Hong Kong seeking trade ties
During a visit to Phnom Penh this week, Greg So, Hong Kong’s Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development, reiterated Hong Kong’s desire to be inducted into the ASEAN-China Free Trade Agreement and highlighted Cambodia as a potential beneficiary for foreign direct investment from Hong Kong. in So’s view, economic ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/index.php/2012103159498/Business/hong-kong-seeks-trade-ties.html
'Outsider' criticism of verdict blasted by NGO
In a bluntly worded statement, the MInistry of Foreign Affairs has shot back at critics of the Mam Sonando verdict, stressIng that there were no political motivations to the case and accusIng “outsiders” of tryIng to pressure a sovereign court. “Mr. Mam Sonando is the mastermInd of ...
ASEM supports Kingdom’s decision to postpone meeting amid Covid
The 13th Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM13) scheduled to be held in Cambodia in November has been postponed until mid-2021 due to the Covid-19 pandemic, a Ministry of Foreign Affairs and international Cooperation press statement released on Saturday said. The decision was made during a two-day meeting ...
Niem Chheng
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national-politics/asem-supports-kingdoms-decision-postpone-meeting-amid-covid
Survey sheds light on coronavirus-restricted SMBs
Cambodian small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) have recorded lower sales during the pandemic while 39 per cent of them have trimmed down their staff, a Facebook survey found. Among the business owners in Cambodia who responded, the State of Small Businesses survey found that 52 per ...
Thou Vireak
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/survey-sheds-light-coronavirus-restricted-smbs
Frozen food market to reach $120M
The Cambodian frozen food market is projected to reach $119.56 million by 2024 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 3.9 per cent during 2019-2024, Dublin-based Research and Markets reported. It said the increasing influence of Western food and an increase in tourism are ...
Thou Vireak
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/frozen-food-market-reach-120m
Announcement on the first death of COVID-19 related-case
On 11 March 2021, the Ministry of Health issued an announcement on the first case of a 50-year-old Cambodian man who died from COVID-19 at the Khmer-Soviet Friendship Hospital. The man lived in Chak Angre Krom commune of Phnom Penh’s Meanchey district. He was once ...
Ministry of Health
Press release on the outcome of the virtual meeting among the three Prime Ministers of the Kingdom of Cambodia, the Lao People’s Democratic Republic, and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam
On 11 March 2021, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and international Cooperation issued a press release on the outcome of the virtual meeting among the three Prime Ministers of the Kingdom of Cambodia, the Lao People’s Democratic Republic, and the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam ...
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation
Public warned against igniting forest fires
The public has been urged to stop using fires to collect bees, catch animals or clear land in forests. in a letter dated January 20, the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries said burning grasses and other unsanctioned activities like harvesting forests or clearing them for ...
Orm Bunthoeurn
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/public-warned-against-igniting-forest-fires
Concern over pollution as Yeak Loum Lake’s water changes colour
The water in Yeak Loum Lake, a main northeastern tourism site in Ratanakiri province, has changed its colour. . ...
Sar Socheath
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50816841/concern-over-pollution-as-yeak-loum-lakes-water-changes-colour/
Natural area selected as sustainable use park
The government has issued a sub-decree establishing the Tuolporn Taley Boeung Sne Multiple Use Area covering 3,557ha in one town and three districts of Prey Veng province. The sub-decree’s stated purpose is to ensure the preservation of the natural beauty, ecology, biodiversity, environment and culture while ...
Orm Bunthoeurn
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/natural-area-selected-sustainable-use-park
Press release on the Signing of Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Ministry of Post and Telecommunications and Microsoft Asian Headquarters
On 17 March 2021, the Ministry of Post and Telecommunications issued a press release on the Signing of Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Ministry of Post and Telecommunications and Microsoft Asian Headquarters which aims to promote the digital transformation through cooperation on technically human ...
Ministry of Post and telecommunications
KNPG Investment gets Koh Kong sand-mining licence
KNPG Investment Co Ltd obtaIned a licence to mIne silica sand In Koh Kong provInce’s southwest, at a site previously operated by Sibelco (Cambodia) Co Ltd. Deputy provIncial governor Ouk Pheaktra led a virtual meetIng on May 13 to discuss with company representatives the results ...
Thou Vireak
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/knpg-investment-gets-koh-kong-sand-mining-licence
Mineral exploration firm to work with ethnic minorities
Canada-based Angkor Resources Corp – formerly Angkor Gold Corp – has entered into a “ground-breaking” collaborative engagement with Ratanakkiri province’s Jarai minority ethnic communities on the Andong Meas licence. “The agreement covers exploration through mining and also includes reclamation,” Angkor said in a May 4 press ...
Thou Vireak
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/mineral-exploration-firm-work-ethnic-minorities
Cambodia, as Chair of ASEAN, will host the ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ (AMM) Retreat
On 10 February 2022, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and international Cooperation issued a press release on Cambodia, as Chair of ASEAN, will host the ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ (AMM) Retreat.Cambodia, as Chair of ASEAN, will host the ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ (AMM) Retreat, from 15 to ...
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation
Abolition of the requirement for foreign travelers to show PCR test results
On 17 March 2022, the Ministry of Health issued a notification on the abolition of the requirement for foreign travelers to show PCR test results.The ministry will eliminate the requirement for foreign travelers to show a negative PCR test result within 72 hours before arriving ...
Ministry of Health
Mrs. Louise MUSHIKIWABO, Secretary General of the International Organization of La Francophonie (OIF), will pay an official visit to the Kingdom of Cambodia
On 25 March 2022, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and international Cooperation issued a press release on Mrs. Louise MUSHIKIWABO, Secretary General of the international Organization of La Francophonie (OIF), will pay an official visit to the Kingdom of Cambodia. At the same time, the ...
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation
Clarification by the spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation on the national internet gateway establishment
On 15 February 2022, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and international Cooperation issued a clarification by the spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and international Cooperation on the National internet Gateway establishment. The spokesperson has noted with disappointment the continued misinterpretations, especially in some ...
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation
Open Development Cambodia publishes a new topic page on “Higher education”
Open Development Cambodia (ODC) publishes a new topic page on “Higher education”. This bilingual topic page gives a quick overview of higher education in Cambodia, together with the related contents such as enrollment, scholarship, reforms, financing, challenges in higher education as well as relevant publications.=>Please ...
Office of the spokesperson of the Ministry of Labor and Vocational Training
On 02 June 2022, the Ministry of Labor and Vocational Training issued a notification on the office of the spokesperson of the Ministry of Labor and Vocational Training.in the past, professional officers of the Ministry of Labor and Vocational Training have verified the payment of ...
Ministry of Labor and Vocational Training
US can’t force ASEAN to help contain China
As chair of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations for 2022, Cambodia announced on April 18 that ASEAN and the United States will hold a special summit in Washington on May 12-13 to commemorate 45 years of ASEAN-US relations. The second special summit since 2016 ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501074842/us-cant-force-asean-to-help-contain-china/