India health sector aims to bring in Cambodian patients
Indian companies in the pharmaceutical and health care sector are seeking to enhance their footprint in the Kingdom by extending beyond pharmaceutical trade through state financing that could establish a direct link to bring Cambodian medical tourists to the subcontinent. ...
Hor Kimsay
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/india-health-sector-aims-bring-cambodian-patients
Hun Sen lauds Korean détente at Pyeongchang
Prime Minister Hun Sen yesterday lauded the short-term “reconciliation” between North and South Korea as they compete under a united flag at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics, taking a swipe at countries he claimed were “dissatisfied” with the united front. ...
Ben Sokhean
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/hun-sen-lauds-korean-detente-pyeongchang
NEC commits to fair elections
The National Election Committee has reaffirmed its commitment to making sure July’s general election is free and fair. The NEC yesterday held a public consultation on regulations and procedures for The polls, intended to help ensure effectiveness and transparency. ...
Khuon Narim
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/50103929/nec-commits-to-fair-elections/
ACLEDA capitalises for growth
ACLEDA Bank, the largest locally owned commercial bank in Cambodia, said it has raised its current registered capital by $72.5 million, to $185.6 million, for business expansion domestically and internationally. It is the tenth time the bank has done so. ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/2013052365788/Business/acleda-capitalises-for-growth.html
Hotel with foreigners in mind set for PPSEZ
A hotel catering to foreign investors and expatriate employees is being built inside the Phnom Penh Special Economic Zone (PPSEZ), management confirmed yesterday. the project will be constructed through a joint venture between PPSEZ and the Tokyo Stock Exchange-listed Tama Home. ...
Daniel de Carteret
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/hotel-foreigners-mind-set-ppsez
Slow start for GTI as public firm
Grand Twins International (GTI) ended trading yesterday with a slight decline. The newly listed company was changing hands at 9,480 riel ($2.36) per share at The 1pm close, down from 9,640 riel ($2.40) at The morning’s opening. ...
Eddie Morton
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/slow-start-gti-public-firm
Second public bus line revs up
The Phnom Penh municipality launched The capital’s second bus line yesterday, running for 68 stops from The night market to Takhmao town in Kandal province. ...
Taing Vida
http://phnompenhpost.com/national/second-public-bus-line-revs
Angkor scrutiny: Commission to investigate park figures
The National Assembly’s Anti-Corruption Commission will visit Siem Reap this month to furTher probe claims Angkor Archaeological Park’s manager, The Apsara Authority, underreported ticket sales, as new figures show a drop in visitors to The World Heritage site last month. ...
Taing Vida
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/angkor-scrutiny-commission-investigate-park-figures-0
Thousands bid farewell to Chea Sim
Chea Sim was released into the afterlife Friday in a half-day Buddhist ceremony climaxing with a single firework shot into his coffin to ignite the intricate stupa built in Phnom Penh’s Wat Botum park to honor the longtime CPP president. ...
Khy Sovuthy and Matt Blomberg
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/thousands-bid-farewell-to-chea-sim-86034/
Hun Sen new CPP president; two new vice presidents
Almost 25 years after the CPP was established, the ruling party on Saturday changed its leadership group for the first time, electing Prime Minister Hun Sen as its president and Interior Minister Sar Kheng and Senate President Say Chhum as vice presidents. ...
Mech Dara
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/hun-sen-new-cpp-president-two-new-vice-presidents-86058/
Eu adopts resolution against NGO law
The European Parliament adopted a resolution on Thursday calling on The Cambodian government to cancel a draft law that would strictly regulate NGOs and associations in The country, warning that its passage could cost Cambodia up to $700 million in development aid. ...
Kuch Naren and Colin Meyn
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/eu-adopts-resolution-against-ngo-law-87955/
Factory libraries push literacy
In an effort to encourage literacy among garment factory workers, the Garment Manufacturers Association in Cambodia (GMAC) and NGO Sipar are working together to open libraries in 15 factories in the Kingdom in the next three years. ...
Sean Teehan
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/factory-libraries-push-literacy
Fishermen kept from sand dredging forum
Police in Koh Kong province on Tuesday prevented about 50 locals from joining a public forum on a controversial sand-dredging operation on the grounds that the group did not live close enough to where the firm is operating to participate. ...
Aun Pheap
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/fishermen-kept-from-sand-dredging-forum-90760/
FTU boss says no cash for election
Chea Mony, the Free Trade Union president who announced in July that he was stepping down from his post, has said the union does not yet have the money available to hold a congress to vote in a new president. ...
Mom Kunthear
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/ftu-boss-says-no-cash-election
UN rights envoy to make first official visit
More than five months after being appointed as the U.N.’s new special rapporteur on human rights in Cambodia, Rhona Smith will make her first official visit to the country later this month, according to the government’s Human Rights Committee. ...
Kuch Naren and Colin Meyn
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/un-rights-envoy-to-make-first-official-visit-93512/
PP police bans journalists from broadcasting law enforcement activities live
Phnom Penh municipal police have banned journalists from broadcasting live when the authorities enforce the law on the streets. ...
Tith Kongnov
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50947876/pp-police-bans-journalists-from-broadcasting-law-enforcement-activities-live/
Investment law sails through National Assembly, heading towards Senate
The National Assembly (NA) approved The draft Law on Investment at a plenary session on September 9, which will undeniably play a vital role in attracting local and international investors to The domestic market. ...
Thou Vireak
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/investment-law-sails-through-national-assembly-heading-towards-senate
Cambodia sees gains begin flowing from RCEP agreement
Cambodian Commerce Minister Pan Sorasak said on Monday that the trade deal is a key driver for economic recovery in the participating countries both during and after the pandemic. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501044513/cambodia-sees-gains-begin-flowing-from-rcep-agreement/
BRI projects provide tangible benefits in Cambodia during pandemic
Cooperation projects under the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) have provided tangible benefits to Cambodia and the world during the COVID-19 pandemic, a scholar in Cambodia said on Saturday. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501077395/bri-projects-provide-tangible-benefits-in-cambodia-during-pandemic/
COVID-19 pandemic accelerates digital transformation in Cambodia
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen said here on Wednesday that the COVID-19 pandemic in the last two years has sped up digital transformation in the Southeast Asian country. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501134329/covid-19-pandemic-accelerates-digital-transformation-in-cambodia/