The Phnom Penh Post

Prime Minister Hun Sen expressed his gratitude to Japan for inviting his son Hun Manet to visit, despite the fear of Covid-19. He also welcomed holding future joint military exercises.   ...

Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Prak Sokhonn, who has been appointed as ASEAN Special Envoy on Myanmar, has announced plans for an official visit to the beleaguered nation in March, expressing his intention to meet all “relevant” sides that Naypyidaw will permit.   ...

Approximately 1.9 million households in Cambodia are currently engaged in agriculture production and feed around 15.8 million people. In 2012, one agri-food sector worker had to produce enough food to feed 2.8 people. And by 2030, predicted growth of towns and urban areas will mean ...

The government has increased retail fuel prices for the fourth bimonthly period in a row, as oil climbs towards $100 per barrel – a trend that has devastated the transport and private-hire sectors and other major petrol consumers ravaged by Covid-induced revenue losses for more ...

The Ministry of Health on February 17 reported 444 new Covid-19 cases, 14 of which were imported and all were confirmed to be the Omicron variant. ...

The Ministry of Justice and its Thai counterpart have held talks on ASEAN cooperation in the fields of criminal justice and the fight against transnational crime.   ...

ASEAN is launching a fact-finding mission to accelerate East Timor’s accession into the bloc, a task expected to be completed in the first quarter of 2022, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation.   ...

The Ministry of Economy and Finance on February 14 allocated $100 million to two state-owned banks to provide additional support to small- and medium-sized enterprises (SME), and the agriculture and agro-industry sectors.   ...

The National Election Committee (NEC) has prepared a budget of $43 million for the commune council elections scheduled for June 5, a decrease of almost 10 per cent from the 2017 elections.   ...

Cambodia will play host to the three-day ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Retreat from February 15-17, where seven ASEAN foreign ministers will be meeting in person, notably without the presence of Myanmar, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation.   ...

The National AIDS Authority (NAA) took Valentine’s Day as an opportunity to educate the general public about HIV/AIDS prevention, especially among young people and those with same-sex partners. ...

South Korea has pledged to expand economic and trade cooperation with Cambodia after a free trade agreement (FTA) signed by the two countries last year enters effect in the near future, Prime Minister Hun Sen affirmed in a statement at the weekend. ...

Minister of Commerce Pan Sorasak has asked Canada to explore the possibility of establishing a bilateral free trade agreement (FTA) with the Kingdom as soon as practicable to improve trade flows between the two countries. ...

The National Election Committee (NEC) officially announced the validity of the 2021 voter list, which consists of 9,205,690 voters, or 87.98 per cent of all eligible citizens aged 18 years and over, including 4,904,832 woman. ...

Radio broadcasting institutions have been crucial in the fight against fake news on social media in Cambodia, said Prime Minister Hun Sen in a message to mark World Radio Day. ...

The Banteay Meanchey Provincial Court has summoned the Preah Netr Preah district governor and Prasat commune chief to testify next month in cases concerning the clearing of three forest areas near the Tonle Sap Lake. ...

The Kingdom is studying the environmental impacts from the construction of undersea fiber optic cables connecting Hong Kong to Preah Sihanouk province at a distance of over 300km.   ...

The National Election Committee (NEC) officially announced the validity of the 2021 voter list, which consists of 9,205,690 voters, or 87.98 per cent of all eligible citizens aged 18 years and over, including 4,904,832 woman.   ...

Prime Minister Hun Sen has said pressure alone will not address the deeply rooted causes of conflict between the two Koreas. In order to seek peace on the Korean Peninsula, he proposed the “Two States Towards One Nation: One Peninsula, One People, One Culture” initiative ...

Prime Minister Hun Sen shared Cambodia’s lessons on peacemaking and national reconciliation at the World Summit in Seoul, marking the end of a four-day trip to South Korea where he clinches a peace prize. ...

Fully vaccinated Covid-19 patients who have been treated at home and test negative are allowed to return to daily activities, while those without the primary course of jabs are required to complete an additional seven days of quarantine, the Ministry of Health has announced. ...

The Government Spokesperson Unit recently held its annual press conference offering journalists an opportunity to query the challenges and achievements of government ministries and institutions, in line with the Access to Information law. ...

Monks protecting the Sorng Rukahvorn Community Forest in Oddar Meanchey province are committed to turn the area into a Buddhist-style natural tourist attraction for Cambodians and foreigners. ...

A complete new set of road traffic laws is expected to be introduced to the parliament later this year after passing through many working groups and reaching Minister of Interior Sar Kheng for final review. ...