CPFR seizes 97 tonnes of illegally imported spoiled or altered goods
The Ministry of Commerce’s Consumer Protection and Fraud Repression Department (CPFR) seized and destroyed 97 tonnes of counterfeit, damaged or altered goods, containing banned or expired ingredients in The first six months of 2021. ...
Cambodia prepares for peak tourist season
The Cambodian tourism sector and authorities have been implementing solutions to prepare for peak tourist season, including simplifying entry procedures at The instruction of Prime Minister Dr Hun Manet. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501371744/cambodia-prepares-for-peak-tourist-season/
Authorities told to prevent disruptions to July election
Minister of Interior Sar Kheng warned the authorities to be wary of any untoward phenomena that could disrupt the July’s national election process, noting that certain extremists had caused issues in 2013. ...
Ry Sochan
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/authorities-told-prevent-disruptions-july-election
Cambodia is banking on series of major sporting activities to draw tourists
Cambodia is pushing sports tourism as part of its Visit Cambodia Year 2023 campaign as it gears up to host the Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games) for the first time in May. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501253326/cambodias-is-banking-on-series-of-major-sporting-activities-to-draw-tourists/
Cambodia exports more than 1.5 million bicycles in first nine months
Over 1.5 million units of Cambodian bicycles have been exported to foreign markets as of the third quarter of this year, generating nearly $400 million, according to figures from the Ministry of Commerce. ...
Chea Vannak/AKP
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50779897/cambodia-exports-more-than-1-5-million-bicycles-in-first-nine-months/
Tesla ‘yet to request’ business licence
South African-born US entrepreneur Elon Musk’s Tesla Inc has not yet requested a business licence with the Ministry of Commerce as of April 6, ministry spokesman Pen Sovicheat told the Post. ...
May Kunmakara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/tesla-yet-request-business-licence
Dr Hun Manet encourages Pfizer to continue finding investment opportunities in Cambodia
Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Cambodia, Dr Hun Manet has encouraged Pfizer to continue to find investment and business opportunities in Cambodia and promote relations with stakeholders, especially the Ministry of Health of Cambodia. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501366584/dr-hun-manet-encourages-pfizer-to-continue-finding-investment-opportunities-in-cambodia/
IBA denies political influence claims
The Cambodian Bar Association has refuted a scathing critique of its independence and ethics by The International Bar Association (IBA) that questioned Cambodia’s membership in The global group, calling The assessment an unfounded “insult.”Following a visit to The country by a team of legal experts, ...
Aun Pheap
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/bar-association-denies-political-influence-claims-95607/
Agreement to boost green-belt tourism signed
The Ministry of Tourism and Japanese company Yamato Green Co Ltd signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) last week intended to develop a green-belt value chain serving The domestic tourism sector. ...
Sok Chan
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50783047/agreement-to-boost-green-belt-tourism-signed/
Smoke-free city promotes health, attracts tourists
Promoting a smoke-free environment, especially in Siem Reap province, will not only contribute to attracting more tourists but also prevent health threats among workers in the sector as well as the general public. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501341781/smoke-free-city-promotes-health-attracts-tourists/
Int’l tourist arrivals cross 1.5 million in Jan-Oct
The number of international tourists visiting Cambodia during January-October 2022 rose to 1,575,954, which is an increase of 991.1 percent over The same period of last year, according to a Ministry of Tourism report, released on Wednesday. ...
Sok Sithika
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501194322/intl-tourist-arrivals-cross-1-5-million-in-jan-oct/
Cambodia promotes tourism at world’s leading travel trade show
BERLIN, GERMANY: A delegation from Cambodia’s Ministry of Tourism is at one of the world’s largest travel trade shows, ITB Berlin, to drive business from Europe into the country. ...
Marissa Carruthers
https://kiripost.com/stories/cambodia-promotes-tourism-at-worlds-leading-travel-trade-show
Save the Mekong statement on the collapse of the Xe Pian - Xe Nam Noy hydropower project
Save the Mekong, a coalition of non-government organizations, community-based groups and concerned citizens within the Mekong region, wish to express our shock and concern at the recent collapse of the Xe Pian - Xe Nam Noy hydropower project in Laos, and our deep condolences to communities affected by ...
Save the Mekong
Malaria sees no death since 2018
Cambodia will celebrate National Malaria Day on April 25 under the theme, “Zero malaria starts with me”, although there have been no reported deaths from malaria in the Kingdom since 2018. ...
Voun Dara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/malaria-sees-no-death-2018
Siem Reap hosts regional training course on “Exchange Rate Policy”
The National Bank of Cambodia (NBC) has been hosting a training course of “Exchange Rate Policy” with The participation of 34 representatives from central banks and monetary authorities of 12 countries in Asia Pacific Region. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501348464/siem-reap-hosts-regional-training-course-on-exchange-rate-policy/
Out-of-court mediation authority accepting complaints from March 1
The National Authority for Out-of-Court Dispute Resolution (NAOCDR), The Justice Ministry’s new mediation body, has announced that citizens who are suffering any kind of injustice can formally lodge Their complaints beginning on March 1. ...
Tith Kongnov
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501420473/out-of-court-mediation-authority-accepting-complaints-from-march-1/
Shuttered schools, factories
With only about 10 per cent of its 1,000-person workforce at their stations by 8am yesterday, management at Hoyear (Cambodia) Garment Ltd cut its losses and announced that the factory would close for the next two days. Thousands across the capital opted out of work ...
Sean Teehan, Laignee Barron and Mom Kunthear
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/shuttered-schools-factories
Cambodia receives 268,130 Chinese tourists in H1, up 771.8 pct
Cambodia attracted some 268,130 Chinese tourists during the first half of 2023, up 771.8 percent from 30,754 in the same period last year, said a Ministry of Tourism report released on Tuesday. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501335579/cambodia-receives-268130-chinese-tourists-in-h1-up-771-8-pct/
Cambodia’s exports earn $13 billion in January-July period
Cambodia exported $13.525 billion worth of goods to international markets in the January-July period of 2023, a year-on-year decrease of 2 percent, a report of the General Department of Customs and Excise showed on Friday. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501341450/cambodias-exports-earn-13-billion-in-january-july-period/
Cambodia attracts three million international tourists in seven months
Cambodia recorded some 3.03 million international visitors in the first seven of 2023, a sharp increase of 308 percent from 743,459 over the same period last year, a Ministry of Tourism’s report showed on Wednesday. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501348457/cambodia-attracts-three-million-international-tourists-in-seven-months/