Unemployment rate in Cambodia at 0.3 percent
Some 99.7 percent of the total 10 million workforces in Cambodia have jobs, according to a message of Prime Minister Hun Sen on the 134th International Labour Day. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50719240/unemployment-rate-in-cambodia-at-0-3-percent/
New capital international airport to employ 20,000
Prime Minister Hun Sen confirmed yesterday that the current Phnom Penh International Airport will be used only for the head of state, heads of local governments and Cambodian senior leaders, as a military airbase, for domestic flights, private jets and for diplomatic officials and foreign ...
Sok Chan
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50736826/new-capital-international-airport-to-employ-20000/
Overall development assistance transparency improving
The triannual “Publish What You Fund” international aid transparency index was released on Wednesday, ranking several prominent Cambodian development donors and stating that overall transparency is improving. ...
Harrison White
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50738183/overall-development-assistance-transparency-improving/
Stark contrast of opinions on Cambodia’s Human Rights Day
Human Rights Day in Cambodia was marked in contrasting fashions yesterday, as the government said the rights situation in the Kingdom is improving and “far better” compared to some other countries in the region, while some non-governmental organizations (NGOs) expressed concern over repression of human ...
Ben Sokhean
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50791952/stark-contrast-of-opinions-on-cambodias-human-rights-day/
$350M Koh Kong airport on track
Pre-commissioning work on the $350 million Dara Sakor International Airport in Koh Kong province remains on schedule, with flight operations planned to start in mid-2021, State Secretariat of Civil Aviation (SSCA) spokesman Sin Chansereyvutha told The Post on March 15. ...
May Kunmakara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/350m-koh-kong-airport-track
Dara Sakor International Airport ‘to open mid-2021’
A senior official at the State Secretariat of Civil Aviation (SSCA) said the construction of Dara Sakor International Airport in Koh Kong province is on schedule and plans are for flight operations to begin in mid-2021. ...
Sok Chan
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50820010/dara-sakor-international-airport-to-open-mid-2021/
Announcement on the participation in the 4th China International Import Exposition
On 28 April 2021, the Ministry of Commerce issued an announcement on the participation in the 4th China International Import Exposition which will be held from 5-10 November 2021 in Shanghai, People’s Republic of China aims to expand more markets for Cambodian products and promote ...
Ministry of Commerce
Four regional airports on shelf courtesy of pandemic
Plans to build new international airports have been put on hold as the Coronavirus pandemic continues to keep tourists and business travelers from visiting the Kingdom. ...
Michael Firn
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50898872/four-regional-airports-on-shelf-courtesy-of-pandemic/
Senator the Hon Marise PAYNE, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Minister for Women of Australia, will pay an official visit to the Kingdom of Cambodia on 07-08 November 2021
On 04 November 2021, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation issued a press release on Senator the Hon Marise PAYNE, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Minister for Women of Australia, will pay an official visit to the Kingdom of Cambodia on 07-08 November ...
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation
Koh Kong airport’s first test flight early 2022
The first trial flight is set to land in Koh Kong province’s Dara Sakor International Airport in late January or early in February, according to the company in charge of construction. ...
May Kunmakara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/koh-kong-airports-first-test-flight-early-2022
Siem Reap welcomes its first international flight for the first time in 20 months
Cambodia’s Siem Reap International Airport has finally welcomed its first International passenger flight for the first time in 20 months. The inaugural flight flew in from Singapore, and landed in Siem Reap airport at 9:45 am on Friday. Siem Reap is one of the three ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50992298/cambodia-welcomes-its-first-international-flight-for-the-first-time-in-20-months/
Cambodia marks forest day with tree planting
The Kingdom yesterday celebrated the International Day of Forests with tree planting by students, teachers, local authority representatives, government officials and the UN Food and Agriculture Organization. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501045909/cambodia-marks-forest-day-with-tree-planting/
PM: International tourism down by 85% in 2021
PM Hun Sen today said that international tourism declined by around 85% in Cambodia last year, compared to 2020 ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501057302/pm-international-tourism-down-by-85-in-2021/
Darasakor International Airport launches test flight
Darasakor International Airport has started a test flight (Flight validation) from April 19 to April 26, 2022. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501061621/darasakor-international-airport-launches-test-flight/
Kingdom joins int’l transport forum
Cambodia has joined the International Transport Forum (ITF) as the organisation’s 64th member country. Ministers of transport from the 63 current member states agreed to admit the Kingdom to the ITF on May 19 at their Summit in Leipzig, Germany. ...
Ry Sochan
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/kingdom-joins-intl-transport-forum
Siem Reap int’l airport set for opening in fourth quarter
By the end of this year, Cambodia is all set to add more airport capacity to its existing facilities with the opening of the new Siem Reap Angkor International Airport. ...
Prakash Jha
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501217284/siem-reap-intl-airport-set-for-opening-in-fourth-quarter/
Battambang attracts over 2.31 million tourists in five years
The Battambang province attracted approximately 2,315,126 local tourists and 256,561 international tourists during the last five years, a press release of the Ministry of Information (MoI) said. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501342421/battambang-attracts-over-2-31-million-tourists-in-five-years/
Thais and Vietnamese continue to top tourist numbers from Jan-Jul
ome 3.03 million foreign tourists arrived in Cambodia in the first seven months of 2023, an increase of 308.5 per cent compared to 743,459 visitors in the same period last year. ...
Hin Pisei
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/thais-and-vietnamese-continue-top-tourist-numbers-jan-jul
Pregnant women in K Thom benefit from micronutrients
Over 1,500 pregnant women at health centres in Kampong Thom province are showing positive results from a project led by Helen Keller International Cambodia. The project, supported by the Ministry of Health in collaboration with the Vitamin Angel Foundation, replaces iron supplements with multiple micronutrient ...
Long Kimmarita
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/pregnant-women-k-thom-benefit-micronutrients
Government signs an agreement to close the old Siem Reap International Airport
The Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications on July 28, held a signing ceremony for the compensation agreement to close the current Siem Reap International Airport before the opening of the new International airport with Société Concessionnaire de l’Aéroport (SCA) and Angkor International Airport Investment (Cambodia) ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501333303/government-signs-an-agreement-to-close-the-old-siem-reap-international-airport/