Siem Reap int’l airport set for opening in fourth quarter
By the end of this year, Cambodia is all set to add more airport capacity to its existing facilities with the opening of the new Siem Reap Angkor International Airport. ...
Prakash Jha
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501217284/siem-reap-intl-airport-set-for-opening-in-fourth-quarter/
Cambodia, EU to continue strengthening cultural collaboration
Cambodia and the European Union (EU) welcomed all new initiatives aiming to further strengthen their collaboration on cultural sector, especially on the exchange of information and cultural promotion. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501352276/cambodia-eu-to-continue-strengthening-cultural-collaboration/
China pledges more cooperation with Cambodia
A Chinese official has pledged to further strengthen cooperation between Cambodia and China with a strong commitment to building China-Cambodia Community with a Shared Future in the New Era. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501374627/china-pledges-more-cooperation-with-cambodia/
Unbiased recruitment: PM orders selection of civil servants through national exams
In a bid to ensure transparency in the selection process, all new recruits will have to go through stringent national exams before they are accepted into the government. ...
Global initiative against transnational crime releases a report on illegal logging structures in Cambodia
The Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime in September released its new research’s results on the illegal logging structure in Cambodia. ...
Ministry moots concept to promote agricultural production
The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, and Forestry has set a new concept aiming to promote agricultural production, keep prices stable and increase value-added potential products for exports. ...
Chea Vanyuth
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501214799/ministry-moots-concept-to-promote-agricultural-production/
Cambodia’s remittances rise to $1.25B
Remittances from Cambodian migrant workers increased from $1.15 billion in 2021 to $1.25 billion in 2022 and are the third highest in the Asean as a share of national GDP after those of the Philippines and Vietnam, according to a new report. ...
Manoj Mathew
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501317625/cambodias-remittances-rise-to-1-25b/
Ratanakiri governor seeks airport investment
Ratanakiri provincial officials have appealed to foreign investors to build a new airport on a 1,400-hectare plot of land in Lumphat district to attract tourism ...
Chhorn Raksmey
https://kiripost.com/stories/cambodia-ratanakiri-governor-seeks-airport-investment
Cambodia greenlights manufacturing investments exceeding $50 million
New garment manufacturing investments are being drawn to Cambodia, as confirmed by the Cambodia Investment Board (CIB), a division of the Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC). ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501324486/cambodia-greenlights-manufacturing-investments-exceeding-50-million/
Recruitment of civil servants for this year on hold
Prime Minister Hun Manet has imposed a one-year moratorium on hiring new government servants. ...
Torn Vibol
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501423494/recruitment-of-civil-servants-for-this-year-on-hold/
2024 Year of Cambodia-China Tourism and Culture paves way for 2035 master plan
Cambodia aims to become an attractive global tourism destination and will welcome more Chinese tourists next year under a new exchange program, according to a Cambodian official. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501397752/2024-year-of-cambodia-china-tourism-and-culture-paves-way-for-2035-master-plan/
Gov’t okays for feasibility study on Mondulkiri Airport
The Royal Government of Cambodia has given the green light for an international consortium to initiate a feasibility study regarding the construction of a new airport in Ou Reang district of Mondulkiri province. ...
James Whitehead
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501425635/govt-okays-for-feasibility-study-on-mondulkiri-airport/
Chinese investors lead with nearly $400 million in July investment
The Chinese topped Cambodia’s list of leading financiers in July, taking part in 44 new and expansion investment projects, with many in the garment sector. ...
Niem Chheng
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/chinese-investors-lead-with-nearly-400-million-in-july-investment
CDC approves investments worth $396M in July
The Council for Development of Cambodia (CDC) has greenlighted 44 new investment projects worth $396 million in July 2024. ...
Chea Vanyuth
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501537398/cdc-approves-investments-worth-396m-in-july/
Foreign Ministry: PM Hun Manet engages in fruitful meetings with foreign dignitaries and business leaders in New York
Prime Minister Hun Manet has engaged in fruitful meetings with foreign dignitaries and business leaders during his trip to New York from Sept. 21 to 24 to attend the General Debate of the 78th Session of the United Nations General Assembly, according to a press ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501366571/foreign-ministry-pm-hun-manet-engages-in-fruitful-meetings-with-foreign-dignitaries-and-business-leaders-in-new-york/
ASEAN Spells Out its Tourism Priorities Ahead of 2015
The countries of ASEAN are now implementing a clear road map to achieve the tourism objectives of the ASEAN Economic Community, due 2015. There will be a new ‘ASEAN for ASEAN’ campaign and special promotions, along with enhanced strategic cooperation with the growth markets of ...
Capital ideas for developers
Peering out over the Tonle Sap River in Phnom Penh from a sixteenth-storey private balcony at the new Bellevue Apartments, one could watch for hours as cranes swing back in forth over all the new developments on the west side of the water. “Phnom ...
http://www.bangkokpost.com/business/economics/332995/capital-ideas-for-developers
REDD Forests Endangered by Loggers, Soldiers
Banteay Ampil district, Oddar Meanchey province – The families of Beng commune have new neighbors: a battalion of Royal Cambodian Armed Forces (RCAF) soldiers building a military base inside one of 13 pockets across the province aiming to be the first forest-based carbon trading scheme ...
The CSX at six months
Every day, thousands of people drive past a big electronic billboard showing market data from the Cambodia Securities Exchange (CSX), the first securities market in the Kingdom’s history. While waiting for the traffic light, those Cambodians who are interested can get a glimpse of the ...
U.S. gov't launches HIV research project in Cambodia
The United States government on Wednesday launched a HIV research project in Cambodia, aiming to collect and disseminate critical data that will help the country in the fight against HIV. Men Chean Rithy, coordinator for the newly-launched HIV Innovate and Evaluate Project, said the U.S. provided ...
Global Post News Staff
http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/news/xinhua-news-agency/131211/us-govt-launches-hiv-research-project-cambodia