World Bank Raises GDP Outlook for 2012
The World Bank yesterday raised Cambodia’s gross domestic product outlook for 2012 by 0.1 percent to 6.6 percent, saying that last year’s flooding and the global economic slowdown did not affect Cambodia’s economy as much as first expected. According to the World Bank’s East Asia and ...
IMF: Cambodia’s economy expected to grow 7 pct in 2012
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) predicted Tuesday that Cambodia’s economy could grow as high as 7 percent this year, 0.8 percentage points higher than its April’s forecast of 6.2 percent. Speaking in a meeting with Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister Sok An, IMF’s Chief of Mission to ...
http://www.nzweek.com/world/imf-cambodias-economy-expected-to-grow-7-pct-in-2012-8368/
H&M under fire for low Cambodia wages
H&M workers in Cambodia are only paid 3 kronor ($0.45) an hour, forcing many into debt to feed their families, according to a report on the TV4 documentary Kalla Fakta (The Cold Facts) Many textile workers therefore borrow money for food, leading to considerable debts with ...
Protests Over Mondulkiri Electricity Prices Resume
About 100 residents of Mondulkirri province’s Sen Monorom City have protested yesterday for the third time in the past 2 weeks in front of the provincial office of state electricity provider Eletricite du Cambodge (Edc), demanding that their electricity be decreased. Vann Neang, who ...
Cambodia vulnerable to money laundering
Cambodia is the third most at-risk country to money laundering and terrorist financing in the world, according to a global index released last month, trailing only Iran and Afghanistan. The Anti-Money Laundering Index, first published by the Swiss-based Basel Institute on Governance in 2012, assigns the ...
Zsombor Peter
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/cambodia-vulnerable-to-money-laundering-67363/
Return to old party is to reunite royalists, Sihanoukists: Cambodian Prince Ranariddh
Cambodian Prince Norodom Ranariddh, a son of late King Norodom Sihanouk, said Monday that his return to be the president of the royalist Funcinpec Party is to reunite the royalists and Sihanoukists. The prince also said that the party will work closely with Prime Minister Hun ...
Xinhuanet News Staff
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2015-01/05/c_133897669.htm
Cambodia promotes tourism at world’s leading travel trade show
BERLIN, GERMANY: A delegation from Cambodia’s Ministry of Tourism is at one of the world’s largest travel trade shows, ITB Berlin, to drive business from Europe into the country. ...
Marissa Carruthers
https://kiripost.com/stories/cambodia-promotes-tourism-at-worlds-leading-travel-trade-show
US remains Cambodia’s biggest export destination
Cambodia exported $8,144 million to the US in the first eleven months of 2023, inching down 0.89 percent compared to the same period in 2022, a report from the Ministry of Commerce showed. ...
Chea Vanyuth
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501416446/us-remains-cambodias-biggest-export-destination-2/
Forest products
Prey Lang Wildlife Sanctuary. Photo by U.S. Embassy Phnom Penh on 09 June 2016. Licensed under CC BY-ND 2.0.Cambodia had over 8 million hectares of forest resources in 2020, accounting for 44.7% of the country’s total land area. 1 The state owns the whole forest ...
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Press Release on research topic for the Research Creativity and Innovation Fund (RCI Fund) 2020
On 24 August 2020, with the support of Ministry of Information, Ministry of Education has established The Research Creativity and Innovation Fund (RCI Fund). This fund aims to contribute to fostering a culture of research, inspiring innovation and promoting innovation for the benefit of education, ...
Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport
Outcomes of the Meeting between His Excellency PRAK Sokhonn, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the Kingdom of Cambodia, and Professor Vitit Muntarbhorn, Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Cambodia
On 01 July 2021, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation-Cambodia issued a press release on the outcomes of the meeting between His Excellency PRAK Sokhonn, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the Kingdom of Cambodia, and Professor Vitit Muntarbhorn, ...
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation-Cambodia
COVID-19 vaccination to the people after being cured of COVID-19 for 4 months or more
On 22 September 2021, the Ministry of Health issued a notification on the COVID-19 vaccination to the people after being cured of COVID-19 for 4 months or more. All citizens over the age of 6 who have been cured of COVID-19 for 4 months or ...
Ministry of Health
Minimum wage for workers in the textile, garment, footwear and travel and bag products for 2022
On 28 September 2021, the Ministry of Labor and Vocational Training issued a press release on the minimum wage for workers in the textile, garment, footwear and travel and bag products for 2022. Workers in the textile, garment, footwear and travel and bag industries will ...
Ministry of Labor and Vocational Training
Signing of a protocol for the provision of a service plan for the development of Sihanoukville into a multi-purpose special economic zone between the Ministry of Economy and Finance and Urban Planning and Design Institute of Shenzhen (UPDIS)
On 18 October 2021, the Ministry of Economy and Finance issued a press release on the signing of a protocol for the provision of a service plan for the development of Sihanoukville into a multi-purpose special economic zone between the Ministry of Economy and Finance ...
Ministry of Economy and Finance
Distribution of COVID-19 vaccination card of the Ministry of National Defense to local people in Khan Dangkor, Phnom Penh
On 20 October 2021, Dangkor District Hall issued a notification on the distribution of COVID-19 vaccination card of the Ministry of National Defense to local people in Khan Dangkor, Phnom Penh. Citizens who have already received the second dose of COVID-19 vaccine and received an ...
Dangkor District Hall
Vaccination against COVID-19 to the elderly, pregnant women and breastfeeding women who have been cured of the disease including COVID-19 and those with chronic illness
On 19 October 2021, the Ministry of Health issued a notification on vaccination against COVID-19 to the elderly, pregnant women and breastfeeding women who have been cured of the disease including COVID-19 and those with chronic illness. The ministry calls on all citizens to volunteer ...
Ministry of Health
Official announcement ceremony for the implementation of the Siem Reap Tourism Development Master Plan 2021-2035
On 20 October 2021, the Ministry of Tourism issued a press release on the official announcement ceremony for the implementation of the Siem Reap Tourism Development Master Plan 2021-2035. Siem Reap Tourism Master Plan 2021-2035 was officially launched under the high presidency of His Excellency ...
Ministry of Tourism
Forest cover 2015 - Present
According to the report on Cambodia Forest Cover 2018 issued on December 2020 by the Ministry of Environment (MoE),31 Cambodia has conducted eight national forest assessments in 1958/65, 1992/93, 1996/97, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014, 2016, and 2018. The forest cover assessment from 1958-1965 has not ...
Property tax questions asked
Cambodia’s property tax is to come into effect next month, though experts say the levy is not widely understood and may be too early. The property tax will initially focus on the capital’s properties, comprising an annual payment calculated of 0.1 percent of the value ...
