Government preparing to give villagers land
The Preah Sihanouk provincial department of land management is preparing to allocate 964.64 hectares of land to villagers in Kampong Seila district. According to a sub-decree dated March 12 and published in the Royal Gazette earlier this year, the government decided to designate 932 hectares ...
Pech Sotheary
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50487735/government-preparing-to-give-villagers-land/
Court summons Sok Touch over KRP complaint
Phnom Penh Municipal Court has issued a summons for Royal Academy of Cambodia president Sok Touch to appear before it on Friday over alleged incitement and abuse of power. The lawsuit was brought by the Khmer Rise Party after Mr Touch said its thumbprint movement, ...
Taing Vida
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50601841/court-summons-sok-touch-over-krp-complaint/
China to fund restoration of Angkor Thom site
China will fund a restoration project, slated to start in mid-2018, at an ancient royal palace complex within the Angkor Thom archaeological site in Siem Reap province, officials said yesterday. Long Kosal, spokesman for the Apsara Authority, said the palace is centuries old, and while ...
Yesenia Amaro
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/china-fund-restoration-angkor-thom-site
Cambodian PM congratulates newly-elected Indonesian president
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen has congratulated Joko Widodo on his election as Indonesian president. “On behalf of the Royal Government and people of Cambodia, I have the honor to extend to you my warmest and heartfelt congratulations on your election as the President of the ...
Xinhuanet News Staff
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/world/2014-07/28/c_133515956.htm
Nephew of Hun Sen is made one-star general
Prime Minister Hun Sen has promoted his wayward nephew Hun Chea to brigadier general in the National Police, despite a less than sterling reputation as an upholder of law and order. Chea was promoted to the role under a Royal Decree published by the Council of ...
May Titthara
http://phnompenhpost.com/national/nephew-hun-sen-made-one-star-general
Senate boss claims advisers
A royal decree released yesterday has assigned 38 paid advisers to deputy ruling party president Say Chhum to assist him in his new role as Senate president. The same document, signed by King Norodom Sihamoni on Monday, also served to disband the large team of advisers ...
Vong Sokheng and Shaun Turton
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/senate-boss-claims-advisers
CNRP hands in French map
The opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party yesterday handed over digital copies of a Cambodia-Vietnam border map bought in France to the Royal Academy.The academy’s border committee now has maps from the UN, US and France, and says it will begin studying them in a bid ...
Vong Sokheng
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/cnrp-hands-french-map
Cambodia to launch cash relief programme
The Royal Government of Cambodia will launch a cash relief programme for the poor and vulnerable families during this COVID-19 crisis onWednesday, June 24. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50736498/cambodia-to-launch-cash-relief-programme/
Cambodia, Denmark vow to forge closer economic ties
Cambodia and Denmark have pledged closer economic cooperation to enhance tourism, trade and investment between the two countries, according to the Royal Embassy of Cambodia in Bangkok. ...
Thou Vireak
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/cambodia-denmark-vow-forge-closer-economic-ties
Government dishes out $380 million in Cash Relief Programme
The Royal Government of Cambodia has spent roughly $381 million for its cash relief programme to support those hit hard by COVID-19 crisis. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50901884/government-dishes-out-380-million-in-cash-relief-programme/
All public and private institutions urged to conduct rapid testing of staff ‘at least once every 1-2 weeks’
The Royal Government of Cambodia has urged all public and private institutions to conduct COVID rapid tests on a proportion of staff at least once every 1-2 weeks. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50894683/all-public-and-private-institutions-urged-to-conduct-rapid-testing-of-staff-at-least-once-every-1-2-weeks/
Cambodia committed to upgrade health sector
Prime Minister Hun Sen has reaffirmed the Royal Government’s commitment to further upgrade the health sector amid the Covid-19 pandemic. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501048689/cambodia-committed-to-upgrade-health-sector/
Cambodian government funnels $26.5 million into construction of national vocational schools for tourism
The Royal Government of Cambodia has spent about $26.5 million to build the first two national tourism vocational schools, in Phnom Penh and Preah Sihanouk. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501187463/cambodian-government-funnels-26-5-million-into-construction-of-national-vocational-schools-for-tourism/
PM promises more infra for Capital development
The Royal Government of Cambodia is planning to build more roads and bridges to support the economic growth of the country, facilitating the travel of people and transport of goods. ...
Chea Vanyuth
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501393569/pm-promises-more-infra-for-capital-development/
Cambodia’s investment policy preserves existing investments while fostering new ones; peace and stability are crucial, PM says
Prime Minister Hun Manet stated that the investment policy of the Royal Government of Cambodia is to preserve existing investments while also fostering new ones. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501479676/cambodias-investment-policy-preserves-existing-investments-while-fostering-new-ones-peace-and-stability-are-crucial-pm-says/
Australia supports Cambodia to achieve clean water goal
Australia is supporting the Royal Government of Cambodia to meet her goal on clean water access by 2030, reaffirmed the Australian Embassy in Phnom Penh in a news release. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501474971/australia-supports-cambodia-to-achieve-clean-water-goal/
US firms suggest ASEAN improve financial services
Although US businesses across ASEAN have expressed a positive investment outlook towards Cambodia and the other members of the regional group, they are unsure of how to take advantage of the free-trade agreement with China, insiders said at the first-ever ASEAN-US Business Summit, which kicked ...
Microsoft decries pirated software
Microsoft Cambodia has found that an overwhelming majority of computer retailers surveyed earlier this year failed to offer customers the option to purchase licensed, as opposed to pirated, software. Out of the 54 Cambodian computer retailers included in the May survey, the results of which were ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/microsoft-decries-pirated-software
Garment IPO to pay for factory
Taiwanese garment factory Grand Twins International (GTI) has carefully laid out a schedule so it can go public on Cambodia’s stock exchange after the dust settles from unrest tied to minimum wage disputes, according to the company’s chief financial controller, Henry Chen. GTI received approval from ...
Eddie Morton and Hor Kimsay
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/garment-ipo-pay-factory
Culture Ministry Plans to Build New Cinema
In an effort to increase Khmer film production the Ministry of Culture and Fine Arts is going to build a state-run cinema next to the Chaktomuk Conference Hall. Recently Westec Media opened a cinema, the first offering 3D movies in Cambodia, at City Mall in ...