$2.4B in new investments for H1
The Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC) approved 70 projects with a total capital investment of $2.428 billion in the first half of this year. This is according to calculations by The Post based on CDC statements issued via social media throughout the January-June ...
Thou Vireak
https://phnompenhpost.com/business/24b-new-investments-h1
Kingdom seeks support for Mekong-Ganga museum
Cambodia called on other member states under the Mekong-Ganga Cooperation (MGC) framework – Thailand, Vietnam, Lao, Myanmar and India – to support the rehabilitation of the MGC Asian Traditional Textile Museum (MGCATTM) in Siem Reap province as its operations have suffered due to Covid-19. ...
Ry Sochan
https://phnompenhpost.com/national/kingdom-seeks-support-mekong-ganga-museum
Sokhonn addresses non-aligned movement
Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Prak Sokhonn said it is only with true multilateralism that the international community will be able to address the current major challenges because they are global in impact. ...
Voun Dara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national-politics/sokhonn-addresses-non-aligned-movement
Samphan’s Lawyers want ECCC to overturn his life sentence
The Supreme Court Chamber of the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) resumed its second day hearing of the Case 002/02 appeal by former Khmer Rouge head of state Khieu Samphan yesterday, with his lawyers arguing that his life sentence should be overturn. ...
Son Minea
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50918081/samphans-lawyers-want-eccc-to-overturn-his-life-sentence/
Bakong-powered transactions soar
Digital payments are becoming crucial to the management of daily expenses, especially during Covid-19 when social distancing is the norm, according to National Bank of Cambodia (NBC) director-general Chea Serey. ...
May Kunmakara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/bakong-powered-transactions-soar
$2.4 million bag and shoe factory gets CDC’s nod
The Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC) has approved a new garment factory in Kandal province. Auspicious Bag and Shoes Accessories Co Ltd is investing $2.4 million in the project at Kraing Makak in Ang Snuol district. ...
Michael Firn
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50920851/2-4-million-bag-and-shoe-factory-gets-cdcs-nod/
Kingdom hosts 13th ASEM Covid-19 style
Prime Minister Hun Sen is set to lead the 13th Asia-Europe summit (ASEM13), which Cambodia will host via video conference due to the pandemic on November 25-26. ...
Ry Sochan
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/kingdom-hosts-13th-asem-covid-19-style
United States set to fund aquaculture development
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is to fund a major aquaculture development project as part of the US government international food security support programme called the Commercialisation of Aquaculture for Sustainable Trade (CAST). ...
Thomas Smith
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50938731/united-states-set-to-fund-aquaculture-development/
The Ministry of Education in collaboration with POSCAR DIGITAL Co., Ltd. announces the launch of the "Wiki School" digital school system
The Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports, through the National Institute of Education, in collaboration with Poscar Digital on August 31, announced the launch of digital school system “Wiki School” to help digital school management, learning and teaching. ...
Voun Dara
https://www.postkhmer.com/national/2021-08-31-1039-222720.html
Mr. Sun Chanthol: Cambodia does not discriminate in the source of funding provided for the development of the public sector
Mr. Sun Chanthol, Minister of Public Works and Transport, said that Cambodia does not discriminate between sources of funding for public sector development, while China remains the number one provider of loans and assistance in building road infrastructure in Cambodia. ...
Long Kimmarita
https://www.postkhmer.com/national/2021-08-31-1114-222710.html
RAC breeding buffalo at Preah Vihear park
The Royal Academy of Cambodia (RAC) is continuing its efforts at buffalo conservation in the Kingdom with a total of 120 buffaloes having now been donated to the academy to be raised at its Techo Sen Russey Treb Park in Preah Vihear province’s Chheb district. ...
Voun Dara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/rac-breeding-buffalo-preah-vihear-park
USAID funds anti-trafficking effort
The US embassy in Cambodia announced the launch of a five-year US Agency for International Development (USAID) programme that seeks to protect vulnerable populations from human trafficking abuses. ...
Ry Sochan
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/usaid-funds-anti-trafficking-effort
Kingdom hops on BRI digital taxation wagon
Cambodia is committed to harnessing digitalisation for better coordination in tax administration, as a jurisdiction that subscribes to China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), according to a General Department of Taxation (GDT) press release issued on September 12. ...
Thou Vireak
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/kingdom-hops-bri-digital-taxation-wagon
CDC approves $3.3 billion worth of investment projects in first three quarters
The Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC) approved a total of 134 investment projects with a cumulative investment value of $3.3 billion in the January-September period. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50952546/cdc-approves-3-3-billion-worth-of-investment-projects-in-first-three-quarters/
Cambodia’s garment exports up by 11.4% in Jan-Sept 2021
Cambodia exported $8.2417 billion worth garments between January and September this year—a hike of $843.4 million or 11.4 per cent over the same period last year, the general department of customs and excise said. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50960588/cambodias-garment-exports-up-by-11-4-in-jan-sept-2021/
COVAX provides refrigeration equipment to Cambodia
The COVAX Facility donated advanced refrigeration equipment to the Royal Government to boost the country’s vaccination storage capacity. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50963410/covax-provides-refrigeration-equipment-to-cambodia/
MoEYS placing strong emphasis on youth empowerment policies
The Kingdom of Cambodia regards youth as a key resource and the most valuable asset for economic, social, cultural and environmental development, as well as for the maintenance of peace in the present and the future. ...
Post Staff
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/moeys-placing-strong-emphasis-youth-empowerment-policies
Revisions to insurance draft sub-decree get in-principle nod
The Ministry of Economy and Finance has approved in-principle revisions to a draft sub-decree on insurance, as the industry continues its current growth trajectory and attracts new investors each year. ...
May Kunmakara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/revisions-insurance-draft-sub-decree-get-principle-nod
$550M of investment projects get CDC nod
The Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC) has approved final registration certificates for 15 projects with capital investment of nearly $550 million in the first two weeks of this month, which could reportedly generate 13,952 new jobs in fields such as car assembly, power ...
Hin Pisei
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/550m-investment-projects-get-cdc-nod
Customs excise revenue hits $2.065 billion as revenue trend recovers
The General Department of Customs and Excise of Cambodia has collected $2.065 billion for the national budget in the first 11 months of this year. This was confirmed by Kun Nhim, Minister Delegate to the Prime Minister and Director General of Customs and Excise of ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50989989/customs-excise-revenue-hits-2-065-billion-as-revenue-trend-recovers/
