CMAC removes grenades used as makeshift stove
Local authorities, in cooperation with officials from the Cambodian Mine Action Center, yesterday retrieved eight B40 rocket-propelled grenades at the residence of one of the local families in Siem Reap province. ...
Som Kanika
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50754488/cmac-removes-grenades-used-as-makeshift-stove/
Government to investigate illegal Mondulkiri land grabs
Minister of Interior Sar Kheng issued a directive on Thursday establishing an inter-ministerial working group to study illegal forest land occupation and encroachment of protected areas in Mondulkiri province. ...
Voun Dara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/government-investigate-illegal-mondulkiri-land-grabs
Cassava prices up on delayed harvests
Cassava prices in Cambodia’s northwest corridor have skyrocketed to astonishing heights in the wake of the recent massive floods that have compromised yields in one of Kingdom’s most fertile regions. ...
Hin Pisei
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/cassava-prices-delayed-harvests
Gov’t gives $23mil to workers who lost jobs over pandemic
A total of $23 million has been given out to those affected by the closure of businesses in the tourism industry and garment factories due to the COVID-19 pandemic. ...
Sen David
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50800806/govt-gives-23mil-to-workers-who-lost-jobs-over-pandemic/
157 Cambodian workers test positive for COVID-19 in Thailand
The Thai Ministry of Public Health’s Department of Disease Control has reported on its website that 157 Cambodians working in Thailand have tested positive for COVID-19. ...
Tith Kongnov
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50802175/157-cambodian-workers-test-positive-for-covid-19-in-thailand/
Centuries-old trees to be preserved
After the discovery of about 100 large, centuries-old trees in Keo Seima wildlife sanctuary in Mondulkiri province, Ministry of Environment officials and rangers have set up protection and conservation measures to protect. ...
Kim Sarom
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/centuries-old-trees-be-preserved
More than 1,600 workers and traders have been infected with Covid-19 since March 21
As of the evening of April 19, more than 1,000 workers and more than 600 traders have been infected with Covid-19, which infections recorded from March 21. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50841675/more-than-1600-workers-and-traders-have-been-infected-with-covid-19-since-march-21/
SSEZ exports increase 26 percent in 2020
The Sihanoukville Special Economic Zone (SSEZ) has reported export growth of 26.52 percent in 2020, a significant achievement in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. ...
Chea Vayuth
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50808658/ssez-exports-increase-26-percent-in-2020/
Phnom Penh Administration’s decision on preventive measures for Covid-19, decision made on 2 June
The Phnom Penh authorities had issued a decision on the night of June 2 on measures to be adopted to curb the surge of Covid-19 in the city. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50868003/phnom-penh-administrations-decision-on-preventive-measures-for-covid-19-decision-made-on-2-june/
Pepper exports increase 200% in first five months
Some 7,461 tonnes of Cambodian pepper were exported to foreign markets from January to May 2021, according to Veng Sakhon, Minister of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50867270/pepper-exports-increase-200-in-first-five-months/
Cambodia highlights Mekong-Ganga cooperation achievements
Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation H.E. Prak Sokhonn has lauded the Mekong-Ganga Cooperation (MGC)’s active contribution to the development of the Mekong sub-region. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50898832/cambodia-highlights-mekong-ganga-cooperation-achievements/
Cambodia-S. Korea latest trade valued at $451 mn
Bilateral trade between Cambodia and South Korea is growing ahead of a draft bilateral trade agreement expected to be signed and put into effect by the end of this year. ...
Chea Vanyuth
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50903734/cambodia-s-korea-latest-trade-valued-at-451-mn/
WHO: collective action necessary to prevent Delta variant disaster
The World Health Organisation (WHO) in Cambodia on July 30 called on people from all walks of life to make a concerted effort to stamp out the spread of the novel coronavirus. ...
Lay Samean
https://phnompenhpost.com/national/who-collective-action-necessary-prevent-delta-variant-disaster
PM: Learn new skills and change career
For those in the business of touch or hands-on service, such as that of a masseuse, the future looks bleak with their career on ice due to the Covid-19 pandemic. ...
Sen David
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50908738/pm-learn-new-skills-and-change-career/
No more tigers live in Cambodia on World Tiger Day
There are no longer any wild tigers in Cambodia due to indiscriminate hunting, loss of habitat and the use of snares, according to the Environment Ministry yesterday on World Tiger Day. ...
Mao Chanvireak
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50904513/no-more-tigers-live-in-cambodia-on-world-tiger-day/
Cambodia Post sees income increase in the first semester
State-run Cambodia Post has registered an increase in January to June income despite the volume of parcels decreasing due to the limited availability of cargo transport available during the pandemic. ...
Chea Vanyuth
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50915073/cambodia-post-sees-income-increase-in-the-first-semester/
Vaccines needed to curb LSD spread
Cambodia has reached out to the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations for vaccines to prevent the growing spread of the Lumpy Skin Disease (LSD) among cattle since June. ...
Sar Socheath
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50916438/vaccines-needed-to-curb-lsd-spread/
City Hall plans to extend Phnom Penh curfew
Phnom Penh City Hall will extend the curfew with additional measures to prevent the spread of Covid-19, especially the Delta variant, following a series of community-based infections. ...
Tith Kongnov
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50918766/city-hall-plans-to-extend-curfew/
Economy will grow 2.2% before recovery, says IMF
The International Monetary Fund says Cambodia’s gross domestic product (GDP) will grow 2.2 percent this year, down from a previous forecast of 4.2 percent annual growth. GDP was minus 3.1 percent last year after average annual growth of 7 percent in previous years. ...
Michael Firn
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50944430/economy-will-grow-2-2-before-recovery-says-imf/
UPDATE: More than 18,000 families throughout Banteay Meanchey affected by floods
Banteay Meanchey’s authorities reported that the impact of the flood and the spread of its reach have increased with more than 18,000 families affected and more than 1,100 evacuated. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50944915/update-more-than-18000-families-throughout-banteay-meanchey-affected-by-floods/