Cambodia

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Cambodia continues working with Thailand to find workers missing after fishing boat sinking off Trat

Cambodian labour officials are working with Thailand to find two Cambodian workers still missing and believed dead after a fishing boat sank off Trat province. Rescuers had found three of the five people aboard, including two Cambodians and one Thai national.

2026-07-21KPS99TV

Senate President Hun Sen receives US-ASEAN Business Council delegation

Senate President Hun Sen received US-ASEAN Business Council President and CEO Brian D. McFeeters and a delegation of US company representatives for a courtesy call and working discussion at the Senate’s Solidarity Palace in Phnom Penh on the morning of July 21, 2026.

2026-07-21KPS99TV

Cambodia’s first-half trade with RCEP members rises to nearly US$25 billion

Cambodia’s Commerce Ministry reported US$24.4 billion in trade with RCEP members in the first half of 2026, up 24% year on year. Exports were US$5.63 billion and imports US$18.8 billion.

2026-07-21KPS99TV

Cambodia reports 697 AIDS-related deaths and over 71,000 people receiving HIV treatment

Cambodia’s Information Ministry urged media outlets to sustain HIV-prevention and anti-drug public-service messages. Health Ministry figures cited in the report put the number receiving ART at 71,697 at the end of 2025, with 697 AIDS-related deaths during that year.

2026-07-20KPS99TV

Cambodia wins SEA V.Cup first-leg men’s volleyball title for the first time

Cambodia defeated Indonesia 3–2 in the final on July 19, 2026 to claim the SEA V.Cup first-leg men’s volleyball title for the first time, according to the report, reversing its fortunes after finishing last in the 2025 competition.

2026-07-20KPS99TV

Cambodia joins the 59th ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in the Philippines

Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Prak Sokhonn led a Cambodian delegation on July 19, 2026 to attend the 59th ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting and related meetings in Manila, held from July 18 to 24. His programme also includes the TAC’s 50th anniversary and other regional meetings.

2026-07-20KPS99TV

Japan provides Cambodia with US$3 million in assistance to strengthen security capabilities

Cambodia and Japan signed an Official Security Assistance project on July 19, 2026 worth 500 million yen, approximately US$3 million. It will provide communications equipment to the Royal Cambodian Army and patrol vessels to the Royal Cambodian Navy.

2026-07-19KPS99TV

Hun Manet welcomes public suggestions to support Cambodia’s SME development

Prime Minister Hun Manet invited the public, especially SME operators and workers, to suggest ways to address challenges in the sector. In a July 19 social media message, he said the government would study their input to improve policies and support domestic production and import substitution.

2026-07-19KPS99TV

Cambodia and China pledge to further strengthen ironclad friendship and diamond cooperation

Cambodia and China reaffirmed their ironclad friendship, diamond cooperation and an all-weather community with a shared future, according to a July 17, 2026 briefing on Prime Minister Hun Manet’s China visit. The briefing also reported an expansion of strategic dialogue from “2+2” to “3+3”.

2026-07-19KPS99TV

Cambodian Navy delegation studies naval training and technical work in Vietnam

A 10-member Cambodian Navy delegation led by Vice Admiral ជ័យ លាភី made a five-day study visit to Vietnam from July 13 to 17, 2026, focusing on naval training, technology and human resource development.

2026-07-18KPS99TV