Immigration Dept says 400,000 Chinese have left because of online gambling ban
The General Department of Immigration yesterday reported hundreds of thousands of Chinese nationals left the country after Prime Minister Hun Sen in August issued a directive banning all online and arcade gambling operations.
Ben Sokhean
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50675447/gdi-attributes-mass-departure-to-online-gambling-ban
Japan aid to improve Kingdom’s agriculture, health and youth sectors
The Japanese government today donated a total of $890,471 for the development of irrigation systems, maternal and child healthcare, and youth capacity building in the Kingdom.
Cambodia inaugurates China-funded national road 58
Cambodia on Wednesday inaugurated the China-funded National Road 58, which is a crucial road for economic and tourism development in Western provinces.
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50695912/cambodia-inaugurates-china-funded-national-road-in-western-provinces
ANZ compensates Cambodian families forcibly evicted to make way for sugar plantation
ANZ has agreed to compensate hundreds of Cambodian families who were forcibly evicted from their land to make way for a controversial sugar plantation and refinery.
Erin Handley
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-02-27/anz-compensates-cambodian-families-forcibly-evicted-sugar-plant/12006382
Success reported in second round of Cambodia-China free-trade agreement
A senior official of the Ministry of Commerce said negotiations on the free-trade agreement (FTA) between Cambodia and China have achieved about 70 percent success so far and they are expected to sign the agreement by the end of the year.
Lake area allocated for garden, national park
The government has decided to allocate 83ha surrounding Tamok Lake (Kob Srov lake) to the Phnom Penh municipal administration and the National Police to establish a garden and national park and construct the Central Security Department buildings and infrastructures.
Khouth Sophak Chakrya
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/lake-area-allocated-garden-national-park
New round of measures to help businesses affected by virus
The Cambodian government yesterday introduced a fourth round of measures to help the private sector, business activities, declare further financing to rehabilitate and push the growth of the economy after the COVID-19 crisis ends.
Sok Chan
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50727284/new-round-of-measures-to-help-businesses-affected-by-virus/
Nine mountains listed as natural heritage sites
The government designated nearly 3,500 hectares of forest land in Battambang and Banteay Meanchey provinces as natural heritage sites in a bid to facilitate the protection of biodiversity and natural ecosystems in the Kingdom for future generations.
Pech Sotheary
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50727190/nine-mountains-listed-as-natural-heritage-sites/
Sihanoukville’s $294m road revamp nearly finished
The Ministry of Public Works and Transport announced today the 90-percent completion of the rehabilitation of more than 30 roads in Preah Sihanouk in a bid to improve road access and strengthen tourism in the province.
Sen David
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50723961/sihanoukvilles-294m-road-revamp-nearly-finished/
Asian mega centre boost for Christchurch business
Three New Zealand companies will leave their mark on Kids City, a massive new family entertainment complex in Cambodia offering 7000 square metres of indoor activities, shops, cafes and an ice skating rink on the top floor.
When it opens in March, visitors to the 12-story
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/news/article.cfm?c_id=3&objectid=10851834
TVET boosts employability, 200,000 benefit: Hun Sen
Prime Minister Hun Sen announced in a statement on Saturday that 200,000 citizens have had their skills and employability boosted after receiving training through the technical vocational education and training policy since 2017.
Sen David
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50733709/tvet-boosts-employability-200000-benefit-hun-sen/
Criticism for Cambodia’s tax revenue
Cambodia’s tax revenue increased 16 per cent in the first half of this year compared to the corresponding period last year – a rise economists have attributed to improvements in the Kingdom’s economy.
Critics, however, say it amounts to little compared to the national gross domestic
More than 2,000 forestry crimes uncovered from January till April
The Ministry of Environment said today that a total of 2,333 cases of natural resource offences were cracked down by rangers in the first four months of this year and nearly 200 people have been sent to court.
Pech Sotheary
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50729939/more-than-2000-forestry-crimes-uncovered-from-january-till-april/
Electronic tax filing for medium and large payers
The General Department of Taxation (GDT) has officially now put into operation an electronic filing system for all medium and large taxpayers starting from early this month, according to a senior official of the department.
Sok Chan
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50730465/electronic-tax-filing-for-medium-and-large-payers/
GMAC: EC didn’t reject EBA delay
The Garment Manufacturers Association in Cambodia (GMAC) on Sunday denied a news report that the European Commission had rejected its request to postpone the withdrawal of the EBA scheme for 12 months.
May Kunmakara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/gmac-ec-didnt-reject-eba-delay
$76 mln ring road ‘breaks new ground’
Construction has started on a $76 million ring road for heavy transport linking Sihanoukville’s deep seaport and the National Road Number 4 in Preah Sihanouk connecting Prey Nob to Stung Hav.
Chea Vannak
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50715089/76-mln-ring-road-breaks-new-ground/
Kandal deputy police chief suspended over alleged land grab
The Ministry of Interior on Tuesday suspended Brigadier General Sreng Sokha, Kandal provincial deputy police chief, for running a real estate business and allegedly grabbing more than 40 hectares of land in Takhmao city.
Buth Reaksmey Kongkea
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50716112/kandal-deputy-police-chief-suspended-over-alleged-land-grab/
Three-month tax exemption for hotels, guesthouses
The government has given a three-month tax exemption to hotels, guesthouses, restaurants and travel agencies in Phnom Penh and several provinces as the industry feels the pinch over the coronavirus pandemic.
Pech Sotheary
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50715189/three-month-tax-exemption-for-hotels-guesthouses/
Emaxx, Excell deal long dead
The collapse of Digital Star Media’s acquisition of mobile operator Excell emerged yesterday, nearly a year after the firms announced the potential buy-out.
Digital Star Media, branded under the name Emaxx, announced in late July last year it was in talks to buy GT-TELL’s Excell. The
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/index.php/2012070557224/Business/emaxx-excell-deal-long-dead.html
Kampot dam tries to restore image
In the wake of mass flooding, the company behind Cambodia’s first major hydropower dam used a government visit last week to distance itself from recent controversies and quell fears about the project’s alleged downsides.In September, Kampot province experienced widespread flooding that left thousands temporarily homeless
Khouth Sophak Chakrya
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/kampot-dam-tries-restore-image
