Cambodia recognises Vietnam’s travel passport and Vietnam simplifies entry requirements
Cambodia is among 10 countries that accept Vietnam vaccine passports along with Australia, Belarus, India, Japan, Maldives, Palestine, the Philippines, the U.K. and the U.s. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501010932/cambodia-recognises-vietnams-travel-passport-and-vietnam-simplifies-entry-requirements/
Cambodia’s eco-tourism tackles trash challenge
Waste management is a vital component of eco-tourism in Cambodia, especially in forests. Maintaining a clean environment in forests also creates jobs, providing locals with a way to transition from illegal hunting and logging to legal work in forest communities. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Son Minea
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501060877/cambodias-eco-tourism-tackles-trash-challenge/
Rare leopard photographed in Kingdom’s eastern highlands
A senior official from the Ministry of Environment announced Cambodia’s pride at having discovered the presence of a female leopard through a rare photo taken by camera traps. The species is considered close to extinction. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Neang Sokunthea
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/rare-leopard-photographed-kingdoms-eastern-highlands
App showcases Cambodia’s ecotourism gems
A new app, Doe leng Sruk Yoeng, haS been launched by the MiniStry of Environment (MoE) with the aim of promoting the Kingdom&rSquo;S ecotouriSm hotSpotS, providing up-to-date tranSport information and toolS to Share holiday memorieS. SS='cambodia-color'>...
Yatt Malai
https://kiripost.com/stories/app-showcases-cambodias-ecotourism-gems
COVID-19 vaccines boost Cambodia’s economic growth: PM
Covid-19 vaccines have helped boost Cambodia’s economic recovery and growth since last November, the country’s Prime Minister Hun sen said on Thursday. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501135168/covid-19-vaccines-boost-cambodias-economic-growth-pm/
Cambodia’s political parties release election plans
Political parties of Cambodia have announced their respective manifestos for the upcoming 21-day National Election campaigns across the nation, highlighting their past achievements and making promises to gain people’s support, local media reported. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501234903/cambodias-political-parties-release-election-plans/
Finance minister’s wife gets state land in Keo Seima for ecotourism
Protected areas in Kirirom National Park and the Keo seima Wildlife sanctuary are being privatized for companies run by family members of notorious tycoon Choeung sopheap as well as the wife of the country’s finance minister. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Seoung Nimol
https://vodenglish.news/finance-ministers-wife-gets-state-land-in-keo-seima-for-ecotourism/
Kandal villagers halt airport project’s fence construction but fears remain
The company developing a new airport project in Kandal province suspended construction of a fence last week, following protests from villagers living inside the site. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Phon Sothyroth and Runn Sreydeth
https://cambojanews.com/kandal-villagers-halt-airport-projects-fence-construction-but-fears-remain/
Transparency International: Cambodia’s budget process lacks transparency and regulation
Cambodia’s budgetary process lacks transparency and sufficient regulation, according to a publication this month from the anti-corruption watchdog Transparency International (TI) Cambodia. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Seoung Nimol
https://cambojanews.com/transparency-international-cambodias-budget-process-lacks-transparency-and-regulation/
Census reveals Cambodia’s business landscape
The Economic Census 2022 has revealed that the number of establishments operating in Cambodia has jumped 49 percent in the last decade, with about 99 percent owned by Cambodians. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Chhorn Raksmey
https://kiripost.com/stories/census-reveals-cambodias-business-landscape
IMF reviews Cambodia’s economy
Cambodia’s economic growth is predicted to expand by 5.3 percent in 2023 and six percent in 2024, according to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) after concluding a mission in the country. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Meas Molika
https://kiripost.com/stories/imf-reviews-cambodia-economy
Cambodia’s RCEP trade up 14%
Cambodia’s trade with the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) countries rose by 13.98 percent to $11.19 billion, a report from the Ministry of Commerce said. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Chea Vanyuth
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501489816/cambodias-rcep-trade-up-14/
Raising women’s involvement in agri, food industry despite challenges
A group of innovative women in the field of food and agriculture in Cambodia discussed the opportunities and challenges of establishing a network to support and promote farmer products in an event organized by the Us Department of Agriculture (UsDA) and the Us Embassy in ss='cambodia-color'>...
Sovann Sreypich and Pou Soreachny
https://cambojanews.com/raising-womens-involvement-in-agri-food-industry-despite-challenges/
Growing success: Govt’s efforts to improve farmers’ livelihoods yielding results
The government’s efforts to improve the livelihoods of farmers under the Pentagonal strategy are proving successful, with 250 agricultural specialists having already assisted over 110,000 farmers in increasing their yield during the first stage of the programme. The second stage, which aims to recruit and ss='cambodia-color'>...
Ben Sokhean
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501545565/growing-success-govts-efforts-to-improve-farmers-livelihoods-yielding-results/
Ministry says Cambodia’s public debt situation remains at low risk
Cambodia’s public debt stood at $11.27 billion as of the end of the second quarter of this year, according to the Cambodia Public Debt statistical Bulletin released by the Ministry of Economy and Finance. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/1560668/ministry-says-cambodias-public-debt-situation-remains-at-low-risk/
Japan’s financing to expand power transmission lines in Phnom Penh
The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), has provided Cambodia with a concessional loan of more than $54 million to further expand power transmission lines in Phnom Penh. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501564739/japans-financing-to-expand-power-transmission-lines-in-phnom-penh/
MoH launches first national Children’s Environmental Health report
In a landmark move to safeguard the health of future generations, the Ministry of Health (MoH), with support from UNICEF, has released the first-ever Children’s Environmental Health (CEH) report in Cambodia. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Taing Rinith
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501579873/moh-launches-first-national-childrens-environmental-health-report/
U.S. to provide additional $66.2 million to aid Cambodia’s development
The Royal Government of Cambodia and the Government of the United StateS of America have officially inked the exchange of noteS reflecting the addition of $66.2 million to the development project agreement grantS for Cambodia. SS='cambodia-color'>...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50793668/u-s-to-provide-additional-66-2-million-to-aid-cambodias-development/
Women’s Affairs Ministry and partners work to improve women’s financial inclusion
The Ministry of Women’s Affairs in collaboration with the Women’s World Banking organized here on Aug. 10 a workshop on “Establishing the Foundation Blocks: Accelerating the Expansion of Women’s Financial Inclusion in Cambodia”. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501341451/womens-affairs-ministry-and-partners-work-to-improve-womens-financial-inclusion/
Donor Forum Put on Hold by Goverment
The government has postponed a top-level meeting with its foreign donors scheduled for November, a move that comes just over a week after a displeased World Bank revealed its decision to freeze all future loans to Cambodia. In an Aug 17 letter to World Bank ss='cambodia-color'>...