The inauguration of the Legal Documentation Centre relating to the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia
<p>On 27 June 2017, the Embassy of Japan and the Council of Ministers are going to hold the inauguration of the Legal Documentation Centre (LDC) relating to the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC). Japan has contributed about 2.354 million US dollars through the Japanese ...p>
Embassy of Japan in Cambodia
Mineral concession areas in Battambang province opened for metal mining exploration license application
<p>On 21 August 2017, Minister of Mines and Energy has signed a notice announcing the a mining concessions, located in the area of Tasanh and Kampong lapow communes,Samlot district, Battambang province, which has an area for metals exploration of 149 square kilometers, opening for local ...p>
Ministry of Mines and Energy
WWF gets EU funds for conservation in Mondulkiri
<p>The European Union will be funding conservation efforts in Mondulkiri’s Srepok and phnom prich wildlife sanctuaries to the tune of $3.3 million over the next five years, according to a press release yesterday. The project, Advancing CSOs Capacity to Ensure Sustainability Solutions (ACCESS), will be ...p>
Yon Sineat
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/wwf-gets-eu-funds-conservation-mondulkiri
Floods may lead to evacuation of 13,000 families
<p>preparations are in place to evacuate some 13,000 people if flooding worsens in purst province after the pursat River burst its banks on Monday nights leading to the evacuation of 27 families in Kandieng district. pursat provincial governor Khoy Sokha said that floodwater, which ...p>
Aun Pheap, P. 18
Cambodia's 2nd largest port reports 16 pct rise in shipments last year
<p>Cargo shipments entering and leaving Cambodia through the phnom penh Autonomous port rose by 16 percent in 2013 thanks to better economic situation, according to a port’s data on Friday.
The kingdom’s 2nd largest port received 110,500 twenty-foot-equivalent units, or TEUs (standard-sized containers), last year, up ...p>
Global Times News Staff
http://www.globaltimes.cn/content/839204.shtml#.UuYAYRD-LIU
Cambodia urges religious leaders to help stop violence against children
<p>Cambodia on Monday called on all religious leaders to help stop violence against children by making their followers fully aware of children’s rights, officials said.
“We urge all religious leaders to use their religious texts and teachings to stop parents from using violence against children and ...p>
Global Times News Staff
http://www.globaltimes.cn/content/850380.shtml#.UzElCPmSxqU
Results on the evaluations of 16 ELC companies
<p>Based on the results on the evaluations of the 16 economic land concession (ELCs) companies, which have rights over the land areas of 96,098 hectares in Mondul Kiri province (5 companies), Ratanak Kiri province (4 companies) and Kampong Speu province (7 companies), the Ministry of ...p>
Ministry of Environment
Chinese state-run hydropower companies fall short on green promises
<p>China’s state-owned dam builders are failing to keep their promises to protect the planet when developing hydropower projects abroad – increasing the threat of environmental and social problems, according to a new study by green group International Rivers. ...p>
Geopacific Resources hits copper in first hole at Kou Sa, Cambodia
<p>Geopacific Resources (ASX: GpR) has revealed results from the first drillhole at its untested Northern porphyry prospect at Kou Sa in Cambodia.
Copper sulphide mineralisation of 3.9 metres at 3.13% copper, with 0.06 metres at 5.2%, from 33.4 metres was intersected in a new area of the ...p>
Proactive Investors
http://www.proactiveinvestors.com.au/companies/news/53229/geopacific-resources-hits-copper-in-first-hole-at-kou-sa-cambodia-53229.html
Koh Kong province to be declared landmine free soon
<p>Cambodia Mine Action Authority (CMAA) plans to soon declare villages in Koh Kong province no longer threatened by landmines. ...p>
Sen David
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50941766/koh-kong-province-to-be-declared-landmine-free-soon/
Auto, electronics marked as potential priority sectors
<p>The Cambodian government identified the automotive and electronics sectors as potential priority sectors for promoting Cambodia’s participation in the global value chain, as well as promoting economic diversification and economic recovery after the Covid-19. ...p>
Chea Vanyuth
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501060029/auto-electronics-marked-as-potential-priority-sectors/
Cambodia rolls out 5th dose of COVID-19 vaccination even as second dose has not kept pace with first dose
<p>Cambodia started providing the fifth dose of COVID-19 vaccines to priority groups across the country on Thursday, health ministry’s secretary of state and spokeswoman Or Vandine said. ...p>
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501091815/cambodia-rolls-out-5th-dose-of-covid-19-vaccination-even-as-second-dose-has-not-kept-pace-with-first-dose/
Projects worth nearly $24 million approved by CDC
<p>The Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC) has just approved four new investment projects with a total investment of nearly $24 million that will create more jobs in the country. ...p>
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501093977/projects-worth-nearly-24-million-approved-by-cdc/
Significant drop in maternal, infant and mortality rates
<p>A recent report from the Ministry of Health has indicated that maternal, infant and neonatal mortality rates have decreased significantly. ...p>
យឹម ស្រីលីន
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501102956/significant-drop-in-maternal-infant-and-mortality-rates/
Japan grants $383.22 million for Sihanoukville port modernisation project
<p>Japan has granted a $383.22 million loan to Cambodia to expand and modernise Sihanoukville port. ...p>
CCC declares constitutionality of law on amendment to election law
<p>The Constitutional Council of Cambodia (CCC) has declared the constitutionality of the Law on Amendment to the Election Law. ...p>
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501318560/ccc-declares-constitutionality-of-law-on-amendment-to-election-law/
The first Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) portal in Cambodia
<p>Cambodia aims to fasten its economic growth while fully committing to sustainable development. To avoid adverse impacts from the development and promote long term benefits to economic, social and environmental change, the practice of Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) shall be enforced. And since EIA has ...p>
Securities exchange (stock market)
<p>Starting from 2001, work began on promoting the formation of a Cambodian Stock Exchange (CSE or CSX) as a means of supporting the economic system in Cambodia’s development. A stock exchange facilitates the buying and selling of stocks among investors. Dr. Bit Seanglim, Chairman of ...p>
Micro-finance
<p>The COVID-19 pandemic has hit global and Cambodia’s economies hard, having a spillover on the stability of the banking system. Banks and financial institutions have continued to provide services to customers, which can be seen through the rise in the number of depositors’ accounts to ...p>
