$10 million Kep coastal road to start in November
Kep Provincial Administration aims to start upgrading the coastal road linking the city hall of Kep to the Angkol area, south of Kep city. ...
Chea Vanyuth
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50950385/10-million-kep-coastal-road-to-start-in-november/
Agriculture sector must prepare now for climate change
Agricultural priorities for establishing food security in the face of a global climate crisis were the subject of regional workshop on Monday. ...
Tin Sokhavuth
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50967731/agriculture-sector-must-prepare-now-for-climate-change/
Gov’t income and expenditure under control despite C-19
The government revenues and expenditures were under control in the light of Covid-19 through a range of reforms on revenue collections. ...
Chea Vanyuth
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50976835/govt-income-and-expenditure-under-control-despite-c-19/
Disabled poor supported by cash payments in capital
The Social Affairs Department of Phnom Penh has provided cash assistance payments to poor people who are disabled, at a cost of more than $36,000. ...
Tith Kongnov
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50992831/disabled-poor-supported-by-cash-payments-in-capital/
Japan to provide waste collection trucks to Cambodia
The Government of Japan will provide ten waste collection trucks worth in total $245,215 to ten provinces of Cambodia, under the framework, the Grant Assistance for Grassroots Human Security Projects (“KUSANONE” Grant). ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50992976/japan-to-provide-waste-collection-trucks-to-cambodia/
$43 million set for commune elections in June, NEC says
The National Election Committee (NEC) has prepared a budget of $43 million for the commune council elections scheduled for June 5, a decrease of almost 10 per cent from the 2017 elections. ...
Nov Sivutha
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/43-million-set-commune-elections-june-nec-says
Government backs marine fish farming in Preah Sihanouk province
Chinese firm JIN YU TANG (CAMBODIA) FISHERY CO., LTD, has unveiled its feasibility progress of marine fish farming investment project in Preah Sihanouk province and sought support from the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries. ...
Chea Vanyuth
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501008716/government-backs-marine-fish-farming-in-preah-sihanouk-province/
Over 600 war veterans to get houses and land
About 628 houses and plots of land are being given to as many families of war veterans living in Phnom Kravanh district in Pursat province. ...
Tin Sokhavuth
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501038290/over-600-war-veterans-to-get-houses-and-land/
Agriculture sector significantly contributing to Cambodia’s development goal
Prime Minister Hun Sen has spoken highly of the agriculture sector, noting its key contribution to realising the country’s goal of becoming an upper middle-income economy by 2030 and a high-income nation by 2050. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501046589/agriculture-sector-significantly-contributing-to-cambodias-development-goal/
38 roads in Cambodia’s most popular tourist hub open to traffic
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen on Monday inaugurated 38 roads with a total length of 108 km in the cultural town of Siem Reap, gateway to the UNESCO-listed Angkor Archaeological Park. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501052824/38-roads-in-cambodias-most-popular-tourist-hub-open-to-traffic/
IFC helps promote competitiveness and sustainable growth in Cambodia’s garment sector
Despite the challenges of COVID-19, local apparel and textile suppliers have cut energy and water consumption through a range of sustainable solutions under an IFC programme which aims to increase resource efficiency and reduce operating costs. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/1054211/ifc-helps-promote-competitiveness-and-sustainable-growth-in-cambodias-garment-sector/
Poverty rate increases in Cambodia due to Covid-19
The poverty rate of the Cambodian population has increased from 13.5 percent in 2014 to 17.8 percent in 2019 and 2020, according to a senior official at the Ministry of Planning. ...
Sok Sithika
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501060205/poverty-rate-increases-in-cambodia-due-to-covid-19/
Students at Battambang orphanage granted scholarships
Students from the St. Anne Orphanage were granted scholarships to attend Don Bosco Vithayalai in Battambang, Cambodia, thanks to donor funding from Salesian Missions, the U.S. development arm of the Salesians of Don Bosco. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501081748/students-at-battambang-orphanage-granted-scholarships/
Cambodia’s attractiveness in investment governance
The significance of investment governance for inclusive, sustainable development is often overlooked, including by stakeholders who work on natural resource governance and social and environmental issues. And yet, investment governance plays a major part in shaping the outcomes of their efforts. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501069662/cambodias-attractiveness-in-investment-governance/
Ministry mulls museum to celebrate rubber legacy
The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries plans to establish a museum in Tbong Khmum province to promote the history of rubber cultivation and the industry in Cambodia. ...
Khouth Sophak Chakrya and Yuth Vireak
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/ministry-mulls-museum-celebrate-rubber-legacy
PM Hun Sen encourages cooperation expansion between Cambodian and Indonesian armies
Prime Minister Hun Sen received here at the Peace Palace this afternoon visiting Gen. DudungAbdurachman, Chief of Staff of the Indonesian Army. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501341428/pm-hun-sen-encourages-cooperation-expansion-between-cambodian-and-indonesian-armies/
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://www.phnompenhpost.com/national-post-depth/siem-reap-project-elevates-healthcare
ADB and EDC Sign Mandate to Further Cambodia’s Renewable Energy Goals
ADB to support development of 2GW of solar power and study opportunities for increased solar power battery capacity. ...
Sangeetha Amarthalingam
https://kiripost.com/stories/adb-and-edc-sign-mandate-to-further-cambodias-renewable-energy-goals
Digital incubation brings opportunities to women-owned micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) in Cambodia
Micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) constitute the backbone of Cambodia’s economy and account for 99.8 percent of its businesses. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501253352/digital-incubation-brings-opportunities-to-women-owned-micro-small-and-medium-sized-enterprises-msmes-in-cambodia/
Kingdom dedicated to fighting climate issues
A senior Ministry of Environment official has explained that although Cambodia is a low emitter of greenhouse gases, it is committed to contributing to climate change action. ...
Kim Sarom
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/kingdom-dedicated-to-fighting-climate-issues