China signs pacts on aid for transport, mines and education
Cambodia and China yesterday signed three agreements on mine clearing, a transportation master plan and renovation of the Royal Palace building in Siem Reap province. the signings came amid the launch of a big finance project to improve education in Cambodia. ...
Chea Vannak
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50502740/china-signs-pacts-on-aid-for-transport-mines-and-education/
Experts at odds over effects of Yuan devaluation
Economists and industry experts disagreed Tuesday on the effects that recent currency devaluations in China and Vietnam would have on the Cambodian economy. ...
Kang Sothear and Anthony Jensen
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/business/experts-at-odds-over-effects-of-yuan-devaluation-92553/
Familiar feel to shuffle
Ten of the Kingdom’s 24 ministerial positions are set to be reshuffled at the launch of the new government, according to an internal party memo obtained yesterday. Among those tapped for a cabinet position is Say Sam El – the 34-year-old son of Senate deputy president ...
Vong Sokheng
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/familiar-feel-shuffle
2013 National Budget to Rise Above $3B
Government spending next year will total more than $3 billion, a 16.2 percent increase from the $2.6 billion set aside for 2012, according to a draft of the national budget obtained Friday. the budget states that the government will allocate some $400 million, or 13.32 ...
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/business/2013-national-budget-to-rise-above-3b-5428/
PM: Stop violence against women
The prime minister has urged government ministries and public institutions to speed up work on an action plan to prevent violence against women and children, calling for education on The issue to start from an early age. ...
Pech Sotheary
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/36282/pm--stop-violence-against-women/
New laws on judiciary due by ‘end of month’
The Ministry of Justice is kicking into overdrive its long-stagnated efforts to finish three fundamental laws on The function of The judiciary, saying it hopes to complete The laws – which it characterises as key judicial reforms – by The end of The month, The ...
Vong Sokheng
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/new-laws-judiciary-due-%E2%80%98end-month%E2%80%99
NGOs say input and transparency are key
In the wake of a speech by Prime Minister Hun Sen denouncing civil society’s criticism of the way that three judiciary laws sailed through the Council of Ministers without outside input or transparency, NGOs released an open letter yesterday calling for the Kingdom’s renewed commitment ...
Amelia Woodside
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/ngos-say-input-and-transparency-are-key
Prime Minister supportive of water taxi system
Prime Minister Hun Sen yesterday expressed support for the waterway transport system from Prek Phnov to Phnom Penh and to Takhmao city, which will be launched before Khmer New Year. ...
Mom Sophon
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/50102045/prime-minister-supportive-of-water-taxi-system/
PM decries copyright theft
Prime Minister Hun Sen yesterday called on government bodies, local authorities, international organisations and the private sector to dial back Cambodia’s widespread theft of copyrighted works, like film and music, and encouraged the creation of more original, home-grown cultural works. Copying other countries’ cultural output – ...
Vong Sokheng
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/pm-decries-copyright-theft
The arrival of the stock market and its implications
It began in November of 2006 with a memorandum of understanding (MOU) between the Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF) and the Korean Exchange (KRX) titled “the Development of the Securities Market of Cambodia.” A further MOU between the parties in January, 2008 established the Cambodia ...
Pure seed initiative providing boost for rice harvests
Student volunteers have been instructed to advise and assist farmers on selecting superior paddy rice stems for cultivation. ...
Van Socheata
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/pure-seed-initiative-providing-boost-rice-harvests
Kingdom raises $58 million from government bond issuance in 2023
The Royal Government of Cambodia has raised $58.26 million in funds through government bond issuance in 2023. As per current regulations, The country can raise bonds for up to $200 million. The current bond issuance takes up 29 percent of The limit. ...
Chea Vanyuth
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501457942/kingdom-raises-58-million-from-government-bond-issuance-in-2023/
Sub-Decree to Require Licenses fro Tour Guides
The Council of Ministers on Friday approved a sub-decree requiring tour guides to obtain licenses from The government in an effort to regulate and improve quality of service in The tourism sector. The sub-decree aims “to define The procedure to manage tourist guides,”and requires current ...
Charting changes in Japanese FDI
Japan’s investment in Cambodia continues to grow and its investors are playing a leading role in developing and diversifying the Kingdom’s light industrial sector. ...
Hor Kimsay
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/charting-changes-japanese-fdi
Cambodia greenlights manufacturing investments exceeding $50 million
New garment manufacturing investments are being drawn to Cambodia, as confirmed by the Cambodia Investment Board (CIB), a division of the Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC). ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501324486/cambodia-greenlights-manufacturing-investments-exceeding-50-million/
BRI projects not to lead Cambodia into debt trap
The Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) pioneered by China will not lead The country into a debt trap, Sun Chanthol, Deputy Prime Minister and First Vice President of The Council for The Development of Cambodia, said, dismissing The narrative about The adverse effects The BRI ...
Sreekanth Ravindran
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501399348/bri-projects-not-to-lead-cambodia-into-debt-trap/
Sacred artefacts go missing
Kandal provincial authorities and officials from multiple ministries are investigating the apparent theft of historical artefacts from a stupa at Oudong Mountain said to contain some remains of Buddha himself. Relevant authorities were tight-lipped yesterday about which objects were missing, but a local news outlet reported ...
Chhay Channyda
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/sacred-artefacts-go-missing
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/
Analysis: Cambodia’s government learns the art of ‘lawfare’
On Friday, all the pieces fell into place. the Ministry of Interior, a day prior, had primed the media, instructing them on how to report the day’s events. the government’s investigation and filing to the Supreme Court that called for the main opposition party to ...
Erin Handley and Mech Dara
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/analysis-cambodias-government-learns-art-lawfare
More montagnards arrive in Phnom Penh
Eleven more Montagnard asylum seekers arrived in Phnom Penh this week, bringing to 85 the number waiting to apply for refugee status, the U.N. said Tuesday. ...
Chris Mueller and Zsombor Peter
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/more-montagnards-arrive-in-phnom-penh-84895/