GI tag to create buzz around honey
A long-awaited Geographical Indication (GI) certificate handover ceremony for “Mondulkiri wild honey” scheduled for April 6 was postponed in light of the February 20 community transmission. ...
Hin Pisei
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/gi-tag-create-buzz-around-honey
Minister: No fees for Covid rapid tests throughout Kingdom
The Ministry of Health has instructed municipal and provincial referral hospitals and oTher state health facilities not to charge any fees to citizens who come to take Covid-19 antigen rapid tests. ...
Lay Samean
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/minister-no-fees-covid-rapid-tests-throughout-kingdom
Minister focuses on early education
Minister of Education, Youth and Sports Hang Chuon Naron called on governments in the region to give priority attention to investment in early childhood care and development (ECCD) to achieve their sustainable development goals (SDGs). ...
Voun Dara
https://phnompenhpost.com/national/minister-focuses-early-education
Clean water supplied to 20,000 in Kampong Chhnang, says NGO
World Vision Cambodia has spent more than $3 million over 18 years to educate people in the use of clean water and nutrition for children in Kampong Chhnang province’s Cholkiri district, benefitting nearly 20,000 local people. ...
Lay Samean
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/clean-water-supplied-20000-kampong-chhnang-says-ngo
Climate-proof farming techniques ‘boost yields’
Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Veng Sakhon presented a study on water and soil management using climate-wise farming techniques that can help farmers adapt to climate change and increase their rice yields at the same time. ...
Long Kimmarita
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/climate-proof-farming-techniques-boost-yields
Phnom Penh’s Governor calls for stricter measures to ensure high-risk businesses remain close
Amid clandestine operations by desperate club, karaoke, and other high-risk business owners, Phnom Penh’s Governor issued an order to authorities of the capital’s 14 districts to implement stricter crackdowns on those who defy administrative measures. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50964252/phnom-penhs-governor-calls-for-stricter-measures-to-ensure-high-risk-businesses-remain-close/
Three more ex-CNRP officials granted political rehabilitation
King Norodom Sihamoni on February 15 issued a royal decree granting political rehabilitation to three former senior officials of the Supreme Court-dissolved Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP) – Chan Cheng, Ket Khy and Pot Pov. ...
Nov Sivutha
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national-politics/three-more-ex-cnrp-officials-granted-political-rehabilitation
Cambodia, China vow to prop up regional stability, prosperity: ministry
Phnom Penh and Beijing have renewed their pledge to further prop up bilateral and ASEAN-China cooperation in the interest of regional peace, stability and economic prosperity. ...
Red Cross gifts 328 houses to veterans
The Cambodian Red Cross (CRC) on March 18 handed over more than 300 houses to veterans in “Bun Rany Sen Chey Damnak Trayoeng village”, Prangil commune, Phnom Kravanh district of souTheastern Pursat province. ...
Mom Kunthear
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/red-cross-gifts-328-houses-veterans
Vandine: Covid vaccines ‘harmless’, protect health
A senior health ministry official reiterated that getting a combination of different Covid-19 vaccines approved by the World Health Organisation (WHO) for emergency use is harmless. ...
Mom Kunthear
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/vandine-covid-vaccines-harmless-protect-health
CSX sets ambitious targets for 2023 as GDP picks up
A mix of equity and bond listings are expected to double Cambodia Securities Exchange (CSX)’s total new securities to 14 in 2023, the CSX said on Wednesday. ...
Kiripost staff writers
https://kiripost.com/stories/cambodia-csx-sets-ambitious-targets-for-2023-as-gdp-picks-up
Child nutrition project runs to ‘27 in target trio
To help address acute malnutrition in Cambodia, Helen Keller International, supported by the Ministry of Health, has launched a project to treat and care for children with moderate to severe malnutrition in three target provinces. ...
Sem Pisey
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/child-nutrition-project-runs-27-target-trio
No salt import, high salt yields sufficient for Cambodia
Cambodia would not need to import salt from other countries to meet domestic demand in 2023 as favourable weather conditions have helped the production of salt where more than 80,000 tonnes have been harvested, industry insiders say. ...
Hin Pisei
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/no-salt-import-high-salt-yields-sufficient-cambodia
Sihanoukville residents evicted after four charged with encroaching private land
Approximately 200 huts that officials say were built on privately owned land in the Sihanoukville Special Economic Zone were cleared Thursday morning as part of an ongoing land dispute in Preah Sihanouk province’s Stung Hav district. ...
Sorn Sarath
https://cambojanews.com/sihanoukville-residents-evicted-after-four-charged-with-encroaching-private-land/
Cambodian PM meets more Chinese companies in Beijing
Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Hun Manet yesterday held separate talks with leaders of four more Chinese companies, during his stay in Beijing, China for the 3rd Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation on Oct. 17-18. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501378212/cambodian-pm-meets-more-chinese-companies-in-beijing/
Meta Cambodia launches Digital Economy Portal
A new website dedicated to serving readers’ cravings for the essential progress of Cambodia’s digital economy has been officially launched by Meta (formerly Facebook) and Open Development Cambodia (ODC). ...
Bun Tharum
https://kiripost.com/stories/meta-cambodia-launches-digital-economy-portal
Bunong claim gov’t gave their land away
Indigenous people representing nearly 100 families in Sen Monorom commune, O’Raing district, Mondulkiri province, have filed a complaint against the authorities for granting 255 hectares of their land to a private company for investment and development as a natural tourism area. ...
Torn Vibol
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501178877/bunong-claim-govt-gave-their-land-away/
Poaching rare specimens ‘persists’ in O Meanchey
Community activists and natural resource conservationists have expressed concerns over the continued hunting and snaring of wildlife in protected sanctuaries, especially this summer, when many rare and endangered species have been found killed or injured by snaring. ...
Khouth Sophak Chakrya
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/poaching-rare-specimens-persists-o-meanchey
Social Protection Week meeting aims to strengthen transparency
Minister of Economy and Finance Aun Pornmoniroth urged all stakeholders to work together to support an effective social protection system, as the finance ministry celebrated Social Protection Week 2023 (SPW) in Phnom Penh this week. ...
Long Kimmarita
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/social-protection-week-meeting-aims-strengthen-transparency
Cambodia to directly ship goods to US, EU by 2030
By 2030, Sihanoukville Autonomous Port (PAS) will be able to ship goods directly without any transit to the US and European Union (EU) markets, said Sun Chanthol, Minister of Public Works and Transports (MPWT) yesterday. ...
Kang Sothear
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501254285/cambodia-to-directly-ship-goods-to-us-eu-by-2030/