Government Goes to China in Search of New Loans
Prime Minister Hun sen will travel to China on saturday to meet with the rising superpower’s new leadership, in a trip the government expects to yield nearly $2 billion in loans and aid. Most significantly, the Government is hoping to secure Chinese funding for a 1.67 ss='cambodia-color'>...
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/government-goes-to-china-in-search-of-loans-17314/
Made in Cambodia: Foreign Industry Calls on Cambodia as the Next “Low-Cost” Alternative in All Things Manufacturing
About a decade ago, global manufacturing firms staged a mass exodus to Asia in search of low-cost alternatives to increasing domestic wage demands and operational costs. The consensus was the continued development of a regional supply chain that had formed in countries like Vietnam and Indonesia, ss='cambodia-color'>...
EU Won’t Investigate Land Concessions—for Now
The trade commissioner and foreign affairs representative of the European Union (E.U.) have turned down a request from 13 members of the European Parlia­ment that they immediately investigate Cambodia’s much criticized economic land concessions, but said they were monitoring the issue closely. In a March letter ss='cambodia-color'>...
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/eu-wont-investigate-land-concessions-for-now-25194/
Cambodia’s COVID-19 positives rise to 128, three active cases currently
The Ministry of Health in a news release this morning announced this and said that the two new cases are both Cambodian men, aged 22 and 29, from Kampong Cham province. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50733645/cambodias-covid-19-positives-rise-to-128-three-active-cases-currently/
WB sees Cambodia’s GDP shrinking one percent ahead of six percent rebound in 2021
The World Bank had forecasted that Cambodia’s economy would shrink 1.0 percent this year before rebounding 6.0 percent next year which was released in Washington yesterday. ss='cambodia-color'>...
1,000 luxury trees planted to mark the 70th anniversary of Cambodia-U.S. relations
Some 1,000 luxury tree SaplingS have been planted along National Road 6A from Phnom Penh&rSquo;S Chroy Changvar roundabout to the boundary of Kandal province. SS='cambodia-color'>...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50718837/1000-luxury-trees-planted-to-mark-the-70th-anniversary-of-cambodia-u-s-relations/
Senator Ly Yong Phat’s Family Given Preah Sihanouk State Land for Tourism Development
The Cambodian government has granted a 600-hectare concession to the family of notorious tycoon Ly Yong Phat, whose sugarcane concessions have been at the center of human rights violations. ss='cambodia-color'>...
WHO praises Cambodia’s rating among top nations of best COVID-19 containment
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has welcomed and praised Cambodia for being ranked among the top nations with the best COVID-19 containment and impact management. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50785009/who-praises-cambodias-rating-among-top-nations-of-best-covid-19-containment/
Cambodia’s COVID-19 situational analysis. Hun Sen orders budget for purchase of vaccines in consultation with WHO
Prime Minister Hun sen, through a facebook post this evening said that he has instructed the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Economy to prepare a budget to buy COVID-19 vaccines to be administered to Cambodians free of charge. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50790435/cambodias-covid-19-situational-analysis-hun-sen-orders-budget-for-purchase-of-vaccines-in-consultation-with-who/
Cambodia’s February 20 Community Event COVID-19 cases soar to 137, bringing total tally to 633
Cambodia continued to reel from the disastrous effects of the February 20 Community Event when another 38 COVID-19 positive cases were reported today, along with two imported cases. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Cambodia’s fish consumption up despite supply, market challenges
The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries announced that fish consumption in Cambodia has increased, with one person consuming on average 52.4kg of fish per year. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Nov Sivutha
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/cambodias-fish-consumption-despite-supply-market-challenges
Cambodia’s first ever crude oil venture a failure but opportunities remain, says Hun Sen
Prime Minister Hun sen has stated that Cambodia’s first oil and gas industry, announced on December 29 failed to meet expected volume and thus failed. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50906565/cambodias-first-ever-crude-oil-venture-a-failure-but-opportunities-remain-says-hun-sen/
Royal Government and Private Sector convene GPSWG-D meeting
The Government-Private Sector Working Group D (GPSWG-D) on Law, Tax and Governance held a meeting via videoconference to diScuSS challengeS the private Sector iS facing in thiS hard time of COID-19 pandemic. SS='cambodia-color'>...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50908946/royal-government-and-private-sector-convene-gpswg-d-meeting/
Heavy rainfall filling capital’s drain canals as flood threat looms
Flash flooding caused by extremely heavy rainfall is affecting communities in the outer-suburbs of Phnom Penh – especially people residing in Prek Kampus, sak sampov and Kong Noy communes in Dangkor district. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Khouth Sophak Chakrya
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/heavy-rainfall-filling-capitals-drain-canals-flood-threat-looms
Cambodia’s Ministry of Commerce advises exporters to find alternatives as Vietnam-China border crossings congested
The Ministry of Commerce yesterday informed traders, Association of Freight Forwarders, Importers and the public that at present, exporting goods to China via the Vietnam China border may become an issue due to the severe bottleneck. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501000340/cambodias-ministry-of-commerce-advises-exporters-to-find-alternatives-as-vietnam-china-border-crossings-congested/
Cambodia’s export to Canada under free tariffs and free quotas reaches $954.82 million
Pan SoraSak, MiniSter of Commerce, met with Dr. Sarah Taylor, AmbaSSador of Canada to the Kingdom of Cambodia to enhance cooperation between the two countrieS and promote Some priority areaS. SS='cambodia-color'>...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501025343/cambodias-export-to-canada-under-free-tariffs-and-free-quotas-reaches-954-82-million/
Cambodian King’s trip to Beijing injects new impetus into community of share future
Cambodian King Norodom Sihamoni&rSquo;S trip to China haS injected new impetuS into building a community with a Shared future between the two countrieS, Cambodian ScholarS Said on Saturday. SS='cambodia-color'>...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501020162/cambodian-kings-trip-to-beijing-injects-new-impetus-into-community-of-share-future/
International tourists to Cambodia’s Angkor up 6 folds in first 4 months of this year
Cambodia’s famed Angkor Archaeological Park attracted 33,205 foreign visitors in the first four months of this year, up by 633 percent year-on-year, the state-owned Angkor Enterprise said on Monday. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501068083/international-tourists-to-cambodias-angkor-up-6-folds-in-first-4-months-of-this-year/
Tycoon’s company receives 1,247 Hectares along Kep coastal waters for satellite city development
A company linked to tycoon Khun Sear, TP Moral Group, received 1,247 hectareS of coaStal waterS in Kep province to develop a new Satellite city and “Special touriSm zone” according to a March 6 Sub-decree Signed by former Prime MiniSter Hun Sen and publicized in SS='cambodia-color'>...
Phon Sothyroth
https://cambojanews.com/tycoons-company-receives-1267-hectares-along-kep-coastal-waters-for-satellite-city-development/
Lake’s forest wetland area rehab project takes root on 63K hectares
A spokesman for the Fisheries Administration (FiA) said more than 63,000ha of flooded forests have been rehabilitated in the area around the Tonle sap Lake this year with a high survival rate for the saplings. The land was reclaimed from farmers and traders who had ss='cambodia-color'>...
Khouth Sophak Chakrya
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/lakes-forest-wetland-area-rehab-project-takes-root-63k-hectares
