Preliminary voter list due next week: NEC
After a three-month registration period, the National Election Committee will release its preliminary voter list on January 3, giving political parties, civil society and election monitors until January 14 to lodge complaints for any discrepancies found in the rolls. ...
Vong Sokheng
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/preliminary-voter-list-due-next-week-nec
Mango producers struggle to meet Korean standards
It has been nearly a year since the government signed a memorandum of understanding with South Korea that aimed to put Cambodian mangoes on the shelves of supermarkets in Seoul, yet local producers say there is little sign of any movement. ...
Cheng Sokhorng
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/mango-producers-struggle-meet-korean-standards
Questioned: Survey which finds indebted workers’ suffering worsened by pandemic lay-offs
A survey, the methodology and accuracy of which has been questioned by the Ministry of Labour and conducted by two NGOs and a union has found that tens of thousands of garment workers in Cambodia are struggling to repay microfinance debts following work stoppages and ...
Brakes put on auto imports
With the Covid-19 pandemic cutting into the global vehicle and parts manufacturing industry and transforming Cambodians’ spending habits, imports have seen a sharp decline this year. Cambodia imported $600.903 million worth of vehicles and parts in the first five months of the year, plunging 17.39 ...
Hin Pisei
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/brakes-put-auto-imports
Council of Ministers approves draft law on state assets
The Office of the Council of Ministers has approved the draft law on Control, Use and Management of the State Assets, which aims to ensure that state assets are preserved for the common interests of the country and the people. The Ministry of Economy and ...
Ben Sokhean
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50741610/council-of-ministers-approves-draft-law-on-state-assets/
Teams to compile data, give titles to citizens on state land
Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Veng Sakhon on Monday created 18 teams to compile and compare data on forests which are occupied by citizens in 24 provinces. The group’s formation came after Prime Minister Hun Sen last week ordered ministries to accelerate the release ...
Voun Dara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/teams-compile-data-give-titles-citizens-state-land
World Bank approves $93 million for Land Tenure Security of poor indigenous farmers
The World Bank has approved $93 million credit from the International Development Association (IDA) for the Cambodia Land Allocation for Social and Economic Development Project III (LASED III). The project will help improve land tenure security and access to Infrastructure and agricultural and social services ...
Long-awaited RCEP signing ‘bodes well for economic upturn’
The long-awaited Asia-Pacific Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) agreement was officially signed yesterday. The signing brings renewed hopes for comprehensive change in the flow of regional trade and investment and the promotion of intra-bloc supply chains capable of bolstering trust among members of the region’s ...
Sok Chan
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50783043/long-awaited-rcep-signing-bodes-well-for-economic-upturn/
Three Mother Nature activists detained over social media post
Three environmental activists from the NGO Mother Nature were detained for questioning on September 3 over posts they made on social media saying they planned to march to the prime minister’s house to raise awareness on environmental issues caused by the filling in of Boeng Tamok ...
Khuon Narim
https://cambojanews.com/three-mother-nature-activists-detained-over-social-media-post/
Protests over reclamation of Takeo ponds
Nearly 700 people have filed a petition to protest the removal of Tram Khnar pond and Khmeng pond over a total area of over three hectares located in Bati district, Takeo province. The protest comes after residents learned that a private company is trying to ...
Tith Kongnov
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50772155/protests-over-reclamation-of-takeo-ponds/
Cambodia-Thailand trade reaches over $3.4 billion
The two-way trade between Cambodia and Thailand rose by 5.6 percent in the first five months of this year to $3,472 billion, according to the statistics from Thailand’s Ministry of Commerce. From January to May 2020, Cambodia exported $711 million worth of goods to Thailand, ...
Chea Vannak/AKP
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50748231/cambodia-thailand-trade-reaches-over-3-4-billion/
Gov’t extends tax holiday for tourism sector
The Cambodian government has announced two months more of tax exemptions for tourism-based businesses in the hope of easing the burden during the pandemic. The extension was announced during the fifth round of COVID-19 economic measures last week as the Ministry of Tourism begins developing ...
Sorn Sarath
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50750936/govt-extends-tax-holiday-for-tourism-sector/
Ministry speeding up draft port law
The Ministry of Public Works and Transport has convened a meeting to discuss the speeding up of the draft port law. The law is expected to play a crucial role in management and development of port, promotion of national and international trade, order maintenance, facilitation ...
Lim Nary/AKP
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50773840/ministry-speeding-up-draft-port-law/
NBC auctions $50 million
The National Bank of Cambodia (NBC) has announced a $50 million auction this week to stabilise the local currency exchange rate in the market. The NBC has informed banks, microfinance institutions (MFIs) and licensed money exchangers that the minimum rate for auction will be announced ...
Sorn Sarath
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50775257/nbc-auctions-50-million/
Kingdom’s garment-related exports down 9 percent January to October
Cambodia’s exports in clothes, footwear and travel goods were down 9 percent for the first 10 months of the year measured against 2019 year-to-date (YTD) figures, according to data from the General Department of Customs and Excise (GDCE). The total value of these export products ...
Customs duty cuts set for Jan 1
The government has decided to slash customs tariff rates and special tariffs on some imported goods and raw materials in a bid to lift investor sentiment out of the Covid-19 doldrums. Prime Minister Hun Sen on December signed a sub-decree to this end, which will go ...
Thou Vireak
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/customs-duty-cuts-set-jan-1
UK grants GSP status to Cambodia effective 2021
Cambodia’s exports see new light with the granted duty-free and quota-free access to the markets in the United Kingdom, commencing 2021. Sok Sopheak, Secretary of State at the Ministry of Commerce shared that Cambodia will discuss with the UK counterpart on the import and export ...
Lim Nary/AKP
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50791084/uk-grants-gsp-status-to-cambodia-effective-2021/
A $7.8 million garment factory project approved by CDC
Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC) has approved a new investment project with a total capital of $7.8 million in Takeo province. According to the CDC’s press release issued this afternoon, invested by HC Global Textile Co., Ltd., the newly approved project is expected ...
Phal Sophanith/AKP
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50804809/a-7-8-million-garment-factory-project-approved-by-cdc/
Another new investment project approved by CDC
According to the CDC’s press release made public yesterday, the newly approved investment project is located along the National Road No. 5 in Samaky Meanchey district, Kampong Chhnang province. The project, belonging to Changhui (Cambodia) Handbag MFR, Co., Ltd., is expected to create a total ...
Phal Sophanith/AKP
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50803937/another-new-investment-project-approved-by-cdc/
Red corn prices enjoy surge on demand for domestic feed
Prices of red corn have reportedly seen modest rises on surging demand for domestic feed production as the harvest season nears its end. in northwestern provinces, red corn is typically harvested twice a year between late June and August and then again between late October ...
Hin Pisei
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/red-corn-prices-enjoy-surge-demand-domestic-feed