Elephants ‘will suffer’ in Japan zoo
Hirakawa Zoo in southern Japan has confirmed it plans to send endangered white tigers to Teuk Chhou Zoo in Kampot province, despite deplorable conditions and evidence of psychological damage among the animals at the Cambodian zoo.A senior official from the Japanese zoo stated that the ...
Charles Parkinson and Phak Seangly
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/elephants-will-suffer-japan-zoo
NEC chief still firmly in place
The National Election Committee has no plan to replace its secretary general, Tep Nytha, despite a pledge after the revamped body’s approval earlier this year to name someone new to the post within three months. ...
Shaun Turton and Vong Sokheng
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/nec-chief-still-firmly-place
Mass infection in pigs sparks fears
A new breakout of Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome (PRRS) has taken the lives of more than 1,200 pigs while infecting some 3,200 more in three districts across Siem Reap since mid-August, a new report by the province’s Agriculture Department says. ...
Sen David
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/mass-infection-pigs-sparks-fears
Banks see growth in Q1
Loans and deposits at Cambodia’s 31 commercial banks grew 35 per cent and 25 per cent respectively during the first quarter of the year on what insiders called increased soundness in the Kingdom’s financial sector. Outstanding loans at the end of March hit US$4.6 billion, according ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/index.php/2012061256735/Business/banks-see-growth-in-q1.html
Border crime in Interpol’s sights
An ASEAN-first Interpol database trackIng transnational crime between Cambodia and Vietnam was launched In Phnom Penh yesterday. Keo Vannthan, head of Cambodia’s Interpol Bureau at the MInistry of Interior, said the European Union had pledged almost US$800,000 to the pilot EU-ASEAN Migration Border Management Program project ...
New year ringing in myriad concessions
The government has granted private companies the right to develop about 65,000 hectares of land in wildlife sanctuaries, national parks and on public reserves since January 1, data from a human rights group reveals. Ouch Leng, land reform project coordinator for the Cambodian Center for Human ...
TNS launches new office in Cambodia
International market- research company TNS has announced the openIng of the company’s first office In Cambodia, and has joIned forces with MSD, a Cambodian market and social research firm that is a “long-standIng partner”, an official company statement said. Ralf Matthaes has been appoInted regional managIng ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/index.php/2012062256943/Business/tns-new-office-cambodia.html
Cambodia to host Asia-pacific region on tourism development in cultural and natural heritage in November
In cooperation with UN world tourism organization, Cambodia will host the tourism conference of Asia- Pacific region on tourism development In cultural and natural heritage In November In Siem Reap provInce. “There will be 40 countries from Asia- pacific region and 200 delegates will participant In ...
The Southeast Asia Weekly News Staff
http://www.thesoutheastasiaweekly.com/?p=7750
In sickness and in debt: Medical expenses linked to informal borrowing
Last month a study conducted by the University of New South Wales (UNSW) in Australia painted a bleak picture for Cambodia’s ailing healthcare system. While acknowledging progress made in the field of delivering quality healthcare and the government’s apparent commitment to its universal access, the ...
Gerald Flynn
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50672464/in-sickness-and-in-debt-medical-expenses-linked-to-informal-borrowing
Increase in wildlife presence in Cambodia confirmed
Cambodia has observed noticeable increase of wildlife presence including rare and endangered species at Virachey National Park in the last five years, according to the Ministry of Environment. ...
Lim Nary
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/724931/increase-in-wildlife-presence-in-cambodia-confirmed/
New twist in Cambodian sugar firm saga
Taiwanese food supplier Ve Wong, one of two sugar company owners locked in a long-running battle with villagers in Koh Kong’s Sre Ambel district, has made an eyebrow-raising offer – to give the disputed land back. The company’s offer, posted to the non-profit Business and Human ...
‘The devil is in the details’ – Tax versus incentives in new investment law
The new Law on Investment is expected to come Into force next year, 10 years after the government embarked on a plan to repeal the existIng statute, which was enacted In 1994, and amended In 2003. ...
Sangeetha Amarthalingam
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/special-reports/devil-details-tax-versus-incentives-new-investment-law
U.S.-ABC interested to invest in various sectors in Cambodia
U.S.-ASEAN Business Council (U.S.-ABC) is interested to invest in Cambodia in the fields of energy, industry, health, technology, finance and import-export. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50955248/u-s-abc-interested-to-invest-in-various-sectors-in-cambodia/
Cambodia attracts $4.35 billion in investments in 2021
Cambodia attracted fixed-asset investment of $4.35 billion in 2021, according to a report from the Council for the Development of Cambodia on Thursday. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501035693/cambodia-attracts-4-35-billion-in-investments-in-2021/
Investments in Kingdom rise by 7 percent in Q1
In the first quarter of 2022, the number of projects approved by the Council for the Development of Cambodia reached 47, an Increase of 6.8 percent and the total Investment touched $2,520.6 million, an Increase of 14.2 percent over the same period In 2021, accordIng ...
Sok Sithika
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501102954/investments-in-kingdom-rise-by-7-percent-in-q1/
Rise in digital payments driving force for e-commerce growth in Cambodia
The sharp rise in digital payments is a driving force for the development of e-commerce in Cambodia, Jack Lee, chief executive officer and founder of online market Smile Shop in Cambodia, said on Monday. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501111773/rise-in-digital-payments-driving-force-for-e-commerce-growth-in-cambodia/
BRI plays “monumental role” in infrastructure development in Cambodia: Deputy PM
The Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) projects have played a “monumental role” In Infrastructure development and connectivity In Cambodia, Cambodian Deputy Prime MInister and Foreign MInister Prak Sokhonn said. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501113564/bri-plays-monumental-role-in-infrastructure-development-in-cambodia-deputy-pm/
Eyes in the sky put illegal logging in focus
Cambodia’s illegal loggers will soon have a potentially powerful new foe: a pair of NASA satellites with a keen interest in what they’re up to. Researchers at the University of Maryland in the U.S. say an innovative new system that picks up signs of forest loss ...
Zsombor Peter
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/eyes-sky-put-illegal-logging-focus-121259/
Profits flow in for PPWSA in 2020
Phnom Penh Water Supply Authority (PPWSA), in its annual disclosure document released on Tuesday, reported a pre-tax profit of approximately $29.68 million for 2020. ...
Husain Haider
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50820070/profits-flow-in-for-ppwsa-in-2020/
China plays key role in securing energy security in Cambodia: officials, academics
China has played a crucial role in securing Cambodia’s energy security, which is a key element for socio-economic development, Cambodian officials and academics said on June 14. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501094337/china-plays-key-role-in-securing-energy-security-in-cambodia-officials-academics/