The Phnom Penh Post

Train operator Royal Railway Plc, a subsidiary of local conglomerate Royal Group of Companies Ltd, on October 31 became the eighth firm to list a corporate bond on the Cambodia Securities Exchange (CSX) to raise 41 billion riel, or about $10 million, to expand their ...

A Cambodian People’s Party (CPP) official said at least 2,000 people from Candlelight (CP), currently the country’s second-largest party, have joined the ruling CPP, just days after the latter was warned of supposed links to former opposition leader Sam Rainsy. ...

Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Dith Tina has unveiled plans to boost the use of high-quality rice seeds. The new varieties, he said, would give higher yields using fewer seeds, grow quickly and be resistant to pests and disease. ...

The National Employment Agency (NEA) of the Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training has announced that over 60,000 people attended the two-day National Job and Productivity Fair from October 28-29. ...

Minister of Education, Youth and Sport Hang Chuon Naron addressed an international conference on digital transformation in Cambodia. The conference aimed to raise awareness and seek input and contributions into the digital transformation of Cambodia, widely seen as necessary to ensure the Kingdom will remain competitive, ...

Having identified cyber-attacks as a major challenge for Cambodia and the world, the Malaysian Business Chamber of Cambodia and the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications co-organised a cyber-security forum in the fight against cybercrime. ...

US President Joe Biden will visit Cambodia from November 12-13 to participate in the annual US-ASEAN Summit and the East Asia Summit, to be hosted in Phnom Penh. ...

Prime Minister Hun Sen said the government will cooperate with development partners to accelerate the construction of an expressway from Phnom Penh to Bavet town in Svay Rieng province. ...

Prime Minister Hun Sen reminded all civil servants, especially commune council members, to continue to pay close attention to fulfilling their duties and responsibilities to serve the nation and the people. In particular, they should provide them with efficient services and avoid causing problems that ...

Cambodian economic growth for 2023 is expected to be 6.6 per cent higher than the of the current gross domestic product of 32,291 million. GDP per capita is predicted to rise to $1,924, from the current figure of $1,785, according to the outcome of an ...

The Phnom Penh-Sihanoukville Expressway will open as a toll road from November 1, with the company administering the highway – China Road and Bridge Corporation (CRBC) – declaring a 20 per cent discount on all tolls for the first year of operations. ...

The Ministry of Economy and Finance will organize its first ever ‘Fintech Stage’ exhibition in Cambodia to promote the digital economy. The Fintech Stage will join the Cambodia Tech Expo 2022, to be held from November 11-13 at the Koh Pich Convention and Exhibition Centre. ...

The “Tonle Sap Eco-Tourism Network” will be established on the occasion of the 3rd National Ecotourism Forum on November 21 and 22 2023, said Minister of Tourism Thong Khon, on October 27, at the closing ceremony for a workshop on the establishment of the forum, ...

Minister of Mines and Energy Suy Sem said electricity now reaches 98.5 per cent of Cambodia’s over 14,000 villages; with only a small percentage of isolated households remaining off the national grid. ...

The Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport on October 27 formally inaugurated four day-care centres for the children of factory workers in Kampong Speu province. ...

The Garment Manufacturers Association in Cambodia (GMAC) has pledged to mobilise support from around 700 of its member companies for demining work in Cambodia, with a fund-raising event scheduled for November 17. ...

Around 1.7 million national identification cards had expired by July this year, prompting the Ministry of Interior to call for those holding expired ID cards to renew them within the next 90 days to ensure their validity, especially for use in the next year’s general ...

The Sansom Mlup Prey Organisation (SMP) has dug a total of three ponds as part of its pilot project on wildlife-friendly community irrigation ponds in the Kulen Prom Tep protected area in Preah Vihear province, where most residents depend on agriculture and often face water ...

The government plans to sign a framework agreement with Beijing on November 9 on concessional financing for the construction of the Phnom Penh-Bavet Expressway, the second of its kind in the Kingdom, after the first high-speed thoroughfare connecting the capital to the coastal Sihanoukville. ...

The establishment of the Media & Information Literacy Network Cambodia (MIL-KH) is an important step towards providing problem-solving and critical thinking skills to young Cambodians to help them safely use digital communications, according to Oung Chanthol, executive director of the Women’s Media Centre of Cambodia ...

UNESCO in Cambodia is seeking support from Minister of Interior Sar Kheng for a digital project in the education sector. ...

Sok Loo, Battambang provincial governor, told Prime Minister Hun Sen on October 23 that the crackdown on crime in the province included crackdowns crimes against natural resources, such as fishing and forestry, are steadily declining. ...

The first province to see the latest “Stop Wildlife Trafficking” campaign, an extension of the successful zero snaring campaign, was Mondulkiri province in the northeast of Cambodia, an area which is rich in natural resources and wildlife in protected areas. ...

Prime Minister Hun Sen on October 23 delivered more than 500 tonnes of rice seeds to more than 5,000 households affected by floods in Banteay Meanchey province, and asked agriculture specialists to provide technical instruction to farmers, to ensure that their harvests are as successful ...