‘Ensuring public order and safety top priority for NEC’
The National Election Committee (NEC) has vowed close cooperation with the government on maintaining security and public order ahead of the upcoming National Election in July. ...
Ben Sokhean
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501240199/ensuring-public-order-and-safety-top-priority-for-nec/
Free vocational training for 1.5 mil poor students
Prime Minister Hun Sen has said that the government will provide vocational training to 1.5 million poor youth as part of its policy for the upcoming seventh mandate. ...
Torn Vibol
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501243753/free-vocational-training-for-1-5-mil-poor-students/
Kampong Chhnang port to push exports
Kampong Chhnang Multi-Purpose Port and Logistics Centre will spend more than $300 million to promote the transportation of Cambodian products to local and international markets. ...
Chhorn Raksmey
https://kiripost.com/stories/cambodia-kampong-chhnang-port-to-push-exports
Phnom Penh suburbs facing water shortages
Residents of some suburbs in Phnom Penh have been facing water shortages the past few days due to insufficient water supply compounded by high demand. ...
Torn Vibol
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501262696/phnom-penh-suburbs-facing-water-shortages/
Cambodia to increase cash support for pregnant women & babies
Mothers bearing one child will now receive up to $480 in cash payments in a scheme being introduced by the Royal Government of Cambodia to help families cover the costs associated with raising a child, such as food and clothing. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501324133/cambodia-to-increase-cash-support-for-pregnant-women-babies/
Political parties share healthcare visions
A senior health official and member of the Cambodian People’s Party’s (CPP) said that her party’s health policies aim to ensure nationwide health and safety. ...
Chea Sokny
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national-politics/political-parties-share-healthcare-visions
Aquaculturist Association asks China for support to elevate the sector
President of Cambodia Aquaculturist Association (CAA), Sok Raden, said the nation’s aquaculture sector faces challenges, including fish species and technical training. ...
Yatt Malai
https://kiripost.com/stories/aquaculturist-association-asks-china-for-support-to-elevate-the-sector
Cambodia airports receive 481,582 foreign tourists in Q1
Cambodia’s three international airports welcomed 481,582 foreign tourists in the first quarter of 2023, a staggering 453 percent increase from the same period in 2022. ...
Chea Vanyuth
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501302669/cambodia-airports-receive-481582-foreign-tourists-in-q1/
$2 mil raised for Kantha Bopha
With the help of 220,000 generous donors, the Cambodian Kantha Bopha Foundation has raised more than $2 million for children through its “10,000 Riels – 10,000 Donors campaign”. ...
Torn Vibol
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501318849/2-mil-raised-for-kantha-bopha/
UN reports decreased poverty in Cambodia, while school dropout rates persist
The number of poor people in Cambodia has halved since 2014, from 5.6 million to 2.8 million in 2022, according to a UN report. ...
Seoung Nimol and Runn Sreydeth
https://cambojanews.com/un-reports-decreased-poverty-in-cambodia-while-school-dropout-rates-persist/
Cambodia records 753,670 economic entities: census
Cambodia has 753,670 business establishments, providing jobs to 2.98 million people, according to the official results of the 2022 Economic Census released here on Tuesday. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501413721/cambodia-records-753670-economic-entities-census/
Chinese-invested airport expected to help revitalize Cambodia’s tourism industry
Chinese-invested Siem Reap Angkor International Airport (SAI) in northwest Cambodia’s Siem Reap province was officially inaugurated on Thursday, raising hope for the recovery of the kingdom’s tourism industry. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501393787/chinese-invested-airport-expected-to-help-revitalize-cambodias-tourism-industry/
300,000 students benefit from school feeding program
More than 300,000 Cambodian students in nine provinces have received meals under the School Feeding Program, which aimed to reduce the number of dropouts in 2023. ...
Mao Sreypich
https://kiripost.com/stories/300000-students-benefit-from-school-feeding-program
Seven Cambodian refugees nabbed by Thai police await UNHCR help
Thai authorities arrested 10 Cambodian refugees while attending the Paris Peace Agreement course in Bangkok on December 29, with seven of them being held at Suan Plu Immigration Detention Center while awaiting intervention by the UNHCR. ...
Pok Ponlue and Seoung Nimol
https://cambojanews.com/seven-cambodian-refugees-nabbed-by-thai-police-await-unhcr-help/
250 community representatives participate in Sustainable Consumption and Production awareness campaign
Recently, approximately 250 community representatives, with women comprising 80% of the attendees, gathered at Sunway Hotel in Phnom Penh for the Sustainable Consumption and Production awareness campaign. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501502764/250-community-representatives-participate-in-sustainable-consumption-and-production-awareness-campaign/
Cambodia-Vietnam trade to exceed $10 billion in 2024
Cambodia and Vietnam are on track to exceed $10 billion in trade by the end of 2024, said Vietnam’s Ambassador to Cambodia Nguyen Huy Tang. ...
Chea Vanyuth
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501511526/cambodia-vietnam-trade-to-exceed-10-billion-in-2024/
Civil society continues to remember Kem Ley’s heroism eight years after his murder
On the eighth anniversary of Kem Ley’s murder in 2016, civil society groups and youth activists gathered at the Caltex petrol station near the Bokor traffic lights, where he was shot dead. ...
Phon Sothyroth
https://cambojanews.com/civil-society-continues-to-remember-kem-leys-heroism-eight-years-after-his-murder/
Insurance gross premium grows 8% to $88 million in Q2
Cambodia’s insurance sector continued to expand, but at a slower pace, with total premium reaching $87.6 million in the April-June period of this year. ...
Chea Vanyuth
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501544106/insurance-gross-premium-grows-8-to-88-million-in-q2/
Cambodia launches $27 mil EU funded project to boost cashew, pepper industries
Cambodia launched a $27 million project on Thursday to enhance the sustainability, export, competitiveness, and inclusiveness of the Kingdom’s cashew nut and pepper industries, according to a joint press release. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501554310/cambodia-launches-27-mil-eu-funded-project-to-boost-cashew-pepper-industries/