World’s largest secure logistics firm enters Cambodian market
WorldBridge Secure Logistics (WSL) has rebranded as Brink’s WorldBridge Secure Logistics (BWSL) with the full fledged entry into Cambodia of Brink’s, the world’s largest secure logistics company. ...
Jose Rodriguez T. Senase
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50891936/worlds-largest-secure-logistics-firm-enters-cambodian-market/
Measuring Cambodia’s COVID situation in interactive graphs
A fascinating set of data visualisations from Our World in Data shows how Cambodia is faring in the COVID pandemic versus its 3 neighbors – Vietnam, Thailand and Laos. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50893825/cambodias-covid-situation-in-interactive-graphs/
NEC to start registering polls observers next week
The National Election Committee (NEC) announced yesterday that registration of national and international observers for the upcoming commune election will start from September 12 to February2. ...
Tin Sokhavuth
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50931075/nec-to-start-registering-polls-observers-next-week/
Preah Vihear, Stung Treng rivers nearing emergency levels
Heavy rains over the past several days have flooded and damaged some national and rural road systems in Preah Vihear province while swelling the waters of the Stung Sen River to near-emergency levels. ...
Khouth Sophak Chakrya
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/preah-vihear-stung-treng-rivers-nearing-emergency-levels
Six new communes and 50 new seats for 2022 elections
The number of communes and seats available for commune council members to be elected for the fifth mandate elections in 2022 has increased over the fourth mandate elections held in 2017. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/vaccinations-continue-eight-capital-referral-hospitals
China-ASEAN dialogue relations bring about mutual development, prosperity says Hun Sen
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen said on Friday that the China-ASEAN dialogue relations have brought about development in all fields and prosperity for the nations and the people of ASEAN and China. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50933297/china-asean-dialogue-relations-bring-about-mutual-development-prosperity-says-hun-sen/
Information access draft law in final stage and to be expedited
The process of preparing a draft law defining access to information is in its final stage with the working group trying to expedite its completion as soon as possible. ...
Sar Socheath
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50965262/information-access-draft-law-in-final-stage-and-to-be-expedited/
Floods affect almost 500 B’bang families
Flash floods in Battambang province are finished but the water inundated land and homes from Rokha Kiri district to Mong Russei district affecting nearly 500 houses and damaging about 600 hectares of rice fields. ...
Chhun Sunly
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50974534/floods-affect-almost-500-bbang-families/
Container traffic surges after port operator’s upgrade
Phnom Penh Autonomous Port (PPAP) saw a surge in demand from container ships last month after an upgrade added capacity to process and load shipping containers. Some 32,441 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) passed through the port in October, an increase of more than 57 percent ...
Michael Firn
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50965861/container-traffic-surges-after-port-operators-upgrade/
BirdLife spots eight Asian woolly-necked stork nests
The BirdLife International Cambodia Programme on November 12 said it has found eight nests of the Asian woolly-necked stork in Lumphat Wildlife Sanctuary this breeding season, which it noted indicates an on-year increase in population. ...
Ry Sochan
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/birdlife-spots-eight-asian-woolly-necked-stork-nests
Cambodia bans travellers from 10 African countries
Cambodia has issued a decision banning travellers from 10 countries in Africa or who have a history of traveling to these 10 countries in the last 3 three weeks. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50979335/cambodia-bans-travellers-from-10-african-countries/
Prime Minister considers lifting travel ban on African countries
Cambodia is considering to reverse the banned entry of travellers who have been or transited through 10 African countries and instead requiring PCR tests, Prime Minister Hun Sen said yesterday. ...
Yim Sreylin
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50981434/prime-minister-considers-lifting-travel-ban-on-african-countries/
EU trade safeguards on rice expire January 18
Cambodia is set to enjoy a considerable boost in milled-rice exports to the EU next year after safeguard measures imposed by the European Commission (EC) expire at the onset of January 18. ...
May Kunmakara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/eu-trade-safeguards-rice-expire-january-18
National Road 48 to help connect Asean countries
National Road 48, a section of the ASEAN Highway 123, will be upgraded to have some sections with four lanes connecting National Road 4 to Khemara Phoumint city in Koh Kong province. ...
Tin Sokhavuth
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50999928/national-road-48-to-help-connect-asean-countries/
Ten rare animal species spotted in three provinces
The Environment Ministry on January 14 showed the images of rare animal species caught by motion-sensor camera traps installed in natural protected areas in Pursat, Battambang and Koh Kong provinces. ...
Mom Kunthear
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/ten-rare-animal-species-spotted-three-provinces
China trade increases by 37% to pass $11B in 2021
The trade volume between Cambodia and China reached more than $11.1 billion last year, representing a 37.28 per cent year-on-year surge, the Chinese embassy in Phnom Penh reported, quoting figures from the Ministry of Commerce. ...
Hom Phanet
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/china-trade-increases-37-pass-11b-2021
CMAA and army commit to continue demining cooperation
The Cambodian Mine Action and Victim Assistance Authority (CMAA) has committed to strengthening cooperation with the Royal Cambodian Army in clearing land mines and explosive remnants of war across the country. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501022145/cmaa-and-army-commit-to-continue-demining-cooperation/
Japan FM tells Cambodia’s future Prime Minister Hun Manet to hold 2023 election in democratic way
Japan wants Cambodia to hold next year’s general election in a democratic way, Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi told the heir apparent of Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen, Hun Manet on Monday. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501025363/japan-fm-tells-cambodias-future-prime-minister-hun-manet-to-hold-2023-election-in-democratic-way/
Cambodia and ASEAN to push for Timor-Leste’s application this year’s first quarter
Cambodia who hold this year’s ASEAN chairmanship confirmed with the regional association’s Secretary General that they will push for Timor-Leste’s ASEAN membership application in the first quarter of 2022. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501025471/cambodia-and-asean-to-push-for-timor-lestes-application-this-years-first-quarter/
Gov’t to spend more than $100m on Asean Summit and Commune Election
The government aims to spend up to $50 million to host the ASEAN Summit this year and another $70 million for the upcoming Commune Election process. The budget represents about 24% of the total 2022 budget expenditure plan. ...
Chea Vanyuth
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501029186/govt-to-spend-more-than-100m-on-asean-summit-and-commune-election/
