Program builds mobile app skills for Cambodian coders
After graduating from Setec Institute in Phnom Penh in 2014 with a degree in information technology, Chhit Chanmony, 23, is confident in her ability to build a website using various scripts. ...
Janelle Retka
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/program%E2%80%88builds-mobile-app-skills-for-cambodian-coders-98080/
Belgium to assist promotion of education in Cambodia
The commitment was made by Ms. Silbille de Cartier d’Yves, newly-appointed Bangkok-Based Ambassador of Belgium to Cambodia in a meeting with Hang Chuon Naron, Minister of Education, Youth and Sports. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501026673/belgium-to-assist-promotion-of-education-in-cambodia/
NEC plans to offer online registration
The National Election Committee (NEC) has a tentative plan to register political parties and candidates online next year to bolster trust in Cambodian elections and the country’s information technology system. ...
Nov Sivutha
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/nec-plans-offer-online-registration
New investment law offers attractive incentives for agriculture
Cambodia’s Investment Law heralds new opportunities for investors, offering generous incentives and a focus on diversified sectors. Agriculture takes center stage with attractive tax reliefs and a vision for climate-smart practices. ...
Seng Mengheng
https://kiripost.com/stories/cambodia-new-investment-law-offers-attractive-incentives-for-agriculture
Phnom Penh job fair offers 4,500 openings
The National Employment Agency (NEA) under the Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training, in collaboration with the Union of Youth Federations of Cambodia (UYFC), organised a two-day job fair and career guide, with a total of 4,500 job opportunities from 25 companies. ...
Neang Sokunthea
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/phnom-penh-job-fair-offers-4500-openings
Cambodia well suited for solar, though use remains low
Cambodia has a high degree of solar radiation, making the country a good place for the renewable energy source, a report from the Asian development Bank says. ...
Sun Sokhen
http://www.voacambodia.com/content/cambodia-well-suited-for-solar-though-use-remains-low/2927056.html
$15 million Kampong Speu animal feed plant launched
International animal feed joint venture De Heus TMH Cambodia has launched a $15 million factory in Kampong Speu province that is able to produce 180,000 tonnes of animal feed annually, the agriculture ministry reported on April 24. ...
Hom Phanet
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/15-million-kampong-speu-animal-feed-plant-launched
GI benefits yet to be fully realised
While Kampot pepper and Kampong Speu palm sugar carry the brand-building Geographical Indication (GI) status, newcomers seeking the same tag continue to wait for funding to get their products off the ground. In 2010, Kampot pepper and Kampong Speu palm sugar were the first Cambodian goods ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/gi-benefits-yet-be-fully-realised
Gov’t fights back on ‘useless’ education claim
Education Minister Hang Chuon Naron yesterday slammed opposition leader Sam Rainsy for dismissing university degrees in the country as value-less and labeling the education system one of the poorest in the world. ...
Ven Rathavong
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/16635/gov---t-fights-back-on----useless----education-claim/
Financial Institute of Cambodia prepares people for a career in the stock exchange
The executive director at the Financial Institute of Cambodia (FIC) says 726 students have completed courses so far at FIC since it opened in early 2011. Tith Seyla, who earned his bachelor’s degree from the Royal University of Law and Economics followed by a master’s ...
Sub-Decree aims to better regulate pharmacies
Prime Minister Hun Sen has signed a sub-decree to better regulate pharmacies, a business fraught with fake drugs and fake diplomas. The new sub-decree of the Pharmacists’ Code of Ethics contains 71 articles. They ban distribution of fake drugs and the use of titles not ...
Kuch Naren
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/sub-decree-aims-to-better-regulate-pharmacies-55138/
KOICA scholarships for Cambodian government officials tops 3000
The Korean International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) has sent over 3000 Cambodian officials employed in ministries and other government institutions to study Master’s Degree programs in South Korea since 1993, a KOICA senior official told Khmer Times. ...
Chea Vannak
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/15370/koica-scholarships-for-cambodian-government-officials-tops-3000-/
Waste management essential in rural Cambodia
A study by International Development Enterprises (iDe) Cambodia has discovered polluted waters in areas around the Tonle Sap Lake and is urging for waste collection services to be implemented to eliminate affected groundwater and surface water sources. ...
Chhorn Raksmey
https://kiripost.com/stories/waste-management-essential-in-rural-cambodia
Fewer school hours to beat the heat
With temperatures reaching more than 40 degrees Celsius, the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport announced on Thursday that it was amending school study hours to lessen the risk of illness for teachers and students, particularly those at kindergarten. ...
Ry Sochan
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/fewer-school-hours-beat-heat
Cement material exploration rights offered in Kampot
The government has issued an open invitation to apply for a 155ha mineral exploration licence in northern Kampot province that officials claim has great investment potential for cement production. ...
May Kunmakara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/cement-material-exploration-rights-offered-kampot
Ex-VOD workers offered civil state employment
Prime Minister Hun Sen has announced that roles within the state framework will be made available for any former employees of online media outlet VOD who wish to engage in public affairs. ...
Ry Sochan
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/ex-vod-workers-offered-civil-state-employment
EU offers $7m grant to elevate fisheries sector
The European Union (EU) has announced plans to pump almost $7 million to support Cambodia in reforming its fisheries sector. ...
Mao Sreypich
https://kiripost.com/stories/eu-offers-7m-grant-to-elevate-fisheries-sector
Ministry eyes ‘bridge’ to vocational training
Deputy Prime Minister Sok An requested yesterday that the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports collaborate with the Ministry of Labour to create a vocational “bridge” program to enable stuDents without high school Degrees to have access to traDe-based, university-level coursework. ...
Pech Sotheary
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/ministry-eyes-bridge-vocational-training
Ministry eyes ‘bridge’ to vocational training
Deputy Prime Minister Sok An requested yesterday that the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports collaborate with the Ministry of Labour to create a vocational “bridge” program to enable stuDents without high school Degrees to have access to traDe-based, university-level coursework. ...
Pech Sotheary
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/ministry-eyes-bridge-vocational-training
