Asia Cambodia The provinces of Takeo, Kampong Chhnang, Kampong Cham, Kampot and Svay Rieng are expected to become mine-free provinces by March 2023
Asia Cambodia Prime Minister Hun Sen stated that the government's 'one commune, one secondary school' policy, first introduced in 2002 to support human resource development in Cambodia, has been achieved
Asia Cambodia The UN-assisted international tribunal convened to judge the Khmer Rouge for the brutality of its 1970s rule ended its 16 years work; with $337 million spent, it convicted three men after the regime caused the deaths of an estimated 1,7 million people
Asia Cambodia Some members of trade unions and factory workers posted messages on social media expressing their desire for a new monthly minimum wage of over $200, with the National Minimum Wage Council in negotiations
Asia Cambodia The Organising Committee of the Sea Games in Cambodia is making preparations for the 41st General Assembly of the Olympic Council of Asia scheduled to be held in Phnom Penh from 1 to 5 October
Asia Cambodia Wildlife Conservation Society Cambodia said illegal fishing in fisheries management areas has decreased thanks to an aquaculture project implemented in collaboration with the Cambodian Rural Development Team in 14 villages in the provinces
Asia Cambodia A new initiative to support Cambodia’s criminal justice responders investigate and prosecute human trafficking crimes has been announced by USAID
Asia Cambodia Anti-Corruption Unit found no irregularities or elements of corruption in a land swap deal in the Tamao mountain area; the complaint was filed by Tim Kimsour, an environmental observer, who has since commented that he has no objection to the ACU's finding
Asia Cambodia Ly Chansocheata - the first Cambodian woman to graduate from Japan's National Defence Academy with a degree in International Relations - is now a military officer in Cambodia's Ministry of National Defence
Asia Cambodia The country is using a national movement to achieve mine-free status by 2025, having raised funds from charitable individuals to help realise the goal
Asia Cambodia Private companies prepare to pay pensions, as pension contributions for persons covered by the Labour Law will be deducted from 1 October
Asia Cambodia World's largest freshwater fish ever recorded, a giant stingray, was caught a week ago in Mekong River; it measured nearly 4 metres and weighed almost 300 kg, according to Wonders of the Mekong, a joint Cambodian-US research project on Monday
Asia Cambodia Eld deer (Rucervus eldii) have been spotted for the first time in 20 years in the Keo Seima Wildlife Sanctuary in the southwestern province of Mondulkiri; it is classified as endangered on the IUCN Red List and is one of Cambodia's rarest large mammals