Cambodia gears up to host Mekong Tourism Forum
About 150 tourism leaders from across the Greater Mekong Region will gather in Sihanoukville for this year’s Mekong Tourism Forum, hosted by Cambodia ...
Marissa Carruthers
https://kiripost.com/stories/cambodia-gears-up-to-host-mekong-tourism-forum
Cambodia’s Foreign Ministry says a crime is acrime, and it cannot be justified for other aspirations
“Crime is a crime, and it cannot be justified for other aspirations,” the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation’s Spokesperson said in a press statement released this morning. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501249455/cambodias-foreign-ministry-says-a-crime-is-acrime-and-it-cannot-be-justified-for-other-aspirations/
MAFF sets four agricultural policies to improve the farming sector
The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF) has set out four agricultural policies to boost the economy of farmers and improve the agricultural sector in Cambodia. ...
Hang Punreay
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501326409/maff-sets-four-agricultural-policies-to-improve-the-farming-sector/
Rising Phoenix guides farmers to organic rice
Within the tranquil heart of Siem Pang Wildlife Sanctuary in Stung Treng province, nearly 100 households have embarked on an adventure into rice farming. ...
Orm Bunthoeurn
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/rising-phoenix-guides-farmers-organic-rice
Free online courses to strengthen tourism SMEs’ digital and financial skills
Cambodia’s tourism SMEs can sign up to free modules delivered by PATA that focus on strengthening finance and digital skills in a post-pandemic world ...
Marissa Carruthers
https://kiripost.com/stories/free-online-courses-to-strengthen-tourism-smes-digital-and-financial-skills
PM orders immediate crackdowns on land grabs and illegal logging
Prime Minister Hun Sen yesterday ordered the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces (RCAF), the Ministries of Environment and Agriculture and provincial officials to stamp out illegal land encroachment and illegal logging in the country. ...
Vietnamese, Cambodian naval academies strengthen cooperation
The Vietnam Naval Academy (VNNA) and the Royal Cambodian Navy Academy on June 26 signed a memorandum of understanding on establishing a twinning relationship in Nha Trang city, the central province of Khanh Hoa. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501314853/vietnamese-cambodian-naval-academies-strengthen-cooperation/
Classroom ban introduced on electronic devices
Authorities have issued a blanket ban on the use of electronic devices, including smartphones, in public schools nationwide as part of a move to improve the efficiency of education. ...
Meas Molika
https://kiripost.com/stories/cambodia-classroom-ban-introduced-on-electronic-devices
Ministry to expand ties with UNDP to accelerate digital revolution
The Minister of Posts and Telecommunications proposed an expansion in cooperation and partnership with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) to speed up Cambodia’s journey towards digital revolution. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501382508/ministry-to-expand-ties-with-undp-to-accelerate-digital-revolution/
Inauguration of CVA headquarters showcases Vietnam-Cambodia solidarity
The new headquarters of the Central Committee of the Cambodian Veterans’ Association (CVA), funded by the Vietnamese Ministry of National Defence, was inaugurated and put into use in Kien Svay district, the Cambodian province of Kandal on January 4. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501418375/inauguration-of-cva-headquarters-showcases-vietnam-cambodia-solidarity/
FAO launches fisheries training
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has kicked off training to build fisheries stakeholder capacity in the management of fisheries, while improving the livelihoods of coastal community fisheries. ...
Yatt Malai
https://kiripost.com/stories/foa-launches-fisheries-training
Nation nears tax collection target amid challenges
The government has amassed over $3 billion in taxes during the first ten months of 2023, reaching 85.87% of the target set by the 2023 Law on Financial Management. ...
Samban Chandara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/nation-nears-tax-collection-target-amid-challenges
GDT collects $63 million VAT on e-commerce
The General Department of Taxation (GDT) earned value-added tax (VAT) of $62.8 million on e-commerce in the first ten months of the year, a report showed. ...
Chea Vanyuth
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501394733/gdt-collects-63-million-vat-on-e-commerce/
Sarus crane population up? Survey underway
Wildlife organisation officials have drawn attention to the presence of sarus cranes in six provinces of Cambodia. The population remains larger than that of Laos or Vietnam. ...
Chea Sokny
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/sarus-crane-population-up-survey-underway
Cambodia and Singapore align tax agreement with international guidelines
Cambodia and Singapore have recently signed the Second Protocol Amending the Bilateral Double Taxation Agreement (DTA), to bring the agreement in line with the latest international standards. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501386772/cambodia-and-singapore-align-tax-agreement-with-international-guidelines/
MFIs to restructure tourism, real estate loans
Microfinance institutions have been asked to conduct loan restructuring on a case-by-case basis for clients who face difficulties in the Siem Reap tourism sector, real estate and other industries. ...
Sangeetha Amarthalingam
https://kiripost.com/stories/mfis-to-restructure-tourism-real-estate-loans
Ministry offers free vocational training for 67,000 nationwide
The Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training announced free vocational training for 67,000 people from across the country in keeping with the demands of the labour market. ...
Torn Vibol
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501403686/ministry-offers-free-vocational-training-for-67000-nationwide/
Low revenue forces Cambodia’s oldest newspaper ‘Phnom Penh Post’ to end print publication by March 29
The Phnom Penh Post will cease publication by March 29 following a significant fall in advertising revenues since the Covid-19 pandemic and the subsequent economic downturn, although the paper will continue operating online. ...
Khuon Narim and Sovann Sreypich
https://cambojanews.com/low-revenue-forces-cambodias-oldest-newspaper-phnom-penh-post-to-close-march-29-final-print/
EU envoy vows to help Cambodia achieve universal health coverage
The European Union (EU) has affirmed its support for Cambodia to achieve its global health coverage plan in line with the Pentagonal Strategy of the new government. ...
Hang Punreay
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501450517/eu-envoy-vows-to-help-cambodia-achieve-universal-health-coverage/
PM allocates $450M to social protection system
Prime Minister Hun Manet has pledged almost $450 million to strengthen the country’s social protection system, with experts advising that transparency is essential in its delivery. ...
Chhorn Raksmey
https://kiripost.com/stories/pm-allocates-450m-to-social-protection-system
