Sar Kheng orders local authorities to care for 40,000 returnees
Interior Minister Sar Kheng today ordered all provincial authorities to take good care of about 40,000 migrant workers who have returned to the Kingdom since the Thai-Cambodia border closure. ...
Taing Vida
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50706133/sar-kheng-orders-local-authorities-to-care-for-40000-returnees/
Mandatory quarantine to help prevent coronavirus spread
PHNOM Penh City Hall is ready to quarantine more than 15,000 garment workers who are returning to the capital from their home provinces after Khmer New Year in an effort to prevent the spread of coronavirus. ...
Sen David
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50714122/mandatory-quarantine-to-help-prevent-coronavirus-spread/
Mondulkiri police summon two in land dispute
Sre Ampoum commune police in Pech Chreada district, Mondulkiri province, summoned two members of an ethnic minority group on Wednesday to clarify a land dispute after they published a Facebook post claiming the land is illegally occupied. ...
Khorn Savi
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/mondulkiri-police-summon-two-land-dispute
Kampong Chhnang journalist denies inciting villagers against military
The owner of a provincial radio station, Sok Oudom, maintained he had not incited villagers in Kampong Chhnang province against the military during his incitement trial on Tuesday, with a verdict expected on November 17. ...
Khuon Narim
https://cambojanews.com/kampong-chhnang-journalist-denies-inciting-villagers-against-military/
Fiscal revenue growth revised down
The Cambodian government has revised its target for year-on-year fiscal revenue growth to 0.3 percent of gross domestic product (GDP), down from the planned 0.5 percent increases as outlined in the original Revenue Mobilisation Strategy 2019-2023. ...
Harrison White
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50777271/fiscal-revenue-growth-revised-down/
New coal-fired power plant in national park commissioned
The Kingdom’s tycoon Kith Meng’s Royal Group has secured 168.8 hectares of land in Koh Kong’s Botum Sakor National Park under a leasing agreement to develop a 700 megawatt (mW) coal power plant, according to a government sub-decree. ...
Sorn Sarath
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50753768/new-coal-fired-power-plant-in-national-park-commissioned/
China-Cambodia FTA signing may be inked by late August
The exact date for the signing of the China-Cambodia Free Trade Agreement (FTA) continues to remain unclear as senior officials speculate to Khmer Times that the agreement could be inked in Beijing later this month. ...
Harrison White
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50755511/china-cambodia-fta-signing-may-be-inked-by-late-august/
Pchum Ben provides boost in tourism across Kingdom
According to a Ministry of Tourism report released today, over 450,000 people were reported to have visited tourist destinations across Cambodia yesterday, in a massive boost for the Kingdom’s hard-hit sector. ...
Dina Huon
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50764441/pchum-ben-provides-boost-in-tourism-across-kingdom/
ANA denies allegations it grabbed land to develop tourist attraction
The Apsara National Authority (ANA) has denied allegations that it usurped land belonging to residents in Tani village of Banteay Srei district’s Run Ta Ek commune in order to create a tourist attraction. ...
Orm Bunthoeurn
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/ana-denies-allegations-it-grabbed-land-develop-tourist-attraction
Preah Sihanouk probes land clearing for economic zone
A joint working group of the Preah Sihanouk Provincial Administration is inspecting a site at Bak Kang Mountain, which was designated state public property in 2002 but is now being cleared by a private company. ...
Voun Dara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/preah-sihanouk-probes-land-clearing-economic-zone
Informal economy may lose over 6M jobs by Covid’s end
Minister of Planning Chhay Than said more than six million workers in the informal economy have either lost or are expected to lose their jobs due to Covid-19, despite the government’s efforts to counter the pandemic. ...
Mom Kunthear
https://phnompenhpost.com/national/informal-economy-may-lose-over-6m-jobs-covids-end
High-end labels coming to Cambodia
The world’s most prestigious brands will be entering the market over the next 12 months as Blue Bell Group announced yesterday that it has secured a landmark deal to manage one of the country’s most-anticipated retail projects. ...
Husain Haider
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50917137/high-end-labels-coming-to-cambodia/
3rd dose campaign for frontliners with AstraZeneca to begin by Monday the latest
Prime Minister Hun Sen has ordered the National Ad-hoc Commission for COVID-19 Vaccination to launch the 3rd dose campaign for frontliners in the second week of this month or not later than next Monday. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50910440/3rd-dose-campaign-for-frontliners-with-astrazeneca-to-begin-by-monday-the-latest/
Capital’s south an ‘improving foundation to build on’: CBRE
Interest in “Southern Phnom Penh” has gained substantial traction over the past five years since plans for Hun Sen Boulevard were unveiled, triggering a frenzy of real estate speculation, CBRE Cambodia reported on August 12. ...
Hin Pisei
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/capitals-south-improving-foundation-build-cbre
Korea FTA planned to be signed in October
Minister of Commerce Pan Sorasak plans to lead a delegation to South Korea next month to sign the Cambodia-Korea Free Trade Agreement (CKFTA), if the Covid-19 situation permits, according to a senior official. ...
May Kunmakara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/korea-fta-planned-be-signed-october
PM thanks Japan for Manet visit, welcomes drill
Prime Minister Hun Sen expressed his gratitude to Japan for inviting his son Hun Manet to visit, despite the fear of Covid-19. He also welcomed holding future joint military exercises. ...
Lay Samean
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/pm-thanks-japan-manet-visit-welcomes-drill
PM suggests move for Korean peace
Prime Minister Hun Sen has said pressure alone will not address the deeply rooted causes of conflict between the two Koreas. In order to seek peace on the Korean Peninsula, he proposed the “Two States Towards One Nation: One Peninsula, One People, One Culture” initiative ...
Ry Sochan
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national-politics/pm-suggests-move-korean-peace
PM urges closer ASEAN ties with China at leader awards
Prime Minister Hun Sen on December 19 was presented with the Distinguished World Leader Lifetime Achievement Award, in recognition of his “brilliant” leadership over the past 40 years. ...
Ry Sochan
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/pm-urges-closer-asean-ties-china-leader-awards
Cambodian PM Hun Manet to visit China
At the invitation of Chinese Premier Li Qiang, Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet will pay an official visit to China from Sept 14 to 16, foreign ministry spokesperson Mao Ning announced on Monday. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501358492/cambodian-pm-hun-manet-to-visit-china/