Labour ministry to mediate in dispute over casino layoffs
Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training spokesman Heng Sour said the ministry would continue to mediate disputes between local integrated resort operator NagaWorld Ltd and its laid-off employees to find a solution, though the two parties can choose to settle it through the courts if href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/labour-ministry-to-mediate-in-dispute-over-casino-layoffs/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
Long Kimmarita
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/labour-ministry-mediate-dispute-over-casino-layoffs
Oz stands with Kingdom in Covid fight: diplomat
A senior Australian diplomat commended the Cambodian government’s response to the Covid-19 crisis and the actions it took to protect its people and the economy. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/oz-stands-with-kingdom-in-covid-fight-diplomat/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
Mom Kunthear
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/oz-stands-kingdom-covid-fight-diplomat
Indonesians invited to get slice of local agri markets
With agricultural production on a steady growth trajectory, even in the face of Covid-19, Phnom Penh welcomes Indonesian businessmen to invest in the Cambodian agricultural market, in hopes of bolstering capacity in response to an ongoing surge in domestic and international demand. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/indonesians-invited-to-get-slice-of-local-agri-markets/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
Hin Pisei
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/indonesians-invited-get-slice-local-agri-markets
Settle vehicle import taxes owed by Dec 31: customs
The General Department of Customs and Excise of Cambodia (GDCE) on December 1 reiterated a call on owners of left-hand drive vehicles who have yet to pay any applicable import taxes or related fees due to do so before December 31, in order to benefit href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/settle-vehicle-import-taxes-owed-by-dec-31-customs/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
Nov Sivutha
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/settle-vehicle-import-taxes-owed-dec-31-customs
WTO help sought in LDC exit
Cambodia has asked the World Trade Organisation (WTO) to support a comprehensive study of its exit strategy from the group of the least developed countries (LDC), the Ministry of Commerce reported on December 6. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/wto-help-sought-in-ldc-exit/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
Hom Phanet |
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/wto-help-sought-ldc-exit
China to help set up jab factory
China pledged to provide more vaccine assistance to Cambodia and to establish a production facility in the Kingdom as the Covid-19 situation remains uncertain with the emergence of new variants and no clear end in sight. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/china-to-help-set-up-jab-factory/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
Voun Dara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/china-help-set-jab-factory
Tax breaks to be extended beyond reopening
The government has decided to extend tax exemptions to sectors ravaged by the Covid-19 outbreak, to allow businesses breathing space for recovery and boost economic growth amid a lingering uncertainty over the convergence of crises brought on by the pandemic. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/tax-breaks-to-be-extended-beyond-reopening/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
May Kunmakara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/tax-breaks-be-extended-beyond-reopening
Finance ministry launches ‘Startup Cambodia’ platform
The Ministry of Economy and Finance on December 8 rolled out “Startup Cambodia”, an online platform managed by the Techo Startup Center (TSC) and Khmer Enterprise (KE) that sets out to create a supportive business environment for start-ups and develop the entrepreneurial ecosystem in the href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/finance-ministry-launches-startup-cambodia-platform/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
Hom Phanet
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/finance-ministry-launches-startup-cambodia-platform
Minister: Half of villages lack clean water access
About 50 per cent of villages across Cambodia still lack access to clean water due to factors like climate change, population growth and urban development, which have led to a steady increase in water demands, according to Minister of Industry, Science, Technology and Innovation Cham href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/minister-half-of-villages-lack-clean-water-access/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
Khouth Sophak Chakrya
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/minister-half-villages-lack-clean-water-access
Engineering profession ethics rules for conduct enters final draft stage
A draft sub-decree establishing an Engineer’s Code of Conduct has entered the final review stage. The code is aimed at enhancing the honour, dignity and responsibility of professional engineers in order to ensure public safety and protect the public interest. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/engineering-profession-ethics-rules-for-conduct-enters-final-draft-stage/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
Lay Samean
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/engineering-profession-ethics-rules-conduct-enters-final-draft-stage
Voter list posting draws 15 complaints, NEC says
As of January 9, a total of 15 complaints had been filed by citizens to their commune councils nationwide regarding their election registration either being incorrect or improperly deleted, according to the National Election Committee (NEC). href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/voter-list-posting-draws-15-complaints-nec-says/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
Nov Sivutha
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/voter-list-posting-draws-15-complaints-nec-says
PM defends results of Myanmar trip
Prime Minister Hun Sen on January 8 indicated that anyone who “opposes the ceasefire” in Myanmar, which the military has purportedly extended until end-2022, merely wants to “see deaths and injuries as a result of war”. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/pm-defends-results-of-myanmar-trip/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
Ry Sochan
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national-politics/pm-defends-results-myanmar-trip
E-commerce VAT from April 1: GDT
The government will start implementing the e-commerce value-added tax (VAT) from April 1, as the General Department of Taxation (GDT) updates a variety of technology systems for taxpayers. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/e-commerce-vat-from-april-1-gdt/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
May Kunmakara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/e-commerce-vat-april-1-gdt
2021 Korea trade tops $965M
Bilateral trade between Cambodia and South Korea reached $965.132 million last year, a 9.015 per cent surge from $885.322 million in 2020, according to data from the Korea International Trade Association (Kita). href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/2021-korea-trade-tops-965m/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
Hin Pisei
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/2021-korea-trade-tops-965m
$1.9B in new projects get CDC nod
The Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC) on January 17 announced that it had approved final registration certificates for 10 investment projects across various sectors worth a staggering total of nearly $1.90 billion and expected to create 7,014 jobs. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/1-9b-in-new-projects-get-cdc-nod/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
Hin Pisei
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/19b-new-projects-get-cdc-nod
Kingdom-Japan trade groups to step up cooperation
he Cambodia Chamber of Commerce (CCC) and Japan External Trade Organisation (Jetro) in Cambodia have agreed in-principle to examine the possibility of signing a memorandum of understanding (MoU) in the near future, to strengthen and deepen cooperation on investment and trade between the two nations. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/kingdom-japan-trade-groups-to-step-up-cooperation/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
Nov Sivutha
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/kingdom-japan-trade-groups-step-cooperation
Cambodia’s export to China increases as FTA takes effect
Cambodia exports to China increased by 39 percent to $1,510 million last year, a positive move to the Kingdom’s trade as Cambodia and China put into effect their newly-endorsed bilateral free trade agreement. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodias-export-to-china-increases-as-fta-takes-effect/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
Chea Vanyuth
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501015767/cambodias-export-to-china-increases-as-fta-takes-effect/
More psych patients now eligible for care
The criteria for Cambodians eligible to receive treatment and care at the mental rehabilitation centre in Kandal province has been expanded, with a senior official urging municipal and provincial authorities to send eligible residents to the facility. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/more-psych-patients-now-eligible-for-care/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
Mom Kunthear
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/more-psych-patients-now-eligible-care
K Cham on track to provide 100% electricity in province
A Kampong Cham Provincial Administration committee to provide electricity for all villages across the province by 2025 has announced there are only two more villages in rural areas that don’t have electricity because there is no investor interested to work on them. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/k-cham-on-track-to-provide-100-electricity-in-province/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
Chhun Sunly
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501017411/k-cham-on-track-to-provide-100-electricity-in-province/