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Cambodia introduced the National Policy on Electric Vehicle (EV) Development 2024-2030 today (July 11), targeting the registration of 770,000 EVs by 2030 to reduce environmental impact and seize new opportunities to boost economic base diversification. READ: https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/cambodia-aims-for-770-000-evs-by-2030 JOIN The Phnom Penh Post

Prime Minister Hun Manet requested the Japan Mine Action Service (JMAS) to expand cooperation with demining operators in Cambodia, as the Kingdom vowed to clear more areas of UXO and ERW. READ: https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/manet-urges-japanese-ngo-to-expand-mine-clearance-in-kingdom JOIN The Phnom Penh Post

The Ministry of Rural Development has conducted a review of the “Techo 100 Village” project and intends to recommend that the government support the implementation of the project. READ: https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/rural-development-ministry-plans-techo-100-village-project JOIN The Phnom Penh Post

Dai-ichi Life Cambodia Partners with JISPP to Promote Early Childhood Education Quality [Sponsored] READ: https://www.phnompenhpost.com/gallery/dai-ichi-life-cambodia-partners-with-jispp-to-promote-early-childhood-education-quality- JOIN The Phnom Penh Post

Cambodia witnessed a surge in the export of raw cashew nuts in the first six months of 2024. Total exports were valued at nearly $1 billion, already surpassing the total for the entirety of 2023. READ: https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/raw-cashew-exports-see-sharp-increase-in-first-half-of-year JOIN The Phnom Penh Post

In a remarkable ten-year effort, Conservation International Cambodia (CI Cambodia) has restored approximately 600 hectares of the Tonle Sap's flooded forest, a critical ecosystem within Cambodia's largest freshwater lake. READ: https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/a-decade-of-effort-restoring-the-tonle-sap-flooded-forests JOIN The Phnom Penh Post

Amateur badminton competition concludes successfully [Sponsored] READ: https://www.phnompenhpost.com/gallery/amateur-badminton-competition-concludes-successfully JOIN The Phnom Penh Post

The Ministry of Environment, partner organisations and the private sector are distributing over 40,000 saplings over a period of three days during the “Green Sprouts” exhibition and distribution event, held in concert with the 4th National Orchid Forum. READ: https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/green-sprouts-three-day-distribution-event-in-full-swing JOIN The Phnom Penh Post

Cambodia’s representatives to the UN have publically deplored comments made by a UN human rights official concerning the sentencing of environmental activists by Cambodian courts, describing them as “baseless and misleading”. READ: https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/geneva-delegates-dismiss-un-concerns-about-activist-sentencing-as-baseless- JOIN The Phnom Penh Post

In the first six months of the year, the National Police recorded 738 fires across the country, an increase of more than 200 incidences over the previous year. READ: https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/fires-up-deaths-down-jan-jun JOIN The Phnom Penh Post