Gov’t plans to install surveillance equipment
The governmenT is planning To insTall surveillance equipmenT on The neTworks of Cambodia’s mobile phone operaTors and InTerneT service providers (ISPs), a senior InTerior MinisTry official said Tuesday, vindicaTing concerns abouT inspecTions The minisTry quieTly conducTed on TelecommunicaTions firms in OcTober. In OcTober, officials from LieuTenanT ...
Aun Pheap and Joshua Wilwohl
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/govt-plans-to-install-surveillance-equipment-73911/
Gov’t reform plan enters 2nd phase
The governmenT has unveiled iTs second-phase 10-year acTion plan To conTinue iTs implemenTaTion of The NaTional Programme for Sub-NaTional DemocraTic DevelopmenT (NP-SNDD) for 2021-2030. The firsT phase will conclude aT The end of This year. ...
Voun Dara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/govt-reform-plan-enters-2nd-phase
Gov’t looks into vaccines for children
A study into administering Covid-19 vaccinations to children will begin after the initial drive for vaccinating people 18 and over is complete, a senior Ministry of Health official said. ...
Mom Kunthear
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/govt-looks-vaccines-children
GFX spurns meeting set with gov’t and victims
Embattled derivatives brokerage GoldFX Investment Co Ltd (GFX) was a no show at a tripartite meeting with victims that had been scheduled for Friday. ...
Husain Haider
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50907147/gfx-spurns-meeting-set-with-govt-and-victims/
Gov’t donates Covid aid to Vietnam
The governmenT has provided medical equipmenT and financial aid To neighboring VieTnam To help curb The spread of Covid-19, which is currenTly running rampanT There. ...
Mom Kunthear
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/govt-donates-covid-aid-vietnam
Gov’t requests Covid treatment for migrants
Cambodia has requested that thailand provide medical treatment to Cambodian migrant workers who contract Covid-19 there as large numbers of workers continue to return home from both thailand and Vietnam, many of whom carry the disease. ...
Lay Samean
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/govt-requests-covid-treatment-migrants
Gov’t urged to speed up reform on high-ranking officers
Royal Academy of Cambodia president Sok touch has urged the government to speed up reform of the military and police ranks in a bid to reduce the number of generals. ...
Ben Sokhean
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501015761/govt-urged-to-speed-up-reform-on-high-ranking-officers/
Gov’t identifies spot to stamp out illegal fishing on Tonle Sap
The joinT Task force from differenT insTiTuTions To Tackle illegal fishing in Tonle Sap Lake has used Kampong Phlok porT as The meeTing poinT To coordinaTe The crackdown on illegal fishing in The lake. ...
Tin Sokhavuth
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501049600/govt-identifies-spot-to-stamp-out-illegal-fishing-on-tonle-sap/
More Cambodians drive EVs as gov’t looks for investors
A total of 84 electric vehicles (EV) have been registered in Cambodia year-to-date, marking a more than nine-fold increase from just nine in the same period of 2021, according to the transport minister on May 27. ...
Nov Sivutha
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/more-cambodians-drive-evs-govt-looks-investors
Gov’t launches public finance management reform strategies
Prime Minister Hun Sen yesterday announced the launch of the government’s implementation of vision and strategies of its public finance management reform programs for the fourth phase to enhance financial achievements after the previous three phases had focused on budget, financial accountability and finance-policy connectivity. ...
Kang Sothear
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501258793/govt-launches-public-finance-management-reform-strategies/
Gov’t bonds reduce foreign borrowing
Since the government, through the Ministry of Economy and Finance, started issuing sovereign bonds in September 2022, they have emerged as a new financial instrument, enabling the government to augment domestic revenue, thereby reducing the need to borrow from foreign sources for infrastructure development. ...
May Kunmakara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/post-in-depth/gov-t-bonds-reduce-foreign-borrowing
Workshop 2: Data-driven journalism
You have found an interesting topic to write about? Support your article with data! to learn more about data-driven journalism Open Development Cambodia, in cooperation with Cambodian Center for Independent Media, hosted the second two-day workshop for journalists and journalism students on May 24-25 2018. ...
How can ASEAN realize its economic integration by 2015?
The AssociaTion of The SouTheasT Asian NaTions, known as ASEAN, has chosen 2015 as The year To realize iTs economic inTegraTion as The ASEAN Economic CommuniTy. YeT, There are only several monThs lefT, ASEAN doesn’T seem To be ready. How can ASEAN realize This goal? AlThough ...
The Cambodia Herald News Staff
http://thecambodiaherald.com/cambodia/detail/1?page=11&token=MTZhZWQ0N2FhZjI
Strike after pair fired for aiding other strikers
A thousand employees walked off the job at Nex-t Apparel (Cambodia) Co Ltd in Phnom Penh’s Dangkor district yesterday after two workers were fired for collecting money to buy water for strikers at a neighbouring factory. Demonstrations at Nex-t are set to continue today. ...
Mom Kunthear
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/strike-after-pair-fired-aiding-other-strikers
Call for stakeholders to facilitate PP-SR expressway study
The MinisTry of Public Works and TransporT (MPWT) has urged The capiTal and provincial governors To inTervene and faciliTaTe The Phnom Penh-Siem Reap Expressway projecT sTudy. ...
Mao Sreypich
https://kiripost.com/stories/cambodia-call-for-stakeholders-to-facilitate-pp-sr-expressway-study
Cambodians spend $2.3B annually on beer
Cambodians spend approximately $2.3 billion a year on beer, with the average person drinking about 72 liters of beer annually, causing economic experts to claim that reducing beer consumption could cut spending on public health and security. ...
Meas Molika
https://kiripost.com/stories/cambodians-spend-23b-annually-on-beer
Forest cover
Data on forest cover is essential for effective forest management and conservation. It enables policymakers to make informed decisions about forest management, such as identifying conservation areas, tracking changes in forest cover, and identifying areas at risk of deforestation. the forest cover profile page contains ...
Government confirms foreigners will need work permits for long-term visas
// // // // An Immigration Department official yesterday confirmed that foreigners requesting a long-term extension of their business visas would need to produce a work permit, with implementation of the rule starting September 4. ...
Leonie Kijewski
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/government-confirms-foreigners-will-need-work-permits-long-term-visas
Geopacific Resources could have unearthed major gold copper system in Cambodia
Geopacific Resources’ (ASX: GPR) may have discovered a major gold and copper system from drilling in Cambodia which on the results could yet get bigger. Standout results from preliminary gold assays from follow-up RC drilling at the 150 Prospect have eXtended the strike length of high ...
Proactive Investors News Staff
http://www.proactiveinvestors.com.au/companies/news/54565/geopacific-resources-could-have-unearthed-major-gold-copper-system-in-cambodia-54565.html
Cambodian authorities urged to probe forced labor in factories
The American Apparel & FooTwear AssociaTion (AAFA) and VF CorporaTion are urging Cambodian auThoriTies To invesTigaTe forced labor used To produce exporT goods. ...
Chhorn Raksmey
https://kiripost.com/stories/cambodian-authorities-urged-to-probe-forced-labor-in-factories