Cambodia

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Labour minister says draft workplace safety law should underpin economic development

Labour Minister ហេង សួរ chaired the second tripartite consultation on the draft occupational safety and health law on July 8, 2026. The workshop sought input from government, employers and workers to improve the draft and support safer work.

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Water minister seeks World Bank support for four water-security priorities

Water resources minister ថោ ជេដ្ឋា asked the World Bank to continue supporting four priorities during a July 8, 2026 meeting with Guangzhe Chen: CaWSIP, Cambodia’s water security agreement, long-term investment in the Tonle Sap basin and increased border-area water storage.

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Hun Sen outlines agro-industry and mining priorities for Cambodia’s northeast

Hun Sen met 785 local officials in Ratanakiri on July 8, discussing public services, security, taxation, social support and border cooperation. The report outlined a vision for agro-industry and mining to make the northeast a fourth economic growth pole supporting Cambodia’s high-income goal for 2050.

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Japanese ambassador expresses support for Cambodia’s use of UNCLOS mechanisms

The report said Japanese Ambassador Ueno Atsushi supported Cambodia’s use of UNCLOS mechanisms and continued assistance with border issues during a July 7, 2026 farewell meeting with វង្សី វិស្សុត. The two sides also discussed investment and cooperation against online scams.

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Hun Manet says Cambodia plans further road projects with China

Prime Minister Hun Manet said at the National Road 7 inauguration on July 7, 2026 that Cambodia planned more road projects with China in 2026–2027, many supported by Chinese concessional loans. He recalled the project’s groundbreaking under then-prime minister Hun Sen and then-ambassador Wang Wentian.

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Hun Manet highlights continued China–Cambodia road cooperation

The report says Prime Minister Hun Manet marked the opening of the upgraded Skun–Kampong Cham section of National Road 7 on July 7, stressing continued infrastructure cooperation with China and road plans for 2026–2027. It also reported his comments on Chinese support, freight limits, enforcement and road maintenance.

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Chinese ambassador calls China–Cambodia ties a model of mutually beneficial cooperation

Chinese Ambassador Wang Wenbin said at the National Road 7 inauguration on July 7, 2026 that China–Cambodia friendship illustrated equality and mutually beneficial cooperation. He recalled President Xi Jinping’s April 2025 state visit and pledged to deepen cooperation and the all-weather community with a shared future.

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Cambodian defence ministry reports AOT visit to border-fence and farming sites

Cambodia’s defence ministry said an ASEAN Observer Team led by the Philippine head of mission visited border markers 52–59 in Kamrieng on July 6. It reported inspections near a fence at markers 52–54 and farming sites between markers 51–59, and Cambodia’s request for an early JBC meeting.

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Defence ministry: explosion injures four Cambodian soldiers during border patrol

Cambodia’s defence ministry said four soldiers were injured by fragments from an explosion during a border patrol in Banteay Ampil district on July 5, 2026. The ministry reported that the injured were receiving treatment and that the cause remained under investigation.

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Cambodia and China commend Global South media seminar and further cooperation

A 14-day seminar for information officials and journalists from the Global South concluded in China, with a closing ceremony in Beijing on July 6, 2026. Cambodian and Chinese representatives discussed training outcomes and future media cooperation.

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