‘Single Portal’ registers 22K firms
A total of 22,713 companies, with cumulative “registered share capital” of $6.40 billion, were approved by the six first-phase agencies and successfully registered on the Online Business Registration Platform – also known as the “Single Portal” – as of March 6 at 2pm, the Online
Hin Pisei
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/single-portal-registers-22k-firms
Ministry ‘bans’ water fights for all students
With Khmer New Year just around the corner, Minister of Education, Youth and Sport Hang Chuon Naron has advised students at all public and private schools not to engage in the water fights with squirt guns and coloured powders, an activity that has become popular
Chea Sokny
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/ministry-bans-water-fights-all-students
Cambodia needs $30B for 150 prioritised infrastructure projects
Cambodia has sought partners to raise about $30 billion of investment funds to implement 150 hard and soft infrastructure projects that the government has classified as priorities to place in the Comprehensive Intermodal Comprehensive Master Plan (CIT-MP) for the next ten years, said a release
Kang Sothear
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501278432/cambodia-needs-30b-for-150-prioritised-infrastructure-projects/
PM asks VN to nab, extradite ‘criminal’
Prime Minister Hun Sen has publicly requested that Vietnam detain a “criminal” individual, should he attempt to enter the neighbouring country. Although he did not use the individual’s name, some analysts understood that he may have been referring to self-exiled former opposition leader Sam Rainsy.
Sok Raksa
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national-politics/pm-asks-vn-nab-extradite-criminal
Siamese crocodile habitat discovered
A wild Siamese crocodile nest has been found in Cardamom Mountain area by Fauna & Flora’s Cambodian Crocodile Conservation Program team, working in collaboration with the Koh Kong provincial Department of Environment, Forestry Administration (FA), and local community.
Orm Bunthoeurn
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/siamese-crocodile-habitat-discovered
Chinese state-owned firm picked for study on Siem Reap expressway
Chinese state-owned China Road and Bridge Corp (CRBC) has been authorised by the Ministry of Public Works and Transport to conduct a formal, more in-depth study on the proposed Phnom Penh-Siem Reap Expressway, as the government seeks to spur transportation and tourism between the two
Hin Pisei
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/chinese-state-owned-firm-picked-study-siem-reap-expressway
Press release on the outcome of the meeting of the Standing Committee of the National Assembly
On 27 March 2023, the National Assembly has posted a press release on the outcome of the meeting of the Standing Committee of the National Assembly on their official social media site. The press release consists of the outcome of the meeting on 27 March 2023
National Assembly
Japan firm chooses Battambang for cashew nut shell fuel project
Japanese firm Top Planning Japan Co Ltd’s (TPJ) apparent interest in investing in facilities in Battambang province to convert cashew nut shells into fuel and process the fibre-rich seeds for export has been greeted with much enthusiasm among local authorities and has dramatically heightened prospects
Hin Pisei
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/japan-firm-chooses-battambang-cashew-nut-shell-fuel-project
NBC calls for more UK investment, exports
National Bank of Cambodia (NBC) assistant governor Chea Serey on February 7 proposed that British businesspeople ramp up their investments in Cambodia and buy more local goods, to strengthen bilateral economic relations and stimulate recovery in the Southeast Asian country following a downturn linked to
May Kunmakara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/nbc-calls-more-uk-investment-exports
Cambodia clears 9 investment plans in garment, footwear, travel goods
The Cambodian Investment Board under the Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC) recently approved investment proposals for 11 more companies, creating 11,000 jobs. The companies will have a total investment of $57.3 million. Nine of these are in the garment, footwear and travel goods
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501239855/cambodia-clears-9-investment-plans-in-garment-footwear-travel-goods/
Cambodia’s agriculture census 2023 to be conducted in April
The Ministry of Planning will conduct the Agriculture Census of Cambodia 2023 throughout the country from April 1 to 30. The information was shared in a meeting here on February 15 chaired by Dr Chhay Than, Senior Minister and Minister of Planning, and Chairman of
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501240797/cambodias-agriculture-census-2023-to-be-conducted-in-april/
NagaWorld dispute drags on with 25th meeting
The Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training remains unable to find a solution to the labour dispute between NagaWorld and its dismissed employees, while civil society organisations call on the ministry to end its role as mediator and for the use of existing legal mechanisms
Chea Sokny
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/nagaworld-dispute-drags-25th-meeting
Press release on Cambodia, Japan to augment peacekeeping and mine action cooperation
On 07 March 2023, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation issued a press release on Cambodia, Japan to augment peacekeeping and mine action cooperation.Both sides expressed satisfaction with the robust bilateral relationship, upgraded to the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership this year.
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation
Preah Sihanouk land encroachers remove shacks, sign contracts
The Preah Sihanouk provincial authorities detained a group for allegedly encroaching on state land in Chamnot Ream village of Prey Nop district’s Bit Traing commune and dismantled the 18 huts they had built there.
Orm Bunthoeurn and Bor Pich Zelin
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/preah-sihanouk-land-encroachers-remove-shacks-sign-contracts
APSARA National Authority building capacity of archaeological officers
The APSARA National Authority launched a three-day training course on “Archaeological Research Skills” to strengthen the capacity of its officers, staff, and workers to be proficient in researching methods to prepare and store evidence from excavations effectively and safely, in Siem Reap provincial city on
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501314861/apsara-national-authority-building-capacity-of-archaeological-officers/
Spirits high after NBC’s prakas on capital rules
The National Bank of Cambodia’s (NBC) recent two-pronged prakas on capital buffers and the capital adequacy ratio (CAR) of banking and other deposit-taking institutions, which aims to provide a clearer classification system for assets, is poised to strengthen the industry and enhance risk resilience, local
May Kunmakara |
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/spirits-high-after-nbcs-prakas-capital-rules
Deadline for occupants of Pursat protected areas
The Pursat provincial Department of Environment has announced a call for individuals occupying land within community areas of protected zones to apply for self-declaration for land ownership certification.
Long Kimmarita
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/deadline-occupants-pursat-protected-areas
Cambodia and Canada ready to work more together for the mutual benefit of both countries
Sok Chenda Sophea, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, on October 25, received a courtesy call from Ping M. Kitnikone on the occasion of her appointment as the new Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Canada to the Kingdom of Cambodia
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501382298/cambodia-and-canada-ready-to-work-more-together-for-the-mutual-benefit-of-both-countries/
Gov’t to exempt patent tax for online press
The Royal Government of Cambodia (RGC) has agreed to exempt patent tax for small online press institutions as well as reduce 50 percent of the registration fee to the new press united in the Ministry of Information (MoI) for the next five years, said a
Nhean Chamrong
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501398047/govt-to-exempt-patent-tax-for-online-press/
BRI projects not to lead Cambodia into debt trap
The Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) pioneered by China will not lead the country into a debt trap, Sun Chanthol, Deputy Prime Minister and First Vice President of the Council for the Development of Cambodia, said, dismissing the narrative about the adverse effects the BRI
Sreekanth Ravindran
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501399348/bri-projects-not-to-lead-cambodia-into-debt-trap/
