IDEA asks the government to help informal workers
Independent Democracy of Informal Economy Association (IDEA) has asked the government to help support street vendors and tuk-tuk drivers as they feel the pinch amid the coronavirus pandemic. ...
Sen David
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50723284/idea-asks-the-government-to-help-informal-workers/
Most international flights from China
Around 25 international flights are entering and leaving Cambodia every week mostly from China, according to Cambodia’s State Secretariat of Civil Aviation (SSCA). ...
Sok Chan
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50727792/most-international-flights-from-china/
Announcement on the continuation of the Implementation of the Social Accountability Framework (I-SAF) at the municipal/district/khan level on service delivery (commune/sangkat administration, primary schools and health centers) and I-SAF Phase II at municipal/district/khan administration of the capital city and provinces
On 22 April 2020, the National Committee for Sub-national Democratic Development (NCDD) issued an announcement on the continuation of the Implementation of the Social Accountability Framework (I-SAF) at the municipal/district/khan level on service delivery (commune/sangkat administration, primary schools and health centers) and I-SAF Phase II ...
National Committee for Sub-national Democratic Development
Crime level ‘critical’ in Cambodia: US
A spike in violent crime over the past year has seen Cambodia receive a “critical” rating in a report outlining the potential dangers for U.S. Embassy staff operating in the country. The Cambodia 2015 Crime and Safety Report, which was compiled by the U.S. Bureau of ...
George Wright
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/crime-level-critical-in-cambodia-us-81312/
US lobby group calls for full taxes on all Cambodian rice
Cambodian rice exports to the US could face full tariffs after a lobby group called for the imposition of full tariffs on the crop. Currently, the Kingdom’s rice enjoys some tax-protection under what is known as the Generalised System of Preferences (GSP)-eligible commodities list. However, ...
Sorn Sarath
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50743069/us-lobby-group-calls-for-full-taxes-on-all-cambodian-rice/
Kingdom aims to leapfrog technical skills
The president of the Royal Academy of Cambodia (RAC) met leaders of Japanese artificial intelligence (AI) and robotics firm Qibi Tech Co Ltd to study the possibility of enhancing cooperation in the Kingdom. ...
Sok Chan
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50742459/kingdom-aims-to-leapfrog-technical-skills/
Family and residence books put under commune control
The Ministry of Interior has announced that the authentication of residence books and family books will now fall under the purview of the commune instead of district administrations. A ministry press release entitled Transferring of the police chiefs in providing residence and family books dated ...
Soth Koemsoeun
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/family-and-residence-books-put-under-commune-control
Securities Exchange Commission says there is no lack of auditors
The Securities Exchange Commission of Cambodia (SECC) has responded to concerns that a lack of licensed auditors may be affecting listed companies’ ability to submit interim financial results in full and on time to the market regulator. ...
Harrison White
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50780007/securities-exchange-commission-says-there-is-no-lack-of-auditors/
Cambodia not to declare the state of emergency
Cambodia will not declare the state of emergency with the current situation of COVID-19 transmission in the country, stressed Prime Minister Hun Sen in a voice message Monday evening. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50781339/cambodia-not-to-declare-the-state-of-emergency/
No state of emergency would be declared, PM says
Prime Minister Hun Sen reaffirmed today that the Kingdom will not declare a state of emergency for the “November 28 community incident” because it will paralyze the country’s economy. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50789957/no-state-of-emergency-would-be-declared-pm-says/
SECC launches excellence programme 2
The Securities and Exchange Commission of Cambodia (SECC) launched here on Nov. 23 the “Excellence Programme 2” to help small- and medium-sized enterprises prepare for stock market listing. ...
Chea Vannak/AKP
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50785547/secc-launches-excellence-programme-2/
Seeds sown for Stung Treng agriculture
Stung Treng provincial authorities will work with integrated food-distribution company Hun Ty Co Ltd to exploit the province’s potential for crop cultivation and potentially set up a processing plant for export down the line, provincial administration spokesman Men Kung told The Post on November 26. ...
Hin Pisei
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/seeds-sown-stung-treng-agriculture
SECC, Australia team up to improve domestic capital mobilisation for infrastructure investment
The Australian Government joined the Securities and Exchange Commission of Cambodia (SECC) to launch the landmark Domestic Capital Mobilisation for Infrastructure Investment through the Security Market Project. ...
Chea Vannak/AKP
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50771221/secc-australia-team-up-to-improve-domestic-capital-mobilisation-for-infrastructure-investment/
Gov’t collects $1.68B in tax revenue
The General Department of Taxation (GDT) collected $1.68407 billion in tax revenue in the first half of this year, up $181.68 million or 12 per cent compared to the same period last year, it said in a press release. Issued at a meeting on the ...
Hin Pisei
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/govt-collects-168b-tax-revenue
Five more investment projects worth $60 Million licensed
The Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC) has given the green light to five new investment projects with a total investment capital of $58 million.According to the council’s press release issued this morning, the newly approved projects are expected to create about 800 jobs ...
Phal Sophanith/AKP
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50756987/five-more-investment-projects-worth-60-million-licensed/
Three investment projects worth $36.5 million approved, to create hundreds of jobs
The Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC) has given the green light to three new investment projects with a total investment capital of $36.5 million. According to the council’s press release issued yesterday, the newly approved projects are expected to create some 615 jobs ...
Phal Sophanith/AKP
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50747222/three-investment-projects-worth-36-5-million-approved-to-create-hundreds-of-jobs/
COVID-19 legislative response in Cambodia
The COVID-19 pandemic has brought significant levels of pressure on many governments, requiring them to implement new regulations and policies to reduce the spread of the virus. In Cambodia, the socioeconomic challenges posed by the pandemic mainly come from the reduction of commercial operations at ...
Announcement on the termination of the electronic value added tax refund system (E-VAT Refund System), replacing it with the electronic filing system (E-Filing System)
On 07 December 2020, the General Department of Taxation issued an announcement on the termination of the electronic value-added tax refund system (E-VAT Refund System) and replacing it with the electronic filing system (E-Filing System). The department also informed all companies and enterprises that previously ...
General Department of Taxation
Gains not losses: Key factors that affect share prices in the market
Share price fluctuations can either create opportunities for gains for investors – or potentially be the cause of losses. Factors that drive demand (buying orders) higher than supply (selling orders) will generally lead to an increase in stock price. Conversely, any that drive supply higher ...
In-principle nod given to securities companies in Kingdom
The Securities and Exchange Commission of Cambodia (SECC) on January 5 approved in principle a handful of applications for licences. In a press release on the minutes of an SECC meeting led by chairman and Minister of Economy and Finance Aun Pornmoniroth, the securities regulator ...
Thou Vireak
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/principle-nod-given-securities-companies-kingdom