New Generation School to expand nationwide
The Education Ministry yesterday said it has plans to expand its New Generation School programme to all public schools by 2030 to strengthen learning in the digital age. ...
Mom Kunthear
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50689591/new-generation-school-to-expand-nationwide
Minister plans enhanced ties with Mali education sector
Minister of Education, Youth and Sport Hang Chuon Naron has announced plans for a future collaboration between a school in Mali and Cambodia’s New Generation Schools (NGS). ...
Bor Pich Zelin
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/minister-plans-enhanced-ties-mali-education-sector
Malaysian Insurance Institute signs agreement with Cambodia Insurance Ass’n.
The Malaysian Insurance Institute (MII) and the Insurance Association of Cambodia (IAC) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for “a bilateral collaboration to forge a beneficial business relationship to further enhance insurance knowledge and skills development for the insurance industry in Cambodia,” said a ...
Insurance Journal News Staff
http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/international/2014/03/03/321950.htm
Equipment Seized From Plantation at Center of UK Fraud Probe
Forestry Administration officials have seized equipment valued at $1.5 million from a Banteay Meanchey province biofuel plantation, which is being investigated for fraud in the UK, company and forestry officials said yesterday. Sustainable Agro Energy’s assets were frozen in February and investigators at the U.K.’s ...
Business Registrations Up 10.8% in First 6 Months
The number of new businesses registered in Cambodia through the first six months of 2012 reached 1,694, an increase of 10.86 percent compared to the same period last year, according to figures released on Tuesday by the Ministry of Commerce. ...
Number of factories in Kingdom rises in H1
New factories were established in Cambodia in the first half of this year despite a decrease in exports of manufacturing products due to slow demand from main markets. ...
Chea Vanyuth
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501338601/number-of-factories-in-kingdom-rises-in-h1/
New Generation Pedagogical Research Centre inaugurated
The Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport on Thursday inaugurated the New Generation Pedagogical Research Centre (NGPRC), located at the National Institute of Education. ...
Voun Dara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/new-generation-pedagogical-research-centre-inaugurated
COVID-19 vaccination centres to be increased through Khmer New Year to take advantage of congregation of people
The Ministry of Health has announced Monday that it will add vaccination sites during Khmer New Year to make it easier for people to get vaccinated against COVID-19. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501053090/covid-19-vaccination-centres-to-be-increased-through-khmer-new-year-to-take-advantage-of-congregation-of-people/
New task-force to form cassava federation
The General Department of Domestic Trade of the Ministry of Commerce (MoC) is in the process of forming a new multilateral task-force to expedite the establishment of a cassava federation in Cambodia after a delay in implementing the national cassava strategy for a few years ...
Kang Sothear
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501375672/new-task-force-to-form-cassava-federation/
Civil servants, armed forces given additional allowance for Khmer New Year
Prime Minister Hun Sen said that the government decided to provide additional 40,000 Riel (about $10) to civil servants and armed forces in April. ...
The Cambodia Herald News Staff
http://thecambodiaherald.com/cambodia/civil-servants-armed-forces-given-additional-allowance-for-khmer-new-year-8236
Civil servants, armed forces given additional allowance for Khmer New Year
Prime Minister Hun Sen said that the government decided to provide additional 40,000 Riel (about $10) to civil servants and armed forces in April. ...
The Cambodia Herald News Staff
http://thecambodiaherald.com/cambodia/civil-servants-armed-forces-given-additional-allowance-for-khmer-new-year-8236
Over 200,000 visit provinces on first day of holidays
The Tourism Ministry said today that more than 200,000 tourists visited provinces on Monday, the first day of the replacement Khmer New Year holiday. In a statement, the ministry said it recorded a total of 230,000 visitors, most of whom had flocked to Kampot and ...
Srey Lux
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50755623/over-200000-visit-provinces-on-first-day-of-holidays/
Ministry: New measures to help SMEs
To solve the current issues faced by small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the Kingdom, the Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF) has issued two main measures. Secretary of State at the MEF and Secretary-General of the Committee on Economic and Financial Policy Phan Phalla ...
Sok Chan
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50744867/ministry-new-measures-to-help-smes/
Report: 28.1% of Cambodians take out loans for healthcare
A new report has found that 28.1 per cent of Cambodians borrow money to pay for healthcare, with microfinance insiders claiming it does not reflect the reality in the financial sector. The University of new South Wales (UNSW) surveyed 5,000 households across Cambodia and found ...
Thou Vireak
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/report-281-cambodians-take-out-loans-healthcare
In sickness and in debt: Medical expenses linked to informal borrowing
Last month a study conducted by the University of New South Wales (UNSW) in Australia painted a bleak picture for Cambodia’s ailing healthcare system. While acknowledging progress made in the field of delivering quality healthcare and the government’s apparent commitment to its universal access, the ...
Gerald Flynn
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50672464/in-sickness-and-in-debt-medical-expenses-linked-to-informal-borrowing
34 roads in Preah Sihanouk to open in April
Thirty-four roads in Sihanoukville are set to open in April ahead of the Khmer New Year holiday, as provincial officials urge contracted construction firms to accelerate their work to be completed as planned. ...
Chea Vanyuth
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50810348/34-roads-in-preah-sihanouk-to-open-in-april/
Thais waive border fees for New Year
Thai officials will next month waive fees at border gates to allow workers from Cambodia to return home for the New Year. The Cambodian embassy in Thailand yesterday confirmed the move to Khmer Times and said the free pass will apply to all Cambodian workers and ...
Mom Kunthear
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/36583/thais-waive-border-fees-for-new-year/
Siem Reap’s new roads to improve connectivity and tourism
A top official in Siem Reap has said the newly built roads in the province will improve connectivity with remote areas and help boost tourism. ...
Chhun Sunly
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501080679/siem-reaps-new-roads-to-improve-connectivity-and-tourism/
Over 650,000 tourists visited Siem Reap province on 2nd day of Khmer New Year
Siem Reap province received a total of 653,670 tourists on the second day of Khmer New Year holiday, according to the Provincial Tourism Department’s report. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501274369/over-650000-tourists-visited-siem-reap-province-on-2nd-day-of-khmer-new-year/
New Businesses Increase In First Nine Months
A total of 2,606 new businesses were registered in Cambodia during the first nine months of the year, an increase of 11.6 percent compared to the same period last year, data released yesterday by the Ministry of Commerce shows. According to the figures, the ministry approved 306 new ...
