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As part of a broader push to strengthen economic integration within Southeast Asia, the ASEAN Business Advisory Council (ASEAN-BAC) has unveiled a series of ambitious initiatives aimed at fostering private sector growth, regional collaboration, and sustainable development. ...

The Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC) is working on the decentralization of the investment project registration process to the sub-national level to enhance a smoother and more efficient investment environment. ...

Ambassadors and Consuls General of Cambodia abroad have reaffirmed their commitment to further promote the country’s tourism potential to the world during their missions. This commitment was made during a meeting on March 9 between Huot Hak, Minister of Tourism, and a delegation of 19 ...

Some 50 villagers from Prek Takong 1 gathered again at the Ministry of Interior on Monday to follow up their petition filed last month to demand the removal of their village chief who has ignored drug and online gambling issues in the village. The residents ...

The Cambodian Mine Action Authority (CMAA) is preparing a proposal which will extend the Kingdom’s mine clearance deadline for a third time, to 2030. Under the framework of the Ottawa Convention, plans are being laid out for the period covering 2026 to 2030. ...

In a striking report on maternal health, the Ministry of Health (MoH) revealed that nearly 300,000 women gave birth last year, with the majority of cases delivered using public hospitals. ...

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Prak Sokhonn, underscored the growing pressures from geopolitical, political, economic, and strategic competition among major powers, which will shape regional and global dynamics in the years ahead. He warned that these shifts could impact ...

According to a joint press release, Cambodia, China, and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) launched a partnership on Wednesday to improve quality inclusive education, health, nutrition, and hygiene for Cambodia’s most vulnerable children. ...

The Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport (MoEYS) is planning to create an artificial intelligence (AI) research centre to assist both educators and students in using the modern technology in teaching and learning and to improve the country’s overall education quality. ...

The Insurance Regulator of Cambodia (IRC) and Korea Insurance Development Institute (KIDI) Tuesday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on insurance development between Cambodia and South Korea. ...

Thailand is looking at the feasibility of building a wall along its border with Cambodia to prevent illegal crossings while Cambodia has yet to receive any information. ...

The Ministry of Industry, Science, Technology and Innovation (MISTI) yesterday unveiled the Cambodia Enterprise Innovation Index (CEII) Guidelines, a strategic initiative designed to boost enterprise innovation and competitiveness.   ...

Prime Minister Hun Manet Saturday said that the One Village One Product (OVOP) movement has played a major role in increasing incomes, revitalizing rural economic activities, reducing poverty, curbing migration, and strengthening community ownership.   ...

Police are hunting for a group of criminals who attempted to abduct a Chinese man in Kandal province on March 3. The victim leapt from a moving vehicle to escape, in a scene which went viral on social media. ...

Currently, Cambodia has only one large weather forecasting radar system in use, in Phnom Penh, within the grounds of the Ministry of Water Resources and Meteorology headquarters. ...

Japan will provide grant aid of JPY 404,000,000 (approximately $2.9 million) for implementing the Economic and Social Development Programme in Cambodia, according to a press release from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation released on Wednesday. ...

Cambodia’s total value of industrial products in 2024 exceeded $15 billion, with nearly $4 billion allocated to the domestic market and over $11 billion attributed to exports, according to the 2024 Annual Report and 2025 Planning of the Ministry of Industry, Science, Technology & Innovation ...

French Ambassador to Cambodia Jacques Pellet met with Dy Vichea, Deputy Chief of Cambodian National Police, on Monday to discuss measures taken by Cambodian authorities in relation to Thailand’s investigation into the assassination of Lim Kimya, a dual French-Cambodian citizen and former opposition lawmaker. ...

The Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports (MoEYS) has announced the recognition of 144 schools as model schools and encourages other schools to continue to improve and fully implement the model school standards in the coming years. ...

On February 24, Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister Prak Sokhonn, who is also the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, delivered a pre-recorded intervention at the High-Level Segment of the 58th session of the Human Rights Council, emphasising Cambodia’s commitment to global peace, development, and ...

The tourism industry contributed 9.4 per cent to Cambodia’s gross domestic product (GDP) last year, making the sector one of the key drivers of the country’s economy, according to a report from the Ministry of Tourism released on February 24. ...

The US has lifted the suspension of the aid it provides for mine clearance operations in the Kingdom. This decision has restored the hopes of the 210 demining personnel who were affected by the recent suspension of aid, according to Cambodian Mine Action Center (CMAC) ...

Cambodian Minister of Interior Sar Sokha and Vietnam’s Minister of Public Security General Luong Tam Quang co-chaired a high-level conference in Hanoi on Wednesday to review the security cooperation between their respective ministries in 2024 and to outline their collaborative agenda for 2025. ...

The Japanese government has pledged $462,003 in funding to support Cambodia’s firefighting and healthcare infrastructure under its Grant Assistance for Grassroots Human Security Projects (KUSANONE). The grant agreements were signed yesterday at the Japanese Embassy in Phnom Penh between Ambassador Atsushi Ueno and representatives of ...