Banks see growth in Q1
Loans and deposits at Cambodia’s 31 commercial banks grew 35 per cent and 25 per cent respectively during the first quarter of the year on what insiders called increased soundness in the Kingdom’s financial sector. Outstanding loans at the end of March hit US$4.6 billion, according ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/index.php/2012061256735/Business/banks-see-growth-in-q1.html
Cambodia’s garment, footwear sectors propose EU postpone EBA withdrawal
The Garment Manufacturers Association in Cambodia (GMAC), the Cambodia Footwear Association (CFA) and the European Chamber of Commerce in Cambodia (EuroCham) on June 2 requested the European Commission to postpone its withdrawal of the ‘Everything But Arms’ (EBA) preferential trade scheme for 12 months so ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50730205/cambodias-garment-footwear-sectors-propose-eu-postpone-eba-withdrawal/
PM slams US take on Party Law
Prime Minister Hun Sen yesterday launched a not-so-thinly-veiled attack on the US over its recent public airing of concerns over the newly amended Law on Political Parties, arguing that its past bombing of Cambodia left it no moral high ground from which to criticise the ...
Touch Sokha
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/pm-slams-us-take-party-law
Hope sprouting for growers as more farming contracts inked
Contract farming in Cambodia has witnessed sharp growth this year, with 516 contracts signed so far this year, eclipsing the 498 for the whole of last year – proving the merits of the scheme, Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Veng Sakhon said on Thursday. ...
Hin Pisei
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/hope-sprouting-growers-more-farming-contracts-inked
Ministry revises safe village-commune policy
An inter-ministerial meeting chaired by Minister of Interior Sar Kheng on January 8 revised the framework of the so-called safe village-commune policy and renamed it the safe village-commune-district policy. ...
Voun Dara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/ministry-revises-safe-village-commune-policy
Annual reports show three pictures of financial sector’s 2020
Three prominent financial houses – Hattha Bank Plc, PRASAC Microfinance Institution (MFI) Plc and PPCBank Plc – released their annual financial reports and, in so doing, delivered a comprehensive look at how the sector in general fared over the course of pandemic-struck 2020. ...
Husain Haider and William Nygren
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50834597/annual-reports-show-three-pictures-of-financial-sectors-2020/
Cambodia stresses the need to deepen solidarity for robust socioeconomic recovery
Hun Sen, Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Cambodia and Chair of the 7th Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) Summit urged for the deepening of solidarity so as to ensure robust socioeconomic recovery after the COVID-19 crisis. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50932665/cambodia-stresses-the-need-to-deepen-solidarity-for-robust-socioeconomic-recovery/
Settle vehicle import taxes owed by Dec 31: customs
The General Department of Customs and Excise of Cambodia (GDCE) on December 1 reiterated a call on owners of left-hand drive vehicles who have yet to pay any applicable import taxes or related fees due to do so before December 31, in order to benefit ...
Nov Sivutha
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/settle-vehicle-import-taxes-owed-dec-31-customs
Veteran assoc urges officials to prioritise equity card issuance
Senior Minister Kun Kim, secretary-general of the Cambodia Veteran Association (CVA), has instructed the Pursat provincial Department of Veterans to expedite the issuance of equity cards to veterans so they can receive benefits from the government. ...
Voun Dara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/veteran-assoc-urges-officials-prioritise-equity-card-issuance
Svay Rieng vets vaccinate cattle for pasteurellosis
Veterinarians in Svay Rieng province are set to start a campaign to vaccinate more than 400 cattle in Chantrea district against bovine pasteurellosis, with some provinces having already done so. ...
Orm Bunthoeurn
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/svay-rieng-vets-vaccinate-cattle-pasteurellosis
German president to visit Cambodia to bolster bilateral ties
German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier is scheduled to make an official visit to Cambodia, the country’s first senior official to do so, as part of his Indo-Pacific trip to boost political and economic ties. ...
Prak Chan Thul
https://kiripost.com/stories/german-president-to-visit-cambodia-to-bolster-bilateral-ties
PM reminds public to update voter registrations, check list
Prime Minister Hun Sen said he will update his voter registration documents ahead of next year’s national election, while also calling on those who had not registered and those who need to update their voter list information to do so as soon as possible. ...
Mom Kunthear
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/pm-reminds-public-update-voter-registrations-check-list
Entertainment workers gain NSSF
People employed in the entertainment and tourism sectors of the informal economy will be registered with the National Social Security Fund (NSSF), So they can access health care through the Kingdom’s health equity fund, the government announced. ...
Chea Sokny
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/entertainment-workers-gain-nssf
122 rare Royal Turtles hatch in captivity in Cambodia
Some 122 nearly extinct Royal Turtle babies hatched in an artificial sandbank at the Koh Kong Reptile Conservation Center (KKRCC) in Southwest Cambodia’s Koh Kong province So far this year, said a KKRCC’s report on Tuesday. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501291932/122-rare-royal-turtles-hatch-in-captivity-in-cambodia/
Floods affected 20 cities, and provinces in Cambodia, killing 6
Mekong River overflowing and flash floods have affected different areas in 20 cities and provinces across Cambodia, leaving at least six people dead so far, the National Committee for Disaster Management (NCDM) spokesperson said on Friday. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501379737/floods-affected-20-cities-and-provinces-in-cambodia-killing-6/
No Demolition Yet as Buildings’ Deadline Nears
There was little sign Wednesday that two new buildings near the Royal Palace in Phnom Penh, which have been ordered to reduce their height, were any closer to demolition Wednesday, despite the approach of a one-month deadline from City Hall. Phnom Penh municipal officials said last ...
Aun Pheap and Joshua Wilwohl
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/no-demolition-yet-as-buildings-deadline-nears-46960/
New Association to Take on Illegal DVD Sales
The Motion Picture Association of Cambodia (MPAC), an independent body that aims to protect intellectual property, officially opened its doors Wednesday, vowing to put an end to the sale of pirated DVDs in Phnom Penh as its first order of business. “We are goingto serve everybody ...
Ben Woods
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/new-association-to-take-on-illegal-dvd-sales-48122/
Royal Group affirms its commitment to ANZ
Local conglomerate Royal Group said Tuesday that while it is committed to its partnership with Australia-based ANZ bank, it would entertain selling its stake in ANZ Royal Bank for “a very high offer.” “The Royal Group would like to clarify that it is a strong and ...
Joshua Wilwohl
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/business/royal-group-affirms-its-commitment-to-anz-54904/
Property rights threatened, NGOs claim
A draft agricultural land law threatens to eliminate property rights and effectively remove all limitations on the size of economic land concessions, a coalition of civil society groups said in a statement released.The draft of The Law on the Management and Use of Agricultural Land, ...
David Boyle and May Titthara, P. 1
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/index.php/2012072457586/National-news/property-rights-threatened-ngos-claim.html
Sonando broadcast targeted PM
A day before Prime Minister Hun Sen publicly called for the arrest of Mam Sonando, the Beehive Radio station director hosted a fiery broadcast from The Hague, where lawyers were trying to launch a case against the premier in the International Criminal Court. Just under three ...