A senior official from the Ministry of Education, Youth, and Sport has congratulated the students who passed this year’s high school Bac II examinations, while outlining three options for those who were unsuccessful. This year’s results show an increase in the number of students receiving an A grade, as well the overall pass rate, year-over-year. This morning, October 30, the ministry announced that 106,351 of the over 130,000 candidates had passed the examination. The pass rate was equivalent to 79 per cent, up from 72.89 per cent last year, when 98,460 students succeeded. This year’s results saw 2,216 students awarded…
Author: Niem Chheng
The Ministry of Commerce, in collaboration with the Norwegian embassy, organised a workshop in Phnom Penh aimed at enhancing the understanding of officials and stakeholders on how to maximise the benefits of Norway’s Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) for Cambodian exports. The workshop was opened by commerce minister Cham Nimul and attended by Norwegian ambassador to Cambodia Astrid Emilie Helle who is based in Thailand, along with various institutional representatives. Nimul expressed gratitude to the ambassador for initiating and supporting the workshop, highlighting that it offers timely business and investment opportunities as relations between the two countries strengthen. Through Norway’s…
Cambodia is planning to open a consulate-general in Henan province, China to boost tourism and investment with this densely populated region of around 100 million people. Experts suggest that Cambodia should establish more consulates in China, given the strong diplomatic ties between the two nations. During a cabinet meeting on October 25, Prime Minister Hun Manet instructed the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation to work with the Chinese embassy to set up the consulate. Manet highlighted Henan as a “key and high-potential destination” for Cambodia. Minister of Tourism Huot Hak, who recently attended a cultural event in Henan,…
Cambodian leaders have shared their condolences with the family of Chea Chanto, former Governor of the National Bank of Cambodia, Honorary Governor of the National Bank of Cambodia and Member of Parliament for Kampong Thom Province, who passed away at the age of 73 on October 25, due to illness. In a letter to Chanto’s wife Khiev Sina, Prime Minister Hun Manet expressed deep sorrow over the death. He described it as the loss of an outstanding national figure who contributed greatly to Cambodia’s growth and represented the nation on the international stage. “Chanto’s role in shaping Cambodia’s monetary policy…
Prime Minister Hun Manet has urged the public to remain vigilant of the dangers of online and cyber scams, to avoid falling victim to them. He also directed the authorities to prevent these crimes, noting that criminals target individuals indiscriminately, even high-profile figures like himself. “Scammers are trying to use Telegram to lure people into purchasing various things. Someone even used my friend’s name to ask for $500 from me, claiming he was stuck in Italy after their bag was stolen. They asked me to transfer the $500 as quickly as possible. I asked my friend, ‘How did you get…
The interior ministries of Cambodia and Thailand have pledged to cooperate in tackling scamming and drug crimes, as both nations held the 8th Meeting of the Governors of Cambodian-Thai Border Provinces on October 24. The commitment was made during a meeting between Thai interior minister Anutin Charnvirakul and his Cambodian counterpart Sar Sokha, both of whom hold the rank of deputy prime minister, according to Thai interior ministry spokesperson Triyasulee Traisaranakul. The discussions covered economic cooperation and efforts to combat international crime, with a particular focus on public safety issues such as call centre scams and drug-related offences. Anutin stressed…
The UN Development Programme (UNDP) and its global coalition partners launched the Anti-Scam Handbook (v1.0) on October 22 at the Global Anti-Scam Summit Asia (GASS) in Singapore, highlighting over $1 trillion in financial losses caused by scams in the previous year. The handbook addresses the growing threat digital scams pose to the global development agenda and offers strategies for a high-impact, collective response across public, private and civil society sectors at global and national levels. According to a UNDP press release, the issue is more extensive than reported, with one in four people falling victim to fraud worldwide, alongside unreported…
The Ministry of Tourism has clarified that Cambodia has not yet expressed formal support for Thailand’s “Six Countries, One Destination” initiative as was reported by some media outlets, but is waiting for Thailand to provide comprehensive details and related documents through official diplomatic channels. The “Six Countries, One Destination” initiative was raised by Dusit Manapan, an advisor to Thailand’s foreign minister, during a meeting with Cambodian Minister of Tourism Huot Hak on October 21. Following the meeting, some media outlets reported that Cambodia “supported” or backed this initiative, a claim the ministry denied. In a statement released today, October 23,…
As Cambodia prepares for its graduation from Least Developed Country (LDC) status in 2029, opinions remain divided on the nation’s readiness, with critical discussions unfolding on social media. The UN Committee for Development Policy (CDP) evaluated Cambodia in 2021 and 2024, confirming that the country had met the requirements to graduate from LDC status by 2027. These benchmarks include gross national income (GNI) per capita, the Human Assets Index (HAI) and the Economic and Environmental Vulnerability Index (EVI). In its March 2024 evaluation, CDP noted that the country’s GNI per capita had reached $1,590, surpassing the threshold of $1,306. The…