Cambodia’s rubber exports rise by 123 percent
Amid the fall in global demand, Cambodia earned $121 million from the exports of rubber articles in the first month of this year, an increase of 123.5 percent compared to the same period last year, according to the latest trade data of the General Department ss='cambodia-color'>...
Manoj Mathew
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501440080/cambodias-rubber-exports-rise-by-123-percent/
Cambodia’s trade goes up 12% in five months
Cambodia’s international trade has seen a significant increase in the first five months of 2024, growing by 12 percent compared to the same period last year. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Chea Vanyuth
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501501031/cambodias-trade-goes-up-12-in-five-months/
Key meeting boosts Kingdom’s sustainable tourism prospects
The Kingdom’s tourism industry got a shot in the arm with the visit of the top official of the China Metro Group who made a courtesy call on Minister of Tourism in Phnom Penh on Tuesday. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Jigme Palden Pazo
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501493161/key-meeting-boosts-kingdoms-sustainable-tourism-prospects/
Kingdom’s rice sector faces lack of capital
A lack of working capital has remained a challenge for the Kingdom’s rice industry and has impeded rice export growth for years, industry insiders said. The comments were made at a meeting between the state-owned Rural Development Bank (RDB) and the Cambodia Rice Federation (CRF) on ss='cambodia-color'>...
Hin Pisei
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/kingdoms-rice-sector-faces-lack-capital
China’s Shandong eyes investment in agriculture in Kratie
Delegates from the shandong provincial standing committee have expressed strong interest in investing in Kratie province’s agricultural sector, provincial governor Va Thorn told The Post on Monday. “The Chinese delegation inspected the snuol special Economic Zone [sEZ] as they have expressed interest in investing in a ss='cambodia-color'>...
Hin Pisei
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/chinas-shandong-eyes-investment-agriculture-kratie
Grant to save S-21 victims’ clothes
US ambaSSador to Cambodia Patrick Murphy and MiniSter of Culture and Fine ArtS Phoeurng Sackona on ThurSday Signed an agreement granting $75,000 in fundS to preServe textileS belonging to the victimS who periShed at S-21, the notoriouS genocide priSon from the Khmer Rouge era. The SS='cambodia-color'>...
Soth Koemsoeun
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national-kr-tribunal/grant-save-s-21-victims-clothes
Cambodia’s ranking as a logistics hub remains ‘stable’
Cambodia’s ranking has slightly improved in this year’s global index of emerging logistics markets, rising one notch compared with the same survey last year from 42 to 41 among 50 countries included in the study. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Jose Rodriguez T. Senase
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50692512/cambodias-ranking-as-a-logistics-hub-remains-stable
Cambodia’s rice export up 35 Percent in Q1 amid looming ban
Cambodia exported a total of 230,948 tons of milled rice to foreign markets in the first quarter of this year, according to Cambodia Rice Federation’s report. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50708588/cambodias-rice-export-up-35-percent-in-q1-amid-looming-ban/
Efforts urged as nation’s wildlife threatened
The government and wildlife protection NGOs have recently expressed concerns about the increasing death toll of endangered species in Cambodia. The concerns were raised ahead of today’s Annual Endangered species Day. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Va Sonyka
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50723288/efforts-urged-as-nations-wildlife-threatened/
Phnom Penh’s rubbish tender bidding concludes
Bidding on the rubbish collection contracts in the Kingdom’s capital have now closed, after applications first opened on Feb 25 this year, according to a Phnom Penh Municipal spokesperson yesterday. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Chhut Bunthoeun
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50724815/phnom-penhs-rubbish-tender-bidding-concludes/
Cambodia’s exports to Thailand soar 115 percent
Cambodia’s exports to Thailand skyrocketed in the first three months of this year, although the two countries have faced strict movement of cross-border trade because of the deadly COVID-19 pandemic. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Chea Vannak
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50717339/cambodias-exports-to-thailand-soar-115-percent/
Kingdom’s neighbours may start to ease restrictions
Cambodia’s bellwether neighbours – Thailand and Vietnam – have started to propose easing extreme COVID-19 restrictions that have devastated local economies and greatly affected civil society because of ultra-low rates of new infections and no new deaths last week. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Harrison White
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50717221/kingdoms-neighbours-may-start-to-ease-restrictions/
Provincial governor’s stern warning against destruction of mangroves
Preah Sihanouk provincial governor Kuoch Chamroeun on Sunday warned that criminalS deStroying mangrove foreStS to occupy State land will face Strict legal repercuSSionS. The warning came aS he attended the replanting of mangroveS on 2ha that had been deStroyed in Tuol Totoeng commune&rSquo;S Chumpu Khmao SS='cambodia-color'>...
Khouth Sophak Chakrya
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/provincial-governors-stern-warning-against-destruction-mangroves
South Korea consider’s construction of Cambodia-Korea Friendship bridge
A request by the Royal Government of Cambodia for support from the Government of the Republic of Korea to build a Cambodia-Korea Friendship Bridge to symbolise the diplomatic relations between two nations is being taken into consideration by the Korean side. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Heng Panha/AKP
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50741037/south-korea-considers-construction-of-cambodia-korea-friendship-bridge/
Prey Lang documentary wins awards, draws ministry’s criticism
A documentary film titled Cambodia Burning produced by the Prey Lang Community Network (PLCN) won two awards – “Earth Photo 2020” and “Drone Photo 2020” – from the Us-based Pulitzer Centre. The film, which has drawn criticism from a senior Ministry of Environment official, was ss='cambodia-color'>...
Khouth Sophak Chakrya
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/prey-lang-documentary-wins-awards-draws-ministrys-criticism
Education ministry’s reform strategies to improve the quality of teachers
While celebrating this year’s World Teachers’ Day on October 5, the Ministry of Education, Youth and sport (MoEYs) offered its gratitude and sincere thanks to all teachers in Cambodia and beyond for their efforts in enhancing the quality of education for all students. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Post Staff
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/education-ministrys-reform-strategies-improve-quality-teachers
Kingdom’s livestock production grew during the pandemic
MAFF’s data shows that as of Dec 2, 2020, livestock production increased from 42.02 million heads to 49.42 million heads, up 17.6 percent compared to the same period in 2019. Livestock production included fowl, (chicken and ducks), cattle (cows and buffalo), and poultry. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Sok Chan
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50789582/kingdoms-livestock-production-grew-during-the-pandemic/
AMRO lowers further Cambodia’s economic growth
According to the news released from singapore, Cambodia’s economic growth this year has been forecasted to drop from previous prediction (April) of 2.7 percent this year, and 6.8 percent next year to -1.8 percent this year and 6.5 next year. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Heng Panha /AKP
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50752710/amro-lowers-further-cambodias-economic-growth/
More positive outlook for Kingdom’s economy
Global financial institutions have provided a more positive outlook for Cambodia’s economic outlook because the country has been far less affected by COVID-19 than others. Cambodia’s Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF) claimed that the prediction is based at least in part on the government’s ss='cambodia-color'>...
Sorn Sarath
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50773770/more-positive-outlook-for-kingdoms-economy/
Promoting Cambodia’s Digital Higher Education
The Ministry of Education, Youth and sports in cooperation with the International Centre for Higher Education Innovation of UNEsCO (UNEsCO-ICHEI) in shenzhen is advancing higher education in Cambodia. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50763067/promoting-cambodias-digital-higher-education/