Nearly 600 repatriated in nine months
In the first nine months of the year, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cambodian embassies abroad have helped nearly 600 Cambodians who went to live and work abroad, legally or illegally, to return home. Foreign Ministry spokesman Chum Sounry said yesterday that the ministry and ...
Mom Kunthear
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/30461/nearly-600-repatriated-in-nine-months/
Tourist price rises curbed
The Ministry of Tourism on Thursday issued a prakas or order to curb price rises during big festivities in a bid to promote local tourism. The prakas, signed by Tourism Minister Thong Khon and released on Thursday said the ministry has told tourism operators to manage ...
Sok Chan
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/36934/tourist-price-rises-curbed/
Road sign plan seeks to boost safety
Transport Minister Sun Chanthol is to order all road construction companies to install signs at their worksites in an effort to avoid traffic accidents.Speaking at the closing ceremony of the National Road Safety Committee’s annual meeting yesterday, Mr Chanthol said he would order companies working ...
Ven Rathavong
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/50104210/road-sign-plan-seeks-to-boost-safety/
NEC releases official voter list
The National Election Committee has released the official voter list for July’s general election, containing nearly 85 percent of eligible voters. The voter list contains 8,380,217 names out of 9,882,746 eligible voters, or 84.8 percent of those aged 18 and over. There will be 22,967 polling stations ...
Khuon Narim
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/50104215/nec-releases-official-voter-list/
Hun Sen calls on Thai junta to treat Cambodians well
Prime Minister Hun Sen on Thursday called on Thailand’s ruling junta to ensure the safety of Cambodian migrant workers and to treat well those that are being deported. Up to 250,000 Cambodians have fled Thailand or been deported since the junta took control in a May ...
Kong Sothanarith
http://www.voacambodia.com/content/hun-sen-calls-on-thai-junta-to-treat-cambodians-well/1945505.html
Starting a business in Cambodia is getting harder, report says
Almost every aspect of starting or operating a business in Cambodia is becoming more difficult, according to a World Bank report released Wednesday. “Starting a business in Cambodia requires 11 procedures, takes 101.0 days, costs 139.5 percent of income per capita and requires paid-in minimum ...
Joshua Wilwohl
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/business/starting-a-business-in-cambodia-is-getting-harder-report-says-71343/
Cambodia eyes ties with Organization of Islamic Cooperation: FM
Cambodian Foreign Minister Hor Namhong said Tuesday that the Southeast Asian nation is willing to create relations with the 57-country organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC). Cambodian Foreign Ministry spokesman Koy Kuong said he was unsure if Cambodia eyed a status of an observer state or ...
Xinhuanet News Staff
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/world/2014-11/25/c_133812598.htm
Montagnard presence denied
Government spokesman and four-star General Khieu Sopheak has threatened to sue an NGO worker over his “false allegations” about Montagnard asylum seekers. Sopheak said authorities had only arrested “illegal Vietnamese immigrants”, and called on Chhay Thy, provincial coordinator for local rights group Adhoc and the ...
Phak Seangly
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/montagnard-presence-denied
Illegal logging ravaging the last forests, activists say
Forestry activists say at least 55,000 tons of luxury wood were sent from Cambodia to China this year alone. Activists from communities that live near or among some of Cambodia’s last forests told reporters Wednesday that illegal logging is ravaging their homelands, part of a “systematic” ...
Kong Sothanarith
http://www.voacambodia.com/content/illeal-logging-ravaging-the-last-forests-activist-say/2492309.html
After budget released, opposition blasts process
With the release of the government’s 2015 draft national budget Thursday, the opposition CNRP, whose 55 lawmakers joined the National Assembly in August, called Cambodia’s budget-drafting process “disgusting and unbelievable” on Friday. The draft 2015 budget calls for $400 million—or about 10.6 percent—more than 2014. ...
Kuch Naren and Chris Mueller
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/after-budget-released-opposition-blasts-process-71594/
Ministry, TV stations agree on locally made programming block
In an effort to boost Cambodia’s entertainment industry, local television broadcasters will soon dedicate an hour of prime time programming to airing Cambodian-produced shows and films. During a meeting with the Ministry of Information on Monday, TV station representatives agreed to broadcast locally produced films and ...
Sarah Taguiam and Pech Sotheary
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/ministry-tv-stations-agree-locally-made-programming-block
Struggle, suffering mark lives of nearly 2 billion women: survey
Nearly 2 billion of the world’s women are struggling or suffering in their daily lives, while 620 million describe themselves as thriving, according to a Gallup poll released on Wednesday. Bulgaria and Afghanistan topped that list, followed by Armenia, Greece, Ukraine, Cambodia, Hungary, Turkey, Egypt ...
Channel News Asia News Staff
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/lifestyle/struggle-suffering-mark/1695360.html
Opposition VP calls for plurality in politics
Kem Sokha, the vice president of the opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party, is currently in Paris. He did not attend a recent dinner with the families of Rescue Party President Sam Rainsy and Prime Minister Hun Sen. But speaking to opposition supporters in France, he ...
Hul Reaksmey
http://www.voacambodia.com/content/opposition-vp-calls-for-plurality-in-politics/2865140.html
Traffic accidents drop by 17 percent in Q1
Number of road accidents saw a decrease of 17 percent or 153 cases in the first quarter of this year, compared to the same period in 2020. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50834544/traffic-accidents-drop-by-17-percent-in-q1/
More than 40 percent of Cambodia’s stock of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines administered
A total of 548,670 doses of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines have been administered, leaving slightly more than 866,000 doses left for those who are eligible for booster shots or for elderly who qualify for this vaccine. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50923336/more-than-40-percent-of-cambodias-stock-of-astrazeneca-covid-19-vaccines-administered/
Cambodia’s garment exports up by 11.4% in Jan-Sept 2021
Cambodia exported $8.2417 billion worth garments between January and September this year—a hike of $843.4 million or 11.4 per cent over the same period last year, the general department of customs and excise said. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50960588/cambodias-garment-exports-up-by-11-4-in-jan-sept-2021/
18 percent drop in traffic accidents in first 11 months as year draw to a close
The number of road accidents saw a decrease of around 18 percent or 533 cases in the first eleven months of this year, compared to the same period in 2020. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50996189/18-percent-drop-in-traffic-accidents-in-first-11-months-as-year-draw-to-a-close/
Tourism Ministry announces nationwide one-day karaoke, club, bar and alcohol ban on December 8
The Ministry of Tourism advised the owners or managers of karaoke, entertainment clubs, bars and beer gardens across the country to suspend business for one day, on December 8, to join the national mourning on the death of Prince Norodom Ranariddh. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50983966/tourism-ministry-announces-nationwide-one-day-karaoke-club-bar-and-alcohol-ban-on-december-8/
Ministry plans mobile teams for remote rural vaccinations
The national Covid 19 vaccination committee is continuing to push for an increase in at-home vaccinations for those who live in remote areas and cannot access designated sites. The committee also reminded medical teams to ensure that vaccines were administered correctly, to avoid damaging or ...
Mom Kunthear
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/ministry-plans-mobile-teams-remote-rural-vaccinations
Customs collected nearly $600 million in revenue in the first quarter of this year
The General Department of Customs and Excise of Cambodia (ACC) collected 2,428.6 billion Riels, equivalent to $597.6 million or approximately 23.2percent of the plan set by the Financial Law for 2022 management. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501059681/customs-collected-nearly-600-million-in-revenue-in-the-first-quarter-of-this-year/