‘Inadequate’ facilities may create school drop-outs
Approximately 3 million students in 12,000 state schools across the country are at risk of drop-out or under-performance as a result of inadequate basic infrastructure, according to research by a coalition of civil society groups.The warnings came following a forum convened in the capital on ...
Pech Sotheary
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/inadequate-facilities-may-create-school-drop-outs
Small rise in Kingdom’s February inflation
Cambodia saw a 1.7 per cent rise in inflation in February compared with the same month the previous year. Prices of food and fuel rose, according to official data from the National Institute of Statistics (NIS). “The increase for all index group of a 1.7 per ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/2013042365161/Business/small-rise-in-kingdom-s-february-inflation.html
Logistics e-learning to gain leg-up
The Cambodia Logistics Association (CLA) and OneSala Co Ltd have teamed up to develop a modern, tailor-made e-learning platform in the fields of transport and logistics. ...
May Kunmakara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/logistics-e-learning-gain-leg
Nation’s greatest asset is its human resources, says Hun Manet
Soon-to-be Prime Minister Hun Manet said that Cambodia’s greatest achievement is the potentail its human resources have to contribute to the development of the country’s growth and prosperity. ...
Hang Punreay
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501336648/nations-greatest-asset-is-its-human-resources-says-hun-manet/
South Korean investors eye automotive expansion
South Korean investors have shown a strong interest in expanding their investment in the automotive sector, according to the Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC). ...
Van Socheata
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/south-korean-investors-eye-automotive-expansion
Cambodia issued 1.4M insurance policies, says Chanphirou
Cambodia has issued more than 1.4 million insurance policies and the insurers have more than $1 billion in assets and $453 million in shareholder funds, said Bou Chanphirou, Director General, Insurance Regulator of Cambodia (IRC) on ‘Insurance Day’ celebrations in Sihanoukville on Saturday. ...
Rachel David
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501530943/cambodia-issued-1-4m-insurance-policies-says-chanphirou/
Gov’t: village feedback to be used for reform
Hundreds of senior government officials will be dispatched to the provinces in the coming months to gauge public opinion on reforming state institutions. Almost 800 senior officials from all ministries will begin the project on February 15, state broadcaster TVK reported yesterday, following a meeting at ...
Vong Sokheng
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/gov%E2%80%99t-village-feedback-be-used-reform
Government approves 56 additional generals
The government has approved a new round of mass military promotions, elevating 40 officers to the rank of brigadier general and 16 people to major general status. ...
Mech Dara
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/government-approves-56-additional-generals
Cambodia PM berates media at correspondents' dinner
Cambodia’s long-serving Prime Minister Hun Sen berated journalists on Sunday at a dinner his government hosted for correspondents and accused some of spreading fabricated stories. ...
Prak Chan Thul
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-cambodia-media/cambodia-pm-berates-media-at-correspondents-dinner-idUSKBN1FA0ZB
Green Sprouts three-day distribution event in full swing
The Ministry of Environment, partner organisations and the private sector are distributing over 40,000 saplings over a period of three days during the “Green Sprouts” exhibition and distribution event, held in concert with the 4th National Orchid Forum. ...
Phak Seangly
https://m.phnompenhpost.com/national/green-sprouts-three-day-distribution-event-in-full-swing
Sea festival to take place in Koh Kong
The seventh Sea Festival will be held in Koh Kong province in December, serving as a platform from which to introduce local tourism products to domestic and international travellers. ...
Chea Vannak
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50522978/sea-festival-to-take-place-in-koh-kong/
Ratanakkiri sanitation push starts
The Ministry of Rural Development, UNICEF and NGO Plan International Cambodia on Monday launched a new project to improve access to sanitation for 2,000 families in Ratanakkiri province. ...
Igor Kossov
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/ratanakkiri-sanitation-push-starts
Misbehaving foreigners banned
More than 3,500 foreigners committed immigration offenses last year and more than 800 were banned from returning to Cambodia, the Interior Ministry’s report for 2016 said yesterday. ...
Pech Sotheary
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/35766/misbehaving-foreigners-banned/
Workers quietly trickle back
As garment union groups resume their strike today, thousands of workers plan on returning to work, largely citing financial necessity rather than ideological disagreement with the unions. The Ministry of Labour on Monday ordered union leaders to cease a nationwide strike that began nine days ago, ...
Mom Kunthear
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/workers-quietly-trickle-back
Tourist resorts expected to start back up
At least 200 tourist resorts are expected to resume operations after the end of an inter-provincial travel ban and tourist-resort closures across the country. On April 25, the government lifted the travel ban and ended the closures of tourist destinations across the country, except for ...
Thou Vireak
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/tourist-resorts-expected-start-back
‘Build Plus 3D’ tourism action plan highlights five strategies to revive sector
Newly-minted Minister of Tourism Sok Soken is implementing a new tourism strategy and action plan called “BUILD Plus 3Ds” to propel tourism development in Cambodia after being hit hard by Covid-19, and further compounded by the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war, which is impacting travel expenditure. ...
May Kunmakara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/build-plus-3d-tourism-action-plan-highlights-five-strategies-revive-sector
Sok Soken attends the ASEAN Tourism Forum 2024 in Vientiane, Lao People’s Democratic Republic
At the invitation of Minister of Information, Culture and Tourism of Lao PDR, Suanesavanh Vignaket, Sok Soken, Cambodian Minister of Tourism, led a delegation to attend the ASEAN Tourism Forum 2024, the 27th ASEAN Tourism Ministers Meeting and related meetings from 23rd – 27th January ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501428870/sok-soken-attends-the-asean-tourism-forum-2024-in-vientiane-lao-peoples-democratic-republic/
Event boosts awareness of plight of Irrawaddy dolphin
As Freshwater Dolphin Day was observed on October 23 in Colombia, Cambodian officials and wildlife conservationists expressed their strong commitment to protecting the Mekong Irrawaddy dolphin through both art and a scientific approach. ...
Post Staff
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/event-boosts-awareness-plight-irrawaddy-dolphin
Kampong Chhnang to host fifth River Festival
The Kampong Chhnang provincial authority and Tourism Ministry on Saturday discussed plans to hold the fifth River Festival in the province. If approved, the event will take place in March. ...
Kim Sarom
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/kampong-chhnang-host-fifth-river-festival
Foreign tourist arrivals up 12 percent
Foreign tourist arrivals to Cambodia went up more than 12 percent in the first quarter of 2017, as the country ramped up efforts to improve services and attractions for visitors. ...
Chea Vannak
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/38458/foreign-tourist-arrivals-up-12-percent/