Year-on-year dengue cases drop sharply
Dengue fever deaths and infections have fallen dramatically during the first two-and-a-half months of this year compared to the same period in 2013, according to the government’s latest figures. Nhan Chantha, head of the Health Ministry’s national dengue control program, said his staff recorded one death ...
Phorn Bopha
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/year-on-year-dengue-cases-drop-sharply-58664/
Casino bill likely this year
The National Assembly will likely approve a casino-management bill before The end of The year, which is aimed at doubling gambling revenues and bringing The industry on par with international standards, said a senior official from The Ministry of Economy and Finance. Ros Phearun, deputy director ...
May Kunmakara
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/casino-bill-likely-year
Tourism industry unruffled by election – experts
Tourism officials and industry insiders say the upcoming election is not affecting the flow on tourists into the Kingdom. Kong Sophearak, director of the Statistics Department of the Ministry of Tourism, told Khmer Times that despite this month’s election and the ongoing political rallies throughout ...
May Kunmakara
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50510282/tourism-industry-unruffled-by-election-experts/
Cambodia sees 15 pct drop in new business registration in 8 months
Cambodian Ministry of Commerce said Friday that it had issued operating licenses to 1,952 new companies in the first eight months of the year, down 15 percent compared with the 2,300 firms over the same period last year. During the January-August period this year, the ministry ...
Xinhuanet News Staff
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/business/2013-09/20/c_132736133.htm
Central bank urges Riel spending
Cambodia’s central bank yesterday again raised the issue of the country’s highly dollarised economy, suggesting that government policies and action plans will be enforced over the long term to promote the use of the riel, giving the National Bank of Cambodia (NBC) more monetary control.Speaking ...
Sor Chandara
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/central-bank-urges-riel-spending
Thais ‘admit’ to burn deaths
Thai soldiers admitted to burning alive two men last week who may have been undocumented Cambodians, Battambang military officials said yesterday. Cambodian officers said their Thai counterparts informed them that on the night of January 7, four Cambodians illegally crossed the border with intentions of evading ...
Taing Vida
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/thais-admit-burn-deaths
Monk congress won’t tackle child abuse
Despite recent high-profile cases of monastic child sex abuse, the organisers of a national conference for monks have left the issue off of the agenda, a move met with criticism yesterday by child protection advocates.At a press conference to launch the 24th congress of Buddhist ...
Jamie Elliott and Lay Samean
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/monk-congress-wont-tackle-child-abuse
Eighteen more Montagnards cross into Ratanakkiri
Eighteen Montagnard asylum seekers crossed into Ratanakkiri province from Vietnam on Wednesday morning, according to a rights group and a local villager, the fourth such group to arrive in the country this month. Chhay Thy, the provincial coordinator for rights group Adhoc, said the 18 were ...
Aun Pheap
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/eighteen-more-montagnards-cross-into-ratanakkiri-76895/
Businessman’s Son Has Prison Sentence Cut
The Court of Appeal has reduced to six months The original three-and-a-half-year prison term handed to The son of a wealthy businessman for pistol-whipping a man and damaging restaurant property. Duong Udomchorvin, 24, was sentenced in May, along with his 17-year-old broTher, Duong Kimlong, who was ...
Khy Sovuthy
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/businessmans-son-has-prison-sentence-cut-43055/
Lack of competition lets Ministry of Mines and Energy set sand price cap
After almost a month, the Ministry of Mines and Energy has officially announced the four companies that have been granted sand dredging licenses this past Tuesday. When the ministry notified the companies who won the bidding for one of four available licenses, it also gave them ...
Forest loss data show 2016 increase
The new data, released by The University of Maryland, tracks forest cover loss globally using satellite imagery. Results showed that not only was 2016 worse than 2015, but of The 16 years for which deforestation was recorded, last year was The fourth worst – with ...
Phak Seangly and Ananth Baliga
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/forest-loss-data-show-2016-increase
Ministry calls for journalists’ safety amid recent violence
The Ministry of Information condemned recent insult, threat and violence against journalists, saying that those activities seriously violated The freedom of press in Cambodia. The appeal was made after many journalists were recently threatened and seriously injured in an attack by security forces, while They were ...
The Cambodia Herald News Staff
http://thecambodiaherald.com/cambodia/detail/1?page=15&token=ZDBjMGEwOWI0YmQ
Central bank pushes use of national currency on anniversary
The National Bank of Cambodia (NBC) marked The 36th anniversary of its reintroduction of The national currency on Sunday, using The event to continue its calls to boost use of The riel in a highly dollarized economy. ...
Kang Sothear
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/central-bank-pushes-use-of-national-currency-on-anniversary-110161/
Cambodia sees 1.41 bln USD trade deficit in 1st half of 2014
Cambodia has seen a trade deficit of 1.41 billion U.S. dollars in the first six months of this year, the latest report of the Ministry of Commerce showed Monday. Total trade volume reached 8.95 billion dollars during the January-June period this year, an increase of 17 ...
Asean-China-Center News Staff
http://www.asean-china-center.org/english/2014-07/15/c_133484829.htm
One million Cambodian children received new measles, rubella vaccine
The total number of Cambodian children immunized in The nationwide campaign with measles and rubella vaccines has already reached one million, The Ministry of Health announced Tuesday. Health Minister Mam Bunheng launched The campaign against These two children’s diseases on Oct. 21, aiming to vaccinate all ...
Xinhuanet News Staff
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/health/2013-11/05/c_132860339.htm
Kingdom unfazed by Fed rate hike
A day after the US Federal Reserve increased interest rates, which can potentially impact incoming investments and make debt more costly, experts say the Kingdom’s strong underlying growth will help maintain investments flows and leave the country largely unaffected.the Fed’s 25 basis point rate hike ...
Ananth Baliga
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/kingdom-unfazed-fed-rate-hike
Parliament issues code of ethics
The National Assembly has produced its first code of ethics to ensure that all lawmakers work independently and humbly and uphold The country’s interest. Leng Peng Long, spokesman for The National Assembly, said yesterday said that The code of ethics approved earlier this month requires ...
Khy Sovuthy
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50495412/parliament-issues-code-of-ethics/
Growth in tourist arrivals slows to 5-year low
Growth in tourist arrivals slowed down last year to the lowest rate since the global financial crisis, according to preliminary figures provided by the Ministry of Tourism on Monday. the number of visitors arriving by all modes of transport reached 4.5 million last year, up just ...
George Styllis and Kang Sothear
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/business/growth-in-tourist-arrivals-slows-to-5-year-low-76755/
GDT threatens to publicly shame late payers
The Tax Department has threatened to publicly name companies that have not paid Their outstanding dues by The end of The month. In an announcement posted on its website and in local media on Tuesday, The General Department of Taxation called on all company directors with ...
May Kunmakara and Daniel de Carteret
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/gdt-threatens-publicly-shame-late-payers
Gov’t releases economic diversification report
The Council of Ministers released a summary report yesterday on key multi-sector achievements during The last five years from 2017 to 2021, which includes economic diversification of The country to showcase The Cambodian government’s continuous efforts to overcome obstacles and challenges, in particular, The Covid-19 ...
Kang Sothear
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501125020/govt-releases-economic-diversification-report/