Govt, JICA sign $57.5 million deal to improve NR 5
The Royal Government of Cambodia (RGC) and Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) Friday signed a $55 million loan agreement to improve the National Road 5 (NR 5) and a $2.5 million grant agreement to boost the Human Resource Development Scholarship (JDS). ...
Nhean Chamrong
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501526838/govt-jica-sign-57-5-million-deal-to-improve-nr-5/
Pornmoniroth calls for review of river port management
Aun Pornmoniroth, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy and Finance (MEF) Tuesday called on the Economic and Financial Policy Committee (EFPC) to develop a management framework for the river port, connecting the river transport system with the sea. ...
Nhean Chamrong
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501524645/pornmoniroth-calls-for-review-of-river-port-management/
Government establishes sub-committee on universal health coverage
The government is establishing a Sub-committee on Univeral Health Coverage in Cambodia to direct, coordinate, monitor and review all policies, strategies and action plans set out in the “Roadmap for Univeral Health Coverage in Cambodia 2024-2035” policy planning document. ...
Torn Vibol
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501529683/government-establishes-sub-committee-on-universal-health-coverage/
Workshop: mobile data collection with Kobo Toolbox
Open Development Cambodia is delighted to organize the workshop “Mobile Data Collection with Kobo Toolbox”. The course will focus on: Principle and application of Kobo Toolbox which is a suite mobile data collection technology for building form questionnaire, data collection and management for higher quality.Hands-on practice ...
Open Development Cambodia
Implementation of the self-declaration system of labor inspection through the automatic system
On 24 May 2022, the Ministry of Labor and Vocational Training issued a notification on the implementation of the self-declaration system of labor inspection through the automatic system.Refer to the Labor Law and Proclamation No. 358 dated 30 December 2021 on the implementation of the ...
Ministry of Labor and Vocational Training
Pursat City Residents Threaten To Protest Electricity Prices
More than 500 residents of Pursat City have signed a letter addressed to Minister of Industry, Mines and Energy Suy Sem threatening to take to the streets in protest if the town’s privately owned electricity distributor does not reduce prices. Rong Chhun, president of the Cambodian ...
Cambodia-U.S. trade flat in Q1
The two-way trade volume between Cambodia and the United States valued at 758 million U.S. dollars in the first three months of this year, up only 0.8 percent compared with 752 million U.S. dollars over the same period last year, the statistics of the U.S. ...
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/business/2013-05/03/c_132357935.htm
Concerns Cambodia's fight against HIV/AIDS undermined by funding cuts, government policy
Experts fear Cambodia’s well-earned reputation as a leader in the fight against HIV/AIDS could be undermined by government policy targeting the country’s high-risk groups. Over the past 15 years, government action and large amounts of money from donors have seen the infection rate drop from 2 ...
Robert Carmichael
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-07-24/cambodia-hiv-efforts-could-be-undermined-by-government-misst/5621218
Press statement by Australian Embassy in Cambodia on national election in Cambodia
On 24 July 2023, the Australian Embassy in Cambodia issued a press statement on national election in Cambodia.Australia holds serious concerns about the environment in which Cambodia’s national elections took place and about Cambodia’s democratic trajectory.Read more: https://archive.ph/JoGi0 ...
Australian Embassy in Cambodia
Protected areas
As Cambodia emerged from years of conflict, pressures grew on natural resources and sensitive areas. In response, a number of protected areas were created by royal decree in 1993 to protect ecologically and culturally important places. More detailed guidelines on managing the country’s protected areas ...
The conditions of travel, implementation of health measures and provocation for travelers entering Cambodia in accordance with the new normal trajectory
On 16 October 2021, the Ministry of Health issued a notification on the conditions of travel, implementation of health measures and provocation for travelers entering Cambodia in accordance with the new normal trajectory. The Royal Government of Cambodia has decided to reopen Cambodia gradually and ...
Ministry of Health
Calculation of tax and estimated tax for duty-free cars and import duties existing in the country
On 18 October 2021, the General Department of Customs and Excise of Cambodia issued a notification on the calculation of tax and estimated tax for duty-free cars and import duties existing in the country. For the calculation of tax and estimate for existing duty-free vehicles ...
General Department of Customs and Excise of Cambodia
UN Housing Envoy Wants Eviction Activists Freed
The U.N.’s Special Rapporteur on Adequate Housing, Raquel Rolnik, has waded in to the furor surrounding the imprisonment this week of two anti-eviction activists from Boeng Kak and Borei Keila communities, posing with a poster calling for the release of the two women. Yorm Bopha, 32, ...
Gov’t dismisses judicial reform concerns
Human Rights Watch says three draft laws on the verge of approval by the National Assembly, intended to assure the independence of Cambodia’s courts, would do just the opposite, and has called on the government to withdraw them. The Council of Ministers approved the trio of ...
Zsombor Peter and Hul Reaksmey
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/govt-dismisses-judicial-reform-concerns-58023/
Disability initiatives launched as jobs quota not met
For Cambodians with disabilities, the launch of two major initiatives in the past two days designed to improve their lives has brought some optimism about the future—tempered by a note of caution. At Koh Pich island on Thursday, in front of a crowd of more than ...
Holly Robertson
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/disability-initiatives-launched-as-jobs-quota-not-met-63276/
តម្រូវការថវិកាសរុបសម្រាប់លទ្ធផលទាំង ៥ នៃ UNDAF (២០១៩-២០២៣)
ប្រភព: ក្របខណ្ឌជំនួយអភិវឌ្ឍន៍របស់អង្គការសហប្រជាជាតិ (UNDAF) ២០១៩– ២០២៣។ ...
Results of the third outreach meeting with stakeholders via video on the morning of October 11, 2021
On 11 October 2021, the National Election Committee (NEC) issued a press release on the results of the third outreach meeting with stakeholders via video on the morning of October 11, 2021. The voter list and voter registration review will be lasted for 50 days, ...
National Election Committee
More than 300 families in Kampot province request authorities to grant land ownership after dispute with private company
More than 300 families in Chhouk district, Kampot province have requested authorities to provide them with land titles in which they have lived for more than 20 years. ...
Transparency International: Cambodia’s budget process lacks transparency and regulation
Cambodia’s budgetary process lacks transparency and sufficient regulation, according to a publication this month from the anti-corruption watchdog Transparency International (TI) Cambodia. ...
Seoung Nimol
https://cambojanews.com/transparency-international-cambodias-budget-process-lacks-transparency-and-regulation/
Even stronger ties: Cambodia and Vietnam pledge to enhance cooperation for mutual benefit
Vietnam’s President and the Cambodian Government have reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening bilateral relations and cooperation, driven by a shared cultural heritage and principles of good neighbourliness. Both sides aim to expand and deepen their partnership for the betterment of their peoples and nations. ...
Soth Koemsoeun
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501522664/even-stronger-ties-cambodia-and-vietnam-pledge-to-enhance-cooperation-for-mutual-benefit/