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Ministry of Environment Cooperates with Financial Intelligence Unit Against Money Laundering in the…
PHNOM PENH: The Ministry of Environment and the Financial Intelligence Unit of the National Bank of Cambodia signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Information Exchange to Combat Money Laundering…
INTERNATIONAL: The Chicago court sentenced “Empire” Jussie Smollett to 150 days in jail and 30 months probation for staging a hate crime against himself.
INTERNATIONAL: The club could go bust in WEEKS after sanctions on Oligarch owner Roman Abramovich left Blues unable to sell tickets or merchandise, with a £40m ($52.3m US) shirt deal AXED and staff laid…
SIEM REAP: Doctors have found a case of bird flu A/H9 Influenza in a one-year-old baby girl, through the pneumonia surveillance system. The CDC of the Ministry of Health announced this case on Friday,…
INTERNATIONAL: Ukrainian emergency services have checked the site of an explosion in Novokodatsky District, Dnipro, on Friday,March 11.
INTERNATIONAL: Sanctions mean Moscow can’t pay its debts even if it has the money.
PHNOM PENH: Over the past few years, the capital city of Phnom Penh has been seen to have become more beautiful and attractive for both national and international visitors.
KAMPOT: Kampot provincial authorities have instructed municipal authorities and the Departments of Tourism and the Environment to pay more attention to the problem of garbage and plastic waste being thrown…
INTERNATIONAL: Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has scripted history, returning to power. The BJP became the first party to retain power in the state since 1985.
INTERNATIONAL: Over the past few days, Mount Merapi, located between Central Java Province and the Special Region of Yogyakarta, has increased its volcanic activity with pyroclastic and lava flows that…
INTERNATIONAL: North Korea has deployed a relatively new inter-continental ballistic missile system in February 26 and March 4 test-firings, a senior Biden administration official has said on Thursday,March…
INTERNATIONAL: The topic of Ukraine entering into the European Union is "not for tomorrow," said French European Affairs Minister Clement Beaune, as EU leaders have gathered in France on Thursday ,March…
INTERNATIONAL: A tanker carrying Russian gas arrived at the Spanish port of Bilbao on Thursday,March 10. The Nikolay Urvantsev, sailing with a Hong Kong flag, docked on Thursday morning.
SIEM REAP: More than 60 participating APSARA National Authority officials, together with local authorities from the Siem Reap Municipality, Prasat Bakong, Puok, Banteay Srei, and Angkor Thom districts…
PHNOM PENH: The Golden West Humanitarian Foundation and Platinum East plan to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on continuing to strengthen partnership and cooperation with the Cambodian Mine Action…
INTERNATIONAL: In the Black Sea port city of Odessa, walls of sandbags several meters high surround the monument to Duke de Richelieu, the early 19th century governor who helped transform the Black Sea…
PHNOM PENH: The Ministry of Labor and Vocational Training reported on Thursday that 147 out of 373 former employees of NagaWorld, equivalent to 40%, have decided to accept the settlement with the mediation…
INTERNATIONAL: Asian shares extended a global slump on Friday after the fastest U.S. inflation in four decades bolstered expectations for more aggressive rate hikes, and as Chinese equity markets slumped…
BANTEAY MEANCHEY: Leaders of Banteay Meanchey Province, led by Governor Ou Reatrey, met with the Governor of Sa Kaeo Province of the Kingdom of Thailand, Parinya Phothisat, regarding the temporary opening…
INTERNATIONAL: Chileans Javier Silva and Jaime Nazar became the first same-sex couple to be wed in the South American country’s history on Thursday, 10 March. Although Chile allowed same-sex couples to…
SIEM REAP: Officials report that more than 60% of the nearly 50,000 registered businesses in the province of Siem Reap have already been covered in the 2022 Economic Census.
PHNOM PENH: Legend Cinema held the premiere screening of “Turning Red” at Chip Mong Noro Mall on International Women’s Day befitting the theme of the movie which follows a girl’s journey through puberty.
INTERNATIONAL: Pakistan on Friday has warned New Delhi of "unpleasant consequences" over what it said was an Indian-originated, but unidentified high-altitude supersonic object that crashed in Pakistani…
BANTEAY MEANCHEY: The Banteay Meanchey Provincial Police Commissioner, Major General Sithi Loh, instructed all districts and cities along the Cambodian-Thai border to prevent the import of illegal goods,
INTERNATIONAL: China's Premier Li Keqiang has confirmed on Friday plans to step down after his current term expires next March.
BATTAMBANG: The Minister of Interior, Deputy Prime Minister Sar Kheng, has called on provincial authorities to take care to prevent the destruction of natural resources in the Tonle Sap Lake.
INTERNATIONAL: The U.S. Senate on Thursday have approved legislation providing $1.5 trillion to fund the federal government through September 30 and to allocate $13.6 billion to aid Ukraine.
KAMPONG CHAM: The Governor of Kampong Cham province, Un Chanda, has said that he would not tolerate corrupt officials who use tricks to withhold documents in order to demand benefits from people taking…
INTERNATIONAL: Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and South Korean president-elect Yoon Suk-yeol have said they had agreed on Friday to ramp up three-way ties with the United States in responding to…
INTERNATIONAL: Recession Threatens Western Economies as They Isolate Moscow.
INTERNATIONAL: Goldman Sachs says it’s quitting the Russian market amid the Ukraine crisis, becoming the first major US bank to do so.
PHNOM PENH: The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Deputy Prime Minister Prak Sokhonn, celebrated the 26th Anniversary of the Asia-Europe Meeting on 1 March 2022, and addressed…
INTERNATIONAL: The list of global brands pulling out of Russia is growing by the day as some of the world’s biggest corporations, from energy to consumer goods and electronics, suspend operations in the…
PHNOM PENH: The Cambodian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Deputy Prime Minister Prak Sokhonn, met with the new Pakistani Ambassador to Cambodia, Zaheeruddin Babar Thaheem, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs…
Cambodia releases latest Covid-19 case numbers.
PHNOM PENH: The 11th Cambodia-EU Joint Committee Meeting was held in Phnom Penh in a hybrid format on Thursday and Friday, 10-11 March, to review the progress made since the 10th Joint Committee Meeting…
INTERNATIONAL: The United States on Wednesday,March 9, has closed the door on supplying combat aircraft to Ukraine, saying the intelligence community assessed it would be a "high risk" move that could…
INTERNATIONAL: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Wednesday ,March 9, the international community would be responsible for a mass "humanitarian catastrophe" if it will not agree a no-fly…
PHNOM PENH: The Minister of Commerce, Pan Sosak, received a visit from the Ambassador of Australia to Cambodia, Pablo Kang, and his colleagues on Thursday at the Ministry of Commerce,
INTERNATIONAL: Major League Baseball (MLB) and its locked-out players reached an agreement on Thursday on a five-year labor deal that ends the second-longest work stoppage in the game's history.
INTERNATIONAL: Austria, Finland & Norway each walked away with a gold medal from Paralympics men’s giant slalom competitions on Thursday (March 10).
INTERNATIONAL: World number two Novak Djokovic has withdrawn from the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, the tournament announced on Wednesday, in the latest setback for the player due to his refusal to…
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INTERNATIONAL: On Thursday, 10 March 2022, singer-songwriter Lionel Richie was honored with the Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song for his lifetime contributions to popular music. Richie…
SIEM REAP: The APSARA Authority has requested businesses in front of Angkor Wat to stop decorating traditional Khmer clothing for tourists visiting Angkor Wat, after experts found out that some of the…
INTERNATIONAL: Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is forcing Western leaders to make some tough decisions. Now that U.S. President Joe Biden has banned imports of Russian oil, one of his problems is how to…
BATTAMBANG: More than 100 Cambodian workers were arrested and returned to Cambodia by the Thai authorities through the O'Anlok border checkpoint in O'Anlok village, Ta Sen commune, Kamrieng district.
SIHANOUKVILLE: Fifteen suspects were sent by the Preah Sihanouk Provincial Gendarmerie on Thursday morning to the Preah Sihanouk Provincial Court after completing the interrogation procedure to be legally…
INTERNATIONAL: Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov met his Ukrainian counterpart Dmytro Kuleba in Turkey on Thursday.
KRATIE: A ceremony to celebrate the 10th National Clean City Day was held in Kratie Province, under the theme "Clean Cities Support Cambodian Tourism." The ceremony was attended by the Deputy Governor…
INTERNATIONAL: Harvesting betel nuts is a dangerous job as their trees can grow up to 20 meters high or even more. With ongoing laborer shortages, 50-year-old Ganapathi Bhat decided to invent the tree-climbing…
PHNOM PENH: The First Deputy Chairman of the Cambodian Mine Action and Victim Assistance Authority (CMAA), Senior Minister Ly Thuch, opened a workshop to disseminate the Gender Mainstreaming Plan in the…
INTERNATIONAL: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Wednesday has said he told Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy in a call that Canada will send Ukraine another shipment of highly-specialized…
GENEVA: The United Nations Ambassador and Permanent Representative to Cambodia, An Sokkhoeurn, responded to the US Permanent Representative to the United Nations at the 49th Session of the Human Rights…
INTERNATIONAL: Russia has said on Thursday a Ukrainian claim that it bombed a children's hospital in Mariupol was "fake news" because the building was a former maternity hospital that had long been taken…
PHNOM PENH: The Stadium Committee of the National Committee of the 32nd Southeast Asian Games in 2023 (CAMSOC) and the National Sports Federation held a meeting on the evening of March 9, 2022, at the…
ODDAR MEANCHEY: The groundbreaking ceremony for the new win-win monument in Anlong Veng District, Oddar Meanchey Province, was held on Wednesday, 9 March, and presided over by the Minister of National…
PHNOM PENH: On Thursday morning, the Secretary of State of the Ministry of Health and Chairman of the National Committee for Covid-19 Vaccination, Or Vandine, presided over the handover ceremony of 20…
Pursat: The volleyball team of the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports of Pursat province became the champion of the women's volleyball competition «Celebrate International Day of March 23» on the…
INTERNATIONAL: Already struggling with rising living costs, ordinary Europeans now face an even deeper hit to their livelihoods as the conflict in Ukraine pushes fuel and food prices higher and threatens…
INTERNATIONAL: Russia's rouble tumbled to record lows in onshore trading on Wednesday despite measures by Moscow to shore up its battered economy and safeguard hard currency availability amid fresh economic…
INTERNATIONAL: Global stock markets rallied on Wednesday and oil prices fell by more than 12% as Ukraine and Russia looked to resume diplomatic talks and the United Arab Emirates said it supports hiking…
INTERNATIONAL: "Both Russia and Belarus are in square default territory," Reinhart said in an interview. "They're not rated by the agencies as a selective default yet, but mighty close."
Cambodia releases latest Covid-19 case numbers.
LONDON : Currency markets have not escaped the steep losses and wild swings seen across other asset classes in recent weeks, and strategists are changing their game plans in light of Russia’s invasion…
INTERNATIONAL: NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg has said on Tuesday that the alliance's responsibility was to ensure the conflict between Russia and Ukraine "does not escalate and spread beyond…
INTERNATIONAL: Ukraine has accused Russia anew on Wednesday, March 9, of bombing a children's hospital in the besieged port of Mariupol during a supposed ceasefire to enable some of the hundreds of thousands…
INTERNATIONAL: Conservative political novice vows national unity after winning the most closely fought election in recent South Korean history. Yoon Suk Yeol, a conservative former top prosecutor,
INTERNATIONAL: China continued its cross-country success at the Beijing Paralympics on Wednesday (March 9) picking up two more gold medals. But the Europeans and North Americans hit back later in the…
INTERNATIONAL: The Court of Arbitration for Sport announced on Tuesday 8TH March the Russian Football Union will appeal its ban by FIFA and UEFA from the club and international soccer. As well as seeking…
INTERNATIONAL: Denmark’s Mads Pedersen won the sprint finish to take Stage 3 of the Paris-Nice race on Tuesday (March 8) after overall leader Christophe Laporte crashed on the final straight.
PHNOM PENH: Foreign Ministry spokesman, Chum Sounry, told reporters that the ASEAN-US Special Summit has been postponed without setting a specific date.
INTERNATIONAL: World number two Novak Djokovic has withdrawn from the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, the tournament announced on Wednesday, in the latest setback for the player due to his refusal to…
PHNOM PENH: The United Nations Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Cambodia SOKKHOEURN AN reported on the Bias of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights in Cambodia…
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INTERNATIONAL: Venezuela has released two jailed U.S. citizens on Tuesday in an apparent goodwill gesture toward the Biden administration following a visit to Caracas by a high-level U.S. delegation.
PHNOM PENH: The Cambodian Human Rights Committee (CHRC) issued a press release on 5 March 2022, on behalf of the Minister attached to the Prime Minister and President of the CHRC, Keo Remy, and the Vice…
INTERNATIONAL: Economic measures imposed on Moscow are set to cut UK living standards by £2,500 ($3,285) per household in 2022
INTERNATIONAL: Almost a dozen interested parties are understood to have expressed serious interest in purchasing Premier League giants Chelsea
INTERNATIONAL: American stocks plummet as lawmakers push for a ban on Russian oil imports.
INTERNATIONAL: Investors eye energy giant Gazprom and aluminum producer Rusal. China is considering acquiring or increasing investments in Russian energy and natural resource companies, Bloomberg reported…
PHNOM PENH: Tuesday, 8 March, marked International Women’s Day, and Olympia Mall in Phnom Penh, celebrated women by holding an event to raise awareness on the daily challenges and biases women face. The…
INTERNATIONAL: The Russian-German was further punished for his outburst in Acapulco.
INTERNATIONAL: This year marked the 111th International’s Women Day, a day which aims to highlight gender equality, recognize women’s achievements in history, and commemorate the ongoing march for women's…
PHNOM PENH: The Government of Japan has provided a total of US $1,093,818 to two recipients under a grant scheme for a Japanese NGO project, while a grant agreement was signed on Wednesday, 9 March 2022,
INTERNATIONAL: The Russian Football Union wants their men's and women's national teams reinstated in international competitions.
PHNOM PENH: A summit between U.S. President Joe Biden and the leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) due to be held later this month has been postponed and organisers will seek…
TAKEO: The President of FUNCINPEC Party, Prince Norodom Chakravuth, has expressed his belief that participating in, solving and contributing to helping the Cambodian people will make Cambodia more advanced.
PHNOM PENH: The Cambodian Mine Action Centre (CMAC) will receive US $6,444,808 from the U.S and Norwegian governments for the clearance of cluster munitions remnants and landmines in Cambodia.
PHNOM PENH: On Wednesday morning, Deputy Prime Minister Hor Namhong spoke about Cambodia-India bilateral relations which will soon reach its 70th anniversary in May. He said that over the past 70 years,
The Ministry of Public Works Plans to Complete Construction and Expansion of National Road No. 4 in…
PHNOM PENH: The Ministry of Public Works and Transport (MPWT) has opened the construction site and widened National Road No. 4 to withstand climate change and increase the safety of people's travel. The…
INTERNATIONAL: Coca-Cola Company has announced on Tuesday ,March 8, it is suspending its business in Russia, following Moscow's invasion of Ukraine.
INTERNATIONAL: COVID-19 can cause the brain to shrink and damage areas linked to memory and smell. That's according to a new study by Oxford University published in the journal Nature.
INTERNATIONAL: Eleven-year-old Hassan has turned up at Vysne Nemecke in Slovakia having crossed from Ukraine alone with only one bag of possessions, his passport, and a phone number written on his hand,…
PREAH SIHANOUK: The Minister of Interior, Deputy Prime Minister Sar Kheng, has instructed General Neth Savoeun to cooperate with the Chairman of the Provincial Unity Command to effectively crack down…
INTERNATIONAL: Around 150 Ukrainian children from orphanages in the Kyiv region have arrived at the Polish border by train in the early hours of Tuesday ,March 8.
PHNOM PENH: Ten more vaccine trucks will be delivered to the Lao Government from the Royal Government of Cambodia at the Trapeang Kriel International Border Crossing in Stung Treng Province, bordering…
INTERNATIONAL: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Monday ,March 7, hasrejected Russian proposals to evacuate Ukrainian citizens into what he has described as "occupied territory" in Russia and…
BATTAMBANG: A 13-year-old boy has died while chasing a cow through a field in Prey Toteung village, Chhnal Moan commune, Koas Kralor district, in Battambang province, and accidentally stepping on a landmine,…