Koh Kong multi-purpose sea port breaks ground
The government on May 13 broke ground on the construction of a $1.5 million medium-sized multi-purpose sea port in Koh Kong province to boost trade and tourism between Cambodia and Thailand. ...
Thou Vireak
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/koh-kong-multi-purpose-sea-port-breaks-ground
WHO: collective action necessary to prevent Delta variant disaster
The World Health Organisation (WHO) in Cambodia on July 30 called on people from all walks of life to make a concerted effort to stamp out the spread of the novel coronavirus. ...
Lay Samean
https://phnompenhpost.com/national/who-collective-action-necessary-prevent-delta-variant-disaster
PM: Learn new skills and change career
For those in the business of touch or hands-on service, such as that of a masseuse, the future looks bleak with their career on ice due to the Covid-19 pandemic. ...
Sen David
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50908738/pm-learn-new-skills-and-change-career/
Floods affect more than 6,000 families in Banteay Meanchey province
On Sunday night, the NatiOnal Committee for Disaster Management presented an update report On the total impact caused by the floods in Banteay Meanchey province as of the evening of September 26. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50942361/floods-affect-more-than-6000-families-in-banteay-meanchey-province/
DBD becomes Growth Board’s first listing
DBD Engineering Plc, a local multi-purpose engineering and construction firm, went public via initial public offering (IPO) on the Cambodia Securities Exchange’s (CSX) Growth Board on September 6. ...
Thou Vireak
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/dbd-becomes-growth-boards-first-listing
Structure of $230M Chip Mong Tower completed
The structure of the 45-storey, $230 million Chip Mong Tower on Russian Boulevard near the Techno flyover was finished on January 14, Chip Mong Group said in a statement. ...
Hin Pisei
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/structure-230m-chip-mong-tower-completed
Cabinet passes draft plant protection law
The Council of Ministers on February 4 approved a draft law on plant protection and phytosanitary measures at a session presided over by Prime Minister Hun Sen, according to government spokesman Phay Siphan. ...
Mom Kunthear
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/cabinet-passes-draft-plant-protection-law
Monk seeks action after Banteng killed in Oddar Meanchey forest
An activist monk from the Sorng Rukhavoan Forest Community called on authorities to search for poachers who trapped and killed a banteng in Oddar Meanchey province’s Anlong Veng district on February 18. ...
Orm Bunthoeurn
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/monk-seeks-action-after-banteng-killed-oddar-meanchey-forest
Cambodia, Oz to bolster trade, investment
Cambodia and Australia have reaffirmed their commitment to further boosting trade, investment and cooperation, especially on post-Covid recovery initiatives in all areas, according to the Ministry of Commerce on March 11. ...
Hin Pisei
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/cambodia-oz-bolster-trade-investment
October 2023 start date targeted for Siem Reap Angkor International Airport in Cambodia
Sixty-three percent of the construction work on a Chinese-invested international airport in northwestern Cambodia’s Siem Reap province has so far been completed, said a press statement on Monday. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501217684/october-2023-start-date-targeted-for-siem-reap-angkor-international-airport-in-cambodia/
Wage hike talks for garment sector begin amid market demand slowdown
Cambodia’s national council on minimum wage yesterday started the talks on the increase in monthly minimum wages for the garment, footwear and travel goods industry for 2024. ...
Chea Vanyuth
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501344157/wage-hike-talks-for-garment-sector-begin-amid-market-demand-slowdown/
Son Chhay meets opposition activists in prison
Candlelight Party politician Son Chhay met on Wednesday with 23 jailed opposition officials and activists at Prey Sar prison and asked for them to be released on bail, characterizing their arrests as political cases. ...
Nat Sopheap
https://vodenglish.news/son-chhay-meets-opposition-activists-in-prison/
U.S. deeply values and admires Cambodia’s rich cultural heritage
The United States has deeply valued and admires Cambodia’s rich cultural heritage, underlined Eric Catalfamo, Director of Cultural Heritage Centre in the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs of the U.S. Department of State, when addressing the International Conference on Cultural Property Protection in Siem ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501146518/u-s-deeply-values-and-admires-cambodias-rich-cultural-heritage/
Cambodian railway regauging study completed
A feasibility study for a further rebuild of the 382 km line from Phnom Penh to Poipet on the Thai border was submitted to the government on January 24. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501235649/cambodian-railway-regauging-study-completed/
Tourism ministry to draft development plan for 2023-2035
An inter-ministerial consultation workshop on ‘National Strategic Plan for Tourism Development (NSPTD) for 2023-2035’ was held on Wednesday by the Ministry of Tourism, a press release said. ...
Nhean Chamrong
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501297081/tourism-ministry-to-draft-development-plan-for-2023-2035/
The majority of construction workers are still not registered for government benefits
On a Friday afternoOn, Him Bunchhay wore no safety equipment as he laid bricks On the secOnd floor of a residential building site in Phnom Penh’s Chbar Ampov district. ...
Sorn Sarath and Runn Sreydeth
https://cambojanews.com/the-majority-of-construction-workers-are-still-not-registered-for-government-benefits/
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/
Vietnamese, Cambodian naval academies strengthen cooperation
The Vietnam Naval Academy (VNNA) and the Royal Cambodian Navy Academy on June 26 signed a memorandum of understanding on establishing a twinning relationship in Nha Trang city, the central province of Khanh Hoa. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501314853/vietnamese-cambodian-naval-academies-strengthen-cooperation/
Big celebration to mark Preah Vihear Temple listing
The government will organise a grand celebration of the 15th anniversary of the inscription of Preah Vihear Temple on the UNESCO World Heritage List on July 7. ...
Son Minea
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501316687/big-celebration-to-mark-preah-vihear-temple-listing/
Cambodia records 3.7 million air passengers in the first 9 months
Cambodia received nearly 3.7 million air travelers during the first nine months of 2023, a year-on-year increase of 162 percent, said a senior official on Wednesday. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501378854/cambodia-records-3-7-million-air-passengers-in-the-first-9-months/