New prison for Pursat as inmate population grows
Interior Minister Sar Kheng announced yesterday that his ministry plans to construct a prison capable of holding 7,000 inmates on an 800 hectare plot of land in Pursat province. ...
Ven Rathavong
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/23144/new-prison-for-pursat-as-inmate-population-grows/
New MoU to study japonica rice variety
In a bid to expand the markets abroad for Cambodian rice, the Ministry of Agriculture has reached an agreement with two Chinese firms to cooperate in conducting research on the high-yielding rice variety known as oryza sativa japonica. The memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed on ...
Chea Vannak
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/50103456/new-mou-to-study-japonica-rice-variety/
High costs at Kamchay dam prompts new study
China Energy Engineering Corp Ltd will be conducting a second feasibility study on producing safe drinking water from the Kamchay hydropower dam in Kampot province after the first study showed that production costs were higher than initially expected. ...
Chea Vannak
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/5099603/high-costs-kamchay-dam-prompts-new-study/
New rail link with Vietnam on the cards
Plans for a railway line connecting Bavet city in Svay Rieng province to Vietnam’s Ho Chi Minh city were revealed this week by the Minister of Transport. During a meeting with Nguyen Nhat, Vietnam’s Deputy Minister of Transport, Cambodian Transport Minister Sun Chanthol said both governments ...
Chea Vannak
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/50107086/new-rail-link-vietnam-cards/
PM calls for more improvement of higher education quality
Prime Minister Hun Sen urged relevant institutions, especially the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports (MoEYS) to further enhance the quality of higher education, particularly the doctorate degree. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501299546/pm-calls-for-more-improvement-of-higher-education-quality/
Army, Ministry of Environment agree to cooperate
Environment Minster Say Sam Al and Royal Cambodian Armed Forces Commander Pol Saroeun announced three new points of cooperation following a meeting earlier this week, Saroeun announced on his official Facebook page. ...
Yesenia Amaro and Phak Seangly
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/army-ministry-environment-agree-cooperate
Cambodia positions itself along new silk road
The ancient Silk Road sprawled across tens of thousands of kilometers, reaching east to west from Japan to Venice and passing through five seas. Together, the road and maritime trade routes linked more than 40 countries throughout Asia, Europe and Africa, fostering early globalization. ...
Janelle Retka
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/cambodia-positions-itself-along-new-silk-road-114629/
New firm seeks to enter gold trading
Golden FX Link (Cambodia) has joined in the running to become a legally licensed firm to trade derivatives. With a registered capital of $5 million, Lawrence Kook, Director of Golden FX Link, said that the company received a license in principle from the Securities and ...
Cheng Sokhorng and Kali Kotoski
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/new-firm-seeks-enter-gold-trading
Japan to fund four new local projects
Japan agreed to provide $384,817 in financial assistance to local organisations for projects in Phnom Penh, Kandal, Kampong Chhnang and Koh Kong. ...
Sum Manet
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/50112050/japan-fund-four-new-local-projects/
China to donate new infectious disease lab
Cambodia and China inked a deal yesterday to build a new communicable disease control facility in the Kingdom for the country to expand its capacity to detect and respond to communicable disease outbreaks, such as Zika and Ebola, in a timely fashion. ...
Yesenia Amaro
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/china-donate-new-infectious-disease-lab
New lotto company enters a shrinking industry
A Hong Kong company is hoping to attract a sizeable slice of Cambodia’s lottery market with the opening of outlets in Phnom Penh and around the country next month, according to the CEO of the firm’s local subsidiary. EGame Solutions, the parent company of Cambodian Mark ...
George Styllis
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/business/new-lotto-company-enters-a-shrinking-industry-72046/
Migrants skipping gov’t plan for Thai alternative
The number of Cambodian migrant workers in Thailand has risen to 190,000 thanks to the new one-stop service centers set up across the border, Cambodia’s Ministry of Labor said Wednesday. Labor Ministry spokesman Heng Suor said about 190,000 migrant workers—some with a full complement of legal ...
Hul Reaksmey
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/migrants-skipping-govt-plan-for-thai-alternative-65903/
Exports up 20% in H1 on Europe purchases
Cambodian exports saw a nearly 20 per cent increase for the first half of the year, as garment shipments to the European Union led the way in making up for a decrease in exports to the United States, according to a new Ministry of Commerce ...
Sor Chandara
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/exports-20-h1-europe-purchases
New Sesan, new study: NGO
Rights advocates have called for construction of the Lower Sesan II hydropower dam in Cambodia’s Stung Treng province to be halted until new environmental and social impact assessments can be carried following changes allegedly made to the project’s plans. ...
Daniel Pye
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/new-sesan-new-study-ngo
New mining licences issued, others revoked
Over 40 new mining licences were issued during the first half of the year to satisfy the high demand for construction materials by Cambodian infrastructure and real estate projects, while more than 100 licences were revoked due to environmental concerns or inactivity, a government official ...
Kali Kotoski
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/new-mining-licences-issued-others-revoked
New release on the selling of long-term entrance ticket for Angkor Archeological sites
On 22 May 2020, the Angkor Enterprise issued an announcement on the selling of long-term entrance ticket for Angkor Archeological sites to all tour operators, travel agents, relevant institutions, and international visitors to get informed. This action was made to accommodate foreigners staying in the ...
Angkor Enterprise
Union Wants Early Pay for Workers Ahead of New Year
The Cambodian Alliance of Trade Unions (CATU) sent a letter to the Ministry of Labor yesterday requesting that all of the country’s factory owners pay workers their salary earlier than usual ahead of Khmer New Year. Workers are normally paid on the fifth to the ...
Phok Dorn, P. 20
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/archives/union-wants-early-pay-for-workers-ahead-of-new-year-66809/
Three new natural protected areas established to be under the management and conservation of Ministry of Environment
On 13 September 2016, the Royal Government of Cambodia has decided to establish three new Natural Protected Areas with a total land area of 27 941.06 hectares to be under the management and conservation of Ministry of Environment. Those three Natural Protected Areas include of ...
Ministry of Environment
CDC okays new $13M projects
The government approved three projects worth a total of $13.5 million last week, bringing the total number of projects in the first three weeks of this month to nine with total investment value of $1.1354 billion, the Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC) said ...
Hin Pisei
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/cdc-okays-new-13m-projects
Draft internet law gives new tools to surveillance state
A sub-decree being drafted by the Interior Ministry would give far-reaching powers to the ministry to potentially expand the surveillance of citizens. ...
Jonathan Cox
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/15722/draft-internet-law-gives-new-tools-to-surveillance-state/