Royal Group inks $35 million road deal on Koh Rong
Royal Group Koh Rong Development Company and Sinohydro Corporation Limited reached a $35 million deal on Tuesday to build a 70km road on Koh Rong Island. The road will be 8m wide and is expected to take 16 months to complete, according to the plan ...
May Kunmakara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/royal-group-inks-35-million-road-deal-koh-rong
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
Large-scale farm survey released
The latest Cambodia Inter-censal Agriculture Survey 2019 (CIAS 2019) noted that 88 per cent of household agricultural holdings engaged in crop activity, while 75 per cent reported raising livestock, poultry or insects. ...
May Kunmakara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/large-scale-farm-survey-released
Outcomes of the Council of Ministers’ plenary session on October 04, 2021
On 08 October 2021, the Council of Ministers issued a press release on the outcomes of the Council of Ministers’ plenary session on October 04, 2021 to review and discuss on:Draft constitution on the amendment to the new Articles 19, 82, 106 (1), 119, and ...
Council of Ministers
Kingdom makes EE labels must for electrical appliances
Cambodia has made energy efficiency (EE) labels issued by the Ministry of Mining and Energy (MME) mandatory for all electrical appliances manufactured, imported or sold in the country through a new regulation. ...
Manoj Mathew
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501343447/kingdom-makes-ee-labels-must-for-electrical-appliances/
Joint press release on Cambodia fundamental freedoms monitor 2022 annual report
On 7 September 2023, the Cambodian Center for Human Rights (CCHR), the Cambodian Human Rights and Development Association (ADHOC), and the Solidarity Center announced the release of the 2022 Annual Report of the Cambodia Fundamental Freedoms Monitor produced by the Fundamental Freedoms Monitoring Project (FFMP).The ...
Cambodian Center for Human Rights
Limit to be set on age of imported cars
As part of a road safety drive, the Ministry of Public Works and Transport and Ministry of Interior have set the lifespan of used vehicles allowed to be imported into Cambodia to reduce accidents and protect the environment. ...
Chhorn Raksmey
https://kiripost.com/stories/limit-to-be-set-on-age-of-imported-cars
Finance Ministry, NBC enhance digital verification of customer documents
The Ministry of Economy and Finance and the National Bank of Cambodia (NBC) have reached a memorandum of understanding on electronic Know Your Customer (e-KYC) cooperation, aiming to enhance digital verification of customer documents in Cambodia. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501106776/finance-ministry-nbc-enhance-digital-verification-of-customer-documents/
MISTI, MPTC seal deal on digital security
The Ministry of Industry, Science, Technology and Innovation (MISTI) and the Ministry of Post and Telecommunications (MPTC) Monday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on digital security in Phnom Penh. ...
Jigme Palden Pazo
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501520189/misti-mptc-seal-deal-on-digital-security/
MISTI, MPTC seal deal on digital security
The Ministry of Industry, Science, Technology and Innovation (MISTI) and the Ministry of Post and Telecommunications (MPTC) Monday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on digital security in Phnom Penh. ...
Jigme Palden Pazo
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501520189/misti-mptc-seal-deal-on-digital-security/
CDC approvals rise by 247pc, January to July
The Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC) approved 75 investment projects worth US$5.5 billion between January and July, according to council statistics. This growth represents a 247 per cent, year-on-year increase in the value of approved investment projects, 60 of which were in the industrial ...
Pol Pot on the tourist map
The Documentation Centre of Cambodia has joined a coalition of government ministries on an study tour to establish a tourism plan in the former Khmer Rouge stronghold of Anlong Veng district in Oddar Meanchey, officials said yesterday. Anlong Veng was the last stronghold for the Khmer ...
New Law to Force Garment Factories to Provide On-Site Housing
In an effort to stop mass faintings at garment factories, a government committee will issue a prakas this year aimed at reducing fatigue among workers by requiring factories to establish on-site housing, an official said yesterday. Pok Vanthath, deputy director of vocational training at the Ministry ...
Hun Sen to sign new aid agreements during trip to China
China and Cambodia are expected to sign a number of agreements, including one on Chinese assistance and project cooperation, during Prime Minister Hun Sen’s attendance at this week’s Belt and Road Forum in Beijing. Mr Hun Sen will lead a high-level delegation to attend the ...
Ben Sokhean
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50596846/hun-sen-to-sign-new-aid-agreements-during-trip-to-china/
Government passes law to regulate organ donation
Ruling party lawmakers unanimously passed a law regulating how human cells, tissue and organs can be donated or used in the country during a session on Thursday at the National Assembly, with the CNRP continuing its boycott of parliament in protest of a legal assault ...
Kang Sothear
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/government-passes-law-to-regulate-organ-donation-114886/
Trade fair to cement India-Cambodia ties
In order to further promote trade between India and Cambodia, Phnom Penh will host an Indian trade fair next month, the Commerce Ministry announced. Organized in collaboration between the Indian and Cambodian chambers of commerce, the event is intended to further develop ties between businesses in ...
Chea Vannak
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/28743/trade-fair-to-cement-india-cambodia-ties/
IPAC to work closely with gov’t to enhance intellectual property
Cambodia’s first independent association for promoting intellectual property (IP) is seeking closer cooperation with government agencies to help the private sector better understand IP, its benefits and the importance of registering their products. ...
Cheng Sokhorng
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/ipac-work-closely-govt-enhance-intellectual-property
Legislature looks at better use of information, media
The General Secretariat of the National Assembly held a workshop on using information and communication technology to improve the transparency of the legislative branch. ...
Pav Suy
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/15765/legislature-looks-at-better-use-of-information--media/
Union agrees to stop protests; factory to set aside complaint
Demonstrations surrounding the establishment of a new union at a garment factory in Kompong Speu province ended Monday after management dropped their complaint against two jailed workers in exchange for protesters agreeing to return to their jobs, a court official and unionists said. ...
Ben Sokhean
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/union-agrees-to-stop-protests-factory-to-set-aside-complaint-98387/
With little support, farmers at the mercy of the weather
Most years the rice fields outside Battambang are an unbroken sea of electric green, but this year they look more like a patchwork quilt. Some paddies are a healthy green, but others are a sickly yellow, while others are little more than empty, muddy fields ...
Jonathan Cox
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/17211/with-little-support--farmers-at-the-mercy-of-the-weather/