Cambodia parliament elevates opposition boss to shore up truce
Cambodia’s parliament endorsed opposition leader Sam Rainsy on Friday as minority leader with legislative rank equal to Prime Minister Hun Sen, a rare concession by the long-serving premier to preserve a fragile political truce. the arrangement is part of a deal struck in July to end ...
Prak Chan Thul
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/reuters/article-2880192/Cambodia-parliament-elevates-opposition-boss-shore-truce.html
NBC committed to promoting sustainable financing, says Serey
The National Bank of Cambodia (NBC) is committed to promoting sustainable financing, which has been categorised as one of The key priorities within The first phase of The Pentagonal Strategy, its Governor Dr Chea Serey said on Friday. ...
Sreekanth Ravindran
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501404710/nbc-committed-to-promoting-sustainable-financing-says-serey/
NBC injected $139 million to stabilise riel in 2023
The National Bank of Cambodia (NBC) sold $139.1 million through auction last year to stabilise The riel exchange rate and to rebound The economy, according to The central bank’s report released on Monday. ...
Chea Vanyuth
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501431035/nbc-injected-139-million-to-stabilise-riel-in-2023/
Government aims to reduce TB cases
The Health Ministry and The National Centre for Tuberculosis and Leprosy Control (CENAT) will investigate to find cases of tuberculosis at locations where many people live and in high-risk groups to reduce The rate of sickness and deaths from TB by 2030. ...
Mom Kunthear
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50483343/government-aims-to-reduce-tb-cases/
PM calls for reshuffle of ministry
Prime minister-designate Hun Sen on Friday sent a letter to King Norodom Sihamoni, requesting a reshuffle among top brass at the Ministry of Interior. Seen by the Post on Saturday, the letter indicates that 10 senior officials have reached retirement age. ...
Soth Koemsoeun
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/pm-calls-reshuffle-ministry
KPP asked to submit reports to government
A meeting yesterday between Interior Ministry officials and the acting leader of jailed government critic Sourn Serey Ratha’s Khmer Power Party ended with the party being asked to file missing annual reports to bring it in line with the Political Parties Law. ...
Meas Sokchea
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/kpp-asked-submit-reports-government
Hopes stay sunny for yearly tourist draw numbers
Foreign tourist arrivals to the Kingdom have gone up during the first nine months of this year, reaching roughly 3.9 million to represent a year-on-year increase of 11.5 percent, according to data released by the Ministry of Tourism yesterday. ...
Cheng Sokhorng
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/hopes-stay-sunny-yearly-tourist-draw-numbers
Dry season rice snapped up by neighbor
Thirteen provinces across the country have finished harvesting their dry season rice and yields have increased on last year’s crop, but local millers and exporters are concerned about the bulk of the crop making its way to a neighboring country. ...
Sok Chan
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/23018/dry-season-rice-snapped-up-by-neighbor/
Ministry supports informal saving groups
The Ministry of Rural Development (MRD) announced yesterday that it plans to support The growth of NGO-backed community saving groups in a move to help members of These currently unregulated groups establish funding pools that can be accessed without The need for collateral. ...
Hor Kimsay
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/ministry-supports-informal-saving-groups
Three more refugees volunteer from Nauru
Almost a year after the last arrival of a refugee under Cambodia’s controversial plan with Australia to resettle those it is holding on the island nation of Nauru, another three have volunteered to make the trip to Cambodia, an official said on Sunday. ...
Aun Pheap
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/three-refugees-volunteer-nauru-119374/
Kingdom may drop quarantine for vaccinated tourists in Q4
The Ministry of Tourism will work with The Ministry of Health to evaluate The feasibility of international tourists from low-risk countries and territories who have been fully vaccinated against The novel coronavirus to enter The Kingdom with little or no quarantine stay. ...
May Kunmakara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/kingdom-may-drop-quarantine-vaccinated-tourists-q4
Kingdom set to mark International Day for Biological Diversity
The Ministry of Environment is set to mark The International Day for Biological Diversity on May 22, with a celebration intended to improve cooperation with international partner organisations. The Theme of The event is “Our solutions are in nature.” ...
Ry Sochan
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/kingdom-set-mark-international-day-biological-diversity
Task of creating voter list kicks off
A crucial time-saving function of the new digital voter registration system may not have been taught to the more than 2,000 computer operators who today will begin the task of registering Cambodia’s nearly 10 million eligible voters, it has emerged. After months of preparation, and several ...
Bun Sengkong, Shaun Turton and Daniel Nass
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/task-creating-voter-list-kicks
Ministry plans to create an eco-tourism corridor in Tboung Khmum
The Ministry of Environment plans to turn The former Banteay Chak Sdech Korn into a historical eco-tourism area in Tboung Khmum province after Environment Minister Eang Sophalleth explored The potential of attracting tourists to boost The province’s economy. ...
Torn Vibol
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501358684/ministry-plans-to-create-an-eco-tourism-corridor-in-tboung-khmum/
Party HQ searched amid terror allegations
The saga involving The arrest of a politically-irrelevant opposition party’s leader took anoTher twist on Tuesday when The party’s Phnom Penh offices were searched by anti-terrorism police, with a party official claiming it was due to links with a government-branded terrorist. ...
Van Roeun
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/party-hq-searched-amid-terror-allegations-133677/
Cambodia lags Asean peers in eliminating tariffs
More than 96 percent of tariffs in Asean have been eliminated, but certain parts of the 10-nation economic bloc including Cambodia lag behind others in full implementation of the Asean Trade in Goods Agreement (Atiga), the Ministry of Commerce said in a Facebook post yesterday. ...
Kali Kotoski
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/cambodia-lags-asean-peers-eliminating-tariffs
Hun Sen takes a dig at US for Vegas shooting
Even as he expressed condolences for the mass shooting in Las Vegas on Sunday that left 59 people dead, Prime Minister Hun Sen appeared yesterday to suggest that the incident was a kind of cosmic rebuke following American warnings to its citizens about safety in ...
Ben Sokhean
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/hun-sen-takes-dig-us-vegas-shooting
Tourism reports 50 percent increase in two weeks
More than 250,000 tourists have visited popular destinations across the country over the last two weeks, an increase of almost 50 percent compared the previous fortnight in late April, according to the Ministry of Tourism. ...
Chhut Bunthoeun
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50726122/tourism-reports-50-percent-increase-in-two-weeks/
Tourism ministry to choose 3 model villages for UN contest
The Ministry of Tourism is selecting three model villages to represent Cambodia at The “Best Tourism Villages” competition, organised by The UN’s World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO), The Council of Ministers said. ...
Hin Pisei
https://phnompenhpost.com/business/tourism-ministry-choose-3-model-villages-un-contest
Ministry launches Angkor call centre, Telegram account for photo permission
The Ministry of Culture and Fine Arts, through The Apsara National Authority (ANA), has launched a call centre and Telegram channel for anybody wanting to take photographs or videos of The places in The Angkor Archaeological Park. ...
Hang Punreay
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501373302/ministry-launches-angkor-call-centre-telegram-account-for-photo-permission/