Cambodian kidney transplant victims stranded in India plead for PM Hun Manet’s intervention
Eighteen kidney transplant patients, who are stranded in india after being cheated by Phnom Penh-based Metro RLV Polyclinic, which allegedly absconded with $1 million paid by them, are pleading with Prime Minister Hun Manet to intervene in their case. ...
Khuon Narim and Runn Sreydeth
https://cambojanews.com/cambodian-kidney-transplant-victims-stranded-in-india-plead-for-pm-hun-manets-intervention/
Forty percent of indigenous children in a Ratanakiri commune addicted to drugs
Local authorities and indigenous villagers in a commune in Ratanakiri are gravely concerned over the high percentage of their children being involved in drugs, with the propensity of becoming worse with time. ...
An Vicheth
https://cambojanews.com/forty-percent-of-indigenous-children-in-a-ratanakiri-commune-addicted-to-drugs/
EU launches 4 new programs worth $85.6 mln in Cambodia
The European Union on Tuesday launched four new programs worth $85.6 million in total in Cambodia, with a focus on promoting sustainable value chains, energy efficiency and renewable energy, said a joint press release. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501455198/eu-launches-4-new-programs-worth-85-6-mln-in-cambodia/
Coral spawning observed in Cambodian waters
Conservationist working groups have urged participation in protecting and conserving important coral habitats following the first-ever observation of coral reef spawning in Cambodian seawaters. ...
Post Staff
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/coral-spawning-observed-in-cambodian-waters
FreshStart Energy seeks investment opportunities in Cambodia
In the afternoon of March 2, 2024, Prime MInister Hun Manet, received Mario Vecchio, Chief Executive Officer and President of FreshStart Energy, for a courtesy call and discussion on the occasion of the ASEAN-Australia Special Summit In Melbourne, Australia. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501449392/freshstart-energy-seeks-investment-opportunities-in-cambodia/
Govt calls for investment in electric vehicles industry
Amid the rising trend of renewable energy demand and the use of electric vehicles (EVs) in the Kingdom, the Royal Government of Cambodia (RGC) asked businessmen to seize the opportunity by investing in the EV-related industry that comes with a range of benefits for both ...
Nhean Chamrong
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501470294/govt-calls-for-investment-in-electric-vehicles-industry/
Info ministry urges ethical practices in journalism, media
The Ministry of information has reiterated calls for news writers and media outlets to uphold and adhere to editorial principles, emphasising their role in fostering the professional values of Cambodian journalism, following the ministry’s revocation of a media group’s business license for “serious breaches of ...
Bor Pich Zelin
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/info-ministry-urges-ethical-practices-in-journalism-media
Cambodia’s trade goes up 12% in five months
Cambodia’s international trade has seen a significant increase in the first five months of 2024, growing by 12 percent compared to the same period last year. ...
Chea Vanyuth
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501501031/cambodias-trade-goes-up-12-in-five-months/
Cambodian pepper looks for market in Malaysia
The Cambodia Pepper and Spices Federation (CPSF) has sought ways to promote Cambodia’s peppercorn in the Malaysian market, stressing that this ASEAN nation has potential for organic pepper. ...
Chea Vanyuth
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501489150/cambodian-pepper-looks-for-market-in-malaysia/
Cambodia seeks Chinese investment in EV sector
Cambodia has invited Chinese investors to look into the opportunities unfolding in the electric vehicle (EV) sector in the country. ...
Manoj Mathew
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501498921/cambodia-seeks-chinese-investment-in-ev-sector/
IMF trains Cambodian customs officers in investigation techniques
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has provided Investigation traInIng for officers of the General Department of Customs and Excise (GDCE) of the MInistry of Economy and FInance. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501520510/imf-trains-cambodian-customs-officers-in-investigation-techniques/
IMF trains Cambodian customs officers in investigation techniques
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has provided Investigation traInIng for officers of the General Department of Customs and Excise (GDCE) of the MInistry of Economy and FInance. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501520510/imf-trains-cambodian-customs-officers-in-investigation-techniques/
DPM Prak Sokhonn to attend first major gathering of ASEAN Foreign Ministers in 2023 in Jakarta Friday
Prak Sokhonn, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Foreign Affairs and international Cooperation, will lead a delegation to attend the 32nd ASEAN Coordinating Council (ACC) and ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ (AMM) Retreat, which will be held on Feb. 3 in Jakarta, at the invitation of Mrs Retno ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501231407/dpm-prak-sokhonn-to-attend-first-major-gathering-of-asean-foreign-ministers-in-2023-in-jakarta-friday/
Ministry: The Sulfuric Acid spills incident in Nam Khan River in Laos does not affect the quality of the river
The Ministry of Water Resources and Meteorology, the authoritative body in such matters, announced that the experts of Laos have confirmed that there was no impact on the quality of the Nam Khan Rive and Mekong River caused by the overturning of chemical trucks. ...
បុគ្គលិក ខ្មែរថាមស៍
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501469929/ministry-the-sulfuric-acid-spills-incident-in-nam-khan-river-in-laos-does-not-affect-the-quality-of-the-river/
PM warns of decline in breastfeeding
Prime Minister Hun Sen yesterday noted a decline in the number of mothers breastfeeding their children and appealed for help reversing the trend. The Planning Ministry previously said the number of breastfeeding mothers dropped from 73.5 percent in 2010 to 65 percent in 2014. ...
Mom Kunthear
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50657718/pm-warns-of-decline-in-breastfeeding/
Cassava more fruitful than rice in Kingdom, says UNDP study
The government and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) have called on farmers to grow cassava as a national policy on cassava production nears finalisation. A UNDP study on Friday found that investing in cassava can result in higher yields than investing in rice, rice ...
Thou Vireak
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/cassava-more-fruitful-rice-kingdom-says-undp-study
Local startup earns spot in fintech ranking
Cambodia was this month recognised for the first time in the 2019 Fintech100 – a collaborative effort between H2 Ventures and KPMG that analyses the fintech space globally. ...
Gerald Flynn
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50661022/local-startup-earns-spot-in-fintech-ranking/
US companies urged to invest in Cambodia
Cambodia last week asked the United States to increase investments in the Kingdom, claiming that working conditions here have improved dramatically in recent years. The appeal was made by Commerce Minister Pan Sorasak in a meeting on Friday with US Ambassador Patrick Murphy. Mr Sorasak ...
Illegal marble miners detained in Kampong Speu
Kampong Speu provincial authorities on Friday arrested five individuals suspected of illegally mining marble at Kbal Damrey village in Oral district’s Trapaing Chor commune. Provincial governor Vei Samnang said on Monday that the suspects included three Cambodians and two Vietnamese nationals. “We are drafting a ...
Soth Koemsoeun
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/illegal-marble-miners-detained-kampong-speu
$3 billion in reserve ahead of possible EBA withdrawal
The government has reserved around $3 billion to cope with a possible suspension of the Kingdom’s access to the EU’s preferential “Everything But Arms” (EBA) agreement. ...
Thou Vireak
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national-politics/3-billion-reserve-ahead-possible-eba-withdrawal