Phnom Penh: After a pandemic-forced delay, Miss Grand Cambodia 2021 finally took place on Sunday. The 23-year-old Pokimtheng Sothida of Battambang beat out beauties from the country’s other provinces…
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Phnom Penh: The National Election Committee, NEC, will start the process of reviewing the 2021 voter registration list from Tuesday 12 October. The review period will run until 30 November. The NEC says…
Phnom Penh: The Royal Government of Cambodia has expressed gratitude to Japan’s Government for its continued support in boosting the kingdom’s social and human resource development. On Monday, Cambodia’s…
Phnom Penh: Cambodia’s rollout of booster shots to the general population has begun in 11 of Phnom Penh’s 14 districts. The third dose of Covid-19 vaccine is an attempt to bolster immunity in the kingdom,…
Banteay Meanchey: 24 Cambodians have been arrested in Banteay Meanchey for attempting to cross illegally into Thailand. They were picked up by the Cambodian Border Guard Force, which has been enforcing…
The Guardian Sends Letter to Cambodia Assuring the Correction of Article Stating Cambodian PM Holds…
Phnom Penh: British newspaper, the Guardian, has sent a letter to Cambodia assuring that the article stating that Prime Minister Hun Sen is one of the non-European citizens holding a Cypriot passport…
INTERNATIONAL: World champions France have won the Nations League with a 2-1 win over Spain at the San Siro Stadium. Their goals came from Karim Benzema and Kylian Mbappe. The first half was a relatively…
Phnom Penh: Serbia says it is ready to welcome Prime Minister Hun Sen for an official visit, just as soon as a schedule can be finalised. This was conveyed during Sunday’s courtesy call by Minister Delegate…
INTERNATIONAL: The world is hard at work preparing for its first manned-mission to Mars. It might only happen in 20-30 years’ time, but that doesn’t mean we’re not already getting used to the idea. A…
Phnom Penh: Cambodia’s pavilion at the 2020 World Expo in Dubai has received plenty of praise from international guests. The Ministry of Commerce set up the kingdom’s pavilion which has been wowing both…
INTERNATIONAL: A short-range transport aircraft, carrying a group of parachute jumpers, has crashed in the Russian region of Tatarstan, killing 16 people and severely injuring 6 others. The plane, which…
INTERNATIONAL: Britain’s Tyson Fury won Saturday night’s slugfest with American Deontay Wilder, earning himself an 11th round knockout to retain his WBC heavyweight title at the T-Mobile Arena in Las…
Phnom Penh: People living along the Prek Tnaot River in Southern Phnom Penh are being advised to prepare for possible evacuation. Water levels have risen dramatically in recent days and while not flooded…
Phnom Penh: Cambodia’s national football squad are on a high after their first leg win over Guam in their AFC playoff. They were hard at work in training on Monday, ahead of Tuesday’s second leg. At stake…
Phnom Penh: Prime Minister Hun Sen has congratulated the Cambodian national football team on its victory over the United States' Guam in the 2023 Asian Football Championship playoff. The Cambodian team…
Phnom Penh: The Phnom Penh Capital Administration will start providing the Covid-19 booster shots for the general public from Monday, 11 October. It will be given to people living in 11 districts except…
Kampong Speu: A man was killed in a traffic accident caused by three cars colliding on National Road 4 in Kampong Speu province. According to the police report, the accident happened in the first village,…
Phnom Penh: Prime Minister Hun Sen has announced to donate $100,000 to the Cambodian national team if they will make it to the AFC Asian Cup China 2023 Qualifiers. This was the announcement during the…
Phnom Penh: Kantha Bopha Hospital has asked the public’s help to look for the family of a 15-year-old boy currently treated at the facility after being hit by a train in Kamboul district.
Kandal: A body of a woman was found dead floating in Kandal province’s Bassac River on Saturday afternoon. The victim was found by the nearby residents in Tonle Bassac at Prek Ta Chor village, Svay Proteal…
Phnom Penh: Cambodia’s national team, Angkor Warriors has ended the first leg of the AFC Asian Cup 2023 victorious during its playoff early Sunday (Cambodia time). Guam’s Matao was defeated by the Angkor…
Phnom Penh: Guam Men's National Team, the Matao will now face Cambodia's Angkor Warriors in a soccer playoff for the AFC Asian Cup China 2023 Final Qualification Round.
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Ministry of Health spokesperson, Or Vandine says “Exercising the necessary preventive measures will…
Phnom Penh: Or Vandine, for the Ministry of Health, says Cambodia will be able to return to normalcy once citizens implement the necessary health and protective measures for their daily lives.
Phnom Penh: The World Health Organization has once again congratulated Cambodia for its vaccination success against Covid-19. This was following the report from ASEAN Magazine featuring Cambodia represented…
Phnom Penh: Cambodia and Australia’s Foreign Ministers have discussed strengthening bilateral cooperation and regional and international issues of common concern during a phone conversation on Friday.…
Phnom Penh: The Prime Minister of Cambodia, Hun Sen, recalled the hardships that he and his wife, as well as their son, Hun Manet, faced under the Khmer Rouge regime on his grandson's birthday.
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Phnom Penh: "The door is closed forever for people to have two nationalities and are trying to hold this top position, especially the position of Prime Minister," the Prime Minister of Cambodia, Hun Sen,…
INTERNATIONAL: The 2021 Nobel Peace Prize is to be shared by two journalists for their work defending the freedom of speech in their respective countries. The Philippines’ Maria Ressa and Russia’s Dmitry…
Phnom Penh: A poll carried out by the travel guide company, roughguide.com, has voted Cambodia as the friendliest country in the world.
Phnom Penh: Cambodian Prime Minister, Hun Sen, has ordered Foreign Minister Prak Sokhonn to continue diplomatic relations with Cyprus in seeking justice for him as well as Cyprus.
Battambang: The border between Thailand and Cambodia in Battambang province has been severely flooded due to torrential rain. The border crossing in Kamrieng district is the most heavily affected, which…
Sihanoukville: Thursday’s storm surge in Preah Sihanouk has claimed the lives of four siblings. One was drowned almost immediately, with three others reported missing. The last of their bodies was recovered…
INTERNATIONAL: News that English Premier League club, Newcastle, has been sold to a Saudi-led consortium, has been warmly received by its legion of fans. The purchase has brought to an end the deeply…
INTERNATIONAL: France will face Spain in Sunday’s final of the Nations League. The world champions stunned Belgium in Thursday night’s semi-final, recovering from a two-goal deficit to win 3-2.
INTERNATIONAL: Two of Africa’s biggest football teams, Egypt and Libya, face off on Friday night in a World Cup Qualifier. The match will determine the leader of their qualifying group. Both teams were…
INTERNATIONAL: You might always have wanted to take a trip in a hot air balloon, but would you necessarily want to take one 30,000 metres up – more than twice as high as your average passenger jet? That’s…
INTERNATIONAL: At least four people have been killed in flash floods in the US state of Alabama after torrential rain. Roads have been closed, homes swamped and dizens of people have been evacuated, leaving…
Phnom Penh: There may have been 40% less tourists on the roads this Pchum Ben, but the number of accidents, injuries and deaths remained on par with 2020. The National Police’s Department of Traffic and…
Phnom Penh: Pchum Ben proved to be the boost domestic tourism businesses needed. While the numbers of local tourists were down about 40% on last year, more than 660,000 people still travelled throughout…
Phnom Penh: The Council of Ministers has approved a draft amendment to the constitution, mandating only Khmer Nationality for the kingdom’s top leaders. The Plenary session was chaired by Prime Minister…
Phnom Penh: The Phnom Penh Municipal Prosecutor's Office has decided to charge former opposition leaders, Sam Rainsy, Eng Chhay Eang, Mu Sochua, Ho Vorn and a number of as yet unidentified accomplices,
Phnom Penh: Minister of information Mr. Khieu Kanharith has supported the original idea of the Prime Minister of Cambodia, Samdech Techo Hun Sen, who wanted to amend the Constitution to make the top leaders…
Thailand: Eleven Cambodians and a Thai National have been picked up by Thai police in three separate locations after crossing the border from Cambodia. All the arrests were made on Thursday by the Thai…
Battambang: Police in Battambang have arrested two suspects after a drug raid in the city. The City Police Inspectorate conducted the raid just after lunchtime on Wednesday in Chamkar Samrong 1 village,…
Battambang: A two-year-old girl has drowned after being left to play in pools of water in Battambang. The tragedy was reported on Wednesday afternoon in Pich Chenda village in the Phnom Preuk district.
Phnom Penh: Cambodia’s Council of Ministers will meet on Friday to discuss, among other things, an amendment to the kingdom’s constitution that would prevent dual citizenship for the country’s top leadership.
Sihanoukville: One person has died and three others are missing after a storm surge along the coast of Preah Sihanouk. Tragedy struck on Thursday afternoon in an area below the so-called “Tree of Love”
Phnom Penh: The Cambodian Human Rights Committee has issued “part two” of its response to recent criticism of the human rights situation in the kingdom. The 30-point statement was released just hours…
Sihanoukville: A chef has been injured in a fire that broke out on Thursday morning in Koh Touch Village on Koh Rong, off the coast of Sihanoukville. Police say the fire started in a small restaurant…
Britain’s The Guardian Newspaper has edited an article that accused Prime Minister Hun Sen of being among thousands of people who illegally obtained a Cypriot passport. While the article now clarifies…
Phnom Penh: The Standing Committee of the Central Committee of the Cambodian People's Party has made statement rejecting the information the Prime Minuster has bought foreign citizenship and passport…
Phnom Penh: All leaders, officials and staff of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation have expressed their full support to the initiative to Prime Minister Hun Sen in the amendment…
Phnom Penh: Minister of Social Affairs, Veterans and Youth Rehabilitation Mr. Vong Sauth has supported the original idea of the Prime Minister of Cambodia, Samdech Techo Hun Sen, who wanted to amend…
Phnom Penh: Minister of National Assembly-Senate Relations and Inspection, Men Sam An and all levels of civil servants have announced their support for the high-level initiative of the Prime Minister.
(Phnom Penh): Chairman of the Royal Government Lawyers Group, Ky Tech who is also the personally lawyer of Prime Minister Hun Sen says , he supports the move of having only one Khmer nationality for government…
Phnom Penh: Cambodian Foreign Minister Prak Sokhonn has expressed concern on the rise of geopolitical tension and major power rivalries that may escalate arm races and destabilise regional peace during…
The Minister of Labor and Vocational training has announced support for Prime Minister Hun Sen’s initiative to amend the relevant law to make the top leaders of the nation have only one nationality -…
Cambodia's Minister of Justice, Koeut Rith, has sent a letter on Wednesday to the Minister of Justice and Public Order of the Republic of Cyprus, Stephie Dracos. She is requesting for cooperation in research…
The three sons of Prime Minister Hun Sen – Hun Many, Hun Manet and Hun Manith have expressed disappointment over the report of the “The Guardian” saying that their father is holding a Cypriot passport.…
The Royal Government of Lawyers have released a statement completely rejecting the report of and reject the untrue and baseless publications of the UK-based newspaper, “The Guardian” telling that Prime…
Phnom Penh: Cambodian Foreign Minister Prak Sokhon has sent a letter to the Foreign Minister of Cyprus, Nikos Cristo Dulides on Wednesday asking to cooperate in revealing the truth.
Prime Minister Hun Sen has ordered the Minister of Justice to draft a law that allows incumbents to have only one nationality- Cambodian.
Phnom Penh: Prime Minister Hun Sen says the full reopening of the economy and society can only be achieved with the participation of everyone in the prevention of and fight against Covid-19 over the Pchum…
Phnom Penh: President of the National Assembly, Heng Samrin, has wished Cambodians a safe and blessed Pchum Ben.
Phnom Penh: Prime Minister Hun Sen has wished Cambodians good health and “safe travels” on the last day of the 15-day festival of Kan Ben, which is known as Pchum Thom.
Phnom Penh: Minister of Tourism, Thong Khon, says the first day of the Pchum Ben holiday notched up almost 150,000 tourists. 149,013 guests in all checked into resorts around the country.
Cambodians are taking full advantage of the three-day national holiday and are flocking to the country’s favourite tourism hotspots, such as Kep, Sihanoukville and Angkor Wat.
Phnom Penh: Foreign Affairs Minister, Prak Sokhonn has released the outcomes of what he’s describing as an “eventful day” of no fewer than three ASEAN meetings on Monday 4 October, just before the three-day…
Phnom Penh: The Cambodian National Team has jetted off to Bahrain for the 2023 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Asian Cup play-offs. The team will play Guam twice in the next week for the right to advance…
Phnom Penh: Cambodia has been warned of flash floods and strong winds until early next week, according to a weather forecast issued on Tuesday morning by the Ministry of Water Resources and Meteorology.
Phnom Penh: President of the National Assembly, Heng Samrin, has wished the nation’s teachers well on the occasion of Teachers' Day. He says the Kingdom has been marking the day every year on 5 October…
INTERNATIONAL: Facebook’s three social media services are back up after not being accessible for almost six hours between late on Monday night and early Tuesday morning, Cambodian time. Web monitoring…
The daughter of Prince Norodom Ranariddh, Princess Norodom Ratana Devi has issued a letter in response to a former FUNCINPEC vice president who issued a letter rejecting the party's letter. Last Monday,…
Phnom Penh: Minister of Interior, Sar Kheng, has instructed provincial governors to respect meetings of their respective provincial councils. He says this is about respecting the law and providing an…
Phnom Penh: Prime Minister Hun Sen has congratulated the newly elected Prime Minister of Japan, Kishida Fumio. He has sent the congratulatory message through a letter on Monday. The Cambodian Prime Minister…
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Battambang: The District Police of Sam Pov Loun in Battambang have re-arrested a broker for illegally guiding Cambodian workers across the border into Thailand. The suspect is 30-year-old Hang Kim Chhuon.
Kampong Speu: The governor of Kampong Speu province, Vy Samnang has expressed that the province is currently experiencing shortage of labor in factories. It covers the factories for textile, garment,…
Phnom Penh: Phnom Penh Governor, Khuong Sreng has instructed the 14 district governors to strictly monitor and implement Covid-19 measures in the capital’s entry or exit points for the travelers during…
Banteay Meanchey: Three people have died in separate drowning incidents in Banteay Meanchey province on Sunday. The fatalities include an 11-year-old girl from Phnom Touch Cheung village
Banteay Meanchey: 22 would-be migrant workers have been arrested for trying to cross the border into Thailand. They were picked up on Sunday night by the Border Guard Military Force, in cooperation with…
Phnom Penh: Cambodia and other countries in the world are currently battling the pandemic, but that doesn’t mean the Kingdom’s humanitarian work has stopped. Last Friday, Cambodia sent 300 “Blue Helmets”…
INTERNATIONAL: At least five people have been killed and four others injured in an explosion outside the Eid Gah Mosque in the Afghan capital. A shopkeeper says he heard an explosion followed by gunfire.…
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INTERNATIONAL: World number two, Aryna Sabalenka, will not play at the Indian Wells tournament after testing positive for Covid-19. Her absence is another blow to the tournament which starts on Monday,…
INTERNATIONAL: He might be one of the most unpopular football coaches in Europe, but Barcelona’s Ronald Koeman will be remaining at the club, at least for now. He’s thanked club president, Joan Laporta,…
INTERNATIONAL: They say diamonds are forever and are also a girl’s best friend, but diamonds are now also seen as Earth’s best friend, at least the ones being produced by a new tech start-up in New York.
Phnom Penh: Pchum Ben is a three-day national holiday. It’s the culmination of the 15-day Kan Ben festival, Which started on 22 September. It is celebrated in a Budhhist fashion but is not actually a…
INTERNATIONAL: The volcanic eruption on Spain’s Canary Islands is gathering strength, almost two weeks after it started on the island of La Palma. Local media report that the north side of the volcano…
Phnom Penh: Heavy traffic has been reported out of Phnom Penh all day as tens of thousands of people make their way to the provinces for the Pchum Ben holiday. Roads are expected to be heavily congested…
Phnom Penh: Secretary of State in the Ministry of Information, Chum Kosal, says the US is using “a stick to cut the wounds of the Cambodian people, who were healed, by making a law to punish Cambodian…
Phnom Penh: Foreign Affairs Minister, Prak Sokhonn, will participate in three ASEAN-related meetings virtually on Monday. He will join the ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting, the 24th ASEAN Political-Security…
Phnom Penh: The President of the National Assembly, Heng Samrin, has sent a congratulatory message to Li Zhanshu, the Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress of the People's…
Phnom Penh: The Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications has launched a new mobile app to enable easy access to its digital library to contribute to studies and research by educators, students as well…
Phnom Penh: The Royal Government is busy examining the possibility of reducing the 14-day quarantine period for fully-vaccinated investors. This was announced in a video conference chaired on Friday by…
Kampong Cham: The Governor of Kampong Cham, Un Chanda, joined his team to inspect the new oxygen production process at the Kampong Cham Provincial Referral Hospital on Friday.
Phnom Penh: Minister of Public Works and Transport, Sun Chanthol, has announced that he welcomes US companies to bid for road construction in Cambodia. This was in response to US Ambassador
Phnom Penh: Cambodia and South Korea are scheduled to sign a Free Trade Agreement this month, although no specific date has been set. The Undersecretary of State and the Spokesman for the Ministry of…