PWSA profit declines by 16.31% in 2022
Public-listed Phnom Penh Water Supply Authority (PWSA) yesterday declared a profit of KHR108 billion ($26.6 million) for the financial year 2022, a decline of 16.31 percent compared to the previous year. ...
Manoj Mathew
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501263142/pwsa-profit-declines-by-16-31-in-2022/
Cross-border QR payments between China and Cambodia launch
The National Bank of Cambodia (NBC) and UnionPay International (UPI) signed a deal on Monday to promote cross-border payment with China and improve the use of the Khmer riel. ...
Yatt Malai
https://kiripost.com/stories/cross-border-qr-payments-between-china-and-cambodia-launch
Malaysian Foreign Ministry: No public programme held during Sam Rainsy’s stay in Malaysia
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Malaysia has issued a press release reassuring that there was no public programme held during the self-imposed exile Sam Rainsy’s stay in Malaysia. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501301008/malaysian-foreign-ministry-no-public-programme-held-during-sam-rainsys-stay-in-malaysia/
Education minister issues order limiting cellphone use in classes
Minister of Education, Youth and Sport Hang Chuon Naron has issued a directive barring students from using phones or electronic devices in classrooms or during study hours without the permission of teachers. ...
Post Staff
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/education-minister-issues-order-limiting-cellphone-use-classes
Cambodia seeks 1.7 billion SDR loan for development projects
Cambodia has unveiled ambitious plans to secure a loan of 1.7 billion in Special Drawing Rights (SDR), or $2.3 billion, in 2024 for the development of key sectors. ...
Thang Sinorn
https://kiripost.com/stories/cambodia-seeks-17-billion-sdr-loan-for-development-projects
Digital Business Expo held to enhance digital transformation to entrepreneurs
Techo Startup Centre organised a Digital Business Expo with the theme of Startup, Innovation, and Technology in the Context of the Digital Economy and Society at Sofitel Phnom Penh Phokeethra. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501397415/digital-business-expo-held-to-enhance-digital-transformation-to-entrepreneurs/
PM orders restrictions on alcohol promotion
Prime Minister Hun Manet has directed the Ministry of Information and relevant bodies to reinforce regulations on alcohol advertising, stressing that the depiction of alcohol consumption shall no longer be allowed on television. ...
Mom Kunthear
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/pm-orders-restrictions-on-alcohol-promotion
Indonesia to import 22,500 tonnes rice from Cambodia for Eid al-Fitr
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- Economy and commerce / Exports / Rice / Trade
The Indonesian Government is planning to import 22,500 tonnes of rice from Cambodia to complement domestic stocks in meeting the needs ahead of Eid al-Fitr, the National Food Agency (Bapanas) stated. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501459050/indonesia-to-import-22500-tonnes-rice-from-cambodia-for-eid-al-fitr/
King, Queen Mother grant audience to Oknha Association delegation
King Norodom Sihamoni and Queen Mother Norodom Monineath Sihanouk granted an audience for a group of nearly 200 tycoons led by Ly Yong Phat, president of the Cambodian Oknha Association on Saturday. ...
Torn Vibol
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501426627/king-queen-mother-grant-audience-to-oknha-association-delegation/
Cambodia’s exports grow by 13% in past seven years
Cambodia’s exports grew by an average of 13.3 percent between 2017 and 2023 and reached $23.47 billion, or 54.7 percent of the country’s gross domestic product in 2023. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501484828/cambodias-exports-grow-by-13-in-past-seven-years/
WHO to continue strengthening cooperation with Cambodia
Dr. Hun Manet, Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Cambodia, received here at the Peace Palace yesterday visiting Dr. Saia Ma’uPiukala, Regional Director for the Western Pacific at the World Health Organisation (WHO). ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501509993/who-to-continue-strengthening-cooperation-with-cambodia/
Civil society
The launch event of a project improving the delivery of public services through ICT in Svay Rieng province, Cambodia. Photo by the ODC team, taken on 28 June 2017. Licensed under a CC BY-SA 4.0.Civil society, representing the interests of ordinary citizens, is the part of ...
Gender equality and Open Data Day 2020
The theme for Open Data Day 2020 “Equal Development” is aligned with the Global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Since global SDG 5 focuses on Gender Equality and to celebrate International women’s rights day which happened to fall on the same week as the event, it ...
Prey Lang protection
Prey lang protection East West Management Institute (EWMI) worked alongside communities since 2007. They began resourcing activities and forest community members across the forest. They supported the Prey Lang Community Network (PLCN) for several years.Supporting Forests and Biodiversity (SFB) in Cambodia (November 2012 to November 2016) ...
SDG 17 Partnerships for the goals
SDG 17 – “Strengthen the means of implementation and revitalize the global partnership for sustainable development” – is about bringing governments, civil society, the private sector and other actors together to help achieve the 2030 Agenda. There are 19 global targets and 25 indicators. The targets ...
Procurement
“Stopping corruption may start from us” (Khmer version on Clean Hand poster), in Kratie province, Cambodia. Photo by World Bank Photo Collection, taken on November 22, 2006. Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0In Cambodia, the activities of buying goods, construction work, repairs, and services and consultation ...
False alarms trigger fainting
Three false alarms at a garment factory triggered another mass fainting incident yesterday morning, sending 59 female staff, including one security guard, to hospitals and clinics, according to a statement from the Ministry of Labour. The first alarm went off about 7:40am in a sewing section, ...
Broadcast Bias Means CPP Dominates Airtime
The ruling CPP recieved nearly twice as much television and radio airtime last year than any other political party, and access to the broadcast media continues to be constrained by bias toward Prime Minister Hun Sen’s party, an election-monitoring group said in its annual report. ...
Rice Grower to Set Up Farms in Cambodia and Myanmar
Hybrid rice producer SL Agritech Corp. plans to set up a plantation in Cambodia via a joint venture instead of shipping out produce from its Philippine farms, a ranking official said last week. “We are looking at starting the shipment of seeds to Cambodia and to ...
