SDG 5 Gender equality
The Sustainable Development Goal 5 (SDG 5) is initiated to “achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls”. The global SDG 5 consists of 9 targets (3 targets as means of implementation) and 14 indicators. The objectives of SDG 5 are expressed in terms ...
Hosting the 39th WAGGGS World Conference in 2026 reflects Cambodia’s capabilities and influence, says FAPW founder
Visiting Dr. JuseonByun, Founder of Friends of Asia Pacific World Association Girls Guides and Girls Scouts (FAPW), has congratulated the Kingdom of Cambodia on hosting the 39th WAGGGS World Conference in 2026, which reflects the capabilities and influence of Cambodia as well as the Asia ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501387579/hosting-the-39th-wagggs-world-conference-in-2026-reflects-cambodias-capabilities-and-influence-says-fapw-founder/
TV5MONDE extends presence in Mongolia and Cambodia
French-language network TV5MONDE has renewed its carriage agreement with Mongolian power player Sansar Cable LLC. The channel will also be available in Cambodia in all of pay-TV newcomer OneTV’s packages Via Cambodia’s OneTV, TV5MONDE will be available to an estimated 70% of Cambodia’s population, or 8.3 ...
http://www.onscreenasia.com/article/tv5monde-extends-presence-in-mongolia-and-cambodia/10690
9th new human cases of Avian Influenza H5N1 in Cambodia in 2014
The Ministry of Health (MoH) of the Kingdom of Cambodia wishes to advise members of the public that one (1) new human case of avian influenza has been confirmed for the H5N1 virus. ...
Ministry of Health and World Health Organization
Cambodian PM heads to Bangkok for Greater Mekong Subregion Summit
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen flew to Bangkok, the capital city of Thailand, on Friday to attend the 5th Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) Summit, to be held on Saturday, a senior official said. ...
Xinhuanet News Staff
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2014-12/19/c_133866218.htm
Vietnam border alert
Authorities in bordering provinces with Vietnam have reportedly increased the number of inspections of poultry imports to prevent a bird flu outbreak in the Kingdom. ...
Pech Sotheary
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50696041/vietnam-border-alert
Kingdom commits to diplomacy at 5th Indian Ocean Conference
Cambodia has reaffirmed strong commitment to diplomacy between ASEAN and Indian Ocean countries. ...
Ry Sochan
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/kingdom-commits-diplomacy-5th-indian-ocean-conference
CCHR: Cambodia needs to respect women’s rights to self-determination, expression and bodily integrity
On 19 February 2020, Cambodian advocates of women’s human rights issued an open letter to Prime Minister Hun Sen after hearing the criticism of women wearing sexy outfit.During the Cambodian National Council for Women (CNCW) annual meeting on 17 February 2020, PM Hun Sen spoke ...
Cambodian Center for Human Rights (CCHR)
Taxi Drivers Block Checkpoint In Poipet to Protest New Tax
Taxi drivers staged a large protest Wednesday at a customs checkpoint in Poipet City over customs officials’ demands for what the protesters said was an exorbitant tax on a small load of goods. At the checkpoint Wednesday, more than 50 taxi drivers blocked the road for ...
Hul Reaksmey
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/taxi-drivers-block-checkpoint-in-poipet-to-protest-new-tax-49159/
Newly-upgraded stretch of Cambodia’s national road to boost trade with Thailand
The newly upgraded 84.74km stretch of Cambodia’s National Road 5 – from Battambang town north to Banteay Meanchey provincial capital Sisophon – will improve trade, tourism and investment between Cambodia and Thailand, according to Prime Minister Hun Sen. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501006154/newly-upgraded-stretch-of-cambodias-national-road-to-boost-trade-with-thailand/
Battambang-Banteay Meanchey NR5 segment to boost Thai trade
The newly upgraded 84.74km stretch of National Road 5 – from Battambang town north to Banteay Meanchey provincial capital Sisophon – will improve trade, tourism and investment between Cambodia and Thailand, according to Prime Minister Hun Sen. ...
Hom Phanet
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/battambang-banteay-meanchey-nr5-segment-boost-thai-trade
Joint press release on signing of loan agreements and grant agreement for promoting the economic stabilization and development efforts and development of human resources of the Kingdom of Cambodia
On 22 June 2023, Ministry of Economy and Finance issues a joint press release on signing of loan agreements and grant agreement for promoting the economic stabilization and development efforts and development of human resources of the Kingdom of Cambodia.The Ministry of Economy and Finance, ...
Ministry of Economy and Finance
Government committed to meeting global goal to empower women
The government yesterday expressed its commitment to reduce gender-based violence, eliminate all forms of discrimination against women and girls and provide effective reproductive health services in line with the action plan of the International Conference on Population and Development. The commitment was made during the National ...
Pech Sotheary
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50651593/government-committed-to-meeting-global-goal-to-empower-women/
PM wants women to play bigger role in government leadership
Prime Minister Hun Manet wants to see women play a leading role in the government as Cambodia has made gender equality and empowerment of women and girls in all areas a priority in its policy agenda. ...
Torn Vibol
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501387386/pm-wants-women-to-play-bigger-role-in-government-leadership/
Locals Pay Almost Double for iPhone Amid High Demand
Cambodian customers eager to buy Apple Inc.’s newest iPhone are paying almost double the company’s asking price in the U.S., phone vendors in Phnom Penh said yesterday. At about a dozen phone shops near Phnom Penh’s Central Market, vendors were doing a steady trade in the ...
Hun Sen Says More Die on Roads Than in War
Road traffic accidents are killing more Cambodians per year than those who died annually as a result of war during their country’s more than two decades of armed conflict, Prime Minister Hun Sen said Monday. Speaking in Battambang province’s Bavel district at the inauguration of the ...
Khy Sovuthy and Simon Henderson
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/hun-sen-says-more-die-on-roads-than-in-war-53853/
New condo aimed at local investors
Star5 Development and the Skyland Company have formed a joint venture, with approximately $20 million in investment capital, to develop an affordable condominium named Skyland Condo aimed at local investors. ...
Sum Manet
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/28095/new-condo-aimed-at-local-investors/
Joint naval exercises underway
The US and Royal Cambodian Navy joined forces yesterday for the opening ceremony of the seventh annual Cooperation Afloat Readiness Training (CARAT) exercise at Ream Naval Base, a joint maritime training exercise that since 2010 has aimed to increase cooperation and strengthen security at sea ...
Safiya Charles
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/31490/joint-naval-exercises-underway/
Cambodia Reports Another Human H5N1 Avian Influenza Case, 23rd Of The Year
A two-year-old girl from northwestern Pursat province was confirmed positive for human H5N1 avian influenza after she was admitted to the Jayavarman VII Hospital in Siem Reap province on Oct. 25 with fever, running nose, lethargy, dyspnea, cough and breathing difficulties. She died on Oct.26. This ...
Robert Herriman
http://www.theglobaldispatch.com/cambodia-reports-another-human-h5n1-avian-influenza-case-23rd-of-the-year-59683/
Cambodia reports 3rd bird flu case this year
A four-year-old boy from Cambodia’s northeastern Kratie Province has been confirmed for H5N1 human avian influenza, becoming the 3rd case this year, said a joint statement by the World Health Organization and the Cambodian Health Ministry on Wednesday. The boy was confirmed positive for the virus ...
Xinhuanet News Staff
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/health/2014-02/19/c_133126902.htm