Vietnam’s Ministry of Public Security’s delegation visits Cambodia
Minister of Public Security General To Lam led a delegation of the Vietnamese Ministry of Public Security to pay an official visit to Cambodia from January 22-24 at the invitation of Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior Sar Sokha. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501428840/vietnams-ministry-of-public-securitys-delegation-visits-cambodia/
Cambodia, France trade volume reaches $515M
Bilateral trade volume between the Kingdom and France reached $515.21 million last year, making Europe’s trade volume stand at $4.6 billion in 2023, said Prime Minister Hun Manet. ...
Nheng Chamrong
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501424116/cambodia-france-trade-volume-reaches-515m/
Villagers demand compensation from global green mining for clearing farm
At least 10 families are demanding compensAtion from a privAte company, which cleared farms and forest land to build an access road to explore iron ore mining in Preah Vihear province. ...
Khuon Narim
https://cambojanews.com/villagers-demand-compensation-from-global-green-mining-for-clearing-farm/
Cambodia's burgeoning digital banking market
The impact of digital transformation on the European banking sector and the potential for Cambodia to tap into fintech innovations were hot topics of discussion at EuroCham’s latest event. ...
Seng Mengheng
https://kiripost.com/stories/cambodias-burgeoning-digital-banking-market
Gov’t pledges to improve conditions of workers
The Royal Government of Cambodia pledged to improve the working conditions of employees in the private sector with a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed with ILO last week at the Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training. ...
Jigmee Palden Pazo
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501487836/govt-pledges-to-improve-conditions-of-workers/
Cambodia to broaden cooperation with Malaysia and Germany
Dr. Hun Manet, Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Cambodia, held here at the Peace Palace yesterday separate talks with Shaharuddin Onn, Ambassador of Malaysia, and Stefan Messerer, Ambassador of Germany to Cambodia. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501516458/cambodia-to-broaden-cooperation-with-malaysia-and-germany/
Official urges women’s economic empowerment to combat human trafficking
A senior official at the Ministry of Women’s Affairs has urged for human trafficking prevention by promoting women’s economic empowerment and identifying the needs and opportunities for women working in the informal economy. ...
Vanndy says the informal economy is a pillar of Cambodia’s 2050 vision
The Minister of Industry, Science, Technology & Innovation Hem Vanndy, yesterday delivered a keynote address on the development of Cambodia’s informal economy to about 200 students at CamEd Business School. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501554499/vanndy-says-the-informal-economy-is-a-pillar-of-cambodias-2050-vision/
Sihanoukville port to reach over 2.63M TEU capacity by 2030
Prime Minister Hun Manet inaugurated the expanded container terminal at the Sihanoukville Autonomous Port (PAS) today, September 12, which now has the capacity to handle up to one million twenty-foot equivalent units (TEU) annually. ...
Niem Chheng
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/sihanoukville-port-to-reach-over-2-63m-teu-capacity-by-2030
Kingdom, EU open new dialogue platform
The first-ever Cambodia-Europe Public-Private Sector Dialogue was held at the Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC), marking a significant milestone in fostering strong economic ties between the two. ...
Chea Vanyuth
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501561890/kingdom-eu-open-new-dialogue-platform/
Outcomes of the meeting between His Excellency PRAK Sokhonn, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of Cambodia, and the Rt Hon Amanda Milling MP, Minister for Asia at the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (UK)
On 12 January 2022, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation issued a press release on outcomes of the meeting between His Excellency PRAK Sokhonn, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of Cambodia, and the Rt Hon Amanda Milling MP, ...
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation
Press release on the outcome of the participation of H.E. Bundit Sapheacha Dr Sok Siphana, Senior Advisor to the Royal Government of Cambodia, at the Summit-level Meeting of the NAM Contact Group in response to COVID-19 on post-pandemic global recovery
On 04 March 2023, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation issued a press release on the outcome of the participation of H.E. Bundit Sapheacha Dr Sok Siphana, Senior Advisor to the Royal Government of Cambodia, at the Summit-level Meeting of the NAM Contact ...
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation
Sar Kheng Warns of ‘Trouble’ if Negotiations Stall
Interior Minister Sar Kheng on Monday warned of “trouble” if opposition leader Sam Rainsy does not return to the negotiating table to hammer out a solution to a stalemate between the CPP and the opposition over irregularities during the July 28 national election. Mr. Kheng made ...
The Cambodia Daily
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/elections/sar-kheng-warns-of-trouble-if-negotiations-stall-38401/
CNRP Walks Out of NEC Complaints Hearing
The opposition CNRP on Thursday walked out of an election complaints session at the headquarters of the National Election Committee (NEC), claiming the body was investigating complaints improperly and without the presence of its leadership. The CNRP, which has called for a transparent and independent investigation ...
Hul Reaksmey
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/elections/cnrp-walks-out-of-nec-complaints-hearing-39840/
Food-price hike hits workers
The price of food spiked this month, and Cambodia’s low-paid garment workers are feeling the effects. Meat, vegetables, toothbrushes, beauty accessories and even the plastic bags they get packed in have all seen a sharp bump up in price this month, some items by as much ...
Daniel de Carteret and Hor Kimsay
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/food-price-hike-hits-workers
Grenade Attack Remembered Amid Promised Reform
Opposition leaders Sam Rainsy and Kem Sokha joined dozens of monks and hundreds of supporters on Monday for a Pchum Ben ceremony at the memorial stupa in Phnom Penh honoring the 16 people who were killed by a grenade attack on an opposition rally in ...
Aun Pheap and Colin Meyn
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/grenade-attack-remembered-amid-promised-reform-43996/
Cambodian NGOs Threaten to Expose More Illegal Logging
A group of Cambodian NGOs threatened on Monday to expose more cases of forestry crime involving businessmen and the police, saying they were unshaken by a defamation suit filed by top tycoon accused of illegal logging and land-grabbing. Representatives of the five organizations told reporters Monday ...
Radio Free Asia News Staff
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/cambodia/logging-11252013185559.html
Bailed Garment Workers Speak of Injustice Ahead of March
In the weeks that 17-year-old garment worker Yon Chea languished in prison, he spent hours staring out of the window at a concrete wall, certain that he would never see his home or his family again. The Phnom Penh Municipal Court on Friday morning granted ...
Mech Dara and Alice Cuddy
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/bailed-garment-workers-speak-of-injustice-ahead-of-march-51759/
Ministries to Help Farmers Hurt by Sugar Plantations
The government on Monday agreed to a comprehensive solution for rural families who have lost their land to well-connected agricultural plantations exporting sugar to the European Union (E.U.) duty free and will meet again early next month to discuss details. The decision was made at a ...
Hul Reaksmey and Zsombor Peter
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/ministries-to-help-farmers-hurt-by-sugar-plantations-51971/
No Results in Protest Shooting Investigations
At 10 a.m. on January 3, about 2,000 members of the security forces, mostly military police, advanced down Phnom Penh’s factory-lined Veng Sreng Street, spraying AK-47 assault rifle fire into a crowd of about 100 protesters who had been throwing stones and crude Molotov cocktails. ...
Khuon Narim and Colin Meyn
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/no-results-in-protest-shooting-investigations-51325/