Cambodia’s manufacturing output reaches $15 billion in 2022
Cambodia’s manufacturing output hit $15.8 billion in 2022, a remarkable increase of 83 percent year on year, the Ministry of Industry, Science, Technology and Innovation (MISTI)’s report showed on Tuesday.
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501247369/cambodias-manufacturing-output-reaches-15-billion-in-2022/
Cambodia Airways launches Phnom Penh-Beijing direct flight
Cambodia Airways has launched its first direct flight between Phnom Penh and Beijing, aiming to meet rising travel demand between the two destinations, the airline operator said in a press release on Tuesday.
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501264238/cambodia-airways-launches-phnom-penh-beijing-direct-flight/
PM: Seize the opportunity of Cambodia’s favourable demographic context
Cambodia is experiencing a favourable demographic context and should seize the opportunity to lay deeper foundations for growth, including more investment to promote girls’ and women’s potential.
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501323470/pm-seize-the-opportunity-of-cambodias-favourable-demographic-context/
Cambodian-Chinese Cultural Industry inks pact to promote Khmer Culture
The Ministry of Culture and Fine Arts has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Cambodia-China Cultural and Tourism Industry Promotion Association to promote Cambodian arts and culture.
Cambodia’s poverty rate falls to 16.6 pct: UNDP
The poverty rate in Cambodia had declined to 16.6 percent in 2022 from 36.7 percent in 2014, according to a United Nations Development Program (UNDP) report on Thursday.
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501324117/cambodias-poverty-rate-falls-to-16-6-pct-undp/
Over 70,000 security forces on standby for election
More than 70,000 security and law enforcement officers will be on standby for the National Election on July 23 to enforce the law and order, and ensure a smooth polling day.
Hang Punreay
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501323752/over-70000-security-forces-on-standby-for-election/
Cambodia advises travelers, fishermen not to venture out to sea due to bad weather
Cambodia has advised travelers and fishermen not to venture out to sea from 17th to 20th July as the kingdom is suffering from the impact of a typhoon.
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501324755/cambodia-advises-travelers-fishermen-not-to-venture-out-to-sea-due-to-bad-weather/
$1.1B spent on the vulnerable from 2020-23
During a period spanning more than three years, from June 25, 2020, to July 24, 2023, the government has devoted over $1.1 billion to support vulnerable households.
Chea Sokny
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/11b-spent-vulnerable-2020-23
GDT announces collection of tax on means of transportation and all types of vehicles for 2023
The General Department of Taxation on May 30, issued a notification to collect tax on all means of transportation and vehicles for 2023 from June 1 to November 30, 2023.
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501299770/gdt-announces-collection-of-tax-on-means-of-transportation-and-all-types-of-vehicles-for-2023/
CSX welcome surge in issuance of new green bonds
The Cambodia Securities Exchange (CSX) is experiencing a surge in interest for green bond listings, with firms from the education sector and telecoms giant CamGSM at the forefront.
May Kunmakara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/csx-welcome-surge-issuance-new-green-bonds
China Unicom to build Cambodia’s first state-owned submarine optical fiber cable project
China Unicom Group, one of the country’s largest telecommunications operators, will build Cambodia’s first state-owned submarine optical fiber cable with a large capacity for international communications.
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501378890/china-unicom-to-build-cambodias-first-state-owned-submarine-optical-fiber-cable-project/
Siem Reap project elevates healthcare
In Siem Reap town and province, where history and modernity converge, the Project for Improvement of Referral Hospitals – an initiative funded by the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) – is ushering in a new era of “healthcare excellence”.
Hong Raksmey
https://phnompenhpost.com/national-post-depth/siem-reap-project-elevates-healthcare
Senior Minister Ly Thuch meets with adelegation of the Center For Humanitarian Demining and Demining of the Republic Of Armenia
The senior official of the Cambodian Mine Action Authority said that mine clearance has been the government’s top priority to ensure that people have lived a safe life after the war.
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501382154/senior-minister-ly-thuch-meets-with-adelegation-of-the-center-for-humanitarian-demining-and-demining-of-the-republic-of-armenia/
Cambodia’s popular Water Festival attracts 4.9 mln visitors to capital
Cambodia’s three-day Water Festival attracted some 4.9 million locals and tourists to the capital Phnom Penh, according to a Cambodian National Police’s report on Wednesday.
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501399581/cambodias-popular-water-festival-attracts-4-9-mln-visitors-to-capital/
‘Number of tourists to Siem Reap on the rise’
Some 304,000 local and foreign visitors made their way to Siem Reap for the Water Festival, representing a 10% increase from 2019.
Hang Punreay
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501399382/number-of-tourists-to-siem-reap-on-the-rise/
Cambodia’s Clean Energy drive attracts $65.5 million investment for 60 MW solar power plant
Investment projects in clean and renewable energy play a crucial role in the Cambodian government’s efforts to reduce emissions from fossil fuels.
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501404391/cambodias-clean-energy-drive-attracts-65-5-million-investment-for-60-mw-solar-power-plant/
Kingdom exports first shipment of milled rice to UAE
Kingdom has exported milled rice to the United Arab Emirates (UAE), the first batch of 60,000 tonnes, grabbing a new market for Cambodia’s rice.
Chea Vanyuth
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501422987/kingdom-exports-first-shipment-of-milled-rice-to-uae/
Rural Development Minister and German Ambassador discuss cooperation
The Minister of Rural Development has received the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Federal Republic of Germany to Cambodia for a cooperation discussion.
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501394371/rural-development-minister-and-german-ambassador-discuss-cooperation/
Cambodian expert says Xi’s proposal for another ‘golden 30 years’ crucial to Asia-Pacific
Chinese President Xi Jinping’s proposal to work together for another “golden 30 years” of the Asia-Pacific is crucial in the current global context, a Cambodian expert has said.
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501395473/cambodian-expert-says-xis-proposal-for-another-golden-30-years-crucial-to-asia-pacific/
Ministry says over 1.3 million Cambodians are working abroad
According to a spokesman for the Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training (MLVT), last year the Ministry provided employment opportunities to work abroad to 1,356,616 people, including 552,851 women.
Som Sotheary
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501417625/ministry-says-over-1-3-million-cambodians-are-working-abroad/
