PWSA enjoys banner 2020
Stock-listed utility Phnom Penh Water Supply Authority (PWSA) reported strong growth and solid overall business performance last year despite economic disruptions caused by the Covid-19 pandemic. ...
May Kunmakara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/pwsa-enjoys-banner-2020
Spending crunch for Lunar New Year 2021
With Covid-19 cutting into Cambodians’ incomes and transforming consumer behaviour, the Kingdom is expected to see a Lunar New Year spending slump this year. ...
Thou Vireak
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/spending-crunch-lunar-new-year-2021
Bakong top in digital currency index
Cambodia’s digital retail ecosystem was ranked first in Asia and second globally in the PricewaterhouseCooper (PwC) inaugural Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) Global Index. ...
Husain Haider
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50842250/bakong-top-in-digital-currency-index/
Drive to improve agricultural value chains across ASEAN
A German group is pushing for an increase in sustainable agricultural value chains in ASEAN to improve rural people’s livelihoods. German International Cooperation (GIZ) yesterday hosted an online forum to discuss the issue. ...
Husain Haider
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50829302/drive-to-improve-agricultural-value-chains-across-asean/
Police announce tightened security for KNY
National Police Chief General Neth Savoeun has instructed officers to tighten security and public order for the upcoming Khmer New Year from April 14 to 16. ...
Sar Socheath
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50835019/police-announce-tightened-security-for-kny/
Scheduled power cuts announced for Phnom Penh and some provinces
Electricite du Cambodge has announced the following power outages for Phnom Penh and some provinces in order to carry out repair work, replace equipment and dismantle network lines to make way for road widening work: ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50863303/scheduled-power-cuts-announced-for-phnom-penh-and-some-provinces/
Cambodia joins 54th ASEAN Foreign Ministers Meeting
Foreign Affairs minister Prak Sokhonn will participate in the 54th ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (54th AMM) and related meetings starting today until August 6 via video conference. ...
Son Minea
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50906328/cambodia-joins-54th-asean-foreign-ministers-meeting/
Public urged to get Covid shots
The national Covid-19 vaccination committee appealed to people aged 18 and over who have not been vaccinated to immediately do so. ...
Mom Kunthear
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/public-urged-get-covid-shots
Rabbit Island resort investment project starts construction in Kep province
Rabbit Island development investment, the $130 million multiple resort project in Koh Tonsay island, four kilometres off Kep province, has started construction activities, with building materials being moved there. ...
Chea Vanyuth
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50944429/rabbit-island-resort-investment-project-starts-construction-in-kep-province-2/
Military Police prepare Covid-19 treatment facilities
National Military Police Commander Sao Sokha has advised personnel across the country to set up Covid-19 treatment facilities as cases are surging with Cambodian migrant workers returning in increasing numbers ...
Lay Samean
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/military-police-prepare-covid-19-treatment-facilities
Unions to request 11.6% raise to minimum wage
Seventeen union representatives from the Wage Negotiation Working Group have agreed to negotiate for a $22.20 increase in salaries for textile, garment and footwear workers for 2022. ...
Long Kimmarita
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/unions-request-116-raise-minimum-wage
Thada, Datasonic sign e-motorcycle bargain
Mcls Synergy Co Ltd (Thada), a Phnom Penh-based company primarily involved in the electric vehicle (EV) business, has integrated Malaysia’s Datasonic Corp Sdn Bhd into its business expansion strategy. ...
Hin Pisei
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/thada-datasonic-sign-e-motorcycle-bargain
Diplomatic ties with South Korea ‘on right track,’ says Prime Minister
Prime Minister Hun Sen said yesterday that diplomatic relations between Cambodia and South Korea started late but are on the right track. He expressed his hope for ties to be further enhanced. ...
Sar Socheath
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50999920/diplomatic-ties-with-south-korea-on-right-track-says-prime-minister/
PM lauds fight against fake news on World Radio Day
Radio broadcasting institutions have been crucial in the fight against fake news on social media in Cambodia, said Prime Minister Hun Sen in a message to mark World Radio Day. ...
Long Kimmarita
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/pm-lauds-fight-against-fake-news-world-radio-day
Cambodia kicks off global travel assessment system
Cambodia on April 22 put into use the Global Travel Assessment System (GTAS) aiming to improve, among others, customs-related work efficiency at airports and prevent transnational crimes. ...
Rann Reuy
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/cambodia-kicks-global-travel-assessment-system
Q1 Hungary trade reaches $2.23M
Cambodia and Hungary on May 27 reaffirmed their vows to strengthen and further develop economic and trade cooperation after a reported dip in trade last year pinned on the global Covid-19 crisis. ...
Nov Sivutha
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/q1-hungary-trade-reaches-223m
Kingdom set to receive $965M in ADB financing
Cambodia is set to receive $965 million in financing from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to promote development in priority areas and create programs that seek to rehabilitate and spur economic growth. ...
Hom Phanet
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/kingdom-set-receive-965m-adb-financing
Cambodia’s agricultural commodities target China as a key export destination
China is an increasingly important export destination for Cambodia’s agricultural commodities, thanks to the Cambodia-China Free Trade Agreement (CCFTA), which went into effect on January 1, 2022. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501200944/cambodias-agricultural-commodities-target-china-as-a-key-export-destination/
Boeng Tamok activist flees to Thailand, seeking refugee status
Fearing arrest, well known land rights activist Prak Sophea fled to Thailand last week and applied for refugee status over the weekend, she told CamboJA. ...
Phon Sothyroth
https://cambojanews.com/boeng-tamok-activist-flees-to-thailand-seeking-refugee-status/
China-ASEAN Civil Aviation Center launched
The China-ASEAN Civil Aviation Cooperation and Exchange Center was officially launched at a recent forum on industry cooperation in Nanning City, China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501365965/china-asean-civil-aviation-center-launched/