Plan to help thousands of child labourers quit
Chan Dany, 12, wants to go to school but instead, like too many Cambodian children, has been forced to sell groceries and do housework to provide for the family. At a conference in Phnom Penh set to coincide with he 12th annual World Day Against ...
Number of children aged six to 12 who have been fully vacinated against COVID-19 in Cambodia increase to more than 530,000
With several different vaccination campaigns against COVID-19 progressing simultaneously, children aged six to 12 currently rank the highest in terms of total percentage vaccinated with 95.84 percent against an intended 1, 897,382. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50949992/number-of-children-aged-six-to-12-who-have-been-fully-vacinated-against-covid-19-in-cambodia-increase-to-more-than-530000/
Five road and bridge projects get approval
In the first three months of this year, the Ministry of Public Works and Transport has implemented the Procurement Agreement on Bridge and Road repairs by allocating financial credits from last year for 12 projects at a cost of 50 billion riel ($12.4 million). ...
Long Kimmarita
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/five-road-and-bridge-projects-get-approval
Prayers, blessings replace cheat sheets
Prayers, blessings and visits to shrines have replaced cheat notes in this year’s Grade 12 exam. ...
Pav Suy
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/14825/prayers--blessings-replace-cheat-sheets/
Companies warned over slow development of ELCs
Provincial government officials in Stung Treng have warned companies granted economic land concessions (ELCs) in the province to fulfil their promised development plans or face losing their rights to the land. Touch Thea, director of the Stung Treng provincial department of agriculture, said the call for ...
Chan Muyhong
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/companies-warned-over-slow-development-elcs
No Change to Reserve Requirement
Cambodia has decided not to increase its reserve requirement for banks to tackle inflation, National Bank of Cambodia Director General and spokeswoman Nguon Sokha said yesterdayThe Kingdom’s reserve-requirement rate for banks stands at 12 percent, meaning 12 percent of total deposits at banks must be ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/index.php/2011081851125/Business/no-change-to-reserve-requirement.html
Failed high school students take second exams
Grade 12th students who failed in August exams are taking the second exams Monday. ...
The Cambodia Herald News Staff
http://thecambodiaherald.com/cambodia/failed-high-school-students-take-second-exams-7480
Report shows decrease in fires in past year
The Interior Ministry’s department of fire control officials said yesterday that fires killed 22 and injured 12 in 2017. ...
Mom Kunthear
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/5098592/report-shows-decrease-fires-past-year/
Gov’t offers bursaries for poor
The government will provide scholarships to poor public school students in grades 1 through 12 in an effort to curb drop-out rates. ...
Chhay Channyda
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/govt-offers-bursaries-poor
Stocks’ excellent first quarter
Preservation of capital is fast losing ground to increased risk-taking as global equity markets close the quarter with a stellar performance. Investors are concerned that they will miss the accelerating upside move. Out of the 78 major financial markets around the world, the score is 66 positive ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/index.php/2012040455410/Business/stocks-excellent-first-quarter.html
Influx of Chinese business travelers, investors to Cambodia drives construction boom
Cambodia’s economy has seen an influx of business investors from China, which has driven demand for housing and hospitality services in the Southeast Asian nation. Two million Chinese visited the country last year, an increase of around 67 per cent from 2017. They represented the ...
Martin Choi
https://www.scmp.com/property/international/article/3020644/influx-chinese-business-travellers-investors-cambodia-drives
The Week at the CSX
The price of Phnom Penh Water Supply Authority stock over the Sept. 6-12 period fluctuated between KHR 6,350 (US$1.57) and KHR 6,300 (US$1.55). The price on Sept. 6, KHR 6,350, fell to KHR 6,300 (US$1.58) on Sept. 7 and remained there until climbing to KHR 6,350 ...
Latex exports rise, revenues fall
Cambodia’s total rubber latex exports rose by 12 per cent in the first nine months of this year, according to new figures. However, revenues from the exports saw a dramatic 27 per cent decrease due to a fall in rubber prices in the international market, ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/index.php/2012112959998/Business/latex-exports-rise-revenues-fall.html
Chemical weapons team ends mission in Mondulkiri
A technical team from the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons finished inspecting 12 chemical bomb sites in Mondulkiri province yesterday. ...
Phak Seangly
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/chemical-weapons-team-ends-mission-mondulkiri
Social land concessions
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Social land concessions (SLCs) are intended to provide to the landless or land-poor land on which to establish residences and/or generate income through agriculture. The Cambodian Government that more than 30,000 households have received land as social land concessions. despite its pro-poor intention, the SLC ...
New Documentary Explores the Societal Costs of Development
The documentary “Even A Bird Needs a Nest,” which premiered Thursday night at Meta House in Phnom Penh, starts off strong: an interview of Prime Minister Hun Sen speaking about the country’s progress and development. “The period of Hun Sen is a period of searching for ...
Denise Hruby
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/new-documentary-explores-the-societal-costs-of-development-45979/
Authorities nab loggers at border
Cambodia border police arrested 12 people last week who attempted to cross illegally from Preah Vihear province into Thailand to log rosewood, officials said yesterday. .. ...
Two killed in separate UXO blasts
A 12-year-old boy and a 37-year-old farmer lost their lives over the weekend in UXO explosions in Battambang and Pailin provinces. ...
Lieng Sarith
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/two-killed-separate-uxo-blasts
Cambodia-India Trade Values $85 Million In 2011
Cambodia-India trade valued $85 million last year while Cambodian exports amounted $12 million and imports from India were worth $73 million, an official said Friday. ...
Vietnamese PM to visit Cambodia
Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung will pay a working visit to Cambodia from Jan. 12 to 14, announced Vietnam’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Wednesday. ...
Xinhuanet News Staff
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/world/2014-01/08/c_133029425.htm