Kingdom-US trade surges 33% in six months
Bilateral trade between Cambodia and the US remained resilient in the first half of 2021, clocking in at $3.8402 billion, or a 32.8 per cent surge from the $2.8917 billion booked in the same period last year, despite the profound implications of the Covid-19 pandemic ...
Thou Vireak
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/kingdom-us-trade-surges-33-six-months
World Vision helps more than 540,000 children during pandemic
More than 540,000 children benefitted from food security and learning materials programmes during the Covid-19 outbreak, World Vision Cambodia announced yesterday. ...
Sen David
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50885422/world-vision-helps-more-than-540000-children-during-pandemic/
100 ha of land illegally cleared in Keo Seima Wildlife Sanctuary
The Andong Kraloeng forestry community is up And arms over 100 hectares of forest lAnd inside Keo Seima Wildlife Sanctuary being cleared illegally with no intervention And action taken by the provincial environment department. ...
Draft of new investment law approved by council of ministers
The draft of the new investment law was approved by the Council of Ministers at a Friday morning meeting held under the presidency of Prime Minister Hun Sen via video conference. ...
Chea Vanyuth
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50890849/draft-of-new-investment-law-approved-by-council-of-ministers/
Indonesian navy seizes tanker wanted in Cambodia oil heist
Indonesia’s navy on August 25 said it has seized a tanker and its crew who were wanted on charges of stealing nearly 300,000 barrels of crude oil from Cambodia’s reserves. ...
AFP
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/indonesian-navy-seizes-tanker-wanted-cambodia-oil-heist
Koreaโs KB Kookmin Bank says completes acquisition of Prasac
South Korea’s KB Kookmin Bank, New York-listed KB Financial Group Inc’s (KB) commercial banking unit, on October 20 announced the completion of the acquisition the remaining 30 per cent interest in Prasac, Cambodia’s largest microfinance institution, as it expands its business into the Kingdom’s financial ...
May Kunmakara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/koreas-kb-kookmin-bank-says-completes-acquisition-prasac
Endangered monkey numbers improve
The Ministry of Environment issued a report highlighting three kinds of endangered monkeys which are present in large numbers in Cambodia, including the pig-tailed macaque, pileated gibbon and stump-tailed macaque. ...
Ry Sochan and Orm Bunthoeurn
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/endangered-monkey-numbers-improve
BirdLife spots eight Asian woolly-necked stork nests
The BirdLife International Cambodia Programme on November 12 said it has found eight nests of the Asian woolly-necked stork in Lumphat Wildlife Sanctuary this breeding season, which it noted indicates an on-year increase in population. ...
Ry Sochan
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/birdlife-spots-eight-asian-woolly-necked-stork-nests
More than 5,400 swamp forests in Banteay Meanchey encroached by criminals
Banteay Meanchey’s authorities reported that 5,470 hectares of flooded forest land in two of the zones of the province’s borders were encroached and deforested by crooks. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50981118/more-than-5400-swamp-forests-in-banteay-meanchey-encroached-by-criminals/
Pileated gibbon study underway
The Wildlife Conservation Society Cambodia Programme (WCS) Biodiversity Team, in collaboration with the Preah Vihear provincial Department of Environment, have initiated a six-month research project that involves a survey of pileated gibbons in the northern province’s Phnom Tbeng Natural Heritage Park. ...
Mom Kunthear
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/pileated-gibbon-study-underway
100 orchid samples collected in Mondulkiri in November
A working group from the Forestry Administration under the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries and officials from the Mondulkiri provincial Department of Environment have collected 100 orchid samples and classified them into five different categories. ...
Post Staff
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/100-orchid-samples-collected-mondulkiri-november
National Assembly approved 20 draft laws
National Assembly president Heng Samrin has said that the sixth session of sixth legislature of the National Assembly from June 24 until December 29 have been completed successfully and lawmakers approved 20 draft laws proposed by the government. ...
Sar Socheath
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50997459/national-assembly-approved-20-draft-laws/
Ten rare animal species spotted in three provinces
The Environment Ministry on January 14 showed the images of rare animal species caught by motion-sensor camera traps installed in natural protected areas in Pursat, Battambang and Koh Kong provinces. ...
Mom Kunthear
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/ten-rare-animal-species-spotted-three-provinces
NRSC drafting new, stricter traffic law
The National Road Safety Committee (NRSC) will draft a new traffic law as the existing one is not strict enough and carries light punishments. ...
Chhun Sunly
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501013885/nrsc-drafting-new-stricter-traffic-law/
NEC announces validity of voter list
The National Election Committee (NEC) officially announced the validity of the 2021 voter list, which consists of 9,205,690 voters, or 87.98 per cent of all eligible citizens aged 18 years and over, including 4,904,832 woman. ...
Nov Sivutha
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/nec-announces-validity-voter-list
10 arrested over land grabbing in Preah Sihanouk province
Officials in Preah Sihanouk province arrested 10 people over land grabbing in Kampong Seila district. Reports said almost 300 people were involved in the land encroachment in the province. ...
Son Minea
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501041329/10-arrested-over-land-grabbing-in-preah-sihanouk-province/
Mondulkiri wild honey inaugurated with GI status
‘Mondulkiri wild honey” has been officially inaugurated with geographical indication (GI) status that ministers and officials hope will accordingly increase its value, thereby creating local jobs and improving livelihoods. ...
Hom Phanet
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/mondulkiri-wild-honey-inaugurated-gi-status
Baby Irrawaddy dolphin found dead in Anlong Kampi conservation area
A female Irrawaddy baby dolphin was found dead by the river guards of the Anlong Kampi Irrawaddy dolphin conservation area on April 24 in Sambok commune of Kratie province’s Chitr Borei district. ...
Khouth Sophak Chakrya
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/baby-irrawaddy-dolphin-found-dead-anlong-kampi-conservation-area
Cambodia, Korea discuss environmental ODA cooperation
The Kingdom of Cambodia and the Republic of Korea (RoK) have discussed Environmental ODA Cooperation between the two countries. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501061562/cambodia-korea-discuss-environmental-oda-cooperation/