Minister calling on farmers to get back to fields after Covid
At a meeting with 1,400 people in attendance in Ro-ang commune of Kampong Cham province’s Kampong siem district on April 30, Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Veng sakhon advised them to work on recovering their family’s economic prospects by resuming all types of agriculture ss='cambodia-color'>...
Orm Bunthoeurn
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/minister-calling-farmers-get-back-fields-after-covid
Gov’t issues 3rd Defence White Paper in 16 years
The Ministry of National Defence has issued a new Defence White Paper – the third such plan to have been introduced since 2000 – that details Cambodia’s policy and strategy to modernise the Kingdom’s armed forces, as it continues to dismiss rumours of Chinese military ss='cambodia-color'>...
Orm Bunthoeurn
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/govt-issues-3rd-defence-white-paper-16-years
Election law amendment slated for NA review, vote
The National Assembly’s (NA) Commission on Legislation and Justice on June 20 endorsed a draft amendment to the election law, with no changes deemed necessary. The draft is likely to be reviewed and passed during the NA’s next plenary session, scheduled for June 23. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Kim Yutharo
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/election-law-amendment-slated-na-review-vote
Battambang town opens new landfill
A nearly 21ha landfill in Ta Kream commune’s Poi svay village of Battambang province’s Banan district was inaugurated on March 20 as part of the second “Urban Environment Management in the Tonle sap Basin” project, which is being funded through a loan from the Asian ss='cambodia-color'>...
Yuth Vireak
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/battambang-town-opens-new-landfill
Int’l tourism receipts rocket nearly eightfold to over $1.4B
International tourism receipts clocked in at $1.415 billion last year, marking a 7.690-fold increase over $184 million in 2021, albeit still a 71.2 per cent decrease from 2019’s record $4.919 billion, according to the Ministry of Tourism’s Tourism Indicators 2022 report. ss='cambodia-color'>...
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/intl-tourism-receipts-rocket-nearly-eightfold-over-14b
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 ss='cambodia-color'>...
Australian Embassy in Cambodia
Japan to offer grant aid in support of cadastral surveying and land registration in Cambodia
Japan will provide Cambodia for JPY 1,338 million ($9.7 million) for the implementation of the project for the Establishment of a Nationwide Continuously Operating Reference station Network, according to Cambodia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation’s press release and obtained by AKP today. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501381543/japan-to-offer-grant-aid-in-support-of-cadastral-surveying-and-land-registration-in-cambodia/
The 38th meeting of the ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR)
The ASEAN Intergovernmental CommiSSion on Human RightS (AICHR) held itS 38th Meeting chaired by Yong ChanthalangSy, repreSentative of the Lao People&rSquo;S Democratic Republic and Chairman of AICHA 2024 on 20-23 February 2024 in Vientiane, Lao People&rSquo;S Democratic Republic. SS='cambodia-color'>...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501445333/the-38th-meeting-of-the-asean-intergovernmental-commission-on-human-rights-aichr/
UN holds annual dialogue with PM
The United Nations Country Team (UNCT) engaged in its first annual dialogue with Prime Minister Hun Manet to discuss the UN body’s achievements in the country, climate change, gender equity and women’s empowerment, leave no-one behind and international human rights standards. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Marissa Carruthers
https://kiripost.com/stories/un-holds-annual-dialogue-with-pm
Gov’t gets tough on environment
Cambodian environmental leaders came together yesterday to discuss the country’s contributions to the upcoming Paris Climate Conference in December. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Va Sonyka
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/15818/gov---t-gets-tough-on-environment/
SE Asian startups poised for growth
Golden Gate Ventures recently closed a new $60 million fund for southeast Asia’s rapidly-growing startup ecosystem. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Ministry predicts stable GDP growth
The government is predicting Cambodia’s gross domestic product will grow at seven percent this year and next. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Sok Chan
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/38370/ministry-predicts-stable-gdp-growth/
Vietnamese migrants arrested, deported
Cambodia’s immigration police arrested eight illegal Vietnamese migrants and deported 10 other Vietnamese nationals from the Kingdom on Wednesday. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Ros Chanveasna
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/12157/vietnamese-migrants-arrested--deported/
Industrial ambitions face thirsty future
Cambodia’s new industrial development policy calls for more factories and special economic zones, but accomplishing this will be difficult. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Igor Kossov
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/15199/industrial-ambitions-face-thirsty-future/
Pesticides blamed for sickening 31 in Battambang
Water contaminated by pesticides has been blamed for poisoning 31 people in Battambang’s samlot district. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Kong Meta and Igor Kossov
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/pesticides-blamed-sickening-31-battambang
Police in clean up operation
Provincial police seized a large quantity of liquid detergent from an unauthorized chemical manufacturer in sihanoukville’s capital yesterday. ss='cambodia-color'>...
San Bunsim
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/27218/police-in-clean-up-operation/
Tourism still invigorating Siem Reap property market
Land prices in siem Reap town are continuing to climb due the province’s robust tourism industry, realtors say. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Sum Manet
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/19951/tourism-still-invigorating-siem-reap-property-market/
Storms lash Prey Veng
At least 105 houses were damaged by a violent rainstorm on Monday night in Prey Veng province’s Komchey Mear district. ss='cambodia-color'>...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/index.php/2012041155553/National-news/storms-lash-prey-veng.html
Uncertainty over death of activist
Rights group Adhoc is investigating the death of an opposition party activist this weekend in Banteay Meanchey province’s Poipet town. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Chhay Channyda and Meas Sokchea
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/uncertainty-over-death-activist
Police find marijuana plantation
ScoreS of marijuana plantS were Seized by police in Kampong Speu province&rSquo;S Phnom Sruoch diStrict on Saturday morning. SS='cambodia-color'>...
Mom Kunthear
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/police-find-marijuana-plantation