Japan donates $3 million to fight marine plastic waste
The Japanese government will provide a $3 million grant to help Cambodia fight marine plastic pollution and promote a responsible cycle of using, reusing and recycling all forms of plastic waste.The grant will fund an anti-waste project to be implemented by the Ministry of Environment, ...
Nov Sivutha
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/japan-donates-3-million-fight-marine-plastic-waste
Additional support to farming enterprises
KE, which is part of the Ministry of Economy and Finance, has teamed up with the Cambodia-Australia Agricultural Value Chain programme (CAVAC), devoted to improving the resilience and competitiveness of Cambodia’s agriculture sector. They are providing funding assistance to qualifying agro-processing small and medium enterprises ...
Sok Chan
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50766442/additional-support-to-farming-enterprises/
Press release: Signing ceremony for Japanese grant assistance on road construction, rehabilitating irrigation system and strengthening agricultural cooperatives project
On 18 December 2020, Japanese Government has agreed to provide Grant Assistance for Grassroots Human Security Projects, KUSANONE, US$392,371 in total, for constructing road in Koh Kong province, rehabilitating irrigation system in Kampong Chhnang province and strengthening agricultural Cooperatives in Mondulkiri province. H.E. Mr. MIKAMI ...
Embassy of Japan in the Kingdom of Cambodia
Koh Preus upgrades 70% complete
Initial construction of a nearly $30 million tourism infrastructure project on Preah Sihanouk province’s Koh Preus Island is “about 70 per cent complete”, according to an official with the developer. Heng Thou, construction site manager of Angela Real Estate Co Ltd (ARE), told The Post that ...
Thou Vireak
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/koh-preus-upgrades-70-complete
Public holidays during the Water Festival
On November 4, 2021, the Ministry of Labor and Vocational Training issued a notification on public holidays during the Water Festival. All workers can take paid leave during the upcoming Water Festival for three days, November 18-19-20, 2021. ...
Ministry of Labor and Vocational Training
‘New normal’ academic year kicks off
Cambodia kicked off the new academic year of 2021-2022 for all grades on January 10, with all students required to implement the “new normal path in education” in the context of Covid-19. This came after two years of remote learning and disruptions to regular classroom ...
Voun Dara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/new-normal-academic-year-kicks
King Technologies CO., LTD. (Opennet), an Internet Service Provider, has yet to perform its revenue share duty to the state
On 10 February 2022, the Ministry of Post and Telecommunications issued an announcement on the King Technologies CO., LTD. (Opennet), an Internet Service Provider, has yet to perform its revenue share duty to the state.Ministry of Economy and Finance and the Ministry of Post and ...
Ministry of Post and Telecommunications
Action plan set to safeguard Tonle Sap Lake
An inter-ministerial committee tasked with combating fisheries crimes at Tonle Sap Lake has issued a five-point action plan designed to preserve it as a natural resource for long-term public interests. The committee, led by Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Dith Tina, finalised the plan during ...
Rann Reuy
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/action-plan-set-safeguard-tonle-sap-lake
Sar Kheng urges police academy grads to adopt ‘higher standards’
Minister of Interior Sar Kheng is leading the charge for higher standards among Cambodia’s police force. Speaking to this year’s crop of 569 police science graduates, he stressed the importance of applying their knowledge with efficiency and integrity. ...
Kim Yutharo
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/sar-kheng-urges-police-academy-grads-adopt-higher-standards
Entry pass sales to Angkor Park hit $27.8M in Jan-Oct
Angkor Archaeological Park, one of the Kingdom’s biggest tourist attractions notched a whopping 312 percent hike in sales of entry passes totalling $27.8 million in the January-October period this year, according to a report from the state-owned Angkor Enterprise. Sales of entry passes to foreign ...
Chea Vanyuth
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501385588/entry-pass-sales-to-angkor-park-hit-27-8m-in-jan-oct/
Press release: Samdech Thipadei Prime Minister to pay an official visit to Singapore
On 17 June 2024, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation issued a press release regarding the Samdech Thipadei Prime Minister’s official visit to Singapore on their official website. According to the press, Samdech Moha Borvor Thipadei Hun Manet will lead a high-level delegation to ...
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation
Training opportunity on data literacy for local journalists
Open Development Cambodia Organization (ODC) is pleased to announce a four-day Data Literacy Training on Social Accountability to be held on August 15-16 and 22-23, 2024. This training is free of charge and made possible by the support of USAID Cambodia through FHI 360.Interested candidates ...
Open Development Cambodia Organization
Plants
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Although there are often new discoveries,1 a global lack of up to date data on botanical research makes plants biodiversity hard to assess in Cambodia. Compared to neighboring countries, the number of plant species is low, mostly due to the relative country’s flat landscape.2 Botanical knowledge ...
Special economic zones
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A Special Economic Zone (SEZ) is a defined area within a country that is subject to different laws and regulations than other areas of the country. These comprehensive industrial areas provide preferential incentives to investors and offer government import-export administrative support to facilitate trade. Though ...
Managers Taught How to Spot Underage Labor
Staff at eight factories producing footwear for Japanese sportswear brand ASICS were trained Tuesday in how to make sure they are not employing child laborers, a company representative said. ASICS corporate staff have been in Cambodia this week in a bid to overcome the negative publicity ...
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/managers-taught-how-to-spot-underage-labor-34211/
Real Wages in Garment Sector Fell Over 10 Years
Wages for Cambodian garment workers decreased by more than 20 percent in real terms between 2001 and 2011 despite the industry’s exponential increase in exports, which in 2012 were valued at more than $4 billion, according to a recent report by a U.S.-based workers advocacy ...
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/wages-in-garment-sector-fell-22-over-10-years-34788/
CPP Says ‘Too Late’ for Joint Investigation Into Election
CPP lawmaker and de facto party spokesman Cheam Yeap said yesterday it was now “too late” to form an independent committee to investigate alleged irregularities during last month’s national election and that the opposition CNRP needs to be “more flexible” in its relationship with the ...
Khy Sovuthy and Colin Meyn
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/elections/cpp-says-too-late-for-joint-investigation-into-election-41033/
Daun Penh Authorities Deny Involvement in Wat Phnom Attack
Some 50 members of the Boeng Kak and Borei Keila communities—many still bearing welts and bruises—walked to Phnom Penh’s Daun Penh district offices Tuesday and blamed officials there for a violent attack that broke out at Wat Phnom on Sunday night as they were peacefully ...
Mech Dara and Ben Woods
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/daun-penh-authorities-deny-involvement-in-wat-phnom-attack-43143/
New Concerns as NEC Releases More Unsealed Polling Records
The National Election Committee (NEC) on Friday publicly opened 12 official polling records from Siem Reap province, but seven of them had been either torn or improperly sealed, sparking fresh concerns from the opposition CNRP that they had been tampered with. The unsealed packages—known as “safety ...
Kuch Naren
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/elections/new-concerns-as-nec-releases-more-unsealed-polling-records-41524/