Footwear industry regaining footing
The government has projected that The Kingdom’s economy will grow by about 5.6 per cent this year despite The threat posed by The Omicron variant. ...
May Kunmakara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/footwear-industry-regaining-footing
Election cost $60m, says NA
A high-ranking National Assembly (NA) official announced yesterday at the NA’s consultative meeting with foreign ambassadors to Cambodia that the government spent $60 million to cover costs for the June 5 Commune Election, and that the election process was free, fair and just. ...
Soth Koemsoeun
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501090614/election-cost-60m-says-na/
UN ‘apologizes’ to end row with Cambodia over poverty level measurement
The United Nations Development Program (UNDP) in Cambodia has reportedly “apologized” to The Cambodian government for publishing poverty statistics almost three times as high as The official estimate. ...
Aun Chhengpor
https://www.voacambodia.com/a/un-apologizes-to-end-row-with-cambodia-over-poverty-level-measurement/4607615.html
U.S. and Cambodian navies begin CARAT 2015 training
The U.S. Navy began training with The Royal Cambodian Navy, commencing The 6th annual Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training program in Cambodia. ...
World Bank readies another project
The World Bank is considering yet anoTher internally funded project in Cambodia that, if approved, would lift The organization’s four-year-old freeze on new lending to The country. ...
Zsombor Peter
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/world-bank-readies-another-project-100986/
NEC finds no fraud despite complaint
The National Election Committee (NEC) yesterday dismissed seven complaints made by The opposition CNRP alleging that 181 Vietnamese nationals were allowed to illegally register on The electoral roll. ...
Taing Vida
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/34364/nec-finds--no-fraud-despite--complaint/
Fishing communities voice concerns over Laos dam as consultation ends
Fishing communities around the Tonle Sap Lake have called on Laos to scrap a controversial Mekong hydropower project after the consultation period for the project ended this week. ...
Hul Reaksmey
https://www.voacambodia.com/a/fishing-communities-voice-concerns-over-laos-dam-as-consultation-ends/3919796.html
Cambodian garment makers, ILO sign deal to abolish child labour
The International Labour Organization’s Better Factories Cambodia (BFC) and The Garment Manufacturers Association in Cambodia (GMAC) signed an agreement on Thursday to jointly eliminate child labour in The garment industry. ...
Global Post News Staff
http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/news/xinhua-news-agency/141218/cambodian-garment-makers-ilo-sign-deal-abolish-child-labour
Cambodia should not revert progress made in fighting COVID-19 pandemic, says WHO
The World Health Organization (WHO) representative in Cambodia said that The country should not revert The progress made so far in Cambodia. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50950729/cambodia-should-not-revert-progress-made-in-fighting-covid-19-pandemic-says-who/
Household electricity rates
This data comes from the Commune Database produced by the NCDD (National Committee for Subnational Democratic Development). the display shows percentage household electrification rates based upon commune level statistics. ...
Cambodia and United States to sign investment treaty
Cambodia expects to conclude a Bilateral Investment Treaty (BIT) with the United States within the next month that is set to expand trade and investment between the two countries. ...
May Kunmakara
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/21770/cambodia-and-united-states-to-sign-investment-treaty/
ANZ Royal wins best trade finance bank awards
ANZ Royal announced yesterday that it has bagged the prestigious 2016 Triple A Awards from the Asset magazine after being named as the best trade finance bank in Cambodia. ...
Sum Manet
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/25555/anz-royal-wins-best-trade-finance-bank-awards/
Workers at abandoned factory seek back wages
More than 400 workers at the South Korean-owned Dae Kwang Garment factory protested at the Canadia Industrial Park yesterday demanding unpaid salaries after the factory’s owner disappeared. ...
Sen David
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/workers-abandoned-factory-seek-back-wages
Dam resettlement site gets electricity
According to the Stung Treng Provincial Electricity Authority’s announcement yesterday, an electrical line was connected from the dam to a transmission network at the new site in Srekor. ...
Phak Seangly
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/dam-resettlement-site-gets-electricity
Plan to cut rabies fatalities by half
The Institut Pasteur du Cambodge and Sipar have launched a five-year action plan in collaboration with The government to reduce The death rate from rabies by 50 percent. ...
Pech Sotheary
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/5083652/plan-cut-rabies-fatalities-half/
EU lends a hand in fight against fisheries crimes
The EU handed over a patrol boat to help boost fisheries crimes suppression, as The authorities continue to crackdown on The illegal activities. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501069252/eu-lends-a-hand-in-fight-against-fisheries-crimes/
Open Development Cambodia publishes a new topic page on “Carbon trading and other Payments for Ecological Services (PES)"
Open Development Cambodia (ODC) publishes a new topic page on “Carbon trading and other Payments for Ecological Services (PES)”. This bilingual topic page gives a quick overview of Carbon trading and other Payments for Ecological Services (PES) in Cambodia.=>Please click here to go to “Carbon trading ...
Data Literacy Training: training opportunity for local journalists working on social accountability
Open Development Cambodia (ODC) is pleased to announce a four-day Data Literacy Training on Social Accountability from 27-28 April and 11-12 May 2023. This training is supported by USAID Cambodia through FHI 360.Interested candidates may register at: https://bit.ly/3FTx3AwDeadline of application: 10 April 2023 ...
Open Development Cambodia
Authorities pass buck as hit-and-run investigation stalls
As hit-and-run victim San Chan lies in a hospital bed awaiting justice for his brother’s death, officials from the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces, police and traffic police are pointing fingers at one another, while the driver remains at large. A week ago today, Mr. Chan, 18, ...
Ben Sokhean
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/authorities-pass-buck-as-hit-and-run-investigation-stalls-60309/
Jica seeks to turn PP, towns into smart cities
Japanese International Cooperation Agency (Jica) representatives have sought support from Siem Reap’s Apsara National Authority (ANA) to transform the ancient capital into a smart city. the call was made in February last year after the government approved three cities to join the Asean Smart Cities ...
May Kunmakara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/jica-seeks-turn-pp-towns-smart-cities
