A 7-year-old boy and his 3-year-old sister died from bird flu at Kompong Cham Provincial Referral Hospital on Friday, Hong Palla, team leader of the rapid response unit at Kratie Provincial Health Department, said Tuesday. The two young siblings from Snuol district’s Sre Cha commune contracted ...

 On 18 December 2020, Japanese Government has agreed to provide Grant Assistance for Grassroots Human Security Projects, KUSANONE, US$392,371 in total, for constructing road in Koh Kong province, rehabilitating irrigation system in Kampong Chhnang province and strengthening agricultural Cooperatives in Mondulkiri province. H.E. Mr. MIKAMI ...

More than 5,000 workers from across seven factories in Svay Rieng province protested yesterday, demanding a doubling of the current minimum wage, a provincial labor official said yesterday. The country’s minimum wage sits at $61, and is supplemented by a $5 health benefit and a ...

The poverty rate of the Cambodian population has increased from 13.5 percent in 2014 to 17.8 percent in 2019 and 2020, according to a senior official at the Ministry of Planning. ...

The Ministry of Environment said it plans on acquiring 15 particulate monitors, which can measure air particulates with 10 and 2.5 micrometres in diameter (PM10 and PM2.5), for installation in the provinces. Meanwhile, Ministry secretary of state and spokesman Neth Pheaktra said on Monday that ...

The value of logs and sawn wood exported from Cambodia to Vietnam last year increased by about $31.5 million compared to 2016, customs data has shown. The Vietnamese data, obtained by Khmer Times yesterday, said about 163,071 cubic metres of Cambodian logs were imported to the ...

Cambodia’s inflation rate is expected to be less than 3 percent in 2012 thanks to stable food prices, Prime Minister Hun Sen said Friday. “This year, the inflation will be less than 3 percent, it is low and good if compared to 5.5 percent rate last ...

The risk to general public from avian influenza A (H5N1) in Cambodia remains low despite two human cases of the virus were detected recently, the World Health Organization (WHO) said in a statement late Sunday. ...

Cambodia’s economy is projected to grow by 5.6 percent in 2024 and 5.9 percent in 2025. The recovery momentum is driven by a rebound in the garment sector and sustained growth in the non-garment manufacturing sector. ...

Cambodians, particularly young adults, are more often turning to banks to help them buy their homes, according to figures obtained from the National Bank of Cambodia (NBC) yesterday. From $179 million in 2008, the total sum lent out to those buyers fell to $94.5 million ...

On October 20 2022, Techo Startup Center has posted an announcement workshop on Cambodia’s digital economy and business web portal on their official social media site. The primary purpose of the workshop is to disseminate to the public and private sectors information related to essential web ...

After issuing a warning over the country’s air quality on Friday, the Ministry of Environment said on Sunday that the PM2.5 concentration levels in the country were returning to normal. PM2.5 refers to atmospheric particulate matter (PM) that has a diameter of less than 2.5 ...

There is currently no oils refinery in Cambodia. Although a refinery has been planned, its construction has been delayed several times, reportedly over financing difficulties. ...

Nonperforming loans have increased in some banks though the number for the banking system over all has decreased 3 percent according to the National Bank of Cambodia. ANZ Royal Bank has seen a rise to 5.7 percent while Canadia Bank rose to 6.5 percent. Other ...

Cambodia’s $5.5 billion garment industry is nearing a crossroads amid uncertain prospects for outsourcing, an industry source says, citing participants at a recent trade show in Phnom Penh. “Many industry suppliers believe that while Cambodia remains a growing market for their textile and garment products, there ...

Cambodia’s economy is on a recovery path, with growth predicted to accelerate to 5.5% this year, according to a World Bank (WB) report. ...

IT and Website AdvisorHuy Eng graduated with a double major in Computer Science from Royal University of Phnom Penh (RUPP), and International Study from Institute of Foreign Language (IFL). She has been working for ODC since it was firstly established in 2011. With several years ...