Thailand slashes work permit fees for Cambodians to $13
<p>From December, Cambodians can obtain a work permit from Thailand by spending $13, instead of the current fee of $52. ...p>
Tith Kongnov
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501382526/thailand-slashes-work-permit-fees-for-cambodians-to-13/
Australian aid
<p>prime Minister of Australia, The Hon Anthony Albanese Mp, and prime Minister Hun Sen at Gala Dinner for ASEAN Heads of State/Government/Delegation and Spouses, dated 12 November 2022. photo from Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of Cambodia.Cambodia and Australia established their diplomatic ties ...p>
Energy policy and administration
<p>Electricite du Cambodge (EdC). photo by bmeabroad, taken on 10 November 2011. Licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0.Low electrification rates and over-dependence on fossil fuel imports have contributed to Cambodia ranking 120 out of 124 nations in the new World Economic Forum’s Global Energy Architecture performance Index ...p>
Workshop on ODC website and information on access to public services in Siem Reap
<p>Last week, the ODC team ended the week with an exciting workshop under a project theme of “public Awareness of and Engagement in Government Service Delivery” funded by Swedish program for ICT in Developing Regions (SpIDER), at Angkor Hotel Siem Reap, just a short tuk-tuk ...p>
Press release signing ceremony between H.E. PAN Sorasak, Minister of Commerce of Cambodia and H.E. YOO Myung-Hee, Minister for Trade of Republic of Korea on the Joint Statement on the Launch of the Joint Study on a Possible Free Trade Agreement between Cambodia-Republic of Korea
<p>On 25 November 2019, the Ministry of Commerce issued a press release on the signing ceremony between H.E. pAN Sorasak, Minister of Commerce of Cambodia and H.E. YOO Myung-Hee, Minister for Trade of Republic of Korea on the Joint Statement on the Launch of the ...p>
Ministry of Commerce
Message of the Prime Minister on the measures taken to manage impacts from COVID-19 and the suspension of the EBA tax privilege
<p>On 24 February 2020, prime Minister Hun Sen has issued a message on the Cambodia governments measures to control and minimize economic risk from COVID-19 and the suspension of the Everything But Arm (EBA) tax privilege. The prime Minister noted that COVID-19 will affect Cambodia’s ...p>
Cabinet of the Prime Minister
Announcement of the Ministry of Health on the preventive measure of H5N1 bird flu
<p>On 26 February 2020, the Ministry of Health has issued an announcement on the cautions and preventive measures of the H5N1 bird flu disease on which the outbreak took place in Tra province of the socialist Republic of Vietnam on 17 February 2020. The preventive ...p>
Ministry of Health
Governor continues to delay UN meeting with Montagnards
<p>The U.N.’s efforts to locate a group of Montagnards hiding in Ratanakkiri province continued to be hindered Monday as the provincial governor was yet again unavailable to meet its delegation, four days after it traveled to the northeastern province.
Despite the delegation’s expectation that it would ...p>
Aun Pheap and George Wright
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/governor-continues-to-delay-un-meeting-with-montagnards-74260/
Joint press announcement: the signing on Cambodia-Germany Technical Cooperation Agreement 2019
<p>On 09 June 2020, the Council for the Development of Cambodia issued a joint press announcement on the signing on Cambodia-Germany Technical Cooperation Agreement 2019. The signed Agreement on Technical Cooperation provided a total amount of 13.5 million EUR, equivalent to 14.6 million USD, in ...p>
Council for the Development of Cambodia
Statement on “Collateral Damage: Land Loss and Abuses in Cambodia's Microfinance Sector”
<p>On 07 August 2019, Cambodian League for the promotion and Defense of Human Rights (LICADHO) and Sahmakum Teang Tnaut (STT) released an statement examine human rights abuses in Cambodia’s microfinance sector. According to their joint report, more than 2 million Cambodians currently have a loan with ...p>
Cambodian League for the Promotion and Defense of Human Rights (LICADHO)
Ministry of Environment bans wild orchid trade in the protected areas
<p>On 10 July 2020, the Ministry of Environment publishes a public notice on the ban of wild orchid trade, which are actively collecting in protected areas due to the buzz on social media about high-end purchases. The ministry added that collecting wild orchid from the ...p>
Ministry of Environment
Press release: Cambodia loses duty-free access to the EU market over human rights concerns
<p>On 12 August 2020, the European Commission issued a press release over its decision on the partial withdrawal of Everything But Arms (EBA) from Cambodia. Some of Cambodia’s typical export products such as garments, footwear and travel goods are subject to the European Union’s customs ...p>
European Commission
Press release responses to a news article posted by the VOD last Friday
<p>On 14 December 2020, the General Department of Agriculture released a press release responding to the VOD’s news article posted on 11 December 2020, entitled “Vegetables left to spoil on Kandal farms as farmers can’t find buyers“. According to the announcement, the Agricultural General Department ...p>
General Department of Agriculture
Environmentalists skeptical ahead of Laos meeting on hydropower dam
<p>The four-nation Mekong River Commission (MRC) this week holds public consultations on the development of a large hydropower dam in southern Laos. The project is one of a series of planned dams in the Mekong River Basin that environmentalists say could harm an ecosystem critical ...p>
Ron Corben
https://www.voanews.com/east-asia/environmentalists-skeptical-ahead-laos-meeting-hydropower-dam
Outcomes of the phone conversation between His Excellency PRAK Sokhonn, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, with Senator the Hon Marise Payne, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Minister for Women of Australia, on 08 October 2021
<p>On 08 October 2021, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation issued a press release on the outcomes of the phone conversation between His Excellency pRAK Sokhonn, Deputy prime Minister, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, with Senator the Hon Marise payne, Minister ...p>
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation
His Excellency PRAK Sokhonn, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, will virtually participate in the ASEAN-U.S. Foreign Ministers’ Meeting
<p>On 22 September 2021, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation issued a press release on His Excellency pRAK Sokhonn, Deputy prime Minister, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, will virtually participate in the ASEAN-U.S. Foreign Ministers’ Meeting on 23 September 2021. The ...p>
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation
Result of the workshops and roundtable for the dissemination and training on law on combating the financing of proliferation of weapons of mass destruction
<p>On 14 March 2022, the Ministry of Commerce issued a press release on the result of the workshops and roundtable for the dissemination and training on law on combating the financing of proliferation of weapons of mass destruction. The Ad-Hoc Sub-Committee for the Implementation of ...p>
Ministry of Commerce
Cambodia receives $100 mn ADB loan for skills development
<p>FacebookTwitterEmailShareThe ADB has approved a $100 million loan to enhance Cambodia’s labour force by addressing skills gaps through reforms in TVET. ...p>
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501337397/cambodia-receives-100-mn-adb-loan-for-skills-development/
Garment sector minimum wage to Rise to $200 a month in 2023
<p>The minimum wage for workers in Cambodia’s billion-dollar garment sector will rise to $200 a month next year, a $6 raise that unions said was insufficient while employers raised concerns about profits and regional competitiveness. ...p>
Khuon Narim and Matt Surrusco
https://cambojanews.com/garment-sector-minimum-wage-to-rise-to-200-a-month-in-2023/
Cambodia’s GDP and Inflation to Rise This Year, World Bank Says
<p>Cambodia’s GDp growth is estimated to reach 4.8% this year, and continue rising for the next two years while remaining below pre-pandemic levels, and inflation may hit 6%, more than double the rates of the last two years, the World Bank said. ...p>
Sorn Sarath and Matt Surrusco
https://cambojanews.com/cambodias-gdp-and-inflation-to-rise-this-year-world-bank-says/
