FAO expects Cambodian rice output to fall but stay above average this year
Rice output in Cambodia, Thailand and Vietnam is forecast to fall this year but stay above five-year averages in Cambodia and Thailand, according to the Food and Agricultural Organisation of the United Nations (FAO). ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501162901/fao-expects-cambodian-rice-output-to-fall-but-stay-above-average-this-year/
Cambodia milled rice export seen increasing
Cambodia is expected to see a remarkable increase in its milled rice export due to the China market, a recovery in demand in the European Union, and the emergence of new markets. ...
Chea Vanyuth
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501192058/cambodia-milled-rice-export-seen-increasing/
Skills for future economy project to be okayed by 2023: ADB
ADB will support the Skills for Future Economy Sector Development Program in Cambodia, said a top official of the bank. The bank is the leading development partner in the technical and vocational education and training (TVET) sector. ...
Sok Sithika
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501156974/skills-for-future-economy-project-to-be-okayed-by-2023-adb/
Siem Reap tourism worker cash assistance continued
The Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training disbursed its 89th cash payment to 3,223 workers employed by 33 different enterprises in the tourism sector located in Siem Reap, according to the ministry statement. ...
Neang Sokunthea
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/siem-reap-tourism-worker-cash-assistance-continued
The Post justified in response to unsubstantiated reports: pundits
The Phnom Penh Post’s weekend editorial about a recent BBC report that included an interview with former staff Mech Dara has drawn heated reactions from across the board among journalists, civil society organisations and members of the public. ...
Post Staff
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/post-justified-response-unsubstantiated-reports-pundits
UN, ministry hold forum on Kingdom’s action plan for cooling
The Ministry of Environment, United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP) and United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) on March 9 held a forum on Cambodia’s Cooling Action Plan and Passive Cooling strategies for Sustainable Development in Cambodia. ...
Ry Sochan
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/un-ministry-hold-forum-kingdoms-action-plan-cooling
Pandemic hits artists’ livelihoods
Artists in Cambodia have been hit hard by Covid-19, with the unemployment rate in the last half of 2022 standing at nearly 30 percent, recent research reveals. ...
Meas Molika
https://kiripost.com/stories/cambodia-pandemic-hits-artists-livelihoods
World Bank finds Cambodia, Vietnam have lowest port turnaround times in ASEAN
Container shipping in Cambodia and Vietnam had the lowest port turnaround times in ASEAN in June last year with both countries scoring averages of 0.9 days, the World Bank says. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501277715/world-bank-finds-cambodia-vietnam-have-lowest-port-turnaround-times-in-asean/
SME Bank’s loans help more than 2,000 businesses
The state-owned Small and Medium Enterprise Bank of Cambodia Plc. (SME Bank) has disbursed more than $200 million in loans to at least 2,500 SMEs to help them expand businesses. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501234112/sme-banks-loans-help-more-than-2000-businesses/
Restoration work on Angkor Thom’s Takav Gate completed
The restoration work on the Takav Gate in the western part of Angkor Thom temple in the famed Angkor Archeological Park in northwest Cambodia’s Siem Reap province has been 100 percent completed, the Apsara National Authority (ANA) said in a news release on Wednesday. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501235640/restoration-work-on-angkor-thoms-takav-gate-completed/
New Year sees over two million tourists nationwide
With the country having controlled the spread of Covid-19, Cambodians and foreigners were able to celebrate the New Year and more than two million tourists were recorded in two days. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501212322/new-year-sees-over-two-million-tourists-nationwide/
PM breaks ground on $117M nat’l road project in K Cham
Prime Minister Hun Sen on January 9 presided over a groundbreaking ceremony for a 45.5km stretch of National Road 7 being upgraded and widened from two lanes to four. ...
Neang Sokunthea
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/pm-breaks-ground-117m-natl-road-project-k-cham
New tax law passed
The National Assembly on Wednesday passed a new law on taxation that has been in draft for years, as part of efforts to bolster the government’s tax collection process. ...
Seng Mengheng and Prak Chan Thul
https://kiripost.com/stories/new-tax-law-passed
Australia reaffirms commitment to tightening relationship with Cambodia
The Government of Australia has reaffirmed its firm commitment to working with Cambodia as well as Southeast Asia to strengthen and expand their relations and cooperation for mutual benefits. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501313234/australia-reaffirms-commitment-to-tightening-relationship-with-cambodia/
Decentralisation in education sector begins nationwide next year
Starting next year, adminiStration of early grade learning to non-formal education sector will be under the municipal, commune and diStrict authorities throughout the country. ...
Hang Punreay
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501312835/decentralisation-in-education-sector-begins-nationwide-next-year/
Increased royal turtle hatchlings a promising sign: conservationists
A total of 122 royal turtles hatched from nests on an artificial sandbank at the Koh Kong Reptile Conservation Centre (KKRCC) last week, the third time this has occurred. ...
Neang Sokunthea
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/increased-royal-turtle-hatchlings-promising-sign-conservationists
Environment ministry condemns Mother Nature activists after receiving petition
The Ministry of Environment condemned the environmental group Mother Nature Cambodia after its youth activists delivered a petition Monday to halt state land grants to private companies in Kirirom national park, according to a statement. ...
Concern as Omicron variant cases rise in neighbouring countries
The Ministry of Health has alerted people to be vigilant and continue to practise preventive measures followed for COVID-19, as transmission from a new sub- variant, Omicron XBB.1.5, are increasing in neighbouring countries. ...
Tith Kongnov
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501298252/concern-as-omicron-variant-cases-rise-in-neighbouring-countries/
Ministry: Eight children available for adoption
The Ministry of Social Affairs, Veterans and Youth Rehabilitation announced that it was looking for caregivers for eight orphans who are living at the National Maternal and Child Health Centre (NMCHC) and Battambang Orphanage Centre I in Battambang province. ...
Chea Sokny
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/ministry-eight-children-available-adoption
