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The faces of the proud students and parents at a recent university graduation ceremony turned somber as an aging couple took to the stage. The parents were accepting a degree on behalf of their son, who tragically passed away before he could graduate. As the diploma was handed to the grieving parents, tears welled up in the eyes of the assembled dignitaries and guests.

Jyosna Puri, vice-president of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), told Prime Minister Hun Sen that IFAD supports Cambodia and recognises Hun Sen’s efforts to maintain peace, stability, and development, especially in the agriculture sector.

The Ministry of Tourism has unveiled plans to co-organise three major events with other local agencies as well as a Chinese association, as part of broader efforts to bring in one million mainland visitors this year, representing a more than nine-fold increase from 2022.

Sovannaphum Life Assurance Plc – the leading life insurance company in Cambodia with financial strength and trust – kicked off the New Year with an event carrying the theme “We are #1 in 2023”.

Morality stems from a combination of innate and social factors, with innate factors those present in an individual from birth, while social factors refer to influences from family, friends, schooling and the wider community.

In the two years prior to the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic, Cambodia was visited by nearly seven million foreign tourists.

Chi Phat is a community-based tourist destination in Koh Kong province’s Thma Bang district, which has been attracting both locals and foreigners since 2008.

In the two years prior to the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic, Cambodia was visited by nearly seven million foreign tourists. Back in 2018 and 2019, Chinese travellers made a significant contribution to the tourism market in Cambodia, particularly on the coast in Preah Sihanouk province and Sihanoukville.

Cambodia and France have announced the joint construction of a “Monuments aux Morts”, or memorial for the dead, which will be dedicated to the 184 Cambodian and French nationals who died in the service of France during World War I.

At the age of 14 and with no more than a sixth grade education, Lek Karry’s parents arranged for her to marry a 15-year-old boy from her village whose parents came up with the match.