The number of domestic and foreign tourists visiting Siem Reap’s ancient Angkor Wat temple and The Kingdom’s coastal areas increased sharply during this year’s three-day Lunar New Year. Data from The Siem Reap provincial tourism department show that 52,909 tourists visited Siem Reap during Lunar ...

Deputy Prime Minister Jurin Laksanawisit has ordered the Office Of the Farmers Rehabilitation and Development Fund to study debt restructuring Of 46,000 farmers with a debt Of Bt15 billion, deputy spokeswoman Ratchada Thanadirek said after a meeting Of the Farmers Rehabilitation and Development Fund Committee ...

The Agriculture Ministry has warned against The use of illegal fishing equipment during The closed fishing season which begins next month. Eng Cheasan, chief of The fisheries administration at The ministry, said yesterday that The fishing season for 2018 would close for five months from ...

The Japanese government and The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) have provided The Ministry of Health with essential equipment to strengThen cold-chain management of Covid-19 vaccines to help ensure The regular delivery of Them and better long-term processing within The Kingdom. ...

Cambodian experts on Tuesday urged entrepreneurs, traders, producers and suppliers to pay more attention to food safety standards to ensure the welfare of consumers. the appeal was made at the Food Safety Forum held at the Mekong Institute under cooperation with Institute of Standards of ...

The draft revised Law on Water Resources was submitted to legislators at The ongoing fifth session of The 15th National Assembly on May 25 afternoon. According to Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Dang Quoc Khanh, The draft removes overlaps, clarifies responsibilities for managing water ...

A group of minivan drivers blocked a highway in Mondolkiri province Tuesday in protest of what they claim is ongoing extortion by government officials of vehicles transporting ready-made furniture. “there are four to five checkpoints and we have to pay between 10,000 to 20,000 riel ...

Cambodia could be headed to another civil war if the country’s young people fail to appreciate and preserve the peace achieved after decades of civil conflict, Hun Many, the son of Prime Minister Hun Sen, said over the weekend. ...

The Kingdom of Cambodia and The Republic of Korea will sign a draft free trade agreement (FTA) next week, as The two countries witness Their bilateral trade amount on The rise. ...

The government yesterday announced its intention to pitch a new project to China that would consist of a road along The border with Thailand connecting The provinces of Pailin and Koh Kong. ...

The Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) on Tuesday requested increased publicity of illegal wildlife trafficking, although it said The number of offences had declined since The laws were strengThened and more rigorously enforced. ...

The state-owned Rural Development Bank on Monday announced it will rebrand as The Agriculture Development Bank within The next couple of years, offering a wider range of funds and banking services. ...

Exports of crude palm oil from the Mong Reththy company – the Kingdom’s sole producer of the product – increased 16 per cent last year, although prices were down about $200 per tonne from 2013. ...

The Australian government has chartered a plane to move The first group of refugees from Nauru to Cambodia within days as part of a $40m resettlement deal, sources on The island have said. ...

Cambodia’s minister of foreign affairs yesterday urged the Thai government to extend the registration window for undocumented migrant workers, with more than 100,000 Cambodians facing deportation following the expiration of Tuesday’s deadline. ...

The National Assembly yesterday approved a reshuffle of Prime Minister Hun Sen’s cabinet, with a pair of unidentified opposition lawmakers backing The changes along with The ruling party, even after The prime minister reminded The CNRP he didn’t need Their support.   ...

The province of Banteay Meanchey will build a new market for vendors displaced from The Long Keur market on The Thai side of The Poipet border, a provincial official said yesterday, adding that vendors will be allowed to continue selling Their counterfeit goods at The ...

The traditional supply chain dynamics for The renowned Kampot pepper are breaking down due to a market boom that has brought large-scale investment into pepper cultivation, while sidelining The small shareholders that rely on The benefits of being part of The association that represents Them. ...

The Cambodian Broadcasting Service launched The Kingdom’s first 24-hour news channel, Cambodian News Channel, to great fanfare last night at its new studios. During The launch, Kith Meng, chairman of both Royal Group and The new channel, said this news channel would furTher The development of ...

Deputy Prime Minister, minister of interior Sar Kheng, who is also vice president of the ruling Cambodian People Party (CPP) will hold talk for second times with Sam Rainsy, the president of opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP). ...