Flooding damage escalates
Flooding has affected close to 287,000 hectares of rice fields, with about 27,800 considered damaged beyond repair, according to government statistics released on Monday. The data from the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries reveal that rising waters have affected about 11 per cent of the ...
Hor Kimsay
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/flooding-damage-escalates
Telecoms unconsulted on cyberlaw provisions
Telecommunications companies say they are being left in the dark on the controversial draft law on cybercrime, despite provisions in the proposed law allowing prosecutors to order internet service providers to preserve data for them as part of criminal investigations. Three large telecom firms providing internet ...
Kevin Ponniah
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/telecoms-unconsulted-cyberlaw-provisions
Port volume on the rise in Q1
Cargo volumes at Cambodia’s two largest ports increased steadily during the first three months of the year, signalling stability in the Kingdom’s economy, port officials say. Data from Sihanoukville Autonomous Port (SAP), Cambodia’s largest shipping dock, showed more than 860,000 20-foot-long shipping containers passed through the ...
May Kunmakara
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/port-volume-rise-q1
Cambodia’s tourism slows a mite
Cambodia’s tourist arrivals registered a 0.3% decline in June according to the country’s statistics and tourist Information Department. The country attracted 300,454 visits compared to 301,412 during the same month last year. Released officially by the Ministry of Tourism, last week, data showed Vietnam led the field ...
Wanwisa Ngamsangchaikit
http://www.ttrweekly.com/site/2014/08/cambodias-tourism-slows-a-mite/
Cambodia's trade volume exceeds 16 bln USD in 11 months
Cambodia’s trade volume with foreign countries rose by 16 percent year on year in the first eleven months of 2014, according to data from the Ministry of Commerce on Tuesday. The country exported products in equivalent to 7.05 billion U.S. dollars, up 12 percent year-on-year ...
EastDay.com News Staff
http://english.eastday.com/auto/eastday/business/u1ai8467542.html
Domestic production strengthens as F&B imports fall
Food and beverage imports to Cambodia have fallen over the past 12 months, marking a notable shift in domestic production and the public’s recognition of the “Made in Cambodia” brand, officials say. Cambodia spent around $223 million on food and beverage imports to supply the domestic ...
Chan Muyhong
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/domestic-production-strengthens-fb-imports-fall
Half million tourists travel Cambodia in one week
Nearly half a million tourists travelled across the country during the first week of January, with Preah Sihanouk province becoming the top destination, the Ministry of Tourism said. ...
Prak Chan Thul
https://kiripost.com/stories/half-million-tourists-travel-cambodia-in-one-week
Phnom Penh to host Global SME Finance Forum
Global leaders in the finance sector are slated to gather in the Cambodian capital in September when Phnom Penh hosts the SME Finance Forum. ...
Bun Tharum
https://kiripost.com/stories/cambodia-phnom-penh-to-host-global-sme-finance-forum
Cambodia’s stock market share prices explained
In July 2011, Cambodia opened its stock market in a much-anticipated move that aimed to bring the nation’s financial sector in line with other regional countries. ...
Thai Sothea
https://kiripost.com/stories/cambodias-stock-market-share-prices-explained
MFIs agree to loan repayment relief for borrowers hit by flooding
Financial institutions said on Wednesday that they will provide favorable easing to customers who have been affected by severe floods, following an appeal by Prime Minister Hun Sen. ...
Chhorn Raksmey
https://kiripost.com/stories/mfis-agree-to-loan-repayment-relief-for-borrowers-hit-by-flooding
Third expressway to connect Phnom Penh and Siem Reap
A third expressway connecting Phnom Penh and Siem Reap province is being mooted, with four companies expressing interest with the Ministry of Public Works and Transportation to carry out construction. ...
Meas Molika
https://kiripost.com/stories/third-expressway-to-connect-phnom-penh-and-siem-reap
Credit Bureau marks 10 years of service
The Credit Bureau of Cambodia (CBC) is celebrating a decade of providing the invaluable service of credit reporting in Cambodia, creating a financial system when giving out loans. ...
Prak Chan Thul
https://kiripost.com/stories/credit-bureau-marks-10-years-of-service
$9.6 billion 2023 national budget approved
The Council of Ministers has approved a draft budget for 2023 of 39,206,205 million riels, or $9.6 billion, a 13 percent increase on 2022. ...
Prak Chan Thul
https://kiripost.com/stories/96-billion-2023-national-budget-approved
Angkor evictees continue to look for new land
Communities who have been evicted from land within the protected Angkor park are looking for new places to relocate to while others are still preparing to leave. ...
Chhorn Raksmey
https://kiripost.com/stories/angkor-evictees-continue-to-look-for-new-land
$20.91m in VAT collected in three months
Cambodia’s General Department of Taxation (GDT) collected $20.91 million in value-added tax (VAT) on e-commerce transactions in the first quarter of 2023. ...
Seng Mengheng
https://kiripost.com/stories/2091m-in-vat-collected-in-three-months
Call for UK to invest in Cambodia’s agriculture sector
Cambodia has called on the UK to consider investing in the processing of agricultural products after noting it is an important market for Cambodia’s agricultural products and manufacturing. ...
Chhorn Raksmey
https://kiripost.com/stories/call-for-uk-to-invest-in-cambodias-agriculture-sector
Two companies to invest $40 million in Cambodian islands
The Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC) has approved two investment projects worth nearly $40 million to develop two islands in Koh Kong and Preah Sihanouk provinces. ...
Seng Mengheng
https://kiripost.com/stories/two-companies-to-invest-40-million-in-cambodian-islands
Cambodia and UAE to sign second commerce deal
Prime Minister Hun Sen has revealed that the government will sign another commerce agreement with the Commerce Ministry of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to further support Cambodia’s economic growth. ...
Yatt Malai
https://kiripost.com/stories/cambodia-and-uae-to-sign-second-commerce-deal
Online business registration made easier
Cambodia has launched the third phase of online business registration by including an additional 12 relevant ministries and institutions to facilitate business procedures in Cambodia. ...
Mao Sreypich
https://kiripost.com/stories/cambodia-online-business-registration-made-easier
Almost half a million undocumented Cambodian workers worldwide
There are almost half a million undocumented Cambodian migrant workers worldwide seeking better pay, as of 2022, according to an estimate by a local NGO. ...
Chhorn Raksmey
https://kiripost.com/stories/almost-half-a-million-undocumented-cambodian-workers-worldwide