Illness strikes 92 in Poipet, leaves 10 hospitalised
Ninety-two villagers have fallen ill in a mysterious outbreak in Poipet town, Banteay Meanchey provincial Department of Health director Le Chan Sangvat said on Tuesday. None of the cases are life-threatening, but 10 of the victims have been warded in hospital.
Long Kimmarita
http://phnompenhpost.com/national/illness-strikes-92-poipet-leaves-10-hospitalised
Police to release 20 in Tbong Khmum land dispute
Tbong Khmum provincial police plan to release 20 of 21 protestors on Wednesday, after they were detained for occupying land owned by a Chinese company in Dambe district’s Trapaing Pring commune.
Long Kimmarita
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/police-release-20-tbong-khmum-land-dispute
Ministry: No unlawful protests
The Ministry of Interior is warning citizens not to take part in social justice protests. It issued a press release on Monday saying members of the groups Khmer Thavrak and Mother Nature Movement had been carrying out activities not registered at the ministry, which is required
Mom Kunthear
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/ministry-no-unlawful-protests
Book published on history of Kingdom’s microfinance industry
National Bank of Cambodia yesterday launched a book called “Building Inclusive Finance”. It traces the development of microfinance in Cambodia from its origins in rural development programmes in the early 1990s to the globalised industry it is today. The book was written by Ron Bevacqua,
Sok Chan
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50762147/book-published-on-history-of-kingdoms-microfinance-industry/
Pursat families ordered to vacate illegal homes in wildlife sanctuary
Pursat provincial authorities gave 21 families seven days to take down 43 houses and cottages after officials said they were illegally occupying land in a protected natural area of the Phnom Samkos Wildlife Sanctuary. The families were told they face legal action if they refuse to
Soth Koemsoeun
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/pursat-families-ordered-vacate-illegal-homes-wildlife-sanctuary
CSX reviews first application for Growth Board IPO
The Cambodia Securities Exchange (CSX) is currently going over its first-ever initial public offering (IPO) eligibility review application for a company to list on its Growth Board since the secondary board was launched in 2015, its vice-chairman Ha Jong-weon told The Post on December 14.
May Kunmakara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/csx-reviews-first-application-growth-board-ipo
Resale market booms amid changing consumer and eco trends
From recycled bicycles to second-hand mannequins, thrift shops push quirky finds to the limits which in the past has split perceptions. However, as consumer demands continue to shift, a combination of factors has exponentially spurred the pre-owned goods market, trend analysts say is only set
Tom Starkey
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50790181/resale-market-booms-amid-changing-consumer-and-eco-trends/
PM: Private schools can now resume today
The Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports (MoEYS) has just issued a directive this morning through Prime Minister Hun Sen in his special statement broadcast live from his residence in Takhmao city, Kandal province by the TVK to allow private educational institutions to resume physical
Rhea Mae Soco
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50798455/private-schools-can-now-resume-today/
WCS Cambodia finds five nests of frog-headed turtle
The Wildlife Conservation Society’s (WCS Cambodia) Nest Protection Team, in collaboration with the Fisheries Administration, have found five nests of the critically endangered Cantor’s Giant Softshell Turtle (also known as frog-headed turtle) during the 2020 breeding season on a beach along the Mekong River in
Mom Kunthear
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/wcs-cambodia-finds-five-nests-frog-headed-turtle
2020-2021 academic year commences
Prime Minister Hun Sen said that although the world is united in fighting Covid-19 and has yet to achieve complete victory over the outbreak, Cambodia will forge ahead with the opening of the 2020-2021 academic year on January 11, celebrating the theme “a new life
Voun Dara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/2020-2021-academic-year-commences
Ministry, Japan agri-firm ink MoU
The Ministry of Commerce on January 6 signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Japan’s Yamato Green Co Ltd to develop value chains for agribusiness products. Having registered with the Ministry of Commerce on April 22, Yamato Green has had relative success in growing safe
Thou Vireak
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/ministry-japan-agri-firm-ink-mou
ACU receives 20K asset declarations
The Anti-Corruption Unit (ACU) said it had received nearly 20,000 declarations of assets and liabilities from officials across all ministries and provincial administrations in a period of just 10 days, from January 1 to 10.
Nov Sivutha
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/acu-receives-20k-asset-declarations
Canada farm inks MoU with Prek Leap agriculture college
Toronto-listed Asia Green Biotechnology Corp (AGB) has inked a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Prek Leap National Institute of Agriculture in Phnom Penh (Prek Leap) to advance production techniques of medicinal and commercial crops.
May Kunmakara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/canada-farm-inks-mou-prek-leap-agriculture-college
Green project to spur bio and economic diversity in Prey Lang
The legendary forest Prey Lang has given way to agricultural land, resulting in the migration of young Cambodians in search of work and, perhaps most crucially, a degradation of the area’s environment.
Husain Haider
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50821854/green-project-to-spur-bio-and-economic-diversity-in-prey-lang/
Tax revenue from casino sector drops
Tax revenue from Cambodia’s casino industry cratered in 2020 as Covid-19 prompted the government to tighten entry restrictions, limiting the number of international visitors to the Kingdom, according to a Ministry of Economy and Finance senior official on March 21.
May Kunmakara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/tax-revenue-casino-sector-drops
Koh Kong demands sanctuary creek fix
Koh Kong provincial officials have ordered local developer Leang Him to remove soil she used to illegally fill in a creek and mangrove forest in Peam Krasaop Wildlife Sanctuary in Mondul Seima district. Local authorities said the instructions were followed after Leang received an administrative
Khouth Sophak Chakrya
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/koh-kong-demands-sanctuary-creek-fix
SME gets in-principle nod for IPO
The Cambodia Securities Exchange (CSX) approved in principle the listing eligibility of a privately-owned small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) on its Growth Board, CSX vice-chairman Ha Jong-weon told The Post on March 22.
May Kunmakara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/sme-gets-principle-nod-ipo
Six illegal logging tractors seized
Svay Leu district forestry administration office in Siem Reap province has given a month’s notice to the owners of homemade tractors impounded last week for transporting illegal timber. Authorities warned that if no action was taken the administration would take the case to court.
Nov Sivutha
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/six-illegal-logging-tractors-seized
Japan grants more than $116,000 to aid NIPES and six schools
The government of Japan has agreed to provide a total of $116,174 in assistance to Cambodia for the development of an eight-lane running track at the National Institute of Physical Education and Sport (NIPES) and for the construction of hand washing stations for six schools
Rhea Mae Soco
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50821773/japan-grants-more-than-116000-to-aid-nipes-and-six-schools/
