Tourist arrivals continue to rise, buoyed by Chinese tourists
Cambodian Tourism Ministry statistics showed an increase in international tourists arriving in the country for the first nine months of the year, again bolstered by Chinese tourist arrivals in the Kingdom. The statistics show that nearly 4.8 million tourists arrived in the country from January
Nem Sopheakpanha
https://www.voacambodia.com/a/tourist-arrivals-continue-to-rise-buoyed-by-Chinese-tourists/5173741.html
Signing ceremony on the exchange of notes and record of discussions on grant aid and loan for 4 projects between Royal Government of Cambodia and Japan
On 30 March 2017 at 16:00, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation,H.E Prak Sokhonn, Senior Minister, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, and H.E HORINOUCHI Hidehisa, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Japan to Cambodia, signed on the exchange of notes and record of
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation
Letter of the Ministry of Information on health- and agriculture-related product advertising
On 21 August 2017, in order to avoid any misconduct and infringement of the law, the Ministry of Information issued a final letter of recommendations to owners of radio stations, television stations, newspapers, magazines and newsletters as follows:All health-related product advertisements shall be authorized by
Ministry of Information
Press release on the outcome of the dispute resolution between the concessions sugar cane exporters and citizens in Preah Vihear
On 29 December 2017, the Ministry of Land Management, Urban Planning and Construction has released a press release on the outcome of the dispute resolution between the concessions sugar cane exporters and citizens in Preah Vihear. From 04 September to 03 October 2017, the Ministry
Ministry of Land Management, Urban Planning and Construction
PM: Improve lives of disabled
Prime Minister Hun Sen has urged the relevant institutions to improve the living standards of disabled persons in line with the national economy. In a message to commemorate the 21st Day of Cambodian Persons with Disabilities and the 37th International Day of Persons with Disabilities, which
Ry Sochan
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/pm-improve-lives-disabled
Labour ministry to check provision of seniority payments
The Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training is preparing to send officials to check on whether the second phase of seniority payments will be provided to garment factory workers at the end of the year, said ministry spokesman Heng Sour. Last year, the ministry announced
Long Kimmarita
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/labour-ministry-check-provision-seniority-payments
Cambodian Resorts on the Increase
International tourist arrivals into Cambodia have soared in the past year, with arrivals into Siem Reap up 30 per cent in the first eight months of 2012 over the same period the previous year.
The tourist industry was hit hard by the global economic crisis in
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/index.php/Real-Estate/cambodian-resorts-on-the-increase.html
South Korea leads Asia’s big three as Cambodia’s leading investor
South Korea replaced the UK as the largest investor in Cambodia last year, with about $287 million injected, 12.5 per cent of the total foreign direct investment, according to data from the Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC).
This represents 33 per cent
Survey Says Cambodia Lacks Fiscal Transparency
The government has failed to improve transparency of its finances, according to a global report released yesterday, which ranks Cambodia among the worst countries in the world for openness over budgets.
The Washington-based International Budget Partnership’s Open Budget Survey 2012- conducted in Cambodia by NGO Forum-
At Fuel Pumps, Price and Quality Are Anybody’s Guess
PHNOM PENH – Cambodia imports all of its fuel from abroad, but little regulation in the sector means everyday Cambodians see all kinds of prices at the pumps. Prices are high in Phnom Penh, while sometimes cheaper on the outskirts of the capital and even
http://www.voacambodia.com/content/at-fuel-pumps-price-and-quality-are-anybody-guess/1619374.html
Men Questioned After refusing To Hand Over Student Donation
Authorities in Battambang province on Saturday summoned two villagers from Salmot district’s Ta Sanh commune after they refused to hand over money to officials asking for donations to feed students working in the area as part of the government’s nationwide land titling project.
Heng
Cambodia unveils strategy to attract Chinese tourists
Cambodia’s Ministry of Tourism on Wednesday finalized its 5-year strategic plan to attract at least 1.3 million Chinese visitors by 2018.
Speaking at a seminar on Cambodia tourism marketing strategy targeting China, So Visothy, director of the Tourism Ministry’s Marketing and Promotion Department, said that currently
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Giving more than 100%
Nearly all of Phnom Penh’s communes have voter registration rates in excess of 100 per cent, amounting to more than 145,000 additional names, with one commune topping the 200 per cent mark, an analysis of previously unseen government population data reveals.
Further analysis of the already
Major banks show more agricultural sector trust
Major financial institutions show more trust in providing loans to the agricultural sector, evidenced by increasing agricultural loan disbursement, thanks to potential growth in the sector and better preparation of financial report among borrowers, according to industry insiders.
Acleda Bank, Cambodia’s largest domestically owned bank, has
Hun Sen Hopes for Increased Rubber Exports
Prime Minister Hun Sen said Wednesday that he hoped land being registered to rural families as part of the government’s nationwide land-titling program would be used to cultivate rubber trees in order to help the country compete with Vietnam as the world’s third-largest rubber exporter.
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/hun-sen-hopes-for-increased-rubber-exports-24502/
Vietnam Plans to Add Border Gates Along Border With Cambodia
Vietnam plans to build 13 new border gates along the boundary line with Cambodia to help boost trade that has already been growing between the two Southeast Asian nations.
Vietnam and Cambodia will work out plans to add 13 new border gates over the next seven
Nguyen Pham Muoi
http://blogs.wsj.com/searealtime/2013/08/29/vietnam-plans-to-add-border-gates-along-border-with-cambodia/
NEC Stops Investigating Election Irregularities
The National Election Committee (NEC) said Sunday that it is no longer involved in mediating the dispute between the ruling CPP and opposition CNRP over the results of last month’s national election.
The announcement came after the NEC over the weekend rejected 17 complaints related to
Khuon Narim and Colin Meyn
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/nec-stops-investigating-election-irregularities-39974/
Three New Districts in Phnom Penh Approved
The Ministry of Interior has approved the creation of three new districts in Phnom Penh following a proposal from City Hall to create five new districts before district and city council elections are held in May.
Sak Setha, secretary of state at the Ministry of Interior,
Khuon Narim
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/three-new-districts-in-phnom-penh-approved-49424/
CNRP Calls for Paris Peace Agreement Signatories to Intervene
CNRP vice president Kem Sokha on Thursday renewed the opposition party’s calls for the 18 signatories of the 1991 Paris Peace Agreement to intervene in Cambodia, saying that the more than two-decades-old agreement had still not been properly implemented.
The opposition has announced that October 23—the
Alex Willemyns
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/elections/cnrp-calls-for-paris-peace-agreement-signatories-to-intervene-44432/
Cambodia's rural communities to get sustainable energy access
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and Government of Australia are expanding access to economical and reliable energy for rural Cambodian households, including through the promotion of cookstoves in Svay Rieng and Kampong Cham provinces.
A $6.1 million Australian Aid grant, administered by ADB, will finance
The Cambodia Herald News Staff
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