Pregnant women in K Thom benefit from micronutrients
Over 1,500 pregnant women at health centres in Kampong Thom province are showing positive results from a project led by Helen Keller International Cambodia. The project, supported by the Ministry of Health in collaboration with the Vitamin Angel Foundation, replaces iron supplements with multiple micronutrient ...
Long Kimmarita
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/pregnant-women-k-thom-benefit-micronutrients
NEC releases preliminary election results: CPP’s dominates, Funcinpec in distant second
The ruling Cambodian People’s Party (CPP) won a sweeping victory, while Funcinpec and the Khmer National United Party received the second and third most votes, according to preliminary election results announced by the National Election Committee (NEC) on Tuesday. ...
Seoung Nimol and Khuon Narim
https://cambojanews.com/nec-releases-preliminary-election-results-cpps-dominates-funcinpec-in-distant-second/
Many families in nine provinces hit by floods
Many families in nine provinces have been hit by floods in recent days, which have inundated homes, schools and even led to injuries as well as fatalities. ...
Hang Punreay
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501336035/many-families-in-nine-provinces-hit-by-floods/
KHQR records 400K transactions in one year
In one year since its official rollout in 2022 by the National Bank of Cambodia, KHQR, the universal quick response (QR) platform of the country for digital payments, has recorded nearly 400,000 transactions. ...
Manoj Mathew
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501336016/khqr-records-400k-transactions-in-one-year/
Cambodia attracts three million international tourists in seven months
Cambodia recorded some 3.03 million international visitors in the first seven of 2023, a sharp increase of 308 percent from 743,459 over the same period last year, a Ministry of Tourism’s report showed on Wednesday. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501348457/cambodia-attracts-three-million-international-tourists-in-seven-months/
Mekong project vows to invest in aquaculture
Cambodia’s natural fisheries resources have declined so significantly that they fail to meet consumers’ daily needs, according to a Wonders of the Mekong project statement on September 12. ...
Keo Kereya and Nov Sivutha
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/mekong-project-vows-invest-aquaculture
International airports welcome 3.4M passengers in eight months
International airports in Phnom Penh, Siem Reap and Sihanoukville welcomed a combined 3.4 million passengers in the eight-month period of this year, a staggering 180 percent increase over the same period in 2022, a senior official at the State Secretariat of Civil Aviation said. ...
Chea Vanyuth
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501358752/international-airports-welcome-3-4m-passengers-in-eight-months/
Minister of Agriculture inspects and discusses rice situation in Battambang province
Dith Tina, Minister of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries, and other leaders met with Sok Loo, Governor of Battambang Province, and Oknha Phu Puy, Director General of Green Rice Mills in Battambang Province, to study the real situation of rice prices. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501358391/minister-of-agriculture-inspects-and-discusses-rice-situation-in-battambang-province/
Toyota assembly plant in Phnom Penh to be launched next year
Toyota assembly plant at Phnom Penh Special Economic Zone will be inaugurated in 2024. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501359265/toyota-assembly-plant-in-phnom-penh-to-be-launched-next-year/
2nd European Higher Education Fair held in Cambodia
The second European Higher Education Fair was held here on Wednesday, aiming at attracting young Cambodians interested in pursuing university studies in Europe. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501359982/2nd-european-higher-education-fair-held-in-cambodia/
Statement on non involvement in VOD rebroadcasting process
On 20 September 2023, the Cambodian Center for Independent Media (CCIM) issued a statement regarding their non-involvement in the VOD rebroadcasting process on their official social media site. According to the statement, CCIM would like to inform the national and international public that they are not ...
Cambodian Center for Independent Media (CCIM)
Financial Technology takes center stage in Cambodia’s economic growth plan
Cambodia has unveiled its Financial Technology (Fintech) Development Policy 2023-2028, aiming to enhance financial inclusion, maintain financial stability, and promote innovation. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501371701/financial-technology-takes-center-stage-in-cambodias-economic-growth-plan/
Belgium steadfast in support for Cambodian students
The Government of Belgium is providing scholarship support for Cambodian students wishing to pursue master’s and doctoral degree programmes at some of Belgium’s most renowned universities. ...
Hang Punreay
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501375054/belgium-steadfast-in-support-for-cambodian-students/
Foreign arrivals up 250.8% in first eight months
Cambodia received some 3.5 million foreign visitors in the first eight months of 2023, a year-on-year increase by 250.8 percent, but a decrease by 19.7 percent compared to the same period in 2019, according to a report of the Ministry of Tourism. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501369786/foreign-arrivals-up-250-8-in-first-eight-months/
Tay Ninh, Cambodian localities closely work in border management
The Border Guard Command of Tay Ninh on September 6 hosted a conference on coordination in border protection in 2023 with the police, military and gendarmerie forces of the three Cambodian provinces of Tbong Khmum, Svay Rieng and Prey Veng which share the border with ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501357117/tay-ninh-cambodian-localities-closely-work-in-border-management/
Vietnam and Cambodia hold joint naval patrol in historical waters
The Vietnam People’s Navy and the Royal Cambodian Navy conducted their 72nd joint patrol in the historical waters of the two countries on September 25-26. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501367198/vietnam-and-cambodia-hold-joint-naval-patrol-in-historical-waters/
Minister of interior urges continued crackdown on crime in Sihanoukville
The Minister of Interior said the government has plowed billions of dollars into transforming Sihanoukville into an attractive tourism destination while attracting foreign investment as authorities continue to carry out raids for suspected kidnapping and trafficking. ...
Seng Mengheng
https://kiripost.com/stories/minister-of-interior-urges-continued-crackdown-on-crime-in-sihanoukville
NCDM holds training seminar on IT tech in disaster management
The National Committee for Disaster Management (NCDM) and the World Food Programme (WFP) – in collaboration with the Department of Geography and Land Management at the Royal University of Phnom Penh (RUPP) – launched a three-day basic training course on use of remote sensing (RS) ...
Nov Sivutha
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/ncdm-holds-training-seminar-it-tech-disaster-management
UK, ADB to provide $134 million fund to help catalyse green financing in Southeast Asia
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Government of the United Kingdom (UK) have signed a memorandum of understanding to develop a £107 million (around $134 million) trust fund to support efforts by Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) countries, including Cambodia, to scale up ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501108360/uk-adb-to-provide-134-million-fund-to-help-catalyse-green-financing-in-southeast-asia/
Fishing cat recorded in Boeung Tonle Chhmar Ramsar Lake
Rangers at Boeung Tonle Chhmar Ramsar lake has spotted a fishing cat during their monthly patrol earlier this month, according to NatureLife Cambodia. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501175875/fishing-cat-recorded-in-boeung-tonle-chhmar-ramsar-lake/
