New Mlech water treatment plant in Kampot inaugurated
The new Mlech Water Treatment Plant in Kampot province’s Chumkiri district, which can produce 2,000 cubic metres of clean water a day, was formally inaugurated to meet the needs of the people in the area as well as in neighbouring Takeo province. ...
Lay Samean
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/new-mlech-water-treatment-plant-kampot-inaugurated
Over 70 wildlife species recorded in Phnom Tnout-Phnom Pok sanctuary
A recent wildlife survey which has been conducted in Phnom Tnout-Phnom Pok Wildlife Sanctuary in Preah Vihear province has recorded more than 70 species, including endangered ones. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501090718/over-70-wildlife-species-recorded-in-phnom-tnout-phnom-pok-sanctuary/
MoC earns $15m in 2022
The Ministry of Commerce has earned more than $15 million to bolster the national budget, an increase of more than six percent over 2021, according to a report. ...
Mao Sreypich
https://kiripost.com/stories/cambodia-moc-earns-15m-in-2022
Data visualization training in journalism
On 11 September 2023, Open Development Cambodia (ODC) conducted an enriching training session titled “Data visualization in journalism,” attended by a group of 14 journalists (2 females) from various locations such as Phnom Penh, Kratie, Siem Reap, Battambang, Stung Treng, and Mondulkiri.With our “Data visualization ...
Preah Sihanouk Provincial Court of Appeal releases two land activists in Koh Kong province
The Sihanoukville Provincial Court of Appeal has decided to release two land activists on bail on charges of incitement and defamation in connection with a long-running land dispute in Koh Kong province. ...
Complaint advances against investor Oikocredit for role in microfinance sector’s abuses
A Dutch government watchdog group accepted a complaint last Friday alleging that social investor Oikocredit contributed to abuses in Cambodia’s microfinance sector. ...
Protecting against investment fraud in the securities sector
The SERC was established on October 19, 2007 under “Preah Reach Kram No. NS/RKM/1007/028”, which promulgated the “Law on the Issuance and Trading of Non-Government Securities”, as the sole authority to regulate, monitor and develop the securities sector in the Kingdom. ...
Foreign tourist arrivals increase 394 percent in first half of 2022
The number of international tourists to Cambodia soared by 394 percent to 506,762 in the first six months of this year. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501109007/foreign-tourist-arrivals-increase-394-percent-in-first-half-of-2022/
Japan to open Toyota factory in Cambodia
Japan will establish a Toyota car factory in Cambodia, affirmed Kishida Fumio, Prime Minister of Japan in a bilateral meeting with Hun Sen, Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Cambodia. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501159273/japan-to-open-toyota-factory-in-cambodia/
May records decade’s highest inflation in Cambodia
Inflation rose to 7.2 percent in May this year in the country, the highest in the last decade, the National Bank of Cambodia (NBC) said yesterday, adding that it has unleashed a set of measures to control the inflationary pressures and protect the purchasing power ...
Chea Vanyuth
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501116556/may-records-decades-highest-inflation-in-cambodia/
Land dispute representatives in Siem Reap disappointed after district authorities failed to meet
Representatives of 210 families in Sna Sangkram village, Prasat Bakong district, Siem Reap province, are disappointed that the governor of Prasat Bakong district did not visit the people involved in chronic land issues as promised, while the district authorities claimed that he did not promise ...
Chinese COVID-19 vaccines save lives, boost economic growth in Cambodia
Chinese COVID-19 vaccines have not only helped protect the lives of Cambodian people but also boosted the economic growth in the Southeast Asian nation, an academic said on Wednesday. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501143690/chinese-covid-19-vaccines-save-lives-boost-economic-growth-in-cambodia/
Phnom Tamao forest: 130 hectares destroyed in five days
Fresh satellite imagery shows rapid destruction of the Phnom Tamao forest this week, an estimated 130 hectares razed between Friday and Wednesday. ...
Keat Soriththeavy
https://vodenglish.news/phnom-tamao-forest-130-hectares-destroyed-in-five-days/
Sand mining is threatening the lives of people in Phnom Penh and Kandal province
Experts claim that the Tonle Bassac sand mining is very significant for the construction sector and a source of revenue for the national budget, but some people are being severely negatively affected by the sand mining in those areas. ...
New policy sets energy efficiency in motion
With the launching of the ‘National Energy Efficiency Policy 2022-2030’ by Prime Minister Hun Sen, the government has kicked off measures to reduce energy consumption by boosting energy efficiency. ...
Sreekanth Ravindran
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501280696/new-policy-sets-energy-efficiency-in-motion/
Puma-supplier employees lose their jobs again in alleged union-busting
Thirteen employees at a Puma-supplying factory have lost their jobs after participating in a union election earlier this year. ...
Phon Sothyroth
https://cambojanews.com/puma-supplier-employees-lose-their-jobs-again-alleged-union-busting/
Police in Preah Vihear crack down on timber traffickers
Sangkat Forestry Administration officers and the military police of Choam Ksan district conducted a raid on a car that was illegally transporting wood in Preah Vihear province’s Choam Ksan district. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501311434/police-in-preah-vihear-crack-down-on-timber-traffickers/
Breastfeeding promoted in Kampong Thom
STEUNG SEN, KAMPONG THOM PROVINCE -The Ministry of Health (MoH) and partner organizations are encouraging breastfeeding by providing lactation room for women working at the Women Affairs department in Kampong Thom province to ensure young children receive sufficient breast milk. ...
Chhorn Raksmey
https://kiripost.com/stories/cambodia-breastfeeding-promoted-in-kampong-thom
Press summary : Update on human rights situation and law enforcement in Cambodia
On 29 March 2023, the Cambodian Human Rights Committee has posted a press summary regarding the update on human rights situation and law enforcement in Cambodia on their website. The purpose of the press summary is to provide information and clarification to the general public on ...
Cambodian Human Rights Committee
