Tourism potential in Kampong Thom
A team of officials at the Kampong Thom provincial Forestry Administration have begun studying the ecotourism potential at the Prey Kbal Bei Community Forest in Ti Pou commune’s Kbal Bei village in Santuk district. ...
Voun Dara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/tourism-potential-kampong-thom
Officials in the dark about Ukrainian politician’s rape case
A Ukrainian lawmaker accused of raping a minor in Phnom Penh in 2011 had escaped the country before the courts could catch up with him, the head of the Interior Ministry’s anti-human trafficking department said Tuesday. ...
Matt Blomberg and Aun Pheap
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/officials-in-the-dark-about-ukrainian-politicians-rape-case-80649/
Cambodian soldiers accused of land rights abuse in Prey Trolach forest
Cambodian soldiers and police have been clearing undergrowth with pesticides and using bulldozers to bring down trees in an area of community forest, according to local groups. The alleged land seizure at the 1,335 hectare (3,300 acre) Prey Trolach commune forest, a four-hour drive from the ...
http://www.guardian.co.uk/global-development/2012/aug/03/cambodian-soldiers-land-rights-prey-trolach
Promoting business in farming
Khmer Enterprise (KE), a unit under the Ministry of Economy and Finance and the Cambodia Partnership for Sustainable Agriculture (CPSA), have entered a partnership to promote entrepreneurship in the agriculture sector in Cambodia. ...
Sok Chan
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50817350/promoting-business-in-farming/
Endangered deer rescued by rangers in Oddar Meanchey
A female Eld’s deer which had been illegally trapped in Sorng Rukhavoan wildlife sanctuary in Oddar Meanchey province was rescued and released back into the wild on Thursday. ...
Sen David
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50948551/endangered-deer-rescued-by-rangers-in-oddar-meanchey/
Garment factories in Cambodia gear up for sustainability
Switch Garment, together with The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) and the Institute of Technology of Cambodia (ITC) kicked off this month a series of energy audits which will take place in garment factories across Cambodia, according to a press release issued this week. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50924738/garment-factories-in-cambodia-gear-up-for-sustainability/
Cambodian migrant children face added risk in Thailand
Of 97,060 migrant workers from Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar who were infected with Covid-19 between March last year and August this year, 4,202 of whom are under the age of 18 themselves. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50922414/cambodian-migrant-children-face-added-risk-in-thailand/
Bonds in subregion show strength, Cambodia gains
Thong Mengdavid, a research associate of the Mekong Center for Strategic Studies at the Asian Vision Institute, a think tank in Phnom Penh, said China has committed to many regional development projects under the Belt and Road Initiative and the LMC. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501054256/bonds-in-subregion-show-strength-cambodia-gains/
Electric mobility in Cambodia
Cambodia is promoting low-emission transport modes by implementing electric motorcycles and a network of charging and maintenance stations. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501276339/electric-mobility-in-cambodia/
Gold-in-soil anomaly test in Mondulkiri yields positive results
A drill programme aimed at testing the gold-in-soil anomalies at the Koan Nheak license in Mondulkiri province has yielded positive results, increasing the likelihood that the area has substantial gold deposits. ...
Jose Rodriguez T. Senase
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50660695/gold-in-soil-anomaly-test-in-mondulkiri-yields-positive-results/
GDT collects $2.4B in revenue from taxation in first 10 months
The government collected $2.40 billion in revenue from taxation during the first 10 months of this year – up 28.31 per cent year-on-year from $1.873 billion – a report from the General Department of Taxation (GDT) said on Monday. ...
Hin Pisei
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/gdt-collects-24b-revenue-taxation-first-10-months
New ministry in the vanguard of digital revolution in Kingdom
In a bid to respond to emerging digital innovation and global technological trends, a draft law submitted to the National Assembly regarding the proposed Ministry of Industry, Science, Technology and Innovation – currently named Ministry of Industry and Handicraft – presents seven articles designed to ...
Sun Mesa
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50700789/new-ministry-in-the-vanguard-of-digital-revolution-in-kingdom
Cambodia: Police Officers Kill Girl, 15, in Clash With Villagers Over Land
Security forces shot and killed a 15-year-old girl on Wednesday during a clash with about 200 villagers armed with axes and crossbows in eastern Cambodia, in the latest of several violent evictions aimed at clearing land for development. ...
Factory workers in lockdown to receive half salary in April
The Ministry of Labour has announced that factory workers who are in lockdown in Phnom Penh and Kandal province will receive 50 percent of their April salary. ...
Sen David
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50847673/factory-workers-in-lockdown-to-receive-half-salary-in-april/
US mulls summit with Asean leaders in Washington in January
The United States is planning to host an in-person summit of President Joe Biden and leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations in Washington in January, Asean sources have said. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50978928/us-mulls-summit-with-asean-leaders-in-washington-in-january/
$20.91m in VAT collected in three months
Cambodia’s General Department of Taxation (GDT) collected $20.91 million in value-added tax (VAT) on e-commerce transactions in the first quarter of 2023. ...
Seng Mengheng
https://kiripost.com/stories/2091m-in-vat-collected-in-three-months
More than 200 families in 2 villages in Saang district request the authorities to issue legal land titles
252 families in two villages in Teuk Vil commune, Saang district, Kandal province, asked the authorities to issue title title, claiming that they had occupied since 1979 and had a letter of occupation, but the authorities still refused to issue them while the authorities confirmed ...
Kheang Sokmean
https://khmer.cambojanews.com/more-than-200-families-in-2-villages-in-saang-district-ask-the-authorities-to-issue-land-titles/
As Foreign Aid Increases, Questions About Conditions
Cambodia has seen huge growth of foreign aid and loans over the past two decades, but experts are beginning to question its worth—and what conditions might be attached. Total aid from 1993 to 2012 amounts to around $10 billion, with the percentage of aid coming as ...
http://www.voacambodia.com/content/as-foreign-aid-increases-questions-about-conditions/1664821.html
Mekong Communities Tell of Hardship From Hydropower Dams
About 200 people from Thailand, Vietnam and Cambodia affected by hydropower dam projects on the Mekong River and its tributaries gathered in Phnom Penh yesterday to share their experiences of how their lives have been adversely affected since the dams were constructed. Speaking at the ...
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/mekong-communities-tell-of-hardship-from-hydropower-dams-28793/
Japanese firm to conduct study on investment in aquaculture industry in Cambodia
A Japanese firm has been conducting a study on investment possibility in raising Tilapia – a freshwater fish species in Cambodia, according to JICA. ...