Cambodia new investments totaling $900 million spread over nine provinces
Cambodia registered 40 new investment projects worth more than US$900 million in the first three months of this year, according to the Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC). ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50706552/cambodia-new-investments-totaling-900-million-spread-over-nine-provinces/
Private education sector reports 50 percent paycut
The president of the Federation of Education Services in Cambodia (FESC) has said that the government needs to expand the scope of its COVID-19 response package to include the private education sector. ...
Sok Chan
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50725372/private-education-sector-reports-50-percent-paycut/
Phnom Penh’s rubbish tender bidding concludes
Bidding on the rubbish collection contracts in the Kingdom’s capital have now closed, after applications first opened on Feb 25 this year, according to a Phnom Penh Municipal spokesperson yesterday. ...
Chhut Bunthoeun
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50724815/phnom-penhs-rubbish-tender-bidding-concludes/
Listed Chinese firm licensed to build another solar park
The Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC) granted a business licence to Chinese panel maker Risen Energy (Cambodia) to build a 60 megawatt (mW) solar farm in Battambang province. ...
Chhut Bunthoeun
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50726630/listed-chinese-firm-licensed-to-build-another-solar-park/
Sar Kheng asks provincial governors to stem illegal border crossings
Interior Minister Sar Kheng has ordered all governors of provinces bordering Thailand to prevent migrant workers from sneaking into Thailand in a move to curb the coronavirus. ...
Sen David
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50723189/sar-kheng-asks-provincial-governors-to-stem-illegal-border-crossings/
Cambodia’s COVID-19 positives rise to 128, three active cases currently
The Ministry of Health in a news release this morning announced this and said that the two new cases are both Cambodian men, aged 22 and 29, from Kampong Cham province. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50733645/cambodias-covid-19-positives-rise-to-128-three-active-cases-currently/
256 factories suspended due to COVID-19, affecting over 130,000 workers
Cambodian has seen 256 garment, footwear and travel goods factories in Cambodia suspending their operations due to the COVID-19 pandemic, affecting more than 130,000 workers. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50729329/256-factories-suspended-due-to-covid-19-affecting-over-130000-workers/
Bank now offers gold accounts
Cambodians can now invest in gold through one of the Kingdom’s Malaysian-owned banks, CIMB. The investment product has been met with mixed reviews from experts, but could tap a popular and traditional means of investment. CIMB’s Gold Deposit Account would give customers a gold-backed investment option without ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/index.php/2012070957291/Business/cimb-offers-gold-accounts.html
PM Hun Sen: $1, $2 and $5 banknotes are still legal tender
Prime Minister Hun Sen on Friday has clarified to the public that the $1, $2 and $5 US bank notes are still accepted normally in the Kingdom. ...
Sok Chan
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50728542/pm-hun-sen-1-2-and-5-banknotes-are-still-legal-tender/
More power to the grid
The Cambodian government plans to add at least 620 megawatts to the grid this year, pushing power supplies in the Kingdom to 4,000-megawatts. ...
Chea Vannak
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50715983/more-power-to-the-grid/
Agriculture to be a key pillar for economy
NBC’s Director-General has said that agriculture could potentially contribute to Cambodia’s economic growth as the workforce in the sector continues to increase while productivity remains high. ...
Sok Chan
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50715090/agriculture-to-be-a-key-pillar-for-economy/
Ministry refutes NGO’s claim about cleared protected forest
The Environment Ministry yesterday refuted a claim by Wildlife Alliance that more than 200 hectares of mangrove forest had been cleared inside protected areas in Koh Kong province’s Peam Krasaop Wildlife Sanctuary. ...
Khuon Narim
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50720988/ministry-refutes-ngos-claim-about-cleared-protected-forest/
Thai company donates COVID-19 aid to the Kingdom
Thai Fermentation Industry Co Ltd which produces Rachachuros Genuine MSG, donated $155,000 to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in a bid to support the Cambodia government to combat the COVID-19. ...
Som Kanika
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50720140/thai-company-donates-covid-19-aid-to-the-kingdom/
New port ‘will boost’ tourism
The construction of the new tourism port in Kampot province is more than 30 percent complete and is expected to be finished by the middle of the year, according to the Kampot provincial tourism department. ...
Sok Chan
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50721748/new-port-will-boost-tourism/
Kingdom aims to leapfrog technical skills
The president of the Royal Academy of Cambodia (RAC) met leaders of Japanese artificial intelligence (AI) and robotics firm Qibi Tech Co Ltd to study the possibility of enhancing cooperation in the Kingdom. ...
Sok Chan
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50742459/kingdom-aims-to-leapfrog-technical-skills/
Capital to construct 27 overpasses
Phnom Penh municipal governor Khuong Sreng said on Monday that the capital will boast a total of 27 pedestrian overpasses if the public approves the five now in the trial phase. ...
Niem Chheng
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/capital-construct-27-overpasses
All Cinemas, Museums and Theatres closed
The Ministry of Culture and Fine Arts has announced that all cinemas, museums and theatres in Cambodia are to be closed immediately for a period of 2 weeks from today. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50787688/all-cinemas-museums-and-theatres-closed-for-2-weeks/
Cassava price up as harvest starts
As the 2020-2021 harvest season kicks off, cassava prices in the powerhouse provinces of Preah Vihear and Tbong Khmum register a slight uptick compared to the same period last year. ...
Hin Pisei
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/cassava-price-harvest-starts
Insurance market continues to grow amidst COVID-19
The total insurance market premium reached $201.7 million as of the third quarter of this year, an increase of 8.2 percent over the same period in 2019. ...
Chea Vannak/AKP
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50785948/insurance-market-continues-to-grow-amidst-covid-19/
Calls for vigilance against thunder, lightning and gusts
Ministry of Water Resources and Meteorology (MOWRAM) has urged people to be vigilant of possible phenomena like thunder, lightning, and gusts in some parts of the central lowland areas. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50759726/calls-for-vigilance-against-thunder-lightning-and-gusts/