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An International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) delegation to the Kingdom of Cambodia led by Jyotsna Puri, Associate Vice-President of the Strategy and Knowledge Department, and Reehana Raza, Regional Director for Asia and the Pacific, met key officials, including Prime Minister Samdech Hun Sen, to discuss investments that will promote inclusive and sustainable agricultural growth …

IFAD, the UN’s rural development agency, and the Kingdom of Cambodia deepen partnership for inclusive agricultural growth Read More »

A team led by Lieutenant General Hun Manet, Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces (RCAF) and Commander of the Royal Cambodian Army, is on a visit to India from February 2 to 4, 2023. This is the first visit by a Commander of the Royal Cambodian Army and represents a turning point in …

Lt. Gen. Hun Manet is in India for a three-day visit. Read More »

Prime Minister Samdech Hun Sen has decided that taxes on private educational institutions will not be collected for another five years, from 2024 to 2028. During a meeting on February 2, 2023, Prime Minister Samdech Hun Sen made the decision in response to a request from the Cambodian Higher Education Association (CHEA). CHEA has conducted …

Tax exemptions for private educational institutions are extended for another five years. Read More »

The fifth Rice Festival will be held in Siem Reap province, and its primary objective will be to increase demand for Cambodian rice among both domestic customers and tourists from other countries. The Siem Reap Tourism Club has put out a press release saying that the three-day rice festival will take place from January 27 …

The fifth rice festival will begin on January 27 in Siem Reap. Read More »

The Techo Santepheap National Hospital will open in June of this year on 7.58 hectares in Sangkat Kok Roka, Khan Prek Pnov, Phnom Penh. It will be the largest national hospital in Cambodia and serve people from all over the country. The hospital has 11 buildings with a total of 10,000 beds. As the government …

Education and health are high priorities in the 2023 budget: Samdech Hun Sen Read More »

According to the General Department of Customs and Excise (GDCE),, the amount of goods traded between Cambodia and Indonesia in 2022 was US$948.533 million, up 48.27% from the previous year. Cambodian imports made up 96.12% of the total, up 1.08 percentage points from the previous year. In 2022, Cambodia exported $36.839 million worth of goods …

Cambodia-Indonesia goods trade grew 48% in 2022. Read More »

According to notices issued by the Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC) so far this month, seven new projects totaling more than $81 million have been approved. Five of the projects are in the manufacturing of textiles, while the other two are in the production of light bulbs. The CDC, the government’s top body …

12K jobs will be created by new factories. Read More »