Mondulkiri province will host the Peace Off-Road Car Racing 2023 from Jan. 13 to 15 at 12 Motor Park. The event was unveiled by Mr. Prum Rasmey, the President of the Off-Road Car Racing Organising Committee. At least 66 drivers, roughly 80 percent of anticipated participating drivers, from Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, and Vietnam have registered […]
Commerce Minister Optimistic about New ASEAN Secretary-General’s Mission
Cambodian Commerce Minister has expressed his conviction that H.E. Kao Kim Hourn will bring about new achievements to ASEAN during his five-year tenure (2023-2027) as the newly appointed Secretary-General of ASEAN In a courtesy meeting with H.E. Kao Kim Hourn at the ministry office in Phnom Penh yesterday before his departure for his mission in […]
Ministry to Launch Historical MV on First Lady’s Sorrow and Struggling during Khmer Rouge Time
Ministry of Culture and Fine Arts will launch a historical music video about the sorrow of Cambodian First Lady during the Khmer Rouge time on Jan. 7, 2023. Minister of Culture and Fine Arts H.E. Dr. Phoeurng Sackona will chair the launch of the music video at Chaktomok Conference Hall in Phnom Penh. Produced by […]
Cambodia, Australia Appreciate Good Bilateral Cooperation
Cambodia and Australia have spoken highly of their good bilateral friendship and cooperation, especially in the military field. In their farewell meeting here on Jan. 3, H.E. Lt. Gen. Hun Manet, Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces (RCAF) and Commander of the Royal Cambodian Army, and outgoing Australian Ambassador to the Kingdom H.E. […]
Cambodia Saw Sharp Rise In Dengue Fever Cases In 2022
Cambodia reported 12,500 dengue fever cases in 2022, a significant increase from 1,811 cases in 2021, a health official said today. Leang Rithea, deputy director of the National Centre for Parasitology, Entomology and Malaria Control, at the Ministry of Health, said, the rise of dengue fever cases last year was connected to inclement weather, and […]
HALO Trust Clears Over 30 Million Square Metres of Contaminated Land in 2022
HALO Trust Cambodia, a non-profit organisation, has been working to eliminate the threat of explosives in Cambodia, clearing more than 30 million square metres of contaminated land and destroying nearly 20,000 anti-personnel mines in 2022. The figures were shared by the organisation in its New Year message, thanking its operating teams and donors for their […]
Government Extends Business Recovery Guarantee Scheme
The Credit Guarantee Corporation of Cambodia (CGCC) of the Ministry of Economy and Finance has extended the Business Recovery Guarantee Scheme (BRGC) from Jan. 1, 2023 until the US$200-million scheme is fully utilised. In a statement issued on Jan. 3, the CGCC said that it has received the approval from H.E. Aun Pornmoniroth, Deputy Prime […]
South Korea, U.S. in talks over nuclear planning, tabletop exercise
South Korea and the United States are discussing launching a tabletop exercise and engaging in joint planning to counter North Korea’s increasing nuclear threats, officials from both sides said on Tuesday, Trend reports citing Reuters. The plan came amid South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol’s push to strengthen American extended deterrence – the U.S. military capability, […]
Nate Thayer, Journalist Who Interviewed Pol Pot, Dead at 62
Nate Thayer, the larger-than-life American freelance journalist who scored a massive scoop with his 1997 interview with Pol Pot, the genocidal leader of Cambodia’s Khmer Rouge, has died at 62, his family said Wednesday. Thayer was discovered dead by his brother Rob Thayer at his Falmouth, Massachusetts, home Tuesday. “He had a lot of ailments. […]
Cambodia’s Tallest Buddha Statue to be Built on Bokor Mountain
The 108-metre-high Buddha statue will be erected on top of Bokor Mountain at the Preah Monivong Bokor National Park in Kampot province, making it the tallest Buddha statue in Cambodia. The groundbreaking ceremony for the construction of the Buddha statue was held this morning under the presidency of H.E. Chea Sophara, Deputy Prime Minister and […]