Land and natural resource governance
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Open Development Cambodia (ODC) under the Civil Society Support Activity: Cluster Anchor Grants funded by United States Agency for International Development (USAID) through Family Health International (FHI 360) supported indigenous peoples to participate in the Conference on Land and Natural Resource Governance which was organized ...
Press release on commencement of distribution of invitation of citizens who have names on official voter lists 2022
On 1 September 2023, the National Election Committee (NEC) via commune/Sangkat councils and the village chiefs nationwide commenced distribution of the invitation of citizens who have names on the official voter lists 2022 for the voter lists revision and voter registration 2023. This invitation distribution ...
National Election Committee (NEC)
FDI inflow to Cambodia increases by 7.7 percent in 2022 despite global uncertainty
Cambodia attracted fixed-asset investment of $4.68 billion in 2022, up 7.5 percent from $4.35 billion in a year earlier, a Council for the Development of Cambodia’s report showed on Friday. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501215425/fdi-inflow-to-cambodia-increases-by-7-7-percent-in-2022-despite-global-uncertainty/
His Excellency Deputy Prime Minister PRAK Sokhonn, His Excellency Ekkaphab PHANTHAVONG, and His Excellency CHEN Hai attended the Handover Ceremony of Chinese Government’s Contribution of COVID-19 Vaccines to ASEAN for Myanmar on 30 June 2022 in Yangon
On 30 June 2022, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation issued a press release on His Excellency Deputy Prime Minister PRAK Sokhonn, His Excellency Ekkaphab PHANTHAVONG, and His Excellency CHEN Hai attended the Handover Ceremony of Chinese Government’s Contribution of COVID-19 Vaccines to ...
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation
Unions to request 11.6% raise to minimum wage
Seventeen union representatives from the Wage Negotiation Working Group have agreed to negotiate for a $22.20 increase in salaries for textile, garment and footwear workers for 2022. ...
Long Kimmarita
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/unions-request-116-raise-minimum-wage
Japan donates vehicles and office equipment to Cambodia
Japan has provided the Cambodian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MFAIC) with vehicles and office equipment, equivalent to 300 million Japanese Yen (about $2,780,000), for Cambodia’s Chairmanship of ASEAN 2022. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50963288/japan-donates-vehicles-and-office-equipment-to-cambodia/
More than two million tourists traversed the country during the New Year weekend
The Ministry of Tourism has reported that that the three days of the Global New Year holiday and weekend from December 31, 2021 to January 2, 2022 brought 2,002,298 domestic tourists out to traverse the country and take in the tourism sites of Cambodia. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501000354/more-than-two-million-tourists-traversed-the-country-during-the-new-year-weekend/
Remy to chair ASEAN rights group
Keo Remy, president of the Cambodian Human Rights Committee (CHRC) has been appointed chairman of the ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR) – the ASEAN regional human rights body – for the fifth mandate term of 2022-2024. ...
Nov Sivutha
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/remy-chair-asean-rights-group
Cambodia and ASEAN to push for Timor-Leste’s application this year’s first quarter
Cambodia who hold this year’s ASEAN chairmanship confirmed with the regional association’s Secretary General that they will push for Timor-Leste’s ASEAN membership application in the first quarter of 2022. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501025471/cambodia-and-asean-to-push-for-timor-lestes-application-this-years-first-quarter/
Turkey pledges closer relations as Kingdom opens new embassy
Turkey has pledged to increase cooperation with Cambodia as the chair of ASEAN in 2022, and believes the opening of embassies in the two countries will further elevate bilateral relations. ...
Last weekend saw more than 270,000 domestic guests in Cambodia
Thong Khon, Minister of Tourism, mentioned the situation of domestic tourists on the weekend of May 28-29, 2022, a total of 274,026 tourists, comprising 259,393 local and 14,633 foreign travellers converged on various tourism spots in the country. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501085186/last-weekend-saw-more-than-270000-domestic-guests-in-cambodia/
Malaysia trade surges by over one-third in Jan-Apr
Bilateral trade between Cambodia and Malaysia was worth $205.2 million in the first four months of 2022, surging by over one-third from nearly $152.9 million from the corresponding period last year, according to Customs. ...
Hin Pisei
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/malaysia-trade-surges-over-one-third-jan-apr
Cambodia’s agricultural commodities target China as a key export destination
China is an increasingly important export destination for Cambodia’s agricultural commodities, thanks to the Cambodia-China Free Trade Agreement (CCFTA), which went into effect on January 1, 2022. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501200944/cambodias-agricultural-commodities-target-china-as-a-key-export-destination/
Cambodia’s public debt remains at low risk
The Royal Government of Cambodia had a total public debt of $9.47 billion as of September 2022, the Ministry of Economy and Finance said, affirming that the public debt remained at low risk. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501203061/cambodias-public-debt-remains-at-low-risk/
South Korea ready to assist ‘digital government’ effort in Kingdom
The “Cambodian Digital Government Policy 2022-2035” was approved earlier this year, and is expected to link the Kingdom under the three foundations of Digital Citizens, Digital Government and Digital Businesses. ...
Hong Raksmey
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/south-korea-ready-assist-digital-government-effort-kingdom
150 projects worth $3.45B approved in nine months
Cambodia has approved 150 fixed-asset investment projects worth about $3.45 billion in the January-September period of 2022, according to the Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC)’s report yesterday. ...
Chea Vanyuth
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501164016/150-projects-worth-3-45b-approved-in-nine-months/
One Window Service Offices net $75 million
Four years from July, 2022, the One Window Service Offices in the capital and provinces had provided the public with more than 2 million services in 14 sectors and earned more than $75 million. ...
Ry Sochan
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/one-window-service-offices-net-75-million
Cambodian PM to co-chair ASEAN-EU Commemorative Summit in December
ASEAN and the European Union have agreed to hold the ASEAN-EU Commemorative Summit on December 14, 2022 in Brussel, Belgium, said Kung Phoak, Secretary of State at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation and Spokesperson of the 55th AMM and Related Meetings. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501126266/cambodian-pm-to-co-chair-asean-eu-commemorative-summit-in-december/
FDI in Cambodia’s construction sector touches $334M
Cambodia continued to receive substantial Foreign Direct Investment in the construction sector in 2021, despite the economic slowdown in the wake of Covid-19, showed the Asean Investment Report 2022. ...
Manoj Mathew
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501174759/fdi-in-cambodias-construction-sector-touches-334m/
Road accidents claim 942 lives in Cambodia in first half of year
The number of road fatalities in Cambodia declined to 942 people in the first half of 2022, a decrease of 9 percent from 1,033 over the same period last year, Ministry of Public Works and Transport secretary of state Min Manavy said here on Thursday. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501135160/road-accidents-claim-942-lives-in-cambodia-in-first-half-of-year/