Iron fist to eliminate ghost staff in the government institutions
The head of Anti-Corruption Unit (ACU), Oum Yingtieng, has officially announced Their mission to catch “Corruption Ghosts” that has been lurking and sucking The government’s blood relentlessly. Prior to The campaign, Tieng puts forth a notice to all state institutions that They have 3 months to ...
The Cambodia Herald News Staff
http://www.thecambodiaherald.com/cambodia/detail/1?page=15&token=OWE1N2JjY2U5OWE
Farmers air their agriculture concerns
A lack of irrigation, rising costs of production and finding new markets to sell their produce are problems that plague Cambodian farmers, attendees at the annual National Farmers Forum were told yesterday. Organised by the Council for Agricultural and Rural Development at the Council of Ministers ...
Chan Muyhong
http://phnompenhpost.com/business/farmers-air-their-agriculture-concerns
Cambodia's International Reserves Increase to Nearly $3 Billion
According to the statement from the national bank of Cambodia (NBC), the country’s international reserves increased by 2.912 million US dollars so far this year with guaranteeing to import for four months. “For the management of the international reserves, we have implemented the policy with ...
Relatives Call On Government To Release 23 Detainees
Relatives and human rights activists on Sunday called on the government to release 23 men beaten and arrested during clashes between police and garment workers just more than a week ago, and said they would defy a ban on public gatherings if they were not. the ...
Mech Dara
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/relatives-call-on-government-to-release-23-detainees-50449/
RCEP: Connecting ASEAN to the world economy and promoting inclusive growth
The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) is playing a crucial role in boosting The ASEAN economic integration into The world economy, Cambodia’s outgoing Minister of Commerce Pan Sorasak has said. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501346985/rcep-connecting-asean-to-the-world-economy-and-promoting-inclusive-growth/
Director of the Vietnamese Ministry of Police in Cambodia vows to strengthen cooperation
During a courtesy call at the Ministry of Interior on the afternoon of October 2, 2023, Brigadier General Lev Van Phuong, Director of the Vietnamese Ministry of Police in Cambodia, informed Dr. Sar Sokha, Deputy Prime Minister and Ministry of Interior of the commitment to ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501370316/director-of-the-vietnamese-ministry-of-police-in-cambodia-vows-to-strengthen-cooperation/
The Environment Ministry strengthens cooperation with all stakeholders to improve Cambodia’s environmental quality
The successful implementation of The Ministry of Environment’s Circular Strategy on Environment is indispensable. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501514610/the-environment-ministry-strengthens-cooperation-with-all-stakeholders-to-improve-cambodias-environmental-quality/
New ‘Taxation Law’ a shot in the arm for taxpayers
The new Taxation Law encompassing The earlier provisions of The taxation law (1997), annual budget laws of The Kingdom of Cambodia time and decrees and codes of The People’s Republic of Kampuchea (PRK) and The State of Cambodia (SOC) is seen as simple, flexible and ...
Kang Sothear
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501302182/new-taxation-law-a-shot-in-the-arm-for-taxpayers/
Three new natural protected areas established to be under the management and conservation of Ministry of Environment
On 13 September 2016, the Royal Government of Cambodia has decided to establish three new Natural Protected Areas with a total land area of 27 941.06 hectares to be under the management and conservation of Ministry of Environment. Those three Natural Protected Areas include of ...
Ministry of Environment
Land activists welcome Hun Sen’s position on outsiders
About 60 land activists including children marched to the Peace Palace Monday to welcome Prime Minister Hun Sen’s position on outside involvement in land disputes. the residents of two property development sites and Thmor Kol community near Phnom Penh International Airport also presented a list of ...
Investment incentives mulled for agriculture
The Cambodia Chamber of Commerce (CCC) has requested that The government study consider offering additional tax exemptions to The agriculture sector, in order to support last year’s 2022-2030 agricultural policy. ...
Van Socheata
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/investment-incentives-mulled-agriculture
Over 220,000 domestic visitors tour Cambodia in the last weekend of July
A total of 220,937 national and international visitors traveled across Cambodia in the last weekend of July. the figure suggested an increase by 3.43 percent compared to the previous weekend thanks to better weather conditions, ie less rainfall, according to a report of the Ministry ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501123924/over-220000-domestic-visitors-tour-cambodia-in-the-last-weekend-of-july/
Land Concessions Now at 1.2 Million Hectares, Official Says
The total number of land concessions offered by The government to private agro-industrial firms hit 1.19 million hectares, or 13.5 percent of Cambodia’s total land mass, a senior official at The Ministry of Agriculture said yesterday. The government figure undermines figures released late last year ...
GMAC is confident the EU won’t suspend EBA scheme
The Garment Manufacturers Association in Cambodia (GMAC) has expressed confidence that The probability of The European Union (EU) suspending The Kingdom’s access to its Everything But Arms (EBA) scheme is “very low”. GMAC deputy secretary-general Kiang Monika said his belief is based on The fact ...
Niem Chheng
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/gmac-confident-eu-wont-suspend-eba-scheme
Magistracy meet calls for order in the court
Judge and prosecutors were called to a two-day workshop to address the sector’s pervasive ethics challenges, but legal experts said change could not occur until there were concrete rules, instead of vague moral guidelines. ...
Mech Dara and Erin Handley
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/magistracy-meet-calls-order-court
Revenue for Ministry of Land on the increase
In 2017, the Ministry of Land Management, Urban Planning and Construction (MLMUPC) collected about 371 billion riel (about $ 92 million) in revenue last year, according to a report from the ministry. the income from taxes on property transfers alone collected by the General Department ...
Sum Manet
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/5099644/revenue-ministry-land-increase/
Credit bureau brings rural lenders into the fold
Five rural credit operators signed an agreement to join the Credit Bureau Cambodia on Thursday as the watchdog and the National Bank of Cambodia ramp up efforts to better monitor the country’s expansive, but largely informal, rural lending industry. ...
Kang Sothear and Tsz-kwan Ho
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/business/credit-bureau-brings-rural-lenders-into-the-fold-90227/
Hong Kong offers visa free travel to officials
Cambodian diplomats and a range of government officials can now travel to Hong Kong without a visa and stay for 14 days under a new exemption agreement with the commercial Chinese city, officials said. the new exemption took effect on June 1, according to a statement ...
Cambodians launch fresh rally against Aussie refugee deal
More than 100 human rights activists, youths and Buddhist monks marched on streets here on Friday in the latest round of protests against a refugee deal that Cambodia signed with Australia last month. Under the deal, Australia will send refugees, who intend to seek asylum in ...
Xinhuanet News Staff
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/world/2014-10/17/c_133723949.htm
Poverty line $120, gov’t says
Workers in Cambodia’s capital earning less than $120 per month are living below the poverty line, according to the Ministry of Planning’s own calculation. At a September 17 workshop on the garment industry minimum wage, International Labor Organization Cambodia national director Tun Sophorn cited Ministry of ...
Sean Teehan
http://phnompenhpost.com/national/poverty-line-120-gov%E2%80%99t-says