Japan provides $55M for Capital’s power project
Japan has agreed to provide another loan of JPY 7.98 billion (approximately $55 million) to implement a project to improve and modernise the power grid in Phnom Penh. lass='cambodia-color'>...
Manoj Mathew
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501555296/japan-provides-55m-for-capitals-power-project/
Minister calls for steps to increase customs expertise
Aun Pornmoniroth, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy and Finance (MEF) on Monday asked Customs National School (CNS) officials to launch training programmes aimed at promoting human capital development. lass='cambodia-color'>...
Nhean Chamrong
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501565393/minister-calls-for-steps-to-increase-customs-expertise/
Education Ministry plans to spend over $6 million on Bac II exam
Ministry of Education Youth and Sport (MoEYS) is planning to spend more than $6 million on preparations for the high school diploma exam, or Bac II, which will take place on October 8 and 9. lass='cambodia-color'>...
Som Sotheary
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501566068/education-ministry-plans-to-spend-over-6-million-on-bac-ii-exam/
NEC readies first council election for new Kampong Som city
Election for a new city in Preah Sihanouk province has been officially scheduled for January next year. The National Election Committee (NEC) has picked January 26, 2025 for electing the Kampong Som City Council for the first time ever. lass='cambodia-color'>...
Torn Vibol
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501571568/nec-readies-first-council-election-for-new-kampong-som-city/
Banks pledge loan restructuring without affecting credit records
Representatives from banks and microfinance institutions have expressed their commitment to restructuring loans for customers facing financial difficulties, as the number and volume of such requests continue to rise. lass='cambodia-color'>...
Niem Chheng
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/banks-pledge-loan-restructuring-without-affecting-credit-records
MoH discovers 4th case of monkeypox
Another person was diagnosed with monkeypox on Tuesday, bringing to four the number of cases of the illness in Cambodia, the Ministry of Health announced. lass='cambodia-color'>...
Torn Vibol
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501428689/moh-discovers-4th-case-of-monkeypox/
NEC outlines equity programme for Senate Election campaigns due next month
The National Election Committee (NEC) has announced a Campaign Equity Programme to guarantee equal opportunities for political parties to disseminate their political platforms during the 5th Mandate Senate Election Campaign between February 10 and 23 this year. lass='cambodia-color'>...
Ministry to develop charter for professional journalism
The Ministry of Information has commenced the process of drafting a National Charter for Professional Journalism. lass='cambodia-color'>...
Hang Punreay
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501475872/ministry-to-develop-charter-for-professional-journalism/
Hospital set up as hub for treatment of endemic diseases
The Ministry of Health designated the Techo Santepheap National Hospital to handle all contagious diseases by coordinating with hospitals across the Kingdom. lass='cambodia-color'>...
Hang Punreay
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501582416/hospital-set-up-as-hub-for-treatment-of-endemic-diseases/
Over 100,000 candidates passed the BacII exam, with 2,216 achieving A-levels, according to MoEYS
This morning, the Ministry of Education, Youth, and Sports issued a press release regarding the high school diploma exam results held on October 8, 2024. lass='cambodia-color'>...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501582895/over-100000-candidates-passed-the-bacii-exam-with-2216-achieving-a-levels-according-to-moeys/
79% of students passed the National BacII exam this year
The Ministry of Education, Youth, and Sport (MoEYS) announced yesterday that 106,351 candidates passed this year’s National BacII examination. lass='cambodia-color'>...
Sen David
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501583150/79-of-students-passed-the-national-bacii-exam-this-year/
PM ready to maroon island investors
Prime Minister Hun Sen ordered his officials to revoke the licenses of any investment and construction firms found doing little or nothing with the islands or land they said they would develop. lass='cambodia-color'>...
Ven Rathavong
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/28106/pm-ready-to-maroon-island-investors/
VN monks chased off of island
Authorities yesterday forced out 10 Vietnamese citizens and burned down several shrines illegally built on a Navy-controlled island off of Koh Kong province, an official said. lass='cambodia-color'>...
Sarah Taguiam
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/vn-monks-chased-island
Phnom Penh office demand continues to expand
Office rental growth in Phnom Penh increased 10 to 15 per cent by the end of 2012, said an official of the Cambodian Valuers and Estate Agents Association, as the number of local and international companies have risen significantly. Chrek Soknim, deputy director of VTrust property lass='cambodia-color'>...
Mizuho bank links up with Maybank and Canadia
Japan-based Mizuho Bank (MHBK) has signed an agreement with two well-established banks in Cambodia that is designed to help Mizuho leverage a wider range of financial services when dealing with Japanese clients. The memorandum of understanding was inked on Friday in Phnom Penh between Mizuho’s president lass='cambodia-color'>...
May Kunmakara
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/mizuho-bank-links-maybank-and-canadia
Cambodia improves human development Index
Cambodia’s improvements on human development are the biggest in the region, but standards of living still lag behind neighboring nations, United Nations Development Program (UNDP) figures have shown. lass='cambodia-color'>...
Khmer Times Staff
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/36740/cambodia-improves-human-development-index/
Monks bless elderly sick in fearful HIV commune
Several elderly HIV-positive villagers in Battambang’s Roka commune are seriously ill, local authorities have said, with some of their families having called monks to bless them as they believe death may be imminent. Five people living in the commune have died since a massive HIV outbreak lass='cambodia-color'>...
May Titthara
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/monks-bless-elderly-sick-fearful-hiv-commune
Delays continue to constrain launch of Cambodia Airlines
For Cambodians aspiring to a career in aviation, this weekend looks promising. Almost seven months after its formal establishment, Cambodia Airlines is hosting a career fair in Phnom Penh. The airline is moving forward by looking for staff – from captains, first officers and cabin crew lass='cambodia-color'>...
Anne Renzenbrink
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/delays-continue-constrain-launch-cambodia-airlines
Bokor resort slated to bolster Kampot tourism
Kampot officials are looking to the Bokor Mountain Resort, a US$1 billion project that opens today, to drive tourism growth in the burgeoning seaside destination. The provincial Tourism Department said the number of domestic visitors to Kampot had risen 120 per cent to 338,000 in the lass='cambodia-color'>...
Smart rolls out 4G network
Mobile internet speeds in Cambodia are ratcheting up a notch. Smart Mobile, the country’s second largest operator by subscribers, is making 4G lTE internet available to customers this week, the company announced yesterday during the launch of the service at NagaWorld Casino. Thomas Hundt, CEO of Smart, lass='cambodia-color'>...
Eddie Morton
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/smart-rolls-out-4g-network