The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the UN and the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries signed the “Cambodia Pandemic Prevention, Preparedness and Response Project”, supported by the Pandemic Fund with a $19.5 million grant. “The [fund’s] grant will support Cambodia in building its capacity to prevent, prepare for and respond to future pandemic […]
Read MoreBy RFA Investigative On a stifling July afternoon, hundreds of Cambodian officials gathered in central Phnom Penh to extol the importance of forests. Saplings, 40,000 in total, were given away for planting. Nationwide, hundreds of thousands more are expected to be distributed in the coming months. In all, the plan is for 1 million trees […]
Read MoreBY SOPHENG CHEANG PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — A Cambodian court on Thursday found the president of the country’s main opposition party guilty of defamation and ordered him to pay $1.5 million in damages to the government, his lawyer and legal observers said. Teav Vannol, president of the opposition Candlelight Party, was not present for […]
Read MoreCambodia’s capital has renamed a major road after Chinese President Xi Jinping in recognition of the country’s friendly relationship with China. At the request of the Cambodian government, Beijing has allowed Phnom Penh to name the city’s third ring road “Xi Jinping Boulevard”, Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet said on X on Tuesday. “The relationship […]
Read MoreThe international community should insist to Israel and its allies that the country negotiate a peaceful solution to the conflict in Gaza, Colombia’s foreign minister Luis Gilberto Murillo said. Murillo said actions in Gaza, where Israel’s military campaign has killed some 36,000 people according to local authorities, constitute genocide. Israel has energetically rejected South Africa’s […]
Read MoreThe Indian Embassy here on Friday issued an advisory for those travelling to Cambodia for jobs. It asked Indian nationals to secure employment only through authorized agents approved by the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA). The advisory outlines significant risks associated with fraudulent job offers and emphasizes the need for caution. Indian Embassy in Cambodia […]
Read MoreBy Andrew Haffner Phnom Penh, Cambodia – Cambodia is pushing for an infrastructural renaissance, but it will need some help from its friends abroad to chip away at an estimated price tag of $36.6bn. That was the final sum calculated by the Cambodian government and published earlier this year in a 174-project master plan that […]
Read MoreAn explosion occurred in an ammunition warehouse at a military base in Cambodia. At least 20 soldiers were killed. Several others were injured. According to a report by NDTV, the explosion occurred at a military base in the western part of the Southeast Asian country on Saturday (April 27) afternoon. Prime Minister Hun Manet confirmed […]
Read MoreCambodian authorities announced on February 27 that they have officially closed the investigation into the abduction of Thai pro-democracy activist Wanchalearm Satsaksit, who went missing in Phnom Penh on June 4, 2020. Eyewitnesses reported that Wanchalearm was forced into a black Toyota Highlander SUV near his residence at the Mekong Gardens condominium. Khieu Sopheak, the […]
Read MoreIn an exclusive interview with The Phnom Penh Post, Indonesian Ambassador to Cambodia, Santo Darmosumarto, discussed the robust 65 years of diplomatic relations between the two nations, shedding light on historical connections dating back to the 9th century. Ambassador Darmosumarto highlighted the evolution of bilateral ties, emphasizing key aspects such as leadership interactions, defense cooperation, […]
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