Casualties from landmine/UXO in Cambodia down 42 pct in first half of the year
Cambodia reported 36 landmine and unexploded ordnance (UXO) casualties in the first half of 2020, down 42 percent compared with 62 over the same period last year, said an official report on Thursday. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50738375/casualties-from-landmine-uxo-in-cambodia-down-42-pct-in-first-half-of-the-year/
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 ...
Securities Exchange Commission says there is no lack of auditors
The Securities Exchange Commission of Cambodia (SECC) has responded to concerns that a lack of licensed auditors may be affecting listed companies’ ability to submit interim financial results in full and on time to the market regulator. ...
Harrison White
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50780007/securities-exchange-commission-says-there-is-no-lack-of-auditors/
Tourism seaport project to be developed in Koh Tonsay, the Rabbit island
A tourism seaport project is unveiled to be constructed in Koh Tonsay (Rabbit Island), Kep province as the environmental and social impact assessment (ESIA) has started. Ms. Ol Phirun, Deputy Governor of Kep province, said that the tourism seaport is an ADB-backed project and a ...
Khmer Times staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50784372/tourism-seaport-project-to-be-developed-in-koh-tonsay-the-rabbit-island/
Landmines cleared in Banteay Srei
Cambodian Mine Action and Victim Assistance Authority (CMAA) Secretary-General Prum Sopheak Mongkol said yesterday landmines have been cleared in a 687,706 square metre area where the dangerous legacy of the civil war lingered and is now finally free years after peace was achieved in late ...
Sar Socheath
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50783850/landmines-cleared-in-banteay-srei/
SECC launches excellence programme 2
The Securities and Exchange Commission of Cambodia (SECC) launched here on Nov. 23 the “Excellence Programme 2” to help small- and medium-sized enterprises prepare for stock market listing. ...
Chea Vannak/AKP
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50785547/secc-launches-excellence-programme-2/
SECC, Australia team up to improve domestic capital mobilisation for infrastructure investment
The Australian Government joined the Securities and Exchange Commission of Cambodia (SECC) to launch the landmark Domestic Capital Mobilisation for Infrastructure Investment through the Security Market Project. ...
Chea Vannak/AKP
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50771221/secc-australia-team-up-to-improve-domestic-capital-mobilisation-for-infrastructure-investment/
Press release on organizing the working group of the Royal Government's meeting to facilitate solutions and response to requests of civil society organizations
On 25 August 2020, Ministry of Interior has post a press release on the organizing the working group of the Royal Government’s meeting to facilitate solutions and response to requests of civil society organizations. The meeting aims to seek understanding and discuss with civil society ...
Ministry of Interior
75 NGOs seek resumption of talks on LANGO amendments
Seventy-five NGOs have asked the government to resume negotiations with civil society organisations on the draft LANGO amendment, which are in limbo, in order to speed up the process. ...
Ry Sochan
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50757347/75-ngos-seek-resumption-of-talks-on-lango-amendments/
Statement: Suspend development projects destroying the Tompoun/Cheung Ek wetlands
On 27 July 2020, the Cambodian League for the Promotion and Defense of Human Rights (LICADHO), Cambodian Youth Network (CYN), Equitable Cambodia (EC) and Sahmakum Teang Tnaut (STT) jointly issued a report revealing human rights abuses and environmental devastation as private developments threaten to flood ...
Cambodian League for the Promotion and Defense of Human Rights (LICADHO)
Phase 4 pipeline installation ready for flood protection
The underground installation of the interceptor pipeline system has been completed for the Phnom Penh Flood Protection and Drainage Improvement Project Phase 4. Meanwhile, the rest of the construction is on track and expected to be fully complete by 2021, according to Japan International Cooperation ...
Jason Boken
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50763050/phase-4-pipeline-installation-ready-for-flood-protection/
Gains not losses: Key factors that affect share prices in the market
Share price fluctuations can either create opportunities for gains for investors – or potentially be the cause of losses. Factors that drive demand (buying orders) higher than supply (selling orders) will generally lead to an increase in stock price. Conversely, any that drive supply higher ...
In-principle nod given to securities companies in Kingdom
The Securities and Exchange Commission of Cambodia (SECC) on January 5 approved in principle a handful of applications for licences. In a press release on the minutes of an SECC meeting led by chairman and Minister of Economy and Finance Aun Pornmoniroth, the securities regulator ...
Thou Vireak
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/principle-nod-given-securities-companies-kingdom
Kingdom joins ASEAN securities plan
The newly-renamed Securities and Exchange Regulator of Cambodia (SERC) and its nine capital-market-regulator counterparts in ASEAN on March 15 signed a new five-year Action Plan 2021-2025 for the development of the sector. ...
May Kunmakara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/kingdom-joins-asean-securities-plan
Govt’s working group urged to expedite amendments to Lango
Non-governmental Organisations (NGOs) have called on the government’s working group to speed up its internal discussion on the draft amendments to the Law on Association and Non-governmental Organisations (Lango). ...
Ben Sokhean
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50816332/govts-working-group-urged-to-expedite-amendments-to-lango/
Two listed firms post sound 2020 business
Two companies listed on the Cambodia Securities Exchange (CSX) reported sound business performance last year despite economic duress caused by the Covid-19 pandemic’s enduring stranglehold on regional and global economies. ...
May Kunmakara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/two-listed-firms-post-sound-2020-business
How the US Fed’s forecast affects local economy
The Cambodian economy is not insulated from fears of inflation and the selloff of US bonds, according to a financial analyst. US Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell reaffirmed the US’ quantitative easing policy to spur a turnaround in the country’s economy. ...
Husain Haider
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50829301/how-the-us-feds-forecast-affects-local-economy/
Sar Kheng responds to social media concerns
In the first six months of this year, the Ministry of Interior had received 665 complaints and suggestions through minister Sar Kheng’s official Facebook page, 259 of which have been solved. ...
Ry Sochan
https://phnompenhpost.com/national/sar-kheng-responds-social-media-concerns
Cluster bomb clearance still going despite Covid-19 crisis
Despite the Covid-19 pandemic, the Cambodian Mine Action and Victim Assistance Authority (CMAA) continues the search for cluster bombs and research information to speed up unexploded ordnance clearance. CMAA has also appealed to donor countries and partners to continue support for the organisation’s activities. ...
Lay Samean
https://phnompenhpost.com/national/cluster-bomb-clearance-still-going-despite-covid-19-crisis
GFT exports increase 0.9% to $4.7B in first six months
The Kingdom exported $4.7214 billion worth of garments, footwear, travel products (GFT) and other finished textile goods in the first half of 2021, up 0.9 per cent year-on-year from $4.6813 billion, according to the General Department of Customs and Excise of Cambodia. ...
Thou Vireak
https://phnompenhpost.com/business/gft-exports-increase-09-47b-first-six-months