EU $2billion pledge benefits Cambodia’s education system
The European Union (EU) has pledged €1.7 billion (about $2 billion) to the Global Partnership for Education (GPE) with an objective to help reform education system in 90 countries around the world including Cambodia. ...
Tin Sokhavuth
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50906313/eu-2billion-pledge-benefits-cambodias-education-system/
Trade deficit with Korea widens 43%
Bilateral trade between Cambodia and South Korea was worth $552.1 million in the first seven months of this year, growing by nearly 11 per cent on a yearly basis from $498.75 million, according to the Korea International Trade Association (Kita). ...
Hin Pisei
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/trade-deficit-korea-widens-43
Access to clean water ticks up 11.8%
The number of households nationwide with access to clean water reached 1,091,869 last year, up by 11.80 per cent from 976,621 in 2020, according to the Ministry of Industry, Science, Technology and Innovation. ...
Post Staff
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/access-clean-water-ticks-118
Customs revenues reaches $2.295 billion in 2021
Approximately $2.295 billion was collected as customs revenue in 2021, about 97.1 percent of the yearly plan, according to the data from the General Department of Customs and Excise (GDCE). ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501023830/customs-revenues-reaches-2-295-billion-in-2021/
Pig carcasses being smuggled from Cambodia to Thailand seized, driver of truck nabbed
About 1.5 metric tons of pork carcasses were seized by Thai Livestock and customs Sunday. The pork had been allegedly smuggled into Thailand’s eastern border province of Sa Kaeo from Cambodia, Thai media PBS World reported. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501197255/pig-carcasses-being-smuggled-from-cambodia-to-thailand-seized-driver-of-truck-nabbed/
Cambodia’s export to Japan jumps 11.4%
Cambodia exported $1.81 billion worth of products to Japan in the first 11 months of last year, a year-on-year increase of 11.4 percent, according to the data from the Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) yesterday. ...
Chea Vanyuth
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501216672/cambodias-export-to-japan-jumps-11-4/
SME Co-Financing Scheme II nearly runs out of budget
Small and Medium Enterprise Bank of Cambodia Plc (SME Bank) has released nearly $234 million to 1,981 small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in various sectors across the country through SME Co-Financing Scheme II (SCFS II) from mid-August last year to July this year, according to ...
Kang Sothear
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501132349/sme-co-financing-scheme-ii-nearly-runs-out-of-budget/
Cambodia’s industry is expected to grow by 9.2 percent in 2023
The Cambodian industry is expected to grow by 9.2 per cent in 2023 with support from improved external demand that help boost garment and non-garment manufacturing, while the garment sector is expected to grow by 8.1 per cent in that year due to demand in ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501100710/cambodias-industry-is-expected-to-grow-by-9-2-percent-in-2023/
Australian miners find gold in Mondulkiri
Australian mining company Renaissance Minerals has produced its first gold in Cambodia’s Mondulkiri province, earning the Cambodia government $5.1 million in taxes, a senior government official said on Tuesday. ...
Chhorn Raksmey
https://kiripost.com/stories/australian-miners-find-gold-in-mondulkiri
Phnom Penh, the most visited destination in third weekend of September
Phnom Penh capital was crowned No. 1 as the most popular tourism destination in the third weekend of September, receiving 69,404 or 23 percent of the registered visitors in the period, said the Ministry of Tourism in a report released yesterday. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501154931/phnom-penh-the-most-visited-destination-in-third-weekend-of-september/
Community zones, land titles planned inside protected areas
The government will take nearly 1 million hectares out of protected areas across the country to create “community zones” with land titles, but the exact locations of these areas — and who will get titled land — are still unclear. ...
Danielle Keeton-Olsen
https://vodenglish.news/community-zones-land-titles-planned-inside-protected-areas/
Traffic accidents drop by 13 percent during first four months
During the first four months of this year, there were 1,011 cases of road accidents, a decline of 13 percent compared to the same period last year, according to Sar Kheng, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501298294/traffic-accidents-drop-by-13-percent-during-first-four-months/
SIM card bank scam warning issued
The Association of Banks in Cambodia is cautioning bank customers to avoid clicking on any suspicious links after a $100,000 loss by an ABA bank customer due to a SIM card-related account hack. ...
Mao Sreypich
https://kiripost.com/stories/sim-card-bank-scam-warning-issued
Cambodia face more foul weather and storms this week
More rains, accompanied by thunder, lightning and gusts, are expected across the country from today to Aug. 1, the Ministry of Water Resources and Meteorology (MOWRAM) said in an announcement on new weather forecast. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501331373/cambodia-face-more-foul-weather-and-storms-this-week/
Kampong Thom, Gyeongsangbuk-do ink MoU to bolster trade, tourism
Kampong Thom province and Gyeongsangbuk-do province of the Republic of Korea Saturday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to further strengthen the partnership between the two countries including trade and investment, education, tourism and agriculture. ...
Mom Kunthea
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501532239/kampong-thom-gyeongsangbuk-do-ink-mou-to-bolster-trade-tourism/
MoE and German ambassador champion anti-plastic campaign
In a significant push towards environmental sustainability, the campaigns “Today I Don’t Use Plastic Bags” and “Clean Cambodia, Khmer Can Do” were given a big boost in Kratie province on Wednesday. ...
Ben Sokhean
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501532280/moe-and-german-ambassador-champion-anti-plastic-campaign/
Rice exports surge in first half of 2024
Cambodia exported 338,654 tonnes of milled rice in the first six months of 2024, a year-on-year increase of 2.7 percent, the Cambodia Rice Federation (CRF) said on Tuesday. ...
Chea Vanyuth
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501520193/rice-exports-surge-in-first-half-of-2024/
Minister highlights new charter for improving Press Law amendment
Minister of Information Neth Pheaktra emphasised the significance of the newly established “Charter for Professional Journalism”, highlighting its ongoing contribution to help review the draft of the amendment to the Press Law. ...
Ben Sokhean
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501537437/minister-highlights-new-charter-for-improving-press-law-amendment/
Hun Sen proposes investment in rice mills to Indonesian leader
Cambodia Friday urged Indonesian companies to invest 100 percent in rice mills with options to export not only to Indonesia but also to other countries as well. ...
Mom Kunthea
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501555315/hun-sen-proposes-investment-in-rice-mills-to-indonesian-leader/
PM welcomes US firms keen on investing in agri-products
Prime Minister Hun Manet Tuesday welcomed the US companies seeking investment opportunities and interested in exporting Cambodian agricultural products to the US market, as well as promoting cooperation in the field of education in the Kingdom. ...
Mom Kunthea
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501556625/pm-welcomes-us-firms-keen-on-investing-in-agri-products/