Some unions slam strike threat
A group of pro-government and independent unions have condemned an announcement by Free Trade Union (FTU) president Chea Mony, who last week told the press that members of his union and others would hold mass strikes and protests if acting president of the Cambodia National ...
Mom Kunthear
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/25523/some-unions-slam-strike-threat/
India to modernise rural areas in Cambodia with digital village
In a move to bring technology to the rural areas and boost the development of the local agricultural sector, India will set up a digital village in Cambodia, the Indian Ambassador to Cambodia announced this week. ...
May Kunmakara
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50520128/india-to-modernise-rural-areas-in-cambodia-with-digital-village/
Capacity building: New schools pop up in rural areas
Children in rural areas are reaping the benefits of the government having completed 306 of the 580 schools it began constructing last year, senior ministers said yesterday. ...
Press release on day 1-general situation of electoral campaign of the election of members of the national assembly, 7th legislature, 2023
On 01 July, 2023, the National Election Committee (NEC) issued a press release on day 1-general situation of electoral campaign of the election of members of the national assembly, 7th legislature, 2023Overall, with the good cooperation of the local authorities, the competent forces, the election ...
National Election Committee (NEC)
Climate change to delay Kingdom’s ascent to middle-income economy
Climate change will slow down Cambodia’s economic growth progressively over the next decades and delay the country’s graduation to middle-income economy by one year, recent government reports show. The ministries of Economy and Finance and Environment on Friday launched two research papers: ‘Addressing Climate Change Impacts ...
Sihanoukville opens five schools as a pilot programme with the implementation of 6 main points
In the morning of September 13, Mang Sineth, Deputy Governor of Preah Sihanouk Province, inspected the implementation of Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) to prevent the spread of Covid-19 at the Hun Sen Secondary School located in Sangkat 4, Sihanoukville, which is reopened to test the ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50934583/sihanoukville-opens-five-schools-as-a-pilot-programme-with-the-implementation-of-6-main-points/
Announcement on the temporary suspension of public and private educational institutions at all levels in Phnom Penh
On 12 September 2022, the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports issued an announcement on the temporary suspension of public and private educational institutions at all levels in Phnom Penh.According to the announcement, the suspension of public schools was made in order to reduce traffic ...
Ministry of Education Youth and Sport
Sihanoukville gets ready for listing
The Sihanoukville Autonomous Port (PAS) launched a book building process yesterday to determine what price to offer in an initial public offering (IPO), before it is listed on the Cambodia Securities Exchange late next month. ...
Chea Vannak
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/37759/sihanoukville-gets-ready-for-listing/
Information expert breaks down Cambodia’s ‘Cybercrime’ Law
Cambodia’s cybercrime law was leaked earlier this year. Cambodian officials have denied the existence of such a draft law, but local and international rights group have criticized the secret draft process, as well as some stipulations that might affect freedom of speech online. VOA Khmer ...
Sophat Soeung
http://www.voacambodia.com/content/information-expert-breaks-down-cambodia-cybercrime-law/1960021.html
More than 140 unexploded mortar rounds found at Pursat school
A farmer preparing a plot of land for a vegetable garden found a cache of unexploded 60mm mortar rounds from the 1970s on the campus of a secondary school in Pursat province’s Kandieng district over the weekend. ...
Khouth Sophak Chakrya
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/more-140-unexploded-mortar-rounds-found-pursat-school
Surge in industrial sector expected for ‘24
Economists and business leaders anticipate a dynamic 2024 for Cambodia’s industrial sector, with the government expecting it to outpace services and agriculture, driven by a wave of new investment projects. ...
Hin Pisei
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/surge-in-industrial-sector-expected-for-24
Party law date vote set
The National Assembly’s Permanent Committee will next week conduct an urgent plenary session to review and adopt the draft amendments to the law on political parties, despite strong requests for a delay from the opposition. ...
Taing Vida
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/35522/party-law-date-vote-set/
Agriculture Ministry working on forming commune agricultural coordinators across the country
Cambodian Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Dith Tina received visiting Dr Christoph Hoffmann, Member of the German Parliament and Deputy Chairman of the Committee on Economic Cooperation and Development. ...
Khmer Times Staff
http://Agriculture Ministry working on forming commune agricultural coordinators across the country
Schools ready to open, fear post-COVID-19 crisis
After almost a month of school closure due to the COVID-19 pandemic, private schools are now getting ready to open soon. ...
Rhea Mae Soco
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50797803/schools-ready-to-open-fear-post-covid-19-crisis/
Government meeting designs blueprint for schools to reopen
Cambodia’s education sector met for a high-level discussion with the government to forge a path forward for the re-opening of schools. ...
Husain Haider
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50880795/government-meeting-designs-blueprint-for-schools-to-reopen/
Prime minister diagnoses NGOs with ‘main character syndrome’
Prime Minister Hun Sen on Tuesday chided a group of NGOs who boycotted a seminar on a pair of proposed election laws, saying the groups suffered from “main character syndrome.” ...
Kuch Naren
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/prime-minister-diagnoses-ngos-with-main-character-syndrome-79458/
US gives $56 mln to support Kingdom
The US government has provided a total of $56 million to support Cambodia’s social and economy development programme in 2020, including $18 million to promote the Kingdom’s agriculture sector, according to a joint statement. ...
Sorn Sarath
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50738964/us-gives-56-mln-to-support-kingdom/
UN urges school reopenings
The UN in Cambodia has encouraged the government to prioritise school reopening as soon as possible to avoid further declines in human capital development. ...
Voun Dara
https://phnompenhpost.com/national/un-urges-school-reopenings
Ministry trains 700 educators weekly to boost online learning
Since the end of September, the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport has trained 3,292 teachers from secondary resource schools and network schools on how to manage distance learning to run online classes in a high-quality and efficient manner. ...
Post Staff
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/ministry-trains-700-educators-weekly-boost-online-learning
5% more women in commune polls
Hang Puthea, National Election Committee (NEC) spokesman, on Monday said that 17 political parties have fielded a total of 86,042 candidates, among them 27,813 are females, equivalent to about 32 percent. ...
Soth Koemsoeun
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501071987/5-more-women-in-commune-polls/