Results of the Cabinet meeting yesterday
Hun Sen, Prime Minister of Cambodia, chaired a meeting of the Council of Ministers yesterday. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50990253/results-of-the-cabinet-meeting-yesterday/
Government dismisses concerns over VOD radio closure
Both the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Prime Minister Hun Sen yesterday dismissed concerns from the international community and foreign embassies over the decision to revoke the licence of the Voice of Democracy (VOD) radio. ...
Torn Vibol
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501238746/government-dismisses-concerns-over-vod-radio-closure/
Interior and justice ministries working on constitution amendment on electoral freedom, says Cambodian PM
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen yesterday said that the Ministry of Interior and Ministry of Justice are working on an amendment to the constitution to tighten the election rights by strengthening and enhancing the responsibility of political leaders at both the national and sub-national levels. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501307786/interior-and-justice-ministries-working-on-constitution-amendment-on-electoral-freedom-says-cambodian-pm/
Government issues roadmap to improve local admin management
The Government, through the Ministry of Interior, has published the Strategic Plan for the Promotion of Territorial Administration, Security, Public Order and Social Security 2024-2028 to support the implementation of the Pentagonal Strategy-Phase 1 to achieve the set goals, objectives and vision. ...
Hang Punreay
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501451097/government-issues-roadmap-to-improve-local-admin-management/
PM honours ‘heroines’ in teaching, sport
The prime minister yesterday praised three women as national heroines for their inspiring international achievements in the arenas of education and sports. During an awards ceremony for scholars at the National Institute of Education, Prime Minister Hun Sen congratulated local teacher Neang Phalla for her abilities ...
Taing Vida
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/pm-honours-heroines-teaching-sport
Ministry to promote use of electric vehicles
To promote electric vehicles or EVs in the country, the Ministry of Public Works and Transport is to showcase for the first time different electric vehicles and related technology later this week in Phnom Penh. ...
Chea Vanyuth
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501046120/ministry-to-promote-use-of-electric-vehicles/
Government Mulls Issuing Sovereign Bonds
Cambodia is considering offering sovereign bonds to raise more revenue for the national budget and move away from its dependence on overseas aid, a senior central bank official said Sunday. National Bank of Cambodia director-general Nguon Sokha said the Ministry of Economy and Finance was currently ...
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/business/government-mulls-issuing-sovereign-bonds-21989/
No Change to Reserve Requirement
Cambodia has decided not to increase its reserve requirement for banks to tackle inflation, National Bank of Cambodia Director General and spokeswoman Nguon Sokha said yesterdayThe Kingdom’s reserve-requirement rate for banks stands at 12 percent, meaning 12 percent of total deposits at banks must be ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/index.php/2011081851125/Business/no-change-to-reserve-requirement.html
Joint visa for Thailand and Cambodia in limbo
Despite the fact that the Chairman’s Statement of the recently wrapped 21st ASEAN Summit welcomed progress on regional “connectivity”, a long-awaited joint visa for Thailand and Cambodia remains stalled. Koy Kuong, spokesman at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said yesterday that there is still no progress ...
Credit growth in Cambodia's banking sector slightly up in 1st two months
Cambodia’s banking industry recorded a slight increase in lending in the first two months of this year after a sharp rise last year, according to a consolidated data provided by the National Bank of Cambodia (NBC) on Saturday. The data showed that the kingdom’s 33 commercial ...
http://www.asean-china-center.org/english/2013-04/28/c_132347546.htm
UN Rep asked to focus on public assembly ban
The U.N.’s deputy high commissioner for human rights, Flavia Pansieri—who is on a weeklong mission in Cambodia —has been asked to address an arbitrarily enforced ban on public assemblies, which has been in place since January. In a letter dated Monday, Muth Chantha, secretary-general of the ...
Lauren Crothers
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/un-rep-asked-to-focus-on-public-assembly-ban-57654/
Strike may be shifted to post-holiday date
A stay-at-home garment strike scheduled for tomorrow is in doubt after a number of workers and unionists urged that it be postponed until after the Khmer New Year, a union leader said yesterday. Pav Sina, president of the Collective Union of Movement of Workers, said some ...
Mom Kunthear
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/strike-may-be-shifted-post-holiday-date
Ocean fight looks to the government
Days after a Phnom Penh garment factory refused to abide by an Arbitration Council decision in favour of its employees, more than 1,000 workers are expected to demonstrate in front of the Ministry of Labour today. ...
Mom Kunthear
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/ocean-fight-looks-government
‘Fatal shooting’ did not happen, Thailand says
While Cambodian officials say the Thais have not responded to a request for an inquiry into the shooting death of a man they say illegally crossed the border, Thailand is denying the incident even occurred. Cambodia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs last month called for an investigation ...
Alice Cuddy
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/%E2%80%98fatal-shooting%E2%80%99-did-not-happen-thailand-says
Scepticism over social land grants
Nearly a million hectares of land has been granted to ordinary Cambodian citizens through social land concessions (SLC) since May 2012, the government has claimed, though civil society groups have cast doubt on that high figure and questioned how many landless or evicted poor have ...
May Titthara
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/scepticism-over-social-land-grants
Public ‘OK’ with removal of small-dollar banknotes
As the deadline draws close for commercial banks and microfinance institutions to send back smaller dollar banknotes to the National Bank of Cambodia without a service charge, businesses are seeing an increase in the use of the riel transactions with no real complaints from shoppers. ...
Jason Boken
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50757036/public-ok-with-removal-of-small-dollar-banknotes/
Inflation Hits 7.1 Percent in June, Officials Say
Inflation reached 7.1 percent in June compared to the same month last year as consumer prices continued to rise in Cambodia, an official at the Ministry for Planning said yesterday. The release of the inflation figure comes after officials and the ministry said earlier this ...
Health minister demands higher quality healthcare
In response to Prime Minister Hun Sen’s critiques on healthcare in Cambodia during a speech evaluating government effectiveness last month, Health Minister Dr. Mam Bunheng sent a reminder to health officials throughout the country to deliver high quality healthcare and to strengthen the quality of ...
Mom Kunthear
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/22488/health-minister-demands-higher-quality-healthcare/
Press release: Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) promotes ICT capacity for regional teacher training centers and lower secondary education with $7million commitment
On 24 March 2021, the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) issued a press release on the provision of a $7 million grant which aims to promote Information and Communications Technology (ICT) capacity for regional teacher training centers and lower secondary education. The major thrust of ...
Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA)
PM pushes voter registration amid claims of inaction
The National Election Committee (NEC) and all political parties should urge citizens – including those overseas – to register to vote, Prime Minister Hun Sen said yesterday, even as a prominent opposition lawmaker accused the government of offering “nothing” to enfranchise Cambodia’s thousands of migrant workers. ...
Mech Dara, Bun Sengkong and Cristina Maza
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/pm-pushes-voter-registration-amid-claims-inaction