NBC celebrates 43rd anniversary of riel reintroduction
In a bid to raise public awareness of the usage of the national currency, National Bank of Cambodia (NBC) hosted a seminar on ‘Riel, Financial Literacy and Bakong’ at the Center for Banking Studies yesterday. ...
Adur Pradeep
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501258631/nbc-celebrates-43rd-anniversary-of-riel-reintroduction/
Battambang province gets new landfill facility
The province’s new landfill site was built on a total area of 20.80 hectares in Paoy Svay village, Ta Kream commune, Banan district. It has four pits to store garbage, a waste treatment plant, a warehouse to store hazardous waste, and several residential buildings. ...
Sem Brakdav
https://cambodianess.com/article/battambang-province-gets-new-landfill-facility
New digital literacy program to benefit thousands of students
Thousands of students across the country are set to benefit from Khmer Digital Literacy Program, a new digital literacy program, to be launched in Cambodia next month. ...
Adur Pradeep
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501260592/new-digital-literacy-program-to-benefit-thousands-of-students/
Authorities told to prevent disruptions to July election
Minister of Interior Sar Kheng warned the authorities to be wary of any untoward phenomena that could disrupt the July’s national election process, noting that certain extremists had caused issues in 2013. ...
Ry Sochan
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/authorities-told-prevent-disruptions-july-election
ADB pegs economic growth for ‘23 at 5.5%
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) on April 4 pegged the Kingdom’s economic growth at 5.5 per cent for this year “on a more robust tourism recovery and higher growth in the services sector”. ...
Rann Reuy
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/adb-pegs-economic-growth-23-55
Siem Reap hotels 90% full for KNY
About 90 percent of hotel and guesthouse rooms in Siem Reap province are booked during the upcoming Khmer New Year, during the 10-year anniversary of the Angkor Sangkranta festival. ...
Meas Molika
https://kiripost.com/stories/siem-reap-hotels-90-full-for-kny
Youth-led conference addresses climate change
The first-ever Cambodia Youth Climate Change Conference (CYCCC) marked a significant milestone in the country’s efforts to address climate change. ...
Hong Raksmey
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/youth-led-conference-addresses-climate-change
PM Pham Minh Chinh meets Cambodian counterpart on side-lines of 42nd ASEAN Summit
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh met with his Cambodian counterpart Prime Minister Hun Sen on May 9 on the side-lines of the 42nd ASEAN Summit in Labuan Bajo, Indonesia. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501287783/pm-pham-minh-chinh-meets-cambodian-counterpart-on-side-lines-of-42nd-asean-summit/
Owner behind Sihanoukville fence construction still a mystery
The owner of a concrete-and-brick wall being built directly on Sihanoukville’s O’Chheuteal beach in recent weeks remains a mystery, with authorities and workers alike refusing to say who is cordoning off the public beach. ...
Morm Moniroth
https://vodenglish.news/owner-behind-sihanoukville-fence-construction-still-a-mystery/
China pushes ‘shared-future’ ambitions during PM’s visit
China hopes to seize the opportunity of Prime Minister Hun Sen’s state visit to push for further progress in building a “shared-future” community between the two countries. ...
Over 20 VOD ex-employees have applied for government jobs ahead of Feb 28th deadline
More than 20 former employees of shuttered radio station VOD – closed by order of the Prime Minister last week – have now applied for government jobs in ministries and institutions. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501243355/over-20-vod-ex-employees-have-applied-for-government-jobs/
Cambodia misses target of exporting 1m tons of rice
Hun Sen said on Monday Cambodia has not been successful in exporting one million tons of rice because of a lack of processing basics, including rice mills, dry ovens, and capital. ...
Chhorn Raksmey
https://kiripost.com/stories/cambodia-misses-target-of-exporting-1m-tons-of-rice
Cambodia is banking on series of major sporting activities to draw tourists
Cambodia is pushing sports tourism as part of its Visit Cambodia Year 2023 campaign as it gears up to host the Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games) for the first time in May. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501253326/cambodias-is-banking-on-series-of-major-sporting-activities-to-draw-tourists/
Death of wild elephant likely caused by fall, ministry says
The Ministry of Environment expressed regret at the death of a female wild elephant in Mondulkiri province. It suspected that the elephant cow had slipped down a mountain ledge on March 24. ...
Chea Sokny
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/death-wild-elephant-likely-caused-fall-ministry-says
Cambodia Airways launches Phnom Penh-Beijing direct flight
Cambodia Airways has launched its first direct flight between Phnom Penh and Beijing, aiming to meet rising travel demand between the two destinations, the airline operator said in a press release on Tuesday. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501264238/cambodia-airways-launches-phnom-penh-beijing-direct-flight/
UN official sees Cambodia’s plunged poverty rate as positive step towards LDC graduation
Cambodia’s remarkable decline in poverty rate is a positive step towards the Southeast Asian country’s graduation from the Least Developed Country (LDC) status, a United Nations official said on Tuesday. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501326643/un-official-sees-cambodias-plunged-poverty-rate-as-positive-step-towards-ldc-graduation/
China’s aid, investment greatly contribute to Cambodia’s development
Cambodia’s Minister of Commerce Pan Sorasak said here on Monday that China’s official development assistance and investment have greatly contributed to the socioeconomic development in the Southeast Asian country. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501311086/chinas-aid-investment-greatly-contribute-to-cambodias-development/
New landfill for Kampong Thom officially inaugurated
More than $4 million worth of landfills in Kampong Thom province were officially inaugurated on Monday to help improve sanitation and environmental management services around Tonle Sap Lake. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501314371/new-landfill-for-kampong-thom-officially-inaugurated/
Minister urges health centres, referral hospitals to provide 24-hour services
The Minister of Health has urged workers in the health sector to improve the quality of health centres and referral hospitals by providing 24-hour health services. ...
Hang Punreay
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501393593/minister-urges-health-centres-referral-hospitals-to-provide-24-hour-services/
Cambodian expert says Xi’s proposal for another ‘golden 30 years’ crucial to Asia-Pacific
Chinese President Xi Jinping’s proposal to work together for another “golden 30 years” of the Asia-Pacific is crucial in the current global context, a Cambodian expert has said. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501395473/cambodian-expert-says-xis-proposal-for-another-golden-30-years-crucial-to-asia-pacific/