UK-donated Covid-19 vaccines touch down in Phnom Penh
415,000 AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccines donated by the UK Government to Cambodia landed at the Phnom Penh International Airport this afternoon. ...
Mao Chanvireak
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50909430/uk-donated-covid-19-vaccines-touch-down-in-phnom-penh/
โDeltaโ surges again with another 408 cases detected โ Phnom Penh worst hit
‘Delta’ cases in Cambodia increased yet again today with 408 new cases bringing the total up to 3,731. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50932836/delta-surges-again-with-another-408-cases-detected-phnom-penh-worst-hit/
Road vehicle imports clock in at $977M
Cambodia imported road vehicles worth $977.4 million in the first 10 months of 2021, up by more than eight per cent from $901 million in January-October 2020, according to Ministry of Commerce data. ...
Hin Pisei
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/road-vehicle-imports-clock-977m
Non-rice agricultural product export nets $3.16 Billion in 2021
Cambodia exported some 5.18 million tonnes of non-rice agricultural products in 2021, a 48.14 percent increase compared to the same period last year. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501000187/non-rice-agricultural-product-export-nets-3-16-billion-in-2021/
Best operating costs in Kingdom: TMX
Cambodia has the lowest operating costs among nine countries in Asia that are recognised as major manufacturing hubs, according to Asia-Pacific business transformation consultancy TMX. ...
May Kunmakara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/best-operating-costs-kingdom-tmx
Cambodiaโs rubber export slightly up in Q1 hut value drops
Cambodia exported 61,839 tons of dry rubber in the first quarter (Q1) of 2022, a slight increase of 1 percent compared to the same period last year, said a General Directorate of Rubber report on Monday. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501059622/cambodias-rubber-export-slightly-up-in-q1-hut-value-drops/
Cambodia exported more than $3 billion worth of agricultural products in 10 months
From January to October 2022, Cambodia saw a revenue of more than $3 billion from the exports of agricultural products, said the Ministry of Agricultural. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501205851/cambodia-exported-more-than-3-billion-worth-of-agricultural-products-in-10-months/
Prime Minister Hun Manet granted the title โSamdechโ
His Majesty Preah Bat Samdech Preah Boromneath Norodom Sihamoni, King of Cambodia, has granted the title “Samdech” to Prime Minister Kitti Tesaphibal Bindit Hun Manet. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501353558/prime-minister-hun-manet-granted-the-title-samdech/
Prime Minister Hun Manet says Cambodia targets high-income country status by 2050
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet has said that Cambodia has set a strategy to transform it into a high-income country by 2050. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501365930/prime-minister-hun-manet-says-cambodia-targets-high-income-country-status-by-2050/
Cambodiaโs famed Angkor receives 83,854 foreign visitors in seven months, up more than 13 times
Cambodia’s famed Angkor Archeological Park attracted 83,854 foreign tourists in the first seven months of 2022, up 13.5 times compared to the same period last year, said a press statement on Thursday. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501126203/cambodias-famed-angkor-receives-83854-foreign-visitors-in-seven-months-up-more-than-13-times/
Work starts on 108-meter-tall Buddha statue in Cambodia
Cambodia on Wednesday started to construct a 108-meter-tall Buddha statue on the top of Bokor Mountain here in the country’s southwestern coastal province. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501214456/work-starts-on-108-meter-tall-buddha-statue-in-cambodia/
Cambodia steps up fight against human trafficking
Authorities have to-date recorded 707 reports of human trafficking in all forms into a central log, which involved the detention of 120 suspects, Minister of Interior Sar Kheng told a January 20 meeting on foreigner employment. ...
Sem Pisei
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/cambodia-steps-fight-against-human-trafficking
Workshop reinforces ban on forced labour
Key stakeholders have attended a workshop to reinforce Cambodia’s stance on the banned use of forced labour in garment factories. ...
Marissa Carruthers
https://kiripost.com/stories/cambodia-workshop-reinforces-ban-on-forced-labour
Over 650,000 tourists visited Siem Reap province on 2nd day of Khmer New Year
Siem Reap province received a total of 653,670 tourists on the second day of Khmer New Year holiday, according to the Provincial tourism Department’s report. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501274369/over-650000-tourists-visited-siem-reap-province-on-2nd-day-of-khmer-new-year/
Women clients of MFIs save 9% more than men, says study
Women clients of micro-finance institutions (MFIs) tend to have 9 percent more savings than men on average, as per a recent study. ...
Rachel David
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501471592/women-clients-of-mfis-save-9-more-than-men-says-study/
Cambodia strengthens trade ties with Pakistan, Bangladesh
The Ministry of Commerce (MoC) yesterday inked an agreement with Pakistan to establish a joint committee aimed at elevating trade cooperation. ...
Nhean Chamrong
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501496424/cambodia-strengthens-trade-ties-with-pakistan-bangladesh/
2,500 Business Operators join Cambodia international trade fair 2024
“Cambodia International Trade Fair 2024” has gathered over 2,500 international business operators from 16 countries to explore investment opportunities in the Kingdom. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501486627/2500-business-operators-join-cambodia-international-trade-fair-2024/
The great Koh Kong land rush: Areas stripped of protection by Cambodian govโt being bought up
In July, conservationists in Cambodia sounded the alarm over a regulation that saw eight protected areas in Koh Kong province collectively lose territory twice the size of Phnom Penh, the country’s capital. Officials said the move, affecting nearly 127,000 hectares (314,000 acres) under Sub-decree No. ...
Gerald Flynn
https://news.mongabay.com/2021/10/the-great-koh-kong-land-rush-areas-stripped-of-protection-by-cambodian-govt-being-bought-up/
Land in capital reclassified
The government has reclassified 35 hectares of state land in Phnom Penh as state-private land to be developed by a private company, a sub-decree seen by Khmer Times showed yesterday. In accordance with the sub-decree, signed by Prime Minister Hun Sen in September, the government converted ...
Ven Rathavong
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50546775/land-in-capital-reclassified/
Thailand repatriates 500 dead Cambodians
More than 500 dead Cambodians were repatriated from Thailand in the first six months of 2017, according to an Interior Ministry official. Chou Bun Eng, secretary of state at the ministry, said yesterday the 500 bodies were repatriated through three checkpoints in Banteay Meanchey province. ...
Pav Suy
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/5084746/thailand-repatriates-500-dead-cambodians/