Cambodia average annual FDI inflows growth at 8.1 percent
Cambodia recorded an average annual FDI inflow growth of 8.1 percent from 2017 to 2021, according to ESCAP’s Asia-Pacific Trade and Investment Trends 2022/2023 Country Report for Cambodia. ...
Adur Pradeep
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501222747/cambodia-average-annual-fdi-inflows-growth-at-8-1-percent/
French trade minister’s visit to strengthen bilateral relations
The French trade minister is scheduled to visit Cambodia on Tuesday for a two-day trip to boost bilateral ties as part of Paris’ increasing commitment to the region. ...
Prak Chan Thul
https://kiripost.com/stories/cambodia-french-trade-ministers-visit-to-strengthen-bilateral-relations
Tackling access to water in Cambodia
The United Nations is hosting a panel discussion focusing on strengthening resilience to water scarcity in Cambodia and two other countries threatened by the impacts of access to water. ...
Marissa Carruthers
https://kiripost.com/stories/tackling-access-to-water-in-cambodia
GIZ supports NSAF with office supplies donation
The National Social Assistance Fund (NSAF) received nearly 60 office supply items from the governments of Germany and Australia through the German development agency GIZ. The materials will support the NSAF’s efforts to provide effective social assistance. ...
Chea Sokny
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/giz-supports-nsaf-office-supplies-donation
Ex-VOD workers offered civil state employment
Prime Minister Hun Sen has announced that roles within the state framework will be made available for any former employees of online media outlet VOD who wish to engage in public affairs. ...
Ry Sochan
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/ex-vod-workers-offered-civil-state-employment
Youth Health App now reaching some 50,000 users
The Youth Health Mobile App has currently been accessed by nearly 50,000 people across Cambodia, with most users residing in Phnom Penh, and Siem Reap and Kampong Cham provinces, according to the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport. ...
Chea Sokny
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/youth-health-app-now-reaching-some-50000-users
New highway promises boost for Cambodian trade and investment
The government views the construction of National Highway 48, linking National Road 10 to Pursat, Battambang and Pailin provinces and further connecting Cambodia’s coasts to Thailand, as a crucial economic artery for the country. ...
Post Staff
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/new-highway-promises-boost-cambodian-trade-and-investment
Cambodia’s Angkor $16 million in ticket sales for first five months
Cambodia’s famed Angkor Archeological Park received 344,757 foreign tourists in the first five months of 2023, up 653 percent from 45,779 in the same period last year, said a press statement on Monday. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501303011/cambodias-angkor-16-million-in-ticket-sales-for-first-five-months/
Koh Pich-Koh Norea bridge 90 percent completed
The bridge connecting Koh Norea in Niroth commune, Chbar Ampov district to Koh Pich, located in Tonle Bassac commune, Chamkar district, Phnom Penh, is about 90 percent completed and is scheduled to be completed by the end of 2023. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501303381/koh-pich-koh-norea-bridge-90-percent-completed/
Free meal programme to cover over 1,000 schools
This year the government and partner organisations through the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport will continue to provide food to more than 1,000 schools in 10 provinces to improve children’s nutrition. ...
Hang Punreay
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501420458/free-meal-programme-to-cover-over-1000-schools/
Gender equality in the clean energy sector
Gender equality in the energy sector was the focus of a session at Clean Energy Week, with relevant actors lobbying for more to be done to mainstream the field and make it more inclusive. ...
Marissa Carruthers
https://kiripost.com/stories/gender-equality-in-the-clean-energy-sector
Türkiye, Cambodia to boost cooperation in inspection sector
Türkiye and Cambodia have taken another step to developing closer ties with the signing of a new agreement to boost cooperation in the inspection sector. ...
Taing Rinith
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501415882/turkiye-cambodia-to-boost-cooperation-in-inspection-sector/
Government to continue effort fighting drug abuse
The government declared that it would carry out the drug war plan throughout the year to ensure social safety, public order, and security, as well as to support the growth of young resources and foster a more hospitable society. ...
Hang Punreay
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501423065/government-to-continue-effort-fighting-drug-abuse/
New ID cards launched to support and integrate the country’s disabled citizens
The Ministry of Social Affairs, Veterans and Youth Rehabilitation has introduced ID cards for people with disabilities to enhance their access to social services and promote their inclusion in socio-economic activities. ...
Warning issued over tax collection from informal vendors
Phnom Penh officials have issued a notice regarding the illegal collection of taxes and fees from informal vendors by crooks, with social analysts calling on the government to hand out severe punishments for those caught doing it. ...
Meas Molika
https://kiripost.com/stories/cambodia-warning-issued-over-tax-collection-from-informal-vendors
Conference spotlights achievements in Vietnam-Cambodia border affairs
Important achievements that Vietnam and Cambodia have gained together in land border-related affairs were highlighted at a conference held in Phu Quoc city in the Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang on November 22. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501396767/conference-spotlights-achievements-in-vietnam-cambodia-border-affairs/
Illegal fishing crackdown showing strong progress
Over the past two years, the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries detained 31 offenders and confiscated more than 1,400 electrofishing implements in the six provinces bordering Tonle Sap Lake. ...
Chea Sokny
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/illegal-fishing-crackdown-showing-strong-progress
WCS and local authorities educate secondary and high school students about the endangered species
In WCS’s Tonle Sap Landscape program, Community outreach programs play an important role in raising local awareness of wildlife conservation and engaging them in protecting and conserving natural resources. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501452048/wcs-and-local-authorities-educate-secondary-and-high-school-students-about-the-endangered-species/
Water shortages to end in capital from February: PPWSA
Residents of Phnom Penh will no longer face water shortages from late February, as daily supply capacity is set to exceed one million cubic metres, according to the Phnom Penh Water Supply Authority (PPWSA). ...
Niem Chheng
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/water-shortages-to-end-in-capital-from-february-ppwsa
Cambodian ministry projects nearly 6.6% growth in 2024
Cambodia’s economy is projected to grow by nearly 6.6 per cent this year despite geopolitical tensions and a global economic slowdown, according to officials from the ministry of economy and finance. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://khmertimeskh.com/501444973/cambodian-ministry-projects-nearly-6-6-growth-in-2024/