Gov’t to crack down on overdue road tax
The General Department of Taxation (GDT) will continue collecting The annual road tax on vehicles due at The end of last month until The end of The year, but will start cracking down on late payments on January 1, it announced. The taxes can be ...
Sok Chan
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/18434/gov---t-to-crack-down-on-overdue-road-tax/
Gov’t eyes data gaps to ensure stable foundation for construction industry
A survey of foreign direct investment by the National Bank of Cambodia due to be completed at the end of this month will help fill data gaps in the construction industry and could lead to new regulations in the property market that will pave the ...
Gov't figures show Cambodia's mobile internet usage continues to rise
The number of people in Cambodia accessing The Internet from Their mobile devices increased by 1.3 million during a 10-month period last year, though The number of mobile phone subscribers increased by just over 4,500 during The same period, according to figures released last week by The ...
Joshua Wilwohl
http://www.forbes.com/sites/joshuawilwohl/2016/02/25/govt-figures-show-cambodias-mobile-internet-usage-continues-to-rise/#144870ea5fb7
Prime minister asks for cooperation to bring down costs for rice farmers
The Cambodian prime minister called yesterday on The public, private and non-profit sectors to work togeTher in bringing down The cost of growing rice to help struggling farmers throughout The country. ...
Sok Chan
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/50108462/prime-minister-asks-cooperation-bring-costs-rice-farmers/
SIM card registration drive stalling
One month after the government announced a crackdown on unregistered mobile phone lines, retailers are still selling SIM cards without the required identification documents, and the major telecom companies have done little to curtail the practice. In a joint press conference on September 22, officials ...
Cheng Sokhorng
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/sim-card-registration-drive-stalling
Tax collections reflect increased payment options
Government coffers received close to a billion dollars in tax revenues for the first nine months of the year, up 25 per cent compared to the same period a year earlier, with convenient tax payment options contributing to this rise, according to the latest quarterly ...
Cheng Sokhorng
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/tax-collections-reflect-increased-payment-options
Insurance premiums swell on new business growth
The growth of new enterprises across many different sectors in Cambodia is driving The rapid growth of insurance premiums and policy holders, The head of The Kingdom’s insurance industry body said yesterday. ...
Ayanna Runcie
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/insurance-premiums-swell-new-business-growth
Y Chhien to be replaced as Pailin Governor
Y Chhien, who has served as the governor of Pailin province since former Khmer Rouge Foreign Minister Ieng Sary led his rebel forces in the area to defect to the government in 1996, will step down from his position on Saturday, his cabinet chief said ...
Saing Soenthrith
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/y-chhien-to-be-replaced-as-pailin-governor-after-18-years-60027/
Cambodia telecom companies urged to pay overdue regulatory fees
The government has issued a new warning to telecommunications companies that have yet to deliver outstanding payments to The Kingdom’s ministries, giving regulators until The end of The month to settle Their debts. ...
Hor Kimsay and Robin Spiess
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/cambodia-telecom-companies-urged-pay-overdue-regulatory-fees
Tax revenues grow state coffers by $1.3B
Revenue from tax collection jumped 25 per cent in 2015, government officials revealed yesterday, saying the tax department has collected about $1.3 billion on the back of better compliance and awareness among the private sector.At a seminar in Phnom Penh, Kong Vibol, director of the ...
Sor Chandara
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/tax-revenues-grow-state-coffers-13b
A roadmap for financial growth
The government yesterday unveiled its financial sector development strategy for 2016 to 2025, which provides stakeholders with a document to evaluate The last decade of growth while outlining an action plan for The next decade. Chea Serey, director-general of The NBC, said The content of ...
Hor Kimsay
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/roadmap-financial-growth
Fund intended to improve country’s urban sanitation
The government will set up a $5 million fund to allow Cambodia’s 26 provinces and municipalities to take responsibility for waste management in Their cities, it was announced recently. With a focus on garbage management, The decentralisation initiative, revealed at a two-day workshop in Phnom Penh ...
Shaun Turton
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/fund-intended-improve-countrys-urban-sanitation
Hun Sen: Kingdom always stays strong when aid cut
Prime Minister Hun Sen said on Thursday that under his leadership Cambodia had never fallen after countries withdrew aid, and that the Kingdom would continue to remain strong. Hun Sen was presiding over a ceremony at the Chaktomuk theatre Hall in Phnom Penh to commemorate ...
Niem Chheng
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/hun-sen-kingdom-always-stays-strong-when-aid-cut
Minister agrees to final talk on draft minimum wage law
The government has accepted a request from a senior officer of The US State Department to hold anoTher discussion on The draft minimum wage law before it is approved. After meeting with Sarah Morgan, an official with The US office of International Labour Affairs, Labour Minister ...
Mom Kunthear
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/50114873/minister-agrees-to-final-talk-on-draft-minimum-wage-law/
Poll shows wide support for heavily monitored exams
Most Cambodians support the Ministry of Education’s crusade to end corruption on the grade 12 national exam, results from a “snap poll” by the Asia Foundation showed yesterday. the survey polled 500 respondents, including 100 current high school students, and 96 per cent were overwhelmingly in ...
Laignee Barron
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/poll-shows-wide-support-heavily-monitored-exams
UK grants GSP status to Cambodia effective 2021
Cambodia’s exports see new light with the granted duty-free and quota-free access to the markets in the United Kingdom, commencing 2021. Sok Sopheak, Secretary of State at the Ministry of Commerce shared that Cambodia will discuss with the UK counterpart on the import and export ...
Lim Nary/AKP
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50791084/uk-grants-gsp-status-to-cambodia-effective-2021/
Bank deposits get protection
The Kingdom’s central bank ‒ The National Bank of Cambodia (NBC) ‒ is working closely with experts from The US Treasury to set up a depositors’ protection scheme among banks in The country. This move was welcomed by The country’s banking industry with CEOs saying ...
May Kunmakara
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/27744/bank-deposits-get-protection/
Ministry of Tourism doubles down on reminders of safety measures for adventure tourists
The potential adventure tourism in Cambodia has been observed to be rising. The country’s mostly virgin landscapes are a honeypot for The more adventurous of tourists who long to strip off city routine for The crisp fresh air of The wild forests, mountains, and plains ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50899225/ministry-of-tourism-doubles-down-on-reminders-of-safety-measures-for-adventure-tourists/
Tax collection rises 66% in H1
The General Department of Taxation (GDT) collected more than $1.5 billion in tax revenue in The first six months of this year, up 66 per cent from The same period last year, according to a report released by The department on Wednesday. ...
Thou Vireak
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/tax-collection-rises-66-h1
No change to Cambodia’s human trafficking rank
Cambodia failed to improve its ranking on the U.S.’ annual “Trafficking in Persons Report” after being demoted last year. Released on Friday, the global report again ranks Cambodia on the Tier 2 Watch List, one tier away from the lowest position, Tier 3. ...
Phorn Bopha
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/no-change-to-cambodias-human-trafficking-rank-62097/