Cambodia’s royal turtle back from the brink of extinction
The southern river terrapin is among the lesser-known of Cambodia’s many globally endangered species, which also include the Asiatic black bear, the Asian elephant and the Indochinese tiger. ...
Sun Sokhen
http://www.voacambodia.com/content/cambodia-royal-turtle-back-from-the-brink-of-extinction/2900647.html
Demand for Cambodian cashews on the rise
Demand for Cambodian cashew nuts remains robust in 2018, with the price of the commodity in the global market having experienced moderate growth in recent months, according to an official from the Ministry of Agriculture. ...
Sok Chan
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50301893/demand-for-cambodian-cashews-on-the-rise/
Amnesty international latest rights group to criticize government
Cambodians continue to suffer from a raft of human rights abuses including “arbitrary restrictions” on freedoms of assembly and expression, according to Amnesty International’s latest global report released this morning. ...
Anthony Jensen and Kuch Naren
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/amnesty-international-latest-rights-group-to-criticize-government-108895/
Prek Toal wetlands sanctuary gets international recognition
Sixteen years after the Ministry of Environment and conservation groups began to protect the Prek Toal wetlands on the western edge of Tonle Sap Lake, the area has been designated a site of global importance. ...
James Reddick
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/18304/prek-toal-wetlands-sanctuary-gets-international-recognition/
Uber gears up to enter market
Representatives from global ride-hailing behemoth Uber confirmed the company’s interest in starting operations in Cambodia during a meeting this week with Transportation Minister Sun Chanthol, according to one of the minister’s aides. ...
Matthieu de Gaudemar and Hor Kimsay
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/uber-gears-enter-market
Rubber exports bounce higher
Cambodian rubber exports surged 37 percent during the first half of the year, compared to the same period in 2016, as the Kingdom’s rising harvest capacity coincided with firmer global demand for rubber products. ...
Cheng Sokhorng
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/rubber-exports-bounce-higher
Conservation groups to revise carbon credit project documents
Two conservation organisations – NatureLife Cambodia and BirdLife International – intend to amend carbon credit project documents in the coming months. ...
Post Staff
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/conservation-groups-revise-carbon-credit-project-documents
Sand for Singapore's Growth Comes at Environmental Cost to Poorer Neighbors
KOH KONG, Cambodia (AP) — Round a bend in Cambodia’s Tatai River and the virtual silence of a tropical idyll turns suddenly into an industrial nightmare. Lush jungle hills give way to a flotilla of dredgers operating 24 hours a day, scooping up sand and piling ...
National strategy for cassava industry launched
The government has officially launched its new strategy for the cassava industry, which aims to position Cambodia as a reliable supplier of cassava-based products to the global market, according to a high-ranking government official. ...
Sok Chan
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50510278/national-strategy-for-cassava-industry-launched/
PM vows to keep out Islamic State
Prime Minister Hun Sen yesterday cautioned against complacency in the global fight against the so-called Islamic State, pledging that Cambodia would not become a safe country for jihadists plotting to attack countries in the region. ...
Vong Sokheng
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/pm-vows-keep-out-islamic-state
Gold, Riel not affected by dollar fluctuations
With global oil prices down and a devalued United States dollar, the price of gold has remained stable and has risen slightly while trade at gold shops has been steady, a gold shop owner said yesterday. ...
Chea Vannak
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/23066/gold--riel-not-affected-by-dollar-fluctuations/
Cambodia's rubber exports up 33 pct last year
Cambodia recorded a 33 percent rise in dry rubber exports volume in 2014, but the revenue decreased by 8 percent due to a plunge in global rubber price, according to figures from the Ministry of Commerce on Saturday. ...
Global Post News Staff
http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/news/xinhua-news-agency/150207/cambodias-rubber-exports-33-pct-last-year
'Geek’ girls prove technology is not just for boys
A small group of women technologists made the semi-final round of a global entrepreneurship competition recently, after designing a mobile app that could help farmers get better prices for their goods. ...
Ten Soksreinith
http://www.voacambodia.com/content/geek-girls-prove-tech-is-not-just-for-boys/2827698.html
Cambodia still near bottom of laundering index
Cambodia is still among the 10 most at-risk countries in the world for money laundering and terrorist financing, despite being one of two countries that saw the greatest improvements, according to an annual global index released Tuesday. ...
Chris Mueller and Aun Chhengpor
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/cambodia-still-near-bottom-of-laundering-index-92093/
Cambodia still near bottom of laundering index
Cambodia is still among the 10 most at-risk countries in the world for money laundering and terrorist financing, despite being one of two countries that saw the greatest improvements, according to an annual global index released Tuesday. ...
Chris Mueller and Aun Chhengpor
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/cambodia-still-near-bottom-of-laundering-index-92093/
NBC sees Cambodia’s GDP growth at 5.3% in 2022
Global growth recovery and rapid resumption in economic activity will give impetus to Cambodia’s economic growth this year, according to the National Bank of Cambodia (NBC). ...
Chea Vanyuth
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501123527/nbc-sees-cambodias-gdp-growth-at-5-3-in-2022/
250K Cambodians subject to forced labour or marriage, report finds
Cambodia has the third-highest prevalence rate for modern slavery in the world, trailing only North Korea and Uzbekistan, according to the Global Slavery Index 2016, released this morning by the Walk Free Foundation. ...
Jack Davies and Kong Meta
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/250k-cambodians-subject-forced-labour-or-marriage-report-finds
Cambodia fears tough competition for long-grain rice exports from India
Cambodia rice exporters are fearing that the Indian government’s decision to release 5 million tons of rice in the open market to control price hikes may have a spill over effect on global rice exports, according to local sources. ...
Oryza News Staff
http://oryza.com/news/rice-news/cambodia-fears-tough-competition-long-grain-rice-exports-india
Power firms shifting focus to green projects with Cambodia standing to gain
Chinese companies’ investment in new energy globally surges 55.6% in 2022 ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501326667/power-firms-shifting-focus-to-green-projects-with-cambodia-standing-to-gain/
Three of Cambodia’s national bird, the Giant Ibis, killed in protected area
In a single deliberate poisoning event, three Giant Ibis, equivalent to 1-2 percent of the global population, have been killed – part of a disturbing global trend where conservationists are noticing increases in hunting of protected species since the spread of coronavirus began to disrupt ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50714406/three-of-cambodias-national-bird-the-giant-ibis-killed-in-protected-area/