Chinese may prioritise Cambodia in meeting raw materials demand
A ranking Chinese Chamber of Commerce official has revealed to Khmer Times that China may prioritise supply Cambodia for its immediate raw materials need to allow the factories here to continue operating. ...
Khmer Times Staff
http://khmertimeskh.com/50696721/chinese-may-prioritise-cambodia-in-meeting-raw-materials-demand
PM orders Cabinet to designate a five-day ‘replacement holiday’
Prime Minister Hun Sen, in a recent message, said employees will be granted a five-day holiday in lieu of the postponed Khmer New Year holidays in April, although a date is yet to be determined. The decision was confirmed yesterday by a government spokesman. ...
Taing Rinith
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50742852/pm-orders-cabinet-to-designate-a-five-day-replacement-holiday/
Milled-rice exports up 41%
Cambodia’s milled-rice exports gained 41 per cent to 397,660 tonnes in the first half of this year from the 281,538 tonnes shipped in the same period last year. Their combined value was $264.5 million, Cambodia Rice Federation (CRF) secretary-general Lun Yeng told The Post on ...
Thou Vireak
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/milled-rice-exports-41
U.S. provides $100,000 to support Cambodia’s flood response efforts
The United States, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), is providing $100,000 in immediate humanitarian aid to support response efforts to severe flooding in Cambodia, according to a news release of the U.S. Embassy in Phnom Penh. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50774153/u-s-provides-100000-to-support-cambodias-flood-response-efforts/
Floating guard post to protect Irawaddy dolphins in Mekong
The Kratie provincial authority in collaboration with the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF-Cambodia) is preparing to build a guard post in the Anlong Kampi area of the Mekong River in Chitr Borei district’s Sambok commune to watch for illegal fishing activities that may affect ...
Nov Sivutha
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/floating-guard-post-protect-irawaddy-dolphins-mekong
Hun Sen blasts analysts for UNTAC-era nostalgia
Prime Minister Hun Sen blasted unnamed analysts for statements indicating their desire to bring the Paris Peace Agreements back into force somehow. He said that calling for a reversion to that agreement was tantamount to calling for foreigners to take control of the country again. ...
Ry Sochan
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national-politics/hun-sen-blasts-analysts-untac-era-nostalgia
PM’s Manet backing gives parties pause
Although Prime Minister Hun Sen has stated that he will be the Cambodian People’s Party (CPP) candidate for the top office for at least another decade, his recent endorsement of his oldest son Hun Manet as his successor may indicate some flexibility on his part ...
Nov Sivutha
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/pms-manet-backing-gives-parties-pause
Nearly 52K candidates logged for commune elections in first day
The National Election Committee (NEC) announced that it received 51,950 candidacy applications from 16 political parties for the fifth mandate commune council elections scheduled for June 5 – on just the first day of the March 4-6 registration period. ...
Candlelight’s Battambang complaints ‘too late’
The Battambang Provincial Election Commission has rejected the Candlelight Party (CP)’s 19 complaints relating to the closure of polling stations during the 5th-mandate commune council elections on June 5. ...
Nov Sivutha
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national-politics/candlelights-battambang-complaints-too-late
King Sihamoni inaugurates 7th-term National Assembly
The National Assembly (NA) is slated to commence its inaugural session for the seventh legislative term on August 21 under the chairmanship of King Norodom Sihamoni. ...
Ry Sochan
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/king-sihamoni-inaugurates-7th-term-national-assembly
Cambodia says it's helping foreigners scammed by traffickers
Cambodia on Friday said it is attempting to aid foreigners who have been victimized by human traffickers, after Taiwan said it is seeking to free more than 300 of its citizens who were lured to the Southeast Asian nation by organized crime groups. ...
Associated Press
https://www.voacambodia.com/a/cambodia-says-it-s-helping-foreigners-scammed-by-traffickers/6711458.html
Sluggish industry growth affects Cambodia’s economic outlook as improved tourism recovery expected to boost Cambodian exports
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has lowered its economic growth forecast for Cambodia to 5.3 percent, down from the earlier prediction of 5.5 percent. The main reason for this revision is the slower-than-expected growth in the industrial sector. This information was included in the ADB’s ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501363717/sluggish-industry-growth-affects-cambodias-economic-outlook-as-improved-tourism-recovery-expected-to-boost-cambodian-exports/
PM marks Westerdam 3 year anniversary
Prime Minister Hun Sen said February 13 marked three years since Cambodia was lauded as a “small country with a big heart” for its humanitarian action in allowing the cruise ship MS Westerdam to dock during the early days of the Covid-19 outbreak. ...
Neang Sokunthea
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/pm-marks-westerdam-3-year-anniversary
PM: Election law changes apply to all
The amendments to the election law that were unanimously passed by the National Assembly on June 23 were not aimed at opposition parties alone, but would ensure that each of the Kingdom’s political parties would bear responsibility for the people, said Prime Minister Hun Sen. ...
Kim Yutharo
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/pm-election-law-changes-apply-all
ADB urges green investment ramp up
Although a multitude of risks grey Cambodia’s outlook this year, gross domestic product (GDP) growth is forecast a tad higher at 5.5 percent from an estimated 5.2 percent in 2022, according to the Asian Development Bank (ADB) earlier this month. ...
Sangeetha Amarthalingam
https://kiripost.com/stories/cambodia-adb-urges-green-investment-ramp-up
Hun Sen urges upgrade to “comprehensive” Cambodia-Korea partnership
Senate president Hun Sen has requested South Korean president Yoon Suk-Yeol to consider upgrading Cambodia-Korea relations to a “comprehensive strategic partnership” within the next three years, as the two countries prepare to celebrate their 30th anniversary of diplomatic relations. ...
Gold sees price surge amid global uncertainty, becomes “safe asset”
Over the past two to three years, the price of gold on the international market has steadily risen, driving up prices in Cambodia, even as the country exports refined gold to global markets. ...
Government kicks off pension scheme for private sector
The government has launched a social security pension fund aimed at providing retirement benefits to private sector employees, in a move applauded by civil society groups and workers. ...
Khuon Narim
https://cambojanews.com/government-kicks-off-pension-scheme-for-private-sector/
NagaCorp casino 2016 profits show modest growth
Cambodian casino operator NagaCorp Ltd posted a net profit of $184.2 million last year, a 7 percent increase over the previous year, with growth largely tempered by a lacklustre surge in business volume across all gaming segments at its NagaWorld casino complex in Phnom Penh.While ...
Kali Kotoski
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/nagacorp-casino-2016-profits-show-modest-growth
Firm asked to pay fine for illegally mining in K Speu
Kampong Speu provincial authorities will once again allow Sok Chanly Co Ltd to mine marble in Oral district’s Trapaing Chor commune if the company pays a fine of 50 million riel ($12,500) after the authorities earlier detained five individuals who were caught mining without a ...
Soth Koemsoeun
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/firm-asked-pay-fine-illegally-mining-k-speu