The Better Cambodia newsroom · 14 អត្ថបទ
Deputy Prime Minister Prak Sokhonn and UN Resident Coordinator 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 Hun Manet on 22 October 2026.
Cambodia’s Ministry of Culture and Fine Arts rejected Thai military claims that Cambodian temples are used for military purposes, and protested Thai activities at border heritage sites, in a statement on 22 October 2026.
Domestic manufacturers registered more than 2,600 products in the first nine months of 2026, a 73.33 percent rise on the same period last year, Prime Minister Hun Manet said on 22 October.
Cambodia’s Ministry of Industry, Science, Technology and Innovation and the FAO discussed closer cooperation on food safety, quality standards and agro-processing to raise domestic production and exports.
France has delivered the results of a feasibility study on restoring and expanding the National Museum of Cambodia, handed to Culture Minister Phoeurng Sackona in Phnom Penh on 22 October 2026.
Southeast Asia’s digital economy is set to grow 17 percent to US$368 billion in gross merchandise value in 2026, and could pass US$1.1 trillion by 2035, according to the e-Conomy SEA 2026 report by Google, Temasek and Bain & Company.
Cambodia and Nicaragua held their first round of political consultations in Managua on 18–19 October 2026, agreeing to expand cooperation in trade, investment, tourism and culture, with a second round due in Phnom Penh in 2028.
Cambodia’s Minister of Water Resources and Meteorology, Thor Chetha, asked the UN Food and Agriculture Organization to help strengthen agrometeorological networks, early warning systems and local expertise.
The Norwegian-flagged cruise ship Viking Venus docked at Sihanoukville Autonomous Port on 22 October 2026, bringing 856 international passengers for a two-day visit to Preah Sihanouk province.
Croatia’s foreign minister, Gordan Grlić Radman, made his first official visit to Cambodia on 19–20 October 2026, signing a diplomatic visa waiver and agreeing to explore cooperation on demining, trade and tourism.
Prime Minister Hun Manet asked Cambodians to give the government time and trust its handling of the border with Thailand, and criticised opposition politician Um Sam An’s claims about the border area.
Prime Minister Hun Manet launched the National Strategy for MSME Development 2026–2030 in Phnom Penh on 22 October, calling micro, small and medium enterprises the backbone of Cambodia’s economy.
