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New Landmines Found on Thai Border: Military Blames Cambodia and Vows Retaliation
No Civilian Evacuations, But Border Clearances to Continue Despite the gravity of the situation, Lt Gen Boonsin confirmed that there was no immediate need to evacuate civilians. He pledged that the military would clear all mines along the border...

UK universities given new funds to lure world-leading researchers
Twelve leading universities and research organisations have been selected to deliver a £54 million government fund to recruit world-leading researchers to the UK. The Global Talent Fund, administered by UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), aims to...

Remarkable Growth of ICT Capacity Building in Cambodia through the Cooperation of MoEYS and KOICA Cambodia
Hits: 197 (Phnom Penh): The ICT Festival was held today at Kandal Regional Teacher Training Center (RTTC) to celebrate the achievements of Cambodia’s growing ICT education sector. The festival brought together 100 students from ICT leading schools...

Ashley McDonnell: Cambodia was a country that surprised me — it was a mix of feelings
Born in New York and raised in Galway, entrepreneur Ashley McDonnell’s passion in life is travel. Living between Paris and Dublin, where she built her career in the luxury beauty and fashion industries, she’s been to 60 countries and plans to see...
Cambodia Considers Listing Phnom Sampov and Phnom Banan as N...
AKP Phnom Penh, 09 July 2025 -- The Ministry of Environment, in cooperation with the Battambang provincial authorities, the provincial Department of Environment, Fauna & Flora International (FFI) Cambodia, and development partners, is working to...
More Cambodian Students Granted Indian Scholarships
AKP Phnom Penh, July 17, 2025 -- Forty-one (41) Cambodian students have gained admission to prestigious Indian universities, including the University of Delhi, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, among others, to pursue their undergraduate,...
Chinese Investment Firms Explore Environmental Partnerships in Cambodia
AKP Phnom Penh, July 17, 2025 -- Three prominent Chinese investment firms specialising in environmental technologies met here on July 16 afternoon with Cambodia's Minister of Environment, H.E. Dr. Eang Sophalleth, to discuss potential...

Citizen protection for 140 nationals held in Cambodia fraud bust
HÀ NỘI — More than 140 Vietnamese nationals have been detained in Cambodia in a recent crackdown on illegal online activities, according to Vietnamese Embassy in Phnom Penh. Spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Phạm Thu Hằng confirmed...
Cambodian Health Official and ERIA Discuss Enhanced Healthcare Cooperation
AKP Phnom Penh, July 08, 2025 -- H.E. Prof. Koy Vanny, Secretary of State at Cambodia's Ministry of Health, met with a delegation from the Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA) on July 7 to discuss expanding collaboration in...
Cambodia approves investment projects worth 5.8 bln USD in H1, up 77 pct
PHNOM PENH, July 7 (Xinhua) -- Cambodia attracted fixed-asset investment of 5.8 billion U.S. dollars in the first half of 2025, a year-on-year increase of 77 percent, said a Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC) report released on Monday....

Thai Police Raid More Properties Linked to Cambodian Tycoon
Thai police have conducted further raids on properties linked to the Cambodian tycoon Kok An, as the fallout from the two nations’ border dispute continues. According to a report in the Bangkok Post, Cyber Crime Police yesterday raided seven...

Cambodia’s strategic push for trade diplomacy at Expo 2025 Osaka
Synopsis: Cambodia’s presence at Expo 2025 is a declaration of its post-pandemic resilience and readiness to engage with the world. Cambodia’s pavilion – inspired by the ancient temples and the growing economic and trade investment opportunity –...

EuroCham renews MoU with Cambodia Academy of Digital Technology
16 July, 2025 Posted by: EuroCham Cambodia On Wednesday, 16 July 2025, EuroCham Cambodia and the Cambodia Academy of Digital Technology (CADT) officially renewed our Memorandum of Understanding in a ceremony presided over by H.E. Mr. Chea Vandeth,...

Cambodia Construction Industry Report 2025 From 2026-2029, Growth Will Average 7.7% Due To Investments In Transport, Energy, Logistics, And Residential Sectors.
(MENAFN- GlobeNewsWire - Nasdaq) Cambodia's construction industry is set for a 5.2% annual growth in 2025, fueled by increased project approvals, industry credit, and government bond plans to raise $120 million. From 2026-2029, growth will average...

Cambodia approves investment projects worth $5.8 bln in H1, up 77 pct
Cambodia approves investment projects worth $5.8 bln in H1, up 77 pct. KT/ Pann Rachana Cambodia attracted fixed-asset investment of $5.8 billion in the first half of 2025, representing a 77 per cent year-on-year increase, according to a Council...
MISTI, Huawei Collaborate to Advance AI R&D and Tech Talent Development
AKP Phnom Penh, July 15, 2025 -- Minister of Industry, Science, Technology & Innovation, H.E. Hem Vanndy, received a delegation from Huawei to discuss deepening cooperation in artificial intelligence (AI) research and development, as well as...

Sites of Khmer Rouge execution, torture in Cambodia added to UNESCO list
Three notorious locations used by Cambodia’s brutal Khmer Rouge regime as torture and execution sites to perpetrate the genocide of Year Zero five decades ago have been added to UNESCO’s World Heritage list. Two prisons and an execution site were...

From orchard to export, transporting waxberries is a race against time
A customer tastes a freshly arrived Dongkui waxberry from Zhejiang province at a restaurant in Frankfurt, Germany, in June. TAI SICONG/XINHUA How long does it take for perishable waxberries to travel over 9,000 kilometers from a tree branch in...

Constitutional amendment allows Cambodian government to revoke citizenship
Cambodian lawmakers on Friday voted unanimously to pass a constitutional amendment that would allow the government to create legislation that would revoke the citizenship of Cambodians found guilty of conspiring with foreign nations to harm the...
Cambodia to Host the 6th Francophonie Entrepreneur Meeting
AKP Phnom Penh, July 06, 2025 — On behalf of H.E. Deputy Prime Minister PRAK Sokhonn, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the Kingdom of Cambodia, H.E. Secretary of State SUN Sovanna attended the 5th Edition of the...