Govt reinstates biosecurity measures
The Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Ministry will reinstate sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) inspections on imported goods close to 10 years after having made the commitment to the World Trade Organization (WTO). ...
Chea Vannak
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/35856/govt-reinstates-biosecurity-measures/
Cambodia exports 177,928 tons of rice in January-June, 2014; up 1% from last year
Cambodia exported about 177,928 tons of rice in first half of calendar year 2014, up about 1% from about 175,959 tons rice exported in the same period last year, according to data from the Secretariat of One Window Service of Rice Export Formality (SOWS-REF). ...
Oryza News Staff
http://oryza.com/news/rice-news/cambodia-exports-177928-tons-rice-january-june-2014-1-last-year
Cambodia can gain a decent share in Chinese rice import market, say experts
A U.S. based agriculture consultancy firm has urged Cambodia rice exporters to focus on promoting their exports to the Chinese market as it has a huge untapped potential for more imports in the future, according to local sources. ...
Oryza News Staff
http://www.oryza.com/news/rice-news/cambodia-can-gain-decent-share-chinese-rice-import-market-say-experts
Cambodian new government to uphold “One China Policy”
The new Royal Government of Cambodia will maintain the country’s irreversible stance to support the “One China Policy” and non-interference in China’s internal affairs. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501342008/cambodian-new-government-to-uphold-one-china-policy/
China ready to bolster Belt and Road cooperation, Cambodia benefits immensely
Premier Li Qiang stressed China’s readiness to bolster Belt and Road cooperation and uphold the centrality of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations in regional affairs during separate meetings with leaders of Laos, Vietnam, Indonesia and Malaysia over the weekend. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501362710/china-ready-to-bolster-belt-and-road-cooperation-cambodia-benefits-immensely/
Handicraft handicap
While Cambodian handicrafts such as silk clothing, stone and wood carvings and rattan furniture are popular with tourists, who snap up the articles at gift shops and airports, the size of the sector is nowhere near what it might be, according to industry insiders. They ...
31 districts selected for one-window services
The Interior Minister has selected 31 districts in 24 provinces to have new one-window service offices this year, according to a letter issued on Thursday. Interior Minister Sar Kheng said in the letter that five of the 24 provinces require multiple one-window service offices, including ...
Mom Sophon
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50303632/31-districts-selected-for-one-window-services/
P Sihanouk authorities urge registration of fishing boats
Preah Sihanouk provincial administration has ordered the fishing community in the province to register their fishing boats at the one window service in Sihanoukville. ...
Son Minea
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501352068/p-sihanouk-authorities-urge-registration-of-fishing-boats/
China’s rice imports from Kingdom on the rise
China imported 40 percent more rice from Cambodia from January to October this year over the same period last year, according to government data. ...
Chhut Bunthoeun
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50659992/chinas-rice-imports-from-kingdom-on-the-rise/
Prison without water supply after broken pipe
Phnom Penh’s Prey Sar prison has been buying truckloads of water for inmates since a road construction crew broke the water pipe leading to the jail last week, officials said Sunday. ...
Phorn Bopha
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/prison-without-water-supply-after-broken-pipe-66703/
Rice sector continues its struggle in first half
Cambodian rice exports decreased nearly 6 per cent year-on-year during the first semester, reinforcing concerns about the future of the rice industry, the Kingdom’s most important agricultural sector. ...
Sorn Sarath
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/rice-sector-continues-its-struggle-first-half
No Probe Yet of Link to Taiwan Heroin Shipment
Cambodian police have yet to receive information about last week’s massive heroin haul by Taiwanese authorities, who indicated that the drugs were sourced from Cambodia, said Lieutenant General Khieu Sopheak, spokesman for the Interior Ministry. According to Taiwan’s Ministry of Justice, 70 kg of heroin were ...
Cambodia to end customs fees for milled rice exports starting May 1, 2014
Cambodia will end customs fees for milled rice exports with effect from May 1, 2014, in order to reduce production costs and boost Cambodia’s competitiveness in the international market, according to local sources. ...
Oryza News Staff
http://oryza.com/news/rice-news/cambodia-end-customs-fees-milled-rice-exports-starting-may-1-2014
Sar Kheng proposes additional job search help for all new graduates
Minister of Interior Sar Kheng has requested that the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport conduct a study on establishing education centres along the lines of the One Window, One Service offices to assist students with finding employment after they finish their studies. ...
Claims over CP election exclusion dismissed
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation has dismissed remarks by critics regarding the National Election Committee’s (NEC) decision to disqualify the Candlelight Party (CP) from the July 23 general election. The ministry described comments by “a handful of critics” as “misleading and politically ...
Orm Bunthoeurn
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national-politics/claims-over-cp-election-exclusion-dismissed
Kingdom’s rice sector faces lack of capital
A lack of working capital has remained a challenge for the Kingdom’s rice industry and has impeded rice export growth for years, industry insiders said. The comments were made at a meeting between the state-owned Rural Development Bank (RDB) and the Cambodia Rice Federation (CRF) on ...
Hin Pisei
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/kingdoms-rice-sector-faces-lack-capital
Third Taiwanese Bank Slated To Open in Cambodia
The Taiwan Cooperative Bank will become the third bank from Taiwan, which has no diplomatic relations with Cambodia under the “one-China” policy. National Bank of Cambodia officials say the bank has been provisionally approved, but that the central bank needs time to look over the fine ...
http://www.voacambodia.com/content/third-taiwanese-bank-slated-to-open-in-cambodia/1522678.html
Cambodia exports 149,464 tons of rice in January-March 2015; up 77% from last year
Cambodia exported around 149,464 tons of rice the first three months of 2015, up about 77% from around 84,331 tons exported during the same period in 2014, according to data from the Secretariat of One Window Service for Rice Export Formality (SOWS-REF). Cambodia exported 387,061 ...
Oryza News Staff
http://oryza.com/22283/cambodia-exports-149464-tons-rice-january-march-2015-77-last-year
New forum to tackle problems in rice sector
Next month the Cambodia Rice Federation (CRF) will hold the sixth edition of the Cambodia Rice Forum, bringing major stakeholders in the sector together to discuss the future of the local rice industry and create a joint effort to ramp up production and exports. ...
Sum Manet
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/5095643/new-forum-tackle-problems-rice-sector/
Cambodia exports 120,291 tons rice January-April, 2014; up 1.5% from last year
Cambodia exported about 120,291 tons of rice in first four months of calendar year 2014, up about 1.5% from about 118,504 tons rice exported in the same period last year, according to data from the Secretariat of One Window Service of Rice Export Formality (SOWS-REF). ...
Oryza News Staff
http://oryza.com/news/rice-news/cambodia-exports-120291-tons-rice-january-april-2014-15-last-year