A total of 2,345 traffic accidents were recorded nationwide in 2025, a decrease of 499 cases, or 18%, compared with 2024. The number of fatalities declined slightly, by 3% from the previous year. The Ministry of Public Works and Transport described the decreases as an important part of the Royal Government’s efforts to reduce crashes. Ministry spokesperson Phan Rim shared today, January 8, that 1,467 people were killed on the Kingdom’s roads in 2025, a decrease of 42 deaths. There were 1,869 seriously injured, down by 404 (18%), and 1,344 slightly injured, down by 103 people (7%). He also noted…
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Drugs continue to pose serious dangers to the well-being of the population and threaten security, public order, and social development, while major drug crimes involving foreign nationals continue to occur despite ongoing suppression efforts. Major General Lim Tonghuot, director of the Department of Public Information, Education and Public Relations of the National Authority for Combating Drugs (NACD), noted that drugs remain a complex problem. He shared his remarks during a January 6 seminar in Phnom Penh on the impacts of drugs and electronic cigarettes, known as vapes, as well as the NoDrug App, attended by more than 500 students. “Participation…
Property owners or managers of “collective residential premises”, like guesthouses or apartment buildings, will face stiff financial penalties for hosting foreigners who dwell in the Kingdom illegally. A new sub-decree made public today, January 7, will see them fined four million riel ($1,000) for each illegal resident, in addition to existing legal penalties. The sub-decree, on the “Management of Security and Safety at Collective Residential Premises”, signed by Prime Minister Hun Manet on January 5, is described as aiming to ensure security, social safety and public order. It applies to all heads of units, owners or managers of collective residential…
Minister of Environment Eang Sophalleth has urged directors of the provincial and municipal Departments of Environment to suppress natural resource and forestry crimes, particularly by prohibiting the use of products harvested from protected natural areas in wood-processing workshops, storage facilities and illegal charcoal kilns. He issued the instructions as he presided over the first leadership and civil servants’ meeting of the Ministry of Environment for 2026, held on January 5. “Awareness must be raised among local authorities and the public about the impacts of establishing charcoal kilns, forest encroachment for land grabbing, and the illegal logging and transportation of timber…
Senate president Hun Sen has used the occasion of today’s January 7 Victory Day to reiterate Cambodia’s commitment to achieving its primary goals: ending the suffering of its people, preventing destruction and continuing along the path toward peace, just and lasting solutions. He noted however, that no concessions will be made regarding its sovereignty or national dignity, as he marked today’s 47th anniversary of Victory Day in a special message. Hun Sen, who also serves as president of the ruling Cambodian People’s Party, highlighted that while Cambodia has achieved numerous accomplishments across all sectors through the implementation of political programmes…
The Kampong Speu Provincial Department of Environment has fined XINSHENGTONG Energy (Cambodia) Co Ltdv100 million riel (approximately $25,000) for leaking black oil waste into public areas, damaging rice crops across seven households and impacting local biodiversity. In a statement issued on January 5, the Ministry of Environment said the company, located in Damnak Vang commune, Samaki Meanchey district, had failed to comply with the country’s environmental laws and standards. A joint inspection team found that oil waste from the factory had leaked onto approximately two hectares of farmland, affecting rice crops, seedlings, water and soil quality, and biodiversity. These violations…
The State Secretariat of Border Affairs has announced that the special meeting of the Cambodia-Thailand Joint Boundary Commission (JBC), initially scheduled for early January 2026 in Siem Reap, has been postponed at the request of the Thai side, citing the need to complete internal procedures. The meeting, originally proposed by the JBC (Cambodia side) on December 28, 2025 was intended to address pressing border issues. In response to the postponement, the Cambodian side has submitted a Note Verbale dated January 5 requesting the rescheduling of the meeting for the second or third week of January in Siem Reap province. According…
In 2025, park rangers conducted 16,261 patrols within their jurisdictions, cracking down on 2,152 cases of natural resource crimes – a 15 per cent decrease compared with 2024. The Ministry of Environment reported that the cases addressed included 751 forestry crimes, 737 wildlife crimes, 334 cases of illegal encroachment on state land, 322 fishing-related offences and 15 mineral resource violations. In addition, judicial police officers of the ministry compiled 133 case files for submission to the courts, involving 95 suspects. Ministry spokesperson Khvay Atitya said that patrol operations increased by 1,855 in 2025, while the number of natural resource crime…
The Cambodia securities market is a key financial​ platform that plays a vital role in distributing and mobilising financial resources from the public to support enterprise development and the national economy. Among various participants in the securities market, institutional investors play a significant role in strengthening market stability, enhancing operational capacity and promoting more efficient market development. I. Who are institutional investors? In the securities sector, institutional investors refer to legal entities that have the expertise and appropriate capacity to analyse and make proper investment decisions in securities sector. Institutional investors are capable of pooling large amounts of capital from…
To be successful in investment, investors need to be able to analyse stocks to make the right investment decisions by choosing to invest in stocks that are likely to increase price in the future. Two types of analysis that are commonly used in financial markets are fundamental analysis and technical analysis. This article will focus on technical analysis. What is Technical Analysis? Technical Analysis is a method of evaluating a stock’s future potential performance based on historical data, primarily price and trading volume. This method aims to identify trends, patterns and signals that can help investors predict future price movements.…