Last year, the Ministry of Environment installed 1,000 boundary posts to demarcate protected natural resource areas. It intends to match the number in 2026, as part of ongoing efforts to register all protected state land. The ministry manages 73 protected areas across the Kingdom. They cover more than 7 million hectares, or 41 per cent of Cambodia’s total land area. They include nine national parks, two marine national parks, 18 wildlife sanctuaries, 14 protected landscape areas, 11 multiple-use areas, five Ramsar sites and 14 natural heritage areas. A January 13 ministry statement explained that demarking the Kingdom’s protected areas will…
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Iran has been gripped by a wave of protests as citizens take to the streets demanding freedom from decades of religious repression and relief from worsening economic hardship. What began in late December over the collapse of the Iranian currency and soaring prices for basic goods has evolved into a broader uprising against the political system, reflecting frustration with corruption, inequality and strict religious controls. Students, workers and ordinary citizens have risked arrest and even death to demand fundamental rights. Security forces have responded with a harsh crackdown. The US-based Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA) reports that more than…
A Kampong Thom military commander has called for the authorities to investigate and identify perpetrators who illegally cleared and encroached upon 45 hectares of state-reserved land in the Otalok area, Mean Rith commune, Sandan district, while defence forces were deployed to protect the integrity of the Cambodia–Thailand border. Lieutenant General Som Sun, commander of the Kampong Thom Sub-Operational Military Zone and permanent deputy chairman of the Kampong Thom Provincial Commission for the Protection, Prevention and Suppression of Natural Resource Crimes shared the concerns. He made the statement while leading provincial forestry administration officials and local authorities on January 12, to…
The Fauna & Flora-Cambodia Programme, in collaboration with the Ministry of Environment, announced the release of “Cambodian Caves: Guidelines for sustainable development and management” today, January 12. The new rules aim to support more effective use of caves in Cambodia. As the first of their kind for the country, the new guidelines mark a significant step towards the protection and sustainable management of the Kingdom’s unique limestone karst ecosystems, a joint press release explained. Limestone caves are among Cambodia’s most under-appreciated natural treasures. Hidden within dramatic karst landscapes, they hold exceptional cultural, biological and economic value. “These ecosystems support unique…
Starting from Sunday, January 18, the Phnom Penh Capital Administration will no longer allow disorderly sellers to encroach on sidewalks and public roads along Monivong Boulevard, Mao Tse Toung Boulevard, the areas surrounding Deum Kor Market and the surrounding areas. The administration announced that vendors operating in these areas must relocate to sell at the wholesale fruit and vegetable market or the new Deum Kor Market, which is located along Win-Win Boulevard in Kouk Roka commune, Prek Pnov district. The move is intended to “contribute to maintaining public order, avoid traffic congestion, reduce various accidents and enhance infrastructure aesthetics and…
Officers from the Anti-Drug Crime Office of the Phnom Penh Military Police seized more than 2,000 vapes and cartridges from a business in village 10, Boeung Kak II commune, Tuol Kork district, Phnom Penh, on January 9. Lieutenant General Rath Sreang, Commander of the Phnom Penh Military Police, said on Sunday, January 11, that the two owners of the premises were arrested during the operation. The seized items included 769 electronic cigarette devices and 1,930 vape cartridges. The two suspects and the evidence were sent to the Phnom Penh Military Police headquarters for legal proceedings. The raid was carried out…
As part of its 2026 plans to increase Cambodia’s freshwater dolphin population, the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries and partner conservation organisations are discussing the use of drones and security cameras to modernise the monitoring of dolphin conservation areas. It I hoped that this will reduce the incidence of illegal fishing activities. The number of Mekong River dolphins in Cambodia now stands at 112, following the discovery of a new calf in Kratie province in December. The year 2025 marked a historic first for Cambodia, with no recorded dolphin deaths throughout the entire year. This represented an unprecedented conservation…
More than 150,000 tree saplings have been planted in Keo Seima Wildlife Sanctuary and in public areas across Mondulkiri province, including land reclaimed from illegal encroachment. The sapling nurseries and replanting were carried out under the forest restoration program in Keo Seima Wildlife Sanctuary through the Keo Seima REDD+ Project, with financial and technical support from WCS Cambodia, in cooperation with the Ministry of Environment and the Mondulkiri Provincial Department of Environment. WCS Cambodia reported that from May 2022 to July 2025, approximately 156,000 saplings of 17 different species were prepared for planting in degraded forest areas within the sanctuary…
Minister of Environment Eang Sophalleth and Bawitlung Vanlalvawna, Indian ambassador to Cambodia, met on Friday, January 9 to discuss tiger conservation and the promotion of community-based development projects under the framework of bilateral cooperation between Cambodia and India. A January 10 environment ministry statement explained that the minister briefed the ambassador on progress in the tiger conservation project being implemented in cooperation with the International Big Cats Alliance (IBCA). The project is focusing on restoring tiger populations and ensuring that conservation activities are successfully implemented in line with the established plans. The ministry previously announced that, in the first phase,…
A spokesperson from the Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training has shared details of how ministry staff successfully mediated two industrial disputes in recent days. In both cases, protesting workers had blocked the roads outside the factory premises. A protest by workers at New Target Footwear (Cambodia) Co., Ltd, located in Tram Kak district, Takeo province, was resolved this evening, following careful mediation by ministry officials, according to spokesperson Sun Mesa. He explained that officials responded promptly to the reported protest. “Following the ministry’s mediation, both sides agreed to resolve the issue, with workers agreeing to return to work as…