NEC seeks 5,000 short-term staff for updates and voter list review
The National Election Committee (NEC) is preparing to recruit nearly 5,000 officials on short-term contracts to update and review voter lists ahead of next year’s national election. ...
Nov Sivutha
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/nec-seeks-5000-short-term-staff-updates-and-voter-list-review
$1m initiative to push sustainable tourism
WWF Cambodia has launched a $1 million project to support post-Covid recovery and the development of sustainable tourism in Cambodia by introducing solar and cooling systems to the sector. ...
Mao Sreypich
https://kiripost.com/stories/1m-initiative-to-push-sustainable-tourism
Energy tariffs cut for industrial, agri sectors
The Ministry of Mines and Energy has announced a reduction in electricity tariffs for the industrial and agricultural sectors, effective from October to December 2023. This move is aimed at increasing production, fostering job creation and supporting income growth for Cambodians. ...
Ry Sochan
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/energy-tariffs-cut-industrial-agri-sectors
Cambodia, AIIB sign financing agreement worth $43 million
Royal Government of Cambodia (RGC) and the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) Tuesday signed an agreement worth $43 million for the cross-border livestock health and value chain infrastructure improvement project, said a statement. ...
Kang Sothear
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501368436/cambodia-aiib-sign-financing-agreement-worth-43-million/
Waste management project takes shape
The Ministry of Environment, in collaboration with the World Bank, is poised to launch a project aimed at managing solid and plastic waste in five provinces in the near future. Discussions are underway to expedite the project’s implementation. ...
Bor Pich Zelin
https://phnompenhpost.com/national/waste-management-project-takes-shape
Conservation team detects 97 bird species in Cardamoms
A biodiversity research team from Conservation International (CI) Cambodia, in collaboration with Ministry of Environment specialists, is identifying bird calls recorded in the field by analysing the data collected from nearly 100 bird species. ...
Long Kimmarita
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/conservation-team-detects-97-bird-species-cardamoms
Rice exports to Mid-East a ‘priority’ for trade talks
The Ministry of Commerce has put Cambodian milled-rice exports to the Middle East as a priority for ongoing talks on the Cambodia-United Arab Emirates Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CAM-UAE CEPA), according to minister Pan Sorasak. ...
Hin Pisei
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/rice-exports-mid-east-priority-trade-talks
FM pushes for ASEAN synergy to compete at global level
Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Prak Sokhonn has urged all ASEAN member states to strengthen links with development partners to launch connectivity initiatives and cooperation projects throughout the region. ...
Ry Sochan and Samban Chandara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national-politics/fm-pushes-asean-synergy-compete-global-level
Fishing resumes after four-month shutdown
Fishermen living in the northern provinces along the Chaktomuk River – including parts of the capital and neighbouring Kandal province – have resumed fishing after it was suspended from June 1 to September 30. ...
Khouth Sophak Chakrya
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/fishing-resumes-after-four-month-shutdown
Prek Ambel eyed for Bassac sea link
Cambodia is pushing to complete a study on the feasibility of using southeastern Kandal province’s Prek Ambel village as the starting point for the Bassac River waterway link to the sea in Kep province. ...
Hom Phanet
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/prek-ambel-eyed-bassac-sea-link
$1.5b real estate project launches in Phnom Penh
Hong Kong-based Sunwah Group has launched a $1.5 billion real estate project in Phnom Penh, saying it will represent a new symbol of Cambodia’s high-quality life. ...
Penh Chamroeun
https://kiripost.com/stories/15b-real-estate-project-launches-in-phnom-penh
Cambodia urges initiatives to support SMEs and informal economy
Cambodia Minister of Labour and Vocational Training Ith Samheng has called on more initiatives to improve working conditions for workers in small and medium enterprises and informal economy in ASEAN and ASEAN partner countries. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501170973/cambodia-urges-initiatives-to-support-smes-and-informal-economy/
Cambodia needs $9.22 billion for next three-year public investment program
The Cambodian government on Friday approved the next three-year public investment program (2023-2025), which would require a total capital of $9.22 billion to implement 663 projects, government spokesperson Phay Siphan said. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501176756/cambodia-needs-9-22-for-next-three-year-public-investment-program/
GMAC mobilising support for mine clearance
The Garment Manufacturers Association in Cambodia (GMAC) has pledged to mobilise support from around 700 of its member companies for demining work in Cambodia, with a fund-raising event scheduled for November 17. ...
Ry Sochan
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/gmac-mobilising-support-mine-clearance
Land dispute victims in Sihanoukville call government to resolve and release four citizens
Land dispute residents in two communes of Prey Nob district, Sihanoukville province call on government to resolve and release four citizens citizens are imprisoned under this land dispute. ...
Sar Kheng, Pellet discuss anti-trafficking initiative
Cambodia and France are in talks to establish a formal initiative for security cooperation with the goal of combating human trafficking as its priority amid an upsurge in the crime. ...
Lay Samean
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/sar-kheng-pellet-discuss-anti-trafficking-initiative
Cambodia, Vietnam ink several agreements
Hun Sen and Pham Minh Chinh witnessed the signing of 11 cooperation documents on land transport; agricultural cooperation; border trade; commerce; TV and radio cooperation; telecom, ICT, and digital transformation; labour; financial innovation and payment systems. ...
Ry Sochan
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national-politics/cambodia-vietnam-ink-several-agreements
Hoa Phat receives many orders to export steel in January, including Cambodia
In the early days of this year, Hoa Phat Group secured many orders to export its steel products to the US, Canada, Mexico, Puerto Rico, Australia, Malaysia, Hong Kong (China), and Cambodia. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501234931/hoa-phat-receives-many-orders-to-export-steel-in-january-including-cambodia/
Cambodian Red Cross donates $100,000 to quake-hit Turkiye
The Cambodian Red Cross has donated $100,000 to Turkiye, after an earthquake on February 6, in order to promote cooperation, solidarity and a culture of mutual assistance. ...
Hang Punreay
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501238098/cambodian-red-cross-donates-100000-to-quake-hit-turkiye/
Ministry, CI test pilot camera trap project damoms
The biodiversity and science team from Conservation International (CI) Cambodia, in collaboration with rangers from the Ministry of Environment, are conducting a camera trap distance sampling pilot study in the Central Cardamom Mountain National Park. ...
Long Kimmarita
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/ministry-ci-test-pilot-camera-trap-project-damoms
