$12.5 million solar farm announced
Construction on a $12.5 million solar farm in Svay Rieng province will begin in the next few days, and will feed 10 megawatts (MW) a day into the national grid, officials announced yesterday. The 10-hectare site in Bavet City will be built and operated by Sunseap
Chea Vannak
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/29071/-12-5-million-solar-farm-announced/
More than 1,400 die, but road deaths fall
More than 3,000 traffic accidents across the country during the first 10 months of the year caused more than 1,400 deaths and about 5,300 injuries, a decline from the same period last year. According to a National Police report released yesterday, there were 3,001 traffic accidents
Pech Sotheary
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/31546/more-than-1-400-die--but-road-deaths-fall/
Breeding success for landmine dogs
Landmine detection dogs for the Cambodian Mine Action Centre have delivered more than 20 puppies in a first for the organisation’s breeding efforts.
Pech Sotheary
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/50108638/breeding-success-for-landmine-dogs/
Laos postpones construction on Xayaburi Dam
Laos has postponed construction of the controversial Xayaburi dam project on the Lower Mekong River, a spokesman for its Ministry of Foreign Affairs was quoted saying on Wednesday.
“No construction is going on. It’s discontinued, postponed,” Sithong Chitgnothin told Radio Free Asia in Laos.
Real estate firm ready for CSX listing
Bonna Realty Group will prepare to list on the Cambodia Securities Exchange, the company’s president said this week.
The real estate firm joins a small but growing group of private companies that say they are gearing up for initial public offerings on the new exchange.
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/index.php/2012070657246/Business/real-estate-ready-for-csx.html
Airport audits end with positive hopes
Three officials from the United Nations’ International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) finished 10-day security audits at two of Cambodia’s three international airports late last week leaving officials hopeful of a positive outcome. ICAO’s security audit team wrapped up its work at Phnom Penh International Airport and
Chea Vannak
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/31471/airport-audits-end-with-positive-hopes/
Launching ODC’s new profile page on Foreign Investment in Cambodia
On 23 February 2022, Open Development Cambodia (ODC) launched its new profile page on Foreign Investment in Cambodia. The event was held at Sunway Hotel Phnom Penh in a hybrid format, in line with prevailing public health measures. A total of 58 participants joined the
Civil status
Cambodia has one of the youngest and fastest-growing populations in Southeast Asia, with a population of approximately 16 million in 2019.1 According to the World Bank, the country’s birth rate per 1,000 people decreased slightly, from 25.5 in 2010 to 22.4 in 2018.2 With economic growth
Commune/Sangkat administration
Civil StatusCambodia has one of the youngest and fastest-growing populations in Southeast Asia, with a population of approximately 16 million in 2019.17 According to the World Bank, the country’s birth rate per 1,000 people decreased slightly, from 25.5 in 2010 to 22.4 in 2018.18 With economic
Sen Sok locals accuse ex-rep of stealing land
About 20 representatives of more than 160 Sen Sok district families delivered a petition to the Land Management Ministry yesterday claiming a former community representative poached land from them that they had spent seven years reclaiming through the courts.
Touch Sokha
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/sen-sok-locals-accuse-ex-rep-stealing-land
Cambodian parliament chief to visit Vietnam next week
Heng Samrin, president of the National Assembly of Cambodia, will make a 3-day official visit to Vietnam from Aug. 18 to 20 in order to further enhance bilateral ties and cooperation, the legislative body said in a statement Tuesday.
Gov’t settles land dispute after Hun Sen’s visit
Just two days after Prime Minister Hun Sen promised to resolve a 20-year-old land dispute in Siem Reap City, the government on Friday issued a subdecree that divides 115 hectares of the contested plot between more than 700 families.
Aun Pheap
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/govt-settles-land-dispute-after-hun-sens-visit-82132/
Women political roles more ‘symbolic’ than substantive, report says
While it is true that Cambodia has some women in politics and positions of leadership, a new report says they often lack true power.
According to the study, issued by USAID in December, women’s positions in leadership are more symbolic than substantive, and their political influence
Ten Soksreinith
http://www.voacambodia.com/content/women-political-roles-more-symbolic-than-substantive-report-says/2643062.html
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's Public Debt
According to the [inter]national Monetary Fund (IMF), at the end of 2011, the stock of Cambodia’s external public debt, including arrears, stood at around US 3.8 billion or 30 percent of GDP (24 percent in NPV terms).
China remains the largest bilateral creditor, contributing to
Cambodia’s garments and agricultural products continue to drive export growth
Cambodia’s export sector has demonstrated resilience, with a slight increase of 1.2 percent in exports during the first 11 months of 2023. According to a report released by the General Department of Customs and Excise, the country exported goods worth $20.5 billion, compared to $20.24
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501406845/cambodias-garments-and-agricultural-products-continue-to-drive-export-growth/
Advisers to Sokha out after ouster
More than 20 parliamentary staffers are out of a job after the removal of opposition deputy leader Kem Sokha as the parliament’s first vice president.
Meas Sokchea
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/advisers-sokha-out-after-ouster
Hoping to strike it rich
About 30 kilometres from Ratanakiri’s Banlung town, 10 miners have dug holes deep in the ground in a rubber plantation, hoping to strike it rich. Their tunnels range from 10-15 metres deep and their equipment is basic – everything is done by hand. These men
Khmer Times
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/97573/hoping-to-strike-it-rich/
Open Development Cambodia published new dataset of Baseline Survey on Mine/ERW (2009-2014)
Open Development Cambodia (ODC) has published a new online resource detailing on Baseline Survey on Mine/ERW (2009-2014) in both Khmer and English. Together with the website’s map explorer tool, we provide the details information about contamination locations of explosive remnants of war (ERW) and mines
Notice on measures to prevent Telegram attacks
On 15 December 2020, the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications issued a public notice of Telegram attacks that has been remarkably happening. The hackers carried out attacks in the form of impersonating government leaders or other individuals to transmit viruses through program messages Telegrams to
Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications
