Open Development Cambodia (ODC) updated an existing dataset on “List of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Companies in Cambodia
Open Development Cambodia (ODC) updated an existing dataset on “List of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Companies in Cambodia” by adding 1 new CSR data of Wing Bank. This dataset provide a comprehensive and insightful overview of corporate initiatives that have a significant impact on the ...
Conservation efforts boost dolphin, dugong populations in Kampot
The Prek Tnaot fishing community in Kampot province’s Bokor town is gaining attention for its conservation endeavours, which have significantly enhanced marine biodiversity, particularly the populations of dolphins and dugongs. ...
Phak Seangly
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/conservation-efforts-boost-dolphin-dugong-populations-in-kampot
Cambodia attracted $396 mil fixed-asset investment in July
Cambodia attracted $396 million in fixed-asset investment in July this year, the Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC) said in a news release on Wednesday. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501570504/cambodia-attracted-396-mil-fixed-asset-investment-in-july/
General Science announces $255 million expansion plan in Cambodia
The 18-month project will add capacity for 3.5 million units of semi-steel radial passenger car tires and 750,000 all-steel truck bus tires per year at the plant, inaugurated in April last year. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501418887/general-science-announces-255-million-expansion-plan-in-cambodia/
International rice prices up 21 percent in 2023
International rice prices climbed 21 percent last year amid climate concerns and the fallout from Indian export curbs, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations says. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501418883/international-rice-prices-up-21-percent-in-2023/
Cambodia invests $40B in infrastructure over 10 years
Cambodia has spent about $40 billion developing infrastructure in the last decade, with the Master Plan on the Cambodian Transit and Logistics System 2023-2033 laying out a roadmap for the next 10 years. ...
Chhorn Raksmey
https://kiripost.com/stories/cambodia-invests-40b-in-infrastructure-over-10-years
Ministry ready to stabilise rice prices in case of necessity
The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries announced that it has mechanisms in place to stabilise rice prices if necessary with a special financing package, particularly in the event of sharp, temporary declines. ...
Van Socheata
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/ministry-ready-to-stabilise-rice-prices-in-case-of-necessity
US lead purchaser of Cambodian goods in January
The US emerged as the leading buyer of Cambodian exports in the first month of 2024, with purchases nearing $630 million, approximately a third of the country’s total exports to the global market, as reported by the General Department of Customs and Excise (GDCE). ...
Hin Pisei
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/us-lead-purchaser-of-cambodian-goods-in-january
PPAP’s net profit, revenue decline in 2023
Net profit for Phnom Penh Autonomous Port’s (PPAP) financial year ended December 31, 2023 (FY’23) sank 36.2 percent to $9.1 million from $14.3 million a year ago. ...
Sangeetha Amarthalingam
https://kiripost.com/stories/ppaps-net-profit-revenue-decline-in-2023
Energy ministry targeting illegal mining in Mondulkiri
The Ministry of Mines and Energy is committed to ending unregulated mining in Mondulkiri’s Mesam area, promoting legal practices to boost employment, increase national revenue and reduce environmental and societal impacts, according to the ministry. ...
Kim Yutharo
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/energy-ministry-targeting-illegal-mining-in-mondulkiri
Cambodia’s trade with ASEAN up 19% in Q1
Cambodia’s trade with other ASEAN countries rose by 18.64 percent to $4.32 billion in the first quarter of this year, a report from the Ministry of Commerce showed. ...
Chea Vanyuth
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501473546/cambodias-trade-with-asean-up-19-in-q1/
Government plans to introduce new land law in mid-term
The government, through the Ministry of Land Management, Urban Planning and Construction, plans to introduce a (new) land law, which has been created to replace the old land law that has been in use since 2011 to be in line with the evolution of the ...
Hang Punreay
https://tinyurl.com/ycyvd5ff
Education minister calls for libraries, reading in teacher training schools
Minister of Education, Youth and Sport Hang Chuon Naron has called on all teacher training institutions to establish standard libraries and incorporate reading programmes into their curricula to further enhance the capabilities of pedagogical students. ...
Bor Pich Zelin
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/education-minister-calls-for-libraries-reading-in-teacher-training-schools
PAS profits jump 45 percent in one year
The Sihanoukville Autonomous Port (PAS), the only international deep-sea port of Cambodia, yesterday, reported a net profit of KHR 121.96 billion for last year, a surge of KHR 37.81 billion or 44.93 percent compared to 2022. ...
Manoj Mathew
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501466079/pas-profits-jump-45-percent-in-one-year/
US offers 12 million more in aid for demining mission
The United States, as part of its ongoing commitment to help Cambodia achieve its objective of becoming a country free of landmines by 2025, has increased its financial assistance for the Kingdom’s mine clearance activities. ...
Som Sotheary
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501469690/us-offers-12-million-more-in-aid-for-demining-mission/
Wanli Tire eyes major capacity expansion in Cambodia
Wanli Tire Co Ltd, a State-owned enterprise based in Guangzhou, capital of Guangdong province, has begun construction of a new-phase production base amid a recovery of the country’s tire industry last year. ...
China Daily
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501426360/wanli-tire-eyes-major-capacity-expansion-in-cambodia/
Swiss agri-tech firm expresses interest in Kingdom
Prime Minister Hun Manet welcomed the interest of Swiss company Bühler Group in introducing new technology into the Kingdom’s agriculture sector. ...
Niem Chheng
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/swiss-agri-tech-firm-expresses-interest-in-kingdo
Cambodia loses 31% of protected Areas’ trees in one decade
Cambodia lost 31 percent of tree cover from its wildlife sanctuary protected areas between 2001 and 2022, and more than 100,000 hectares (ha) in 2022, equivalent to 1.2 percent, according to a Citizens Engaged in Environmental Justice for All (CEEJA) report. ...
Thang Sinorn
https://kiripost.com/stories/cambodia-loses-31-of-protected-areas-trees-in-one-decade
Cambodia’s international trade up 16.7 pct in January
Cambodia’s foreign trade volume hit $4.05 billion in January 2024, up 16.7 percent from $3.47 billion in the same month last year, an official report showed on February 12, 2024. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501439008/cambodias-international-trade-up-16-7-pct-in-january/
Battambang province industry showing strength in Q1
Cambodia’s northwestern province of Battambang, well known as one of the national agricultural hubs, has also developed a considerable industrial economy in recent periods, buoyed by increased private investment in production facilities and public infrastructure upgrades improving connectivity for the region. ...
James Whitehead
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501470942/battambang-province-industry-showing-strength-in-q1/