PM Hun Sen highlights private sector’s role in contributing to achieving ASEAN’s priority works
Prime Minister Hun Sen has highlighted the roles that private sector can play so as to contribute to achieving the priority works and work plan of ASEAN in 2022. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50958980/pm-hun-sen-highlights-private-sectors-role-in-contributing-to-achieving-aseans-priority-works/
Gov’t suspends recruitment of new civil service officers to save National Budget to handle C-19
The government has decided to suspend the recruitment of new government officers in 2022 to save national budget to help Cambodians with their health and social issues while handling the Covid-19 crisis. ...
More than 210,000 tourists nationwide last weekend
Thong Khon, Minister of Tourism, has stated that there were more than 210,000 tourists nationwide on the weekend from 29 to 30 January 2022. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501016225/more-than-210000-tourists-nationwide-last-weekend/
KOICA plan projects to 2024
Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) has introduced a number of new plans and projects to support Cambodia’s development goals from 2022 to 2024. ...
Nov Sivutha
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/koica-plan-projects-2024
Cambodian King, Norodom Sihamoni, hails President Xi’s developmental vision
Chinese President Xi Jinping “always puts the people at the center of his heart,” said Cambodian King Norodom Sihamoni in an interview with People’s Daily after attending the opening ceremony of the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing at the invitation of Xi. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501049447/cambodian-king-norodom-sihamoni-hails-president-xis-developmental-vision/
PPSP revenue grows 153%, net loss narrows 26% in Q1
Public-listed special economic zone (SEZ) developer Phnom Penh SEZ Plc (PPSP) has reported a sharp increase in total revenue and lower net loss in the first quarter of 2022, a filing with Cambodia Securities Exchange (CSX) showed. ...
May Kunmakara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/ppsp-revenue-grows-153-net-loss-narrows-26-q1
Cambodia inches up ‘corruption perceptions index’
Cambodia ranks 150 of 180 countries in the annual Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) for 2022, an improvement over 2021, when the country ranked 157th. ...
Chhun Sunly
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501230310/cambodia-inches-up-corruption-perceptions-index/
Financial sector recorded strong balance sheet growth last year
Despite challenging global conditions, Cambodia’s finance sector delivered a reasonable performance in 2022 with a strong balance sheet growth, offset by higher expenses and credit costs. ...
May Kunmakara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/financial-sector-recorded-strong-balance-sheet-growth-last-year
$9.6 billion 2023 national budget approved
The Council of Ministers has approved a draft budget for 2023 of 39,206,205 million riels, or $9.6 billion, a 13 percent increase on 2022. ...
Prak Chan Thul
https://kiripost.com/stories/96-billion-2023-national-budget-approved
WB upgrades Kingdom to Grade B in gov’t tech index
Cambodia’s level of development of government technology measured by the GovTech Maturity Index (GTMI) has been upgraded by the World Bank (WB) to Grade B from C for 2022. ...
Kang Sothear
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501188713/wb-upgrades-kingdom-to-grade-b-in-govt-tech-index/
Cambodia earns over $544 million from exports of rubber, rice in first 8 months
Cambodia had made a total of $544.1 million from the exports of dry rubber and milled rice during the first eight months of 2022, according to official reports on Tuesday. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501154882/cambodia-earns-over-544-million-from-exports-of-rubber-rice-in-first-8-months/
Cambodia-China bilateral trade reaches almost $7 billion in first seven months
Bilateral trade between Cambodia and China was amounted to $6,971 million in the first seven months of 2022, up 15.6 percent compared to the same period last year. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501135128/cambodia-china-bilateral-trade-reaches-almost-7-billion-in-first-seven-months/
National Assembly to solve complaints before the election
The National Assembly closed their plenary session yesterday, which began in October 2022, receiving almost 20 complaints and it vowed to resolve them before the upcoming national election. ...
Son Minea
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501213228/national-assembly-to-solve-complaints-before-the-election/
China a key buyer of Cambodia’s agricultural products
China is one of the key importers of Cambodia’s agricultural produce in 2022, according to a report released by the Cambodian Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries on Thursday. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501215195/china-a-key-buyer-of-cambodias-agricultural-products/
16 cranes recorded at Lumphat sanctuary, highest in five years
Naturelife Cambodia, a Cambodian conservation organisation, has reported a significant increase in sarus crane (Antigone antigone) numbers during the non-breeding season at Lumphat Wildlife Sanctuary for 2022-2023. ...
Orm Bunthoeurn
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/16-cranes-recorded-lumphat-sanctuary-highest-five-years
Tax collection exceeds 22% of plan last year
The General Department of Taxation (GDT) at the Ministry of Economy and Finance collected $3.45 billion as income from taxes in 2022, which is equivalent to 122 percent of the target for the year. ...
Chea Vanyuth
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501222609/tax-collection-exceeds-22-of-plan-last-year/
Cambodia slams U.S. for its “double standard” human rights report
Cambodia said on Thursday that the “U.S. Department of State’s 2022 Human Rights Report on Cambodia” was downright unfounded, biased, and prejudicial as to its political nature. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501261697/cambodia-slams-u-s-for-its-double-standard-human-rights-report/
Almost half a million undocumented Cambodian workers worldwide
There are almost half a million undocumented Cambodian migrant workers worldwide seeking better pay, as of 2022, according to an estimate by a local NGO. ...
Chhorn Raksmey
https://kiripost.com/stories/almost-half-a-million-undocumented-cambodian-workers-worldwide
Advanced Google Analytics training
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Following Internews’ 2021 class for ODC on Google Analytics, further Advanced Google Analytics training was developed for the third year of participation in the Innovations for Social Accountability in Cambodia (ISAC) project. Eight ODC team members joined the training facilitated by Elshad Gojayev of Internews’ ...
Data literacy training for social accountability
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From 10 to 13 May 2022, Open Development Cambodia (ODC) conducted a four-day data literacy training focused on local members of the press at the Polou Wai hotel, focused on the topic of Data Literacy for Social Accountability. It was the first press-specific data literacy ...