Stung Treng vets jab 7,794 cows against FMD
Veterinarians in Stung Treng province vaccinated 7,794 cattle against foot and mouth disease (FMD) from March 23 to May 30, according to the Veterinary Bureau under the provincial Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries. ...
Orm Bunthoeurn
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/stung-treng-vets-jab-7794-cows-against-fmd
Gov’t committed to promoting child rights
Prime Minister Hun Sen has reaffirmed the government’s commitment to promoting child rights, urging all state institutions and relevant authorities to make every effort to increase the power of children, especially girls. ...
Mom Kunthear
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/govt-committed-promoting-child-rights
Kingdom joins int’l transport forum
Cambodia has joined the International Transport Forum (ITF) as the organisation’s 64th member country. Ministers of transport from the 63 current member states agreed to admit the Kingdom to the ITF on May 19 at their Summit in Leipzig, Germany. ...
Ry Sochan
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/kingdom-joins-intl-transport-forum
Sar Kheng to officials: Focus on security, order during June 5 commune vote
Minister of Interior Sar Kheng on April 29 told authorities and forces to focus on security and public order for all parties involved in the upcoming commune council elections, according to National Police. ...
Post Staff
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/sar-kheng-officials-focus-security-order-during-june-5-commune-vote
S Reap officials seize contraband charcoal
The Siem Reap provincial Forestry Administration’s (FA) mobile team and local officials in Chi Kraeng district seized four charcoal trailers at the intersection of National Road 6 in Kok Thloak Krom commune on May 3 for transporting it across the provincial border. ...
Orm Bunthoeurn
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/s-reap-officials-seize-contraband-charcoal
Ly Thuch seeks UN aid in demining Cambodia
Senior Minister Ly Thuch, President of National Committee for Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific, has urged the UN agency to offer financial and technical support for the country’s demining. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501072127/ly-thuch-seeks-un-aid-in-demining-cambodia/
Candlelight’s Battambang complaints ‘too late’
The Battambang Provincial Election Commission has rejected the Candlelight Party (CP)’s 19 complaints relating to the closure of polling stations during the 5th-mandate commune council elections on June 5. ...
Nov Sivutha
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national-politics/candlelights-battambang-complaints-too-late
NEC wrapping up elections training
The National Election Committee (NEC) provided a three-day training on “election, ballot counting and result declaration” on May 2-4 to officials of the municipal and provincial election commissions, representatives from political parties and NGOs. ...
Nov Sivutha
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/nec-wrapping-elections-training
Court returns disputed land to firm in Preah Vihear
A joint force, acting on the Preah Vihear Provincial Court order, on May 13 confiscated 23.4ha of state land from an individual and returned it to Mekong Rubber Plantation Co Ltd after he was judged to have illegally occupied the land – which had been ...
Khouth Sophak Chakrya
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/court-returns-disputed-land-firm-preah-vihear
SR hotel reopenings still sluggish after C-19 closures
Only 20% of hotels in Siem Reap province have reopened after the Covid-19 outbreak in the province subsided, most other hotels have either shut down or are temporarily closed, while others will reopen at a later date when tourist numbers increase. ...
Chhun Sunly
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501078675/sr-hotel-reopenings-still-sluggish-after-c-19-closures/
Cambodia Green Future sponsors ‘Stop Littering’ contest for youths
The Cambodia Green Future Project (CGFP), with funding from the US Agency for International Development (USAID), announced the recruitment of candidates to participate in a competition to find innovative approaches to promoting environmental clean-up with the theme “Stop Littering”. ...
Long Kimmarita
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/cambodia-green-future-sponsors-stop-littering-contest-youths
Kingdom’s economy to grow 5.4% in 2023
The Cambodian economy, which is projected to register a growth of 5 percent this year, is set to grow by 5.5 percent in 2023, according to the 2022 Annual Consultation Report on Cambodia published by the ASEAN+3 Macroeconomic Research office (AMRO) yesterday. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501206727/kingdoms-economy-to-grow-5-4-in-2023/
City Hall adding pumping stations following study
Japanese experts are studying where to build a new pumping station in the capital, while another station is being constructed in Russey Keo district to add to the existing 14 stations to relieve flooding in some areas of Phnom Penh. ...
Long Kimmarita
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/city-hall-adding-pumping-stations-following-study
UNICEF workshop addresses environmental health dangers
UNICEF, along with several government institutions and development partners, held a workshop to address growing environmental risks to children’s health. This included air pollution, the impact of solid waste and toxic materials, and health hazards which have been caused by climate change. ...
Neang Sokunthea
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/unicef-workshop-addresses-environmental-health-dangers
Battambang’s per capita income rises to $1,760 in five years
Battambang province, located in the northwest of the country, has developed a lot in the last five years. The province today has mines and economic zones with large factories and enterprises, according to a brief report on the Battambang Provincial Administration’s success in the past ...
Sok Sithika
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501226407/battambangs-per-capita-income-rises-to-1760-in-five-years/
Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam to grow stronger this year, says Thai bank
The Economic Intelligence Centre of the Siam Commercial Bank forecasts the CLMV countries, namely Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam, will gain a stronger growth momentum in 2023, but remain below its growth potential prior to the COVID-19 outbreaks. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501231435/cambodia-laos-myanmar-and-vietnam-to-grow-stronger-this-year-says-thai-bank/
India, Cambodia mark 70 years with 70 trees
Indian and Cambodian officials on January 30 planted 70 trees at Jayavarman-Norodom Phnom Kulen National Park in Siem Reap, in a ceremony held to commemorate the 70th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two nations and to inspire people to care for the forest. ...
Ry Sochan
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national-politics/india-cambodia-mark-70-years-70-trees
Chinese FM’s visit to Cambodia crucial to deepening strategic partnership, says expert
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi’s visit to Cambodia is crucial to deepening the China-Cambodia comprehensive strategic partnership of cooperation, showing China’s commitment to fostering stronger ties with its neighbors, a Cambodian expert said. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501342944/chinese-fms-visit-to-cambodia-crucial-to-deepening-strategic-partnership-says-expert/
King Sihamoni inaugurates 7th-term National Assembly
The National Assembly (NA) is slated to commence its inaugural session for the seventh legislative term on August 21 under the chairmanship of King Norodom Sihamoni. ...
Ry Sochan
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/king-sihamoni-inaugurates-7th-term-national-assembly
Cambodia selected to host the AWaP convention in 2025
Cambodia has been selected as the host nation for the 4th annual Asia Wastewater Management Partnership (AWaP) convention in 2025. Five other countries are members of the organisation, Indonesia, the Philippines, Myanmar, Vietnam and Japan. ...
Tith Kongnov
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501336034/cambodia-selected-to-host-the-awap-convention-in-2025/