Prime Minister Hun Manet has ordered the suspension of operations at any factory or enterprise that lack proper wastewater treatment systems and cause pollution to public water sources, especially near rivers and the sea. This directive was issued during a May 6 groundbreaking ceremony for a wastewater treatment development project in Takhmao town. The project is valued at over $90 million. Manet emphasised how the establishment of wastewater treatment systems is critical in urban areas, as some factories and enterprises produce raw materials containing high levels of chemicals or discharge untreated wastewater into public water sources. He stressed that this…
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Asia faces a paradox: home to over half the world’s undernourished, but also the most vibrant economies, where agrifood systems employ 40% of the workforce. In 2021, 1.9 billion people lacked access to healthy diets, trapped between poverty and skyrocketing food prices. Resource degradation, and economic shocks now threaten to unravel decades of progress. Yet within this challenge lies an unprecedented chance to rewrite the rules of food production. Global agrifood systems generate massive hidden costs — environmental, social and health-related — estimated at $13 trillion in 2023, or 10% of global GDP, according to the Food System Economics Commission.…
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) issued a May 4 announcement of plans to expand its support to long-term food and nutrition security in Asia and the Pacific by $26 billion, including Cambodia. The boost will bring its total funding for food security initiatives to $40 billion over 2022–2030. According to the statement the assistance will fund a comprehensive programme spanning the entire food production process — from farming and processing — to distribution and consumption. Through financing and policy support for governments and companies, it aims to help Asia and the Pacific generate diverse and nutritious food, create jobs, reduce…
Around 120,000 mixed-species trees are being planted in the Antung Ang area (better known as “Phnom 1500”) on over 200 hectares of land in Pursat province’s Veal Veng district. The effort, which began on May 2, aims to restore the natural green environment following the demolition of illegally-built homes, some occupied by residents who previously refused to relocate. The tree planting marks the second phase of the reforestation project, carried out with technical and financial support from Australian gold-mining company Renaissance Minerals (Cambodia) Limited. The first phase saw 50,000 trees planted on 45 hectares in August 2024. “We have now…
It took 100 years for the US to bring its average tariff rates down from 59% in 1930, but it took less than 100 days for Trump to push them back to their highest levels since the Great Depression. As a result, US real GDP shrank by 0.3% in the first quarter of 2025, marking the first contraction since early 2022. The US. economy is now in a state of stagflation — a rare and troubling combination of economic contraction and rising inflation. Prices surge, store shelves stand bare, the Port of Los Angeles reels from a 30% drop in…
Around 4,000 logs of a valuable species of hardwood, classified as a Type 1 luxury timber, were seized by a joint force in Mondulkiri province over four days at the end of April. The logs were illegally felled and removed from a protected natural area. Khvay Atitya, spokesperson for the Ministry of Environment, stated that between April 27 and 30, officials from the Mondulkiri Provincial Department of Environment and officials from the Srepok–Nam Lyr Wildlife Sanctuary conducted operations to prevent the unauthorised transport and harvesting of natural resources. The operation was carried out in cooperation with the Pechreada District authorities,…
The recently inaugurated Morodok Techo Interchange marks another milestone in Phnom Penh’s growing infrastructure network. Built by OCIC, the project reflects the group’s ongoing support for Cambodia’s urban development. Its founder, Lok Neak Oknha Dr. Pung Kheav Se, is one of the country’s most active investors, whose business journey over the past decades reflects a consistent focus on building for the future. The Cambodian entrepreneur returned from Canada in 1990, with the ambition to contribute to his country’s recovery and growth. His first venture, the Canadia Gold & Trust Corporation in 1991, laid the foundation for Canadia Bank in 1993…
The impact of Artificial Intelligence (AI), the suspension of USAID support and Cambodia’s drop in press freedom rankings from 151 to 161 were the most widely discussed topics during an event held to mark the 32nd World Press Freedom Day. Speaking at the opening of a press conference on protecting independent media in Cambodia — organised by more than 10 civil society groups on the afternoon of Friday, May 2, a day ahead of the May 3 date — Jacques Pellet, French ambassador to Cambodia, noted how AI is significantly transforming the production and dissemination of news. “It offers opportunities…
The EU is exploring new ways to support the 250 communities which are involved in the CAPFISH-Capture programme. After five years of operations, it will wind up this year, with the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) revealing that a new project is in the works. The new effort will be known as “Sambo Trey”, or “plentiful fish” in Khmer. Koen Everaert, EU deputy head of cooperation to Cambodia, discussed the new options with journalists, as they visited the Srey Chek fishing community, in Pursat province’s Kanhchor commune, in Kandieng district. The community is one of 250 of the more…
Phnom Penh is a city on the move — a city where the echoes of tradition meet the ambitions of modern development. In this vibrant landscape, infrastructure is more than just concrete and steel; it is the foundation of progress. Among the most anticipated projects in Cambodia’s recent history is the Cambodia-Korea Friendship Bridge, a transformative structure that promises to reshape the capital’s future both physically and economically. Scheduled to break ground in June 2025, the bridge is a testament to the growing partnership between Cambodia and South Korea. Funded by a $235 million loan from South Korea’s Export-Import Bank,…