NACD trains staff for new drug rehabilitation centre
The National Authority for Combating Drugs (NACD), along with the Preah Sihanouk Provincial Administration, began a four-day training seminar for the staff of the province’s new national rehabilitation centre on April 4. ...
Voun Dara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/nacd-trains-staff-new-drug-rehabilitation-centre
Study on Bassac River-Kep sea waterway link finished
Cambodia and China are looking into the logistics of creating a connection between the Bassac River and the sea in Kep province to provide a viable alternative for waterway passenger and freight traffic to enter the Kingdom without passing through Vietnam, according to the transport ...
Hom Phanet
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/study-bassac-river-kep-sea-waterway-link-finished
$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
Agri, fishery sectors urged to apply for e-permits via NSW
Trading companies in the agricultural, fishery and animal production sectors are being urged by the overseeing ministry to apply for licences, permits and certificates in electronic form to fulfil trade regulatory requirements as part of the Cambodian National Single Window (NSW) system. ...
Hom Phanet
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/agri-fishery-sectors-urged-apply-e-permits-nsw
Siem Reap fire ravages Japan electric wire warehouse
A fire blazed through an electric wire warehouse located in a Japanese electricity plant in Khnar village of Siem Reap town’s Chriev commune on April 15. ...
Ry Sochan
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/siem-reap-fire-ravages-japan-electric-wire-warehouse
Hun Sen gives factory workers 2-day break for June elections
The government will give all factory workers two days off to participate in the June 5 commune council elections. Owners of factories and manufacturing enterprises will be required to pay wages and other benefits as normal. ...
Mom Kunthear
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/hun-sen-gives-factory-workers-2-day-break-june-elections
EU hands over seven maritime patrol vessels
Under the CAPFISH-Capture programme, the EU in Cambodia provided seven maritime patrol vessels to the Fisheries Administration (FiA) cantonments in the Kingdom’s four coastal provinces to meet their operational needs in the suppression and prosecution of fisheries crimes. ...
Khouth Sophak Chakrya
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/eu-hands-over-seven-maritime-patrol-vessels
Kingdom receives over $3M grant for Japan scholarships
The Japanese government has agreed to provide a grant of over $3 million to Cambodia to stimulate human resources and socio-economic development and further promote existing cooperative ties between the two nations. ...
Lay Samean
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/kingdom-receives-over-3m-grant-japan-scholarships
73 species under threat from poaching in sanctuary
Endangered animals are among the 73 species of wildlife considered under threat from poaching and encroachment onto forest land that have been identified in the Phnom Tnaot-Phnom Pok Wildlife Sanctuary in Preah Vihear province. ...
Lay Samean
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/73-species-under-threat-poaching-sanctuary
WHO: Kingdom’s jab drive deserves study
World Health Organisation (WHO) representative to Cambodia Li Ailan said countries around the world should study how Cambodia overcame the challenges of Covid-19 and follow its success, particularly its overarching vaccination programme. ...
Mom Kunthear
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/who-kingdoms-jab-drive-deserves-study
Election Ink trial a success
The ink which will be used in the coming commune council elections is of good quality, announced the National Election Committee (NEC), following testing by 17 representatives from civil society organisations and political parties on May 13. ...
Lay Samean
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/election-ink-trial-success
$150 million tourism package released
The government yesterday released a financial intervention package of $150 million to revive the tourism sector by financing businesses affected by the Covid-19 pandemic in the last two years. ...
Kang Sothear
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501077244/150-million-tourism-package-released/
FiA, WWF to step up patrolling after third dolphin found dead
The Fisheries Administration (FiA) and World Wide Fund for Nature Cambodia (WWF-Cambodia) are beefing up their efforts to protect the remaining Irrawaddy dolphins in Kratie province following the death of another dolphin last week. ...
Khouth Sophak Chakrya
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/fia-wwf-step-patrolling-after-third-dolphin-found-dead
DPM Prak Sokhonn says Cambodia-ROK FTA to further enhance healthy bilateral economic cooperation
The Cambodia-Republic of Korea (ROK) Free Trade Agreement that has entered into force on Dec. 1 this year, will further enhance the current healthy bilateral economic cooperation, particularly on trade and investment. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501198790/dpm-prak-sokhonn-says-cambodia-rok-fta-to-further-enhance-healthy-bilateral-economic-cooperation/
Cambodian exports to Japan increase by 10.7%
In the first 10 months of 2022, Cambodia exported $1,658 million products to Japan – mostly sewing supplies, leather goods, bags and footwear – representing a 10.7 percent YOY increase ...
Mao Sreypich
https://kiripost.com/stories/cambodian-exports-to-japan-increase-by-107
Cambodia forecasts 4.6 million air passengers in 2023 after China’s reopening
Cambodia is expected to attract 4.6 million air passengers in 2023 after China’s optimization of its pandemic control policies on January 8, a spokesman said on Saturday. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501219669/cambodia-forecasts-4-6-million-air-passengers-in-2023-after-chinas-reopening/
Retail, luxury sectors set for lift from Cambodia-Korea JV
The local WorldBridge Group of Companies and South Korean-owned Luxury Business Group (LBG) entered into a joint venture (JV) to develop professional training in the Cambodian retail industry, with a focus on the luxury segment. ...
May Kunmakara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/retail-luxury-sectors-set-lift-cambodia-korea-jv
Lightning strikes, fires, storms kill 90 in Cambodia in January-July
Lightning strikes, fires and storms had claimed 90 lives in Cambodia in the first seven months of 2023, the spokesperson for the National Committee for Disaster Management (NCDM) said on Tuesday. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501335588/lightning-strikes-fires-storms-kill-90-in-cambodia-in-january-july/
Apsara Authority plants saplings to improve Angkor environment
The Apsara National Authority (ANA) claims that they have planted about two million saplings of mixed varieties in the Angkor Archaeological Park from 2004 to 2023 to enhance the area’s aesthetics. ...
Torn Vibol
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501344942/apsara-authority-plants-saplings-to-improve-angkor-environment/
$2.1 million aid for demining work in Cambodia’s northwest
Norwegian People Aid (NPA), a Norway-based non-governmental organisation, signed a partnership cooperation agreement with Cambodian Mine Action Centre (CMAC) with a grant of $2.1 million for demining activities. ...
Son Minea
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501342163/2-1-million-aid-for-demining-work-in-cambodias-northwest/