Vietnam, Cambodia promote cooperation in industry and trade
Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Hong Dien on December 12 held a working session in Hanoi with Cambodian Minister of Commerce Cham Nimul and Minister of Industry, Science, Technology and Innovation Hem Vanndy, on the occasion of an official visit to Vietnam by Cambodian ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501406114/vietnam-cambodia-promote-cooperation-in-industry-and-trade/
CSOs, political parties call for the restoration of democracy, human rights in line with Paris Peace Agreements
NGOs and political parties have called on the 18 signatories of the Paris Peace Agreements and Cambodian government to “restore democracy and respect human rights”. ...
Pok Ponlue and Khuon Narim
https://cambojanews.com/csos-political-parties-call-for-the-restoration-of-democracy-human-rights-in-line-with-paris-peace-agreements/
Direct India flights to Cambodia likely in April
Direct flight from India to Cambodia is expected this year as both sides are finalizing legal procedures for air connectivity, paving the cooperation on trade and investment. ...
Chea Vanyuth
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501446576/direct-india-flights-to-cambodia-likely-in-april/
Water shortages to end in capital from February: PPWSA
Residents of Phnom Penh will no longer face water shortages from late February, as daily supply capacity is set to exceed one million cubic metres, according to the Phnom Penh Water Supply Authority (PPWSA). ...
Niem Chheng
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/water-shortages-to-end-in-capital-from-february-ppwsa
Multimillion dollar investments approved in Sihanoukville
Two projects in Sihanoukville with an investment of nearly $600 million have received incentives from the Council for the Development of Cambodia and are estimated to have a positive impact on the economy of Sihanoukville. ...
Meas Molika
https://kiripost.com/stories/multimillion-dollar-investments-approved-in-sihanoukville
Ministry urges the establishment of libraries in more schools
The Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport is pushing for the establishment of libraries in educational institutions across the country to assist students’ with their studies. ...
Ton Vibol
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501454167/ministry-urges-the-establishment-of-libraries-in-more-schools/
SMEs provide 70 percent jobs in Cambodia
The Royal Government of Cambodia is committed to promoting small and medium enterprises (SMEs) which are the backbone of the national economy, providing 70 percent of jobs and contributing 58 percent to the GDP. ...
Manoj Mathew
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501469153/smes-provide-70-percent-jobs-in-cambodia/
Pay gap in construction sector attributed to ‘skill’
Approximately 35 per cent of Cambodia’s 250,000 construction workers are women, according to Sok Kin, president of the Building and Wood Workers Trade Union Federation of Cambodia (BWTUC). ...
Kim Sarom
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/post-in-depth/pay-gap-in-construction-sector-attributed-to-skill-
Kingdom enhances salt marsh management in Kampot-Kep
Prime Minister Hun Manet has urged Kampot and Kep provincial authorities to diligently manage and preserve salt marshes to sustain and enhance salt production. Manet emphasised the necessity of managing and conserving salt marshes, given the government’s classification of the product as a strategic commodity, during ...
Hin Pisei
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/kingdom-enhances-salt-marsh-management-in-kampot-kep
Resounding call to release human rights defender Koet Saray charged for incitement in Preah Vihear
About 50 civil society groups and unions called for the release of human rights activist Koet Saray, president of Khmer Student Intelligent League Association (KSILA), who has been placed in pre-trial detention. ...
Battambang bounces back with surge in rice production
Cambodia generated revenue of $870 million from both rice and paddy exports of which 80 percent of the revenue was generated from paddy export while only 20 percent came from rice, a sum of 2.64 million tonnes in the first four months this year. ...
Nhean Chamrong
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501489140/battambang-bounces-back-with-surge-in-rice-production/
World Bank extends $79.5M to improve education quality and access in Cambodia
The World Bank approved an additional $79.5 million to enhance education quality and access in Cambodia. ...
Ly Rosslan
https://cambojanews.com/world-bank-extends-79-5m-to-improve-education-quality-and-access-in-cambodia/
China considering additional SEZs in Kingdom
China has agreed to study the possibility of creating more special economic zones (SEZ) in Cambodia, while pledging to encourage Chinese companies to invest in the Kingdom, as well as expanding agricultural imports from Cambodia. ...
Ry Sochan
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/china-considering-additional-sezs-in-kingdom
CCC asks Singaporean investors to invest in Cambodia
President of Cambodia Chamber of Commerce, Kith Meng, called on Singaporean investors to invest in some other untapped potential areas to further build a strong economic tie between the two ASEAN nations. ...
Mom Kunthea
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501509735/ccc-asks-singaporean-investors-to-invest-in-cambodia/
Research reveals Ratanakiri leads in child marriages
A study has revealed that Ratanakiri province ranks first for girls being married before the age of 18, while Takeo province ranked last out of nine target provinces, with authorities pledging to eliminate child, early and forced marriages. ...
Chhorn Raksmey
https://kiripost.com/stories/research-reveals-ratanakiri-leads-in-child-marriages
PM Hun Sen highlights three main points in 2022 to Cambodians from Europe while in Brussels
Prime Minister Hun Sen held a a get-together with some 2,000 Cambodian nationals residing in Europe during his stay in Brussels yesterday. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501201548/pm-hun-sen-highlights-three-main-points-in-2022-to-cambodians-from-europe-while-in-brussels/
Communities in long-running land dispute with a sugarcane company in Kampong Speu province asked the Ministry of Land Management to expedite the settlement
Nearly 100 people have land dispute with Ly Yong Phat sugar plantation in Kampong Speu province gather in front of the Ministry of Land Management, Urban Planning and Construction on the morning of January 26, 2023 to request this ministry to expedite the demolition procedure ...
Khut Chariya
https://www.postkhmer.com/national/2023-01-26-1931-246327.html
Foreign Ministry: PM Hun Manet engages in fruitful meetings with foreign dignitaries and business leaders in New York
Prime Minister Hun Manet has engaged in fruitful meetings with foreign dignitaries and business leaders during his trip to New York from Sept. 21 to 24 to attend the General Debate of the 78th Session of the United Nations General Assembly, according to a press ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501366571/foreign-ministry-pm-hun-manet-engages-in-fruitful-meetings-with-foreign-dignitaries-and-business-leaders-in-new-york/
MFI loans, deposits grow in first nine months of this year
Outstanding loans and deposits in Cambodia’s crowded microfinance institution (MFI) sector have seen a sharp rise in the first three quarters of this year. ...
May Kunmakara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/mfi-loans-deposits-grow-first-nine-months-year
Bit Traing chief calls for talks in dispute
Bit Traing commune chief Mach Chan on Tuesday appealed to Okhna Lanh Pheara and 77 families and urged them to find an acceptable solution to a land dispute, saying he had received requests from both sides since early October to intervene. ...
Voun Dara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/bit-traing-chief-calls-talks-dispute
