodia) Co., Ltd has been fined 300 million riel (approximately $75,000) for failing to manage wastewater discharge, which polluted a public water source in Pailin province’s Stung Kach commune in Sala Krau district for the second time. ...

Phak Seangly
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/pailin-factory-fined-75-000-for-repeated-environmental-damage

Manet calls for streamlined, efficient ministry reforms

rime Minister Hun Manet has emphasised the importance of strengthening, rather than expanding, government ministries and institutions, noting that they should be streamlined for improved efficiency. ...

Hong Raksmey
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/manet-calls-for-streamlined-efficient-ministry-reforms

Kep students embracing STEM thanks to ADB support

Teachers and students at Hun Sen Chamkar Doung High School in Kep province have received a head start with their science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) skills, thanks to an Asian Development Bank (ADB)-funded programme. ...

Sous Yamy
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/kep-students-embracing-stem-thanks-to-adb-support

New MoU sees commerce ministry back domestic animal feed production

The Ministry of Commerce has thrown its weight behind efforts to promote the Kingdom’s domestic animal feed industry, signing a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with six factories to facilitate the purchase of ingredients. ...

Hin Pisei
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/new-mou-sees-commerce-ministry-back-domestic-animal-feed-production-

Giant stingray, giant salmon carp proposed for endangered list

To ensure their protection, two of the Kingdom’s monsters of the deep, the giant freshwater stingray and the giant salmon carp, are being considered for inclusion on a government list of endangered aquatic species. ...

Phak Seangly
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/giant-stingray-giant-salmon-carp-proposed-for-endangered-list-

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