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Newly appointed Minister of Posts and Telecommunications Chea Vandeth urged two Chinese telecom giants – China Communication Construction Co Ltd (CCCC) and Huawei Technologies Co Ltd – to further invest in the Kingdom’s telecommunications infrastructure in a move to bring Cambodia into the full realm ...

Kandal provincial police chief Eav Chamroeun has been moved to a new position amid allegations that he took bribes and engaged in other forms of corruption and immoral behaviour. ...

Before former Transparency International Cambodia (TI Cambodia) executive director Preap Kol stepped down earlier this month, he delivered a 17-minute speech sharing his views on the fight against corruption in the Kingdom. ...

Cambodia’s exports to Thailand skyrocketed in the first three months of this year, although the two countries have faced strict movement of cross-border trade because of the deadly COVID-19 pandemic. ...

A three-day operation by the Kratie provincial Military Police ended in the seizure of three lorries, two trailers and about four cubic meters of timber. The suspects escaped. ...

China’s Ministry of Defence on Saturday donated 16 tonnes of medical supplies to Cambodia’s Ministry of Defence, consisting of 11 types of items worth some $1 million. ...

The Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training has wrapped up health examination for workers who took time off and left for their hometowns during Khmer New Year despite the holidays being postponed to prevent Covid-19 spreading in communities. ...

The Ministry of Environment is preparing to create a community fair to contribute to improving the living standards of communities and efficiently conserve natural resources. ...

The president of the Federation of Association of Small and Medium Enterprises of Cambodia (Fasmec) is urging small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to register with the association to get benefits from the newly formed SMEs Bank of Cambodia. ...

The National Bank of Cambodia (NBC) has requested financial institutions to reduce credit-related fees and lift fines until the end of December 2020, according to a letter it wrote. ...

Cambodia’s bellwether neighbours – Thailand and Vietnam – have started to propose easing extreme COVID-19 restrictions that have devastated local economies and greatly affected civil society because of ultra-low rates of new infections and no new deaths last week. ...

Mondulkiri provincial court sent six people in pre-trial detention on Friday and Saturday on separate charges of deforestation and encroachment on natural protected areas, the provincial department of environment revealed. ...

Stung Treng Provincial Military Police on Saturday arrested a high-ranking military officer suspected of illegally clearing and encroaching on 50 hectares of land within a state-owned natural protected area. ...

The Environment Ministry has warned it will take legal action against NGO workers who conduct illegal activities in protected areas as they are not registered with the Interior Ministry. ...

Seven small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) have applied for $200,000 loans from the state-owned Agricultural and Rural Development Bank (ARDB), after it announced the launch of a $50 million fund for SMEs last month. ...

Australian Ambassador Pablo Kang has met Cambodian Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries HE Veng Sakhon to discuss strengthening agricultural exports and how Australia can assist boosting local food security and rural incomes. ...

The Ministry of Industry, Science, Technology and Innovation (MISTI) has reported that 77 new factories opened in Cambodia in the first three months of 2020, employing a total of 27,909 workers. ...

A draft development policy for Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) and a new SME definition has been sent to the Ministry of Economy and Finance’s Economic and Financial Policy Committee (EFPC) for review and approval, according to a senior official. ...

Some 77 new factories, including 34 garment, footwear, and travel goods factories, had opened in Cambodia in the first quarter of 2020 despite the COVID-19 pandemic, a spokesman said, amid the closure of six factories, leaving more than 6,000 workers without a job. ...

The Swedish government and United Nation Develo- pment Programme yesterday co-signed a new contribution agreement of $3.34 million to support Cambodia Climate Change Alliance’s Phase 3 initiative from 2020 to 2022.   ...

Cambodian Mine Action Centre experts and four provincial authorities have destroyed a cluster munition weighing more than 300 kilograms and more than 60 UXOs. ...

The government has disbursed $50 million through the Rural Development and Agriculture Bank (RDAB) to provide low-interest loan to small farmers and small and medium enterprises. ...

The Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports (MoEYS) in cooperation with Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) have officially launched Think! Think! to provide free online classes to young pupils. ...

Ministry of Environment officials have warned it will take legal action against Prey Lang Community Network (PLCN) and several other organisations if they continue to collect deforestation data in the area. The ministry’s warning comes after PLCN suggested a new programme that would use satellite imagery ...