Royal Government of Cambodia has spent approximately US$30 million a year on sub-national administrations in order to ensure their quality service provision, particularly on priority issues. ...

A Cambodian People’s Party (CPP) official said the process for the upcoming elections is going “smoothly” and predicted that those who had registered to cast their ballots will do so. He said as it stands, over 80 percent of those who are registered to vote ...

The Kingdom’s only deep-sea port, operated by state-owned Sihanoukville Autonomous Port (PAS), will launch a new multipurpose terminal on June 25, to accommodate larger vessels with heavy loads, it said on Wednesday. PAS Chairman and CEO Lou Kim Chhun said The inauguration of The multipurpose ...

Construction crews will break ground this weekend on a new walkway overpass alongside Olympic Stadium as part of the Olympia City development project. the Overseas Cambodian Investment Corporation (OCIC) and a municipal crew will begIn work on the walkway, which will be at a five-way ...

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen asked for $57m concessional loan from india for two development projects and urged india to consider direct flights to Cambodia. He said the two projects are the electricity transmission line from Kratie province to Stung Treng province with an estimated ...

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen and opposition leader Sam Rainsy on Wednesday discussed their political differences on telephone, a senior opposition official confirmed. “they had met on the telephone this (Wednesday) morning for about 45 minutes to discuss about the current political dispute,” Eng Chhay Eang, ...

Global consulting group Poyry has been awarded a consulting assignment for the construction of Cambodia’s 400-MW Lower Se San 2 hydropower plant. Awarded by developer Hydro Power Lower Se San 2 Company Ltd., the assignment includes independent engineering services including construction monitoring and inspection throughout the ...

A senior National Military Police commander has denied accusations he’s been skimming his officers’ wages, insisting the money docked covered their food. Via a statement by military police spokesman Kheng Tito, the deputy chief of the Security information Department, Hong Vynal, hit back at claims on ...

The Cabinet Meeting, held here this morning under The chairmanship of Prime Minister Hun Sen, approved The draft 3-Year Rolling Public investment Programme 2021-2023.   ...

The Ministry of Economy and Finance has announced that The government has so far distributed $78 million to poor families suffering from The pandemic.  ...

The Ministry of Public Works and Transport is cooperating with a private company to develop a technology master plan for The public works and transport sectors to improve The ministry’s efficiency. ...

To encourage the spread of hydrogen-powered fuel cell vehicles (FCV), the Japanese government will help build small-scale hydrogen stations around the country. ...

Cambodia has invited Iran to examine the feasibility of developing the Kingdom’s existing oil blocks and requested that the republic conduct further oil and gas exploration studies. ...

Cambodia on Wednesday inaugurated the China-funded expanded National Road No. 3 which links the capital Phnom Penh and the southwestern coastal province of Kampot. ...

Municipal and provincial health departments across the country have received AstraZeneca and Pfizer Covid-19 vaccines intended to be used for people’s third and fourth doses – as the nationwide vaccination rate hit 92.55 per cent of the population. ...

Many farmers are reluctant to use irrigation systems that involve electrical pumps to deliver water to rice fields, as they are charged for the electricity consumed. This was confirmed by the former Minister of Agriculture and Forestry when speaking to the media recently.Keep reading ...

International support from both the private and government sectors is pourIng Into Laos after the country’s southeastern Attapeu provInce was hit by a severe flash flood followIng the collapse of a hydropower saddle dam.Keep readIng ...

The government of Germany has committed EUR 4 million (approximately US$4.6 million) to The Mekong River Commission (MRC) to strengThen Mekong cross-border water cooperation, according to The MRC.More ...

A photo exhibition themed “the Art of Light: Lao Contemporary Photography Exhibition (LCPE)” was launched on Dec 16 at Vientiane Center, Vientiane to promote Lao contemporary photography.the exhibition is open to the public for free from Dec 17-22.More information    ...

Mekong Region’s tourism office has launched the second edition of is popular travel consumer contest Mekong Mini Movie Festival. Last year, the inaugural project logged what the organisers identified as 22,000 campaign followers and 900,000 video views. Keep reading ...