Oddar Meanchey coal power plant set for next year
A 265MW coal-fired power plant in Oddar Meanchey province is scheduled to begin operations early next year as construction of the plant’s infrastructure and transmission line connecting to East Siem Reap Substation nears completion, according to deputy provincial governor Di Rado. ...
Hin Pisei
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/oddar-meanchey-coal-power-plant-set-next-year
Cambodia expects China, RCEP to help boost economic recovery
Amid the raging COVID-19 pandemic, Cambodia’s economy in 2020 registered its slowest growth since 1994. However, the country’s growth is projected to rebound this year, thanks to its newly-signed bilateral free trade agreement with China and the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP). ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50847787/cambodia-expects-china-rcep-to-help-boost-economic-recovery/
Kingdom’s oil dreams live on even after driller files for liquidation
KrisEnergy Ltd, the operator of the Apsara oil field development offshore Cambodia, has confirmed that all operations of its subsidiary in Cambodia, KrisEnergy (Cambodia) Ltd, will continue as normal, despite its parent company filing for liquidation on June 4, according to a senior official of ...
May Kunmakara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/kingdoms-oil-dreams-live-even-after-driller-files-liquidation
Phnom Penh-Sihanoukville expressway 51% complete
The construction of the nearly $2 billion Phnom Penh-Sihanoukville Expressway is 51.35 per cent complete and is expected to be finished in 2023, according to Ministry of Public Works and Transport secretary of state Vasim Sorya. ...
Thou Vireak
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/phnom-penh-sihanoukville-expressway-51-complete
Researchers discover rare, endangered southern serow
Researchers from the Ministry of Environment have detected the Southern Serow (Capricornis sumatraensis) in protected areas by capturing it image on automatic cameras. The animal is a rare species and is listed on the IUCN Red List as globally endangered. ...
Voun Dara
https://phnompenhpost.com/national/researchers-discover-rare-endangered-southern-serow
Right-hand drive vehicles no longer allowed after June 2022
A senior official at the Council of Ministers warned owners of right-hand drive vehicles that they must change their vehicles over to left-hand drive by June, 2022, or risk having them seized and destroyed. He also noted that beginning in 2021 all privately owned vehicles ...
Lay Samean
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/right-hand-drive-vehicles-no-longer-allowed-after-june-2022
New 30,000-riel bill to mark 1991 Paris Peace Agreements
Cambodia is set to release a new 30,000-riel banknote to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the 1991 Paris Peace Agreements, signed on October 23, and the return of the late King Father Norodom Sihanouk to the Kingdom after spending most of the two decades prior ...
Nov Sivutha
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/new-30000-riel-bill-mark-1991-paris-peace-agreements
Senate okays ‘dual citizen’ edits
The Senate on November 2 unanimously approved the draft amendments to several articles of the Constitution mandating single-citizenship for holders of the top four national institutions. According to the press statement released after its session, a total of 57 out of 62 Senators were present ...
Voun Dara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/senate-okays-dual-citizen-edits
Ministry, WHO warn of Omicron variant
The World Health Organisation (WHO) in Cambodia warned that the two newly-flagged variants of SARS-CoV-2 – the coronavirus that causes Covid-19 – formally known as B.1.640 and B.1.1.529 (Omicron) could possibly reach Cambodia soon. The Ministry of Health has also urged public vigilance ahead of ...
Mom Kunthear
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/ministry-who-warn-omicron-variant
NEC selects members ahead of upcoming commune elections
The National Election Committee (NEC) has selected 175 members of the municipal and provincial electoral commissions to serve in the upcoming commune council elections. According to a press release issued by the NEC on January 30, the 175 candidates all passed an exam which tested ...
Lay Samean
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/nec-selects-members-ahead-upcoming-commune-elections
More that 800 forest crimes, land grabs and illegal wildlife hunting reported last year
There were 811 cases of forest crimes, land grabs, and illegal hunting of wildlife reported last year, and of the number 320 involved in forest crimes were fined while another 491 were taken to court. ...
Tonle Sap fishing crackdown picks up pace, intensity
The inter-ministerial commission for the prevention and suppression of fishing crimes in the Tonle Sap Lake has continued to intensify patrols, inspections and searches as it cracks down on fishing crimes throughout the flooded forest areas around the lake. ...
Khouth Sophak Chakrya
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/tonle-sap-fishing-crackdown-picks-pace-intensity
Cambodian PM leaves for Europe tour
Hun Sen, Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Cambodia, Chair of ASEAN 2022, is leading a high-level delegation to attend and co-chair the ASEAN-EU Commemorative Summit to celebrate the 45th Anniversary of ASEAN-EU Dialogue Relations with Charles Michel, President of the European Council, in Brussels, ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501200916/cambodian-pm-leaves-for-europe-tour/
$50M ADB support for Kingdom’s energy transition plan
Extending valuable support to the Cambodian government’s energy transition plan to enhance renewable energy output and raise energy efficiency while shifting away from fossil fuels, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Thursday announced a $50 million policy-based loan package with $23 million in project investments ...
Prakash Jha
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501203524/50m-adb-support-for-kingdoms-energy-transition-plan/
Japan trade up 13%, but surplus shrinks
The bilateral merchandise trade volume between Cambodia and Japan totalled $1.789 billion in the first 11 months of 2022, rising by 13.11 per cent on-year, with Cambodian exports accounting for a 59.76 per cent share, down by 1.74 percentage points on a yearly basis, according ...
Hin Pisei
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/japan-trade-13-surplus-shrinks
Three more projects worth $18 million approved
The Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC) has approved three new investment projects with a total capital of $18 million. The new projects belong to New Target Footwear (Cambodia) Co., Ltd., Golden Island Garments (Cambodia) Co., Ltd., and Jin Long Quan (Cambodia) Co., Ltd., ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501227974/three-more-projects-worth-18-million-approved/
Cambodia sees slight improvements on corruption index
Cambodia’s global corruption core has slightly improved with it receiving 24 out of 100 in the 2022 Corruption Perceptions index (CPI), which was released today by Transparency international (TI), placing it 150th out of the 180 countries. ...
Seng Mengheng
https://kiripost.com/stories/cambodia-corruption-index
No consensus on fourth minimum wage meet
The National Council on Minimum Wage (NCMW) has failed to reach any conclusive consensus on the new minimum wage 2024 for garment, travel goods and bag industries even though the employers and employers’ representatives strived to negotiate with each other for the fourth time yesterday ...
Kang Sothear
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501358749/no-consensus-on-fourth-minimum-wage-meet/
GDCE sets guidelines for early completion of CNSW Project
The General Department of Customs and Excise (GDCE) on Monday set three additional necessary measures for further implementation of the Cambodia National Single Window (CNSW) project phase III team that needs to be completed by January 2024 after it was launched in January this year, ...
Kang Sothear
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501359585/gdce-sets-guidelines-for-early-completion-of-cnsw-project/
Manet commits to annual wage increases for workers
While acknowledging that the new minimum wage for factory workers falls short of their expectations, Prime Minister Hun Manet reaffirmed the government’s commitment to providing a yearly increment, however modest. This dedication, he noted, stands in contrast to certain countries that have not granted any ...
Neang Sokunthea
https://phnompenhpost.com/national/manet-commits-annual-wage-increases-workers