PHNOM PENH: The International Monetary Fund foresees Cambodian economy to gradually recover from the Covid-19 pandemic leading to a pre-crisis growth of around 6.5% in the medium term.
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INTERNATIONAL: In celebration of International Human Rights Day on Friday, civil society groups in the Philippines and abroad have staged activities and protests where Filipinos have expressed their support…
Siem Reap: On Friday Morning, the Ministry of Culture and Fine Arts organized a cultural event to celebrate Siem Reap as the ASEAN Cultural City 2020-2022. The event took place in front of Angkor Wat…
INTERNATIONAL: A first edition of "Harry Potter" has sold for $471,000 in the United States on Thursday in what the auctioneers has claimed was a world record price for a 2Oth century work of fiction.
BATTAMBANG: The Cambodia Harvest 2 is a project funded from the USAID named Ringacam. Rincagam was established in 2016 with the Ministry of Industry, Science, Technology and Innovation as a local natural…
INTERNATIONAL: Taiwan President Tsai Ing-Wen says that on Thursday morning, Taiwan and Nicaragua ended their diplomatic relations. The decision to cut ties touches upon the complex nature of international…
PHNOM PENH: Prime Minister Hun Sen has ordered all military units to recall US made weapons and equipment on Friday. His order came in response to the US announcement restricting the sale of arms and…
INTERNATIONAL: The Beijing Winter Olympics will mainly rely on chartered and temporary flights from cities like Tokyo and Singapore to bring in athletes for the games amid concerns over COVID-19 and…
PHNOM PENH: The Secretary of State and Chairman of the Standing Coordinating Committee of the Overweight Transport Inspection Committee, Seng Chhuon, chaired a meeting on Thursday to review the results…
PHNOM PENH: Deputy commander-in-chief of the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces and army commander Lieutenant General Hun Manet has expressed his condolence message to the Indian Armed Forces
PHNOM PENH: The Director General of the General Department of Land Transport as well as Ministry of Public Works and Transport, Chhuon Vorn, on Thursday, led a relevant working group
INTERNATIONAL: Just around five months old, the baby cheetahs are dehydrated in Somaliland as government vet tries to inject them with nutrients, stunted and so lacking in the calcium they would normally…
PHNOM PENH: Speaking in an interview with EAC News, Keo Remy said that women's rights in Cambodia have been steadily enhanced in the last 30 years. He added that women are now seen in the ranks of the…
PHNOM PENH: The Secretary of State of the Ministry of Health, Youk Sambath has said that children three and four years old my soon be allowed to get vaccinated against Covid-19.
SIEM REAP: The Deputy General and Spokesperson of the APSARA Authority, Long Kosal, announced on Thursday afternoon that they will be organizing a five-day event to celebrate the Angkor Wat temple complex…
INTERNATIONAL: Help came too late for a woman who died on Wednesday after her car was submerged steps away from Niagara Falls on the U.S.-Canada border and a dramatic rescue came up short.
INTERNATIONAL: The 2022 Winter Olympic flame was displayed at the Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications on Thursday, even as several countries joined a diplomatic boycott of the Games.
PHNOM PENH: More vaccines from Covax facility have arrived in Cambodia on Friday morning. A total of 290,400 doses of AstraZeneca vaccine have been delivered to aid Cambodia’s fight against Covid-19.
KANDAL: Prime Minister Hun Sen has announced that he will travel to the United States in February 2022 to co-chair the ASEAN-US Summit with President Joe Biden, since Cambodia is chairing ASEAN in 2022.
Cambodia releases latest Covid-19 case numbers.
PHNOM PENH: Prime Minister Hun Sen commemorated the 73rd Anniversary of Human Rights Day on Friday, celebrating the fact that today Cambodians can freely live and work, practice their religion and vote…
Stung Treng: Stung Treng Provincial Prison has issued an urgent announcement on Thursday night completely rejecting reports of Covid-19 outbreak inside the facility.
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INTERNATIONAL: The fire has not been contained, it’s been five days. Sweden has asked Norway for assistance in fighting a fire that started on a cargo ship carrying timber off Sweden's west coast on Saturday…
INTERNATIONAL: The New Zealand government has made a remarkable announcement on Thursday, it plans to ban young people from ever buying cigarettes in their lifetime in one of the world's toughest crackdowns…
PHNOM PENH: The Minister of Information, Khieu Kanharith, met with and provided donations to the popular Lakhon Bassac troupe Ol Sam Ang collective at the National Television of Cambodia station on Thursday…
PHNOM PENH: The Chairman of the Cambodian Human Rights Committee, Mr. Keo Remy said that the Cambodian Human Rights Committee will celebrate the International Human Rights Day on 10 December under the…
INTERNATIONAL: Bushfires are continuing to rage across parts Augusta-Margaret River Shire in Western Australia, 270 kilometres south of Perth as firefighters also battle an out-of -control blaze in nearby…
PHNOM PENH: The Mekong River commission has announced that the United States had awarded a new grant of $773,570 to improve collecting and sharing data for water management and continued exchanges with…
INTERNATIONAL: Russia's Ministry of Defence has shown a video on Wednesday depicting French warplanes in air supposedly above the Black Sea's international waters.
PHNOM PENH: Minister of Information Khieu Kanharith has called for further cooperation among media practitioners to discuss various rising issues especially during the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic…
PHNOM PENH: The World Bank has projected Cambodia's economic growth at 2.2S% this year, impeded by slow growth in services including tourism, and in construction, and real estate based on its latest Economic…
INTERNATIONAL: The bodies of India's defence chief and 12 others who died in a helicopter crash laid draped in the Indian flag at a defence cantonment on Thursday, before being flown to New Delhi, where…
INTERNATIONAL: The President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), Thomas Bach, has said on Wednesday that it should not be interpreted as them taking a side, one way or the other, when choosing…
PHNOM PENH: The Cambodian Ministry of Health and the World Health Organization in Cambodia has released a joint press statement on updates of the Omicron variant. They have announced the variant is spreading…
INTERNATIONAL: The United States' call for a "Summit for Democracy" is an attempt to maintain its supremacy over the world and cling on to the idea of a unipolar system, with a narrow definition of democracy,…
BATTAMBANG: Battambang’s police are still in search of a resident who fired weapon at his house in O Snguot village, Ta Sanh commune, Samlot district on Monday. The suspect was identified as Sok Kong,…
INTERNATIONAL: A branch chief at Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) has appealed for building a people-centered economy to promote human rights.
KAMPOT: Dozens of vehicles were damaged by a fire that broke out at a motorcycle shop in Kampot City on Thursday morning. According to preliminary investigations, the fire was caused by an electrical…
SIHANOUKVILLE: Preah Sihanouk Military Police have sent nine suspected drug traffickers to court on Thursday. Two separate operations were conducted by the police authorities which resulted to the arrest…
INTERNATIONAL: Two tiaras, believed to have belonged to French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte's first wife Josephine, sold for more than $760,000 at auction on Tuesday. Set with engraved gemstones, the early…
INTERNATIONAL: A woman dies on Wednesday after her car was submerged steps away from Niagra Falls on the U.S.-Canada border and a dramatic rescue came up short.
PHNOM PENH: The pandemic of Covid-19 has hit hard different sectors of society, but the cyclo riders of Phnom Penh, in special, have struggled to sustain their livelihoods over the past years.
KANDAL: The Takhmao Special Education High School has more than 200 students with disabilities such as autism, Down syndrome and dementia. On Thursday morning the Royal Government, represented by the…
SIEM REAP: Siem Reap is to host the Angkor International Art Festival from the 10th to the 12th of December. It has long been anticipated, and is seen as one of the benchmarks denoting the opening of…
INTERNATIONAL: People in Guatemala City rang in the Christmas season on Tuesday night by celebrating a centuries-old Christian tradition known as the "Burning of the Devil."Every year on the night of…
KANDAL: Prime Minister has stated that sanctions imposed on Cambodian officials by the United States in the past are merely a political sign and that even 500 more will have no effect on Cambodia.
PHNOM PENH: Vietnam is looking to take an important step forward in meeting the new normal by opening more flight routes to the Kingdom. The resumption of flights is proposed for the 15th of December.…
Cambodia releases latest Covid-19 case numbers.
INTERNATIONAL: At least 31 people, mostly members of Mwingi Catholic Church choir have drowned when a bus on its way to a wedding was swept away by fast-moving waters while trying to cross a flooded river…
PHNOM PENH: Deputy Commander in Chief of the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces (RCAF) and Commander of the Royal Cambodian Army, Lieutenant General Hun Manet, had a meeting with the Deputy Secretary (Policy)…
INTERNATIONAL: As all the test events for the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics have been concluded, presidents of the international winter sports organizations spoke highly of the venues, operation teams,…
INTERNATIONAL: Social Democrat Olaf Scholz has sworn in as Germany's next chancellor by parliament on Wednesday, shortly after deputies have elected him to succeed Angela Merkel.
INTERNATIONAL: Wrapping their fists in bands and putting on their boxing gloves, Saudi women prepare for the Kingdom's female boxing tournament this weekend. Out of a total of twelve regulars who frequent…
INTERNATIONAL: Afghanistan’s National Olympic Committee acting president on Wednesday called on athletes who had fled the country after the Taliban takeover to return home.
KANDAL: Speaking at the groundbreaking ceremony for the new international airport in Kandal Stung District, Kandal Province, Prime Minister Hun Sen said that the Cambodian People's Party (CPP) is a united…
KANDAL: The Prime Minister of Cambodia has decided to name the new Phnom Penh International Airport as "Techo Takhmao International Airport" to emphasize the strength of the monarchy in Cambodia.
KANDAL: The Prime Minister of Cambodia has announced that he is committed to restoring the spirit of ASEAN by trying to bring Myanmar back to the ASEAN Summit in the spirit of the Charter of the United…
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Stung Treng: The First Vice President of the Cambodian Mines Authority, Mr. Ly Thuch has praised the contribution of donors, especially organizations working directly on demining and explosive remnants…
Ratanakkiri: First Deputy Chief of Mine Action Authority Senior Minister Ly Thuch thanked the Royal Government and people of the United Kingdom for their support in humanitarian demining in Cambodia.
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PHNOM PENH: The Ministry of Economy and Finance has launched the "Startup Cambodia" National Programme on Wednesday aimed to provide ecosystem to the startup communities through the digital platforms.…
PHNOM PENH: The Mekong River Commission has urged Mekong governments, developers and operators were urged to share information and data on hydropower operation to improve cascade dam management during…
PHNOM PENH: The Australia-Cambodia Cooperation for Equitable Sustainable Services in the kingdom has been working hard to fast-track the programmes benefitting persons with disabilities.
INTERNATIONAL: Journalists Maria Ressa and Dmitry Muratov are expected to receive their 2021 Nobel Peace Prizes during an in-person ceremony at the Oslo City Hall on Friday, 10 December.
PHNOM PENH: The Cambodian Ministry of Economy and Finance and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) have signed a US$332.05 million financing package to support Cambodia’s Covid-19 recovery to further develop…
PHNOM PENH: Cambodia and some other ASEAN nations – Brunei, the Philippines, and Malaysia – have appreciated their military cooperation and vowed to continue fostering their collaboration for their mutual…
Siem Reap: An $18.95 millon new Siem Reap Provincial Hospital has started construction on Tuesday. The provincial hospital is being funded by the Japan International Cooperation Agency.
INTERNATIONAL: Chileans Javier Silva and Jaime Nazar, a gay couple for six years, have long dreamt of a wedding, but conservative rules in the South American nation stymied their plans.
Phnom Penh: During a meeting on Tuesday afternoon between Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Defense, Tea Banh, and Undersecretary of State for Political Affairs and Vice President of ADSOM…
PHNOM PENH: Cambodia has participated in the 2nd Lancang-Mekong Water Resources Cooperation Forum held on Tuesday and Wednesday under the theme "Working Together to Address Challenges and Promote Common…
INTERNATIONAL: CIA Director William Burns has said he is not sure if Russian President Vladimir Putin has made up his mind to use force in Ukraine, but one thing Burns is sure about, Putin is putting…
PNHOM PENH: The Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications has announced it will transfer the distribution of the Covid-19 rapid test equipment to the Cambodia Post, for the convenience of the public, on…
PHNOM PENH: On Tuesday the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Public Works and Transport, Touch Chankosal chaired a virtual meeting of the Joint Working Group to Improve Transport Operations at…
INTERNATIONAL: International Olympic Committee President Spokesman Mark Adams has issued a statement on United States decision to hold a political boycott of Beijing Olympics 2022. He adds that it is…
PHNOM PENH: The Deputy Prime Minister and Chairman of the Council for Agricultural and Rural Development, High Representative of Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Cambodia, Yim Chhay Ly has made an statement…
INTERNATIONAL: A mummy found in Peru and thought to be between 800 and 1200 years old is now on display at San Marcos University in Lima on Tuesday.
PHNOM PENH: The French Development Agency, along with the French Embassy in Cambodia, will celebrate its 80th anniversary of mission in Cambodia, scheduling a cocktail party on Wednesday for launching…
PHNOM PENH: Cambodia’s Minister of Education, Youth and Sports Hang Chuon Naron has called for global participation of the strategic effort for early childhood development. The Minister who is also the…
PHNOM PENH: The Minister of Foreign Affairs to Myanmar U Wunna Maung, has concluded his meeting here in the Kingdom. The meeting was hailed as being both beneficial and constructive.
PHNOM PENH: Phnom Penh: On 8 December 2021, Prime Minister Hun Sen has led Royal Government officials to attend the cremation ceremony of Prince Norodom Ranariddh.
PHNOM PENH: Cambodian Jet Ski Rider Saly Ou Moeut, earns the 1st place for the third round at the Jet Ski Pro Tour 2021 in Thailand. The tournament’s third-round challenge has taken place last Saturday…
INTERNATIONAL: England's cricket selectors said on Tuesday that they have omitted Jonny Bairstow from their 12-man squad for the Wednesday Ashes opener in Brisbane and opted to keep seasoned paceman James…
INTERNATIONAL: The US President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir V. Putin have spoken for roughly two hours by videoconference on Tuesday. Their virtual conversation was an effort to defuse a…
BATTAMBANG: The Battambang night lit up with the sound of repeated rounds being fired from a fully automatic AK47 Monday night. The sound was an echo back to darker days in Cambodia when Battambang was…
PHNOM PENH: His Majesty King Norodom Sihamoni has paid his last respect to his half-brother Prince Norodom Ranariddh on Wednesday morning. The King was accompanied by the Queen Mother Norodom Monineath…
INTERNATIONAL: Firefighters hampered by high winds in operation to douse stricken ship carrying timber off Gothernburg on Sweden’s west coast. The fire has started on Saturday and was still not under…
Cambodia releases latest Covid-19 case numbers.
PHNOM PENH: The Vice President of the Cambodian People's Party, Sar Kheng, has said that he respects Prime Minister Hun Sen's decision to select a future Prime Minister.
INTERNATIONAL: The International Ice Hockey Federation says the host China will participate in the men's Olympic ice hockey event at the 2022 Beijing Olympics after having previously expressed concerns…
INTERNATIONAL: On 08 December 2021 the ASEAN region has reported a total of 14,264,150 Covid-19 cases, this includes 295,131 deaths. The data was released by Worldometer, a website that is compiling Covid-19…
Banteay Meanchey: The encroachment of the Tonle Sap lake was discovered vast with over 5000 hectares compromised.
PHNOM PENH: The Vice President of the Cambodian People's Party, Sar Kheng, said that he respected Hun Sen's decision to select a future Prime Minister.
PHNOM PENH: At the invitation of Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the Kingdom of Cambodia, Prak Sokhonn, the Union Minister for Foreign Affairs of the…
PHNOM PENH: The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has decided that all foreign or immigrant passengers over the age of two must have a valid immunization certificate and a negative Covid-19
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INTERNATIONAL: China has warned on Tuesday that a U.S diplomatic boycott of the Beijing Winter Olympics could harm two-way dialogue and cooperation in important areas, and called for politics to be kept…
PHNOM PENH: Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces and Commander-in-Chief of the Army, Hun Manet, and his wife, Pech Chanmony have paid their last respects to the late Prince Norodom…
SIEM REAP: Siem Reap for some time has been a town under siege to all manner of construction works, be it roads being dug up, pavements being laid or new draining channels being installed, but the end…