Authorities to compensate families over airport expansion
The State Secretariat of Civil Aviation yesterday said it will continue to address the issue of compensation for the remaining seven families whose land is impacted by the expansion of Preah Sihanouk International Airport. It has already resolved the issue with 250 other affected families. The ...
Pech Sotheary
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50655171/authorities-to-compensate-families-over-airport-expansion/
Cambodia’s workforce needs help
The Asian Development Bank’s (ADB) recent US$60 million loan to Cambodia is set to boost the skills and competitiveness of its growing labour force as the country’s economy undergoes a key transition. Driven by garment exports and tourism, Cambodia’s economy grew by an average of ...
Jason Thomas
https://theaseanpost.com/article/cambodias-workforce-needs-help
What will the next China-Cambodia military exercise look like?
This week, media outlets began reporting that China and Cambodia would be holding the next iteration of a military exercise in March as both countries commemorate the 60th anniversary of their ties this year and the Cambodian government heads to elections in the summer. The ...
Prashanth Parameswaran
https://thediplomat.com/2018/01/what-will-the-next-china-cambodia-military-exercise-look-like/
Cambodia Record Significant Progress in Child Mortality
The mortality rate for children under the age of 5 in Cambodia has fallen by 64 percent since 1990, with the most marked decrease noted over the past decade, according to a Unicef report released yesterday. The report, Committed to Survival: A promise Renewed, lists Cambodia ...
Mondulkiri villagers decry torching of homes by police
More than 60 families in Mondulkiri province’s Roveak village in Rayum commune are worried about their safety and that of their housing after authorities deployed forces to surround their village on Sunday following eviction orders from the government. Bun Sokchea, 49, said that on Saturday, Koh ...
Largest MFI Prasac gets loan boost for coffers
Cambodia’s largest microfinance institution, (MFI) Prasac, has received a $60.5 million loan to strengthen its capacity in offering broader financial services in the country. On Friday, Prasac signed the agreement for the syndicate loan – provided by more than one lender – with the Netherlands Development ...
Workplace deaths up
Workplace deaths shot up more than 60 per cent last year when compared with 2012, while injuries and payouts to those injured also saw dramatic increases, according to data released yesterday by the National Social Security Fund (NSSF). Speaking during a conference at the Ministry of ...
Sen David and Sean Teehan
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/workplace-deaths
Villagers block machines in long-running land dispute
About 60 villagers in Kompong Chhnang province’s Kompong Tralach district blocked two heavy tractors sent to clear a boundary Monday on disputed land they maintain was illegally grabbed by a company owned by the wife of Mines Minister Suy Sem. KDC International, which is owned by ...
Kuch Naren
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/villagers-block-machines-in-long-running-land-dispute-60330/
Thousands strike over pay at Kompong Cham garment factory
More than 5,000 workers from a footwear factory in Kompong Cham province went on strike Monday, calling on factory management to increase their benefits. The lively crowd rallied outside the Taiwanese-owned Juhui Footwear factory in Choeung Prey district, dancing to music pumped out of loudspeakers as ...
Ben Sokhean
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/thousands-strike-over-pay-at-kompong-cham-garment-factory-67397/
Singapore owned YUEN development launches sale of luxe condo in Cambodia's city of the future
Booking outperform expectation at 60 percent with Singaporeans and overseas investors forming bulk of buyers. YUEN Development Co., Ltd, a Singaporean-owned property developer, officially launched the sale of its phase one luxury condominium–La Vie Residences. Located in Chroy Changvar– Cambodia’s city of the future and adjunct ...
The Online Citizen News Staff
http://bit.ly/1alOrNy
ADB-supported solar project on the horizon
A 60-megawatt solar station, supported by a $7.64 million loan from Asia Development Bank (ADB) is scheduled to be built later this year in Kampong Chhnang province, north of Phnom Penh. ...
Chea Vannak
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50714008/adb-supported-solar-project-on-the-horizon/
WB sees Cambodia’s GDP shrinking one percent ahead of six percent rebound in 2021
The World Bank had forecasted that Cambodia’s economy would shrink 1.0 percent this year before rebounding 6.0 percent next year which was released in Washington yesterday. ...
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
Preah Sihanouk province remains the most visited destination
The coastal province of Preah Sihanouk remains the most attractive tourism destination by receiving 60,741 or more than 19 percent of the total 314,081 visitors during the last weekend of April, according to a report of the Ministry of Tourism. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501068063/preah-sihanouk-province-remains-the-most-visited-destination/
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/
CDC approvals rise by 247pc, January to July
The Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC) approved 75 investment projects worth US$5.5 billion between January and July, according to council statistics. This growth represents a 247 per cent, year-on-year increase in the value of approved investment projects, 60 of which were in the industrial ...
Four solar projects approved
The Council of Ministers on Friday approved four solar projects that will produce a combined 140 megawatts. The body convened last week to review a raft of new laws and investment proposals, which included the four solar projects. In a statement issued after the meeting, the ...
Chhut Bunthoeun
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50623720/four-solar-projects-approved/
Quality control gives Kampot pepper more punch
Producers of Kampot pepper have positioned the spice as a high-end product and are working to add value to the internationally recognised brand by ensuring that only the highest quality peppercorns make it to market.Ngoun Lay, president of the Kampot Pepper Promotion Association (KPPA), said ...
Cheng Sokhorng
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/quality-control-gives-kampot-pepper-more-punch
Girls outdo boys – again
The results of this year’s much-improved grade 12 national exams have left some with less to celebrate than others, as government data showed a continued large disparity between male and female performances as well as across provinces.According to detailed results released on the Ministry of ...
Taing Vida
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/girls-outdo-boys-again
International Criminal Court discusses role of civil society in investigations
The International Criminal Court in the Hague has issued a statement acknowledging the work of civil society organizations in helping maintain international standards of justice. In 2014 and the first quarter of 2015, some 60,000 people were affected by land grabs, according to a report ...
Hul Reaksmey
http://www.voacambodia.com/content/international-criminal-court-discusses-role-of-civil-society-in-investigations/3066868.html