Curfew hours in Phnom Penh and Takhmao City to be revised to 8pm and 3am
As the end of the lockdown will take place at midnight today, the government has decided to reduce the curfew hours in Phnom Penh and Takhmao City from the current 8pm to 5am to 8pm and 3am. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50851438/curfew-hours-in-phnom-penh-and-takhmao-city-to-be-revised-to-8pm-and-3am/
First crude oil shipment due this month
Singapore-based KrisEnergy will make its first shipment of crude oil to international markets this month with a batch of up to 300,000 barrels, according to Cheap Sour, director-general of Petroleum at the Ministry of Mines and Energy. ...
Chea Vanyuth
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50859589/first-crude-oil-shipment-due-this-month/
Ministry defends private-vendor move
The Ministry of Commerce on April 27 responded to criticism that allowing private vendors to sell essential goods at designated locations would run contrary to government preventive health measures – which prohibit gatherings – to stem the spread Covid-19. ...
Thou Vireak
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/ministry-defends-private-vendor-move
Preah Sihanouk probes land clearing for economic zone
A joint working group of the Preah Sihanouk Provincial Administration is inspecting a site at Bak Kang Mountain, which was designated state public property in 2002 but is now being cleared by a private company. ...
Voun Dara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/preah-sihanouk-probes-land-clearing-economic-zone
Tourism ministry to choose 3 model villages for UN contest
The Ministry of Tourism is selecting three model villages to represent Cambodia at the “Best Tourism Villages” competition, organised by the UN’s World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO), the Council of Ministers said. ...
Hin Pisei
https://phnompenhpost.com/business/tourism-ministry-choose-3-model-villages-un-contest
Khun Sea Development Fills In Mekong River Near Arey Ksat Ferry Stop
A representative for prominent tycoon Khun Sea’s company confirmed the firm was responsible for in-filling in the Mekong River very near to the ferry stop at Kandal’s Arey Ksat – after social media users and ferry passengers posted photos of large stony embankments. ...
Kingdom forecasts $5Bn in government revenue
The Cambodian government expects to earn tax and customs income of at least $5 billion by the end of 2021. This would bring revenue expectations in line with the $5.28 billion collected as registered in 2020. ...
Chea Vanyuth
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50906434/kingdom-forecasts-5bn-in-government-revenue/
Angkor ticket revenue tanks 99% in Jan-Jun
Revenue from ticket sales to foreigners visiting Siem Reap province’s Angkor Archaeological Park clocked in at a paltry $219,218 in the first half of 2021, cratering by 98.79 per cent year-on-year, as tourism remains in a Covid-19 coma. ...
Thou Vireak
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/angkor-ticket-revenue-tanks-99-jan-jun
Cambodia’s children 46th most vulnerable to climate change
UNICEF warns that children in Cambodia are at high risk of being negatively impacted by the ongoing climate change crisis, which poses a threat to their health, education and economic prospects. ...
Ry Sochan
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/cambodias-children-46th-most-vulnerable-climate-change
Makro stocks K Kong mussels
Koh Kong blue mussels are now available at Makro Supermarket in western Phnom Penh’s Sen Sok district, after a deal was struck with local communities in an effort to boost incomes and support the conservation of mangroves, according to a senior Ministry of Environment official. ...
Thou Vireak
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/makro-stocks-k-kong-mussels
Workers require rapid testing for post-festival factory return
Minister of Labour and Vocational Training Ith Sam Heng has instructed the management at factories across the nation to prepare to test returning workers for Covid-19 using rapid test kits after the Pchum Ben public holiday ends next week. ...
Mom Kunthear
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/workers-require-rapid-testing-post-festival-factory-return
Garment workers reveal how wages don’t cover living costs
With the minimum wage hike on the horizon, many garment workers who are working hard at low wages and still not able to pay for rent, food and send money home to their families hope their situation will soon change. ...
Yin Soeum
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50949774/garment-workers-reveal-how-wages-dont-cover-living-costs/
Cambodian blue helmets training for CAR mission
Thirty-seven trainees from the National Centre for Peacekeeping Forces (NPMEC) are training to rescue victims of natural disasters at the naval command in preparation for a UN “blue helmet” mission in the Central African Republic (CAR) in 2022, a senior official said. ...
Khouth Sophak Chakrya
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/cambodian-blue-helmets-training-car-mission
ASEM13 in November to be held Virtually
Cambodia has officially announced to host the 13th ASEM Summit (ASEM13) on Nov. 25-26, 2021 virtually. The announcement was made by H.E. Luy David, Secretary of State and ASEM SOM Leader for Cambodia, at the ASEM Senior Officials’ Meeting (SOM) held from July 7 to ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50893020/asem13-in-november-to-be-held-virtually/
Schools set for reopening
Provincial and local authorities are occupied with preparations to reopen schools with many institutions expected to begin lessons, at least for a trial period, next week before a full-scale reopening. ...
Mom Kunthear
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/schools-set-reopening
Kingdom, China make inroads on agriculture export controls
Negotiations on sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) commitments for a number of potential Cambodian agricultural exports to China have made remarkable progress at a brisk pace, according to the Kingdom’s top agriculture official on September 13. ...
Thou Vireak
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/kingdom-china-make-inroads-agriculture-export-controls
10 nests of 'near threatened' grey-headed fish eagle recorded in Cambodia in October
Rangers at the Boeung Tonle Chhmar Ramsar site bordering the Tonle Sap Lake in Kampong Thom province found 10 nests of the grey-headed fish eagle in October during its nesting season, bringing fresh hope for conservationists. ...
Orm Bunthoeurn
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/10-nests-near-threatened-grey-headed-fish-eagle-recorded-cambodia-october
Wedding businesses fire back up after curbs rescinded
The event industry has risen from the ashes, with wedding organisers springing into action as venues reopen at full capacity and chefs ease back into the swing of cooking, reflecting a recovery in macroeconomic activity. ...
Hom Phanet
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/wedding-businesses-fire-back-after-curbs-rescinded
UK researchers say 3rd ‘booster’ dose 85% effective against Omicron – but booster take up in Cambodia remains critically low
As Cambodia records it 2nd case of the Omicron variant, a report from researchers at Imperial College London says that a 3rd ‘booster’ dose could provide around 85% protection against severe effects of the Omicron variant. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50990843/uk-researchers-say-3rd-booster-dose-85-effective-against-omicron-but-3rd-booster-take-up-in-cambodia-remains-critically-low/