Recent data for the first quarter show that $2.87 billion was invested in Cambodia during the first three months, a staggering 573 per cent increase from the same period last year, according to data released by the Council for Development of Cambodia on Friday. the Kingdom ...

Thailand’s restriction on agricultural imports earlier this year caused dramatic declines for Cambodia’s cassava exports during the harvest season, provincial border officials said yesterday. Cambodia’s exports of cassava reached 288,109 tonnes in the first six months of this year, a decline of 55 per cent from ...

Laos will begin its chairmanship of Asean in January, the year when economic integration across the region begins.officials say the land-locked country can serve as a model for connectivity, helping the region focus on the development gap between the rich and poor countries of Asean. ...

Cambodia asked Thailand Friday to compensate the families of five Cambodians killed when a World War II bomb exploded in a scrap metal shop in Bangkok. the explosion on Wednesday killed a total of seven people, injured 20 others and destroyed or damaged 10 buildings. “Our ...

Cambodia is less likely to be affected by the El Nino weather pattern and the country is expected to receive rainfall this week, the local sources quoted the spokesman of the Ministry of Water Resource and Meteorology. ...

On 25 December 2019, the Ministry of Land Management, Urban Planning and Construction published a press release on the results of the 2019 annual report conference and activity plan for 2020. the conference has approved on 21 major points, which includes:Continuing the Royal Government reforming ...

Exports of fresh fish and fish products fell significantly during the first nine months of the year, raising concerns about businesses and families operating in the Kingdom’s fisheries sector.Fresh and frozen fish export shipments fell 21 per cent during the first nine months of the ...

While mental health services are crucial to the recovery process for the Kingdom’s victims of human trafficking, stigma and limited resources remain a barrier in the provision of and access to those services, according to a new study published yesterday. the research, published in the International ...

On July 29, the Cambodian People’s Party (CPP) declared victory in the country’s general election. With the elections out of the way, Phnom Penh, once known as the “Pearl of Asia”, can again be viewed as a hub of opportunity, especially given Cambodia’s robust average ...

Cambodia has currently had 2.36 million registered automobiles and motorcycles, according to the figures of the Ministry of Public Works and Transport on Friday. the country has 377,660 cars, buses, and trucks, and 1.98 million motorcycles, said the figures. Vehicles are mostly purchased from Japan, Thailand, Vietnam, ...

The minister of education proposed yesterday that donation boxes for teachers be installed in schools across The country, but stressed Their aim would be to diminish raTher than grow a culture of bribery in The system. Education Minister Hang Chuon Naron presented The idea for The ...

Officials impounded eight luxury vehicles in the past week, including four over the weekend, after the customs department and military police began stopping cars in Phnom Penh looking for vehicles brought into the country without their owners having paid the proper import tax.​ ...

Despite the fact that Cambodia is slated to reach the six internationally agreed-upon education goals set by Unesco for 2015, the Kingdom’s education system continues to face systemic problems, according to the Ministry of Education’s annual report. the report’s final draft, which was released to the ...

Prime Minister Hun Sen requested China’s cooperation on human resource development on Wednesday by collaborating with the Royal Academy of Cambodia and the ministries of Education, Youth and Sport and Labour and Vocational Training and boosting the sector. the request came during a meeting with ...

The Ministry of Industry and Handicrafts is holdings discussions with oTher ministries to find solutions to some of The challenges salt production faces in The Kingdom, particularly a shortage of labour and adverse weaTher conditions.​ Ministry spokesman Um Sotha told Khmer Times yesterday that The biggest ...

Cambodia’s central bank is seeking to promote the use of the riel and wean the Kingdom’s economy off its dependence on the US dollar, a senior banking official said on Tuesday. Speaking at a luncheon organized by the British Chamber of Commerce in Cambodia (BritCham), Chea ...

The prime minister yesterday praised three women as national heroines for Their inspiring international achievements in The arenas of education and sports. During an awards ceremony for scholars at The National Institute of Education, Prime Minister Hun Sen congratulated local teacher Neang Phalla for her abilities ...

As the weather pattern known as El Niño threatens to wreak havoc on climatic conditions across the globe, the Cambodian government has warned that higher-than-usual temperatures, which already sparked droughts this year, will cause next year’s rainy season to be even shorter.What’s more, the heat ...

The Ministry of Education is working with NGOs to draft a policy document to protect schoolchildren from abuse at The hands of educators and fellow students, an NGO specialist told The Post yesterday.More than 40 government and non-government representatives gaThered in The capital on Friday ...

The United States has agreed to renew its Generalised System of Preferences (GSP) for Thailand until The end of 2017, The Commerce Ministry revealed on Wednesday. The reinstatement order happened on Monday. It is valid four years and five months. As The tariff privilege takes retroactive ...