Cambodia, New Zealand strengthen mutually beneficial relationship
The Minister of Foreign Affairs and international Cooperation Sok Chenda Sophea, received a courtesy call from Jonathan Kings, Ambassador of New Zealand to the Kingdom of Cambodia with Residence in Bangkok, at the ministry on Wednesday. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501562276/cambodia-new-zealand-strengthen-mutually-beneficial-relationship/
Kampot top among provinces with more visitors during NYE
Nearly 400,000 revellers thronged Kampot province, making it the most favourite spot in the country for the New Year celebrations. ...
Nop Sreymao
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501416553/kampot-top-among-provinces-with-more-visitors-during-nye/
Cambodia and Singapore to strengthen and expand bilateral cooperation
Cambodia and Singapore will further strengthen and expand their bilateral cooperation in the fields of politics, trade, economy, defence, security, energy and Tourism. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501451332/cambodia-and-singapore-to-strengthen-and-expand-bilateral-cooperation/
China-Cambodia intangible heritage exhibition enchants visitors
A China-Cambodia “Beauty of intangible Heritage” exhibition kicked off here in the Cambodian capital on Sunday, captivating hundreds of visitors. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501426859/china-cambodia-intangible-heritage-exhibition-enchants-visitors/
Home not farming, takes precedence when Cambodians take MFIs loans
Showing a shift in mindset, more Cambodians are now taking loans from microfinance institutions (MFIs) over home needs than for farming. ...
Rachel David
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501442492/home-not-farming-takes-precedence-when-cambodians-take-mfis-loans/
PM pledges to enhance investment climate
Prime Minister Hun Manet yesterday pledged to enhance the investment climate of Cambodia, in a bid to attract more investments to the country. ...
Chea Vanyuth
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501479439/pm-pledges-to-enhance-investment-climate/
Green tourism corridor planned for Phnom Kulen National Park
Ministry of Environment plans to launch a green tourism corridor at Preah Jayavarman-Norodom Phnom Kulen National Park in Cambodia’s Siem Reap province. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501475539/green-tourism-corridor-planned-for-phnom-kulen-national-park/
Over 8,600 govt scholarships available for varsity studies
For the academic year 2024-2025, the Ministry of Education will offer full scholarships to 8,621 students in a variety of majors. ...
Sen David
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501579175/over-8600-govt-scholarships-available-for-varsity-studies/
Development and assistance for land tenure and land titling
Beginning in 2002, the World Bank, Germany, Finland and Canada began a joint-program to promote land tenure security in Cambodia by providing financial and technical support to land titling efforts. Following the eviction of residents of the Boeung Kak Lake area of Phnom Penh due ...
Trade policy and regulation
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen were at the Aid for Trade Global Review 2019. Photo by World Trade Organization (WTO), taken on 03 July 2019. Licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0.international trade plays an essential role in improving Cambodia’s growth, employment and business opportunities. Trade policy ...
Economic policy and administration
After the first general election in 1993, the government prepared and implemented a comprehensive micro- and macroeconomic policy and structural reform program to integrate Cambodia’s economy into the region and the world as well as stimulate its economic growth.35 in the two decades following that ...
Ministry Takes First Step Toward Smoking Ban
The Ministry of Tourism has asked bars, restaurants and hotels to ban smoking within their establishments in order to promote a better environment, health and reduce poverty. Tourists will feel safer according to deputy director Sam Chanren if there is a smoking ban. The directive ...
Tourism driving total investment approvals
The high number of approved projects in the tourism sector is a sign of optimism according to Minister of Tourism Thong Khon. Due to emphasis on areas beyond Angkor Wat, Cambodia’s GDP could largely be a result of tourism. The current 57 projects are worth ...
Rainfall relieves drought for Battambang farmers
Cambodia has met 82 percent of its expected 250,000 hectares of cultivated rice after rains have relieved the drought struck province of Battambang. 400 hectares is all that remains still at risk, a small section of the 10,000 rice growing hectares in the province. According ...
French company begins tram feasibility study
French engineering firm Systra is underway with a feasibility study to build a tramway from Phnom Penh international Airport to the Royal Railway Station, Governor Kep Chuktema said on Friday. The agreement to study a tramway was first made between Systra and City Hall in July ...
Thailand Asked to Air Two Cambodian TV Channels
Cambodians working in Thailand may soon feel a little more at home if the Thai government approves a proposal to start broadcasting two Cambodian television channels. TVK Director General Kem Gunawadh said that information Minister Khieu Kanharith made the pitch at a meeting Wednesday with the ...
Shipments increase at Sihanoukville Port
Shipments of freight through Sihanoukville Autonomous Port have seen a 14 percent growth in the second quarter of the year. The number of units passing through the port has risen by 8.6 percent compared to the same period last year. The majority of the shipments ...
Riverside Buildings Damaged Amid Construction
Construction on Sisowath Quay by Vattanac Company has damaged an entire block of buildings after soil was removed from the site in order to shore up the sides with concrete. 11 families have been asked to move temporarily while the situation is remedied. The Foreign ...
Regulator sees growth
Camcontrol revenues for the first nine months of the year hit US$7.9 million, surpassing the Ministry of Economy and Finance’s revenue goal of $6 million for the year. Kong Putheara, director of the Ministry of Commerce’s statistics department, this week said the unexpected growth came from ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/index.php/2011110352505/Business/regulator-sees-growth.html
Exports to Korea Climb 100%
Cambodia’s exports to South Korea rose by more than 100 per cent last year, according to officials at the Korea Trade-investment Promotion Agency (KOTRA). Agricultural and garment exports largely accounted for the surge. KOTRA data shows total exports were worth US$87.3 million in 2011, compared ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/index.php/2012020854369/Business/exports-to-korea-climb-100.html