Police seize illegal fishing equipment in Tonle Sap
Authorities in Kampong Thom cracked down on illegal fishing in Tonle Sap. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501232756/police-seize-illegal-fishing-equipment-in-tonle-sap/
Protest erupts in troubled Preah Sihanouk commune
Some 40 villagers blocked a national road in Preah Sihanouk this week, lighting smoking fires and wielding sticks in front of authorities in a land dispute in an area that has seen prior violence and conflicting claims among military and powerful individuals. ...
Mech Dara
https://vodenglish.news/protest-erupts-in-troubled-preah-sihanouk-commune/
Vietnam steps up trade promotion in Cambodia
The Vietnamese Embassy in Cambodia in coordination with the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT)’s Asia–Africa Market Department held a trade forum in Phnom Penh on June 7, which brought together more than 100 businesses of the two countries. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501304682/vietnam-steps-up-trade-promotion-in-cambodia/
China’s BRI hailed as key role in development of Cambodia, ASEAN
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen said on Wednesday that China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) has played a crucial role in the development of Cambodia and other member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) over the past decade. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501304642/chinas-bri-hailed-as-key-role-in-development-of-cambodia-asean/
Rice mills get in on contract farming
Representative of at least 41 rice millers have expressed willingness to enter into contract-farming arrangements with agricultural cooperatives to ensure ample supplies of responsibly-sourced grains of desired varieties, as pundits voice strong support for the practice as a catalyst to unleash the export potential of ...
Hin Pisei
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/rice-mills-get-contract-farming
Cambodia to set up commercial centres in China
Cambodia will set up private commercial centres in five locations in China this year, which will play an important role in promoting the country’s products and attracting China’s investment in Cambodia. ...
Chea Vanyuth
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501238754/cambodia-to-set-up-commercial-centres-in-china/
Tourism development underway in Kampong Chhnang province
The government has allocated over 600 hectares of land in Phnom Aural wildlife sanctuary in Kampong Chhnang province to a private company for development. ...
Son Minea
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501242843/tourism-development-underway-in-kampong-chhnang-province/
Gun-wielding rubber firm workers clear more Jarai farms in Ratanakiri land dispute
Gun-toting workers acting on behalf of a well-connected rubber firm have continued to clear the farmlands of a Jarai community in Ratanakiri province’s Andong Meas district, videos shared with CamboJA show. ...
PM Hun Manet aborts coal power plant project in Botum Sakor district
The new government has abandoned plans to build a $1.5 billion 700-megawatt (MW) coal-fired power project in Botum Sakor district, Koh Kong province, deciding instead to develop a liquefied natural gas (LNG) power plant. ...
Pok Ponlue and Hel Komsan
https://cambojanews.com/pm-hun-manet-aborts-coal-power-plant-project-in-botum-sakor-district/
Surge in industrial sector expected for ‘24
Economists and business leaders anticipate a dynamic 2024 for Cambodia’s industrial sector, with the government expecting it to outpace services and agriculture, driven by a wave of new investment projects. ...
Hin Pisei
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/surge-in-industrial-sector-expected-for-24
Milled rice exports increase 3% in 2023
In 2023, Cambodia exported more than 656,000 tons of milled rice worth $466 million, marking a three percent growth in volume and 13 percent in value compared with 2022, according to Cambodia Rice Federation (CRF). ...
Yatt Malai
https://kiripost.com/stories/milled-rice-exports-increase-3-in-2023
Gender equality in the clean energy sector
Gender equality in the energy sector was the focus of a session at Clean Energy Week, with relevant actors lobbying for more to be done to mainstream the field and make it more inclusive. ...
Marissa Carruthers
https://kiripost.com/stories/gender-equality-in-the-clean-energy-sector
Big rise in fire deaths last year
The number of deaths and injuries resulting from fires across Cambodia increased significantly in 2023 compared to the previous year. ...
Tith Kongnov
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501416880/big-rise-in-fire-deaths-last-year/
Chinese company developing gold mines in protected forest
A new report has revealed that a Chinese company is involved in large-scale gold mining in protected Prey Lang Wildlife Sanctuary (PLWS), threatening the environment and the lives of local people. ...
Thang Sinorn
https://kiripost.com/stories/chinese-company-developing-gold-mines-in-protected-forest
Decentralization in fight against illegal activities
Prime Minister Hun Manet has claimed that decentralizing power is an effective tool in the fight against illegal gambling, drugs and gangs. ...
Meas Molika
https://kiripost.com/stories/decentralization-in-fight-against-illegal-activities
Model primary standards in effect
Minister of Education, Youth and Sport Hang Chuon Naron has introduced model primary school standards, unveiling a document on child development linked to primary education and an accelerated first-year Khmer language textbook. ...
Kim Yutharo
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/model-primary-standards-in-effect
Royal gendarmerie arrests 11 Pursat residents in wildlife crime crackdown
Cambodia’s Royal Gendarmerie arrested 11 Pursat province residents Tuesday after the military force deployed nearly 300 of its officers to crack down on natural resource crimes. ...
Eung Sea
https://cambojanews.com/royal-gendarmerie-arrests-11-pursat-residents-in-wildlife-crime-crackdown/
Investment in financial sector falls 28.7%
Investment in the financial sector declined by 28.7 percent in 2023, despite an increase in foreign direct investment (FDI) of 14.5 percent, according to the National Bank of Cambodia’s (NBC) 2023 annual report. ...
Mao Sreypich
https://kiripost.com/stories/investment-in-financial-sector-falls-287
US Calls for improved business climate in Cambodia
The US-ASEAN Business Council has requested that Cambodia cooperate to facilitate US company investment, business, and trade in the Kingdom, particularly to improve the climate. ...
Mao Sreypich
https://kiripost.com/stories/us-calls-for-improved-business-climate-in-cambodia
‘We are dying to live in our homeland’: Siem Reap villagers protest against Apsara
On Monday hundreds of families living inside the Angkor archaeological park protested against the Apsara National Authority, which manages the park, for barring them from doing construction and other activities that support their livelihoods. ...
Khuon Narim
https://cambojanews.com/we-are-dying-to-live-in-our-homeland-siem-reap-villagers-protest-against-apsara/