ADB approves $40m loan to improve public services
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Wednesday approved a $40 million policy-based loan to support the Government’s efforts to further enhance public service delivery. ...
Yatt Malai
https://kiripost.com/stories/adb-approves-40m-loan-to-improve-public-services
Deal inked for $19m biodiverse landscapes fund
The British Embassy Phnom Penh and the Secretary of State of the ministry of Environment on Thursday signed a memorandum of Understanding (moU), formalizing cooperation on the UK’s Biodiverse Landscapes Fund (BLF) in Cambodia. ...
Mon Sokeo
https://kiripost.com/stories/cambodia-deal-inked-for-19m-biodiverse-landscapes-fund
EU gifts $7M for fisheries reforms
To aid in the reform of Cambodia’s fisheries sector, approximately $7 million in funding has been allocated by the EU for the effort. ...
Ry Sochan
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/eu-gifts-7m-for-fisheries-reforms
World Bank approves $163m water and sanitation project
According to a statement from the World Bank on November 22, to assist Cambodia in its efforts to strengthen water and sanitation services, the project will reach more than 175,000 people in the target provinces of Battambang, Pursat, mondulkiri and Kandal. ...
Chhorn Raksmey
https://kiripost.com/stories/world-bank-approves-163m-water-and-sanitation-project
Cambodia sees almost 3.3m people celebrate New Year
Almost 3.3 million people celebrated ringing in the new year, with Phnom Penh the most popular destination, according to the ministry of Tourism (moT). ...
Yatt Malai
https://kiripost.com/stories/cambodia-sees-almost-33m-people-celebrate-new-year
PM allocates $450M to social protection system
Prime minister Hun manet has pledged almost $450 million to strengthen the country’s social protection system, with experts advising that transparency is essential in its delivery. ...
Chhorn Raksmey
https://kiripost.com/stories/pm-allocates-450m-to-social-protection-system
Jewellery exports hit $851M in ‘23; exhibition upcoming
Cambodia garnered over $851 million from the export of jewellery and precious stones to the international market in 2023, represents a surge of 261% increase compared to 2022, as per the ministry of Commerce. ...
Hin Pisei
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/jewellery-exports-hit-851m-in-23-exhibition-upcoming
$30M credit guarantee scheme for rice inked
The state-owned Credit Guarantee Corporation of Cambodia (CGCC), Cambodia Rice Federation (CRF) and participating financial institutions (PFIs) signed an agreement on the $30 million Rice Export Guarantee Scheme (REGS) to help millers stockpile rice for milling, processing, exporting and making local value-added products. ...
Chea Vanyuth
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501487226/30m-credit-guarantee-scheme-for-rice-inked/
Cambodia: A rising star with a falling reputation?
Cambodia’s reputation as a standard-bearer for apparel workers’ rights is wearing thin – and yet the country is a rising star when it comes to attracting foreign investment and increasing exports. There are many reasons to deter brands and retailers from sourcing clothing in Cambodia. The Kingdom ...
http://www.just-style.com/analysis/a-rising-star-with-a-falling-reputation_id117944.aspx
Stung Treng and Kratie hit by high water
Local chiefs in Stung Treng province claimed on monday that the mekong River has risen by almost 2m, submerging floating cabins at a local tourist attraction, while in Kratie province, a police chief said the water level has risen by 0.5m, flooding Kampi Resort. Preah ...
Soth Koemsoeun
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/stung-treng-and-kratie-hit-high-water
CMAC clears two Mk 82 bombs in Kampong Speu, Prey Veng
Demining experts from the Cambodian mine Action Centre (CmAC) on monday cleared two mark 82 (mk 82) bombs in two separate locations. In Kampong Speu province’s Phnom Sruoch district, a villager discovered one bomb buried about 8m below ground, while another was found over 4m ...
Soth Koemsoeun
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/cmac-clears-two-mk-82-bombs-kampong-speu-prey-veng
One Tonne aerial bomb found in river near Sokha Phnom Penh Hotel
Cambodian mine Action Centre (CmAC) found an unexploded aerial bomb form the civil war era in the 1970s. The explosive device was uncovered by an excavator removing sediment from the river in Tonle Boun muk near the Sokha Hotel in Phnom Penh and in front ...
Tith Kongnov
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501070584/one-tonne-aerial-bomb-found-in-river-near-sokha-phnom-penh-hotel/
Land rights acrimony in AusAID Asian project
A TAXPAYER-FUNDED development project is mired in controversy after the Cambodian government launched a crackdown against land rights organisations critical of the compulsory resettlement of families. The Cambodian government has cautioned a small group of foreign organisations against stirring up unrest among those being forced off ...
Foreign Radio Broadcasts Banned Ahead of Election
The Ministry of InforMation has banned the broadcast of all KhMer-language prograMs by foreign radio stations for the entire 31 days of the pre-election caMpaign period and on election day, July 28, warning that legal action will ensue if stations fail to coMply. The ban, announced ...
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/elections/foreign-radio-broadcasts-banned-ahead-of-election-32648/
Preah Vihear warns of flash floods
Citing the provincial Department of Water Resources and meteorology, they said that on the morning of September 25, the water level in Stung Sen had reached 11.38m, approaching the emergency point of 11.50m. ...
Ry Sochan
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/preah-vihear-warns-flash-floods
Cambodia-US relationship reaches highest level ever in past 72 years
The relations between Cambodia and the US have reached the highest level ever during the past 72 years, noted Prime minister Hun Sen while receiving former US Senator Donald m. Benton in Washington DC in the morning of may 11 (Washington DC time), on the ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501073940/cambodia-us-relationship-reaches-highest-level-ever-in-past-72-years/
Workers Pledge to Continue Strike Action in Phnom Penh
Garment factory workers on Saturday blocked Street 371 in Phnom Penh’s meanchey district for the second day and said they will continue their strike today unless factory managers give in to their demands. During Saturday’s strike action, more than 3,000 workers from the S.L. Garment Factory ...
SME Bank released $53M for tourism business firms
Small and medium Enterprise Bank of Cambodia Plc. has approved loans to 346 tourism-related firms totalling $53.46m or 35.64 percent of the $150m budget, said a top official of the bank. ...
Nhean Chamrong
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501288915/sme-bank-released-53m-for-tourism-business-firms/
Kingdom’s bicycle exports top $500M
Cambodia exported bicycles worth approximately $527 million to international markets last year, up 27 percent from 2019. This establishes Cambodia as the No1 country in ASEAN and No5 globally for bicycle exports, according to data from the ministry of Commerce. ...
Hin Pisei
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/kingdoms-bicycle-exports-top-500m
China gives $2.5M grant to CMAC
China has provided a grant of $2.5 million to support the Cambodian mine Action Centre (CmAC) ordnance clearance operations. The funds will cover operations for the 12 months of 2022, according to CmAC director general Heng Ratana. ...
Voun Dara
https://phnompenhpost.com/national/china-gives-25m-grant-cmac