Sok Raksa

General Vong Pisen, commander-in-chief of the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces (RCAF), has urged the Kingdom’s counterterrorism special forces to boost their training and capabilities. Although Cambodia is not a direct target of terrorism, the move aims to safeguard national peace, security and effectively tackle any potential future terrorist threats.

Prime Minister Hun Manet instructed all capital-provincial administrations to celebrate the International Day of Older Persons on October 1.

A 300kg giant freshwater stingray (Urogymnus polylepis) – found in Siem Bok district’s Koh Preah commune of Stung Treng province in the Mekong River last year – has been officially recognised by the Guinness World Records as the world’s largest recorded freshwater fish, according to Wonders of the Mekong.

The specimen was 3.98m from its head to the end of its tail and 2.2m wide, weighing in at 300kg.

The Kandal Provincial Administration has announced its commitment to implementing the National Strategic Plan on Rural Clean Water Supply and Sanitation. The plan aims to give rural populations access to a clean water supply and sanitation services by 2025 to achieve open defecation free plus (ODF+) status.

Cambodia is to host the Third Global Conference on Assistance to the Victims of Anti-Personnel Mines and Other Explosive Ordnance in a Disability Rights Context from October 17-19 in Phnom Penh, with another major event set to take place in Siem Reap next year.

Cambodia is to host the Third Global Conference on Assistance to the Victims of Anti-Personnel Mines and Other Explosive Ordnance in a Disability Rights Context from October 17-19 in Phnom Penh, with another major event set to take place in Siem Reap next year.

The Police Academy of Cambodia and the Central Police Academy of South Korea have signed their second Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). The agreement seeks to enhance educational, cultural and other opportunities in the education and training of newly

In line with government initiatives, cash handouts are being extended to displaced workers engaged in the garment sector at 39 factories specialising in textile, footwear, travel products and bags that have temporarily suspended their operations.

Minister Chenda Sophea said the MLC Special Fund remains a vital financial resource for new projects in various fields including rural development, water resources, health, education, and women’s empowerment among others.