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Prime Minister Hun Sen says the government has set the stage for the recovery of Cambodia’s economy and a return to a “new normal” before the end of this year, following the successful double-vaccination of more than 85 percent of the population. He said the ...

The Cambodian Minister of Trade met with the Australian counterpart to discuss opportunities and ways in which trade and investment could be boosted in the country. ...

Monks at the Phnom Preah Thevak pagoda, also known as Sen Chey, in Siem Reap province’s Banteay Srei district plan to plant 50,000 Asian palmyra palm trees in a 60ha community forest to preserve the species represents the national identity. ...

The government will waive quarantine for medical workers and frontline service providers at treatment facilities who maintain strict health measures while on duty and receive negative polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test results.​ ...

The Phnom Penh Municipal Administration will introduce new solid waste management fees in the capital to ensure the regular flow of operations and in line with current developments in the country. ...

The Cambodian Mine Action and Victim Assistance Authority (CMAA) and the Chinese Relief Association for Saving Cambodians (RASC) on October 25 signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to mobilise resources from Chinese investors at home and abroad to support demining work in Preah Sihanouk province. ...

The Ministry of Interior has decided to establish a new village in Battambang province to accommodate a burgeoning population. The village, named “Prey Talonh Village”, is located in Bavel district and commune as was requested by the provincial administration. ...

Dolphin conservation groups and government officials are expressing grave concerns over the decline in the number of dolphins present at the Chheu Teal trans-boundary pool of the Mekong River at the Laos-Cambodia border, saying that if this alarming trend is not halted, it will lead ...

The National Assembly (NA) has unanimously passed draft amendments to several articles of the Constitution aiming to mandate single citizenship for the nation’s top office holders. ...

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen and many senior officials of this country will attend the 38th and 39th ASEAN Summits and related meetings at the invitation of Brunei Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah, the Cambodian Foreign Ministry said. ...

Prime Minister Hun Sen has highlighted the roles that private sector can play so as to contribute to achieving the priority works and work plan of ASEAN in 2022. ...

Prime Minister Hun Sen has highlighted the importance of digital technology for the development of the ASEAN region. ...

The Royal Government of Cambodia plans to issue the first $300 million worth sovereign bond to raise fund to finance public investment projects, aiming at boosting the country’s economic growth and productivity. ...

Prime Minister Hun Sen will attend the 38th and 39th ASEAN Summits and Related Summits, which will be held in combination together this year online on October 26-28 due to the Covid-19 pandemic. ...

As Cambodia commemorates the 30th anniversary of the Paris Peace Agreement on October 23, Prime Minister Hun Sen recalled his win-win strategy that eventually brought about full peace in 1998 after decades of war and factional conflict. ...

UN officials commended Cambodia’s all-out Covid-19 vaccination campaign as the latest batch of vaccines provided through Covax – a global initiative aimed at ensuring equitable access to Covid-19 vaccines – arrived at Phnom Penh International Airport on the evening of October 22. ...

Facilitating investment flows to least developed and developing countries and creating favourable investment environments is necessary to support and accelerate economic recovery in the post-Covid-19 era, according to Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC) secretary-general Sok Chenda Sophea on October 22. ...

The Cabinet on October 22 gave the nod to a draft budget of $8.013 billion for public spending in 2022, an increase of 6.8 per cent year-on-year, in a move expected to help power a prompt economic recovery as the Kingdom emerges from the ravages ...

While commemorating the 30th anniversary of the Paris Peace Agreements on October 23, the government reaffirmed commitment to embracing and defending the country’s independence, sovereignty, neutrality and territorial integrity as stated in the accord and established in the nation’s Constitution.   ...

Cambodia has lifted the temporary flights ban from Malaysia, Philippines and Indonesia. ...

The Ministry of Land Management and Koh Kong Provincial Authority have successfully resolved the land issue of 1,227 families involved in a land dispute with the Union Development Group (UDG). ...

Preah Sihanouk Provincial Administration on Saturday began an information campaign with details of new garbage disposal and collection times. ...

Three villages in Kampong Speu province were flooded and some 30 hectares of rice fields have been damaged by floodwaters. ...

The government today approved a draft budget of $7,993 million for its expenditure next year, an increase of 6.8 percent compared to this year. ...