Hunan province group to invest $1.3 billion in Kingdom
A group of businessmen from China’s Hunan province will today sign agreements to invest $1.3 billion in the Kingdom. The commitment was made during a meeting between Foreign Affairs Minister Prak Sokhonn and Du Jiahao, a member of the CPC Central Committee and secretary of ...
Khy Sovuthy
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50661005/hunan-province-group-to-invest-1-3-billion-in-kingdom/
$3M in green-friendly equipment provided to environment ministry
The Chinese Ministry of Ecology and Environment, through Shenzhen Spark Co Ltd, provided equipment for reducing carbon dioxide emissions with a total value of $3 million to the Ministry of Environment. ...
Mom Kunthear
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/3m-green-friendly-equipment-provided-environment-ministry
Tourism ministry to choose 3 model villages for UN contest
The Ministry of Tourism is selecting three model villages to represent Cambodia at the “Best Tourism Villages” competition, organised by the UN’s World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO), the Council of Ministers said. ...
Hin Pisei
https://phnompenhpost.com/business/tourism-ministry-choose-3-model-villages-un-contest
Unemployment rate to fall to 0.3 percent in 2023
Cambodia’s unemployment rate is expected to decline to 0.3 percent in 2023 from 0.4 percent last year, according to the latest figures released on Sunday by the labour ministry based on the data of the United Nations agency International Labour Organisation (ILO). ...
Kang Sothear
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501354673/unemployment-rate-to-fall-to-0-3-percent-in-2023/
PM meets with 3,200 families in Peak Sneng
As of October 22, a total of 9,065 families have agreed to voluntarily leave Angkor Archeological Park and other areas under the control of Apsara National Authority for the Run Ta Ek area in Banteay Srei district and Peak Sneng in Angkor Thom district. ...
Orm Bunthoeurn
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/pm-meets-3200-families-peak-sneng
Agri-exports to Vietnam boom nearly five-fold in past 3 years
Cambodia has emerged as a major exporter of agricultural products to Vietnam in the past couple of years, registering a January-October 2022 total of $2.429 billion, according to the state-run Vietnamnet newspaper. ...
May Kunmakara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/agri-exports-vietnam-boom-nearly-five-fold-past-3-years
Gold refines reach 5.3 tons in 2022, paying nearly $10M in tax
Cambodia’s four gold companies refined around 5,300 kg of gold ore, a semi-finished product that is smelted at a mine, as of 2022, paying royalties of $8 million and $1.5 million as tax income, a report from the Ministry of Economy and Finance showed yesterday. ...
Chea Vanyuth
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501226405/gold-refines-reach-5-3-tons-in-2022-paying-nearly-10m-in-tax/
Ministry says over 1.3 million Cambodians are working abroad
According to a spokesman for the Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training (MLVT), last year the Ministry provided employment opportunities to work abroad to 1,356,616 people, including 552,851 women. ...
Som Sotheary
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501417625/ministry-says-over-1-3-million-cambodians-are-working-abroad/
KOICA commits additional $3 million to fund Tuol Sleng digital archives
The Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) has committed an additional $3 million to fund the second phase of the “Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum Archives Preservation and Digitisation” project, which aims to address challenges that remain in ensuring the quality and accessibility of the archives. ...
KOICA commits additional $3 million to fund Tuol Sleng digital archives
The Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) has committed an additional $3 million to fund the second phase of the “Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum Archives Preservation and Digitisation” project, which aims to address challenges that remain in ensuring the quality and accessibility of the archives. ...
Cambodia attends the 3rd G77 Summit in Uganda
A Cambodian delegation led by Hang ChuonNaron, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Education, Youth, and Sports, attended the 3rd G77 Summit on Jan. 21-22 in Kampala, Uganda, under the theme of “Leaving No One Behind”. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501428141/cambodia-attends-the-3rd-g77-summit-in-uganda/
Tax collection up 4.49 percent to $3.6 billion
Cambodia increased its tax collection by 4.49 percent year-over-year to $3.6 billion in 2023. We exceeded our target (101.13 percent) with this year’s collection, said the General Department of Taxation (GDT) at the Ministry of Economy and Finance. ...
Chea Vanyuth
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501428582/tax-collection-up-4-49-percent-to-3-6-billion/
Cambodia’s exports to EU down 9.3% in 2023
Cambodia’s exports to the European Union (EU) last year were worth $3.66 billion – a more than nine percent decrease from the $4.04 billion registered in 2022, according to the Ministry of Commerce. ...
Chea Vanyuth
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501424860/cambodias-exports-to-eu-down-9-3-in-2023/
Govt cuts 2025 budget expenditure to $9.3 billion
The Royal Government of Cambodia Friday approved a budget bill of approximately 37.950 billion riels ($9.32 billion) for expenditure in 2025, down from 38.829 billion riels ($9.54 billion) in 2024. ...
Chea Vanyuth
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501581155/govt-cuts-2025-budget-expenditure-to-9-3-billion/
Sweden pledges $3 million aid for human rights education
The Embassy of Sweden yesterday inked an agreement with Raoul Wallenberg Institute (RWI) of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law to strengthen human rights education in the Kingdom’s academic institutions. ...
Taing Vida
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50701266/sweden-pledges-3-million-aid-for-human-rights-education
More than 3,000 rooms reserved for coronavirus patients: PM
Prime Minister Hun Sen yesterday said the government has reserved more than 3,000 rooms in anticipation to treat coronavirus patients across the Kingdom. ...
Khuon Narim
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50705888/more-than-3000-rooms-reserved-for-coronavirus-patients-pm/
3rd Workshop: GIS application in land management and education
Open Development Cambodia (ODC) is delighted to announce the 3rd workshop on “GIS Application in Land Management and Education”. This course focuses on two parts. The first part deals with the use of GIS in the land planning and management sector. The second part emphasizes ...
Open Development Cambodia
Nearly 1 million tonnes of milled rice exported to China by Q3
Cambodia has exported nearly 1 million tonnes of milled rice as of the third quarter of 2020, and the figure could reach 1.2 million tonnes in a near future. The record was revealed on Tuesday by the Cambodia Rice Federation, underlining that the export followed ...
Phal Sophanith/AKP
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50778347/nearly-1-million-tonnes-of-milled-rice-exported-to-china-by-q3/
GDT rakes in $2.3B of tax revenue over first 10 months
Although the Covid-19 outbreak has had a prolonged impact on the economy from late 2019 to 2021, it has had little effect on tax revenue, reflecting the effectiveness of tax governance and transparency efforts, according to General Department of Taxation (GDT) chief Kong Vibol. ...
May Kunmakara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/gdt-rakes-23b-tax-revenue-over-first-10-months
Japan grants $4.3 million to support two key projects in Cambodia
The Government of Japan has agreed to extend a total of $4.3 million in grant aid to support two projects to boost rural renewable energies and transparency in local administrations in Cambodia. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501044753/japan-grants-4-3-million-to-support-two-key-projects-in-cambodia/