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Cambodia celebrated two decades of service in United Nations peacekeeping on 24 October 2026, having deployed 10,914 military personnel, including 1,083 women, to missions in 10 countries since 2006.
Veal Veng district in Pursat province is widening roads, adding streetlights and planting 835 flowering trees at its mountains and waterfalls as Cambodia promotes nature-based tourism beyond its temples.
The Cambodia Agriculture Forum and Exhibition 2026 (CAFE26) opened on Koh Pich in Phnom Penh on 23 October, with more than 400 booths and news that the Kingdom has exported 15 million tonnes of farm produce in the first ten months of the year.
Cambodia’s Council of Ministers approved the 2027 draft national budget on 23 October, planning KHR 39,700 billion in spending and forecasting economic growth to pick up from about 4.0% in 2026 to 4.8% in 2027.
The 13th Tini Tinou Circus Festival will bring more than 100 artists from 13 countries and territories to Siem Reap from 17 to 19 November and Battambang from 21 to 24 November, with free pop-up shows in public spaces.
Cambodia exported 1.01 million tonnes of milled rice between 1 January and 19 October 2026, the first time the Kingdom has passed the 1-million-tonne mark and already more than in the whole of 2025.
Cambodia’s exports of garments, footwear and travel goods rose 7.7 percent to US$13.15 billion in the first nine months of 2026, with textiles growing fastest, according to the Ministry of Commerce.
Cambodia opened the 198.5-kilometre National Road 10 on 1 October 2026, connecting Samlout in Battambang province with Khemarak Phoumin city in Koh Kong through the mountains of Pursat.
The Khanh Binh–Chrey Thom crossing between Cambodia’s Kandal province and Vietnam’s An Giang province opened as an international land border gate on 3 October 2026, about 75 km from Phnom Penh.
Cambodia and Kazakhstan signed cooperation documents on digital government, trade, tourism and culture, and made Phnom Penh and Astana sister cities, during an official visit to Astana on 16–17 October 2026.
Cambodia and Azerbaijan signed a framework agreement on trade and economic cooperation, a double-taxation agreement and a business chambers MoU in Baku on 12 October 2026, during an official visit by Cambodia’s Prime Minister.
The heads of two ancient deity statues were reattached at the Victory Gate of Angkor Thom on 1 October 2026, in a ceremony that returns part of Angkor’s heritage to its original place.
PHNOM PENH — Cambodia’s transition toward sustainable mobility is gaining rapid momentum, with official figures revealing that electric vehicle (EV) registrations have surged to 17,972 units as of September 2026. According to a recent report from the Ministry of Public Works and Transport, the milestone figure includes 6,178 electric motorcycles and three-wheelers, signaling a sweeping…
Deputy Prime Minister H.E. Prak Sokhonn and UN Resident Coordinator H.E. Ms. Vladanka Andreeva co-presided over a ceremony in Phnom Penh on 22 October 2026 to celebrate United Nations Day.
Australia’s Bendigo Kangan Institute pledged to keep helping Cambodia build a skilled workforce through vocational training matched to labour-market needs, after a meeting with Prime Minister Samdech Moha Borvor Thipadei Hun Manet on 22 October 2026.
