‘New gov’t to implement Pentagon Strategy’
In an unambiguous message to investors and businesspeople alike, caretaker Prime Minister Hun Sen said yesterday that the new dispensation shall implement the Pentagon Strategy highlighting the new economic development policies and programs initiated by the current government. ...
Kang Sothear
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501331906/new-govt-to-implement-pentagon-strategy/
Kingdom endorses dolphin declaration
A senior official from the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, along with representatives from the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) Cambodia, attended the Global Declaration of River Dolphins event in Bogota, Colombia, on October 23-24. ...
Post Staff
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/kingdom-endorses-dolphin-declaration
Project upscales to improve access to public services
On Monday, the Australian Embassy, World Bank, the National Committee for sub-National Democratic Development Secretariat (NCDDS) and World Vision International in Cambodia (WVI-C) launched the next phase of the Implementation of Social Accountability Project (ISAF). ...
Meas Molika
https://kiripost.com/stories/project-upscales-to-improve-access-to-public-services
PM calls for protecting beaches from transnational criminals
Prime Minister Hun Manet urged the coastal authorities of four provinces to take adequate measures in order to protect their beaches from becoming a safe haven for drug users and transnational criminals. ...
Hang Punreay
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501401844/pm-calls-for-protecting-beaches-from-transnational-criminals/
NBC promote green finance
The National Bank of Cambodia (NBC) and the UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP) have entered into a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to promote sustainable finance in Cambodia. ...
May Kunmakara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/nbc-promote-green-finance
Justice ministry vows to investigate allegations of court delays, lockups
A Senior Ministry of Justice official has said that the ministry will investigate claims made by rights group ADHOC about “serious delays” in court cases. Should the findings be based on evidence, the ministry will take action. ...
Kampong Thom governor leads tree planting, green initiative
Kampong Thom provincial governor Nguon Ratanak recently led the planting of over 60 young tree saplings in Stung Sen garden, situated along the namesake river. ...
Chea Sokny
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/k-thom-governor-leads-tree-planting-green-initiative
Digital campaign launched to protect Cambodia’s forests
A digital campaign, #ShowMeYourTree, has been launched to increase awareness about the importance of biodiversity, fantastic landscape views, and the crucial roles of the protectors, especially indigenous communities, in rainforest conservation. ...
Mao Sreypich
https://kiripost.com/stories/digital-campaign-launched-to-protect-cambodia-forests
New interior ministry HQ inaugurated
The Ministry of Interior’s new headquarters was officially inaugurated by Prime Minister Hun Manet on November 6. The facility was completed in just under two years, at a cost of approximately $60 million. ...
Post Staff
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/new-interior-ministry-hq-inaugurated
PM vows to continue promoting skills development for disabled
On the International Day of Persons with Disabilities, Cambodia reaffirmed its stance of promoting the development of people with disabilities and to ensure employment opportunities for them in the country, the region and the world. ...
Torn Vibol
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501401273/pm-vows-to-continue-promoting-skills-development-for-disabled/
Cambodia eyes more Japan investment
Cambodia has urged Japan to collaborate in initiatives aimed at enticing investors and broadly promoting Cambodia’s appealing investment environment and incentives to Japanese stakeholders. ...
Hin Pisei
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/cambodia-eyes-more-japan-investment
Public services soon to go digital at sub-national level
Prime Minister Hun Manet said yesterday that the government will introduce digital public services at the sub-national level, starting with Takeo province, in the near future. ...
Torn Vibol
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501384084/public-services-soon-to-go-digital-at-sub-national-level/
Government supports Kampong Thom farmers with rice seed assistance
Eng Cheasan, Undersecretary of State at the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries, distributed 54 tonnes of fragrant rice seeds to 541 families in four communes of Stong district, Kampong Thom province. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501389533/government-supports-kampong-thom-farmers-with-rice-seed-assistance/
NR 5 helps boost trade and connect the region
The construction of the northern section of the National Road 5 (NR 5) from Battambang to Serey Sophorn city is completed and has been put in service. ...
Tin Sokhavuth
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501004494/nr-5-helps-boost-trade-and-connect-the-region/
Education Ministry reforms teacher methodology, use of technology
The Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport (MoEYS) is reforming teacher training institutions by focusing on developing teachers’ skills in content, pedagogical lessons, teaching methods and the use of teaching technology so that teachers can achieve a higher level of professionalism. ...
Hang Punreay
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501406035/education-ministry-reforms-teacher-methodology-use-of-technology/
MoC, NBC push for riel price tags
The Ministry of Commerce and the National Bank of Cambodia (NBC) recently held a high-level meeting to discuss strategies to encourage the use of Khmer Riel and decided to promote price tag labelling in national currency as an important step. ...
Chea Vanyuth
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501495175/moc-nbc-push-for-riel-price-tags/
Senate initiates inter-parliamentary friendship group with 11 nations
In a bid to bolster inter-parliamentary ties and foster collaborative efforts across borders, the Cambodian Senate has announced the establishment of a friendship group with the National Assembly-Senate of 11 countries, spanning regions both within and outside of Asia. ...
Hang Punreay
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501498952/senate-initiates-inter-parliamentary-friendship-group-with-11-nations/
SEAPAW unveils new wave of water and climate adaptation
The region’s first platform aimed at strengthening water resilience across Southeast Asia while bolstering climate resilience has been launched in the form of the Southeast Asia Partnership for Adaptation through Water (SEAPAW). ...
Marissa Carruthers
https://kiripost.com/stories/seapaw-unveils-new-wave-of-water-and-climate-adaptation
Minister praises Mekong dolphin conservation, amid concerns over rising deaths
While the Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries has stated that the death of Mekong River dolphins is on the decline, World Wildlife Fund Cambodia (WWF) has stated that cases have continued to rise in the last three years. ...
Cambodia’s bicycle exports decline 38%
Cambodia’s bicycle exports plummeted 38 percent year-on-year in the first half of 2024 with the export value going down to $205 million, according to a report released by the Ministry of Commerce. ...
Chea Vanyuth
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501525297/cambodias-bicycle-exports-decline-38/
