From the Great White North to Takhmao
The town of Chilliwack in the Canadian province of British Columbia is indeed far, far away from the town of Takhmao in Kandal province. But, the cities have entered into a perhaps unlikely partnership to help Takhmao make the most of its location and resources ...
Pirated computer software cost Cambodia $50m
Pirated computer software accounted for about $50 million in losses to the Cambodian economy every year, an industry expert said yesterday. According to Pily Wong, president of the ICT Business Association, about 95 per cent of the computer software used in Cambodia is counterfeit, crippling the ...
Office demand expected to pick up
Office space demand in Cambodia remained stable in the third quarter of this year, the lack of growth reflecting market concerns regarding post-election political instability, property experts say. Hang Yuvan, sales manager at Phnom Penh Tower, said that office space demand should improve by the end ...
Siv Meng
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/real-estate/office-demand-expected-pick
ILO calls on global garment buyers to help absorb Cambodia's new minimum wage
Global garment brands who source their products from Cambodia should play a part in helping the industry absorb the new minimum wage of US$ 128 per month, according to experts from the International Labour Organization (ILO). The new minimum wage for the approximately half-a-million workers in ...
The Cambodia Herald News Staff
http://thecambodiaherald.com/cambodia/ilo-calls-on-global-garment-buyers-to-help-absorb-cambodias-new-minimum-wage-7991
UN panel grills Cambodians
Sitting in Geneva before a panel of international experts chosen by the UN, Cambodian delegates yesterday did their best to dodge a series of pointed questions regarding the Kingdom’s adherence to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR). Phrases such as “I don’t know ...
Ethan Harfenist
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/un-panel-grills-cambodians
Cambodia, Japan team up to diversify economy
Government officials have joined forces with Japanese experts to formulate a new plan for economic diversity in Cambodia. Foreign direct investment in Cambodian industry has largely gone to garment manufacturing during the past 10 years, putting the country at risk of economic shock in the event ...
Fishermen without fish as Cambodia's river reversal runs late
Crucial water flows to the Tonle Sap, Southeast Asia’s largest lake, have been delayed for a second consecutive year according to river experts, severely disrupting fishing and threatening the food supply of more than a million people. ...
Prak Chan Thul
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-mekong-river-cambodia/fishermen-without-fish-as-cambodias-river-reversal-runs-late-idUSKCN24M1T3
Officials probe death of wild birds at Prey Veng sanctuary
Experts from the Prey Veng provincial Department of Environment are searching for and collecting dead wild birds in the Tuol Porn Taley Boeung Sne conservation area to determine the cause of death after villagers and local authorities reported that hundreds of birds had died for ...
Khouth Sophak Chakrya
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/officials-probe-death-wild-birds-prey-veng-sanctuary
Children affected the most by C-19
During the pandemic, children have been among the most affected by Covid-19 with school closures and worsening mental health, while those who are infected face discrimination at school and from their neighbours, even when they are fully recovered, experts have mentioned. ...
Yim Sreylin
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501010095/children-affected-the-most-by-c-19/
One year on, RCEP, CCFTA give momentum to Cambodia’s trade growth in post-pandemic era
One year on, the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) trade deal and the Cambodia-China Free Trade Agreement (CCFTA) have injected a vital impetus to Cambodia’s trade growth in the post COVID-19 pandemic era, an official and experts said. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501208233/one-year-on-rcep-ccfta-give-momentum-to-cambodias-trade-growth-in-post-pandemic-era/
Digitizing Cambodia’s health sector
Cambodia’s health sector is evolving thanks in part to improved human resources and the emergence of HealthTech. Kiripost speaks to medical experts who are using technology in the form of electronic medical records to improve services nationwide. ...
Kiripost staff writers
https://kiripost.com/stories/digitizing-cambodias-health-sector
A Pheu Thai-led government could revive talks with Cambodia on gas exploration
A good relationship with the Cambodian government would be a prerequisite for the resumption of negotiations on overlapping claims to natural gas resources in the Gulf of Thailand, experts said, but warned of a return to a cold conflict if there were mutual reservations. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501342000/a-pheu-thai-led-government-could-revive-talks-with-cambodia-on-gas-exploration/
Concerns in Cambodia over Indonesia’s e-commerce rules
Indonesia’s new regulations curtailing e-commerce have raised concerns in Cambodia as experts warned that such moves can harm the integration of the regional economy, the progress of digitalization and the future of cross-border trade. ...
Manoj Mathew
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501375024/concerns-in-cambodia-over-indonesias-e-commerce-rules/
ASEAN ties seen as key to the region
More efforts are needed to enhance cooperation between China and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations in industrial and supply chains for accelerated regional development, government officials and industry experts said during the 20th China-ASEAN Expo, or CAEXPO. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501363724/asean-ties-seen-as-key-to-the-region/
Opportunity of AI and E-governance to advance the right to access information discussed
Cambodian experts, academia, government, civil society, private sector and youth discussed how AI and e-Government interact with the right to Access Information, in a recent seminar organised by UNECO and the Cambodia Academy of Digital Technology (CADT). ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501170980/opportunity-of-ai-and-e-governance-to-advance-the-right-to-access-information-discussed/
APSARA continues consolidating platform of Angkor Wat’s Bakan Tower
Experts from the Department of Conservation of Monuments and Preventive Archaeology at the APSARA National Authority continue the third phase project of consolidating the platform of Angkor Wat’s Bakan tower to strengthen the damaged structure. ...
កែវ រចនា
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501316496/apsara-continues-consolidating-platform-of-angkor-wats-bakan-tower/
Vietnam, Cambodia pledge to maintain coordination in search for martyrs’ remains
The Vietnamese and Cambodian governments on October 24 agreed to maintain their close coordination and increase efficiency of bilateral cooperation in the search for, gathering and repatriation of remains of Vietnamese volunteer soldiers and experts who laid down their lives in Cambodia during the wartime. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501381544/vietnam-cambodia-pledge-to-maintain-coordination-in-search-for-martyrs-remains/
MPTC to hold digital government forum 2024 next month
The Ministry of Post and Telecommunications (MPTC) is organizing the “Digital Government Forum 2024” on March 11-13, 2024 at the Koh Pich Convention and Exhibition Centre, allowing experts to discuss new trend in digital technologies and acceleration of digital transformation. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501439034/mptc-to-hold-digital-government-forum-2024-next-month/
SME bank's $50M loan scheme raises concerns for tourism businesses
Tourism players and economic experts have welcomed SME Banks’ loan scheme of more than $50 million to help Siem Reap business owners. However, while potentially improving tourism performance, concerns have been raised about mounting debt. ...
Yatt Malai
https://kiripost.com/stories/sme-banks-500m-loan-scheme-raises-concerns-for-tourism-businesses
Blending may fuel energy sector
A container storage facility off the coast of Preah Sihanouk province that allows Cambodia to blend oil before export could hold the key to sustainable growth in the country’s nascent energy sector, according to a Danish oil and gas expert. With Chevron positioned to lead offshore ...
Daniel de Carteret
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/blending-may-fuel-energy-sector