NEC vows violence-free National Election 2023
The National Election Committee (NEC) said it will cooperate closely with the Ministries of Interior and Defence to strengthen security, social safety and public order for the upcoming National Election. ...
Ben Sokhean
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501169889/nec-vows-violence-free-national-election-2023/
Svay Rieng province to be declared mine-free in 2023
The south-eastern province of Svay Rieng is expected to achieve mine-free status next year through Prime Minister Hun Sen’s Project for Mine Action (STP-MA) themed “Providing Safe Ground, Creating smiles”. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501139308/svay-rieng-province-to-be-declared-mine-free-in-2023/
Reshaping eco-friendly shopping
Entrepreneur Vantha Vichiekha has successfully managed to launch two eco-friendly focused businesses that are helping to save the planet and empower Cambodian women – all by the age of 29. ...
Meas Molika
https://kiripost.com/stories/reshaping-eco-friendly-shopping
Cambodia, Singapore to enhance energy cooperation
Cambodia and Singapore signed the memorandum of understanding on energy cooperation, paving the way to energy transition infrastructure development and investment opportunities in energy connectivity in the ASEAN region. ...
Chea Vanyuth
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501174756/cambodia-singapore-to-enhance-energy-cooperation/
FDI in Cambodia’s construction sector touches $334M
Cambodia continued to receive substantial Foreign Direct Investment in the construction sector in 2021, despite the economic slowdown in the wake of Covid-19, showed the Asean Investment Report 2022. ...
Manoj Mathew
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501174759/fdi-in-cambodias-construction-sector-touches-334m/
$1.5M Koh Kong wharf slated for end-2022 inauguration
An under-construction $1.5 million medium-sized multi-purpose sea wharf in Koh Kong province is on course to be inaugurated at the end of 2022, to boost tourism and goods trade with neighbouring countries, the public works ministry reported. ...
Hom Phanet
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/15m-koh-kong-wharf-slated-end-2022-inauguration
Kingdom deports 130 in two days: GDI
Cambodia deported 130 foreigners, three of them women, on November 7 and 8 after discovering that they had entered the Kingdom illegally. They are now banned from entering Cambodia for three years. ...
Lay Samean
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/kingdom-deports-130-two-days-gdi
China commits to crime-busting cooperation
China has vowed to help Cambodia crack down on human trafficking, combat drug-related crimes, telecom fraud and illegal cross-border gambling in order to promote the strengthening of bilateral ties. ...
Soth Koemsoeun
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501239502/china-commits-to-crime-busting-cooperation/
Pact to boost coffee value chain development in Mondulkiri province
A local supplier of coffee beans Kofi Co Ltd and SNV Netherlands Development Organisation have entered into a collaboration to boost sustainable coffee value chain development in Mondulkiri province. ...
Chea Vanyuth
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501243074/pact-to-boost-coffee-value-chain-development-in-mondulkiri-province/
After twenty years, land disputants call on Hun Manet for resolution
Three families in Preah Sihanouk province, including that of a military veteran, are calling on army commander Hun Manet to resolve their long-standing land dispute against a local businessperson. ...
Mech Dara
https://vodenglish.news/after-twenty-years-land-disputants-call-on-hun-manet-for-resolution/
‘Brotherly’ love: Hun Sen reveals close bond with France’s Macron
Prime Minister Hun Sen reveals the closeness of his relationship with French President Emmanuel Macron, saying they are now at the stage where they refer to one another as “brother”. ...
Ry Sochan
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national-politics/brotherly-love-hun-sen-reveals-close-bond-frances-macron
Cambodia’s export to South Korea surges in Q1
Cambodia’s export to South Korea significantly increased in the first quarter of this year, thanks to the bilateral free trade agreement, which was put into force last December. ...
Chea Vanyuth
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501275292/cambodias-export-to-south-korea-surges-in-q1/
Fisheries sector receives innovative equipment to increase market access
Businesses involved in post-harvest fisheries received a raft of green and innovative technology, equipment and materials necessary to make business operations and production more effective and efficient. ...
Marissa Carruthers
https://kiripost.com/stories/cambodia-fisheries-sector-receives-innovative-equipment-to-increase-market-access
NEC rejects reform requests from minor parties, form 1102 access restricted
Minor party leaders say voting irregularities they flagged after last year’s commune election have not been addressed by the National Election Committee, which has ignored most of their suggestions for electoral reform. ...
Ouch Sony
https://vodenglish.news/nec-rejects-reform-requests-from-minor-parties-form-1102-access-restricted/
Diamond Hexagon cooperation injects new impetus into building Cambodia-China community with shared future
The bilateral Diamond Hexagon cooperation framework will inject fresh impetus into the building of the Cambodia-China community with a shared future in the new era, a Cambodian scholar said on Wednesday. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501316275/diamond-hexagon-cooperation-injects-new-impetus-into-building-cambodia-china-community-with-shared-future/
Cambodia rolls out UN-linked five-year green economy plan
The environment ministry on May 12 formally rolled out the five-year Partnership for Action on Green Economy (PAGE) Cambodia, in an affirmation of the Kingdom’s commitment towards sustainability and inclusivity in economic growth. ...
May Kunmakara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/cambodia-rolls-out-un-linked-five-year-green-economy-plan
Cambodia welcomes 1.29 million international visitors in Q1
Cambodia received 1.29 million international visitors in the first quarter, a remarkable increase of 709 percent from 159,546 over the same period in 2022. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501296318/cambodia-welcomes-1-29-million-international-visitors-in-q1/
Cambodia presents power development masterplan, national energy efficiency policy
Cambodia’s Ministry of Mines and Energy on Thursday hosted an energy forum here to present the recently approved Power Development Masterplan (PDP) and National Energy Efficiency Policy (NEEP). ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501256822/cambodia-presents-power-development-masterplan-national-energy-efficiency-policy/
Battambang province gets new landfill facility
The province’s new landfill site was built on a total area of 20.80 hectares in Paoy Svay village, Ta Kream commune, Banan district. It has four pits to store garbage, a waste treatment plant, a warehouse to store hazardous waste, and several residential buildings. ...
Sem Brakdav
https://cambodianess.com/article/battambang-province-gets-new-landfill-facility
Cambodia’s first YIGF will empower digital champs
The Kingdom will host its inaugural Cambodia Youth Internet Governance Forum to bridge the technology divide among the younger generation as part of its continued digitalization drive. ...
Marissa Carruthers
https://kiripost.com/stories/cambodias-first-yigf-will-empower-digital-champs