STUNG TRENG: A 7-year-old dolphin was killed by an illegal electric shock fishing device in Stung Treng Province this week.
Deadly Collision Claims 67 Lives in U.S. Air Disaster | At Least 30 Dead and Many Injured in Stampede at Maha Kumbh Mela in India | Cambodia to Host 2025 National Chapei Dang Veng Festival from June 11-13 | Senate President Hun Sen Reflects on Cambodia’s Development and ASEAN Integration | ASEAN Secretary-General Hails Samdech Techo Hun Sen's Vision at Policy Speech | Cambodia Temporarily Bans Livestock and Meat Imports from Thailand Amid Anthrax Outbreak |
Deadly Collision Claims 67 Lives in U.S. Air Disaster | At Least 30 Dead and Many Injured in Stampede at Maha Kumbh Mela in India | Cambodia to Host 2025 National Chapei Dang Veng Festival from June 11-13 | Senate President Hun Sen Reflects on Cambodia’s Development and ASEAN Integration | ASEAN Secretary-General Hails Samdech Techo Hun Sen's Vision at Policy Speech | Cambodia Temporarily Bans Livestock and Meat Imports from Thailand Amid Anthrax Outbreak |
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PHNOM PENH: Prime Minister Hun Manet, ordered the National Police Commissioner to expel police officers who opened fire at Mount Kirirom.
WATCH LIVE: The Inauguration Ceremony for the Official Launched of Siem Reap Angkor Airport
INTERNATIONAL: Banjaran Asset Management (Cambodia) PLC (“BAMC”) has successfully obtained approval from the Securities and Exchange Regulator of Cambodia (“SERC”) to launch the BAMC Asia Equity Fund…
PHNOM PENH: The cable-stayed Koh Norea-Koh Pich Bridge is officially open following a ribbon-cutting ceremony presided over by Prime Minister Hun Manet. The bridge is meant to reduce traffic congestion…
PHNOM PENH: The Solidarity Front for Development of the Cambodian Motherland (SFDCM) convened for its 6th General Assembly to appoint new leaders that reflect the change in administration that has happened…
WATCH LIVE: PM Inaugurates for the Official Use Koh Norea Cable Bridge
Bali, Indonesia, November 15, 2023 - On Global Media and Information Literacy Week, the ASEAN Foundation, with support from Google.org, Google's philanthropic arm, hosted the ASEAN Digital Literacy Programme…
PHNOM PENH: A Deputy Director of the Anti-Drug Crime Department and four accomplices have been arrested in drug-related extortion cases involving tens of thousands of dollars. The court charged them with…
PHNOM PENH: The Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports has announced new school standards for the next academic year in an effort to improve the quality of education in Cambodia. In an announcement dated…
Phnom Penh - In a move to bolster grassroots development in Cambodia, the Government of Japan has pledged a total of US$424,907 for three vital projects under the Grant Assistance for Grassroots Human…
Phnom Penh - In a commitment to support grassroots development in Cambodia, the Government of Japan has pledged a total of US$348,919 for three essential projects under the Grant Assistance for Grassroots…
SIEM REAP: From November 14-15, members of Siem Reap’s judiciary are receiving training on “Access to Justice for Persons with Disabilities” through a partnership between the UN’s Office of the High Commissioner…
PHNOM PENH: Prime Minister Hun Manet spoke at the official launch of the vocational training program that aims to provide technical training to 1.5 million impoverished and at-risk youth. He compared…
PARIS: French President Emmanuel Macron reaffirmed his government’s commitment to assisting Cambodia in various fields during a meeting with Cambodian King Norodom Sihamoni in Paris on November 13.
PHNOM PENH: The Cambodian government officially launched a social healthcare initiative alongside a free vocational training program for poor and vulnerable youth on November 14.
SIEM REAP: Officials in Siem Reap are receiving training on "The Right to Justice for Persons with Disabilities in the Justice System” with the support of the Ministry of Social Affairs and the Office…
WATCH LIVE: Launching the Voluntary Social Security Program and TVET for Poor Families
PHNOM PENH: Cambodia will officially be acknowledged as the home of the largest recorded freshwater fish in the world this week.
SIEM REAP: Technicians from the Department of Conservation of Monuments and Preventive Archaeology of the APSARA National Authority are restoring the west door frame of the Bayon Temple, which was damaged…
PHNOM PENH: Prime Minister Hun Manet presided over the 19th Government-Private Sector Forum today to jointly review the previous government and promote private sector development by strengthening competitiveness…
BANTEAY MEANCHEY: While the largest Water Festival celebration is expected to be in Phnom Penh from November 26-28, many of Cambodia’s provinces are hosting their own Water Festival events ahead of the…
Catania, Italy - Mount Etna, the towering stratovolcano located on the east coast of Sicily, Italy, erupted on the evening of November 13, 2023, at approximately 18:00 local time. The eruption unleashed…
PHNOM PENH– U.S. Ambassador to Cambodia W. Patrick Murphy launched “Restaurant Week 2023: Fresh from the USA” today in Phnom Penh to promote U.S. agricultural products to the Cambodian business and culinary…
PHNOM PENH: King Norodom Sihamoni departed for France on Sunday morning to attend a conference on Angkor preservation in addition to meeting with foreign dignitaries and touring one of Cambodia’s sister…
LAOS: This week, Laos is hosting the 56th ASEAN Senior Officials Transport Meetings (STOM) and ASEAN Transport Ministers Meeting (ATM) in Luang Prabang. There, the Ministers of Public Works and Transport…
12 November 2023, Cairo/Amman — The regional directors of UNFPA, UNICEF and WHO call for urgent international action to end the ongoing attacks on hospitals in Gaza.
WATCH LIVE: The 19th Government-Private Sector Forum
WATCH LIVE: The King Travels to the French Republic
WATCH LIVE: Extinguishing Victory Flame Ceremony, 70th Anniversary of Independence Day
PHNOM PENH: The National Employment Agency (NEA) is collaborating with relevant institutions and agencies to host a two-day job fair at the Koh Pich Convention Centre where over 20,000 job opportunities…
PHNOM PENH: Prime Minister Hun Manet instructed his special forces to prepare for modern warfare in the wake of ever-increasing transnational crime, terrorism and cyber attacks.
PHNOM PENH: On November 8, freelance journalist David Whitehouse published an open letter to Prime Minister Hun Manet, detailing his arduous attempt to get a hold of the PM’s doctoral thesis from his…
PHNOM PENH: While celebrating the establishment of the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces (RCAF), Prime Minister Hun Manet expressed his intent to restore national pride to levels not seen since the Angkorian…
PHNOM PENH: King Norodom Sihamoni announced he will be leaving for France on November 12 to attend UNESCO’s 4th Intergovernmental Conference on Angkor in Paris.
Phnom Penh, 10 November 2023 – Visa, a world leader in digital payments, spotlighted the evolution of its dispute program, making it easier for merchants to fight first-party misuse when an individual…
PHNOM PENH: This week young Cambodians are at the forefront of several conferences and summits to promote their role in the nation’s development. One such event took place at the Himawari Hotel in Phnom…
PHNOM PENH, NOVEMBER 8, 2023: Cambodia’s premium beer, ABC, has partnered with the organizers of Madama Butterfly to bring the globally acclaimed opera to the Cambodian stage on 10 December 2023. It promises…
WATCH LIVE: 28th Anniversary of the Established of Special Forces Command
Phnom Penh: Prime Minister of Cambodia, Hun Manet, expressed his confidence in raising Cambodia's national pride to the level seen in the Angkorian era. He affirmed, in front of the King,
Phnom Penh: His Majesty King Norodom Sihamoni, the King of the Kingdom of Cambodia, lit the ceremonial flame on the interior cauldron of the Independence Monument in Phnom Penh on Thursday, November 9,…
Phnom Penh: His Majesty King Norodom Sihamoni of the Kingdom of Cambodia has called upon all Cambodians to unite in building a more prosperous homeland in line with the policies of the Royal Government.
WATCH LIVE: 70th Anniversary of National Independence Day
SIEM REAP: Member of the King’s Supreme Advisory Council, Men Sam An, praised the 7th General Assembly for the Friends of Asia Pacific WAGGGS (FAPW) for showing the progress made in Cambodia under the…
PHNOM PENH: Later this month, ten Cambodian youth representatives will join their peers from Japan and other Southeast Asian countries on an expedition to broaden their perspective of the world, strengthen…
PHNOM PENH: Cambodia’s former Minister of Transit praised the achievements of China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) in Cambodia while celebrating the first year of the Phnom Penh-Sihanoukville Expressway…
Geneva, 7 November - In an alarming and unprecedented turn of events, the Gaza Strip is witnessing a humanitarian catastrophe, with a staggering death toll of 10,000 lives lost in just one month. The…
PHNOM PENH: On 7 November, Foreign Affairs Minister Sok Chenda Sophea met with Lou Qinjian, Member of the Standing Committee of China's National People's Congress and Chairman of its Foreign Affairs Committee.
PHNOM PENH: The Minister of Social Affairs met with the Chair of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) on November 7 to discuss the progress and challenges of implementing the…
PHNOM PENH: Former Prime Minister Hun Sen took to his Telegram channel to make suggestions about the violence in Israel and Gaza over the last month. On November 7, the former PM called for a ceasefire…
PHNOM PENH: Secretary of State of the Ministry of Social Affairs, Veterans and Youth Rehabilitation, Nhek Vannara, chaired the first meeting of the Joint Coordinating Committee (JCC) to develop a project…
SINGAPORE: Forty youth leaders from 10 ASEAN states gathered for the fifth edition of the ASEAN Youth Fellowship (AYF) from 28 October to 4 November 2023. The programme seeks to grow and connect emerging…
PHNOM PENH: During a meeting with National Assembly President Khuon Sodary on November 7, Indian Ambassador Devyani Khobragade pledged continued support in developing Cambodia’s diplomatic capacity, tourism,…
SIHANOUKVILLE: In September, one of Cambodia’s leading real estate brokers said that while office space occupancy was at 90% in 2019, it has now dropped to 58%, leaving many real estate owners scrambling…
SIHANOUKVILLE: Speaking to a crowd of nearly 15,000 factory workers in Sihanoukville on November 7, Prime Minister Hun Manet promised to develop the province into the richest area in Cambodia by 2050.…
SIEM REAP: Over 100 foreign delegates gathered in Siem Reap to support girl scouts in the region at the 7th Friends of Asia Pacific WAGGGS (FAPW) General Assembly on November 5. Guests at the assembly…
Gaza: Dozens of foreign passport holders and some medical evacuees passed through the Rafah crossing from Gaza into Egypt on Monday after evacuations resumed following a two-day suspension.
Gaza: Mr. Guterres highlighted how “the unfolding catastrophe in Gaza makes the need for a humanitarian ceasefire more urgent with every passing hour,” stressing that the protection of civilians is paramount.
WATCH LIVE: PM Meets More Than 15,000 Workers in Sihanoukville
PHNOM PENH: The Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports said that on the morning of the first day of the High School Diploma Exam, there were nearly 2,000 absences and 30 health problems, including two…
RATANAKKIRI: With the nationwide High School Diploma exam taking place this week, students of different ages, capacities and ethnic backgrounds are attempting to gain a valuable mark of their academic…
BANTEAY MEANCHEY: A 57-year-old woman in Banteay Meanchey is attracting a lot of attention and providing inspiration as she attempts the High School Diploma Exam for the second time.
SIEM REAP: Civil Aviation spokesperson Sin ChanSerey Vutha said that the number of flights at Siem Reap Angkor Airport has increased to 42 flights per day, while the average number of visitors increased…
PHNOM PENH: President of Cambodia’s National Assembly, Khuon Sudary, requested that the Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee for China’s Congress, Lou Qinjian, help promote Cambodia to Chinese tourists.
PHNOM PENH: This week, visionary leaders from the public and private sector will gather in Phnom Penh to create a shared vision toward growth and prosperity between Cambodia and Singapore. Diplomats and…
PHNOM PENH: The National Assembly held a workshop on November 6 to raise awareness on macroeconomic and public financial policies in preparation of the draft law on finance management for 2024.
UN: According to reports, at Al Shifa Hospital, the ambulances were evacuating critically injured and sick patients to hospitals in the south of the Gaza Strip when they were struck at the entrance of…
PHNOM PENH: The Royal Government is updating its technology, policies and infrastructure to keep up with modern times. This morning, Prime Minister Hun Manet officially inaugurated the imposing new Ministry…
PHNOM PENH: Prime Minister Hun Manet urged ministries and institutions, especially the Ministry of Interior, to strengthen the process of decentralization to bring public services closer to the people.…
PHNOM PENH: The Ministry of Education says that the first day of the High School Diploma Exams have begun in a smooth and orderly manner, both inside and outside the examination centers. The Ministry…
PHNOM PENH: On November 5, a much-anticipated match between Canadian Lethwei champion Dave Leduc and Cambodian Kun Khmer fighter Prom Samnang ended in a draw, preserving the pride of everyone involved.…
WHO: The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency (UNFPA)
SIEM REAP: Over 150 individuals representing more than 10 countries gathered in Siem Reap over the weekend for the 7th general assembly of the Friends of Asia Pacific WAGGGS (FAPW), a regional body of…
WATCH LIVE: PM Inaugurates New Administration Building, Ministry of Interior
WATCH LIVE: PM Presides Over the Opening of the 7th Friend of Asia-Pacific WAGGS General Assembly
WATCH LIVE: King Inaugurate for Official Use the Angkor Wat's Main Bridge
SIEM REAP: The Minister of Culture and Fine Arts of Cambodia and the Ambassador of the Republic of India presided over the inauguration ceremony of the conservation and restoration of the mural paintings…
PHNOM PENH: Minister of Information Neth Pheaktra announced that Prime Minister Hun Manet’s first official meeting with journalists will be held in May of next year, coinciding with World Press Freedom…
PHNOM PENH: A three-day fireworks display will be held next week in celebration of Cambodia’s 70th Independence Day in addition to the Anniversary of the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces.
PHNOM PENH: Canadian-born Burmese boxer Dave Leduc met with Prime Minister Hun Manet ahead of his Sunday match against Prom Samnang. The Prime Minister said the match reflects mutual respect and contributes…
UN: The resolution’s full title is the “necessity of ending the economic, commercial and financial embargo imposed by the United States of America against Cuba”.
PHNOM PENH: The President of Cambodia’s National Assembly will be making her first trip abroad at the end of November, having already met with dignitaries since taking office in late August. On November…
UN: According to the Hamas-run Ministry of Health, 8,805 Palestinians have been killed since 7 October, including at least 3,648 children and 2,187 women, and some 22,240 have been injured, UN humanitarian…
Today Cambodia’s Minister of Environment provided the keynote speech alongside remarks from the Australian Ambassador to Cambodia, U.S. Ambassador to Cambodia, and Chairman of the Mekong Future Initiative…
PHNOM PENH: National Assembly President Khuon Sodary led an introductory session on November 3 for Members of Parliament on the various support services the National Assembly offers so that they can fulfill…
PHNOM PENH: Secretary of State for the Ministry of Social Affairs, Veterans and Youth Rehabilitation, Em Chan Makara, led a national forum on "Inclusive Employment for People with Disabilities 2023" on…
WATCH LIVE: Representative of the Minister of Social Affairs opens the National Forum on Labor and Employment for PWD
PHNOM PENH: Cambodia, in collaboration with the Australian government, has opened its first fish ladder (or fishway) in Siem Reap’s Sleng Village to help maintain movement patterns for fish as infrastructure…
PHNOM PENH: On October 29, authorities arrested a man who claimed to be a member of the royal family in order to write an official letter inviting a popular monk to speak at a festival.
INTERNATIONAL: Tokyo Electric Power (TEPCO), the operator of the nuclear power plant, has officially confirmed the initiation of the latest phase of wastewater discharge into the sea. This follows two…
INTERNATIONAL: Addressing the 75th Nordic Council session in Oslo, Norway, on Tuesday (31 October 2023), Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said that deep cooperation among the Nordic countries after…
PHNOM PENH: Representing the Minister of Social Affairs, Secretary of State Em Chan Makara met with 130 persons with disabilities who make their living singing on the streets of Phnom Penh to discuss…
INTERNATIONAL: During a continued emergency session in the General Assembly this afternoon on the situation in the Middle East, many Member States mourned the thousands of children killed in Gaza, calling…
KOH KONG: Authorities arrested a man who was caught on video brutally beating a deer to death which sparked a social media outcry.
KANDAL: Prime Minister Hun Manet said that the Royal Government has prepared hundreds of millions of dollars to provide technical training for the poor and increase their salaries.
WATCH LIVE: PM Meets Nearly 20,000 Workers in Kandal Province
SIEM REAP: APSARA Authority is preparing to install a safety railing on the main bridge that has been restored and is set to open on November 4.
NEW YORK: The director of the New York office of the UN high commissioner for human rights (OHCHR) resigned with a strongly-worded letter to the OHCHR saying that the UN “surrendered to the power of the…
PHNOM PENH: Canadian boxer Dave Leduc is traveling from Myanmar to Cambodia to compete with Khmer boxer Prom Samnang on November 5.
PREAH VIHEAR: During October, Koh Ker Temple welcomed over 20,000 visitors, eager to see Cambodia’s most recently inscribed World Heritage Site.