The National Police has tasked 12 senior police officers, led by a Deputy National Police Commissioner, with implementing a joint action plan with Thailand, aimed at preventing and suppressing cross-border crimes. Their remit includes technology-based scams and human trafficking, in line with an October 23 bilateral cooperation agreement between the Cambodian National Police and the Royal Thai Police, explained a November 1 statement from the National Police. The appointments were made in accordance with Point 8 of the Joint Action Plan, titled “Working Group for the Implementation of the Action Plan”, and have already been officially communicated to Police General…
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The Anti-Corruption Unit (ACU) is continuing to question high ranking officials, including from within its own ranks, in connection with a massive fraud case involving the Brilliant City Company, owned by former Oknha Leng Channa. Sean Borath, deputy president of the ACU, and Sar Theavy, undersecretary of state at the Ministry of National Defence, as well as more than 10 other individuals, are among those being investigated by a team led by Keo Monyneath, director of the ACU’s Department of Legal Affairs, Complaints and International Cooperation. According to an October 30 ACU press release, the wives and staff of many…
The prime minister has instructed the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport to collect data on the children of migrant workers who have returned from Thailand and ensure they can enter school without being required to present supporting documents. This directive was made in a congratulatory message for the opening of the 2025–2026 academic year, scheduled for tomorrow, Saturday, November 1. Prime Minister Hun Manet noted that around 930,000 Cambodian workers who had been in Thailand have returned to the Kingdom due to the recent border conflict. Among them are many children of school age, some of whom had previously…
Three nests belonging to the giant ibis (Pseudibis gigantea) — Cambodia’s national bird and one of the world’s most endangered species — have been discovered by communities in and around the Keo Seima Wildlife Sanctuary so far this year. Of them, two successfully hatched three chicks in 2025. The Keo Seima REDD+ Project reported that in 2025, community members discovered three giant ibis nests. Unfortunately, one of the nests was destroyed after falling from a tree, so only two successfully hatched chicks. The three chicks fledged and flew from their nests following this year’s breeding season, a result which was…
The owner of a heavy truck which led to the collapse of a steel Bailey bridge in Kratie province will be held responsible for the damage, according to the Ministry of Public Works and Transport. The 39-metre long bridge, in Sen Aphivath village, of Snuol district’s Krang Nhong Senchey commune, was almost completely destroyed in the incident. Fortunately, no injuries were reported. Ministry spokesperson Phan Rim noted that the Kratie provincial Department of Public Works and Transport is currently working with relevant local authorities, under the coordination of provincial governor Var Thorn, to address the issue. “We are handling this…
A four-year, $5 million climate change adaptation project in Kep and Preah Sihanouk provinces has officially concluded. Discussions are now underway to develop a follow-up plan aimed at further strengthening local communities’ resilience to climate change. A closing ceremony for the “Climate Change Adaptation through Small-Scale Infrastructure Interventions in Coastal Settlements of Cambodia (CCA4CS)” project was held during a workshop late last week. The event summarised key achievements and outcomes of the project’s 2021 to 2025 implementation. “The CCA4CS project has played a crucial role in building community capacity to adapt to climate change and to develop communities that are…
Var Thorn, governor of Kratie province, announced this afternoon, October 29, that authorities halted the illegal transportation of 13 large pieces of timber, equivalent to 8.725 cubic metres, “in a timely manner” after Nature Lovers Youth Association head Tan Kimsour reported on the matter. His comments were echoed by other social media users and influencers. In a social media post, Kimsour warned that he believed that the forestry administration and environment officers in Kratie province continue to allow forest crimes. He said that he would expose the corrupt officials in the future. His post was shared by the Ministry of…
Twenty indigenous communities have so far received nearly $2 million in direct funding from the Keo Seima REDD+ Project. The capital has supported improvements in health, education, infrastructure and income generation — efforts that are helping reduce their dependence on natural resources. The funding is provided through the Cash for Communities programme (C4C) under the Keo Seima REDD+ Project, which began in 2010, owned by the Ministry of Environment, with implementation by the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) Cambodia, in Mondulkiri province. The C4C programme is a benefit-sharing mechanism that distributes revenue from carbon credit sales, and is at the core…
The Ministry of Environment and its partners have gifted a rainwater drainage system and seven model climate-resilient houses to impoverished families in Preah Sihanouk province’s Prey Nop district. The new facilities are part of the $5 million Climate Change Adaptation through Small-Scale Infrastructure Interventions in Coastal Settlements of Cambodia (CCA4CS)” project, which aims to strengthen climate change adaptation. The inauguration ceremony for the drainage system, near Veal Renh market, and the handover of the new homes, took place on October 27, and was presided over by Pheav Sovuthy, undersecretary of state at the environment ministry. He noted that the effects…
Cambodia is home to the largest remaining population of yellow-cheeked gibbons on the planet, with a stable population dwelling in the protected treetops of Mondulkiri province’s Keo Seima Wildlife Sanctuary,The 700 hectare “Jahoo” eco-tourism site, covering 700 hectares and established mainly for the gibbons, offers guests a better than 90 per cent change to see (and hear!) the rare monkeys in their natural habitat, as well as experience the way that the indigenous Bunong community lives in harmony with their surroundings. The site was established in 2013, through funding from the Keo Seima REDD+ Project, the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS)…