Gov’t, Garment Sector Silent Over Letter Urging SEZ Probe
A senior official at the Commerce Ministry and the secretary-general of the Garment Manufacturers Association in Cambodia (GMAC) were both silent yesterday regarding a letter sent to the ministry by garment buyers on Friday, urging the government to intensify its investigation of last month’s triple ...
Military Figure Re-Emerges as Witness in Slain Journalist's Case
The court investigating The murder of a journalist has questioned a notorious former Royal Cambodian Armed Forces (RCAF) colonel, who was last heard of serving a 10-year prison sentence for attempted murder, a court official said yesterday. The Ratanakkiri Provincial Court has this week questioned a ...
Japanese delegation seeks business options
Some 140 Japanese investors arrived in Cambodia yesterday to meet with local government leaders and other stakeholders in an effort to boost economic cooperation between the two countries. According to the Japanese Embassy in Cambodia, the delegation arrived in the country yesterday afternoon, following a visit ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/2013020861255/Business/japanese-delegation-seeks-business-options.html
Sonando broadcast targeted PM
A day before Prime Minister Hun Sen publicly called for the arrest of Mam Sonando, the Beehive Radio station director hosted a fiery broadcast from the Hague, where lawyers were trying to launch a case against the premier in the International Criminal Court. Just under three ...
Fake monks arrested in Siem Reap
Police in Siem Reap province yesterday arrested 20 boys and young men pretending to be Buddhist monks in order to beg for money.Huot Sothy, deputy provincial police chief overseeing criminal offences, said officers had followed the group for a while before getting permission to crack ...
Niem Chheng
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/fake-monks-arrested-siem-reap
Cambodia plans the inaugural issuance of $300 million sovereign bonds of $300 million next year
The Royal Government of Cambodia plans to issue The first $300 million worth sovereign bond to raise fund to finance public investment projects, aiming at boosting The country’s economic growth and productivity. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50958999/cambodia-plans-the-inaugural-issuance-of-300-million-sovereign-bonds-of-300-million-next-year/
The first meeting of Cambodia-Russia joint working group on cooperation in the use of atomic energy for peaceful purpose
Phnom Penh, on 17th August 2016, The first meeting of Cambodia-Russia joint working group on cooperation in The use of atomic energy for peaceful purpose was organized in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, presided over by H.E. Say SAMAL, Minister of Environment and Chair of National Council for ...
National Council for Sustainable Development (NCSD)
Announcement of the Forestry Administration on the dismissal of false information accuse that Ministry of Agriculture colludes with TMS company in the auction of forestry crime exhibit
On 03 March 2020, Forestry Administration has released an announcement on the dismissal of false information and to response to the accuse that the Ministry of Agriculture has colluded with TSM company in the auction of forestry crime exhibit. According to the announcement, the auction ...
Forestry Administration
Press release on the memorandum of understanding (MoU) on "Cooperation in Different Area of Financial Sector Development" between the National Bank of Cambodia and the National Bank of Rwanda
On 17 April 2023, the National Bank of Cambodia issued a press release on the memorandum of understanding (MoU) on “Cooperation in Different Area of Financial Sector Development” between the National Bank of Cambodia and the National Bank of Rwanda.the main purpose of this MoU ...
National Bank of Cambodia
Press release on the memorandum of understanding (MoU) on "Cross border payment and remittance cooperation" between the National Bank of Cambodia and NPCI International Payments Limited
On 17 April 2023, the National Bank of Cambodia issued a press release on the memorandum of understanding (MoU) on “Cross border payment and remittance cooperation” between the National Bank of Cambodia and NPCI International Payments Limited.H.E. Dr. Chea Serey, Deputy Governor of the National ...
National Bank of Cambodia
Cambodia Takes Aim at the Dominant Dollar
PHNOM PENH—In its home country, the Cambodian riel has long played second fiddle to the U.S. dollar—but a new stock exchange and government de-dollarization policies could bolster it in coming years, policy makers and experts say. Dollars change hands with greater frequency than riel in the ...
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303772904577336784184598356.html
Announcement to the Cambodia Rice Federation about the permission to re-export white rice
On May 13 2020, the Ministry of Economy and Finance has issued a notification to the Cambodian Rice Federation, in which the Royal Government is authorized to grant the re-export of white rice upon overseas buying contract and the notification comes into effect from 20 ...
Ministry of Economy and Finance
Cambodia, Indonesia sign MOU to boost tourism, connect direct flights between the two countries
During the ASEAN Tourism Forum 2022 in Sihanoukville, Thong Khon, Minister of Tourism of Cambodia and Sandiaga Salahudin Uno, Minister of Tourism and Innovation of Indonesia inked a memorandum of understanding on tourism cooperation, especially to promote direct flight connections between the two countries. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501009619/cambodia-indonesia-sign-mou-to-boost-tourism-connect-direct-flights-between-the-two-countries/
MAFF sets four agricultural policies to improve the farming sector
The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF) has set out four agricultural policies to boost The economy of farmers and improve The agricultural sector in Cambodia. ...
Hang Punreay
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501326409/maff-sets-four-agricultural-policies-to-improve-the-farming-sector/
Ministry of Water Resources and Meteorology asks provincial and provincial governors to prevent land grabbing on the banks of the river lake canal and water reservoir
On 8 May 2020, the Ministry of Water Resources and Meteorology has issued a proposal to the governors of all Provincial Governors requesting for joint action to prevent land grabbing on the river banks, rivers, lakes, canal and water reservoirs. ...
Ministry of Water Resources and Meteorology
Even the Cambodian elite have to pay taxes, ministry warns
The Ministry of Finance has warned Phnom Penh’s wealthiest property owners that They will be harshly penalized if They fail to pay property tax due by The end of The month. According to a notice issued by The ministry on October 27, The window for tax ...
Committees to ‘Research’ Minimum Wages, ‘Study’ Killings
Prime Minister Hun Sen on Friday assigned former Finance Minister Keat Chhon as the head of a newly formed committee tasked with researching the government’s capacity to introduce wage increases for civil servants and factory workers. the statement said that Mr. Hun Sen also spoke ...
Kuch Naren
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/committees-to-research-minimum-wages-study-killings-50431/
Ministries switch up new office
The Ministry of Interior has asked The government to grant what would have been The new location of The Ministry of Environment in Meanchey district’s Niroth commune to The newly created General Departments of Identification and Immigration instead, according to an official spokesman. ...
May Titthara
http://phnompenhpost.com/national/ministries-switch-new-office
Council of Ministers Nullifies Telecom Law
The Council of Ministers has nullified a 2009 law that set minimum prices on telephone calls, paving The way for regulators to reset The country’s telecommunications prices, which industry executives say are too high. The law, Prakas 232, which has been widely flouted, set a minimum ...
Hul Reaksmey and Joshua Wilwohl -
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/business/council-of-ministers-nullifies-telecom-law-49573/
Garment Workers Go Back on Strike Over Unpaid Wages
Thousands of garment workers from four factories have gone back on strike this week to protest a decision by their employers to withhold pay for the days they did not work during recent nationwide strikes. Between 8,500 and 12,500 workers at four factories—two in Phnom Penh, ...
Aun Pheap
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/garment-workers-go-back-on-strike-over-unpaid-wages-50580/