$130 million investment project on Rabbit Island begins construction
$130 million investment project on 144 hectares of land in Koh Tonsay by Try Pheap Koh Tonsay Resort Co., Ltd. held a blessing ceremony to start building operation on the morning of September 27, 2021.
Hin Pisei
https://www.postkhmer.com/business/2021-09-28-1056-224317.html
Cambodia grants investment licences to three new projects worth $15 million
Three new projects with a total capital of $15.1 million have been approved by the Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC). This continues to give confidence to job seekers that though loss of employment because of the pandemic forcing many industries to cut workforce,
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50939994/cambodia-grants-investment-licences-to-three-new-projects-worth-15-million/
Japan aids Kingdom with grant aid and loans totalling $72 million
The Japanese government has decided to extend a loan and grant aid projects to the Kingdom totalling about $72 million to contribute to socio-economic development, including $1.8 million for the landmine action sector.
Public warned of online fraudsters’ romance scams
The Ministry of Interior’s information technology department has issued a warning concerning an online fraud called “Romantic Scam”, which it said has already claimed victims.
Long Kimmarita
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/public-warned-online-fraudsters-romance-scams
Agriculture Ministry to launch campaign to vaccinate more than 30,000 cattle in Cambodia
The Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister, Veng Sakhon said Cambodia is launching a vaccination campaign against skin tumors to prevent transmission from cattle in one community to another.
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50925555/agriculture-ministry-to-launch-campaign-to-vaccinate-more-than-30000-cattle-in-cambodia/
Indonesian navy seizes tanker wanted in Cambodia oil heist
Indonesia’s navy on August 25 said it has seized a tanker and its crew who were wanted on charges of stealing nearly 300,000 barrels of crude oil from Cambodia’s reserves.
AFP
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/indonesian-navy-seizes-tanker-wanted-cambodia-oil-heist
Logistics e-learning to gain leg-up
The Cambodia Logistics Association (CLA) and OneSala Co Ltd have teamed up to develop a modern, tailor-made e-learning platform in the fields of transport and logistics.
May Kunmakara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/logistics-e-learning-gain-leg
Rice exports fall 14 percent even as overall agriculture shipments rise
Cambodia exported 460,169 tonnes of milled rice, worth $393 million, from January to October this year, according to the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries. That represents a 14 percent drop in volume from the same period last year.
Michael Firn
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50963180/rice-exports-fall-14-percent-even-as-overall-agriculture-shipments-rise/
Australian foreign minister to visit Cambodia Nov 7
Australian Senator and Minister for Foreign Affairs Marise Payne will pay an official two-day visit to Cambodia on November 7-8, according to a press statement from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation.
Ry Sochan
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/australian-foreign-minister-visit-cambodia-nov-7
85 CSOs appeal for drop of all charges against activists
A group of 85 civil society organisations (CSOs)and associations have asked the government to release representatives of land communities and other forest, natural resource and environment activists who have all recently been detained.
Mom Kunthear
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/85-csos-appeal-drop-all-charges-against-activists
146 Japanese investment projects registered at CDC
The Council of the Development of Cambodia (CDC) approved 146 Japanese qualified investment projects (QIP) as of October with a total investment capital of $2.853 billion.
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50970276/146-japanese-investment-projects-registered-at-cdc/
PM pushes multilateralism to partners at Asia-Europe meet
Prime Minister Hun Sen has urged the leaders of Asian and European countries to further strengthen the Asia-Europe partnership to maintain a solid multilateralism that will lead to sustainable global growth and sharing.
Ry Sochan
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national-politics/pm-pushes-multilateralism-partners-asia-europe-meet
Blitz on land grabs: Authorities seize back 2,000 ha of flooded forest
In an effort to restore natural habitat, Land Management Minister Chea Sophara yesterday began a crackdown against encroachments in Tonle Sap lake’s flooded forest and seized back more than 2,000 hectares in Kampong Chhnang province.
Tith Kongnov
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50979345/blitz-on-land-grabs-authorities-seize-back-2000-ha-of-flooded-forest/
Customs trends, guidance at key meet
The private sector has drawn attention to a host of issues for customs and excise to optimise operations, control the entry of illegal or restricted goods into Cambodia, bring in more revenue to state coffers, and protect local producers.
Hom Phanet
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/customs-trends-guidance-key-meet
Cambodia acts to save largest lake
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen has ordered relevant authorities to launch a large-scale crackdown on illegal land grabs around the kingdom’s largest freshwater lake — Tonle Sap — and to seize back all the encroached land.
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50979678/cambodia-acts-to-save-largest-lake/
New road traffic law drafted
Minister of Interior Sar Kheng confirmed that a working group is drafting an entirely new road traffic law to replace the current one which he said requires so many changes to address problems associated with law enforcement.
Voun Dara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/new-road-traffic-law-drafted
Cambodia-UK trade recorded at more than $600 million in first ten months
Bilateral trade exchange between Cambodia and the United Kingdom reached some $645 million in the first ten months of this year, a decline of 13 percent compared to the same period in 2020.
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50998427/cambodia-uk-trade-recorded-at-more-than-600-million-in-first-ten-months/
Cassava exports up nearly 22.1%
The Kingdom exported 2,793,729.92 tonnes of cassava in 2021, up by nearly 22.1 per cent from a year earlier, as industry players note that domestic wholesale prices of the tubers remain elevated compared with average 2020 rates.
Hom Phanet
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/cassava-exports-nearly-221
Use app to report road damage: ministry
The Ministry of Public Works and Transport on January 21 reiterated a call to the public to report road damage via the ministry’s “Road Care” app, to ensure prompt repair.
Post Staff
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/use-app-report-road-damage-ministry
China providing Covid traditional medicines assist
The Ministry of Health and its counterpart from China have signed an agreement to add traditional Chinese medicine to the Covid-19 treatment toolkit, under the guidance of a team of practitioners.
