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Secrets of the Stupas at Angkor Wat

SIEM REAP: A stupa lies behind Angkor Wat to the east, which experts say house the bones of ancient Khmer ancestors. According to the Deputy Director of the Apsara Authority’s International Center for…

PM Congratulates Kampot on Clean Tourist City Award

KAMPOT: Prime Minister Hun Manet congratulated Kampot City on receiving the ASEAN Clean Tourist City Award at the 4th ASEAN Tourism Forum in Vientiane, Laos on the evening of January 26. 2024.

Former First Lady Hospitalized after Fall

PHNOM PENH: Former Prime Minister Hun Sen said that his wife, Bun Rany, is currently in good health while being treated at Calmette Hospital. He took to social media on the morning of February 2 to say,…

India Turns Over 5 Ta Prohm Statues to Apsara Authority

ANGKOR: On February 1, the Archaeological Survey of India, which is restoring Ta Prohm Temple, handed over five statues found at the end of 2023 during the removal of the stones at the south gate of Ta…

Japan to Invest in More ‘Made in Cambodia’ Products

PHNOM PENH: As Japan has already invested in Cambodia in the textile and agricultural sectors, the Japanese Chamber of Commerce and Industry wants to expand its investment in the textile sector in Cambodia…

APSARA Authority Repairing Bayon’s Drainage System

ANGKOR: Experts from the APSARA Authority’s Department of Conservation are cleaning up piles of stone leftover from the French restoration of the Bayon Temple in the early 20th century. They are also…

WHO We Cannot Abandon the People of Gaza

Geneva: In a troubling turn of events, allegations have surfaced against several staff members of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), implicating…

Khmer Rouge Tribunal Bus to Educate the Provinces

PHNOM PENH: The Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC), also known as the Khmer Rouge Tribunal, now has a bus that will travel to Cambodia’s provinces to educate the public on the Khmer…

Foreign Affairs Minister to Attend Forum in Belgium

PHNOM PENH: Foreign Affairs Minister Sok Chenda Sophea is heading to Brussels for his first official EU Indo-Pacific Ministerial Forum and the ASEAN-EU Ministerial Meeting from February 1-2, 2024.

Banteay Kdei Temple Gate Restored

ANGKOR: The Department of Conservation of the APSARA National Authority has completed the restoration project of the Western Gate of Banteay Kdei Temple. The restoration team was able to reassemble stones…

PM Urges Study of Foreign Agricultural Markets

PHNOM PENH: Prime Minister Hun Manet urged all relevant ministries to study the market needs of other countries to open Cambodia's agricultural markets to those countries.

Ministry of Agriculture to Establish Lab and Academy

PHNOM PENH: Minister of Agriculture Dith Tina confirmed that the Ministry of Agriculture plans to establish a National Agricultural Laboratory and the Academy of Agricultural Sciences in Cambodia.

Former PM Requests More Investment from South Korea

PHNOM PENH: Former Prime Minister Hun Sen asked the Lotte Corporation, a South Korean multinational corporation and the fifth largest company in the South Korea, to increase its investment in Cambodia.

Bayon Temple Platform Restoration Nears Completion

ANGKOR: The restoration team of the Department of Conservation of Monuments and Preventive Archaeology of the APSARA National Authority has nearly completed the restoration of Bayon Temple’s southwest…

Westerdam Returns with Nearly 2,000 on Board

SIHANOUKVILLE: The famous Westerdam cruise ship that was granted a safe haven in Cambodia during the Covid outbreak has returned yet again with nearly 2,000 on board.

Colonial Style Bridge in Battambang Turns 108

BATTAMBANG: Nine years after the French established power in Battambang in 1907, they built a bridge in honor of the governor of French Indochina, the Pont du Albert Sarraut.

Archaeologists Working to Restore Pond at Bayon Temple

ANGKOR: Archaeologists from the APSARA National Authority are conducting excavations in the southeastern part of the Bayon Temple, to study the sediments and size of what is believed to be an ancient…

Kep Authorities Replace Beer Ads with Cambodian Flags

KEP: The Cambodian government has recently launched multiple campaigns against alcohol abuse and normalization. Last week, the PM called for an end to women and children appearing in alcohol ads, while…

PM Urges Military Modernization for Self-Defense

PHNOM PENH: Prime Minister Hun Manet stressed the need for Cambodia’s military to modernize, saying that previous military strategies will not hold up to the threats of modern warfare.

25 Years of the Cambodian Army Command

The Cambodian military has a long history dating back to the Funan Kingdom of the 1st century AD, when the first monarchs first ruled Khmer territory. Since then, the military has evolved according to…

Cambodia Shows Its Strength on 25th Army Anniversary

PHNOM PENH: The Cambodian government celebrated 25 years of a united army on January 24, 2024. Prime Minister Hun Manet presided over a parade that included armored combat vehicles, rocket launchers,…

DPM Meets with Logistics CEO to Expand Investment

PARIS: While accompanying Prime Minister Hun Manet on his state visit to France, Vice-President of the Council for the Development of Cambodia, Sun Chanthol, met with the CEO of logistics company CMA…

Canal Connecting Mekong to Sea Coming Soon

PHNOM PENH: Minister of Public Works and Transport, Peng Ponea, confirmed that construction for the ambitious Funan Techo Canal project is scheduled to begin during the fourth quarter of 2024.