Hun Sen: Enjoy Khmer New Year, but take precautions
Thanks to a steady decrease in Covid-19 cases, Prime Minister Hun Sen has permitted the return of Khmer New Year celebrations in mid-April, though he urges the public to continue practising all preventive measures that have so far succeeded in slowing the spread of the ...
Mom Kunthear
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/hun-sen-enjoy-khmer-new-year-take-precautions
Health Ministry issues safety guidelines for New Year
The Ministry of Health has urged the people to take all preventive measures against Covid-19 and follow safety protocols as the nation prepares to celebrate the Khmer New Year this month. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501051495/health-ministry-issues-safety-guidelines-for-new-year/
COVID-19 vaccination centres to be increased through Khmer New Year to take advantage of congregation of people
The Ministry of Health has announced Monday that it will add vaccination sites during Khmer New Year to make it easier for people to get vaccinated against COVID-19. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501053090/covid-19-vaccination-centres-to-be-increased-through-khmer-new-year-to-take-advantage-of-congregation-of-people/
Kandal residents near new airport asked to take down structures
Kandal residents affected by the new airport development said they were told by company workers to dismantle small sheds they use to house animals, causing anxiety among people that their land could be cleared soon. ...
Pa Sokheng
https://vodenglish.news/kandal-residents-near-new-airport-asked-to-take-down-structures/
New task-force to form cassava federation
The General Department of Domestic Trade of the Ministry of Commerce (MoC) is in the process of forming a new multilateral task-force to expedite the establishment of a cassava federation in Cambodia after a delay in implementing the national cassava strategy for a few years ...
Kang Sothear
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501375672/new-task-force-to-form-cassava-federation/
Civil society groups call for speedy resolution of land disputes at new airport
On the occasion of the 37th World Habitat Day, 84 civil society organizations called on the Royal Government to expedite resolve land disputes at New Phnom Penh International Airport in Kandal and Takeo provinces, but government spokespersons considered this proposal as an advocacy because the ...
Nov Sivutha
https://www.postkhmer.com/national/2022-10-04-0843-241741.html
460 families adjacent to new airport ask authorities for land title over fear of forced evictions
About 460 families living in Ndok commune, Kandal Stung district and Kampong Samnang commune, Takhmao city, which is adjacent to the airport under construction, requested Kandal provincial governor gives them land title as they fear forced evictions after airport staff and local authorities went to ...
meng-kroypunlok
https://www.vodkhmer.news/2022/12/27/460-families-adjacent-to-new-airport-ask-authorities-for-land-title/
PM issues sub-decree on Law on Investment
Prime Minister Hun Sen on Monday issued a sub-decree for the complete implementation of Cambodia’s new Law on Investment – which has been in force since October 15, 2021 – to attract and boost both local and foreign direct investment in the country, said a ...
Kang Sothear
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501315916/pm-issues-sub-decree-on-law-on-investment/
Minister spells out eight priorities for education sector
Hang Chuon Naron, Minister of Education, Youth and Sport, said that the four priorities set by the government and the four points set by the Ministry of Education will be the driving force for education reform in the seventh mandate. ...
Torn Vibol
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501358567/minister-spells-out-eight-priorities-for-education-sector/
Prime Minister Hun Manet says Cambodia targets high-income country status by 2050
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet has said that Cambodia has set a strategy to transform it into a high-income country by 2050. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501365930/prime-minister-hun-manet-says-cambodia-targets-high-income-country-status-by-2050/
Political parties share healthcare visions
A senior health official and member of the Cambodian People’s Party’s (CPP) said that her party’s health policies aim to ensure nationwide health and safety. ...
Chea Sokny
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national-politics/political-parties-share-healthcare-visions
People’s votes for CPP gives three clear points, says PM Hun Sen
Prime Minister Hun Sen who is also President of the ruling Cambodian People’s Party (CPP), yesterday stated that the people’s votes for CPP in the recent general election clearly revealed three points. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501332146/peoples-votes-for-cpp-gives-three-clear-points-says-pm-hun-sen/
NEC delegation returns from France with offers of support
The National Election Committee (NEC) will consider requesting support from France as it prepares to administer the July national election, its senior official said, noting that the French counterparts want to see the poll take place in a manner acceptable to all parties and in ...
Ry Sochan
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/nec-delegation-returns-france-offers-support
Deeper look into foreign policy shifts of Cambodia
The ruling Cambodian People’s Party (CPP) has recently defined a flexible foreign policy plan, projected to span the next five years. This strategic approach is a reflection of their adaptation to the dynamic geopolitical landscape, shaped by competitive influences of the world’s major powers. ...
Niem Chheng
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/deeper-look-foreign-policy-shifts-cambodia
US Agents Poised to Seize Khmer Statue
Government officials and a representative at Unesco in Phnom Penh yesterday said that Sotheby’s in New York had no right to a 10th-century Khmer statue worth more than $2 million that US federal agents were expected to seize from the auction house today. On Wednesday, New ...
PM touts free bus tickets for New Year
Prime Minister Hun Sen announced yesterday that all people can ride the public bus for free in Phnom Penh, and from the capital to the provinces along National Roads 1 and 5, for Khmer New Year. ...
Mom Kunthear
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/50298150/pm-touts-free-bus-tickets-for-new-year/
New Businesses Increase In First Nine Months
A total of 2,606 new businesses were registered in Cambodia during the first nine months of the year, an increase of 11.6 percent compared to the same period last year, data released yesterday by the Ministry of Commerce shows. According to the figures, the ministry approved 306 new ...
Hundreds protest after factory owner fled company
Nearly 800 textile factory workers in Kampong Speu province yesterday protested because their employer allegedly fled after failing to pay all wages and severance payments. ...
Sen David
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50700784/hundreds-protest-after-factory-owner-fled-company
‘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
150 projects worth $3.45B approved in nine months
Cambodia has approved 150 fixed-asset investment projects worth about $3.45 billion in the January-September period of 2022, according to the Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC)’s report yesterday. ...
Chea Vanyuth
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501164016/150-projects-worth-3-45b-approved-in-nine-months/