Secondary schools set to reopen
The Education Ministry will be ready to reopen secondary schools nationwide starting in either September or October, after having been closed for several months to prevent the spread of Covid-19. ...
Son Minea
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50908820/secondary-schools-set-to-reopen/
Cambodia joins 54th ASEAN Foreign Ministers Meeting
Foreign Affairs minister Prak Sokhonn will participate in the 54th ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (54th AMM) and related meetings starting today until August 6 via video conference. ...
Son Minea
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50906328/cambodia-joins-54th-asean-foreign-ministers-meeting/
Cambodia commits to enhancing the CLV Development Triangle Area
Cambodia has committed to develop the Cambodia-Laos-Vietnam Development Triangle Area (CLV-DTA) in order to contribute to enhancing cross border trade activities and improving the livelihoods of the region’s peoples. ...
Chea Vanyuth
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50904613/cambodia-commits-to-enhancing-the-clv-development-triangle-area/
Sihanoukville Autonomous Port discloses significant profit Jan-June
The Sihanoukville Autonomous Port, listed on the Cambodia Stock Exchange (CSX) under the ticker PAS, has posted a substantial increase in net profit for the first six months of 2021 over the preceding semester period. ...
Chea Vanyuth
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50915641/sihanoukville-autonomous-port-discloses-significant-profit-jan-june/
Rubber waste flows into canal endangering health
Local residents who are concerned about the environmental impact caused by a warehouse allowing waste to flow into a canal in Tboung Khmum province’s Ponhea Krek district filed a complaint with the local authorities. ...
Yin Soeum
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50917097/rubber-waste-flows-into-canal-endangering-health/
Ministry seeks feedback on UK trade rules
The Ministry of Commerce seeks to engage the involvement of all exporters in the consultation process of drafting a mechanism that will serve as a benchmark for Cambodian commercial exports to the UK. ...
Thou Vireak
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/ministry-seeks-feedback-uk-trade-rules
Sala Ta Orn dam, an economic boon
Farmers and villagers in Battambang province’s Ek Phnom district will soon breathe a sigh of relief when the new Sala Ta Orn dam, which is now 90% completed, goes fully operational by end of this year. ...
Sen David
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50902888/sala-ta-orn-dam-an-economic-boon/
Non-gold trade up near 24%, tops $25B
Cambodia’s non-gold exports reached $11.010 billion in the first eight months of this year, surging by 20.4 per cent year-on-year, while the analogous imports amounted to $14.6 billion, marking a 26.7 per cent year-on-year jump, the Ministry of Economy and Finance reported. ...
Hin Pisei
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/non-gold-trade-near-24-tops-25b
US help sought to develop, improve road infrastructure
Minister of Public Works and Transport Sun Chanthol has sought the help of United States Ambassador Patrick Murphy to help build reliable roads in Cambodia by providing adequate tools and materials. ...
Tin Sokhavuth
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50945101/us-help-sought-to-develop-improve-road-infrastructure/
Cambodia, China to continue law enforcement cooperation
Minister of Interior Sar Kheng and Chinese Minister of Public Security Zhao Kezhi signed an agreement on Tuesday to continue collaboration in the field of law enforcement for the benefit of the two countries. ...
Tin Sokhavuth
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50944334/cambodia-china-to-continue-law-enforcement-cooperation/
Over 2,000 receive free legal aid
The Bar Association of the Kingdom of Cambodia (BAKC) announced that over a period of 100 days they had provided free legal representation in 2,167 cases on behalf of poor people. ...
Voun Dara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/over-2000-receive-free-legal-aid
Kingdom, Kazakhstan vow to boost ties for mutual benefit
Cambodia will further expand bilateral ties with Kazakhstan for the mutual benefit of the two countries as well as cooperation with the Conference on Interaction and Confidence-Building in Asia (CICA). ...
Ry Sochan
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/kingdom-kazakhstan-vow-boost-ties-mutual-benefit
Students plant 4,000 trees as forest fire fix
Fifty students will help plant 4,000 trees on September 5 at the Royal Academy of Cambodia’s (RAC) Techo Sen Russey Treb park in Chheb I commune of Preah Vihear province’s Chheb district. ...
Voun Dara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/students-plant-4000-trees-forest-fire-fix
Four agencies join Single Portal for new phase
The Ministry of Economy and Finance on September 1 is due to deploy Phase II of its online business registration platform, also known as the “Single Portal”, it said in a press release. ...
Thou Vireak
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/four-agencies-join-single-portal-new-phase
CDC hosts Japan investor meet
The Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC) has approved a cumulative 211 Japanese investment projects as of July 31 worth about $3.14 billion since its inception in 1994, according to the CDC. ...
Hin Pisei
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/cdc-hosts-japan-investor-meet
CMAC on track despite pandemic
In the first seven months of this year, the Cambodian Mine Action Centre (CMAC) had cleared a total of 64,562,539sqm, or about 98.60 per cent of the seven-month plan for 2021. ...
Nov Sivutha
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/cmac-track-despite-pandemic
Military Police prepare Covid-19 treatment facilities
National Military Police Commander Sao Sokha has advised personnel across the country to set up Covid-19 treatment facilities as cases are surging with Cambodian migrant workers returning in increasing numbers ...
Lay Samean
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/military-police-prepare-covid-19-treatment-facilities
CPFR seizes 97 tonnes of illegally imported spoiled or altered goods
The Ministry of Commerce’s Consumer Protection and Fraud Repression Department (CPFR) seized and destroyed 97 tonnes of counterfeit, damaged or altered goods, containing banned or expired ingredients in the first six months of 2021. ...
Unions to request 11.6% raise to minimum wage
Seventeen union representatives from the Wage Negotiation Working Group have agreed to negotiate for a $22.20 increase in salaries for textile, garment and footwear workers for 2022. ...
Long Kimmarita
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/unions-request-116-raise-minimum-wage
Preah Vihear, Stung Treng rivers nearing emergency levels
Heavy rains over the past several days have flooded and damaged some national and rural road systems in Preah Vihear province while swelling the waters of the Stung Sen River to near-emergency levels. ...
Khouth Sophak Chakrya
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/preah-vihear-stung-treng-rivers-nearing-emergency-levels