Third undersea cable to plug kingdom into data fast lane
The government has contracted The private sector to build a third submarine communications cable linking Cambodia to a major international telecommunications artery in a bid to significantly increase internet speed while helping to bring down prices. ...
Sor Chandara
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/third-undersea-cable-plug-kingdom-data-fast-lane
Khmer Krom refused ID cards
Two ethnic minority rights groups have filed a letter to the Interior Ministry urging it to push commune and provincial officials to create identification cards for Khmer Krom citizens, many of whom have been denied the service. ...
May Titthara
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/27111/khmer-krom-refused-id-cards/
Justice minister denies shares in shadowy offshore firm
Justice Minister Ang Vong Vathana had a stake in a shadowy offshore company in the British Virgin Islands, according to data made public on Sunday in what is being called the largest leak of secret documents in history. ...
Taylor O'Connell
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/justice-minister-denies-shares-in-offshore-firm-110852/
Health Ministry highlights rice wine dangers
The Ministry of Health’s communicable disease control department has produced a short video in advance of next month’s Khmer New Year warning revellers of The dangers of consuming rice wine, which has been linked to multiple deaths. ...
Mom Kunthear
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/50113503/health-ministry-highlights-rice-wine-dangers/
Handful of protesters arrested at US Embassy
Around six people were arrested outside the United States Embassy in Phnom Penh yesterday for attempting to stage a small protest, but were released later in the afternoon after agreeing to not demonstrate again without a City Hall permit. ...
Mech Dara
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/handful-protesters-arrested-us-embassy
China-Cambodia FTA to take effect on Jan 1, 2022
The free trade agreement (FTA) signed between China and Cambodia will take effect on Jan. 1, 2022, according to The Ministry of Commerce (MOC). ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50975664/china-cambodia-fta-to-take-effect-on-jan-1-2022/
Government rejects pilot project for offenders to do community service
A senoir Justice Ministry official said a pilot project to increase bail approvals and community service sentencing for small-time offenders would be impossible, weeks after the project was announced during the visit of a United Nations human rights official. ...
Ben Sokhean
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/government-rejects-pilot-project-offenders-do-community-service
Skilled workers and infrastructure needed
Cambodia needs about $12 billion over a 10-year period to invest in the development of a skilled workforce and improved infrastructure in order to meet the goals of its Industrial Development Policy (IDP), Commerce Minister Pan Sorasak said recently. ...
Post Staff
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/skilled-workers-and-infrastructure-needed
Asia-Europe anti-fake news cooperation urged to be strengthened
The 10th ASEF Editors’ Roundtable (ASEFERT10) wrapped up and placed a bold cooperation front on fighting against fake news between The two continents –Asia and Europe. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50978194/asia-europe-anti-fake-news-cooperation-urged-to-be-strengthened/
70 percent of hotels, guesthouses in Cambodia reopen after COVID-19 wanes
Some 70 percent of hotels and guesthouses in Cambodia have resumed their operations after the COVID-19 pandemic has waned, the Ministry of Tourism said in a report on Monday. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501141325/70-percent-of-hotels-guesthouses-in-cambodia-reopen-after-covid-19-wanes/
Japan and Cambodia vow to improve judicial system
At a meeting at the Ministry of Justice on Tuesday, Minister Koeut Rith and Japanese Ambassador to Cambodia Masahiro Mikami agreed to work together to develop human resources in Cambodia and strengthen the country’s judicial system, said the ministry. ...
Ry Sochan
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/japan-and-cambodia-vow-improve-judicial-system
Real estate boosted last year but likely to suffer this year
The inflow of foreign direct investment (FDI) into The real estate sector in Cambodia was estimated at more than $437.3 million in 2019, according to data from The just-issued National Bank of Cambodia’s (NBC) Annual Banking Supervision Report 2019. ...
Sok Chan
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50718100/real-estate-boosted-last-year-but-likely-to-suffer-this-year/
Cambodian Rice Federation reports record rice exports, on track to reach 1 million tonnes by 2025
Cambodia is poised to achieve its goal of exporting 1 million tonnes of rice annually by 2025, as indicated by the country’s rice exports reaching over 400,000 tonnes in the first eight months of the year. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501361211/cambodian-rice-federation-reports-record-rice-exports-on-track-to-reach-1-million-tonnes-by-2025/
Cambodia to host international forum on digital government
The Government, in coordination with The Ministry of Post and Telecommunications and oTher stakeholders, plans to organise a Cambodia-International Forum on Digital Government and Digital Technology to showcase The achievements of digital technology in governance. ...
Hang Punreay
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501442100/cambodia-to-host-international-forum-on-digital-government/
Press Release: CamboJA publishes its first “Cambodian Journalism Situation Report 2020”
On 29 March 2021, the Cambodian Journalists Alliance Association (CamboJA) issued a press release on the firstly launching “Cambodian Journalism Situation Report 2020” which showcases the first annual record of reported the frequency of harassment cases against journalists, documented by CamboJA since its inception, who ...
Cambodian Journalists Alliance Association (CamboJA)
Telecommunications uncovered upon special audit an illegal laying of fiber-optic
On 21 October 2021, the Telecommunication Regulator in Cambodia issued a press release on telecommunications uncovered upon special audit an illegal laying of fiber-optic.Telecommunication Regulator in Cambodia in collaboration with the General Inspectorate of the Ministry of Post and Telecommunications uncovered upon special audit an ...
Telecommunication Regulator in Cambodia
CAMFOOD expo set to bring in foreign goods
The fifth annual CAMFOOD and CAMHOTEL expo is scheduled for October 22 and will mostly feature foreign companies, giving local companies The opportunity to learn from foreign business practices as well as showcase Their own products, industry leaders announced yesterday. ...
Ayanna Runcie
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/camfood-expo-set-bring-foreign-goods
MEF sounds warning bell over credit growth risk
The Ministry of Economy and Finance has raised concerns about The rapid growth of credit and real estate sectors, which it says could pose risks to Cambodia’s economic growth, while emphasising that policy measures were being taken to mitigate These risks. ...
Ananth Baliga
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/mef-sounds-warning-bell-over-credit-growth-risk
TV anchor seeks to be Cambodia's political peacemaker to avoid conflict
Cambodian TV news anchor Soy Sopheap has again stepped into the role of political peacemaker in an effort to end the feud between Prime Minister Hun Sen and exiled opposition leader Sam Rainsy which threatens to ignite political conflict. ...
Prak Chan Thul
http://in.reuters.com/article/2015/11/30/cambodia-politics-idINKBN0TJ2O220151130
Minister dismisses lawmaker’s HIV concerns
Health Minister Mam Bunheng said Wednesday that he was unconcerned by a letter sent to him by the head of the National Assembly’s health commission last month concerning a spate of recently discovered HIV cases in Kandal province. ...
Khy Sovuthy
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/minister-dismisses-lawmakers-hiv-concerns-109701/