Sweden supports Cambodia environmental awareness, gender equality
Supported by Embassy of Sweden in Phnom Penh and UNDP, the Ministry of Environment and National Council for Sustainable Development have produced educational materials on the environment for Cambodian students. Educating students on single-use plastic reduction and other environmental practices will contribute to a more
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50769430/sweden-supports-cambodia-environmental-awareness-gender-equality/
Grim findings on wages after COVID-19 struck
A nationwide COVID-19 economic impact study has found that overall salaries across Cambodia have decreased by around 30 percent in just four months (between January and April this year) with entertainment and sex workers reporting an 85 percent decline in income.
Harrison White
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50762432/grim-findings-on-wages-after-covid-19-struck/
Cambodia continues to draw FDI despite loss of EBA with another four investment projects worth $37.6 million
The Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC) has given the green light to four more investment projects with a total investment capital of $37.6 million. According to the council’s press release issued Friday, the projects newly approved are expected to create some 6,338 jobs
Phal Sophanith/AKP
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50776597/cambodia-continues-to-draw-fdi-despite-loss-of-eba-with-another-four-investment-projects-worth-37-6-million/
Cambodia: UN experts alarmed by 'naming and shaming' of COVID victims
On 11 December 2020 – UN human rights experts expressed alarm at the decision by Cambodian authorities to allow the publication of personal information about individuals who have tested positive for COVID-19, which is unnecessary under any circumstances, and a deplorable breach of privacy.
UN Special Rapporteur Cambodia
Foreign lawyers told to register with BAKC
The Bar Association of the Kingdom of Cambodia (BAKC) has announced new requirements for professional foreign lawyers who are working at the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) to register with the BAKC for certificates authorising them to practice law in the kingdom,
Niem Chheng
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/foreign-lawyers-told-register-bakc
CDC okays new $13M projects
The government approved three projects worth a total of $13.5 million last week, bringing the total number of projects in the first three weeks of this month to nine with total investment value of $1.1354 billion, the Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC) said
Hin Pisei
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/cdc-okays-new-13m-projects
Endangered status mulled for Kesor Kol
The Ministry of Environment is planning to declare wild Kesor Kol plants – a type of orchid – an endangered species with increased protections, according to the ministry’s secretary of state Neth Pheaktra. Pheaktra also warned of legal action against those who collect or sell wild Kesor
Long Kimmarita
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/endangered-status-mulled-kesor-kol
Cambodia’s export to US still on the rise despite pandemic
Cambodia’s exports to the US was valued $6,059 million worth of goods in the first eleven months of 2020, inching up 17 percent compared to that in a year before, reflecting strong export amid the world face hard time of COVID-19 pandemic.
Chea Vanyuth
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50801932/cambodias-export-to-us-still-on-the-rise-despite-pandemic/
PM: Nov 28 event concluded
Prime Minister Hun Sen officially declared that the “November 28 community incident” – a reference to the first confirmed case of Covid-19 local transmission – was now over as the situation had been brought under control. Hun Sen made the announcement as he addressed the
Mom Kunthear
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/pm-nov-28-event-concluded
NBC governor wins award
National Bank of Cambodia (NBC) governor Chea Chanto won Central Banker of the Year, Asia-Pacific award from premier financial magazine The Banker for his leadership in successfully navigating through a stormy 2020 during the Covid-19 crisis.
May Kunmakara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/nbc-governor-wins-award
Press release on the testing for positive cases of COVID-19 on those who involved in 3 massage parlors in Phnom Penh
On 08 March 2021, the Ministry of Health issued a press release on the testing for positive cases of COVID-19 of those who involved in 3 massage parlors in Phnom Penh and releasing the additional necessary measures to prevent the large-scale transmission in Cambodia.
Ministry of Health
Japan to give B1.3 bn vaccine aid to Cambodia, Thailand and 23 other Asian nations
Japan will provide 4.5 billion yen (about 1.3 billion baht) grant aid through an international organisation to 25 countries in Asia and the Pacific Islands region to help them build a cold-chain distribution network for Covid-19 vaccines, the Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday.
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50822804/japan-to-give-b1-3-bn-vaccine-aid-to-cambodia-thailand-and-23-other-asian-nations/
Financial leniency urged for buyers of boreys, condos
The government on March 22 issued a plea to developers of borey gated-communities and condominiums in Cambodia to ease some of the financial pressure facing customers to pay monthly installments until the end of March 2022, in light of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Hin Pisei
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/financial-leniency-urged-buyers-boreys-condos
Inclusion guide to aid 1.7M poor
The much-anticipated Inclusive Business Enabling Environment for Cambodia (IbeeC) strategy will be adopted soon to meet the needs of 1.7 million poor and low-income Cambodians by 2023, a wide-ranging virtual meeting conducted by the Ministry of Industry, Science, Technology and Innovation heard on March 18.
Thou Vireak
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/inclusion-guide-aid-17m-poor
Press release on the National Internet Gateway
On 19 February 2021, the Ministry of Post and Telecommunications issued a press release on the National Internet Gateway responding to reactions from the public, media outlets, and non-governmental organizations who claimed that the government has the intention to collect data, listen to conversations, and
Ministry of Post and Telecommunications
Agri-exports surge 55% in Jan-Feb
Cambodia exported a total of 1,599,922.37 tonnes of major non-milled-rice agricultural products in the first two months of this year, an increase of 569,493.88 tonnes or 55.27 per cent compared to the same period in 2020, according to Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Veng
Thou Vireak
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/agri-exports-surge-55-jan-feb
Press release: The humanitarian assistance of the Government of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam provided to the Royal Government of Cambodia
On 21 April 2021, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation issued a press release on the humanitarian assistance of USD 300,000 of the Government of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam provided to the Royal Government of Cambodia whose aims to join hands
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation
Agrifirm bags MoU for Siem Reap produce
Agro-industrial firm LY LY Food Industry Co Ltd on January 22 signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Siem Reap-based wholesaler Food and Agriculture Market (FAM) to supply it with fruits and vegetables. The signing ceremony was presided over by Minister of Commerce Pan Sorasak
Thou Vireak
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/agrifirm-bags-mou-siem-reap-produce
Sihanoukville wastewater facility nearly complete
The Ministry of Public Works said on Saturday that the construction of a wastewater treatment plant in Sihanoukville is 93 percent complete. Minister of Public Works Sun Chanthol said during an inspection visit that the wastewater treatment plant will enhance the image of the coastal
Chea Vanyuth
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50811473/sihanoukville-wastewater-facility-nearly-complete/
