Agriculture minister reaffirms commitment to continue agricultural reform in Cambodia
Dith Tina, Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, expressed his commitment to continue working on agricultural reform, despite criticisms. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501192608/agriculture-minister-reaffirms-commitment-to-continue-agricultural-reform-in-cambodia/
Veterinary officials in Siem Reap call on farmers to vaccinate cattle
A Senior veterinary official said that Siem Reap is conducting a campaign to vaccinate cattle and have called for the participation of farmers in vaccinating their animals. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501116228/veterinary-officials-in-siem-reap-call-on-farmers-to-vaccinate-cattle/
Fear, frustration for community stuck in protected-zone confusion
Bunong community leader Miv Khem, 29, who like his neighbors in Memang commune relies on subsistence rice farming, dates the start of the dispute to 2017, when management of both the Keo Seima and Phnom Prich wildlife sanctuaries were transferred to the Environment Ministry. Protected ...
Fiona Kelliher and Phin Rathana
https://vodenglish.news/fear-frustration-for-community-stuck-in-protected-zone-confusion/
ASEAN urges for immediate cessation of violence in Myanmar
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) has expressed its concern over the recent escalation of violence in Myanmar and urges for immediate cessation of violence. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501175141/asean-urges-for-immediate-cessation-of-violence-in-myanmar/
Cambodian gold production tops 3.5 tonnes in early Aug
Cambodia’s two gold producers have pumped out 252 semi-refined gold bars weighing 3,563kg as of the beginning of this month, according to a senior mining official on August 9. ...
Hom Phanet
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/cambodian-gold-production-tops-35-tonnes-early-aug
Kingdom set for multi-million dollar oil payday in Oct
Cambodia expects to receive millions of dollars next month in proceeds from the sale of nearly 300,000 barrels of crude oil stolen by the Bahamas-flagged tanker MT Strovolos last year following a payment dispute with the Apsara oil field’s Singaporean developer, KrisEnergy, according to a ...
May Kunmakara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/kingdom-set-multi-million-dollar-oil-payday-oct
Citizens and communities concerned over rising fishing crimes in Kampong Preah community
Communities in Kampong Preah commune, Battambang province, are concerned, claiming that there are still people smuggling nets and other illegal devices resulting in the loss of fish species. ...
Thailand, Cambodia join hands in demining along border
Thailand and Cambodia have agreed to cooperate to clear landmines along the countries’ border. Prime Minister Hun Sen said Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-o-cha has agreed that the demining activities in the mine area along the border will be carried out smoothly and without issues ...
Torn Vibol
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501189420/thailand-cambodia-join-hands-in-demining-along-border/
Cambodia sees cassava exports increase by 40 percent in H1
In the first half of 2022, Cambodia exported 2.3 million tons of cassava products, an increase of about 40 percent compared to the same period last year. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501116199/cambodia-sees-cassava-exports-increase-by-40-percent-in-h1/
Red muntjac population surveyed in Mondulkiri
Researchers from the Mondulkiri provincial Department of Environment have deployed motion-sensor cameras at 25 sites in Sre Pok Wildlife Sanctuary to monitor the number of red muntjac, amid concerns that its population may be declining due to illegal hunting and trapping. ...
Long Kimmarita
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/red-muntjac-population-surveyed-mondulkiri
Covid boom in staff seen at capital’s SEZ
Public-listed industrial-park operator Phnom Penh SEZ Plc (PPSP) revealed that employment among the 120 tenants of its Royal Group Phnom Penh Special Economic Zone (RGPPSEZ) southwest of the capital’s airport has increased by over 85 percent since 2019, despite the Covid-19 crisis and resulting job ...
May Kunmakara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/covid-boom-staff-seen-capitals-sez
Ministry, JICA cyber-security project to begin in 2023
The Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) co-signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for a project to improve cyber resilience and further strengthen the Kingdom’s cyber-security. ...
Ry Sochan
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/ministry-jica-cyber-security-project-begin-2023
Phnom Penh official calls for participation in crackdown on illegal pawnshops
Khleang Huot, Deputy Governor of Phnom Penh, issued a call for the residents of the capital to join the authorities’ efforts to crackdown on illegally operated pawnshops. ...
Woven packaging an economic, environmental win in Siem Reap
Run Ta Ek is known throughout the Kingdom for the beauty of its eco-village. The commune has implemented several principles of the Ministry of Environment. Among them is a commitment to reducing the use of plastic by using palm leave boxes to package their famous ...
Keo Bosaba
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/woven-packaging-economic-environmental-win-siem-reap
Cambodia’s garment, footwear, travel goods exports up 40 pct in H1 of 2022
Cambodia’s garment, footwear and travel goods industry has seen a 40-percent rise in exports in the first half of this year, according to a report from the General Department of Customs and Excise. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501123902/cambodias-garment-footwear-travel-goods-exports-up-40-pct-in-h1-of-2022/
21% rise in Cambodia’s trade, US the biggest export market
Cambodia’s international trade rose to $32.82 billion in the first seven months of this year, a year-on-year increase of 21.3 percent, and the United States is the biggest market for the country accounting for 43 percent of the Kingdom’s total exports. ...
Manoj Mathew
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501130562/21-rise-in-cambodias-trade-us-the-biggest-export-market/
Cambodia is regional exception to falling trend in manufacturing
Manufacturing as a share of output has peaked in most developing East Asia and Pacific economies except for Cambodia and Vietnam, the World Bank says. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501265854/cambodia-is-regional-exception-to-falling-trend-in-manufacturing/
Cambodia records 1.26 million air passengers in Q1
Cambodia reported 1.26 million air travelers during the first quarter of 2023, up 549 percent from only 195,000 passengers over the same period last year, said the State Secretariat of Civil Aviation’s report released on Wednesday. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501276387/cambodia-records-1-26-million-air-passengers-in-q1/
Japan provides $843,946 to support three projects in Cambodia
The Government of Japan will provide $843,946 in total for three organizations under the framework, the Grant Assistance for Japanese NGO Projects, to raise awareness of environmental issues, promote remedial study, and develop quality university for physical education through ICT. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501246661/japan-provides-843946-to-support-three-projects-in-cambodia/
SBIF all set to help businesses, investors in Cambodia
The Singapore Business and Investment Forum (SBIF), a young and vibrant organisation, aims to better serve the business and investment needs of Singaporean businesses and investors in Cambodia ...
Prakash Jha
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501247132/sbif-all-set-to-help-businesses-investors-in-cambodia/