Energy Ministry demands return of ‘stolen’ Cambodian oil
The Cambodian government says it is taking legal action against the owners or charterers and the managers of a tanker containing 300,000 barrels of oil, which it says belong to the Kingdom.
Michael Firn
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50928950/energy-ministry-demands-return-of-stolen-cambodian-oil/
Energy Ministry demands return of ‘stolen’ Cambodian oil
The Cambodian government says it is taking legal action against the owners or charterers and the managers of a tanker containing 300,000 barrels of oil, which it says belong to the Kingdom.
Michael Firn
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50928950/energy-ministry-demands-return-of-stolen-cambodian-oil/
Farmers turn to technology in farming to reduce costs
Along with the development of modern technology, businesses in the agricultural sector have also introduced agricultural drone as a tool to assist the sector. Growing as well as reducing costs and saving time.
Post Staff
https://www.postkhmer.com/national/2021-08-31-0910-222698.html
Four agencies join Single Portal for new phase
The Ministry of Economy and Finance on September 1 is due to deploy Phase II of its online business registration platform, also known as the “Single Portal”, it said in a press release.
Thou Vireak
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/four-agencies-join-single-portal-new-phase
CDC hosts Japan investor meet
The Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC) has approved a cumulative 211 Japanese investment projects as of July 31 worth about $3.14 billion since its inception in 1994, according to the CDC.
Hin Pisei
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/cdc-hosts-japan-investor-meet
Kep port project set to begin soon
Construction of a multi-purpose port is set to start mid-September in the coastal province of Kep. The project will take 24 months to complete, becoming the first ever port in the province.
Chea Vanyuth
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50928475/kep-port-project-set-to-begin-soon/
CMAC on track despite pandemic
In the first seven months of this year, the Cambodian Mine Action Centre (CMAC) had cleared a total of 64,562,539sqm, or about 98.60 per cent of the seven-month plan for 2021.
Nov Sivutha
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/cmac-track-despite-pandemic
Measuring Cambodia’s COVID situation in interactive graphs
A fascinating set of data visualisations from Our World in Data shows how Cambodia is faring in the COVID pandemic versus its 3 neighbors – Vietnam, Thailand and Laos.
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50893825/cambodias-covid-situation-in-interactive-graphs/
Unions to request 11.6% raise to minimum wage
Seventeen union representatives from the Wage Negotiation Working Group have agreed to negotiate for a $22.20 increase in salaries for textile, garment and footwear workers for 2022.
Long Kimmarita
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/unions-request-116-raise-minimum-wage
Kep prepped as Kingdom’s first province free of mines
The government plans to declare Kep the first mine-free province by year’s end as clearance work has accelerated again after a pandemic-related period of slower progress.
Voun Dara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/kep-prepped-kingdoms-first-province-free-mines
Thada, Datasonic sign e-motorcycle bargain
Mcls Synergy Co Ltd (Thada), a Phnom Penh-based company primarily involved in the electric vehicle (EV) business, has integrated Malaysia’s Datasonic Corp Sdn Bhd into its business expansion strategy.
Hin Pisei
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/thada-datasonic-sign-e-motorcycle-bargain
CDC signs off on seven factories
The Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC) on October 22 announced that it has approved final registration certificates for seven new projects with capital investment of around $95 million, which could generate a reported 5,311 jobs.
Hin Pisei
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/cdc-signs-seven-factories
Endangered monkey numbers improve
The Ministry of Environment issued a report highlighting three kinds of endangered monkeys which are present in large numbers in Cambodia, including the pig-tailed macaque, pileated gibbon and stump-tailed macaque.
Ry Sochan and Orm Bunthoeurn
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/endangered-monkey-numbers-improve
Information access draft law in final stage and to be expedited
The process of preparing a draft law defining access to information is in its final stage with the working group trying to expedite its completion as soon as possible.
Sar Socheath
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50965262/information-access-draft-law-in-final-stage-and-to-be-expedited/
Container traffic surges after port operator’s upgrade
Phnom Penh Autonomous Port (PPAP) saw a surge in demand from container ships last month after an upgrade added capacity to process and load shipping containers. Some 32,441 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) passed through the port in October, an increase of more than 57 percent
Michael Firn
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50965861/container-traffic-surges-after-port-operators-upgrade/
Conservation area residents registered for land requests
The provinces of Koh Kong, Kep and Oddar Meanchey have completed a census identifying long-time residents of areas designated as protected natural land and conservation areas.
Voun Dara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/conservation-area-residents-registered-land-requests
100 orchid samples collected in Mondulkiri in November
A working group from the Forestry Administration under the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries and officials from the Mondulkiri provincial Department of Environment have collected 100 orchid samples and classified them into five different categories.
Post Staff
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/100-orchid-samples-collected-mondulkiri-november
Alliance of 45 CSOs lobbying for ratification of conventions to help women
A group of 45 civil society organisations (CSOs) demanded that the government ratify four international labour conventions as proof of its commitment to ending violence against women and girls.
Orm Bunthoeurn
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/alliance-45-csos-lobbying-ratification-conventions-help-women
EU trade safeguards on rice expire January 18
Cambodia is set to enjoy a considerable boost in milled-rice exports to the EU next year after safeguard measures imposed by the European Commission (EC) expire at the onset of January 18.
May Kunmakara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/eu-trade-safeguards-rice-expire-january-18
National Road 48 to help connect Asean countries
National Road 48, a section of the ASEAN Highway 123, will be upgraded to have some sections with four lanes connecting National Road 4 to Khemara Phoumint city in Koh Kong province.
Tin Sokhavuth
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50999928/national-road-48-to-help-connect-asean-countries/
