Outcomes of the first visit of the special envoy of the ASEAN Chair on Myanmar to the Republic of the Union of Myanmar, on 21-23 March 2022
On 23 March 2022, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation issued a press release on the outcomes of the first visit of the special envoy of the ASEAN Chair on Myanmar to the Republic of the Union of Myanmar, on 21-23 March 2022. ...
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation
Health ministry signs cataract MoU with China’s GX Foundation
The Cambodian Ministry of Health and The GX Foundation of China signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on September 19 on a project to help eliminate cataract blindness in Cambodia by providing treatment to people in Prey Veng province. ...
Voun Dara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/health-ministry-signs-cataract-mou-chinas-gx-foundation
Nine Vietnamese arrested in Battambang census raids
Nine Vietnamese nationals found to be living in Cambodia illegally were arrested at furniture-making workshops in Battambang City on Tuesday as the national immigration census nears its end, a police official said Wednesday. ...
Sek Odom
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/nine-vietnamese-arrested-in-battambang-census-raids-76187/
CEOs: cut the business slack
Top executives from foreign firms have spoken out about the constraints of doing business in Cambodia, citing high electricity and infrastructure costs, unskilled local workers, limited transparency, a lack of local manufacturing suppliers and limited sources of raw materials as impediments to progress. ...
Sok Chan
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/32563/ceos--cut-the-business-slack/
Ministry: The Sulfuric Acid spills incident in Nam Khan River in Laos does not affect the quality of the river
The Ministry of Water Resources and Meteorology, The authoritative body in such matters, announced that The experts of Laos have confirmed that There was no impact on The quality of The Nam Khan Rive and Mekong River caused by The overturning of chemical trucks. ...
បុគ្គលិក ខ្មែរថាមស៍
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501469929/ministry-the-sulfuric-acid-spills-incident-in-nam-khan-river-in-laos-does-not-affect-the-quality-of-the-river/
US Embassy in Cambodia issues alert for vaccination campaign in Phnom Penh for the unvaccinated
The Ministry of Health has announced The continuation of The COVID-19 vaccination campaign for residents in Phnom Penh. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50912659/us-embassy-in-cambodia-issues-alert-for-vaccination-campaign-in-phnom-penh-for-the-unvaccinated/
Thousands of crimes along the borders prevented: Defence Ministry
The Defence Ministry yesterday reported that it cracked down on more than 2,900 border crimes during The first six months of this year while pledging to continue cooperation with neighbouring countries to fight crimes. ...
Ben Sokhean
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50620479/thousands-of-crimes-along-the-borders-prevented-defence-ministry/
Bar owners remain in the dark while some call quits
Hospitality groups continue to call on the government to provide an exit strategy from the lockdown of the Kingdom’s bars, clubs and KTV’s – so struggling owners can implement business plans, but some are deciding to quit. ...
Harrison White
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50737482/bar-owners-remain-in-the-dark-while-some-call-quits/
Government releases draft law on food safety
The Commerce Ministry on Wednesday released a draft of The country’s first food law, which establishes a Food Safety Authority charged with protecting domestic consumers and ensuring that exports meet international standards. ...
Janelle Retka and Aun Chhengpor
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/government-releases-draft-law-on-food-safety-88533/
Regional, Local Activists Plan Forums to Coincide With Summits
Activist groups are planning to hold two separate forums this week in Phnom Penh to call attention to human rights issues and other problems in Asean countries as a meeting of regional and world leaders begin in the city. the assembly will meet ahead of ...
Telecom law grants ‘police powers’
Private-sector representatives today are to conclude a two-day consultation forum with the government over the controversial new draft telecommunications law. the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications’ (MPT) yet-to-be-approved draft law includes provisions that grant the ministry judicial powers to indict telecom service-related operators and even everyday ...
Eddie Morton
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/telecom-law-grants-%E2%80%98police-powers%E2%80%99
Prey Speu tales conflict
Following last week’s street sweep, children as young as 7 years old were kept in Phnom Penh’s notorious Prey Speu social affairs centre, eyewitnesses, staff and those targeted by the initiative have told the Post, directly contradicting government denials offered earlier this week. Standing at the centre’s ...
Alice Cuddy and Sen David
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/prey-speu-tales-conflict
Announcement: Normal operation of banking and microfinance services in the Kingdom of Cambodia
On 23 April 2021, the Association of Banks in Cambodia released an announcement on the normal operation of banking and microfinance services in the Kingdom of Cambodia. Some microfinances and banking agents in the lockdown areas are also in the operation of providing financial services ...
Association of Banks in Cambodia
FDI survey may lead to new property regulations
Cambodia’s property sector continues to grow, offering both opportunities and challenges for both foreign and local investors. Meanwhile, ahead of the ASEAN Integration, a wider access to transparent information about the FDI fuelling the sector could lead to the adoption of stronger regulatory principles and ...
Kali Kotoski and Sum Manet
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/real-estate/fdi-survey-may-lead-new-property-regulations
Cambodia aims to adopt law on 'Access To Information' in 3 years
The Cambodian government said Monday that a law on access to information will be adopted in three years. Cambodia has spent more than a decade working on this draft law. The formation of a new government in July committed to reforming all The government’s bodies ...
Global Post News Staff
http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/news/kyodo-news-international/131230/cambodia-aims-adopt-law-access-information-3-years
Ministry sets 5-year plan for info, AV sector development
The Ministry of Information has set a short- and long-term strategic plan for The development of The information and audio-visual sector over The next five years to contribute to The government’s reform on The information and audio-visual sector. ...
Hang Punreay
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501550552/ministry-sets-5-year-plan-for-info-av-sector-development/
Kingdom collects $2.79 billion in tax revenue in 1H
Cambodia collected 11,497.98 billion riels (approximately $2.79 billion) from all sources of taxes in the first half of 2023, which is equivalent to 49.1 percent of the target ($5,692 million) for the year, according to the Ministry of Economy and Finance’s report. ...
Chea Vanyuth
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501339088/kingdom-collects-2-79-billion-in-tax-revenue-in-1h/
Minister of interior addresses ‘gaps’ in democracy
Cambodia’s acting Prime Minister while Mr. Hun Sen is out of the country for the US-ASEAN summit, Interior Minister Sar Kheng, acknowledged that there are “gaps” in the implementation of democracy in Cambodia during a speech to the National Police Academy on Tuesday, but warned ...
Taing Vida
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/21549/minister-of-interior-addresses----gaps----in-democracy/
Kem Ley foundation registered
The Ministry of Interior has officially registered a newly created “Kem Ley Foundation Association” after months of processing The application. Chhim Kan, director of The Interior Ministry’s Department of Associations and Political Parties, yesterday confirmed The association’s registration had been successful. ...
Yon Sineat and Leonie Kijewski
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/kem-ley-foundation-registered
Protecting against investment fraud in the securities sector
While no investment is entirely without risk, the Securities and Exchange Regulator of Cambodia (SERC) is 100 per cent committed to ensuring that investors in the Kingdom are protected from fraudulent practices. ...