Electronic, electrical exports hit $755.34M
Cambodia exported $755.34 million worth of electrical equipment and electronic components to international markets in 2020, up 31.49 per cent compared to $574.44 million in 2019, according to the Ministry of Commerce. ...
Hin Pisei
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/electronic-electrical-exports-hit-75534m
Jabs could be ‘mandatory’: PM
Prime Minister Hun Sen has suggested that vaccination become “mandatory” if the rate of Covid-19 infection does not subside and that this policy – if adopted – would first be applied to Phnom Penh. ...
Mom Kunthear
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/jabs-could-be-mandatory-pm
Garment employers asked to provide allowance to workers
The Garment Manufacturers Association in Cambodia (GMAC) on April 22 urged owners and directors of factories in lockdown areas to consider providing allowance to workers, in addition to other support provided by the government. ...
Mom Kunthear
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/garment-employers-asked-provide-allowance-workers
Kampot pepper exports remain strong amid pandemic
Kampot pepper exports have weathered the economic storm created by COVID-19 and continue to remain a strong export product for the Kingdom, according to President of the Kampot Pepper Promotion Association (KPPA) Nguon Lay. ...
Brian Badzmierowski
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50860038/kampot-pepper-exports-remain-strong-amid-pandemic/
CSR initiative gives villagers clean water
Over 300 families in four provinces – Siem Reap, Takeo, Kampot and Kep – have received free access to clean water through the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) programme of a local conglomerate. ...
Long Kimmarita
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/csr-initiative-gives-villagers-clean-water
Government advises use of COVID test on 5-10% of staff
COVID-19 rapid antigen tests should be administered to at least five-to-10 per cent of staff at all public and private institutions, said a new government guideline released amid the pandemic. ...
Mom Kunthear and Orm Bunthoeurn
https://phnompenhpost.com/national/government-advises-use-covid-test-5-10-staff
China committed to provide medical aid to end the pandemic
On Sunday, the Chinese Embassy announced that China is committed to be a solid backbone for providing vaccines for the campaign drives in Cambodia and firmly supports the Cambodian government in its fight against Covid-19. ...
Tin Sokhavuth
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50907260/china-committed-to-provide-medical-aid-to-end-the-pandemic/
SSEZ handles $1.2B in goods
The value of imports and exports passing through the Sihanoukville Special Economic Zone (SSEZ) reached $1.185 billion in the first seven months of 2021, an increase of 44.51 per cent year-on-year, the operator reported. ...
Thou Vireak
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/ssez-handles-12b-goods
$14 million spent on social assistance
National Social Security Fund (NSSF) announced yesterday that the NSSF has spent more than $14 million to provide healthcare and allowances to members of the fund for the first six months of this year. ...
Sen David
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50914853/14-million-spent-on-social-assistance/
Cashew exports increase 345% in January-July 2021
The Kingdom exported 866,207.77 tonnes of cashew nuts in the first seven months of 2021, a 345.29 per cent year-on-year surge, with Vietnam as the main buyer, the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries reported. ...
Thou Vireak
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/cashew-exports-increase-345-january-july-2021
Cambodia, Brazil sign agreement to strengthen technical cooperation
The Kingdom of Cambodia and the Federative Republic of Brazil have signed a Technical Cooperation Agreement to constitute a framework that aims to promote technical cooperation in the areas given priority by both Parties, according to the Royal Embassy of Cambodia in Bangkok. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50886566/cambodia-brazil-sign-agreement-to-strengthen-technical-cooperation/
MOH, JICA sign record of discussion on Project to Strengthen Capacity of COVID-19 Response
Cambodia’s Ministry of Health (MOH) and Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) concluded here on July 5 an agreement to officially launch the “Project to strengthen capacity of COVID-19 response in Cambodia”. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50887800/moh-jica-sign-record-of-discussion-on-project-to-strengthen-capacity-of-covid-19-response/
Major Mondulkiri tourism plan given the nod
The government approved the draft Mondulkiri Tourism Development Master Plan 2021-2035, amid a wider initiative to attract about three million domestic and international tourists annually to the regional verdant biodiverse powerhouse in northeastern Cambodia by 2035. ...
Hin Pisei
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/major-mondulkiri-tourism-plan-given-nod
Kingdom urges NAM states to commit to multilateralism
A senior Cambodian diplomat called on Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) countries to renew their commitments to multilateralism and to find solutions to common challenges that all nations can support as no single country can address these global issues alone. ...
Ry Sochan
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/kingdom-urges-nam-states-commit-multilateralism
Siem Reap villages remain in lockdown
Siem Reap provincial authorities have decided to extend the lockdown of Varin village in Varin district and commune for another week through October 1 after many Covid-19 cases were detected. ...
Orm Bunthoeurn
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/siem-reap-villages-remain-lockdown
Higher education set to reopen
The Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport on September 27 announced its decision to permit universities across the country to reopen as recommended by Prime Minister Hun Sen, though no timeframe has been set. ...
Ry Sochan
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/higher-education-set-reopen
National Police chief shakes up land dispute working group
National police chief Neth Savoeun has changed the composition of the working group for land dispute investigation and prevention of illegal encroachment of state land nationwide, including the appointment of deputy National Police chief Dy Vichea as chairman of the group. ...
Lay Samean
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/national-police-chief-shakes-land-dispute-working-group
Ministry launches review of asbestos status in Kingdom
The Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training plans to collaborate with two outside organisations to raise public awareness in Cambodia about the dangers of asbestos, an industrial material widely used throughout the world for various applications. ...
Nov Sivutha
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/ministry-launches-review-asbestos-status-kingdom
Construction of first deep port terminal at Sihanoukville rescheduled for 2022
The construction of the first phase of deep-water port terminal of listed Sihanoukville Autonomous Port (PAS) has been delayed till next year and is set to complete by 2025, according to the port’s senior official. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50930380/construction-of-first-deep-port-terminal-at-sihanoukville-rescheduled-for-2022/
Lumpy Skin outbreak affects 10,000 cattle
About 10,000 heads of cattle across 20 provinces, especially along the Thai border, have been infected with Lumpy Skin Disease (LSD), and about 1% of those sick cattle have died, which were mostly calves. ...
Chhun Sun Ly
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50920972/lumpy-skin-outbreak-affects-10000-cattle/