Kingdom delivers assistance to Covid-stricken Myanmar
Minister of Health Mam Bun Heng on August 19 donated relief funds and medical supplies to Myanmar to assist the country in its fight against Covid-19. ...
Mom Kunthear
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/kingdom-delivers-assistance-covid-stricken-myanmar
Cambodian commerce minister attends virtual ministerial meeting of LDCs
Pan Sorasak, Minister of Commerce of Cambodia, attended the virtual Ministerial Meeting of Least Developed Countries (LDCs) to examine and approve the Statement of LDCs for the 12th WTO Ministerial Conference to be held from Nov. 30 to Dec. 03, 2021 in Geneva, Switzerland. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50955949/cambodian-commerce-minister-attends-virtual-ministerial-meeting-of-ldcs/
Cambodia’s agricultural exports up over 47 percent in first 10 months
Some 4,221,153 tonnes of agricultural products, besides milled rice and paddy rice, have been exported to foreign markets during the first ten months of this year, despite the global COVID-19 crisis. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50963305/cambodias-agricultural-exports-up-over-47-percent-in-first-10-months/
GDT head warns breweries over tax compliance
Cambodia’s tax chief ordered brewery and beverage plant owners to comply with tax good governance principles, including transparency, firmly suggesting that they install modern flow meter systems. ...
May Kunmakara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/gdt-head-warns-breweries-over-tax-compliance
Siem Reap prepared to receive vaccinated tourists in 2022
With the near completion of road improvement projects and other ongoing projects to prepare for Siem Reap’s reopening, it was recently announced that Siem Reap is ready to for the vaccination tourism. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50971274/siem-reap-prepared-to-receive-vaccinated-tourists-in-2022/
Nine union activists arrested for ongoing NagaWorld protests
Phnom Penh municipal police arrested nine people on December 31 for holding an unauthorised demonstration in front of the local integrated resort NagaWorld which they said affected security, public order and social safety. ...
Orm Bunthoeurn
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/nine-union-activists-arrested-ongoing-nagaworld-protests
Help us build better, PM says at China bridge launch
Prime Minister Hun Sen urged the Group of Seven (G7) nations – US, UK, Canada, France, Germany, Italy and Japan – to provide increased development assistance to Cambodia instead of criticising the country for its close relationship with China. ...
Ry Sochan
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/help-us-build-better-pm-says-china-bridge-launch
Border provinces tightening up as Omicron hits Thailand
Amid fears of large-scale transmission of the new Covid-19 variant Omicron, border province authorities are looking at the possibility of implementing strict measures for crossing migrant workers, including implementing mandatory quarantines and PCR testing. These measures are the result of what was learnt dealing with ...
Yim Sreylin
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50997363/border-provinces-tightening-up-as-omicron-hits-thailand/
Cambodia-UK trade recorded at more than $600 million in first ten months
Bilateral trade exchange between Cambodia and the United Kingdom reached some $645 million in the first ten months of this year, a decline of 13 percent compared to the same period in 2020. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50998427/cambodia-uk-trade-recorded-at-more-than-600-million-in-first-ten-months/
Cambodia’s Ministry of Commerce advises exporters to find alternatives as Vietnam-China border crossings congested
The Ministry of Commerce yesterday informed traders, Association of Freight Forwarders, Importers and the public that at present, exporting goods to China via the Vietnam China border may become an issue due to the severe bottleneck. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501000340/cambodias-ministry-of-commerce-advises-exporters-to-find-alternatives-as-vietnam-china-border-crossings-congested/
Cambodia approves nine new investment projects with a capital of more than $43 million
The Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC) on January 12, 2022 announced nine new investment projects that have been approved. The nine investment projects have a capital of more than $43 million and can create jobs for more than 10,000 people. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501006166/cambodia-approves-nine-new-investment-projects-with-a-capital-of-more-than-43-million/
PM reports 3 more local cases of Omicron in Cambodia as variant spreads into community
PM Hun Sen has confirmed that 3 more case of the mutant Omicron variant have been found in the community – bringing the total to 183 – 4 local cases and 179 imported. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501004042/pm-reports-3-more-local-cases-of-omicron-in-cambodia-as-variant-spreads-into-community/
China providing Covid traditional medicines assist
The Ministry of Health and its counterpart from China have signed an agreement to add traditional Chinese medicine to the Covid-19 treatment toolkit, under the guidance of a team of practitioners. ...
Kingdom, South Korea plan for post-FTA era
South Korea has pledged to expand economic and trade cooperation with Cambodia after a free trade agreement (FTA) signed by the two countries last year enters effect in the near future, Prime Minister Hun Sen affirmed in a statement at the weekend. ...
Hom Phanet
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/kingdom-south-korea-plan-post-fta-era
Sar Kheng, Vitit discuss rights
Minister of Interior Sar Kheng has met with the UN special rapporteur on human rights in Cambodia to discuss several concerns, including the bail release of NagaWorld protesters and the upcoming commune council election. ...
Ry Sochan
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national-politics/sar-kheng-vitit-discuss-rights
1.4GW Stung Treng hydropower dam okayed in principle
The government has agreed in principle to a 1,400MW hydropower dam in Stung Treng province to be built jointly by local conglomerate Royal Group of Companies Ltd and China (Cambodia) Rich International Co Ltd. ...
Nov Sivutha
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/14gw-stung-treng-hydropower-dam-okayed-principle
Japan grants $4.3 million to support two key projects in Cambodia
The Government of Japan has agreed to extend a total of $4.3 million in grant aid to support two projects to boost rural renewable energies and transparency in local administrations in Cambodia. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501044753/japan-grants-4-3-million-to-support-two-key-projects-in-cambodia/
Tax income collection rises by 22 percent in Q1
The General Department of Taxation at the Ministry of Economy and Finance collected $1,263 million as tax income from the first three months of this year, a 22 percent increase compared to the same period last year. ...
Chea Vanyuth
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501060747/tax-income-collection-rises-by-22-percent-in-q1/
Hun Sen: Water is 'white gold' for inclusive development
Cambodia considers water as “White Gold” for sustainable and inclusive socio-economic development, Prime Minister Hun Sen said as he addressed the 4th Asia-Pacific Water Summit on April 23. ...
Ry Sochan
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/hun-sen-water-white-gold-inclusive-development
PM declares four provinces mask-optional
Prime Minister Hun Sen announced that people in four provinces – Ratanakkiri, Mondulkiri, Stung Treng and Preah Vihear – could now decide for themselves whether to wear a mask in public. ...
Mom Kunthear
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/pm-declares-four-provinces-mask-optional