Food system needs to be strengthened, Hun Sen says
Prime Minister Hun Sen has urged strengthening the food safety and quality control system in Cambodia to enable healthy diets which he said are vital to human capital development. ...
Long Kimmarita
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/food-system-needs-be-strengthened-hun-sen-says
New COVID-19 case after almost two weeks
After having no new cases for nearly two consecutive weeks with all patients recovering and discharged from the hospital, the Kingdom yesterday logged the latest case, a 54-year-old British man, raising the country’s total to 275. ...
Khann Chanvirak
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50763439/new-covid-19-case-after-almost-two-weeks/
Rights groups appeal for prisons testing, as Hun Sen solicits vaccine funds
Three international and domestic rights groups said the government must test prisoners who may have been exposed to an Interior Ministry official who had the disease, with Prime Minister Hun Sen focused on soliciting funds for vaccine acquisitions. ...
Sorn Sarath
https://cambojanews.com/rights-groups-appeal-for-prisons-testing-as-hun-sen-solicits-vaccine-funds/
Developing recruitment processes key amid digital adoption: Experts
Recruitment has come a long way since its humble beginnings as printed box adverts in the local newspaper. According to global niche technology staffing company Next Venture, technology has and will continue to have the biggest impact on recruitment. ...
Tom Starkey
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50809632/developing-recruitment-processes-key-amid-digital-adoption-experts/
Cambodia gains international recognisition as biodiversity-rich country
Cambodia has been internationally recognised for its rich biodiversity and the Kingdom’s Biodiversity Index is 7.5 (MacKinnon, 1997) although a higher score may be attainable when inventories are more advanced. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50860924/cambodia-gains-international-recognisition-as-biodiversity-rich-country/
Quarantine Period to be Extended For One Week For Delta Variant
Quarantine period has been extended to 21 days for Delta and Delta Plus variants, stressed Prime Minister Hun Sen in his statement on the current COVID-19 situation in Cambodia this morning. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50884967/quarantine-period-to-be-extended-for-one-week-for-delta-variant/
Restrictions extended as new Delta cases detected
The Phnom Penh Municipal Administration has decided to extend the nighttime curfew for one more week through August 19, while Covid-19 restrictions on Siem Reap and the seven provinces bordering Thailand will remain in place until August 19. ...
Lay Samean and Voun Dara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/restrictions-extended-new-delta-cases-detected
Senate nod for draft APTERR law on agri ties
The Senate yesterday approved the draft law on amendments to the ASEAN Plus Three Emergency Rice Reserve (APTERR), a regional cooperation aimed to strengthen food security, poverty alleviation, and malnourishment eradication within the region without distorting normal trade in the global market. ...
Chea Vanyuth
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50918767/senate-nod-for-draft-apterr-law-on-agri-ties/
Sihanoukville canal families given 15 days to dismantle
The Preah Sihanouk Provincial Administration has given 31 families 15 days from September 6 to remove structures built on land next to the O2 canal and issued a warning for non-compliance. ...
Nov Sivutha
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/sihanoukville-canal-families-given-15-days-dismantle
Cambodia’s export to China increases as FTA takes effect
Cambodia exports to China increased by 39 percent to $1,510 million last year, a positive move to the Kingdom’s trade as Cambodia and China put into effect their newly-endorsed bilateral free trade agreement. ...
Chea Vanyuth
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501015767/cambodias-export-to-china-increases-as-fta-takes-effect/
ASEAN-US summit ‘May 12-13’
ASEAN and the US have agreed to hold a Special Summit in Washington, DC, on May 12-13, after it was postponed due to the two sides not agreeing on a date originally scheduled for end-March, according to a press statement released by ASEAN Chair Cambodia ...
Ry Sochan
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/asean-us-summit-may-12-13
1.4 MWp rooftop solar PV system in Cambodia planned for development
Cleantech Solar, a commercial and industrial (C&I) solar PV developer, has inked a long-term solar partnership with Can Sports Shoes Co. Ltd. in Cambodia to develop a 1.4 MWp rooftop solar PV project. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501217670/1-4-mwp-rooftop-solar-pv-system-in-cambodia-planned-for-development/
PM calls for serious action against human trafficking, drugs
In a meeting with all the 25 governors at the Peace Palace yesterday, Prime Minister Hun Manet urged them to take serious action against drugs and human trafficking in line with the government’s Pentagonal Strategy. ...
Hang Punreay
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501359844/pm-calls-for-serious-action-against-human-trafficking-drugs/
Singapore investors to help reboot Cambodia’s economy
Cambodia holds huge potential for Singaporean investors, who can play a role in helping the nation’s economy return to pre-pandemic levels by ploughing funds into infrastructure and other dominant sectors. ...
Bun Tharum
https://kiripost.com/stories/singapore-investors-to-help-reboot-cambodias-economy
US president will attend US-ASEAN Summit in Phnom Penh
US President Joe Biden will visit Cambodia from November 12-13 to participate in the annual US-ASEAN Summit and the East Asia Summit, to be hosted in Phnom Penh. ...
Post Staff
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national-politics/us-president-will-attend-us-asean-summit-phnom-penh
‘Active, fruitful’ negotiations expected as 55th AMM officially kicks off Aug 3
The 55th ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (AMM) and Related Meetings are underway in Phnom Penh, with the official opening presided over by Prime Minister Hun Sen scheduled for August 3, according to official agenda seen by The Post. ...
Cambodia’s Royal Group signs agreement on renewable energy export to Singapore
Cambodia’s Royal Group Power Company Ltd. (RGP) and Singapore’s Keppel Energy Pte Ltd. (KE) have reached an energy purchase agreement on exporting renewable energy to Singapore via submarine high-voltage transmission. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501257335/cambodias-royal-group-signs-agreement-on-renewable-energy-export-to-singapore/
Cambodia to reinforce ties with Malaysia, PM tells Anwar
Prime Minister Hun Sen assured his Malaysian counterpart Anwar Ibrahim that his government will continue to strengthen and expand bilateral relations between the two nations. ...
Ry Sochan
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national-politics/cambodia-reinforce-ties-malaysia-pm-tells-anwar
NEC seeks feedback to improve electoral regulations
To better the rules and processes for the July 23 National Election, the National Election Committee (NEC) has requested input from stakeholders on the draft revisions to the election law. ...
Torn Vibol
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501317760/nec-seeks-feedback-to-improve-electoral-regulations/
March called off as governor listens
The march of a thousand villagers in Ratanakkiri province’s Lumphat district, planned for yesterday, was cancelled after provincial authorities promised to help settle their long-running land dispute. Adhoc coordinator in Ratanakkiri Pen Bunnar said the provincial governor had appealed to villagers in a meeting over the ...