Japanese firm seeks to open care centre for the elderly
A Japanese company is seeking approval for its new project to establish an elderly care centre in Cambodia to improve the quality of life and health of the aged. ...
Hang Punreay
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501304391/japanese-firm-seeks-to-open-care-centre-for-the-elderly/
Cambodian PM welcomes Thailand’s affirmation not to repatriate Cambodian workers
Prime Minister Hun Sen, has welcomed the information confirming that the Thai side had no intention to repatriate Cambodian migrant workers, but would further facilitate their stay in Thailand. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501305425/cambodian-pm-welcomes-thailands-affirmation-not-to-repatriate-cambodian-workers/
Online business registration made easier
Cambodia has launched the third phase of online business registration by including an additional 12 relevant ministries and institutions to facilitate business procedures in Cambodia. ...
Mao Sreypich
https://kiripost.com/stories/cambodia-online-business-registration-made-easier
20,000 ha of protected Tonle Sap area converted into Zone 2
Kampong Thom provincial authorities have converted 20,000 hectares of protected land of Tonle Sap lake from Zone 3 to Zone 2, enabling people residing in the area to do farming. ...
Son Minea
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501314616/20000-ha-of-protected-tonle-sap-area-converted-into-zone-2/
Tax income collection accounts for 44% of yearly plan as of April
The General Department of Taxation (GDT) at the Ministry of Economy and Finance collected almost $ 1.6 billion as tax income in the first four months of this year, accounting for 44 percent of the yearly target. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501293298/tax-income-collection-accounts-for-44-of-yearly-plan-as-of-april/
Koh Kong community thrive while safeguarding the forest
In Koh Kong province, nestled within the serene Phnom Tob Cheang protected area, resides a thriving community. ...
Kim Sarom
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/koh-kong-community-thrive-while-safeguarding-forest
Tax collection exceeds 22% of plan last year
The General Department of Taxation (GDT) at the Ministry of Economy and Finance collected $3.45 billion as income from taxes in 2022, which is equivalent to 122 percent of the target for the year. ...
Chea Vanyuth
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501222609/tax-collection-exceeds-22-of-plan-last-year/
Japan university holds online fair for students from ASEAN members
Okayama University, one of Japan’s top public universities, is holding an online “Study in Japan 2023” fair for Cambodians who wish to pursue their tertiary education. ...
Ry Sochan
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/japan-university-holds-online-fair-students-asean-members
Bilateral FTAs, RCEP expected to drive new industrial investment inflows
Cambodia is expected to attract new investment in industrial sector under the bilateral free trade agreements (FTAs), the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (RCEP), together with new investment law. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501224876/bilateral-ftas-rcep-expected-to-drive-new-industrial-investment-inflows/
The majority of construction workers are still not registered for government benefits
On a Friday afternoon, Him Bunchhay wore no safety equipment as he laid bricks on the second floor of a residential building site in Phnom Penh’s Chbar Ampov district. ...
Sorn Sarath and Runn Sreydeth
https://cambojanews.com/the-majority-of-construction-workers-are-still-not-registered-for-government-benefits/
Cambodia’s Hun Sen outlines new strategies for agriculture development
Cambodia’s Prime Minister, Hun Sen, has outlined the government’s new strategies for the development of the agriculture sector to create the fifth economic pole in the northeast part of the country ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501264939/cambodias-hun-sen-outlines-new-strategies-for-agriculture-development/
Cambodia assured of Chinese support
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen received multiple assurances of Chinese economic and political support during a meeting Friday in Beijing with Chinese President Xi Jinping. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501237127/cambodia-assured-of-chinese-support/
UK Ambassador meets NEC to discuss National Election
The UK Ambassador to Cambodia Dominic Williams hopes that Cambodia’s National Election would be held in a peaceful, free, and fair environment, with space for differing political views to be expressed. ...
So Cheata
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501237094/uk-ambassador-meets-nec-to-discuss-national-election/
Revenues from ports at $130M: Chanthol
The Sihanoukville and Phnom Penh ports generated a total of nearly $130 million in revenues last year, according to Minister of Public Works and Transport Sun Chanthol. ...
Sem Pisey
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/revenues-ports-130m-chanthol
Cambodia creates safe zones for rare Mekong River dolphins
Cambodia on Monday created Irrawaddy dolphin conservation and protection zones covering a 120-km-long stretch of the Mekong River in northeastern Stung Treng and Kratie provinces, according to a sub-decree. ...
Cambodianess staff
https://cambodianess.com/article/cambodia-creates-safe-zones-for-rare-mekong-river-dolphins
Cambodia gears up to host Mekong Tourism Forum
About 150 tourism leaders from across the Greater Mekong Region will gather in Sihanoukville for this year’s Mekong Tourism Forum, hosted by Cambodia ...
Marissa Carruthers
https://kiripost.com/stories/cambodia-gears-up-to-host-mekong-tourism-forum
Cambodia’s Foreign Ministry says a crime is acrime, and it cannot be justified for other aspirations
“Crime is a crime, and it cannot be justified for other aspirations,” the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation’s Spokesperson said in a press statement released this morning. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501249455/cambodias-foreign-ministry-says-a-crime-is-acrime-and-it-cannot-be-justified-for-other-aspirations/
MAFF sets four agricultural policies to improve the farming sector
The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF) has set out four agricultural policies to boost the economy of farmers and improve the agricultural sector in Cambodia. ...
Hang Punreay
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501326409/maff-sets-four-agricultural-policies-to-improve-the-farming-sector/
Rising Phoenix guides farmers to organic rice
Within the tranquil heart of Siem Pang Wildlife Sanctuary in Stung Treng province, nearly 100 households have embarked on an adventure into rice farming. ...
Orm Bunthoeurn
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/rising-phoenix-guides-farmers-organic-rice
Free online courses to strengthen tourism SMEs’ digital and financial skills
Cambodia’s tourism SMEs can sign up to free modules delivered by PATA that focus on strengthening finance and digital skills in a post-pandemic world ...
Marissa Carruthers
https://kiripost.com/stories/free-online-courses-to-strengthen-tourism-smes-digital-and-financial-skills
