Mondulkiri’s Putang Village considered as role model tourist attraction site
Mondulkiri provincial administration is considering the transformation of Putang village into a role model cultural and natural tourist attraction. Mondulkiri Provincial Governor Thong Savon unveiled the intention when distributing main fruit trees to 100 families in the village located in Romnea commune of Sen Monorom
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501345705/mondulkiris-putang-village-considered-as-role-model-tourist-attraction-site/
Candlelight Party No2 Son Chhay grilled in NEC defamation case
The prosecutor’s office at the Phnom Penh Municipal Court questioned vice-president of Candlelight Party (CP) Son Chhay over his allegations made in a recent interview that the June 5 election “did not reflect the will of the people” and was marred by “threats, vote-buying and
Nov Sivutha
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national-politics/candlelight-party-no2-son-chhay-grilled-nec-defamation-case
Cambodia Earns $11.6m From Carbon Credit Sales
The Ministry of Environment has announced that Cambodia has earned $11.6 million from the sale of carbon credits from REDD+, a financing mechanism to support forests in developing countries with access to funds to protect forest resources and improve the livelihoods of local communities and
Seng Mengheng
https://kiripost.com/stories/cambodia-earns-116m-from-carbon-credit-sales
Run Ta Ek residents say life is better there than in Angkor Archaeological Park
Residents who were willing to leave their homes in Angkor Archaeological Park and relocate to Run Ta Ek eco-village five years ago are saying their lives have improved in the interim, and now Prime Minister Hun Sen has recently announced that Run Ta Ek area
Post Staff
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/run-ta-ek-residents-say-life-better-there-angkor-archaeological-park
Years-long mediation leaves Bunong farmers indebted to multinational rubber firm
More than a decade after subsidiaries of multinational rubber firm Socfin Group forcibly cleared and seized the farms, burial grounds and sacred forests of Bunong indigenous communities in Mondulkiri province, the company now seeks to collect tens of thousands of dollars from these farmers for
Jack Brook and Khuon Narim
https://cambojanews.com/years-long-mediation-leaves-bunong-farmers-indebted-to-multinational-rubber-firm/
Digital learning in Ratanakiri to get drop-outs back to school
Plan International in cooperation with Ratanakiri’s provincial department of Education, Youth and Sport conducted teaching sessions for 5,400 drop out students to attend school and access formal education through the project “Enhancing Quality Learning for Out of School Children in Northeastern Cambodia (EQUAL)” by accessing
Tith Kongnov
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501348210/digital-learning-in-ratanakiri-to-get-drop-outs-back-to-school/
Cambodia to host international gathering on mines, ERWs
A representative of the Ottawa Convention expressed his organisation’s strong commitment and support for Cambodia’s vision and efforts in demining, starting with assisting the Kingdom’s hosting of an international mine victim conference for the first time.
Taing Rinith
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501350604/cambodia-to-host-international-gathering-on-mines-erws/
NA approves draft laws on inspection ministry and border secretariat
The National Assembly (NA) has approved draft laws which will rename the Ministry of National Assembly-Senate Relations and Inspection and establish a permanent Secretariat of State for Border Affairs. The new legislation is part of the seventh-mandate government’s bid to deepen its reforms.
Vong Daravady
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/na-approves-draft-laws-inspection-ministry-and-border-secretariat
Cambodia’s 11 provinces hit by prolonged rains, floods
Floods as a result of prolonged rains between September 16 and October 6 affected 11 provinces in Cambodia, killing at least three people and forcing nearly 2,000 households to evacuate to safer areas, according to the country’s National Committee for Disaster Management (NCDM).
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501374655/cambodias-11-provinces-hit-by-prolonged-rains-floods/
Study reveals diverse swine flu strains circulating in Cambodian pigs for 15 years
Scientists from Duke-NUS Medical School in Singapore have made a significant discovery, identifying several previously unknown strains of swine flu viruses that have been circulating quietly in Cambodian pig populations for the past 15 years. This finding raises concerns about potential pandemic risks.
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501357799/study-reveals-diverse-swine-flu-strains-circulating-in-cambodian-pigs-for-15-years/
Japan-Cambodia Summit Meeting
On September 7, for approximately 30 minutes, KISHIDA Fumio, Prime Minister of Japan, who was visiting Indonesia to attend the ASEAN-related Summit Meetings, held a Summit Meeting with Prime Minister Dr Hun Manet. The overview of the meeting is as follows.
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501357484/japan-cambodia-summit-meeting/
Cash assistance for poor continues
During a two-year stretch of the Covid-19 pandemic from June 25, 2020 through June 25 of this year, the Cambodian government spent $714.9 million to help 700,000 poor and vulnerable households, according to Ministry of Social Affairs, Veterans and Youth Rehabilitation spokesman Touch Channy.
Voun Dara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/cash-assistance-poor-continues
Starting Blocks: Cambodia Races to Prepare Kingdom for 2023 SEA Games
Vath Chamroeun is a busy man with daunting challenges. As secretary general of the Cambodian SEA Games Organizing Committee (CAMSOC), he is one of the main officials in charge of making sure the Kingdom is ready to host the 2023 Southeast Asian Games — and
Try Thaney
https://cambojanews.com/starting-blocks-cambodia-races-to-prepare-kingdom-for-2023-sea-games/
Cambodia in need of qualified librarians, says official
Mao Kolap, vice-president of Cambodian Librarian Associations, said yesterday that Cambodia requires more qualified librarians to match the standards of advanced libraries in other Asean countries. According to a report by the Cambodian Library Association, there are only three graduated librarians, while there are 400
Torn Vibol
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501194185/cambodia-in-need-of-qualified-librarians-says-official/
Gov’t to form financial controlling groups
The Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF) plans to establish financial controlling groups at each ministry whose function would be to review and approve both the expense budget proposals and procurements of respective ministries and institutions in consultation with the Financial Management Information System (FMIS),
Kang Sothea
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501169891/govt-to-form-financial-controlling-groups/
Bird survey shows white-shoulder ibis comeback
A biodiversity team from Conservation International Cambodia (CI Cambodia) is surveying and identifying birds in the Central Cardamom Mountains National Park, while wildlife research teams from the Ministry of Environment and World Wide Fund for Nature Cambodia (WWF Cambodia) – with participation from members of
Long Kimmarita
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/bird-survey-shows-white-shoulder-ibis-comeback
Jan-Aug Japan trade surges 17%
Bilateral trade between Cambodia and Japan in the first eight months of 2022 rose by more than one-sixth on-year, in a trend expected to carry into the foreseeable future, largely driven by agricultural exports from the Kingdom. Still, the business community is calling for greater
Hin Pisei
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/jan-aug-japan-trade-surges-17
Two million tourists to visit Cambodia in 2022
As Cambodia navigates a post-pandemic world, international tourist arrivals lag with 1.5m to 2m tourists predicted for 2022. This is estimated to rise to pre-Covid levels of 7m by 2026.
Prak Chan Thul
https://kiripost.com/stories/two-million-tourists-to-visit-cambodia-in-2022
Gov’t to intervene informal economy affected by inflation, says PM
The government on Wednesday approved a new mechanism to intervene in the informal economy by providing cash to Cambodian households who run informal businesses that are affected by inflation by November 2022 amid Russia’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine and sanctions, said Prime Minister Hun Sen
Kang Sothear
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501164008/govt-to-intervene-informal-economy-affected-by-inflation-says-pm/
