Thanks to Peace!       When there is peace, there is development!       PM Hun Sen : Cambodia must not exchange its independence and sovereignty for anything else. We will not die or become rich even though we continue to have or lose EBA.
Videos & Infographics
Videos & Infographics

ប្រជាពលរដ្ឋសម្រុកត្រលប់ទៅស្រុកកំណើត តាមរថយន្តក្រុង ដោយឥតគិតថ្លៃ ដោយសេចក្តីសប្បាយរីករាយ

បទយកការណ៍៖ «សង្ក្រាន្តក្រុងរុនតាឯកតេជោសែន» ព្រឹត្តិការណ៍ជាលើកដំបូងក្រោមមរតករបស់សម្តេចតេជោ

NATIONAL NEWS


Over 13 Million People Travel Across Cambodia on First Three Days of Khmer New Year Celebration
AKP Phnom Penh, April 16, 2024 -- Cambodia registered some 13.35 million holiday makers on the first three days of Khmer Traditional New Year Festival, from April 13 to 15, according to a report released today. Almost 13.28 million of them are national tourists and 81,745 are foreigners, it pointed out. Kampong Cham province reco...

World Bank Says Poorest Countries Have Three Things Going for Them
AKP Phnom Penh, April 15, 2024 -- Even before the Covid pandemic, the world’s poorest and most vulnerable economies — including ASEAN members Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar — faced big challenges. Recovery from Covid-related economic slumps is now compounded by soaring inflation, rising interest rates and wider problems like climate change. A...

Foreign Media Embraces Sankranta Celebration in Siem Reap Province
AKP Phnom Penh, April 15, 2024 -- A group of foreign journalists from the Mekong-Lancang countries, including Cambodia, China, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam are visiting Cambodia in the Khmer New Year to learn the country’s culture and tradition and Sankranta celebration. The official launching ceremony of the foreign journalists’ visit...

Almost 1.4 Million Tourists Registered on First Day of Khmer New Year Celebration
AKP Phnom Penh, April 14, 2024 -- Some 1.38 million people travelled to tourism destinations across Cambodia on the first day of Khmer  Traditional New Year holiday, according to a report released today. More than 1.36 million of them are local tourists and nearly 20,000 are foreigners, it added. Battambang region, including Bant...

U.S. President Extends New Year Wishes to Cambodian People
AKP Phnom Penh, April 14, 2024 -- H.E. Joseph Robinette Biden Jr, U.S. President, has sent his best wishes to the Cambodian people on the occasion of the Khmer Traditional New Year to fall from April. 13-16. “To all those gathering around the world in celebration of Vaisakhi, Navratri, Songkran, and the incoming New Year this week, Jill and I...

Sankanta Celebrations Held in Capital and Provinces to Entertain Local People and Tourists
AKP Phnom Penh, April 14, 2024 -- Every year, the capital of Phnom Penh and the provinces hold Sankranta events on the occasion of the Khmer Traditional New Year to entertain local residents as well as national and international tourists. In some provinces, Sankranta events have been held ahead of the Khmer New Year, while others during the N...

Khmer New Year Holiday Expects to See High Record Number of Tourists
AKP Phnom Penh, April 13, 2024 -- Cambodia is celebrating the Khmer Traditional New Year on April 13-16 with positive expectation of both national and international tourists travelling across the country during this long holiday, said officials and key insiders. Main tourism destinations including Siem Reap province, home to the UNESCO-listed fa...

“Troddi”, a Folk Dance on New Year Day
AKP Phnom Penh, April 13, 2024 -- “Troddi” (Troddi) is one of the much-liked Khmer folk dances performed most often on the occasion of Cambodia’s traditional New Year “Chaul Chhnam Thmei” to drive out all bad lucks in the old year and wish for the good in the new year, and on some big festivals. It also used to be performed at praising-for-rain...

Cambodia Earns US$2.69 Billion from Exports to RCEP Countries in Q1
AKP Phnom Penh, April 13, 2024 -- Cambodia earned over US$2.69 billion from exports to members of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) in the first three months of 2024, a year-on-year increase of 25.7 percent, a report from the Ministry of Commerce showed. The Kingdom recorded US$5.66 billion imports from the RCEP countries, u...

About 70-80 Percent of Guesthouses and Hotels in Siem Reap Booked As of April 12
AKP Phnom Penh, April 13, 2024 -- As of April 12, about 70-80 percent of guesthouses and hotels in Siem Reap province have been booked. The figure was shared by Mr. Thim Sereyvudh, Acting Director of Siem Reap Provincial Tourism Department, adding that Siem Reap province expects to receive more tourists during this year’s celebration of Khmer Ne...

U.S. Embassy Releases Khmer New Year Video Celebrating Cambodia’s Unity and Resilience
AKP Phnom Penh, April 13, 2024 --  The U.S. Embassy in Phnom Penh on April 12 unveiled this year’s Khmer New Year video to celebrate the annual holiday. The 2024 Khmer New Year video features “Krama to the Future,” a cultural adventure depicting U.S. Ambassador to Cambodia H.E. W. Patrick Murphy and Embassy personnel who journey through tim...

Senate President Calls on Renewed Determination for New Year
AKP Phnom Penh, April 13, 2024 -- The Senate President calls on his Cambodian fellows to rid themselves of all the misfortunes and sorrows of the past year and start the new year with renewed determination and merit. The Senate President, Samdech Akka Sena Padei Techo Hun Sen, who is also President of the Supreme Privy Council to His Majesty the...

PM Cheers New Year with Reaffirmed Growth Target
AKP Phnom Penh, April 13, 2024 --  The Prime Minister sends his best wishes along with a reaffirmed commitment to bolster growth and prosperity despite global uncertainty. In his open letter dated on April 12 to cheer the Khmer New Year, Samdech Moha Borvor Thipadei Hun Manet, with the highest respect, conveyed his best wishes to His Majest...

Mr. Casey Barnett Optimistic about Two Sports Events in Kyrgyzstan
AKP Phnom Penh, April 13, 2024 -- Two sports events (the Asian Wrestling Championship 2024 and Asian OG Qualifier Wrestling) in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, will be a valuable experience for Cambodian athletes and a good model for new generation wrestlers. The optimism was shared by Mr. Casey Barnett, Vice President of the Wrestling Federation of Cambod...

Mr. Raoul Jennar: Amnesty International Lies and Deceives Global Public Opinion on Resettlement of the Squatters from Angkor Park
AKP Phnom Penh, April 13, 2024 --

PHOTO STORIES

General View at Wat Phnom Historical Resort on Final Day of Khmer New Year Celebration
Buddha Statues’s Bathing Ceremony at Kul Totoeung Pagoda on Final Day of Khmer New Year Festival
Siem Reap Provincial Administration Holds a Buddhist Religious Ceremony on Final Day of Khmer Traditional New Year
Mekong-Langcang Journalists Visit a Kite Exhibition in Siem Reap Province
Mekong-Langcang Journalists Visit Reach Bo Pagoda in Siem Reap Province
Kandal Province Holds a Buddhist Religious Ceremony on Final Day of Khmer Traditional New Year
People Enjoy Folk Games on Final Day of Khmer Traditional New Year Festival
Display of 500 Drones to Cheer Khmer Traditional New Year in Siem Reap
Samdech Tea Banh Presides over Koh Kong Sankranta
People in Mondulkiri Province Enjoying 3rd Day of Khmer Traditional New Year Festival
Read More
AKP Gallery

ARCHIVES

2018

2017

2016

2015

2014

2013

2012

2011