Preah Sihanouk to remove more than 1,000 shophouses for flood mitigation
Preah Sihanouk Provincial Hall will demolish more than 1,000 illegally built shophouses and homes along the banks of canals and on the sidewalks in Sihanoukville to facilitate flood mitigation projects. ...
Ben Sokhean
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50686947/preah-sihanouk-to-remove-more-than-1000-shophouses-for-flood-mitigation
Hun Sen: EU should respect Kingdom’s stance on human rights, democracy
While Cambodia accepts the European Commission’s recommendation for the partial suspension of the Kingdom’s Everything-but-arms (EBA) trade status, Prime Minister Hun Sen said the European Union should also respect the Kingdom’s stance. ...
Ben Sokhean
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50692508/hun-sen-eu-should-respect-kingdoms-stance-on-human-rights-democracy
Deadline set to apply for DTA tax benefits
The General Department of Taxation (GDT) has announced that companies wanting to benefit from tax cuts resulting from the country’s double taxation avoidance (DTA) agreements must send in their applications before March 31. ...
May Kunmakara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/deadline-set-apply-dta-tax-benefits
Coronavirus impacts national development plan
The Ministry of Planning said yesterday COVID-19 will hinder a national development plan from upgrading the Kingdom to become a higher middle income country. ...
Sun Mesa
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50703579/coronavirus-impacts-national-development-plan/
Casino workers protest unpaid wages
Nearly a hundred employees of Sihanoukville’s Yaduoli Casino yesterday staged a protest over outstanding wages after the company failed to pay them. ...
Sen David
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50704577/casino-workers-protest-unpaid-wages/
Hun Sen, Pompeo discuss US-Cambodia bilateral partnership
Prime Minister Hun Sen and United States Secretary of State Mike Pompeo yesterday spoke by phone to discuss various issues, including the Kingdom’s sovereignty, security cooperation and COVID-19 pandemic response. ...
Ben Sokhean
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50711146/hun-sen-pompeo-discuss-us-cambodia-bilateral-partnership/
Cambodian economy will be ‘worst hit in Asean’ ADB
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) said the Kingdom will see losses amount to more than $390 million due to the economic impact of the Covid-19 outbreak this year. ...
Thou Vireak
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/cambodian-economy-will-be-worst-hit-asean-adb
Little spark for electric motos
Battery-powered scooters are capturing an increasing share of the Asia Pacific’s two-wheeled transport market, according to a recent study, but scooter retailers in Phnom Penh yesterday said Cambodians still opt for the petrol-burning version. By 2018, about 65.5 million electric scooters worth some US$382 million will ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/index.php/2012050756009/Business/little-spark-for-electric-motos.html
Illegal structures on sidewalks to be torn down
Preah Sihanouk provincial authority has ordered residents who have built illegal structures or extensions along the sidewalks of Street 200 in Sihanoukville’s Buon commune to tear down the structures to allow for road expansion. ...
Sen David
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/724289/illegal-structures-on-sidewalks-to-be-torn-down/
Anti-virus measures in place
The government yesterday announced the lifting of the entry ban on people from six countries, more than two months after it was put in place to prevent imported virus cases from entering Cambodia. ...
Ben Sokhean
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50725246/anti-virus-measures-in-place/
Cambodia-Thailand trade hit $3.1 billion in four months
The two-way trade between Cambodia and Thailand hit $3.1 billion in four months of this year, up 18.3 percent year-on-year, the Cambodian Embassy in Thailand said. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50733994/cambodia-thailand-trade-hit-3-1-billion-in-four-months/
Kampong Thom needs irrigation expansion
Kampong Thom provincial authorities said yesterday irrigation infrastructures in the province are still lacking, prompting a need for the development of the agriculture and water sectors to fulfil the province’s crop production demands during the dry season. ...
Pech Sotheary
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50727688/kampong-thom-needs-irrigation-expansion/
Preah Sihanouk ring road works costing $76 million commences
A ring road for transport linking Sihanoukville deep seaport to a road section of National Road 4 in Preah Sihanouk province’s Prey Nup district through Stung Hav district has broken ground late last week. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50715790/preah-sihanouk-ring-road-works-costing-76-million-commences/
Think! Think! free online classes launched by MoEYS and JICA
The Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports (MoEYS) in cooperation with Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) have officially launched Think! Think! to provide free online classes to young pupils. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50716666/think-think-free-online-classes-launched-by-moeys-and-jica/
US gives $56 mln to support Kingdom
The US government has provided a total of $56 million to support Cambodia’s social and economy development programme in 2020, including $18 million to promote the Kingdom’s agriculture sector, according to a joint statement. ...
Sorn Sarath
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50738964/us-gives-56-mln-to-support-kingdom/
500-hectare industrial park for K.Speu
The chairman of Canadia Bank and Overseas Cambodia Investment Corp (OCIC) said his company is developing a 500-hectare industrial park in Kampong Speu province (along the National Road 51). ...
Sok Chan
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50737773/500-hectare-industrial-park-for-k-speu/
Entertainment sector workers denied $40 monthly aid
Labour Minister Ith Samheng has rejected a request by out-of-work employees in the entertainment sector to also be given the $40 aid, doled out to suspended garment and tourism workers. ...
Sen David
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50735871/entertainment-sector-workers-denied-40-aid-monthly-aid/
After massive growth, special economic zone will face hurdles
Phnom Penh Special Economic Zone Plc (PPSEZ) will suffer severely from the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic this year after reporting healthy results in 2019, according to the company’s senior officials. ...
Sorn Sarath
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50739183/after-massive-growth-special-economic-zone-will-face-hurdles/
Australia providing $24 million for Indo-Pacific fight against infectious diseases
Australia will set aside $24 million of its investment in The Global Fund to directly support countries in the Indo-Pacific region, including Cambodia, to fight against infectious diseases. ...
Nearly 13,000 suspended workers to receive cash allowance payments
The Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training has so far provided 30 cash handouts to workers in the garment and tourism sectors, with this week’s number totalling to almost 13,000 workers. ...
Mom Kunthear
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/nearly-13000-suspended-workers-receive-cash-allowance-payments