WorldBridge’s SME cluster zone breaks ground in Takhmao town
WorldBridge Industrial Developments Co Ltd on November 27 broke ground on its long-awaited WorldBridge i4.0 SME Cluster zone in Kandal province. ...
Hin Pisei
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/worldbridges-sme-cluster-zone-breaks-ground-takhmao-town
303rd COVID-19 positive case detected in Cambodia
Cambodia registered its 303rd COVID-19 positive on a 56 year old Cambodian-American national. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50783686/303rd-covid-19-positive-case-detected-in-cambodia/
Open Development Cambodia published Health facilities in Cambodia (2010) dataset
Open Development Cambodia (ODC) has published a new online resource detailing on Health facilities in Cambodia (2010) in both Khmer and English. Together with the website’s map explorer tool, we provide the details information on health facilities such as health posts, health centers, referral hospitals ...
Open Development Cambodia publishes a new dataset on temporary number of voter turnout in the commune election (2017)
Open Development Cambodia (ODC) has published a new dataset on “temporary number of voter turnout in the commune election (2017)”. This dataset shows temporary number of voter turnout during the 4th mandate of commune/sangkat council election which is contained the data of voter turnout in 25 ...
Press release: Changes to Sweden’s presence in Cambodia
On 26 November 2020, the Embassy of Sweden in Phnom Penh issued a press release on its government’s decision to close its office in Phnom Penh by the end of 2021. In this press release, the embassy also noted that the activities of the Ministry ...
China, Cambodia vow to deepen cooperation in all areas
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen met here on Monday with visiting Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi, and both sides pledged to deepen mutually beneficial cooperation in all areas. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50772590/china-cambodia-vow-to-deepen-cooperation-in-all-areas/
Cambodia’s energy demand drops in H1 of 2020
Energy demand has seen a decrease in the first six months of 2020 due to COVID-19 pandemic, which had forced factories, tourism-related facilities including hotels to shut down, leading to the drop in power consumption. ...
Chea Vannak/AKP
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50755733/cambodias-energy-demand-drops-in-h1-of-2020/
Cambodia-Japan trade increases to $885 million in first five months
Trade between Cambodia and Japan reached $884.9 million from January to May 2020, down 3.8 percent year-on-year. Statistics from Japan External Trade Organisation (JETRO) show that during the first five months of this year. ...
Chea Vannak/AKP
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50748228/cambodia-japan-trade-increases-to-885-million-in-first-five-months/
Mine explosions kill two men, injure four in Pursat’s Veal Veng
Three children and an adult were seriously injured on Wednesday when a mine they were playing with exploded in Thma Da commune, in Pursat province’s Veal Veng district. ...
Soth Koemsoeun
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/mine-explosions-kill-two-men-injure-four-pursats-veal-veng
Group mounts campaign to keep children in school
The Child and Youth Network in Cambodia launched a “back to school” campaign on Wednesday to seek support to ensure children return to classes and do not drop out of school. ...
Voun Dara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/group-mounts-campaign-keep-children-school
$2.7 million of investment welcome in times of need
Logwood Apparel Co Ltd has been given the go-ahead from the Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC) to build a factory in Kandal Stung district, Kandal province. The newly-approved project with a total investment of $2.7 million covers the production of clothes and medical ...
Jason Boken
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50764132/2-7-million-of-investment-welcome-in-times-of-need/
FAO ready to respond to food security needs in Cambodia
The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) yesterday confirmed that it and its partners stand ready to support the Cambodian government to respond to COVID-19 and ensure sustainable food systems. ...
Sen David
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50773723/fao-ready-to-respond-to-food-security-needs-in-cambodia/
Rangers crack down on over 900 natural resource crimes in Prey Lang
The Ministry of Environment announced yesterday that rangers have cracked down on natural resource crimes in Prey Lang Wildlife Sanctuary with 954 cases during the first nine months of this year. ...
Canada called to chip in for demining work
Cambodia has requested that Canada consider supporting a research project and review the current status of minefields as related to land use across the country to reduce the cost and time for demining. ...
Nov Sivutha
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/canada-called-chip-demining-work
60MW solar station in Battambang hooked to grid
A 60MW solar power station in northern Battambang province was commissioned and connected to the national grid last week. The solar farm is located in southwestern Thma Koul district’s Anlong Run commune and is invested by Shenzhen-listed Risen Energy Co Ltd. ...
Thou Vireak
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/60mw-solar-station-battambang-hooked-grid
Almost locked down: Authorities advice against travel in or out of Sihanoukville
Preah Sihanouk Provincial administration yesterday identified four more hotspots in Sihanoukville amid concerns of a COVID-19 community spread and has urged its residents not to leave the city in a bid to contain the situation. ...
Tith Kongnov
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50819023/almost-locked-down-authorities-advice-against-travel-in-or-out-of-sihanoukville/
Trade with EU valued at $3.8 billion in 2020
Data from the Ministry of Commerce showed that in 2020 Cambodia exported $3.203 billion of goods to the EU and imported $659 million from the trade bloc. ...
Chea Vanyuth
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50819696/trade-with-eu-valued-at-3-8-billion-in-2020/
Open Data Day 2021: Data in time of COVID-19
On 06 March 2021, Open Development Cambodia (ODC) and the ICT Community celebrated international Open Data Day by conducting a half-day event with the theme of “Data in Time of COVID-19.” The event was live on ODC’s official Facebook page for the online public.The event ...
Cambodia improves in Corruption Perceptions Index
Cambodia scored a 21 out of 100 on Transparency International’s (TI) Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) for 2020, a one point improvement over last year’s score. ...
Brian Badzmierowski
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50808341/cambodia-improves-in-corruption-perceptions-index/
Exports to China gain modest 8% in 2020
Cambodia’s total export value to China extended its winning streak last year, weathering supply chain disruptions due to the Covid-19 outbreak. ...
May Kunmakara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/exports-china-gain-modest-8-2020
