PM Adviser given extra title at financial ministry
Prime Minister Hun Sen has appointed his personal adviser Kong Vibol as director general of the General Department of Taxation at the Ministry of Economics and Finance, according to the Royal Book entry of August 22. In addition to his expertise in taxation, Vibol is also ...
Commerce Official Denies Luxury Wood 'Logs' Exported to China
A Commerce Ministry official yesterday denied that Cambodia was exporting luxury wood logs to China, insisting that any wood leaving the country was in a “processed” form. The China Customs data also states that each year, just under 10,000 cubic meters of “logs” and about ...
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/commerce-official-denies-luxury-wood-logs-exported-to-china/
Dam firm violated law
The parent company behind a firm constructing the Lower Sesan 2 dam in Stung Treng has repeatedly violated Chinese law by building “massive” power projects without prior approval, China’s national auditor has found. State-owned China Huaneng Group, of which Lower Sesan 2 partner Hydrolancang International Energy ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/2013060566083/National/dam-firm-violated-law.html
Rice miller plans to export 10,000 tonnes
State-owned rice miller Green Trade plans to export about 10,000 tonnes of milled rice to Libya this year, an insider has revealed. Thon Virak, director of State-owned rice exporter Green Trade, told the Post yesterday that he had signed an export deal with a private company ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/2013031461931/Business/rice-miller-plans-to-export-10-000-tonnes.html
Cambodia marks Disability Day
Cambodia celebrated its 15th annual Cambodia Day of Persons with Disabilities and the 31st annual International Day of Persons with Disabilities, on Tuesday at the Phnom Penh Cultural Center. Prime Minister Hun Sen attended the event themed, “Removing barriers to create an inclusive and accessible ...
The Cambodia Herald News Staff
http://www.thecambodiaherald.com/cambodia/detail/1?page=15&token=MDNlNDA4NWNkZTM#sthash.KW36yrfM.dpuf
Politics not quite all in the family
Kem Sokhon, the brother of Cambodia National Rescue Party deputy president Kem Sokha, is continuing to progress through government ranks. Sokhon – who has been openly critical of his brother’s policies since defecting from the opposition – told the Post yesterday he is now an adviser to senior ...
Meas Sokchea
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/politics-not-quite-all-family
Gov't audit shows Vietnam Rubber Group missing millions
Contentious plantation giant Vietnam Rubber Group reportedly “lost” nearly $391 million of state funds over five years, including $22.75 million from a rubber plantation in Cambodia, an official investigation into the firm’s dealings has found, according to Vietnamese media. Hanoi’s anti-corruption body, the General Inspectorate, last ...
Daniel Pye and May Titthara
http://phnompenhpost.com/national/govt-audit-shows-vietnam-rubber-group-missing-millions
Trimmer 2021 budget: Government plans 50 percent drop in spending
Amid the outbreak of the coronavirus the government plans to trim the 2021 state budget to around $4 billion, accounting for about a 50 percent drop from this year’s state budget, including an 11.3 percent drop for social affairs and 6.4 percent for general administration. ...
Ben Sokhean
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50734167/trimmer-2021-budget-government-plans-50-percent-drop-in-spending/
Prime Minister Hun Sen accepts Indian vice president’s invitation
Prime Minister Hun Sen has accepted the invitation to visit India, according to the State News Agency-AKP. ...
The Cambodia Herald News Staff
http://www.thecambodiaherald.com/cambodia/prime-minister-hun-sen-accepts-indian-vice-president%E2%80%99s-invitation-8962
China gives $240m in aid
China has granted $240 million aid to Cambodia under agreements signed by Prime Minister Hun Sen on a state visit to Beijing. ...
Ven Rathavong
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/38482/china-gives--240m-in-aid/
Kingdom seeks Singaporean investment
Deputy Prime Minister Hor Namhong on Tuesday urged outgoing Singaporean ambassador Kevin Cheok to encourage the island state to invest more in Cambodia. ...
Khmer Times Team
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/24264/kingdom-seeks-singaporean-investment/
Interior ministry gives promotion to 119 generals
The Interior Ministry held a ceremony to promote 119 generals on Tuesday, according to secretary of state Em Sam An, who presided over the meeting. ...
Aun Pheap
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/interior-ministry-gives-promotion-to-119-generals-94323/
Russia to pursue gas in Thai-Cambodian shelf
Russia’s state-owned energy giant Gazprom is considering gas production on the continental shelf of Thailand and Cambodia, Russian media reported on Friday. ...
The Phnom Penh Post Staff
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/russia-pursue-gas-thai-cambodian-shelf
US extends mine clearance grant
The United States has extended for two months a grant to clear unexploded ordnances from the country through the Cambodian Mines Action Centre. ...
Ven Rathavong
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/5090902/us-extends-mine-clearance-grant/
Public land lease
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Public land leases are grants of state lands to private entities in the form of a contractual rental agreement. These leases often take the form of land concessions, in particular economic land concessions. They are often associated with land conflicts and disputes. ...
UN, US urged to aid De-mining center
Foreign Minister Hor Namhong asked the United Nations, United States and other countries to give technical support to the Asean Regional Mine Action Center. ...
Ven Rathavong
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/16357/un--us-urged-to-aid-de-mining-center/
Vietnam, Cambodia back Indonesia`s proposal for ASEAN wage standards
Vietnam and Cambodia support Indonesia’s proposal for minimum wage standards which will be applicable to ASEAN member states, Indonesian Vice President Jusuf Kalla said. ...
Two new faces to join Constitutional Council
Outgoing minister of land management Im Chhun Lim and former Ministry of Tourism secretary of state Sam Prumnea are set to join the Constitutional Council. ...
Lay Samean
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/two-new-faces-join-constitutional-council
Cambodia will chair LDC bureau at WTO
Cambodia has been selected to chair the Global Coordination Bureau of the Least Developed Countries (LDCs) next year, state-owned media outlet AKP reported yesterday. ...
Post Staff
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/cambodia-will-chair-ldc-bureau-wto
Gov’t ready to ink tax treaty with Singapore
Cambodia and Singapore have finalised an agreement on double taxation and are set to sign it into effect soon, state news agency AKP reported yesterday. ...
Post Staff
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/govt-ready-ink-tax-treaty-singapore