Prek Ta Kong villagers ask authorities to issue land titles due to rear of eviction
Sixty-five families in Prek Ta Kong village, Chak Angre Leu commune, Meanchey district, Phnom Penh, ask the authorities issue them land titles as soon as possible, as they have lived on the land for many years and fear “eviction” for further development reasons from seeing ...
New agriculture minister approved
Dith Tina, a former secretary of state in the Energy Ministry, has been voted the Minister of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries on Friday, receiving 111 votes from members of the National Assembly. ...
Mao Sreypich
https://kiripost.com/stories/new-agriculture-minister-appointed
Six Senses resort reopening
Preah Sihanouk province’s Six Senses Krabey Island resort is slated to reopen its doors to tourists on December 2 after ceasing operations during the Covid-19 slump in the tourism industry. ...
May Kunmakara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/six-senses-resort-reopening
NBC organises macroeconomic conference to boost Cambodia’s economic development
The National Bank of Cambodia (NBC), in collaboration with the United Nations Development Programme (Cambodia) organised on Thursday the 9th NBC Annual Macroeconomic Conference, giving floor for discussion for the development of Cambodian economy. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501191238/nbc-organises-macroeconomic-conference-to-boost-cambodias-economic-development/
New Turkish ambassador pledges closer Kingdom ties
Cambodia and Turkey have pledged to boost cooperation between the two countries, as Prime Minister Hun Sen and the new Turkish ambassador Ulku Kocaefe met at the Peace Palace in Phnom Penh on August 25. ...
Ry Sochan
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/new-turkish-ambassador-pledges-closer-kingdom-ties
Ratanakiri land dispute escalates amid indigenous frustration
Nine Tampoun villagers are facing an imminent court verdict over allegedly stealing wood from a Chinese concessionaire with which Ratanakiri communities have been locked in an escalating dispute. ...
Phin Rathana
https://vodenglish.news/ratanakiri-land-dispute-escalates-amid-indigenous-frustration/
Hun Sen promises modern satellite city at Angkor evictions relocation site
Prime Minister Hun Sen handed out gifts and promised metal sheeting as building materials to families who have agreed to vacate their homes that fall within Siem Reap’s Angkor park, saying the relocation site in Run Ta Ek commune will be turned into a modern ...
Phin Rathana
https://vodenglish.news/hun-sen-promises-modern-satellite-city-at-angkor-evictions-relocation-site/
Gov’t sets July 23, 2023 as National Election day
In a letter released yesterday, Prime Minister Hun Sen announced the date for the upcoming 7th National Election. According to the letter, the parliamentary elections for 125 seats will be held on July 23, 2023. ...
Soth Koemsoeun
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501103731/govt-sets-july-23-2023-as-national-election-day/
Government to strictly implement gambling law
The government is committed to strictly implementing the law on the management of commercial gambling centres in the country, said Aun Pornmoniroth, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy and Finance, yesterday. ...
Chea Vanyuth
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501162481/government-to-strictly-implement-gambling-law/
Hun Sen: Only international cooperation and solidarity can effectively address global environmental challenges
Samdech Hun Sen, President of the Cambodian People’s Party (CPP) and Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Cambodia, has stressed the significance of international cooperation and solidarity in effectively tackling global environmental challenges. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501164394/hun-sen-only-international-cooperation-and-solidarity-can-effectively-address-global-environmental-challenges/
Local players represent 51% of key Jan-Sep investments
Cambodian investors accounted for more than half of the nearly $3.5-billion value of the projects approved by the Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC) in the first nine months of this year. ...
Hin Pisei
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/local-players-represent-51-key-jan-sep-investments
Cambodia, Indonesia to boost economic cooperation
Cambodia and Indonesia outlined five priorities for ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) for the revival and development of tourism, during the bilateral talks in Bali on September 27. ...
Sok Sithika
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501158890/cambodia-indonesia-to-boost-economic-cooperation/
$1.5M Koh Kong wharf slated for end-2022 inauguration
An under-construction $1.5 million medium-sized multi-purpose sea wharf in Koh Kong province is on course to be inaugurated at the end of 2022, to boost tourism and goods trade with neighbouring countries, the public works ministry reported. ...
Hom Phanet
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/15m-koh-kong-wharf-slated-end-2022-inauguration
A $200m Japanese loan to upscale Sihanoukville Port
Plans are in place for Cambodia to sign a $200 million loan with Japan to jointly develop Sihanoukville’s deep-sea port to enable ships that weigh up to 1,200 tons to dock. ...
Chhorn Raksmey
https://kiripost.com/stories/a-200m-japanese-loan-to-upscale-sihanoukville-port
PM thanks Thai envoy for uplifting bilateral ties
Prime Minister Hun Sen applauded Cambodian and Thai officials for promoting good relations between the two neighbours, as well as cooperation in trade, education and other sectors despite the Covid-19 pandemic. ...
Ry Sochan
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national-politics/pm-thanks-thai-envoy-uplifting-bilateral-ties
Fleets of sand barges cross border as exports quietly restarted
Just a few years after U.N. trade data showed evidence of a massive discrepancy in sand exports to Singapore, the Cambodian government has quietly resumed selling the commodity overseas. ...
Andrew Haffner
https://vodenglish.news/fleets-of-sand-barges-cross-border-as-exports-quietly-restarted/
Second expressway project technical meet held
The inter-ministry commission’s working group and China Road and Bridge Corporation (CRBC) conducted a technical meeting on the second expressway project, connecting Phnom Penh to Bavet city in Svay Rieng province. ...
Chea Vanyuth
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501174036/second-expressway-project-technical-meet-held/
Cambodian pepper and natural fisheries to be shipped to China
Cambodia will be able to directly export its pepper and natural fisheries to Chinese market, the Embassy of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) in Cambodia said on November 22. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501191266/cambodian-pepper-and-natural-fisheries-to-be-shipped-to-china/
Draft budget proposal earmarks $8.85 billion for next year
The government plans to spend a total of $8.85 billion in the next financial year, according to a draft budget proposal for the year 2023 submitted by the Ministry of Economy and Finance. ...
Soth Koemsoeun
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501190982/draft-budget-proposal-earmarks-8-85-billion-for-next-year/
Australia supports Cambodia’s rice industry
Australia has a long history working with Cambodia to develop its rice industry, the Australian Embassy in Cambodia wrote on its official Facebook page on Nov. 30. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501195325/australia-supports-cambodias-rice-industry/