Siem Reap, Kampong Speu lift Covid restrictions
The Siem Reap Provincial Administration has lifted the 9pm-3am curfew throughout the province after a decrease in the rate of new Covid-19 cases. Kampong Speu province similarly decided to lift restrictions and reopen businesses. ...
Lay Samean
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/siem-reap-kampong-speu-lift-covid-restrictions
Mondulkiri land registry system underway
A working group from the Ministry of Environment is inspecting over 10,000ha of land in Mondulkiri province after the provincial administration requested the ministry to create a registry system that would enable the occupants of the land to gain legal title to it. ...
Long Kimmarita
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/mondulkiri-land-registry-system-underway
Kampot governor orders land protection reform at all levels
After recognising land issues as a key area for disputes in Kampot province, recently transferred Kampot provincial governor Mao Thunin has introduced a mechanism for the 9 district governors to protect and prevent all land crimes against the people of Kampot. ...
Mao Chanvireak
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50965686/kampot-governor-orders-land-protection-reform-at-all-levels/
Cambodia, China committed to raising bilateral trade to $10 bn by 2023
Cambodia’s export of goods to China saw a significant rise, valued over $1.1 billion in the third quarter this year—a year-on-year increase of 52.74 per cent, according to figures from the former’s ministry of commerce. Both sides are committed to raising bilateral trade to $10 ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50966092/cambodia-china-committed-to-raising-bilateral-trade-to-10-bn-by-2023/
Wedding businesses fire back up after curbs rescinded
The event industry has risen from the ashes, with wedding organisers springing into action as venues reopen at full capacity and chefs ease back into the swing of cooking, reflecting a recovery in macroeconomic activity. ...
Hom Phanet
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/wedding-businesses-fire-back-after-curbs-rescinded
Singapore goods flood Cambodian shores
Bilateral trade between Cambodia and Singapore totaled $4.37 billion in the first 10 months of 2021, a 51.27 per cent year-on-year surge from $2.89 billion, as reported by the Ministry of Commerce, despite Covid-related disruptions to manufacturing supply chains. ...
Hom Phanet
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/singapore-goods-flood-cambodian-shores
Settle vehicle import taxes owed by Dec 31: customs
The General Department of Customs and Excise of Cambodia (GDCE) on December 1 reiterated a call on owners of left-hand drive vehicles who have yet to pay any applicable import taxes or related fees due to do so before December 31, in order to benefit ...
Nov Sivutha
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/settle-vehicle-import-taxes-owed-dec-31-customs
Health ministry, WHO Cambodia all set for Omicron variant Q&A
The Ministry of Health and the World Health Organisation (WHO) in Cambodia will hold a joint press conference on December 9 to update the Kingdom on the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus variant Omicron. ...
Mom Kunthear
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/health-ministry-who-cambodia-all-set-omicron-variant-qa
Low production, campaigns burn tobacco exports
Cambodia exported 4,294.05 tonnes of tobacco in the first 11 months of 2021, dipping by 24.42 per cent year-on-year, of which 98.108 per cent was exported to Vietnam, according to Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries data. ...
Hin Pisei
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/low-production-campaigns-burn-tobacco-exports
Finance ministry launches ‘Startup Cambodia’ platform
The Ministry of Economy and Finance on December 8 rolled out “Startup Cambodia”, an online platform managed by the Techo Startup Center (TSC) and Khmer Enterprise (KE) that sets out to create a supportive business environment for start-ups and develop the entrepreneurial ecosystem in the ...
Hom Phanet
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/finance-ministry-launches-startup-cambodia-platform
Minister: Half of villages lack clean water access
About 50 per cent of villages across Cambodia still lack access to clean water due to factors like climate change, population growth and urban development, which have led to a steady increase in water demands, according to Minister of industry, Science, Technology and innovation Cham ...
Khouth Sophak Chakrya
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/minister-half-villages-lack-clean-water-access
Aeon set to build international logistics hub
AEON Mall (Cambodia) Co Ltd’s first “multifunctional logistics business centre” is set to break ground early next month and start operations next year, in a special economic zone (SEZ) near Sihanoukville Autonomous Port (PAS), according to a port source with knowledge of the matter. ...
Hom Phanet
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/aeon-set-build-international-logistics-hub
Engineering profession ethics rules for conduct enters final draft stage
A draft sub-decree establishing an Engineer’s Code of Conduct has entered the final review stage. The code is aimed at enhancing the honour, dignity and responsibility of professional engineers in order to ensure public safety and protect the public interest. ...
Lay Samean
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/engineering-profession-ethics-rules-conduct-enters-final-draft-stage
Firm dips into marine fish farming on pair of Preah Sihanouk islands
Jin Yu Tang (Cambodia) Fishery Co Ltd plans to splash out an unspecified amount on “marine fish aquaculture in submerged cages”, on Preah Sihanouk province’s Koh Dek Koul and Koh Thas islands, according to Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Veng Sakhon on January 11. ...
Nov Sivutha
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/firm-dips-marine-fish-farming-pair-preah-sihanouk-islands
CHRC, French envoys talk rights
The Cambodian Human Rights Committee (CHRC) and the French embassy in Phnom Penh have pledged to deepen and improve relations between the two countries, especially on human rights cooperation, with both sides agreeing that this is an area that requires attention. ...
Lay Samean
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/chrc-french-envoys-talk-rights
PM defends results of Myanmar trip
Prime Minister Hun Sen on January 8 indicated that anyone who “opposes the ceasefire” in Myanmar, which the military has purportedly extended until end-2022, merely wants to “see deaths and injuries as a result of war”. ...
Ry Sochan
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national-politics/pm-defends-results-myanmar-trip
Siem Reap town’s 38-road expansion 100% finished
The 38-road expansion project in Siem Reap town is now 100 per cent complete, while the installation of accompanying infrastructure such as street lights and security cameras is now 70 per cent finished, according to Minister of Public Works and Transport Sun Chanthol. ...
Lay Samean
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/siem-reap-towns-38-road-expansion-100-finished
Hun Sen meets with UN envoy Heyzer on Myanmar
The UN and ASEAN special envoys to Myanmar, and the Southeast Asian bloc’s chair have all pledged to work together on the emergency de-escalation of violence in the crisis-stricken nation and for the provision of humanitarian aid to its people. ...
Ry Sochan
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national-politics/hun-sen-meets-un-envoy-heyzer-myanmar
Next week’s ATF likely to prop ASEAN tourist spots open: Khon
Minister of Tourism Thong Khon is optimistic that next week’s ASEAN Tourism Forum 2022 (ATF 2022) will be a major catalyst for the broader reopening of tourist attractions in the bloc, and put Cambodia on the map as a safe regional travel destination. ...
Hom Phanet
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/next-weeks-atf-likely-prop-asean-tourist-spots-open-khon
Number of ‘A’ grade earners on diploma exam quadruples
Prime Minister Hun Sen is scheduled to meet with high school students who passed the Grade 12 exam with an “A” grade following the announcement of the results by the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport on January 14, indicating a nearly four-fold increase in ...
Voun Dara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/number-grade-earners-diploma-exam-quadruples