Chinese-built hydropower plant offers Cambodia greener future
The Chinese-built Lower Sesan 2 Hydropower Station is located in northeastern Cambodia on the Sesan River. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501390759/chinese-built-hydropower-plant-offers-cambodia-greener-future/
NSSF reaches out for assistance to improve shortcomings
The National Social Security Fund (NSSF) has appealed to unions and associations to assist in addressing the shortcomings of the fund to improve the quality of its services delivered to the public. ...
Hang Punreay
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501412888/nssf-reaches-out-for-assistance-to-improve-shortcomings/
Angkor ticket revenue surges by over 312 percent to $27.88M
Cambodia earned $27.88 million from Angkor Archaeological Park ticket sales in the first 10 months of the year, a jump of over 312 percent compared to the same period last year. ...
Manoj Mathew
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501388697/angkor-ticket-revenue-surges-by-over-312-percent-to-27-88m/
Malaysian PM welcomes Manet, pledges closer ties
Following a one-day visit to Malaysia by Prime Minister Hun Manet, Cambodia and the predominantly Muslim nation have agreed to deepen their bilateral collaboration in various sectors. ...
Samban Chandara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/malaysian-pm-welcomes-manet-pledges-closer-ties
Ministry seeks more US help to manage natural disasters
Thor Chetha, Minister of Water Resources and Meteorology, is seeking further assistance from the US Embassy in Cambodia to manage natural disasters, as well as greater technical assistance for ministry officials. ...
Nop Sreymao
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501454169/ministry-seeks-more-us-help-to-manage-natural-disasters/
SCB EIC pegs 6 percent FDI growth for Cambodia
The latest SCB EIC report expects ASEAN CLMV nations, including Cambodia, to witness accelerated economic growth in 2024 due to increasing foreign direct investment compared to prior years. ...
James Whitehead
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501469147/scb-eic-pegs-6-percent-fdi-growth-for-cambodia/
Ministry to amend traffic law articles
The Ministry of Public Works and Transport has announced that it intends to amend several articles of the Law on Road Traffic in order to reduce accidents. ...
Chea Sokny
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/ministry-to-amend-traffic-law-articles
Cambodia supports investment and expansion of Japan-Cambodia labor cooperation
Heng Sour, Minister of Labor and Vocational Training, said that Cambodia is ready to support Japanese investors who want to invest in Cambodia and expand labor cooperation between Cambodia and Japan. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501466332/cambodia-supports-investment-and-expansion-of-japan-cambodia-labor-cooperation/
NGOs: Crocodile protection crucial
World Wildlife Fund for Nature (WWF) and Fauna & Flora International (FFI) are steppIng up breedIng activities In Cambodia’s Siamese crocodile sanctuaries. ...
Chea Sokny
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/ngos-crocodile-protection-crucial
OECD to further support Cambodia with technical assistance
The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) will continue to provide technical support for Cambodia in order to realise its vision of becoming a high-income nation by 2050. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501424450/oecd-to-further-support-cambodia-with-technical-assistance/
PM lauds support for vets as 200 plots gifted
Prime Minister Hun Manet announced that 200 veterans and their families have been awarded plots of land in Svay Rieng province. ...
Samban Chandara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/pm-lauds-support-for-vets-as-200-plots-gifted
10 investment projects worth $60m given green light
On Wednesday, the Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC) announced the release of 10 investment projects worth $60 million in textile, garment, footwear, and manufacturing industries, creating 12,695 jobs. ...
Yatt Malai
https://kiripost.com/stories/10-investment-projects-worth-60m-given-green-light
Cambodia and South Korea sign 3-year plan for Angkor Wat restoration
The Apsara National Authority (ANA) of Cambodia and the Korean Cultural Heritage Administration signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) titled “Cooperation for the Cultural Heritage Sector” on Monday in Seoul, South Korea. ...
Torn Vibol
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501443157/cambodia-and-south-korea-sign-3-year-plan-for-angkor-wat-restoration/
Ministry of Information finalizing protracted access to information draft law
The Ministry of information is finalizing the long-overdue draft law on the access to information, known as the “A2I draft law”, as highlighted in its work direction for 2024. The draft law is currently being reviewed by the Ministry of Justice, according to documents viewed ...
Seoung Nimol
https://cambojanews.com/ministry-of-information-finalizing-protracted-access-to-information-draft-law/
More than 7.5M vehicles officially certified
A total of 652,163 vehicles registered with the Ministry of Public Works and Transport (MPWT) in 2023, with a total of 7,563,395 certified transportation recorded since 1990. ...
Yatt Malai
https://kiripost.com/stories/more-than-75m-vehicles-officially-certified
Minister of Information collaborates with Cambodian-Chinese Journalists to combat misinformation
Neth Pheaktra, Minister of information, met with Soy Sopheap, President of the Cambodian-Chinese Journalists Association (CJCA), and his colleagues on March 5, 2024, at the Ministry of information in Phnom Penh. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501451399/minister-of-information-collaborates-with-cambodian-chinese-journalists-to-combat-misinformation/
CDC, CYEAD discuss investment opportunities
Delegates from the Cambodia Young Entrepreneurs Association for Development (CYEAD) on Friday meet with senior officials of the Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC) in Phnom Penh to explore investment opportunities. ...
Rachel David
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501457408/cdc-cyead-discuss-investment-opportunities/
World Bank approves additional $35 mln credit to Cambodia for improving climate-resilient roads
The World Bank has approved an additional 35 million U.S. dollars credit to Cambodia for improving climate-resilient rural roads in three provinces, its press release said on Saturday. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501457100/world-bank-approves-additional-35-mln-credit-to-cambodia-for-improving-climate-resilient-roads/
Extractive industries
Extractive industries include mining and mineral sectors, natural gas and oil exploration, petroleum refineries, and quarrying for construction resources such as sand, stone, and gravel. Cambodia’s extractive resources have gone largely untapped, while these resources are geographically identifiable. French and Chinese geologists have been indicated ...
Workshop on the legal and regulatory archives of Open Development Cambodia
In Phnom Penh on 21 October 2020, Open Development Cambodia (ODC) conducted a workshop on the legal and regulatory archives of Open Development Cambodia. The workshop aimed to improve the user experience of ODC’s “Legal documents” section.Workshop, participants came from varyIng backgrounds. Some were from ...
