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Cambodia’s Labour Force Participation Rises to 71.6% in 2025, Survey Shows

AKP Phnom Penh, September 2, 2026 -- Cambodia’s labour force participation rate rose to 71.6 percent in 2025, up from 69.3 percent in 2019, while the unemployment rate stood at 3.6 percent, according to the results of the Cambodia Labour Force Survey 2025 officially released by the Ministry of Pl...

Cambodia Freezes More Than US$300 Million in Online Scam Crackdown, 446 Cases Sent to Court

AKP Phnom Penh, September 2, 2026 -- Cambodia has frozen more than US$300 million in bank accounts linked to online scam crimes, while 446 cases involving 3,927 suspects have been sent to court, according to a report released by the Secretariat of the Ad-Hoc Commission for Combating Online Scams...

Cambodia Hosts 4th IWA International Conference on Rainwater Harvesting and Management

AKP Phnom Penh, September 2, 2026 -- Cambodia is hosting the 4th IWA International Conference on Rainwater Harvesting and Management (RWHM2026) from Sept. 1 to 6 in Phnom Penh and Siem Reap under the theme “Rainwater for Tomorrow: Water, Climate and Culture.” The official opening ceremony of t...

Israel Praises Cambodia’s Transparent and Professional Agricultural Worker Selection Process

AKP Phnom Penh, September 2, 2026 -- A delegation from the State of Israel has praised and highly evaluated the selection process for Cambodian agricultural workers organised by the Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training, describing it as fair, transparent and highly professional. The Isra...

Over 474,000 Foreign Tourists Visit Angkor Archaeological Park in First Eight Months

AKP Phnom Penh, September 2, 2026 -- Some 474,993 foreign tourists visited the famed Angkor Archaeological Park between January and August this year, down 29.07 percent compared to the same period in 2025, according to a report from the state-owned Angkor Enterprise. The Angkor Archaeological...

Cambodian PM Sends Congratulatory Message to Vietnamese Counterpart on Independence Day of Viet Nam

AKP Phnom Penh, September 2, 2026 -- Samdech Moha Borvor Thipadei Hun Manet, Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Cambodia, has extended his congratulations to the Government and the people of Viet Nam, on the occasion of the 81st Anniversary of the Independence of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam....

Phnom Penh Receives WHO Award for Efforts to Improve Road Safety

AKP Phnom Penh, September 2, 2026 -- The Phnom Penh Municipal Administration has received a 2026 World Health Organisation (WHO) Healthy Cities Recognition Award in recognition of its efforts to improve road safety and promote healthier, safer and more equitable urban mobility. The award was p...

Cambodia Introduces Electronic Certificates of Origin to Facilitate Trade

AKP Phnom Penh, September 2, 2026 -- The Ministry of Commerce has introduced the issuance of electronic Certificates of Origin (e-Certificate of Origin) through the CO Automation System as part of efforts to modernise public services, facilitate trade and strengthen transparency in origin certifi...

Foreign Exchange Rates in Cambodia

AKP Phnom Penh, September 2, 2026--The following are the foreign exchange rates against the Riel (Cambodian Currency) released by the National Bank, September 2, 2026--

Defence Ministry Rejects Thailand’s Claim That Cambodia Fired First

AKP Phnom Penh, September 1, 2026 — The Ministry of National Defence of Cambodia has categorically rejected the unfounded and false claims by Air Chief Marshal Prapas Sonjaidee, Director of Thailand’s Joint Information Centre, alleging that Cambodia was the side that fired first. In a press re...

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