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/
Traffic safety in spotlight as nation gears up for KNY
With the Khmer New Year (KNY) rapidly approaching and the expected exodus to the provinces, the government urged people to abide by the traffic law to prevent a surge in road accidents. ...
Hang Punreay
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501470984/traffic-safety-in-spotlight-as-nation-gears-up-for-kny/
Minister of Land Management Urges Land Registration Officers in Siem Reap
This past week, H.E Say Sam Al, Minister of the Ministry of Land Management, Urban Planning and Construction urged all relevant officials to increase land registration activities in Siem Reap in accordance with the government strategic plan. ...
Keo Rachana
https://tinyurl.com/25a6j23u
Cambodia attracts $443 million in new FDI
Cambodia attracted Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) worth $443 million in September 2024 which could create about 25,000 more jobs for local people, it was disclosed on Wednesday. ...
Manoj Mathew
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501579714/cambodia-attracts-443-million-in-new-fdi/
PM Hun Manet addresses flooding impact in Cambodia
Prime Minister Hun Manet said that this year’s flooding in Cambodia was relatively minor compared to the severe floods experienced by five other ASEAN countries. ...
Tith Kongnov
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501580964/pm-hun-manet-addresses-flooding-impact-in-cambodia/
25 more projects receive incentives in Sihanoukville
The Royal Government of Cambodia (RGC) has approved special incentives for 25 projects in Preah Sihanouk province, including 12 projects for completing unfinished buildings, 12 new projects and one expansion project, with a total investment budget of $917 million. ...
Nhean Chamrong
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501582226/25-more-projects-receive-incentives-in-sihanoukville/
Press release: Prime Minister HUN MANET to engage proactively in 43rd ASEAN summit and related summits in Indonesia.
On 2 September 2023, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation issued a press release on Prime Minister HUN MANET’s upcoming attendance at the 43rd ASEAN Summit and Related Summits. The summit will take place in Jakarta from 4th to 7th September 2023, at the ...
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation
New EU envoy arrives as EBA decision hangs in the balance
Now that the newly appointed EU Ambassador to Cambodia Carmen Moreno has landed in the country, she will be able to see for herself the reality in the Kingdom even as the possible withdrawal of the ‘Everything But Arms’ (EBA) agreement awaits its conclusion, analysts ...
Niem Chheng
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national-politics/new-eu-envoy-arrives-eba-decision-hangs-balance
Interior Ministry instructs provincial officials to urgently report any instances in which activities carried out by any NGOs or grassroots associations without prior notification
On 10 October 2017, The Ministry of Interior released a public announcement written on 02 October 2017 and signed by H.E. Sar Kheng, Minister of Interior. The objective of the announcement is focused on activities carried out by the association and local NGOs, referred to ...
Ministry of Interior
Five canals to be expanded in Preah Sihanouk province to mitigate against flooding
The Preah Sihanouk provincial authority plans to clear and expand five canals spanning some 26km starting on Monday, to mitigate city flooding which had previously affected areas in their vicinity. Provincial governor Kuoch Chamroeun asked the relevant authorities to inform and advise people to demolish ...
Khorn Savi
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/five-canals-be-expanded-preah-sihanouk-province-mitigate-against-flooding
Hun Sen defends free market rice pricing in the Kingdom
Prime Minister Hun Sen yesterday defended the Kingdom’s stance in letting the free market determine the price of rice and blasted critics by saying Cambodia is not a communist country. Fluctuations in the price of rice have some farmers calling on the government to set ...
Ben Sokhean
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50674238/hun-sen-defends-free-market-rice-pricing-in-the-kingdom
Large-scale logging halted in Kampong Speu, Pursat provinces
Police from Kampong Speu and Pursat provinces and officials from environmental non-profit Wildlife Alliance cracked down on illegal logging and wildlife poaching activities in the Phnom Oral Wildlife Sanctuary and the National Park in the Cardamom Mountains. A report from Wildlife Alliance posted on social ...
Soth Koemsoeun
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/large-scale-logging-halted-kampong-speu-pursat-provinces
Cashew nut exports nearly double in 2019
Cambodia exported some 202,318 tonnes of cashew nuts last year to foreign markets, up nearly 100 per cent from 2018’s 101,973 tonnes, a Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries report said. Khan Samban, director of the ministry’s Department of Agro-Industry, told The Post that the ...
Thou Vireak
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/cashew-nut-exports-nearly-double-2019
Illegal logging report disputed in Kampong Speu
Civil society organisation ACNCIPO director Chea Hean said on Thursday that he has discovered a resurgence of large-scale logging within areas of the South Cardamom Mountains in Kampong Speu province’s Oral district, a claim shot down by authorities. ...
Soth Koemsoeun
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/illegal-logging-report-disputed-kampong-speu