US University Prepares for Forum on Cambodian ‘Crossroads’
Ohio University is poised to hold its sixth annual Khmer Studies Forum, beginning later this month. Topics for discussion at the three-day conference include Cambodia’s current political climate, the Khmer Rouge tribunal, and the country’s art, media and culture. The forum will be held at the ...
Sok Khemara
http://www.voacambodia.com/content/us-university-prepares-for-forum-on-cambodia-crossroads/1864080.html
Ministry seeks to limit cheating during exams
It is exam time in Cambodian schools. But the Ministry of Education warned on Thursday that this year it is working hard to rein in rampant cheating that plagues testing in the country’s schools. ...
Suy Heimkhemra
http://www.voacambodia.com/content/ministry-seeks-to-limit-cheating-during-exams/1910571.html
Kingdom, China make inroads on agriculture export controls
Negotiations on sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) commitments for a number of potential Cambodian agricultural exports to China have made remarkable progress at a brisk pace, according to the Kingdom’s top agriculture official on September 13. ...
Thou Vireak
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/kingdom-china-make-inroads-agriculture-export-controls
UN praises Cambodia 'success' in addressing child labor in fisheries
Two UN agencies praised Cambodia’s Fisheries Administration Thursday as an “example of success” for addressing child labour in fisheries. In a joint report, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and the International Labour Organization recalled that the fisheries agency began raising awareness of ...
Milled rice exports gaining traction
The tonnage of the Kingdom’s milled-rice exports jumped nearly 50 per cent year-on-year in the first quarter, according to the Ministry of Commerce, with export revenues soaring as much as 82 per cent. Total exports of milled rice for the first three months of 2012 hit ...
Strong ties maintained between Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam
The leaders of Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam approved a tourism development plan this week, the Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam (CLV) Development Triangle Area 2020-2025, vision for 2030, at the 11th CLV virtual summit, according to the Ministry of Tourism. ...
Jason Boken
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50792153/strong-ties-maintained-between-cambodia-laos-and-vietnam/
CDC: Investment in Kingdom stable
The Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC) approved four projects, worth a combined $17.4 million, during the first 10 days of February. ...
Hin Pisei
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/cdc-investment-kingdom-stable
Information ministry to create e-book on new lexicon
The Ministry of Information will create an e-book on new media-related words already approved by the National Council of Khmer Language (NCKL) at the Royal Academy of Cambodia. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501059164/information-ministry-to-create-e-book-on-new-lexicon/
Prime Minister further strengthens Cambodia’s commitment to high-quality cooperation during Third Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation in Beijing
On 19 October 2023, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation issued a press release on the outcomes and commitment to the Third Belt and Road Forum for international cooperation in Beijing. The theme was “High-quality Belt and Road Cooperation: Together for Common Development ...
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation
Rice Exports to China Rise
Following a meeting on Aug 9, between Chan Saron, from the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, and a delegate from China National Cereal, Oils and Foodstuff Cooperation (CNCofC) that was led by Jiang Fan of the Chinese Commercial Department of Foreign Affairs, rice exports ...
Deputy PM promises tighter fiscal controls
Cambodia’s Deputy Prime Minister yesterday reiterated his commitment to criminalising money laundering and terrorist financing in the Kingdom. Sok An reassured delegates at the Asia-Pacific Group (APG) on Money Laundering of Cambodia’s commitment to implementing comprehensive procedures to stop illegal monetary transactions. ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/2012122060381/Business/deputy-pm-promises-tighter-fiscal-controls.html
Tractor imports decrease, but experts not concerned
Tractor imports fell by 24 per cent last year, a significant decrease from 44,993 units in 2011 to 36,301 units, according to recent statistics from the Ministry of Economy and Finance. Although the cultivation of some crops in the Kingdom has increased, analysts said yesterday ...
Cambodia Lacks Research Enough To Tackle Its Problems, Analysts Say
Not enough priority is given to research in Cambodia, threatening its long term development, economists and other experts say. Larry Strange, executive director of the Cambodian Development Research Institute, says the country cannot plan for major reform, build its economy, or reduce poverty without proper analysis ...
Putting parking reform in gear
With civil society, the opposition and even the ruling party talking more and more about the subject of electoral and judicial reforms in the wake of July’s contested national elections, some groups yesterday gathered to call for reforms in a more modest sector – parking ...
Chhay Channyda
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/putting-parking-reform-gear
Cross-border insurance to be compulsory
Tourist buses and commercial vehicle operators crossing over the Cambodia-Vietnam border will soon be required by law to have insurance in both countries or risk being denied entry, a bilateral agreement signed on Tuesday states. In an effort to meet requirements stipulated in the ASEAN 2015 ...
Chan Muyhong
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/cross-border-insurance-be-compulsory
Insurance investment in construction and property see year-on-year increases
Cambodia’s insurance business is continuing to make strides, with the total value of engineering insurance reaching approximately $4 million in 2013, a significant increase compared to 2012. According to data recently released by the Insurance Association of Cambodia, the value of engineering insurance purchased in 2013 ...
Cambodian artists and filmmakers urge the government to prevent foreign dramas
A group of Cambodian artists and filmmakers requested the government to take action on the foreign dramas. Cambodia has lost some $6 million annually to buy foreign programs or dramas from Korea, Thailand, China, Hong Kong, and the Philippines. ...
The Cambodia Herald News Staff
http://thecambodiaherald.com/cambodia/cambodian-artists-and-filmmakers-urge-the-government-to-prevent-foreign-dramas-8880
New regulations focus on healthy workplace, foreign workforce and labor identification documents
The deadline for submitting applications for foreign employee quotas is fast approaching. Employers must apply for the foreign labor quota before the end of November 2014 in order to employ foreigners in 2015. The Ministry of Labor and Vocational Training has recently issued a number ...
Max Howlett and Yun Sophal
http://www.thecambodiaherald.com/cambodia/new-regulations-focus-on-healthy-workplace-foreign-workforce-and-labor-identification-documents-7578
iPhone struggles for a place in Cambodian market
It will not be enough for Apple to simply offer a cheaper iPhone for the company to gain share in the competitive Cambodian smartphone market, according to industry insiders. They say Apple’s operating system, iOS, may also restrict their potential growth. Bloomberg last week reported that Apple ...
Ministry of Economy and Finance
National Bank of Cambodia, Cambodia. Photo by Stephen McGrath, taken on 21 June 2010. Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 In 1996, the Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF) was established by law.1 Its organization and functioning is defined by a sub-decree of the Royal Government ...