Cambodia welcomes more investment from Japan
Prime Minister of Cambodia, Hun Manet, has expressed welcome and support from more investment from Japan in Cambodia. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501396100/cambodia-welcomes-more-investment-from-japan/
Traffic safety in spotlight as nation gears up for KNY
With the Khmer New Year (KNY) rapidly approaching and the expected exodus to the provinces, the government urged people to abide by the traffic law to prevent a surge in road accidents. ...
Hang Punreay
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501470984/traffic-safety-in-spotlight-as-nation-gears-up-for-kny/
NEC touts ‘successful’ election
The National Election Committee’s (NEC) “successful” holding of the 2023 general election reflected the proper implementation of the Kingdom’s Constitution, laws and relevant legal documents, said NEC vice-chairman Nuth Sokhom as he addressed an August 14 meeting held to summarise the electoral work. ...
Kim Yutharo
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/nec-touts-successful-election
NEC prepares 13M ballots for July 23 election
The National Election Committee (NEC) announced the successful printing of over 13 million ballot papers. The ballots are set to be dispatched to provinces throughout the country on July 18, a strategic move scheduled five days ahead of the July 23 general election. ...
Kim Yutharo
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/nec-prepares-13m-ballots-july-23-election
Kampong Cham piques the interest of developers
Kampong Cham may no longer be the quiet city it is today if its purported economic potential continues to be realised. Local developers have already taken a keen interest in the town with the development of the first borey underway. ...
Siv Meng
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/post-property/kampong-cham-piques-interest-developers
Greater riel use could boost foreign reserves
When Cambodia began accumulating foreign reserves in 1997 – after it switched from a centrally planned market to an open economy – the central bank deposited the $276 million it had saved at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York and allowed it to manage ...
Riel Gains
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/36512/greater-riel-use-could-boost-foreign-reserves/
Kiwi Umbrella Company Conquers Global Market
New Zealand’s most wind-resistant outdoor umbrella range has taken the global market by storm with exports to 35 countries Shade7 is a Kiwi export success story and is run by businessmen and philanthropists David Jesze and Michael Pearce. Jesze and his wife currently live in Cambodia, where ...
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1210/S00309/kiwi-umbrella-company-conquers-global-market.htm
Nearly 500 families in Kandal province concerned over forced evictions
Nearly 500 families living in Tumnob 94 in Kandal province are worried about forced evictions after authorities claimed they were living in slums and illegally while the citizens claim that they had lived in the area for more than 30 years and had valid residence ...
Khut Sokun
https://www.vodkhmer.news/2023/02/07/families-in-kandal-province-concerned-over-forced-evictions/
Promotion of Cambodia-Hong Kong trade and investment relations discussed
Cambodia and the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR) will promote their relationship, particularly in terms of trade and investment. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501459806/promotion-of-cambodia-hong-kong-trade-and-investment-relations-discussed/
Three-week campaign period announced for forthcoming national election season
The campaign period for next month’s general election will last 21 days, from July 1-21, said Prach Chan, head of the National Election Committee (NEC), who also called for calm in the run-up to the election. ...
Kim Yutharo
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/three-week-campaign-period-announced-forthcoming-national-election-season
Angkor Wat sees tourism spike over Lunar New Year
The number of domestic and foreign tourists visiting Siem Reap’s ancient Angkor Wat temple and the Kingdom’s coastal areas increased sharply during this year’s three-day Lunar New Year. Data from the Siem Reap provincial tourism department show that 52,909 tourists visited Siem Reap during Lunar ...
Road safety banners installed on streets for New Year
More than 300 road safety education banners have been put up along the streets of every province for display during the Khmer New Year as a reminder of the dangers of careless driving. Asia Injury Prevention Foundation director Kim Pagna told The Post on Sunday ...
Soth Koemsoeun
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/road-safety-banners-installed-streets-new-year
JV aims for massive expansion of irrigation
Cambodia’s Cooperative Agriculture and Processing New Progressive of Pailin (CAPNL) and Thai-owned CLMV Holding Company Ltd. yesterday signed an $11 billion, five-year joint venture agreement to build a network of pipes and reservoirs around the country to supply water for farming and home consumption. ...
Sok Chan
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/24370/jv-aims-for-massive-expansion-of-irrigation/
Herbalife to operate in capital
Herbalife Ltd, a global nutrition company whose business practices are being challenged in a US court and whose marketing strategies have been the subject of public criticism, will officially open a six-storey distribution centre in Phnom Penh today, according to the New York Stock Exchange-listed ...
Daniel de Carteret
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/herbalife-operate-capital
Herbalife Promises Cambodians Health, Wealth
The offices of Herbalife, a so-called multilevel marketing company that has moved into the protein powder market in Cambodia, stand like a beacon of promise in Phnom Penh’s Prampi Makara district: Six stories of glass and white paneling, crisp lime-green signage and a four-story-high banner ...
Matt Blomberg
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/herbalife-promises-cambodians-health-wealth-48828/
ANZ ends relationship with Phnom Penh Sugar: report
The commercial relationship between Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Ltd and Cambodia’s Phnom Penh Sugar has come to an end, The Australian reported Saturday. ...
The Cambodia Herald News Staff
http://thecambodiaherald.com/cambodia/detail/1?page=13&token=ZTc5MjUwYjc2ODV
JETRO visit raises Japanese investment hopes
The Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC) says it has greenlit a total of 148 Japanese investment project proposals planned outside of the Kingdom’s special economic zones (SEZ) as of July 31 worth about $2.85 billion since its establishment on August 5, 1994. ...
Hom Phanet
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/jetro-visit-raises-japanese-investment-hopes
Social Media Changing Cambodia’s Information Landscape
Changes in demography and technology have altered the behavior of Cambodian media consumers, with youth increasingly using social media platforms to share news and information. Pen Sophal, a graduate student in media management at Sweden’s Royal Institute of Technology, says print and electronic media outlets in ...
NGO pacts to promote children’s rights
The Ministry of Social Affairs yesterday signed agreements with three NGOs to promote Cambodian children’s rights and their studies in the community. The NGOs were MIKI Home Cambodia, New Hope For Cambodia Children, and Meta and Mission Community. ...
Sen David
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50504864/ngo-pacts-to-promote-childrens-rights/
Old habits put crops at risk: study
A new academic report has urged farmers in the northwest of the Kingdom to change their planting ways if they want to mitigate the detrimental impacts of climate change on their crops. ...
Erin Handley
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/old-habits-put-crops-risk-study