Details still murky for 2015 budget
A request for more information about the proposed $3.75 billon national budget has been denied and the bill will now likely pass through the National Assembly next week relatively unchanged, opposition lawmaker Son Chhay said yesterday. ...
Shane Worrell
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/details-still-murky-2015-budget
Gov’t to use tech to fructify economic agenda
The new government under the leadership of Prime Minister Hun Manet will make use of optimum technology to push forward its socio-economic policy agendas to transform the rectangle into Pentagon Strategy, said a statement. ...
Kang Sothear
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501348057/govt-to-use-tech-to-fructify-economic-agenda/
Govt to expand meal programme for students
The government plans to further strengthen and expand its programme to provide students across the country with daily meals. ...
Hang Punreay
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501370974/govt-to-expand-meal-programme-for-students/
Transparency NGO pulls out as exam monitor
Transparency International (TI) Cambodia on Wednesday announced it would not be dispatching observers to independently monitor the National High School Exams on August 4 and 5 after the Anti-Corruption Unit (ACU) and Education Ministry said they would not allow reserve observers at exam halls. TI says ...
Lauren Crothers
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/transparency-international-pulls-out-as-national-exam-monitor-63720/
Cambodia’s SMEs told to ready for AEC 2015
Cambodian officials are pushing the country’s small- and medium-sized enterprises to prepare for a potential increase in demand expected with the establishment of the ASEAN Economic Community by 2015. ...
Cambodia to assess student learning to strengthen post-COVID recovery efforts
In June, the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports (MoEYS) started their participation in the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA), a significant step towards understanding student learning outcomes, taking stock of what learners know, gauging the readiness of Cambodia’s youth for the future and ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501143578/cambodia-to-assess-student-learning-to-strengthen-post-covid-recovery-efforts/
UN extolls power of tech in goals to development
Private-sector investment into technology can help developing countries meet the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDG), representatives said yesterday at a conference, sparking debate on how Cambodian entrepreneurs can incorporate humanitarian goals into core business operations. ...
Robin Spiess
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/un-extolls-power-tech-goals-development
National Digital Economic and Social Council established
The Royal Government of Cambodia has formed the National Digital Economic and Social Council with an aim to build a digital economic foundation in Cambodia. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50932633/national-digital-economic-and-social-council-established/
New Association to Take on Illegal DVD Sales
The Motion Picture Association of Cambodia (MPAC), an independent body that aims to protect intellectual property, officially opened its doors Wednesday, vowing to put an end to the sale of pirated DVDs in Phnom Penh as its first order of business. “We are goingto serve everybody ...
Ben Woods
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/new-association-to-take-on-illegal-dvd-sales-48122/
Cambodia targets small and medium enterprises from Japan
Prime Minister Hun Sen said that Cambodia was eager to have Japanese investors to build factories and produce goods for exports to the world market. The premier made comments during his meeting on Sunday with Tishimitsu Gotegi, Minister of Ministry of Economy, Commerce and Industry of ...
The Cambodia Herald News Staff
http://thecambodiaherald.com/cambodia/detail/1?page=13&token=OGMyOTU2M2QzMGI
Better infrastructure needed for trade: study
Cambodian goods benefit from the lowest export tariff rates in the world but the Kingdom’s trade is still held back by lengthy bureaucratic procedures and corruption, according to a new study by the World Economic Forum (WEF). The Global Enabling Trade Report 2016, a study published ...
Matthieu de Gaudemar
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/better-infrastructure-needed-trade-study
Ministry sets official Tuol Sleng ticket price
Although foreigners have long paid a fee to enter Phnom Penh’s Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum, the Ministry of Culture and Fine Arts has announced that the days of apparently free entry to the notorious Khmer Rouge prison are finished and the charge will now be ...
Kuch Naren
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/ministry-sets-official-tuol-sleng-ticket-price-62599/
SME board possible this year
Market regulator Securities and Exchanges Commission of Cambodia and Cambodia Securities Exchange are looking at reducing some of the current initial public offering requirements, as a way to attract more small- and medium-size businesses to list on the flagging exchange. ...
May Kunmakara
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/sme-board-possible-year
Open Development Cambodia (ODC) updated a dataset on “Allocated land for social land concession”
Open Development Cambodia (ODC) updated a dataset on “Allocated land for social land concession” by added the one new map features in Kampong Chhnang from the sub-decree no. 124 issued on 07 June 2023. This dataset shows information about the land concession implemented by The ...
Open Development Cambodia (ODC) updated a dataset on “Allocated land for social land concession”
Open Development Cambodia (ODC) updated a dataset on “Allocated land for social land concession” by added the two new map features in Pursat from the sub-decree no.339 dated 23rd Nov 2023 and no.332 dated 16th Nov 2023. This dataset shows information about the land concession ...
Donors silent as CPP plots party-busting legislation
The National Assembly will vote on Monday on landmark legislation giving the government unprecedented new powers to suspend and dissolve its political rivals, and with barely a note of concern from the democracies helping bankroll the country. ...
Ben Sokhean and Zsombor Peter
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/donors-silent-as-cpp-plots-party-busting-legislation-125228/
“Everyone deserves to stay connected and maximize the power of the internet” - My experience at the 7th Community Network Exchange Asia Pacific 2023
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I recently had the opportunity to attend the 7th Community Network Exchange Asia Pacific 2023, a conference that brought together experts, practitioners, and advocates of community networks from across the region and beyond. The theme of the conference was “Connecting Indigenous and Mountain Communities”, and ...
Press release on day 2-general situation of electoral campaign of the election of members of the national assembly, 7th legislature, 2023
On 02 July, 2023, the National Election Committee (NEC) issued a press release on day 2-general situation of electoral campaign of the election of members of the national assembly, 7th legislature, 2023Overall, the general situation of the political parties’ election campaign on the second day ...
National Election Committee (NEC)
Three million young people attend school
While Unesco’s Global Education Monitoring Report 2017/8 says 264 million young people worldwide are not attending school, according to the 2017-2018 national statistics 3,143,252 Cambodians were enrolled. ...
Voun Dara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/three-million-young-people-attend-school
Kingdom’s 2021 salt production will meet domestic demand
Domestic salt production can supply domestic demand this year, relieving Cambodia of the need to engage in imports according to Kampot province’s department of Industry, Science, Technology and Innovation. ...
Chea Vanyuth
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50911832/kingdoms-2021-salt-production-will-meet-domestic-demand/