Angkor Gold hits the jackpot
Angkor Gold Corp., a Canada-based mineral exploration company with operations in Cambodia, has completed its exploration and analysis of ground samples at its Koan Nheak site in Mondulkiri province. Around 31.8 grams per ton (g/t) of Gold were found in the samples, according to a ...
Sum Manet
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/28560/angkor-gold-hits-the-jackpot/
Thais crack down on illegal workers
Thai soldiers on Thursday detained four Cambodian men, three women and a one-month old baby after they crossed the border to find work. The Cambodian Consulate in Thailand’s Sa Keao province said it quickly secured the release of the group, who were from Sout Nikom ...
Ros Chanveasna
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/38801/thais-crack-down-on-illegal-workers/
PM orders alert against virus spread from Vietnam
Prime Minister Hun Sen has ordered all authorities and armed forces to tighten the COVID-19 prevention along the border with Vietnam. ...
Sar Socheath
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50810752/pm-orders-alert-against-virus-spread-from-vietnam/
DPM Prak Sokhonn: Russian Embassy confirms Lavrov’s participation in forthcoming meetings in Cambodia
The Embassy of the Russian Federation in Phnom Penh has confirmed the participation of Sergei Lavrov, Russian Foreign Minister, in the 55th ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (55e AMM) and Related Meetings to be hosted by Cambodia. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501116163/dpm-prak-sokhonn-russian-embassy-confirms-lavrovs-participation-in-forthcoming-meetings-in-cambodia/
Viet Nam’s PM welcomes Commander-in-Chief of Cambodian armed forces
Việt Nam always gives top priority to the continuous strengthening and development of the good neighborliness, traditional friendship, and comprehensive and long-term sustainable cooperation with Cambodia, Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính told Commander-in-Chief of the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces General Vong Pisen during a reception ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501379984/viet-nams-pm-welcomes-commander-in-chief-of-cambodian-armed-forces/
EU doles out $500M in economic, job aid
Team Europe – the combined efforts of the EU, its member states and their financial institutions and implementing agencies – is mobilising €443 million ($503 million) in grants and loans to work with Cambodia in fighting Covid-19 and mitigating its socio-economic impacts. ...
Ry Sochan
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/eu-doles-out-500m-economic-job-aid
Dengue outbreak sees 1,691 kids hospitalised in a month
A total of 1,691 children were hospitalised at Kantha Bopha Children’s Hospital between October 21 and November 21 after an outbreak of haemorrhagic dengue fever. Another 1,626 children were hospitalised at other Kantha Bopha hospitals during the same period, according to a report from the ...
Soth Koemsoeun
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/dengue-outbreak-sees-1691-kids-hospitalised-month
Irrawaddy Dolphin carcass found in Kratie city
Fishermen in Kratie province on Friday found the carcass of a female Irrawaddy dolphin, weighing nearly 200 kilograms, in Kratie city. A WWF statement on Friday said that its research team, in collaboration with provincial fisheries administration officials, estimated that the marine mammal was between ...
Sen David
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50603276/irrawaddy-dolphin-carcass-found-in-kratie-city/
Police quash Veng Sreng memorial ceremony
Riot police and municipal security guards shunted a group of would-be mourners around Phnom Penh’s southern industrial precinct on Sunday morning as they attempted to mark the second anniversary of the day military police marched along Veng Sreng Boulevard firing assault rifles into crowds of ...
Matt Blomberg and Aun Pheap
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/police-quash-veng-sreng-memorial-ceremony-104291/
Prime-time ban on foreign productions from new year
The directive banning the screening of foreign films during the prime-time slot at Cambodia-based television stations will move ahead and be more strictly enforced from January 1, according to the Information Ministry. ...
Chea Vannak
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/18953/prime-time-ban-on-foreign-productions-from-new-year/
Naga profits hit jackpot again
NagaCorp’s winning streak shows no signs of letting up, with the Hong Kong-listed casino operator posting another impressive half-year result, reporting profits up more than 20 percent year-on-year during the first six months of 2017 on a surge in VIP rollings and visits to its ...
Cam McGrath
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/naga-profits-hit-jackpot-again
Angkor Wat voted world’s top tourist site
Cambodia’s Angkor Wat was yesterday named the world’s number one landmark in TripAdvisor’s 2017 Traveller’s Choice awards. The World Heritage site beat competition from the likes of India’s Taj Mahal, Peru’s Machu Picchu, and St Peter’s Basilica in the Vatican City to take the top spot. ...
Mom Kunthear
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/38710/angkor-wat-voted-world---s-top-tourist-site/
Ministry shares 2020 agri-export numbers
The Kingdom exported $4.037 billion in agricultural products in 2020, according to data from the Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries. ...
Sok Chan
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50800406/ministry-shares-2020-agri-export-numbers/
Preah Vihear authorities warn against illegal purchase or sale of protected land
The Ministry of Environment has warned people that it is illegal to buy or sell lands in natural protected and conservation areas in Preah Vihear province. ...
Cambodia-South Korean bilateral trade recovering
Bilateral trade between Cambodia and South Korea has started to recover following a decline in 2020 from the COVID-19 pandemic. ...
Chea Vanyuth
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50814996/cambodia-south-korean-bilateral-trade-recovering/
Cambodia successfully vaccinates one million people nationwide
As of 11 April 2021, Cambodia has vaccinated 1 million armed forces, civil servants, and civilians nationwide, according to a press release. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50837407/cambodia-successfully-vaccinates-one-million-people-nationwide/
Siem Reap authorities start imposing fining those who do not wear masks
The Deputy Governor of Siem Reap Province, yesterday led a joint force of the provincial police, military police and health officials to fine traders who do not wear masks as well as improper wearing of the masks at the Central Market in Siem Reap. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50871578/siem-reap-authorities-start-imposing-fining-those-who-do-not-wear-masks/
Cambodia receives over 270,000 domestic tourists in last weekend of May
A total of 274,026 domestic visitors toured Cambodia in the fourth weekend of May, of them 259,393 were national tourists and 14,633 were foreign tourists, according to a report of the Ministry of tourism. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501086601/cambodia-receives-over-270000-domestic-tourists-in-last-weekend-of-may/
PH eyes enhanced defense cooperation with New Zealand, Cambodia
The Philippines is looking forward to fortify its defense relations with New Zealand and Cambodia, the Department of National Defense (DND) said. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501189824/ph-eyes-enhanced-defense-cooperation-with-new-zealand-cambodia/
His Majesty the King: Cambodia never forgets support extended by late Shinzo Abe
His Majesty Samdech Preah Boromneath Norodom Sihamoni, King of Cambodia, has affirmed that Cambodia will never forget the support and assistance provided by the late former Prime Minister of Japan, Shinzo ABE, to the Cambodian people. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501111011/his-majesty-the-king-cambodia-never-forgets-support-extended-by-late-shinzo-abe/