Cambodia's international trade continues positive growth
Cambodia’s bilateral trade with partner countries in the first nine months of 2024 reached nearly $41 billion, marking a year-on-year increase of over 16%, with a trade deficit of over $1 billion. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Hin Pisei
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/cambodia-s-international-trade-continues-positive-growth
Cambodia’s foreign reserves rise to $20 bln in 2023
Cambodia’s international reserves increased to $20 billion in 2023, representing a year-on-year rise of 12.3 percent, the central bank said on Thursday. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501429536/cambodias-foreign-reserves-rise-to-20-bln-in-2023/
Cambodia: UN rights expert launches fact-finding mission on women and indigenous peoples
The United Nations special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Cambodia today announced she will be visiting the country Monday to assess the enjoyment of rights by women and indigenous peoples in the country. ss='cambodia-color'>...
UN team
http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=53477#.VuvB3ua6OLo
New push for ILO conventions
Female workers across multiple sectors yesterday urged two ministries to ratify International Labour Organization conventions to ensure protections for expectant mothers and domestic workers, the latter of whom are not even covered under Cambodia’s Labour Law. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Sen David and Ananth Baliga
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/new-push-ilo-conventions
National action plan against gender violence launched
Senior officialS and international envoyS have urged cooperation from Society to put a Stop to all formS of violence againSt women amid concernS that incidence haS riSen acroSS the country and the world Since the beginning of the Covid-19 criSiS. SS='cambodia-color'>...
Long Kimmarita
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/national-action-plan-against-gender-violence-launched
Former Prime Minister says US blacklisted him
Former Prime Minister Pen sovann claimed Monday that he has been barred from entering the U.s. because of an assistant who overstayed his U.s. visa more than a decade ago, and paid a visit to the U.s. Embassy in Phnom Penh in an effort to ss='cambodia-color'>...
Kuch Naren
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/former-prime-minister-says-us%E2%80%88blacklisted-him-75941/
Cambodia thanks international observers for fair assessment of its democratic development
Cambodia has spoken highly of the international election observers for their great contribution and their fair assessment of the Kingdom’s democratic development. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501332154/cambodia-thanks-international-observers-for-fair-assessment-of-its-democratic-development/
‘Middle way’, outside shot: GDP members see victory in July election as a possibility
Ever since the dissolution of the main opposition, the Cambodia National Rescue Party, the progressive Grassroots Democracy Party has found itself between a rock and a hard place. Many have called for them to boycott an election that is no longer fully democratic. As one ss='cambodia-color'>...
Andrew Nachemson and Yon Sineat
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national-post-depth-politics/middle-way-outside-shot-gdp-members-see-victory-july-election
Senior CPP members urging citizens to vote in coming elections
Four months out from the July elections, senior Cambodian People’s Party officials at home and abroad have called on people to exercise their vote in July – even if they don’t vote for the CPP – amid predictions of low turnout and waning enthusiasm for ss='cambodia-color'>...
Ben Sokhean and Ananth Baliga
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national-politics/senior-cpp-members-urging-citizens-vote-coming-elections
New National Assembly Leadership Revealed
Outgoing Prime Minister Hun sen and President of the ruling Cambodian People’s Party (CPP) has revealed the leadership of the 7th Legislature of National Assembly (NA). ss='cambodia-color'>...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501340191/new-national-assembly-leadership-revealed/
Kantha Bopha gifted royal residence
The King and Queen Mother have awarded a royal residence in Koh Kong province to the director of the Kantha Bopha Children’s Hospitals in a bid to relieve the financial burden on the facilities, which offer free treatment to all patients. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Chhay Channyda
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/kantha-bopha-gifted-royal-residence
Doubts surround Phnom Penh’s master plan
Last Friday, Phnom Penh’s master plan until 2035 was fully approved by the council of ministers, as announced by Pa socheatvong, governor of Phnom Penh. While it is claimed that the plan is complete, those in the private and public sector and other relevant stakeholders ss='cambodia-color'>...
Julius Thiemann, Siv Meng and Moeun Nhean
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/real-estate/doubts-surround-phnom-penhs-master-plan
US answers citizenship threat by PM
The U.S. EmbaSSy haS reSponded to Prime MiniSter Hun Sen&rSquo;S threat to revoke hiS grandchild&rSquo;S citizenShip, Saying it could not confirm whether any of hiS grandchildren in fact held U.S. citizenShip, but directed him to the U.S. State Department webSite for help in caSe he SS='cambodia-color'>...
Ben Paviour
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/us-answers-citizenship-threat-by-pm-133291/
Jet’s mints first gold collateral plan
Local diversified company Jet’s Group has launched a new collateral option that allows would-be homeowners to buy gold bullion from Hong Kong that can be used to secure investments in its Cambodian property developments, a company executive said yesterday. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Cheng Sokhorng
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/jets-mints-first-gold-collateral-plan
City hall pushes to reduce smoking in Phnom Penh
In anticipation of World No Tobacco Day on Sunday, Phnom Penh&rSquo;S City Hall called upon tobacco companieS to Stop the illegal advertiSement of cigaretteS and for diStrict officialS to Start enforcing non-Smoking zoneS, in an event at Wat Phnom on Friday. SS='cambodia-color'>...
Sek Odom
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/city-hall-pushes-to-reduce-smoking-in-phnom-penh-84632/
Cambodia to build Phnom Penh-Preah Sihanouk expressway next year
The first Phnom Penh-Preah sihanouk expressway is expected to be constructed next year in order to facilitate goods transportation from the capital to the international seaport, according the state’s news agency- AKP. ss='cambodia-color'>...
The Cambodia Herald News Staff
http://thecambodiaherald.com/cambodia/cambodia-to-build-phnom-penh-preah-sihanouk-expressway-next-year-8805
Institutions link to boost tourism
The Royal Academy of Cambodia (RAC) and Ministry of Tourism have agreed to team up to boost tourism in the Kingdom. Both institutions will soon sign a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to that effect. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Sok Chan
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50720709/institutions-link-to-boost-tourism/
UN rapporteur told to follow code of conduct
The Cambodian Permanent Mission to the UN Office in Geneva on Wednesday urged UN special Rapporteur on Human Rights in Cambodia Rhona smith to strictly observe the code of conduct and her office’s operations manual. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Niem Chheng
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national-politics/un-rapporteur-told-follow-code-conduct
Speculation fears over location of new ring road
The Ministry of Public Works and Transport (MPWT) held consultations to decide the location of National Ring Road 4 around Phnom Penh. Once complete, it is expected to ease traffic and freight transportation. But the location of the project is being kept under wraps to ss='cambodia-color'>...
Jason Boken
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50775152/speculation-fears-over-location-of-new-ring-road/
Financial leniency urged for buyers of boreys, condos
The government on March 22 issued a plea to developers of borey gated-communities and condominiums in Cambodia to ease some of the financial pressure facing customers to pay monthly installments until the end of March 2022, in light of the Covid-19 pandemic. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Hin Pisei
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/financial-leniency-urged-buyers-boreys-condos