Hun Many calls for rigor in civil service recruitment drive
Hun Many, Minister of Civil Service has called for the review of the structure and function of ministries, institutions, and subnational administrations to address uncertain or redundant tasks and responsibilities. ...
Torn Vibol
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501501063/hun-many-calls-for-rigor-in-civil-service-recruitment-drive/
Gold, Riel not affected by dollar fluctuations
With global oil prices down and a devalued United States dollar, the price of gold has remained stable and has risen slightly while trade at gold shops has been steady, a gold shop owner said yesterday. ...
Chea Vannak
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/23066/gold--riel-not-affected-by-dollar-fluctuations/
Signing on the Exchange of Notes and Record of Discussions on the extension of Grant Aid for the purpose of implementation of the Project for Urgent Replacement of Bridges in Flood-Prone Areas
On 03 October 2017, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, His Excellency Prak Sokhonn, Senior Minister, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the Kingdom of Cambodia, and His Excellency HORINOUCHI Hidehisa, Ambassador of Japan to Cambodia, will sign the Exchange ...
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation
China, Thailand tourist arrivals start rising
The number of tourist arrivals from China and Thailand rose in the first six months of the year while arrivals from Vietnam, South Korea and Laos dropped, according to a senior official at the Ministry of Tourism. ...
Sok Chan
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/28092/china--thailand-tourist-arrivals-start-rising/
Top brass of RCAF told to get on social media
Royal Cambodian Armed Forces commander-in-chief Pol Saroeun yesterday told hundreds of the Kingdom’s top military brass to be more like Prime Minister Hun Sen and join the information age via smartphones and social media. ...
Vong Sokheng
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/top-brass-rcaf-told-get-social-media
Tourism ministry, Khmer Enterprise sign MoU to boost Cambodia’s tourism
The Ministry of Tourism and Khmer Enterprise have reached an agreement for a project on “Enhancing Internal Tourism Movement and Promoting Tourism Activities in Communities in the context of COVID-19”. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50924724/tourism-ministry-khmer-enterprise-sign-mou-to-boost-cambodias-tourism/
Cambodia ready to showcase potential products at 6th CIIE in Shanghai
Cambodia is ready to exhibit its potential products and promote its investment potential and tourism during the sixth China International Import Expo (CIIE), scheduled for Nov. 5-10 in Shanghai, said a Ministry of Commerce’s news release on Saturday. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501387015/cambodia-ready-to-showcase-potential-products-at-6th-ciie-in-shanghai/
Aviation body breathes easier as audit delayed
The UN’s International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) has agreed to postpone an audit of Cambodia’s aviation authority until June 2016 to give the agency more time to prepare.Sinn Chanserey Vutha, spokesman of the State Secretariat of Civil Aviation (SSCA) said yesterday that his organisation was ...
Cheng Sokhorng
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/aviation-body-breathes-easier-audit-delayed
Organ transplant, donation draft law approved
The Council of Ministers approved a draft law last week regulating and controlling organ donations and transplants in response to a World Health Organization (WHO) report which revealed that the lives of patients with non-communicable diseases like hypertension and diabetes could be further endangered following ...
Mom Kunthear
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/25517/organ-transplant--donation-draft-law-approved/
Construction law being built
A draft construction law has been completed and will soon be submitted to the Council of Ministers and may be enacted by the end of the year, but there needs to be a discussion and more feedback before sending it to the government to be ...
Sum Manet
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/25469/construction-law-being-built/
Rice Federation to vote for president on July 2
FWith voting set to take place on July 2 to elect the next president of the Cambodian Rice Federation (CRF), the organisation has pledged to further strengthen its mandate, while rice millers and exporters claim they have lost confidence in the organisation’s ability to achieve ...
Cheng Sokhorng
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/rice-federation-vote-president-july-2
National carrier expands routes
The Kingdom’s national flagship carrier Cambodia Angkor Air is now setting its sights to fly to international destinations in an interline agreement with South Korea-based Jin Air. A memorandum of understanding (MoU) signed between Cambodia Angkor Air and Jin Air late last week paves the ...
May Kunmakara
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/25814/national-carrier-expands-routes/
Small Planet granted local Air Operator's Certificate
The Kingdom’s aviation regulator yesterday granted an operator’s licence to Small Planet Airlines, allowing the Lithuanian-based leisure airline to operate flights from its new regional hub in Cambodia, civil aviation officials said. ...
Cam McGrath
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/small-planet-granted-local-air-operators-certificate
Evalliance & GMAC sign MoU to support Cambodian garments
The French textile and garment association (Evalliance) has entered into an agreement with the Garment Manufacturers Association of Cambodia (GMAC) to promote the Cambodian textile and garment industry. ...
Fibre2fashion News Staff
http://www.fibre2fashion.com/news/apparel-news/newsdetails.aspx?news_id=168702
Indigenous people are poorly educated with health, livelihood challenged
The government and Civil Society Organisations have said that indigenous people in Cambodia are poorly educated and their health and livelihoods are also challenged with them living according to their traditional culture. ...
Capital, businesses find ways to move factories to suburbs
The Phnom Penh Municipal Hall has been holding discussions with the Cambodia Trucking Association (CAMTA) and major businesses to find an efficient way of relocating factories and warehouses to the outskirts of Phnom Penh. ...
Lay Samean
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/capital-businesses-find-ways-move-factories-suburbs
Kingdom seeks to boost foreign investment
Domestic stakeholders and economic experts are advocating for an enhanced investment climate to elevate Cambodia’s status and attract foreign direct investment (FDI) within ASEAN. Tan Monivann, vice-president of the Cambodia Chamber of Commerce (CCC), is currently attending the 43rd ASEAN Summit in Indonesia. He conveyed ...
Van Socheata
https://phnompenhpost.com/national/kingdom-seeks-boost-foreign-investment
E-payments to save MSMEs on costs: NBC
Digitising payments could bring substantial cost savings for micro-, small-, and medium-sized enterprises (MSME), not only by simplifying cash management processes but also reducing potential opportunities for misappropriation or corruption, according to the central bank chief. ...
May Kunmakara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/e-payments-save-msmes-costs-nbc
Sokha’s pardon: ‘no conditions’
Freshly pardoned CNRP deputy leader Kem Sokha yesterday claimed the pardon that exonerated him on Friday was made without any conditions or concessions from the opposition party. The acting president of the opposition, who had been under de facto house arrest since May and had been ...
Taing Vida
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/32752/sokha---s-pardon-----no-conditions---/
National Silk Board delayed as ministries fail to coordinate
Formation of the National Silk Board (NSB) has been delayed due to a lag in coordinating ministries to create the industry body, according to the spokesman of Ministry of Commerce. The former minister of commerce, Cham Prasidh, said in June last year that he was aiming ...
Chan Muyhong
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/national-silk-board-delayed-ministries-fail-coordinate