New UK trade rules to profit exporters
The UK government on July 19 launched a consultation on new trading rules designed to stimulate commercial transactions with lower-income nations, including Cambodia.
Thou Vireak
https://phnompenhpost.com/business/new-uk-trade-rules-profit-exporters
Research: Underwater tourism overflowing with opportunities
An ocean of exciting blue investment opportunities is just waiting to be uncovered along the Kingdom’s costal areas, a brief study conducted by the Ministry of Tourism’s General Department of Tourism Industry indicated.
Thou Vireak
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/research-underwater-tourism-overflowing-opportunities
Cambodians divided on climate
Cambodians are divided on the cause of climate change but 84 per cent of people believe climate change is happening, a report released by the National Council for Sustainable Development (NCSD) revealed.
Ry Sochan
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/cambodians-divided-climate
Cambodia to help donate cash to Myanmar to fight Covid-19
The Cambodian government will donate $200,000 in cash and medical equipment to Myanmar a second time to support the latter’s efforts to combat the Covid-19 pandemic.
Sar Socheath
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50917930/cambodia-to-help-donate-cash-to-myanmar-to-fight-covid-19/
Electricite du Cambodge announces power outages from today to August 22
Electricite du Cambodge (EDC) has issued a notification on its implementation of repair, replacement, installation of equipment and dismantling of power lines for 4 days from August 19, 2021 to August 22, 2021 in some areas according to the time and place as detailed below.
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50919180/electricite-du-cambodge-announces-power-outages-from-today-to-august-22/
Ministry: No shortages of oxygen for Covid-19 care
As COVID-19 rages on with nearly 1,000 cases reported on July 6 alone, a senior health official said the government had secured sufficient oxygen supplies to treat patients with the disease.
Mom Kunthear
https://phnompenhpost.com/national/ministry-no-shortages-oxygen-covid-19-care
Commune chiefs back-pedal on state land signatures
Authorities in several provinces have issued letters annulling their previously signed orders regarding land occupied in protected areas and biodiversity corridors after the Ministry of Environment issued a letter in May calling their actions illegal.
Long Kimmarita
https://phnompenhpost.com/national/commune-chiefs-back-pedal-state-land-signatures
8 provinces on Thai borders put in lockdown amid Delta fears
The government has decided to place several border provinces in lockdown for two weeks in a bid to prevent the new coronavirus Delta variant spreading further into community.
Post Staff
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/8-provinces-thai-borders-put-lockdown-amid-delta-fears
Prime Minister Hun Sen congratulates 9th Prime Minister of Malaysia
Prime Minister Hun Sen yesterday sent a letter to Ismail Sabri bin Yaakob as 9th Prime Minister of Malaysia congratulating him on the new position.
Construction and upgrading of 148 km of National Road No. 48 to Koh Kong to cost more than $78 million
Senior Minister Sun Chanthol, Minister of Public Works and Transport, yesterday presided over the signing ceremony of a contract for the construction and upgrading of National Road 48 under concessional financing from the Republic of Korea.
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50921656/construction-and-upgrading-of-148-km-of-national-road-no-48-to-koh-kong-to-cost-more-than-78-million/
Vietnam-funded bridge and road project launched in Cambodia
A bridge and road project, the construction of which was funded with donations from Vietnamese expats and businesses in Cambodia, was launched in Troey Koh, Kampot city, the capital of Kampot province, on September 26.
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50942304/vietnam-funded-bridge-and-road-project-launched-in-cambodia/
$130 million investment project on Rabbit Island begins construction
$130 million investment project on 144 hectares of land in Koh Tonsay by Try Pheap Koh Tonsay Resort Co., Ltd. held a blessing ceremony to start building operation on the morning of September 27, 2021.
Hin Pisei
https://www.postkhmer.com/business/2021-09-28-1056-224317.html
Cambodia grants investment licences to three new projects worth $15 million
Three new projects with a total capital of $15.1 million have been approved by the Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC). This continues to give confidence to job seekers that though loss of employment because of the pandemic forcing many industries to cut workforce,
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50939994/cambodia-grants-investment-licences-to-three-new-projects-worth-15-million/
Japan aids Kingdom with grant aid and loans totalling $72 million
The Japanese government has decided to extend a loan and grant aid projects to the Kingdom totalling about $72 million to contribute to socio-economic development, including $1.8 million for the landmine action sector.
Public warned of online fraudsters’ romance scams
The Ministry of Interior’s information technology department has issued a warning concerning an online fraud called “Romantic Scam”, which it said has already claimed victims.
Long Kimmarita
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/public-warned-online-fraudsters-romance-scams
Agriculture Ministry to launch campaign to vaccinate more than 30,000 cattle in Cambodia
The Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister, Veng Sakhon said Cambodia is launching a vaccination campaign against skin tumors to prevent transmission from cattle in one community to another.
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50925555/agriculture-ministry-to-launch-campaign-to-vaccinate-more-than-30000-cattle-in-cambodia/
Indonesian navy seizes tanker wanted in Cambodia oil heist
Indonesia’s navy on August 25 said it has seized a tanker and its crew who were wanted on charges of stealing nearly 300,000 barrels of crude oil from Cambodia’s reserves.
AFP
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/indonesian-navy-seizes-tanker-wanted-cambodia-oil-heist
Logistics e-learning to gain leg-up
The Cambodia Logistics Association (CLA) and OneSala Co Ltd have teamed up to develop a modern, tailor-made e-learning platform in the fields of transport and logistics.
May Kunmakara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/logistics-e-learning-gain-leg
Rice exports fall 14 percent even as overall agriculture shipments rise
Cambodia exported 460,169 tonnes of milled rice, worth $393 million, from January to October this year, according to the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries. That represents a 14 percent drop in volume from the same period last year.
Michael Firn
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50963180/rice-exports-fall-14-percent-even-as-overall-agriculture-shipments-rise/
Australian foreign minister to visit Cambodia Nov 7
Australian Senator and Minister for Foreign Affairs Marise Payne will pay an official two-day visit to Cambodia on November 7-8, according to a press statement from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation.
Ry Sochan
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/australian-foreign-minister-visit-cambodia-nov-7
