PM: Cambodia is committed to “One-China policy”
The Prime Minister of Cambodia, Hun Manet, has said that the new Royal Government is committed to maintaining a “One-China policy” to take the already strong relationship between Cambodia and China to the next level. ...
Cambodian government praised by French company VINCI for creating ideal business conditions
In a meeting between the President of VINCI Airports, Nicolas Notebaert, and Prime Minister Dr. Hun Manet, VINCI expressed its gratitude for the Cambodian government’s efforts in maintaining peace, stability, and security. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501423737/cambodian-government-praised-by-french-company-vinci-for-creating-ideal-business-conditions/
Run Ta Ek residents protest reduction in social allowance
In order to demand that the government restore the amount for ID poor payments, around 400 individuals in Run Ta Ek City staged protests in front of the province and commune halls. ...
Torn Vibol
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501430485/run-ta-ek-residents-protest-reduction-in-social-allowance/
Ministry mulling SME cluster to help local farmers
The Ministry of Industry, Science, Technology, and Innovation has pushed for forming new small and medium enterprise (SME) clusters to help farmers sell their products to local productions, contributing to finished product export. ...
Chea Vanyuth
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501431025/ministry-mulling-sme-cluster-to-help-local-farmers/
Cambodia, Thailand target $15 billion trade by 2025
Prime Ministers of Cambodia and Thailand this week will meet in Bangkok and discuss steps for boosting bilateral trade, facilitating goods transport crossing the border, and removing barriers between the two countries. ...
Chea Vanyuth
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501434816/cambodia-thailand-target-15-billion-trade-by-2025/
Informal MSMEs motivate to integrate into formal economy
Minister of Industry, Science, Technology, and Innovation Hem Vanndy said the government is committed to promoting micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) access to finance and motivating informal SMEs to register into the formal economy. ...
Chea Vanyuth
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501462328/informal-msmes-motivate-to-integrate-into-formal-economy/
Cambodia promotes clean energy development
The government is focusing on boosting clean and renewable energy through a group of power projects approved for the 2024-2029 period in line with the government’s sustainable development goals. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501570570/cambodia-promotes-clean-energy-development/
Political parties, NGOs support clean, green and sustainable initiatives
Political parties and civil society organisations in Cambodia have shown their dedication to tackling environmental issues, particularly in the implementation of the Circular Strategy on Environment for 2023-2028. ...
Ben Sokhean
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501578251/political-parties-ngos-support-clean-green-and-sustainable-initiatives/
Off-shore oil and gas exploration and extraction
For the purposes of oil and gas exploration, six offshore Blocks (A–F) have been set out. Significant finds of oil have been made in Block A, but no oil has yet been extracted. ...
Water and sanitation
Children in Moung district, Battambang province, wash their hands with soap and water. Photo by WorldFish Cambodia, taken on 08 November 2018. Licensed under (CC BY-ND 2.0).Recognized as a global crisis, the United Nations has included water and sanitation in Sustainable Development Goal 6, ensuring ...
Adaptation
UN’s Bali Climate Change Conference. Photo by Oxfam International, taken on 4 December 2007. Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0Climate change is a continuing problem. In Southeast Asia, Cambodia is one of the countries that is most affected and underprepared. As it is a developing country, ...
Open Development Cambodia Organization (ODC) updated an existing profile page on “Forest cover”
Open Development Cambodia Organization (ODC) updated an existing profile page on “Forest cover” adding forest cover dataset 2023 in Cambodia. => Please click here to go to profile page on “Forest cover”. ...
SDG 18 Cambodia mine/ERW free
Cambodia has added an 18th goal to its localized version of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) – “End the negative impact of mines/ERW and promote victim assistance”.107 The SDGs were adopted by all United Nations member states in 2015 as a universal call to action ...
Development and assistance for poverty reduction and food security
USAID’s Harvest program is helping Cambodia’s farmers. Photo by USAID, taken on 09 December 2013. Under the license CC BY-ND 2.0.The country has achieved remarkable sustainable growth, however, poverty and food security remain the challenges. The Royal Government of Cambodia (RGC) has acknowledged that to ...
Innovations for Social Accountability in Cambodia (ISAC)
Open Development Cambodia (ODC) is pleased to announce that we will take part in the implementation of the Innovations for Social Accountability in Cambodia (ISAC) project after receiving a 5-year cooperative agreement as an ISAC sub-awardee. ISAC is a five-year (2019-2024) project funded by the ...
First Cambodia’s national open data conference opens its doors!
The Open Development Cambodia Organization (ODC) successfully launched Cambodia’s first national open data conference on 26 March 2024 at the CADT Innovation Center in Phnom Penh, under the theme – “Open Government Data for Inclusive Development,” – resonated deeply, reflecting Cambodia’s commitment to building a ...
Mitigation
Together, fighting climate change. Photo by 350.org, taken on 12 October 2010. Licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0.Clean Development MechanismThe Clean Development Mechanism (CDM), defined in Article 12 of the Kyoto Protocol, allows a country with an emission-reduction or emission-limitation commitment under the Kyoto Protocol to ...
Water pollution
Young child drinks clean water in Cambodia. Photo by Cecilia Snyder, taken on 12 July 2003. Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0Water pollution can be defined in many different ways. Basically, it is the contamination of water when pollutants are discharged into water bodies without treatment ...
Puma’s new dizzy spell
Puma, the sportswear company, has said that it is taking the outbreak of fainting spells at its suppliers “very seriously.” The company is taking measures after a report by the Fair Labour Association found that breaches in labour laws had contributed to some 300 workers ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/index.php/2011072650626/National-news/pumas-new-dizzy-spell.html
Eight workers lost in deluge at dam site
Eight workers at the Stung Tatay hydro project, in Koh Kong province, are presumed dead after being swept away by floodwaters on Sunday. Seven of the men drowned while trying to rescue a colleague who had fainted after floodwaters swept over a bridge, stranding him at ...
