TVET boosts employability, 200,000 benefit: Hun Sen
Prime Minister Hun Sen announced in a statement on Saturday that 200,000 citizens have had their skills and employability boosted after receiving training through the technical vocational education and training policy since 2017.
Sen David
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50733709/tvet-boosts-employability-200000-benefit-hun-sen/
Criticism for Cambodia’s tax revenue
Cambodia’s tax revenue increased 16 per cent in the first half of this year compared to the corresponding period last year – a rise economists have attributed to improvements in the Kingdom’s economy.
Critics, however, say it amounts to little compared to the national gross domestic
More than 2,000 forestry crimes uncovered from January till April
The Ministry of Environment said today that a total of 2,333 cases of natural resource offences were cracked down by rangers in the first four months of this year and nearly 200 people have been sent to court.
Pech Sotheary
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50729939/more-than-2000-forestry-crimes-uncovered-from-january-till-april/
Electronic tax filing for medium and large payers
The General Department of Taxation (GDT) has officially now put into operation an electronic filing system for all medium and large taxpayers starting from early this month, according to a senior official of the department.
Sok Chan
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50730465/electronic-tax-filing-for-medium-and-large-payers/
GMAC: EC didn’t reject EBA delay
The Garment Manufacturers Association in Cambodia (GMAC) on Sunday denied a news report that the European Commission had rejected its request to postpone the withdrawal of the EBA scheme for 12 months.
May Kunmakara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/gmac-ec-didnt-reject-eba-delay
$76 mln ring road ‘breaks new ground’
Construction has started on a $76 million ring road for heavy transport linking Sihanoukville’s deep seaport and the National Road Number 4 in Preah Sihanouk connecting Prey Nob to Stung Hav.
Chea Vannak
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50715089/76-mln-ring-road-breaks-new-ground/
Kandal deputy police chief suspended over alleged land grab
The Ministry of Interior on Tuesday suspended Brigadier General Sreng Sokha, Kandal provincial deputy police chief, for running a real estate business and allegedly grabbing more than 40 hectares of land in Takhmao city.
Buth Reaksmey Kongkea
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50716112/kandal-deputy-police-chief-suspended-over-alleged-land-grab/
Three-month tax exemption for hotels, guesthouses
The government has given a three-month tax exemption to hotels, guesthouses, restaurants and travel agencies in Phnom Penh and several provinces as the industry feels the pinch over the coronavirus pandemic.
Pech Sotheary
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50715189/three-month-tax-exemption-for-hotels-guesthouses/
Emaxx, Excell deal long dead
The collapse of Digital Star Media’s acquisition of mobile operator Excell emerged yesterday, nearly a year after the firms announced the potential buy-out.
Digital Star Media, branded under the name Emaxx, announced in late July last year it was in talks to buy GT-TELL’s Excell. The
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/index.php/2012070557224/Business/emaxx-excell-deal-long-dead.html
Kampot dam tries to restore image
In the wake of mass flooding, the company behind Cambodia’s first major hydropower dam used a government visit last week to distance itself from recent controversies and quell fears about the project’s alleged downsides.In September, Kampot province experienced widespread flooding that left thousands temporarily homeless
Khouth Sophak Chakrya
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/kampot-dam-tries-restore-image
Cambodia’s bilateral trade drops with Vietnam, yet Thailand steady
The two-way trade of Cambodia with Vietnam experienced a decrease during the first quarter of the year caused by the global pandemic. However, the trade volume with Thailand remained steady.
Chhut Bunthoeun
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50719618/cambodias-bilateral-trade-drops-with-vietnam-yet-thailand-steady/
Kids’ supplement results mixed
The Cambodian government and UNICEF yesterday released results of a clinical trial on new locally produced food supplements to tackle the country’s persistently dismal malnutrition figures, with at least one of the two products proving effective.
Yesenia Amaro
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/kids-supplement-results-mixed
ADB approves $250 million Covid-19 loan
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Wednesday approved a $250 million loan to help the Cambodian government respond to the Covid-19 pandemic by strengthening the healthcare system and increasing social assistance to the poor and vulnerable.
Long Kimmarita
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/adb-approves-250-million-covid-19-loan
European Union agrees to investigate Cambodian sugar industry
The European Union has agreed to investigate forced displacement claims in relation to Cambodia’s troubled sugar industry. The move could see thousands of villagers compensated for illegally confiscated land and loss of earnings.
The Clean Sugar Campaign – which has been calling on the EU to
Kate Hodal
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/dec/10/european-union-cambodia-sugar-industry-human-rights
Former justice official busted for land crimes
A Phnom Penh Municipal Court investigating judge has issued temporary detention warrants for former Ministry of Justice under-secretary of state Seng Sovannara and three accomplices. They were arrested by National Police on Friday.
Khouth Sophak Chakrya
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/former-justice-official-busted-land-crimes
9,000 workers receive soft skills training
The Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training (MoLVT) had organised a soft skills training courses for 8,585 workers from different factories, four of which are located in Phnom Penh and three others in Kandal, Kampong Speu and Pursat provinces.
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50739551/9000-workers-receive-soft-skills-training/
Cambodia’s rubber export up 21 per cent in first 9 months
Cambodia exported 209,819 tons of dry rubber in the first nine months of 2020, up 21 percent compared to the same period last year, said a General Directorate of Rubber report.
Xinhua
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50778141/cambodias-rubber-export-up-21-per-cent-in-first-9-months/
NEC plans to offer online registration
The National Election Committee (NEC) has a tentative plan to register political parties and candidates online next year to bolster trust in Cambodian elections and the country’s information technology system.
Nov Sivutha
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/nec-plans-offer-online-registration
ADB approves $70 million loan to strengthen agricultural value chain and food safety in Cambodia
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $70 million loan to improve the capacity of agribusinesses in six provinces across Cambodia to process key agricultural products such as cassava, cashews, mangoes, vegetables, and poultry.
Public and private schools shuttered again from today
All public schools across the country has been instructed to end the 2019-2020 academic year on Nov. 30, according to a new directive of the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports issued Sunday night.
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50787476/public-and-private-schools-shuttered-again-from-today/
