Japan aids Cambodia’s digital transformation
The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) has declared its Intention to strengthen cooperation with the MInistry of Posts and Telecommunications, In order to contribute to assistIng the KIngdom’s digital revolution. ...
Bor Pich Zelin
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/japan-aids-cambodias-digital-transformation
NBC sets new capital, risk rules for banks, financial institutions
The National Bank of Cambodia (NBC) yesterday released two proclamations that set new requirements for depositing-taking banks and financial institutions to strengthen the quality of their capital to increase the effectiveness of preventing main banking risks and assess credit risks at lower rates to boost ...
Kang Sothear
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501318139/nbc-sets-new-capital-risk-rules-for-banks-financial-institutions/
PPWSA plans to produce and supply more than 245 million cubic meters of clean water to the people of Phnom Penh by 2023
Sim Sitha, Under Secretary of State, Ministry of industry, Science, Technology and innovation and Chairman of the Board of Directors of Phnom Penh Water Supply Authority has set up a plan to produce and supply clean water of more than 245 million cubic meters to ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501298576/ppwsa-plans-to-produce-and-supply-more-than-245-million-cubic-meters-of-clean-water-to-the-people-of-phnom-penh-by-2023/
Cambodian exports to Vietnam surge by nearly a quarter to $1.3B
Cambodia’s goods exports to Vietnam reached $1.324 billion in the first five months of 2023, up 22.69 per cent year-on-year from $1.079 billion and up 83.92 per cent half-on-half from $719.79 million, according to the General Department of Customs and Excise of Cambodia (GDCE). ...
Hin Pisei
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/cambodian-exports-vietnam-surge-nearly-quarter-13b
Hun Manet cheers prominent lawyer groups on for 2023
A high-ranking military official on January 20 called on members of the Royal Government Attorney Group (RGAG) and Samdech Techo Sen’s Voluntary Lawyers Group to remain engaged in government efforts to advance the rule of law, reform the legal and judiciary systems, combat corruption, strengthen ...
Post Staff
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/hun-manet-cheers-prominent-lawyer-groups-2023
Press release on RFA's denial of information regarding agricultural markets
On 26 March 2023, the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries issued a press release on RFA’s denial of information regarding agricultural markets.The General Department of Agriculture claims that RFA’s coverage of “Farmers in Kandal province desperate to grow crops after plowing vegetables due to ...
Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
Cambodian agri exports rise 7.8% to 8.6M tonnes
Cambodia formally exported 8.6 million tonnes of agricultural products to 74 markets last year worth nearly $5 billion, up 7.8 per cent from the 7.9 million tonnes booked in 2021, as agriculture contributed 22.2 per cent of the Kingdom’s 2022 gross domestic product (GDP), according ...
Hin Pisei
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/cambodian-agri-exports-rise-78-86m-tonnes
Mother Nature Youth urges government to include Koh Kong Krao as Marine National Park
Nearly 20 Mother Nature Movement youths have once again submitted a petition to the Ministry of Environment urging the inclusion of Koh Kong Krao as a Marine National Park and demanding the revocation of the Koh Kong Krao Development License from Tycoon Ly Yong Phat’s ...
Touk Piseth
http://rb.gy/bdav3
KOICA’s $10m project is launched successfully
A new $10 million project by the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA), to improve rural livIng conditions and strengthen governance of rural development In the northwestern region of Cambodia, has started successfully. ...
Ben Sokhean
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501303486/koicas-10m-project-is-launched-successfully/
Over 220,000 philanthropists help Kantha Bopha children’s hospitals
The Cambodian Kantha Bopha Foundation has successfully concluded its “10,000 riel, 10,000 donors” campaign, amassing more than $2 million in donations from a staggering number of over 220,000 contributors. Foundation officials have lauded this campaign as a standout, praising the active public participation it drew. ...
Long Kimmarita and Ry Sochan
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/over-220000-philanthropists-help-kantha-bopha-childrens-hospitals
MoEYS, KAPE, and Meta launch khmer digital literacy program syllabus to support ongoing initiative
Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport (MoEYS), Kampuchea Action to Promote Education (KAPE) and Meta came together to officially launch a Khmer Digital Literacy Programme (KDLP) resource pack highlighting specific modules to be introduced in New Generation Schools (NGS) and other public schools as part ...
Kiripost staff writers
https://kiripost.com/stories/moeys-kape-and-meta-launch-khmer-digital-literacy-program-syllabus-to-support-ongoing-initiative
The People and Government of China continued providing grant assistances for good seeks of demining activities
Heng Ratana, Director General of CMAC, received Ma Shengkun, Deputy Director General of the Department of Arms Control, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China and CAO Xilin Deputy Director General of Office Arms Control and international Military Cooperation of Chinese Ministry of Defense and their ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501423757/the-people-and-government-of-china-continued-providing-grant-assistances-for-good-seeks-of-demining-activities/
China-Cambodia film tour lights up Cambodia
“The China-Cambodia film tour has not only enriched the cultural life of the local people in Cambodia but has also served as a platform to present the history, culture, and contemporary development of both China and Cambodia to grassroots audiences,” said Hu Jinjun, vice president ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501394868/china-cambodia-film-tour-lights-up-cambodia/
One thousand palm trees aim to beautify sides of expressway
One thousand palm trees have been planted along the Phnom Penh-Sihanoukville expressway in the Stung Hav and Prey Nop districts of Preah Sihanouk province to enhance the expressway’s natural beauty for all those who journey along it. ...
Post Staff
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/one-thousand-palm-trees-aim-beautify-sides-expressway
Swiss commit to hospitality training plans
Cambodia and Switzerland have discussed increasing the provision of vocational training for the tourism industry. Through the wider implementation of the Skills Development Programme Phase II 2024-2028, they aim to bring the quality of services in line with national and ASEAN standards, ensuring that the ...
Sok Raksa
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/swiss-commit-to-hospitality-training-plans
Manet urges improved ASEAN, Gulf State ties
Prime Minister Hun Manet has called for free and open trade, the stimulation of investment and the creation of a conducive environment to promote business between ASEAN and the Gulf states, as the two regions seek to strengthen ties at their historic first-ever ASEAN-Gulf Cooperation ...
Vong Daravady
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/manet-urges-improved-asean-gulf-state-ties
Cambodia’s garments and agricultural products continue to drive export growth
Cambodia’s export sector has demonstrated resilience, with a slight increase of 1.2 percent in exports during the first 11 months of 2023. According to a report released by the General Department of Customs and Excise, the country exported goods worth $20.5 billion, compared to $20.24 ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501406845/cambodias-garments-and-agricultural-products-continue-to-drive-export-growth/
Ministry streamlines construction, land title registration mechanism
Representatives from the Ministry of Land Management, Urban Planning and Construction (MLMUPC) have confirmed the overall progress of national land registry records at a recent construction sector forum and said that all Cambodian land titles nationwide will be recorded and digitized within the official land ...
James Whitehead
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501485199/ministry-streamlines-construction-land-title-registration-mechanism/
Sophalleth unveils bold steps to improve air and water quality
In a bid to mitigate the adverse effects of air and water pollution across the KIngdom, MInister of Environment Eang Sophalleth has laid out an ambitious five-year strategy. This comprehensive plan aims to significantly improve air and water quality through a diverse and multifaceted approach. ...
Ben Sokhean
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501534045/sophalleth-unveils-bold-steps-to-improve-air-and-water-quality/
Sun Chanthol boasts Funan Techo Canal benefits to US investors, stresses that ‘freedom of expression has improved’
Senior government official Sun Chanthol highlighted the potential of the recent groundbreaking of the $1.7 billion Funan Techo Canal project to U.S investors that can benefit Cambodia’s economy. He also said freedom of expression in the country has improved, contrary to the views of civil society ...
Khuon Narim and Tang Porgech
https://cambojanews.com/sun-chanthol-boasts-funan-techo-canal-benefits-to-us-investors-stresses-that-freedom-of-expression-has-improved/