U.S. Embassy in Cambodia launches $25 million Inclusive Primary Education Activity (IPEA) programme
A new $25 million U.S. government-funded education program that will improve the reading and learning experience for Cambodian primary schoolchildren was launched in Phnom Penh yesterday at an event jointly presided over by Dr. Hang Chuon Naron, Minister of Education, Youth and Sports; U.S. Ambassador ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501046575/u-s-embassy-in-cambodia-launches-25-million-inclusive-primary-education-activity-ipea-programme/
MRC unveils monitoring station in Laos’ north near Myanmar
The Mekong River Commission (MRC) on March 31 unveiled the first water-level monitoring station near the top of the Lower Mekong River Basin, in Long district of Laos’ Luang Namtha province. ...
Ry Sochan
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/mrc-unveils-monitoring-station-laos-north-near-myanmar
Cambodia signs $905 million concessional loan pacts in 2021
The Cambodian government signed concessional loan agreements with development partners totalling $905.6 million, mainly to finance public investment projects in the priority sectors that support long-term sustainable economic growth. ...
Chea Vanyuth
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501040752/cambodia-signs-905-million-concessional-loan-pacts-in-2021/
GDP: Prison conditions improve in 2021
A senior Ministry of Interior official said condition in prison cells across the nation have improved while the management of detainees is safer and more secure. ...
Post Staff
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/gdp-prison-conditions-improve-2021
WHO official says COVID-19 vaccines save lives, contribute to economic recovery in Cambodia
World Health Organization (WHO) Representative to Cambodia Li Ailan said on Sunday that Cambodia’s successful vaccine rollout has saved lives, stabilized the health system and contributed to the kingdom’s economic recovery. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501056354/who-official-says-covid-19-vaccines-save-lives-contribute-to-economic-recovery-in-cambodia/
Cambodia to receive additional $965 million in ADB financing
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) will provide $965 million in funding to Cambodia for the development of key priority areas. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501083754/cambodia-to-receive-additional-965-million-in-adb-financing/
Bunong testimony sought in vandalism inquiry
The Mondulkiri Provincial Court Prosecutor’s Office has summoned 12 Bunong indigenous people to testify in a case of alleged violence and destruction of property, which took place on November 17 last year. ...
Orm Bunthoeurn
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/bunong-testimony-sought-vandalism-inquiry
Political parties start campaigns for commune elections in Cambodia
Political parties in Cambodia began a two-week campaign on Saturday for the fifth commune elections, which will be held on June 5, a National Election Committee (NEC) official said. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501079746/political-parties-start-campaigns-for-commune-elections-in-cambodia/
PPSP revenue grows 153%, net loss narrows 26% in Q1
Public-listed special economic zone (SEZ) developer Phnom Penh SEZ Plc (PPSP) has reported a sharp increase in total revenue and lower net loss in the first quarter of 2022, a filing with Cambodia Securities Exchange (CSX) showed. ...
May Kunmakara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/ppsp-revenue-grows-153-net-loss-narrows-26-q1
$90 million-worth electricity transmission and distribution infrastructure in three provinces inaugurated
The Ministry of Mines and Energy has inaugurated substation transmission lines and distribution networks in Koh Kong, Kampong Cham, and Kratie provinces, built within the framework of a joint project with the French Development Agency (AFD). ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501073276/90-million-worth-electricity-transmission-and-distribution-infrastructure-in-three-provinces-inaugurated/
DPM Prak Sokhonn to attend special ASEAN-India Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in India
Deputy Prime Minister Prak Sokhonn, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, will lead a delegation to attend the Special ASEAN-India Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (SAIFMM) to commemorate the 30th Anniversary of ASEAN-India Dialogue Relations to be held in New Delhi, India on June 16 to ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501094344/dpm-prak-sokhonn-to-attend-special-asean-india-foreign-ministers-meeting-in-india/
World Bank says safeguarding financial stability in Cambodia is crucially important
In its Cambodia Economic Update, the World Bank has said that the country’s commercial real estate sector faces increased risks as financial conditions tighten. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501210119/world-bank-says-safeguarding-financial-stability-in-cambodia-is-crucially-important/
South Korea ready to assist ‘digital government’ effort in Kingdom
The “Cambodian Digital Government Policy 2022-2035” was approved earlier this year, and is expected to link the Kingdom under the three foundations of Digital Citizens, Digital Government and Digital Businesses. ...
Hong Raksmey
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/south-korea-ready-assist-digital-government-effort-kingdom
Economic growth to increase to 5.2 percent in 2023
The World Bank has projected Cambodia’s economic growth will increase to 5.2 percent in 2023, aided by rising domestic consumption but slowed by slowing global trade growth ...
Mao Sreypich
https://kiripost.com/stories/economic-growth-to-increase-to-52-percent-in-2023
Cambodia plans to establish Cambodian private business centre in China
The Ministry of Commerce has been preparing for the establishment of five Cambodian private business centres in main cities of China in order to promote the sale of Cambodian products in the Chinese market. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501232091/cambodia-plans-to-establish-cambodian-private-business-centre-in-china/
Cambodia exported $900M bicycles in 2022
Cambodia earned $900 million from the export of bicycles in 2022, which is an increase of 43 percent over the $631 million reported for 2021, according to a report by the Ministry of Commerce. ...
Sok Sithika
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501229750/cambodia-exported-900m-bicycles-in-2022/
Schools temporarily closed in two provinces due to floods
Seven schools in Ratanakiri and Kampong Thom provinces have been temporarily closed due to flooding, according to the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport. ...
Nang Veasna
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501336641/schools-temporarily-closed-in-two-provinces-due-to-floods/
Press release on Mekong River dolphin deaths in Kandal province
On 9 August 2023, the Fisheries Administration of the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries issued a press release to inform the public after finding a 1.01-meter-long female Irrawaddy dolphin weighing 14.4 kg, about two months old, dead of trapping in nets in Peam village, ...
Fisheries Administration
Red Cross to step in as EU targets 'other priority areas’
The Cambodian Red Cross (CRC) has urged its branches in four provinces – Kandal, Tbong Khmum, Banteay Meanchey and Pailin – to continue to implement sustainable humanitarian and community health programmes following the end of EU funding for the programmes. ...
Ry Sochan
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/red-cross-step-eu-targets-other-priority-areas
Digital payments rapidly gaining ground in Cambodia
In its Consumer Payment Attitudes 2021 study, Visa highlights a rapidly changing payment landscape in Cambodia, with cash losing ground to digital alternatives, said Visa in a news release issued on June 29. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501104918/digital-payments-rapidly-gaining-ground-in-cambodia/
