Nigerian law enforcement MoU review accelerating
The Ministry of Interior is in the process of reviewing a draft memorandum of understanding (MoU) which focuses on law enforcement cooperation with its Nigerian counterparts. ...
Samban Chandara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/nigerian-law-enforcement-mou-review-accelerating
UK Exports decline 15% Jan-July as orders drop
Bilateral trade between Cambodia and the UK in the first seven months of 2023 fell 14.6 per cent year-on-year to $496.3 million from $581.4 million, with nearly 90 per cent of the value consisting of exports from Cambodia, according to the General Department of Customs ...
Hin Pisei
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/uk-exports-decline-15-jan-july-orders-drop
Tackling corruption: AmCham Cambodia urges US companies to abide by local and international laws
The American Chamber of Commerce Cambodia (AmCham) recently organized a comprehensive forum on the crucial issue of business ethics and anti-corruption. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501353527/tackling-corruption-amcham-cambodia-urges-us-companies-to-abide-by-local-and-international-laws/
Cambodia reaffirms support for Timor-Leste
Cambodia has reiterated its support to the membership of Timor-Leste in ASEAN and the World Trade Organization as well as in regional and global architecture. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501350833/cambodia-reaffirms-support-for-timor-leste/
Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia boost ties in scientific research
Chairman of Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee Phan Van Mai received Dr Sonethanou Thammavong, President of the Lao Academy of Social and Economic Sciences, and Sok Touch, President of the Royal Academy of Cambodia, in the city on September 19. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501363840/vietnam-laos-and-cambodia-boost-ties-in-scientific-research/
Voice of Democracy to resume broadcasting overseas, unaffiliated with CCIM
The government-shuttered media outlet Voice of Democracy (VOD) announced it will resume broadcasting from the United States beginning in October, according to a Tuesday press release posted on the VOD Khmer Facebook page. ...
Khuon Narim and Jack Brook
https://cambojanews.com/voice-of-democracy-to-resume-broadcasting-overseas-unaffiliated-with-ccim/
Cambodia-Canada trade falls 25% Jan-July due to global slowdown: GDCE
The effects of the ongoing global political and economic crisis has likely affected bilateral trade between Cambodia and Canada, as reflected by a 24.7 per cent year-on-year fall in trade value at $535 million in the first seven months of 2023, versus $711.1 million last ...
Hin Pisei
https://phnompenhpost.com/business/cambodia-canada-trade-falls-25-jan-july-due-global-slowdown-gdce
Indonesia planning increased rice order
Indonesia plans to increase import of rice to 250,000 tonnes a year from Cambodia to preserve its food security, and in turn support the Kingdom’s food security infrastructure by supplying fertiliser and providing training to agriculture workers. ...
May Kunmakara
https://www.postkhmer.com/business/2023-09-06-1010-254229.html
Chinese official pledges more investment
A Chinese official with the Chinese embassy in Phnom Penh has pledged to increase bilateral trade between Cambodia and China by encouraging Chinese investors to invest in all sectors in the Kingdom. ...
Hin Pisei
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/chinese-official-pledges-more-investment
Chinese investors eye range of opportunities across Kampong Speu
Kampong Speu provincial governor Vei Samnang has returned from his fact-finding trip in China as part of his plans to attract foreign investment. While in Henan, China’s third-most populous province, Samnang took to social media to announce that the Henan Federation of Overseas Chinese Entrepreneurs – ...
Van Socheata
https://phnompenhpost.com/national/chinese-investors-eye-range-opportunities-across-kampong-speu
Director General of Immigration urges officials at international gates to upgrade their technology skills
The Director General of Immigration, Lt. Gen. Sok Veasna, has instructed the officers at the international gates to continue to improve their technical skills, technology and foreign languages to make it easier to work quickly. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501358462/director-general-of-immigration-urges-officials-at-international-gates-to-upgrade-their-technology-skills/
Cambodia imports oil, and gas products worth $2.28 billion in the first eight months of the year
Cambodia’s imports of oil and gas products totaled $2.28 billion during the January-August period this year, down 9.5 percent from last year, according to a report from the General Department of Customs and Excise on Monday. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501362703/cambodia-imports-oil-and-gas-products-worth-2-28-billion-in-the-first-eight-months-of-the-year/
Cambodian growers urged to gear up to export coconuts to China
The General Directorate of Agriculture (GDA) has informed fragrant coconut farmers, communities and processing factories that China is prepared to import their produce. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501364800/cambodian-growers-urged-to-gear-up-to-export-coconuts-to-china/
Wildlife Alliance appreciates government’s decision on Phnom Tamao
Wildlife Alliance has expressed its appreciation for the decision of the Royal Government of Cambodia to cancel development projects at Phnom Tamao Widlife Rescue Center’s forest area in Bati district, Takeo province. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501128696/wildlife-alliance-appreciates-governments-decision-on-phnom-tamao/
500 underprivileged kids to access digital math tool
Five hundred underprivileged Cambodian kids are being given the chance to expand their education with free access to a fun math digital learning tool provided by the charity of Israel to Cambodia. ...
Meas Molika
https://kiripost.com/stories/500-underprivileged-kids-to-access-digital-math-tool
Credit Bureau marks 10 years of service
The Credit Bureau of Cambodia (CBC) is celebrating a decade of providing the invaluable service of credit reporting in Cambodia, creating a financial system when giving out loans. ...
Prak Chan Thul
https://kiripost.com/stories/credit-bureau-marks-10-years-of-service
Cambodia, Indonesia to boost economic cooperation
Cambodia and Indonesia outlined five priorities for ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) for the revival and development of tourism, during the bilateral talks in Bali on September 27. ...
Sok Sithika
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501158890/cambodia-indonesia-to-boost-economic-cooperation/
NOTICES Agri exports to China hit 2.4M tonnes worth $1.9B in last 42 months
Agricultural exports to China in the 14 quarters to June 30 amounted to 2.4 million tonnes, worth $1.942 billion, said a Chinese embassy report citing Cambodian agriculture ministry data, as the government’s new policies to boost productivity in the field and turn the Kingdom into ...
Hin Pisei
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/agri-exports-china-hit-24m-tonnes-worth-19b-last-42-months
Tax revenue passes target amid money laundering cases
The General Department of Taxation (GTD) of the Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF) has collected more than $2.94 billion of tax revenue for the period of first 10 months this year, which passes the amount set in the budget law 2022 and increases 26.96 ...
Kang Sothear
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501186161/tax-revenue-passes-target-amid-money-laundering-cases/
Media literacy becoming important, say NGOs and ministries
Media literacy refers to the ability to think objectively about the information a person comes into contact with through general media and, increasingly, social media. It is a common goal of the government and civil society organisations to bring this knowledge to the Cambodian people, ...
Keo Bosaba
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/media-literacy-becoming-important-say-ngos-and-ministries