Yoon meets with leaders of Cambodia, Laos, Philippines, Singapore
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol held a series of bilateral meetings with the leaders of Cambodia, Laos, the Philippines and Singapore on Thursday as he sought to expand cooperation and win support for South Korea’s bid to host the 2030 World Expo in Busan.
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501357124/yoon-meets-with-leaders-of-cambodia-laos-philippines-singapore/
PP Capital Hall launches online services at one window office
To enhance the efficiency in providing public services to businesspeople and people in general in the digital era, the Phnom Penh Capital Hall yesterday launched an online administration service delivery and application form receipt at the city administration’s one window service office, a statement issued
Kang Sothear
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501356265/pp-capital-hall-launches-online-services-at-one-window-office/
DCTS scheme reduces tariffs on UK exports
The Ministry of Commerce has urged exporters to adhere to the UK’s rules of origin (RoO) in order to benefit from their Developing Countries Trading Scheme (DCTS), a system of graduated tariffs on imports.
Van Socheata
https://phnompenhpost.com/business/dcts-scheme-reduces-tariffs-uk-exports
Vandine warns of aggressive new sub-variant of Omicron ‘BA2.75’
A top health official has called on people to be extra vigilant in protecting themselves from the spread of Covid-19, as another sub-variant of Omicron – known as BA2.75 – has been detected in Thailand.
Mom Kunthear
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/vandine-warns-aggressive-new-sub-variant-omicron-ba275
NCDM holds training seminar on IT tech in disaster management
The National Committee for Disaster Management (NCDM) and the World Food Programme (WFP) – in collaboration with the Department of Geography and Land Management at the Royal University of Phnom Penh (RUPP) – launched a three-day basic training course on use of remote sensing (RS)
Nov Sivutha
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/ncdm-holds-training-seminar-it-tech-disaster-management
Environment ministry set to trial e-waste collection
The Ministry of Environment is partnering with a private company to organise the safe collection of electrical waste, or e-waste. The new project comes as the ministry’s pilot battery collection scheme reaches the one year mark. Battery disposal bins have been placed in gas stations,
Lay Samean
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/environment-ministry-set-trial-e-waste-collection
Joint Statement: End impunity for crimes against journalists in Cambodia
On 02 November 2022, the Cambodian Journalists Alliance Association (CamboJA) and 31 other civil society members released a Joint Statement on International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists to call on Cambodian authorities to prosecute crimes committed against journalists and to stop committing
Cambodian Journalists Alliance Association (CamboJA)
Chinese modernization delivers economic growth for the world, says Cambodian Think Tank director
“China was the powerhouse of economic growth globally for the last 30 years. Now, this modernization program can help to deliver more economic growth for the world,” said Digby James Wren, a senior special adviser to, and director of the Mekong Research Center, the International
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501190553/chinese-modernization-delivers-economic-growth-for-the-world-says-cambodian-think-tank-director/
Cambodia targets 3,155MW from solar by 2040
The share of solar power in the total energy mix of Cambodia is poised to rise sharply in the coming decades and can reach 3,155 MW by 2040, bigger than the contribution from locally generated hydroelectricity which is a major source of renewable energy in
Manoj Mathew
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501193938/cambodia-targets-3155mw-from-solar-by-2040/
Cambodia imports oil, gas products worth $2.84 billion in first 9 months
Cambodia imported oil and gas products worth $2.84 billion in the first nine months of 2022, up 66 percent from $1.71 billion in the same period last year, according to a report from the General Department of Customs and Excise on Monday.
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501166331/cambodia-imports-oil-gas-products-worth-2-84-billion-in-first-9-months/
PM Hun Sen calls for cooperation in digitalisation efforts
Prime Minister Hun Sen yesterday urged Asean Member States to step up cooperation in the digitalisation efforts and make the wider adoption of the new technology a priority to recover fast the region’s socio-economic development from the clutches of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Manoj Mathew
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501168105/pm-hun-sen-calls-for-cooperation-in-digitalisation-efforts/
UNDP donates 31 electric vehicles to ministry
The United Nations Development Program (UNDP) has donated 30 electric motorbikes and a car to the Ministry of Public Works and Transport as part of efforts to promote the wide use of electric vehicles (EV) in the country, as four charging stations officially open.
Chhorn Raksmey
https://kiripost.com/stories/undp-donates-31-electric-vehicles-to-ministry
Announcement on requirements exemption for foreign passengers who are unvaccinated against COVID-19 or are not fully vaccinated
On 8 July 2022, the Ministry of Health has posted an announcement on the exemption of requirement for COVID-19 unvaccinated foreign passengers or those who have not fully vaccinated. According to the announcement, all foreign travelers who have not been vaccinated with COVID-19 vaccine or have
Ministry of Health
PM Hun Sen calls for more Japanese investment
Prime Minister Hun Sen said Cambodia needs a stable investment from Japan to produce more items in the country and then export back to the Japanese market to scale up the level of existing relations between the two countries. He emphasised more infrastructure development and
Kang Sothear
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501194903/pm-hun-sen-calls-for-more-japanese-investment/
GDT’s tax collection target for 2023 up by $750M
The General Department of Taxation (GDT) has been given a stiff tax collection target of $3.5 billion for next year, $750 million more than the current year’s budget target, said Kong Vibol, Minister attached to the Prime Minister and Delegate of the Royal Government in
Manoj Mathew
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501175487/gdts-tax-collection-target-for-2023-up-by-750m/
Energy minister: 98.5 per cent of homes connected to national grid
Minister of Mines and Energy Suy Sem said electricity now reaches 98.5 per cent of Cambodia’s over 14,000 villages; with only a small percentage of isolated households remaining off the national grid.
Keo Kereya
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/energy-minister-985-cent-homes-connected-national-grid
Too many still unaware of diabetes-diet link: experts
Medical experts have expressed concerns at the growing number of diabetes cases in Cambodia, and indeed the world. It appears that many people are unaware of the link between a poor diet and an increased risk of contracting the disease.
Bor Pich Zelin
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/too-many-still-unaware-diabetes-diet-link-experts
Fishing, tourist vessels suspended for four day storm
The Preah Sihanouk and Koh Kong provincial administrations have instructed authorities to warn people not to cross the sea or fish, as the Ministry of Water Resources and Meteorology has issued a warning for bad weather July 11-14.
Orm Bunthoeurn
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/fishing-tourist-vessels-suspended-four-day-storm
Primary healthcare framework introduced
The introduction of a new framework to promote primary healthcare in Cambodia will help ensure that the Ministry of Health’s latest strategic plan can be implemented effectively, its senior official said. The framework will be based on the National Health Policy, the fourth phase of which
Mom Kunthear
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/primary-healthcare-framework-introduced
NEC: Registration of new voters on track for next year
A report from the National Election Committee (NEC) shows that from the opening of voter registration until November 9, there were 303,691 new registered voters. This number indicates that more than 100,000 people who have become eligible to register have not yet registered.
Yuth Vireak
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/nec-registration-new-voters-track-next-year
