Cambodia’s rice export to China up over 17 pct in H1
Cambodia exported 168,280 tons of milled rice to China in the first half of 2022, up 17.4 percent over the same period last year, said an official report on Monday. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501115402/cambodias-rice-export-to-china-up-over-17-pct-in-h1/
China speaks highly of friendship with Cambodia ahead of PM Hun Sen’s visit
At the invitation of Chinese Premier Li Keqiang, Cambodian Prime Minister Techo Hun sen will pay an official visit to China from February 9 to 11. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501234098/china-speaks-highly-of-friendship-with-cambodia-ahead-of-pm-hun-sens-visit/
S Reap to attain ODF status by early 2024, officials say
Siem Reap provincial authoritieS and Several partner organiSationS have announced their joint commitment to achieve open defecation free (ODF) StatuS acroSS the province by early 2024. More than 80 per cent of the province haS been declared ODF thuS far. SS='cambodia-color'>...
Long Kimmarita
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/s-reap-attain-odf-status-early-2024-officials-say
Gender no barrier among ministry’s sanctuary rangers
The Kingdom’s park rangers play a vital role in protecting the precious natural resources of Cambodia’s protected areas. They sometimes spend weeks on patrol deep in the most remote parts of the country, monitoring wildlife and keeping an eye out for the perpetrator of forest ss='cambodia-color'>...
Keo Bosaba
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/gender-no-barrier-among-ministrys-sanctuary-rangers
Over 100,000 ha of Tonle Sap’s Zone 3 reallocated for farming
The Ministry of Land Management, Urban Planning and Construction, (MLMUPC) said that the provinces of Kampong Thom, Kampong Chhnang and Pursat have reallocated 100,000 hectares of flooded forestland in Tonle sap lake’s Zone 3 and redesiginated as Zone 2, which could benefit nearly 30,000 families. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Tith Kognov
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501242243/over-100000-ha-of-tonle-saps-zone-3-reallocated-for-farming/
Container freight station aided by Japan opens in Cambodia’s SPSEZ
A container freight station built with aid from Japan was inaugurated recently at Cambodia’s sihanoukville Port special Economic Zone (sPsEZ). ss='cambodia-color'>...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501252036/container-freight-station-aided-by-japan-opens-in-cambodias-spsez/
Cambodia’s Ministry of Tourism says country ready to receive return of Chinese investors and tourists
Cambodia’s Ministry of Tourism (MoT) have said that the kingdom is ready to welcome the return of Chinese investors and tourists, saying that their presence is vital for its tourism and socioeconomic development. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501215418/cambodias-ministry-of-tourism-says-country-ready-to-receive-return-of-chinese-investors-and-tourists/
Cambodia’s Royal Group signs agreement on renewable energy export to Singapore
Cambodia’s Royal Group Power Company Ltd. (RGP) and singapore’s Keppel Energy Pte Ltd. (KE) have reached an energy purchase agreement on exporting renewable energy to singapore via submarine high-voltage transmission. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501257335/cambodias-royal-group-signs-agreement-on-renewable-energy-export-to-singapore/
Cambodia slams U.S. for its “double standard” human rights report
Cambodia said on Thursday that the “U.s. Department of state’s 2022 Human Rights Report on Cambodia” was downright unfounded, biased, and prejudicial as to its political nature. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501261697/cambodia-slams-u-s-for-its-double-standard-human-rights-report/
Cambodia and Vietnam’s GDP growth forecast to rank second in ASEAN in 2023
Vietnam’s GDP is projected to grow 5.8 percent this year, sharing the second position with Cambodia in the region, only after the Philippines, according to the International Monetary Fund (IMF). ss='cambodia-color'>...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501276403/cambodia-and-vietnams-gdp-growth-forecast-to-rank-second-in-asean-in-2023/
S Treng seeks investors for cashew development
In future, Stung Treng province will attract inveStment in large factorieS and manufacturing enterpriSeS that will proceSS agricultural raw materialS into value-added proceSSed productS, particularly caShew nutS, which have been recogniSed for their commercial potential, officialS Said. SS='cambodia-color'>...
Post Staff
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/s-treng-seeks-investors-cashew-development
Cambodia’s export to RCEP countries up 24 percent in H1
Cambodia’s total export to other Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) countries amounted to $4.07 billion in the first half of 2023, up 24 percent from $3.28 billion over the same period last year, said the Ministry of Commerce’s latest report released on Tuesday. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501326651/cambodias-export-to-rcep-countries-up-24-percent-in-h1/
2023 General Election is a true reflection of the country’s democratic maturity
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation has stated that ‘the 2023 general election is a true reflection of Cambodia’s democratic maturity with its exceptional voter participation and its election legitimacy as attested by the diversity of national and international observer teams.’ ss='cambodia-color'>...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501330481/2023-general-election-is-a-true-reflection-of-the-countrys-democratic-maturity/
Cambodia’s trade declines 1.9% to $46.82 billion in 2023
Cambodia’s international trade stood at $46.82 billion in 2023, recording a decline of 1.9 percent compared to 2022. While exports were marginally up by 1.8 percent, the imports showed a decline of five percent, according to the trade data released by the General Department of ss='cambodia-color'>...
Manoj Mathew
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501421111/cambodias-trade-declines-1-9-to-46-82-billion-in-2023/
Cambodian PM lauds WEF’s role in boosting public-private cooperation
Prime Minister of Cambodia has praised the World Economic Forum (WEF) for its important role as an active forum for government-private sector relations, by introducing new government policies and initiatives related to business and investment. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501397414/cambodian-pm-lauds-wefs-role-in-boosting-public-private-cooperation/
Hainan Litree plans to invest up to $100 million in Cambodia’s Clean Water Sector
On May 10, Hem Vanndy, Minister of Industry, science, Technology & Innovation (MIsTI), received representatives from Hainan Litree Purifying Technology Co., Ltd. and discussed the company’s interest in expanding its investment in Cambodia’s clean water sector. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501486640/hainan-litree-plans-to-invest-up-to-100-million-in-cambodias-clean-water-sector/
Civil society’s participation in the draft Land Law dialogue for land rights protection
The Cambodian government has drafted an entirely new Land Law (the draft law), more than 20 years after the promulgation of the 2001 Land Law. Acknowledging the importance of participation from civil society, local communities, and indigenous peoples (IPs), Open Development Cambodia (ODC) formally sought ss='cambodia-color'>...
Diabetes: A hidden killer amidst Cambodia’s ageing population growth
“I was shocked to see a 30-year-old woman bedridden with diabetes, to the point of losing consciousness, swollen due to kidney failure and unable to urinate,” said Minister of Health Chheang Ra, expressing his concern about the rising incidence of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and Cambodia’s ss='cambodia-color'>...
Niem Chheng
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/diabetes-a-hidden-killer-amidst-cambodia-s-ageing-population-growth
Cambodia’s GDP per capita to reach $2,071 next year: report
Cambodia’s GDP per capita is forecast to hit $2,071 in 2024, up from some $1,917 in 2023, said a report from the Ministry of Economy and Finance on saturday. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501383721/cambodias-gdp-per-capita-to-reach-2071-next-year-report/
King Sihamoni praises Japan’s role in conservation and training at Angkor
His Majesty King Norodom sihamoni has expressed his support for Cambodia’s participation in human resource development in conservation and research in collaboration with Japanese institutions and national and international partners. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501387027/king-sihamoni-praises-japans-role-in-conservation-and-training-at-angkor/