Deal inked for locally-made jabs
The government has signed an agreement with Cambodia Pharmaceutical Enterprise (CPE) and Chinese vaccine manufacturer Sinovac to purchase more than 104 million doses of a Covid-19 vaccine that will be manufactured in the Kingdom from 2024 for a period of three years. ...
Mom Kunthear
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/deal-inked-locally-made-jabs
Kingdom, China ink railway training deal
A Chinese state-owned enterprise (SOE) and public Beijing-based university have teamed up to provide technical training to Cambodian students and other participants, and develop their expertise in the railway industry, as the Kingdom moves to modernise its rail infrastructure, according to the transport ministry. ...
May Kunmakara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/kingdom-china-ink-railway-training-deal
Jan-Apr trade volume tops $17B
The Kingdom’s trade volume reached $17.65 billion in the first four months of this year, up 15.47 per cent versus the $15.28 billion to the same period last year, according to the General Department of Customs and Excise (GDCE). ...
Hin Pisei
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/jan-apr-trade-volume-tops-17b
Kingdom eyes int’l co-op for socio-economic revival process
Cambodia has declared its readiness to join relevant development partners to restore the socio-economic situation and promote prosperity at the 78th UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UN ESCAP) session in the Thai capital Bangkok. ...
Safety fence erected following collapse of Kandal’s canal bank
A team from Kandal Provincial Administration built a safety fence to block public access to the bank of the Prek Tnaot canal in Takhmao commune and town, following a substantial collapse on May 9. ...
Orm Bunthoeurn
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/safety-fence-erected-following-collapse-kandals-canal-bank
PM heads to Washington for ASEAN-US special summit
Regional and international issues and how to bring the ASEAN-US partnership to another level will be discussed at length as Prime Minister Hun Sen and his ministers arrive in Washington, DC, for a special summit on May 12-13. ...
Ry Sochan
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national-politics/pm-heads-washington-asean-us-special-summit
NEC explains procedures for voters without national ID card
The National Election Committee (NEC) has requested citizens who do not have a national ID card to apply for an election identification document at the Commune Election Commission in their locality. They should apply within the 30 day period of May 5 to June 3. ...
Nov Sivutha
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/nec-explains-procedures-voters-without-national-id-card
500 people ordered to vacate sanctuary land
At least 500 people have been ordered to vacate Phnom Samkos Wildlife Sanctuary in Pursat province immediately because they have encroached on protected land. ...
Torn Vibol
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501097061/500-people-ordered-to-vacate-sanctuary-land/
US’ regional assistant state secretary set to visit Cambodia, Laos
The US assistant state secretary in charge of the East Asia and Pacific region is set to travel to Cambodia and Laos from May 1-7 to discuss bilateral relations and next month’s ASEAN-US Special Summit, according to the US state department on April 29. ...
Post Staff
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/us-regional-assistant-state-secretary-set-visit-cambodia-laos
Kingdom, Laos vow border amity
The Cambodia-Laos border security cooperation committees held a May 2 virtual meeting to promote cooperation in maintaining border security and agreed on a number of issues relating to stability, better security and peaceful borders. ...
Nov Sivutha
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/kingdom-laos-vow-border-amity
PM urges closer ASEAN ties with China at leader awards
Prime Minister Hun Sen on December 19 was presented with the Distinguished World Leader Lifetime Achievement Award, in recognition of his “brilliant” leadership over the past 40 years. ...
Ry Sochan
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/pm-urges-closer-asean-ties-china-leader-awards
Community-led responses ‘essential for ending pandemics’ – UNAIDS
Communities must be empowered and appropriately resourced to lead the fight against HIV/AIDS and other pandemics, UNAIDS, the UN agency dedicated to tackling HIV/AIDS, stressed at an international meeting held in Thailand. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501204992/community-led-responses-essential-for-ending-pandemics-unaids/
Registered indigenous communal land
This dataset contains information on the land titles of the indigenous communities registered and issued by the Ministry of Land Management Urban Planing and Construction, from 2009 to 2018. Located in Mondulkiri, Ratanakiri and Kratie, the communal land titles were delivered to Kreung, Tumpoun, Mel, ...
Cambodia seeks Turkish investment, eyes $1B bilateral trade
To boost bilateral trade to around $1 billion (TL 18.78 billion), Cambodia has sought investments from Türkiye in agriculture, storage and processing facilities for exports to the European Union and other nations. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501218458/cambodia-seeks-turkish-investment-eyes-1b-bilateral-trade/
Angkor committee experts reiterate congratulations amid eviction of thousands
A leaked report from experts at an international body overseeing Angkor Archaeological Park reiterated past congratulations for Cambodia’s efforts to dismantle illegal structures in heritage areas amid mass evictions of roughly 10,000 families from the site. ...
Fiona Kelliher
https://vodenglish.news/angkor-committee-experts-congratulate-program-evicting-thousands/
State revenues from gold production top $15M
Cambodia has netted more than $15 million from gold production as of end-December, which has yielded over 5.3 tonnes of dore bars – a semi-finished product that is smelted at a mine, usually at about 90 per cent purity – since the first commercial gold ...
May Kunmakara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/state-revenues-gold-production-top-15m
Talks to extend maternity leave to six months start tomorrow
On Jan. 31, the government will hold a national discussion in Phnom Penh to discuss the potential extension of maternity leave for pregnant women who have just given birth. ...
Nhoek Samoun
https://cambodianess.com/article/talks-to-extend-maternity-leave-to-six-months-start-tomorrow
Cambodia’s increasing business registration reflects economic recovery
The Ministry of Commerce registered 10,701 new companies and enterprises in 2022, up 40 percent from 2021, reflecting Cambodia’s post pandemic economic recovery, said a report of the Ministry of Commerce released earlier this week. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501231414/cambodias-increasing-business-registration-reflects-economic-recovery/
SME Bank disburses $54M loans to tourism related biz
A total of $54 million in loans have been disbursed to tourism-related businesses through the state-owned Small and Medium Enterprise Bank of Cambodia Plc. (SME Bank)’s Tourism Recovery Co-Financing Scheme as of July this year. ...
Chea Vanyuth
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501337906/sme-bank-disburses-54m-loans-to-tourism-related-biz/