Ministries and other national bodies

The Ministry of Water Resources and Meteorology (MOWRAM) has warned the public of more rainfall, accompanied by thunder, lighting and high winds throughout the country from today to August 15. ...

The Ministry of Commerce (MoC) issued an announcement to alert businesspeople that the sub-decree on requirements and procedures for business merging that the government approved on March 6, 2023, with the signature affixed by Prime Minister Hun Sen will enter into force on September 6, ...

The Skills Development Fund (SDF), under Cambodia’s Ministry of Economy and Finance, has implemented 100 training projects in the last five years since its inception in March 2018, benefitting 11,309 workers. ...

A total of $54 million in loans have been disbursed to tourism-related businesses through the state-owned Small and Medium Enterprise Bank of Cambodia Plc. (SME Bank)’s Tourism Recovery Co-Financing Scheme as of July this year. ...

The Intellectual Property Department of the Ministry of Commerce of Cambodia issued Announcement No. 2501/R/DIP, stating that trademark applicants must unify and use a single trademark application for one or multiple classes of goods and services from August 2023. ...

The Ministry of Post and Telecommunications has reiterated its plans to construct community technology centres at more than 500 high schools across the countries to promote digital development and skills. ...

The National AIDS Authority (NAA) confirmed that the rate of new HIV infections in Cambodia is on the decline. ...

Cambodia has registered more than 12 million domestic tourists in the first seven months of this year, according to a report of the Ministry of Tourism released on Sunday. ...

Cambodia exported a total of 362,708 tonnes of milled rice in the first seven months of this year, earning some $253 million in revenue, a Cambodia Rice Federation’s report said on Monday. ...

Ministry of Post and Telecommunication and the South Korean Embassy in Cambodia on Friday launched UNESCO UNITWIN Cambodia Data Science Joint Certification Programme that aims to develop information and communication technology (ICT) in Cambodia. ...

Kong Sothearith, Deputy Director General of the ASEAN Department of the Ministry of Culture and Fine Arts, and So Sranos, Music Teacher of the Royal University of Fine Arts and Member of the National Representative Committee, attended the 2023 ASEAN-Korea Music Festival Committee Meeting from ...

The trial visa-free treatment of tourists from Thailand, Brunei and the Philippines will be extended for another year, from Aug. 1, 2023 to July 31, 2024, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) announced Friday. ...

The Ministry of Economy and Finance, Ministry of Public Works and Transport, and the Ministry of Tourism will co-host an investor seminar on “The Operations and Maintenance of Kampot Tourism Port through the Public-Private Partnerships”. ...

Cambodia’s anti-drug police have arrested six foreigners for allegedly trafficking illicit drug, confiscating nearly 790 kg of ketamine, the country’s Anti-Drug Department (ADP) said in a news release on Friday. ...

Bakan grassland in Pursat province has been designated as a national protected area, officially called the Bakan Protected Landscape.​​​ ...

In recent years, Cambodia has been making significant strides in bridging the digital divide, with Cambodia Telecom playing a pivotal role in this transformative journey. ...

The Road Care Supervision System, a software to assess the condition of roads, will start a trial run under the Ministry of Public Works and Transport. ...

Cambodia’s Fisheries Administration on Thursday awarded the first-ever Cambodia Quality Seal (CQS) certificates to fishery processing enterprises in the Southeast Asian country. ...

The Minister of Commerce (MoC) Pan Sorasak on Wednesday discussed strategies to strengthen the bilateral collaboration between Cambodia and the US as well as renew the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) for some of Cambodia’s products with a delegation led by Jason Smith, Chairman of ...

The rise in Cambodia’s international reserves reflects the confidence in Khmer riel, stability of the exchange rate, high liquidity and a sound economy that can withstand external shocks or crises, experts said. ...

Cambodia and Thailand yesterday agreed to further strengthen cooperation in the field of employment and vocational training. ...

The government has demonstrated remarkable dedication and commitment to achieving its goals of turning the country into an upper-middle-income economy by 2030 and a high-income economy by 2050. ...

The Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training (MLVT) is inviting labour unions to the bargaining table for wage negotiations on August 16. The main item on the agenda are minimum wages for workers. ...

Health authorities continue to report elevated dengue fever activity nationwide in Cambodia, with an additional 3,363 cases reported from June 27-July 23; bringing the total to more than 8,020 since Jan. 1. ...