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/
GDT’s tax collection unfazed by Covid
The General Department of Taxation (GDT) rode out the challenges presented by the Covid-19 pandemic and the downturn in the regional and global economies to reach nearly 95 per cent of its annual revenue collection target as of December 16. ss='cambodia-color'>...
May Kunmakara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/gdts-tax-collection-unfazed-covid
NBC’s director-general: Promoting financial inclusion
During an interview with CoinDesk’s online web show, “Money Re-imagined”, the Director-General and Assistant Governor of the National Bank of Cambodia (NBC) Chea serey explained how the central bank is working towards financial inclusion by encouraging the opening of formal savings accounts. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Sok Chan
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50825873/nbcs-director-general-promoting-financial-inclusion/
Australia to continue assisting Cambodia’s vulnerable people
Australia has pledged to grant $50 million a year to support Cambodian vulnerable people, including people with disabilities, women who are victims of violence and the minority groups. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50811288/australia-to-continue-assisting-cambodias-vulnerable-people/
'Drastic' declines in Cambodia’s endangered wildlife
WWF Cambodia released a report on January 15 saying the ungulate populations in two sanctuaries – srepok and the neighboring Phnom Prich – had seen a drastic 10-year decline. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Aun Chhengpor & Malis Tum
https://www.voanews.com/east-asia-pacific/drastic-declines-cambodias-endangered-wildlife
Annual reports show three pictures of financial sector’s 2020
Three prominent financial houses – Hattha Bank Plc, PRAsAC Microfinance Institution (MFI) Plc and PPCBank Plc – released their annual financial reports and, in so doing, delivered a comprehensive look at how the sector in general fared over the course of pandemic-struck 2020. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Husain Haider and William Nygren
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50834597/annual-reports-show-three-pictures-of-financial-sectors-2020/
ADB publications available in CDRI’s online catalogue
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and Cambodia Development Resource Institute (CDRI) on June 16 launched a pioneering partnership to make ADB digital publications available in CDRI’s online catalogue. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Ry Sochan
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/adb-publications-available-cdris-online-catalogue
ADB’s strategies for developing Cambodia
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) in Cambodia affirmed that its development strategy is in line with that of the Cambodian government. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Tin Sokhavuth
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50904511/adbs-strategies-for-developing-cambodia/
Cambodia imports nearly 600 tonnes of Vietnam’s steel
The Kingdom imported 584 tonnes of steel from Vietnam in the first five months of 2021, down 1.5 per cent year-on-year, Vietnamese media outlet VN Express reported. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Hin Pisei
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/cambodia-imports-nearly-600-tonnes-vietnams-steel
Japan boosting Cambodia’s cold-chain storage capacity
The Japanese government and the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) have provided the Ministry of Health with essential equipment to strengthen cold-chain management of Covid-19 vaccines to help ensure the regular delivery of them and better long-term processing within the Kingdom. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Long Kimmarita
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/japan-boosting-cambodias-cold-chain-storage-capacity
ADB slashes Kingdom’s GDP forecast to 1.9% due to Covid
The Asian Development Bank has more than halved its forecast for Cambodia’s economic growth this year. It cut the gross domestic product forecast to 1.9 percent from April’s prediction of 4 percent growth. The ADB left next year’s forecast unchanged at 5.5 percent GDP expansion. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Michael Firn
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50939651/adb-slashes-kingdoms-gdp-forecast-to-1-9-due-to-covid/
Vietnam becomes leading market of Cambodia’s cashew nuts
Vietnam was the largest market of Cambodia’s cashew nuts in the first eight months of 2021. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50933602/vietnam-becomes-leading-market-of-cambodias-cashew-nuts/
Korea’s KB Kookmin Bank says completes acquisition of Prasac
South Korea&rSquo;S KB Kookmin Bank, New York-liSted KB Financial Group Inc&rSquo;S (KB) commercial banking unit, on October 20 announced the completion of the acquiSition the remaining 30 per cent intereSt in PraSac, Cambodia&rSquo;S largeSt microfinance inStitution, aS it expandS itS buSineSS into the Kingdom&rSquo;S financial SS='cambodia-color'>...
May Kunmakara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/koreas-kb-kookmin-bank-says-completes-acquisition-prasac
Official: Kingdom’s courts not weaponised
Ministry of Justice spokesman Chin Malin rebuffed claims by three UN human rights experts who have accused the Cambodian government of using the courts to persecute rights defenders. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Mom Kunthear
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national-politics/official-kingdoms-courts-not-weaponised
Cambodia’s poverty line updated: 17.8 percent Cambodians under the poverty line
Cambodia has updated the country’s poverty line based on the 2019-2020 socio-Economic survey wherein the national minimum was set at 10,951 Riel (roughly $2.7) per capita a day. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50973518/cambodias-poverty-line-updated-178-percent-cambodians-under-the-poverty-line/
Government and partners support quality education throughout the country’s COVID-19 recovery
Ministry of Education, Youth and sports (MoEYs) was joined by its Capacity Development Partnership Fund (CDPF III) partners to celebrate school reopening in Kampong Chhnang to witness the use of the new Home Learning Packages which are being distributed to all 760,180 Cambodian children in ss='cambodia-color'>...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50965883/government-and-partners-support-quality-education-throughout-the-countrys-covid-19-recovery/