Gov’t clarifies division of Tamouk Lake
After the government ceded an additional 36 hectares of Tamouk Lake to the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces (RCAF) in a sub-decree dated August 26, questions were raised as to whether or not it was given to Generals Vong Pisen and Sao Sokha, who were named ...
Yin Soeum
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50962314/govt-clarifies-division-of-tamouk-lake/
More bridge and road projects soon
The Public Works Ministry plans to build two more bridges, one across the Mekong river in Kratie province and one across the Bassac river in Chak Angre Krom commune, in Phnom Penh. The ministry also plans to rebuild or upgrade several inter-provincial national roads. ...
Tin Sokhavuth
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50983654/more-bridge-and-road-projects-soon/
Zero snares at trapeang plan underway
The US Agency for International Development (USAID) Greening Prey Lang project is spearheading an effort to safeguard more than 100 high-risk trapeangs, or waterholes, in the Preah Roka, Kulen Promtep and Chhaeb wildlife sanctuaries and in Phnom Tbaeng National Heritage Park. ...
Orm Bunthoeurn
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/zero-snares-trapeang-plan-underway
Siem Reap girl infected with bird flu
The Communicable Disease Control Department (CDC) under the Ministry of Health said they had discovered a case of influenza A/H9, or bird flu, in a one-year-old girl through its pneumonia surveillance system. The child displayed several symptoms – including a high fever, coughing, and breathing ...
Lay Samean
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/siem-reap-girl-infected-bird-flu
NEC requests voters prepare ID cards ahead of election day
As the commune council elections approach, the National Election Committee (NEC) has called on voters to prepare their ID Card or documents that were certified by authorities for use to be able to vote. ...
Nov Sivutha
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/nec-requests-voters-prepare-id-cards-ahead-election-day
Cambodia rolls out 5th dose of COVID-19 vaccination even as second dose has not kept pace with first dose
Cambodia started providing the fifth dose of COVID-19 vaccines to priority groups across the country on Thursday, health ministry’s secretary of state and spokeswoman or Vandine said. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501091815/cambodia-rolls-out-5th-dose-of-covid-19-vaccination-even-as-second-dose-has-not-kept-pace-with-first-dose/
SR hotel reopenings still sluggish after C-19 closures
Only 20% of hotels in Siem Reap province have reopened after the Covid-19 outbreak in the province subsided, most other hotels have either shut down or are temporarily closed, while others will reopen at a later date when tourist numbers increase. ...
Chhun Sunly
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501078675/sr-hotel-reopenings-still-sluggish-after-c-19-closures/
‘Zero Wild Meat’ campaign launched in Mondulkiri
Admitting concern over the decline of species in the country’s protected areas, the government, World Wildlife Fund (WWF-Cambodia) and partners have launched the “Zero Wild Meat” campaign to stop the consumption and trafficking of wildlife meat, or bush meat, in the country. ...
Ben Sokhean
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501173334/zero-wild-meat-campaign-launched-in-mondulkiri/
More investment anticipated following Fujian investors’ visit
Cambodia is optimistic of an increase in direct investment or joint ventures with Chinese investors following a successful visit by a delegation of entrepreneurs from Fujian province who specialise in sectors such as mining, energy, manufacturing, tourism, accommodation, and heating and air conditioning. ...
Hin Pisei
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/more-investment-anticipated-following-fujian-investors-visit
Is a higher dividend payment always the better stock option?
When investing in stocks, investors can expect some of their assets to generate a dividend payment, a sum of money paid by a company to its shareholders out of its profits. Dividends are typically paid annually, but they can also be paid quarterly or monthly. ...
Post Staff
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/banking-securities-business/higher-dividend-payment-always-better-stock-option
Tax revenue dips 2% between Jan, July
The government collected 15.4 trillion riel or $3.7 billion in tax revenue in the first seven months of the year, which is equivalent to 58.7 per cent of the 2023 annual budget law, according to the Ministry of Economy and Finance. ...
Hin Pisei
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/tax-revenue-dips-2-between-jan-july
ASEAN ties seen as key to the region
More efforts are needed to enhance cooperation between China and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations in industrial and supply chains for accelerated regional development, government officials and industry experts said during the 20th China-ASEAN Expo, or CAEXPO. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501363724/asean-ties-seen-as-key-to-the-region/
Instruction to remind on measures to prevent the spread of Monkeypox outbreak
On 24 July 2022, the Ministry of Health has posted an Instruction to remind on the measure to prevent the spread of Monkeypox on its official social media site.As the World Health organization declared the Monkeypox outbreak a global health emergency, the Ministry of Health ...
Ministry of Health
Deadline for online business registration now extended to July
Uncertainty over business conditions and the impact of the spread of Covid-19 has prompted the Ministry of Commerce to postpone the issuing of fines until July for online business owners who are late to apply for e-commerce permits or licences. ...
Hin Pisei
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/deadline-online-business-registration-now-extended-july
E-payments to save MSMEs on costs: NBC
Digitising payments could bring substantial cost savings for micro-, small-, and medium-sized enterprises (MSME), not only by simplifying cash management processes but also reducing potential opportunities for misappropriation or corruption, according to the central bank chief. ...
May Kunmakara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/e-payments-save-msmes-costs-nbc
Power line markers reveal looming path of destruction in Prey Lang
In early March, Auon Seap noticed a group of unknown men approach his farm on a koyun, an elongated tractor mostly used for farming or logging. Strangers are not so common in his village on the northeastern edge of the Prey Lang Wildlife Sanctuary. ...
Keat Soriththeavy and Danielle Keeton-Olsen
https://vodenglish.news/power-line-markers-reveal-looming-path-of-destruction-in-prey-lang/
PM: Factory workers on suspension get support
Prime Minister Hun Sen has officially announced that the government will provide cash assistance to over 32,000 workers in the textile-related sectors whose employment has been suspended due to a reduction in purchasing orders, or whose factories have ceased operations. ...
Neang Sokunthea
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/pm-factory-workers-suspension-get-support
Kandal issues 30 day compliance warning to ferries
The Kandal provincial administration issued a warning that it will shut down any ferryboat business that does not comply with current safety standards. An appropriately sized steel vessel must be employed, rather than the single or twin hulled wooden boats that were previously used, in ...
Khouth Sophak Chakrya
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/kandal-issues-30-day-compliance-warning-ferries
Be mindful of informal financing, NBC warns
The National Bank of Cambodia (NBC) and National Police on February 2 issued a joint statement warning of the risks associated with informal financial services, which it said could put borrowers in excessive debt or otherwise upend their lives. ...
May Kunmakara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/be-mindful-informal-financing-nbc-warns
Hun Sen urges end to scorn of entertainment sector workers
Prime Minister Hun Sen has called for an end to discrimination against women working in the entertainment industry, underscoring their struggle to make a living. He urged the public to show compassion and respect, and asked authorities to act against those who engage in discriminatory ...
Neang Sokunthea
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/hun-sen-urges-end-scorn-entertainment-sector-workers