RCEP, FTAs to put region, Cambodia in better position to recover from pandemic impacts
The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) trade pact and bilateral free trade agreements will put the region and Cambodia in a better position to recover from the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, a Cambodian scholar said on Wednesday. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501292617/rcep-ftas-to-put-region-cambodia-in-better-position-to-recover-from-pandemic-impacts/
Seven million vehicles on Cambodia’s roads
The number of motorcycles on Cambodia’s roads has increased to six million, with one million cars also in the country, Transport Minister Sun Chanthol said, adding that many accidents have been caused by motorcyclists. ...
Chhorn Raksmey
https://kiripost.com/stories/seven-million-vehicles-on-cambodias-roads
French trade minister plans Cambodia trip
French foreign trade minister Olivier Becht’s plans to visit the Kingdom from January 24-25 have been welcomed as a major step in improving economic cooperation between the two nations, including by a senior commerce official and a leader of the local business community. ...
May Kunmakara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/french-trade-minister-plans-cambodia-trip
Capital-Poipet express rail project making headway
The preliminary results of a feasibility study to upgrade the Phnom Penh-Poipet railway into Cambodia’s first express railway indicate that the project would cost more than $4 billion and would take around four years to complete. ...
Van Socheata
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/capital-poipet-express-rail-project-making-headway
Manet calls for boost to healthcare services
Hun Manet, a future prime ministerial candidate for the ruling Cambodian People’s Party (CPP), said that strengthening the capacity of the healthcare system is necessary, but that the public also have a duty to prevent disease. ...
Neang Sokunthea
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/manet-calls-boost-healthcare-services
Third dolphin calf born in four months spotted in Stung Treng
The Fisheries Administration and World Wildlife Fund Cambodia (WWF) recorded a third dolphin calf born in the four months from January to April, with the conservation NGO saying that this year’s number of dolphin deaths has dropped by 50 per cent. ...
Chea Sokny
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/third-dolphin-calf-born-four-months-spotted-stung-treng
CPBANK, ADB partner on small business loan project
Cambodia Post Bank Plc (CPBank) has partnered with the Asian Development Bank (ADB) on a $10 million loan initiative to provide to the Kingdom’s micro-, small- and medium-sized enterprises (MSME) to support their recovery after years of Covid-related disruptions, according to ADB. ...
May Kunmakara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/cpbank-adb-partner-small-business-loan-project
Red Cross sounds alarm over online child safety
Officials from the Battambang branch Of the Cambodian Red Cross (CRC) call on parents, guardians and teachers to pay closer attention to protecting children from online sexual exploitation. ...
Neang Sokunthea
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/red-cross-sounds-alarm-over-online-child-safety
Phnom Penh buses set to ‘streamline’ travel to polls
Khuong Sreng, the governor of Phnom Penh, announced that the municipal administration has organised approximately 350 city buses to assist in travel for the July 23 national elections. ...
Bor Pich Zelin
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/phnom-penh-buses-set-streamline-travel-polls
Korean philanthropists build houses for the impoverished
South Korean philanthropists have constructed over 260 houses for residents in the Banteay Srei district of Siem Reap province. Working through the Cambofriend organisation, their efforts aimed to enhance local livelihoods while strengthening the friendship between the two nations. ...
Chea Sokny
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/korean-philanthropists-build-houses-impoverished
China pledges to lure investors to Sihanoukville
The Chinese government has given the green light to attract investors to Preah Sihanouk province, prompting hopes that fresh life will be breathed into many of Sihanoukville’s abandoned buildings. ...
Yatt Malai
https://kiripost.com/stories/china-pledges-to-lure-investors-to-sihanoukville
First Vietnam-Laos-Cambodia border friendship exchange to be held this month
The first Vietnam-Laos-Cambodia border friendship exchange is slated for mid-December in the tri-border area that comprises Ngoc Hoi district in Vietnam’s Central Highland province of Kon Tum, Laos’ attapeu province, and Cambodia’s Ratanakiri province as well as in Kon Tum city. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501400751/first-vietnam-laos-cambodia-border-friendship-exchange-to-be-held-this-month/
Manet will be first leader to meet with Macron in 2024
Prime Minister Hun Manet will meet with French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris and attend the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland in the third week of January, marking his first visit to Europe since taking office. ...
Samban Chandara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/manet-will-be-first-leader-to-meet-with-macron-in-2024-
Street Vendors Day calls for support
The Independent Democratic Informal Economy Association abbreviated (IDEA) and OXFAM in Cambodia on November 15 celebrated the 11th International Street Vendors Day, with the aim of promoting labour rights and calling for social protection for street vendors. ...
Chea Sokny
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/street-vendors-day-calls-for-support
World Bank approves $163m water and sanitation project
According to a statement from the World Bank on November 22, to assist Cambodia in its efforts to strengthen water and sanitation services, the project will reach more than 175,000 people in the target provinces of Battambang, Pursat, Mondulkiri and Kandal. ...
Chhorn Raksmey
https://kiripost.com/stories/world-bank-approves-163m-water-and-sanitation-project
Mining ESG compliance highlighted by study
Fair Finance Cambodia (FFC), a coalition originally created to help secure funding for the well-being of the country’s most vulnerable, has recently published a comprehensive study titled “Environmental, Social and Corporate Governance (ESG) Compliance” on the gold mining industry in the Kingdom. ...
Sok Raksa
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/mining-esg-compliance-highlighted-by-study
PM to make first official trip to Japan
Hun Manet will make his first official visit to Japan as Prime Minister to further strengthen relations in a year that marks the 70th anniversary of diplomatic ties, with a political analyst predicting this will set a new milestone for the two nations. ...
Meas Molika
https://kiripost.com/stories/pm-to-make-first-official-trip-to-japan
PPAP reports robust growth amid recovery
The Phnom Penh Autonomous Port (PPAP), the Kingdom’s largest stock-listed river port, reported favourable business performance in the year’s first month, in line with the government’s projection of 6.6% economic growth, driven by global and regional economic improvements. ...
May Kunmakara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/ppap-reports-robust-growth-amid-recovery
Cambodia marks remarkable achievement in TB control
On the occasion of World Tuberculosis (TB) Day, Prime Minister Hun Manet delivered a message celebrating Cambodia’s remarkable strides in combatting the disease, as the country marks a 45% reduction in both deaths and new infections. ...
Hang Punreay
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501461734/cambodia-marks-remarkable-achievement-in-tb-control/
EU support fisheries research
The EU is advancing the field of fisheries science in Cambodia by supporting students in their research and educational pursuits. The initiative aims to improve management efficiency within the sector and to empower students by developing their scientific skills, thereby broadening their career opportunities, especially ...
Orm Bunthoeurn
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/eu-support-fisheries-research