BRI projects will help Cambodia become an upper-middle income country: Cambodian expert
A Cambodian researcher said that the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) projects will be a contributor to the economic growth in Cambodia and in the region in the post-pandemic COVID-19 era and will help Cambodia achieve its ambitious goal of becoming an upper-middle income country ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501213631/bri-projects-will-help-cambodia-become-an-upper-middle-income-country-cambodian-expert/
CMAC deminers, dogs going to work in Israel
The Cambodian Mine Action Centre (CMAC) will send demining experts and dogs to Israel today, as part of an apparent bid to improve relations between the two countries. ...
Touch Sokha
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/cmac-deminers-dogs-going-work-israel
No concrete solutions for cement shortage
Despite being home to several cement factories, real estate industry experts say Cambodia’s cement manufacturing sector has yet to fulfill demands of the fast developing building boom. ...
Siv Meng
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/post-property/no-concrete-solutions-cement-shortage
CMAC removes China UXO found in Battambang
A Cambodian Mine Action Centre (CMAC) team of experts yesterday successfully removed two unexploded anti-tank mines discovered by rat hunters in Battambang province on Wednesday, police said. ...
Khouth Sophak Chakrya
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/cmac-removes-china-uxo-found-battambang
Growth sparks franchise boom
More foreign franchise companies will appear in Cambodian as the rising urban population and surging middle class want to enjoy international brands, an expert in the industry says. ...
Sok Chan
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/38064/growth-sparks-franchise-boom/
Chronic disease rise sparks health alert
Senior Ministry of Health officials and health experts have warned an increase in non-communicable diseases is posing a threat to public health and the nation’s development. ...
Pech Sotheary
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/5077326/chronic-disease-rise-sparks-health-alert/
Empowering women in Cambodia’s farming sector
Cambodian women play an important role in the agricultural sector, especially as the nation’s economic conditions continue to force many men to seek work overseas, according to experts. ...
Hean Socheata
http://www.voacambodia.com/content/empowering-women-in-cambodia-farming-sector/3232287.html
Anti-tank mine explodes in Banteay Meanchey
An anti-tank mine exploded after demining experts drove a machine over it in a cassava plantation in Banteay Meanchey’s Malai district yesterday, but no one was injured. ...
Pav Suy
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/50101666/anti-tank-mine-explodes-banteay-meanchey/
Road safety: Accidents ‘down over New Year’
The number of traffic accidents over Lunar New Year has decreased since last year due to more widespread knowledge of the upcoming traffic law, government officials and road safety experts say. ...
Mom Kunthear and Sarah Taguiam
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/road-safety-accidents-down-over-new-year
For victims of sexual violence, a lifelong struggle for mental health
Victims of sexual violence can often have difficulty reintegrating into society, but experts say the healing process from such assault can be a lifelong struggle. ...
Ten Soksreinith
http://www.voacambodia.com/content/for-victims-of-sexual-violence-a-lifelong-struggle-for-mental-health/2889672.html
USAID to consult public before next round of Prey Lang funding
The next round of USAID funding for protection of the Prey Lang forest will be preceded by a consultation process that environmentalists and experts studying the area are calling crucial. ...
Cristina Maza and Bun Sengkong
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/usaid-consult-public-next-round-prey-lang-funding
In Cambodia, calls for Panama papers probe
Civil society groups and anti-corruption experts have urged Cambodia’s government to open an investigation into why Justice Minister Ang Vong Vathana was named in the so-called Panama Papers. ...
Neou Vannarin
http://www.voanews.com/content/cambodia-panama-papers-probe-justice-minister-ang-vong-vathana/3280296.html
Hun Sen endorses ‘One China’
Prime Minister Hun Sen has reaffirmed the country’s commitment to supporting Beijing’s One China policy during a meeting with a Chinese official, a stance one expert called “obsequious”. ...
Yesenia Amaro
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/hun-sen-endorses-one-china
Malnutrition comes at steep price
Malnutrition remains a challenge that threatens the lives of thousands of children and leads to annual economic losses in the hundreds of millions of dollars, senior government officials and experts said yesterday. ...
Pech Sotheary
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/malnutrition-comes-steep-price
Stalled interbank market clogging up liquidity
At least $1 billion in surplus liquidity is sitting idle in Cambodia’s banking system and could be unlocked if the central bank implemented a more effective interbank lending mechanism, experts say. ...
Cam McGrath
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/12776/stalled-interbank-market-clogging-up-liquidity/
China plays major role in global peace, health, development says Cambodian officials
China has been playing a major role in promoting global peace, public health and common development, Cambodian official and experts said. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501008204/china-plays-major-role-in-global-peace-health-development-says-cambodian-officials/
Cambodia asks East Timor to import rice, sugar
Cambodia is seeking to export milled rice and sugar to East Timor, according to the Ministry of Commerce, with experts saying it will expand markets for the Kingdom’s agricultural products. ...
Chea Vannak
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/28511/cambodia-asks-east-timor-to-import-rice--sugar/
Failure to enforce jobs quota law shortchanges Cambodia’s disabled
If there is to be an end to the cycle of poverty that afflicts many Cambodians with disabilities, then most experts agree that stable employment will be one of the prerequisites. ...
David Hutt
http://sea-globe.com/lack-enforcement-cambodia-disabled-law/
Unicef: Not all maternal deaths in Cambodia are being recorded
Many maternal fatalities in Cambodia are not being officially recorded, experts have warned. According to Unicef Cambodia, government figures indicate that the country’s maternal death rate is falling, the Phnom Penh Post reports. ...
Paul Robertson
http://www.figo.org/news/unicef-not-all-maternal-deaths-cambodia-are-being-recorded-0012076
China helps Cambodia bring COVID under control
Cambodia’s cooperation with China has been vital for the Southeast Asian country in achieving its COVID-free status, officials and experts said. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501094400/china-helps-cambodia-bring-covid-under-control/