PM: Factory workers on suspension get support
Prime Minister Hun Sen has officially announced that the government will provide cash assistance to over 32,000 workers in the textile-related sectors whose employment has been suspended due to a reduction in purchasing orders, or whose factories have ceased operations. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/pm-factory-workers-on-suspension-get-support/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
Neang Sokunthea
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/pm-factory-workers-suspension-get-support
Gov’t discusses new strategies to attract investment
The Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF), in collaboration with the World Bank (WB), yesterday held a sector policy dialogue to discuss new strategies with development partners and other government officials from different ministries and institutions to boost investment while considering the scope of regional href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/govt-discusses-new-strategies-to-attract-investment/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
Kang Sothear
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501269338/govt-discusses-new-strategies-to-attract-investment/
New loan agreement standard for financial industry breeds debate
A “Standard of Loan Agreement” for the financial sector is under preparation, and institutions are expected to begin adopting its principles by June. But insiders and observers have expressed differing views on the precise provisions of the instrument, its potential effects on market competition, and href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/new-loan-agreement-standard-for-financial-industry-breeds-debate/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
Rann Reuy
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/new-loan-agreement-standard-financial-industry-breeds-debate
Strategy aims to strengthen garment sector
The Cambodian government has adopted a new strategy for the garment, footwear and travel goods (GFT) sector that focuses on strengthening human resources, improving working conditions, promoting investment in high-value industries, and attracting investment in supportive industries. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/strategy-aims-to-strengthen-garment-sector/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
Seng Mengheng
https://kiripost.com/stories/cambodia-strategy-aims-to-strengthen-garment-sector
Deep-water port construction to increase PAS capacity
The government has been increasing the capacity of listed Sihanoukville Autonomous Port (PAS) through the construction of a deep-water port to allow all types of cargo ships to dock without having to transit at other ports and reduce shipping costs and shipping time. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/deep-water-port-construction-to-increase-pas-capacity/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
Chea Vanyuth
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501281966/deep-water-port-construction-to-increase-pas-capacity/
Cambodia has 1.3 million migrant workers abroad, while domestic employment rate is over 99 percent
Prime Minister Hun Sen confirmed in a message on the occasion of the 137th anniversary of International Labor Day on May 1, that currently there are about 1.3 million Cambodian workers abroad, while the employment rate in the country remained at 99.3 percent. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodia-has-1-3-million-migrant-workers-abroad-while-domestic-employment-rate-is-over-99-percent/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501282502/cambodia-has-1-3-million-migrant-workers-abroad-while-domestic-employment-rate-is-over-99-percent/
Koh Kong’s first int’l seaport set for launch
Koh Kong province’s first international seaport, invested in and developed by Koh Kong Port Management Co Ltd, is scheduled to launch in the second half of the year, as a number of linked infrastructure works reach completion, according to provincial governor Mithona Phoutong. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/koh-kongs-first-intl-seaport-set-for-launch/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
Hin Pisei
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/koh-kongs-first-intl-seaport-set-launch
CMAC vows to clear 265km2 of landmines, UXOs in 2023
Reiterating its support to the efforts of authorities to make Cambodia a mine-free nation by 2025, the Cambodian Mine Action Centre (CMAC) has pledged to clear more than 265 square kilometres of landmines and unexploded ordnance (UXOs) this year. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cmac-%e1%9e%94%e1%9f%92%e1%9e%8f%e1%9f%81%e1%9e%87%e1%9f%92%e1%9e%89%e1%9e%b6%e1%9e%94%e1%9f%84%e1%9e%9f%e1%9e%9f%e1%9e%98%e1%9f%92%e1%9e%a2%e1%9e%b6%e1%9e%8f%e1%9e%98/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
Hang Punreay
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501212693/cmac-vows-to-clear-265km2-of-landmines-uxos-in-2023/
GDT issues guidelines for new salary tax implementation
The General Department of Taxation (GDT) of the Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF) yesterday issued a set of guidelines for all enterprises that are resident taxpayers, public institutions and non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and have tax obligations to implement the new monthly salary tax from href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/gdt-issues-guidelines-for-new-salary-tax-implementation/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
Kang Sothear
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501214800/gdt-issues-guidelines-for-new-salary-tax-implementation/
Int’l visitors top 1.9M in Jan-Nov, on track to hit full-year target
Cambodia welcomed more than 1.914 million international visitors in the first 11 months of 2022, up nearly 12-fold on-year, in an improvement largely attributed to effective pandemic management and the relatively early adoption of a “Living with Covid” approach. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/intl-visitors-top-1-9m-in-jan-nov-on-track-to-hit-full-year-target/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
Hin Pisei
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/intl-visitors-top-19m-jan-nov-track-hit-full-year-target
RCEP will help Cambodia graduate from its least developed country (LDC) status by 2028
Cambodia’s trade with the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) member countries reached $28.4 billion in the first 11 months of 2022, a year-on-year increase of 7 percent, the Ministry of Commerce’s latest report showed on Tuesday. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/rcep-will-help-cambodia-graduate-from-its-least-developed-country-ldc-status-by-2028/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501214449/rcep-will-help-cambodia-graduate-from-its-least-developed-country-ldc-status-by-2028/
Kandal issues 30 day compliance warning to ferries
The Kandal provincial administration issued a warning that it will shut down any ferryboat business that does not comply with current safety standards. An appropriately sized steel vessel must be employed, rather than the single or twin hulled wooden boats that were previously used, in href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/kandal-issues-30-day-compliance-warning-to-ferries/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
Khouth Sophak Chakrya
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/kandal-issues-30-day-compliance-warning-ferries
Kirirom National Park, Bati district land granted to elites
Relatives of infamous Pheapimex CEO Choeung Sopheap received forest land in the center of Kirirom National Park, while a minister, tycoons and an apparent relative of first lady Bun Rany all received state land, according to official documents published in late December. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/kirirom-national-park-bati-district-land-granted-to-elites-2/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
Keat Soriththeavy
https://vodenglish.news/kirirom-national-park-bati-district-land-granted-to-elites/
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. Residents in four communes of Kandal Stung district have been affected href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/kandal-residents-near-new-airport-asked-to-take-down-structures-2/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
Pa Sokheng
https://vodenglish.news/kandal-residents-near-new-airport-asked-to-take-down-structures/
Be mindful of informal financing, NBC warns
The National Bank of Cambodia (NBC) and National Police on February 2 issued a joint statement warning of the risks associated with informal financial services, which it said could put borrowers in excessive debt or otherwise upend their lives. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/be-mindful-of-informal-financing-nbc-warns/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
May Kunmakara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/be-mindful-informal-financing-nbc-warns
Cambodia’s milled rice export up 3.5 pct in Q1
Cambodia exported 176,581 tons of milled rice in the first quarter (Q1) of 2023, up 3.5 percent from 170,539 tons in the same period last year, the Cambodia Rice Federation (CRF) said in a report released on Tuesday. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodias-milled-rice-export-up-3-5-pct-in-q1/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501279579/cambodias-milled-rice-export-up-3-5-pct-in-q1/
Feb 27 dolphin territory fishing ban scrapped to save livelihoods
The government on April 27 issued a new sub-decree reversing its ban imposed in February on all fishing in the Mekong dolphin conservation zone. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/feb-27-dolphin-territory-fishing-ban-scrapped-to-save-livelihoods/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
Khouth Sophak Chakrya
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/feb-27-dolphin-territory-fishing-ban-scrapped-save-livelihoods
French pledge cont’d welfare, reforms advice
The French Development Agency (AFD) has announced its continued support for poverty alleviation, improved social welfare and the economic growth of developing nations, including Cambodia. The agency said it would do so through a focus on climate change and green financing, in line with the href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/french-pledge-contd-welfare-reforms-advice/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
Van Socheata
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/french-pledge-contd-welfare-reforms-advice
Hun Sen urges end to scorn of entertainment sector workers
Prime Minister Hun Sen has called for an end to discrimination against women working in the entertainment industry, underscoring their struggle to make a living. He urged the public to show compassion and respect, and asked authorities to act against those who engage in discriminatory href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/hun-sen-urges-end-to-scorn-of-entertainment-sector-workers/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
Neang Sokunthea
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/hun-sen-urges-end-scorn-entertainment-sector-workers
Cambodia exports reach $9.18 billion in five months
Cambodia’s exports in the first five months of 2023 were worth $9.18 billion, down 2.4 percent from $9.41 billion for the same period last year, according to a General Department of Customs and Excise report. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodia-exports-reach-9-18-billion-in-five-months/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
Chea Vanyuth
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501306111/cambodia-exports-reach-9-18-billion-in-five-months/