The Phnom Penh Post

The British vessel HMS Tamar has docked at Ream Naval Base, where it will conduct joint training with the Royal Cambodian Navy, in another sign of Cambodia’s expanding defence and maritime engagement with a broader range of international partners. ...

The Kingdom’s supreme court has warned that, along with the Phnom Penh Municipal Court, it is prosecuting an increasing number of transnational cases. Since 2024, it noted, 2,119 defendants have appeared before the courts in relation to cases related to the borders with Vietnam and ...

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has identified the agro-processing and electric vehicle (EV) manufacturing industries as “priority sectors for developing future-ready skills”, with plans being formed to develop a workforce capable of meeting the Kingdom’s evolving industrial and labour-market demands. The Ministry of Labour and ...

Keo Remy, president of the Cambodian Human Rights Committee (CHRC), met with Canadian ambassador Christian DesRoches to discuss cooperation in the field of human rights. During the August 18 meeting, Remy shared details of what he called “serious violations of international law” by Thailand. He ...

More details have emerged about the remit of newly announced special envoy to the prime minister Kem Monovithya. She has been appointed to work on investment relations for Cambodia and border affairs, due to her extensive international connections, Prime Minister Hun Manet clarified, today August ...

Prime Minister Hun Manet has intervened to prevent the demolition of teachers’ residences at Coconut School on Kirirom mountain, Kampong Speu province. He cited the difficulties faced by the teachers and the commendable spirit of the school’s founder, Ouk Vanday, in providing education to children ...

Four civil society organisations with a focus on good governance, policy and democracy met with the Anti-Corruption Unit (ACU) to explore cooperative measures that will strengthen transparency and integrity in Cambodia, particularly at the grassroots level and in public procurement. ...

Minister of Information Neth Pheaktra has warned that Thailand cannot turn military control of Cambodian territory into lawful sovereignty by deploying troops, installing razor wire and shipping containers or building infrastructure, arguing that international borders must be determined by law rather than “facts on the ...

Indonesia is prioritising military and police capacity-building in its defence cooperation with Cambodia this year rather than supplying additional weapons, as Jakarta seeks to ensure Cambodian personnel can operate the military equipment provided in previous years more effectively. ...

The Ministry of Culture and Fine Arts has issued a call for the public and all members of the Kingdom’s arts and culture sector to mindful of the need to protect Cambodia’s rich traditional culture and protect the value of women in Cambodian society. ...

Thai authorities have reportedly carried out a second round of land allocation to Thai citizens in the occupied Cambodian village of Chouk Chey, in Banteay Meanchey province. ...

Indonesia has recognised Cambodian anti-online scam and immigration authorities for their role in protecting and helping repatriate Indonesian citizens, highlighting bilateral cooperation against transnational online fraud. ...

Senate president Hun Sen met with former opposition leader Kem Sokha this morning, August 16. The leader of the ruling party announced that he spoke with Sokha and his family for three hours, singling out Sokha’s daughter Kem Monovithya as “an excellent human resource for ...

US Undersecretary of Defense for Policy Elbridge A. Colby has praised the progress of bilateral relations between the US and Cambodia, especially in the defence sector. ...

Senate president Hun Sen has directed the Ministry of Women’s Affairs, and specifically the National Council for Women, to act as plaintiffs in lawsuits against individuals who use abusive language that devalues women and Khmer social ethics. ...

Police have warned of an elaborate illegal online scratch-card lottery scam in which operators use accomplices posing as winners and fake money transfers during Facebook livestreams to convince members of the public that large cash prizes are real. ...

The US has urged Cambodia to investigate the “masterminds” behind online scam operations and those who enable the criminal networks to flourish, as the Cambodian government reaffirmed its determination to eradicate technology-based fraud and deepen law enforcement cooperation with Washington. ...

A new music video by popular Vietnamese singer Phương Mỹ Chi featuring traditional Khmer dress, wedding rituals, dance and community life has stirred mixed reactions among Cambodian social media users, but Khmer Krom beauty queen and model Chhon Sreynet has rejected claims of cultural theft, ...

A provincial natural resources crime task force has discovered that more than 122 hectares of forest land across three wildlife sanctuaries in Siem Reap province has been cleared and illegally used to cultivate crops. ...

China has reiterated that its defence equipment cooperation with Cambodia and Thailand does not target any third country, as Thai military officials raised concerns over Cambodia’s growing inventory of Chinese-supplied military hardware, most recently its new naval corvettes. ...

Further details of Cambodia’s upcoming military draft have been laid out in a new sub-decree, signed by Prime Minister Hun Manet yesterday, August 12. Among the new details are clarifications of the benefits recruits will receive while serving, as well as deferment procedures, which are ...

ASEAN member states have endorsed the nomination of Cambodia’s Prek Toal Ramsar Site as an ASEAN Heritage Park in 2026, according to the Ministry of Environment. ...

Waiting for symptoms before getting tested for a sexually transmitted infection (STI) could mean waiting too long, health experts warn, as many common infections can spread silently without obvious signs. ...

Prime Minister Hun Manet has reiterated that the development of Cambodia’s four northeastern provinces remains a government priority regardless of the country’s withdrawal from the Cambodia-Laos-Vietnam Development Triangle Area (CLV-DTA). ...