1.9MWp Solar Power Project at Bakheng Water Treatment Plant in Cambodia completed
GreenYellow announces the successful completion of Phase I of the Bakheng Water Treatment Plant Solar Power project in Cambodia, boasting a capacity of 1.9MWp. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501350868/1-9mwp-solar-power-project-at-bakheng-water-treatment-plant-in-cambodia-completed/
Cambodia’s rice export to China up over 17 pct in H1
Cambodia exported 168,280 tons of milled rice to China in the first half of 2022, up 17.4 percent over the same period last year, said an official report on Monday. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501115402/cambodias-rice-export-to-china-up-over-17-pct-in-h1/
Cambodia’s export to RCEP countries up 24 percent in H1
Cambodia’s total export to other Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) countries amounted to $4.07 billion in the first half of 2023, up 24 percent from $3.28 billion over the same period last year, said the Ministry of Commerce’s latest report released on Tuesday. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501326651/cambodias-export-to-rcep-countries-up-24-percent-in-h1/
Raising standards: Govt sets 2 yrs to create up to 1,000 model public schools
Under its Pentagonal Strategy, the Prime Minister Hun Manet–led government has set a two-year goal of transforming between 500 and 1,000 public schools into model ones by improving their quality from the kindergarten up to high school level. ...
Cambodia’s trade declines 1.9% to $46.82 billion in 2023
Cambodia’s international trade stood at $46.82 billion in 2023, recording a decline of 1.9 percent compared to 2022. While exports were marginally up by 1.8 percent, the imports showed a decline of five percent, according to the trade data released by the General Department of ...
Manoj Mathew
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501421111/cambodias-trade-declines-1-9-to-46-82-billion-in-2023/
China and Cambodia sign ‘$1billion rubber & tire projects’ agreement
Cambodian and Chinese officials have signed an MoU concerning plans to invest $1 billion (€910 million) in joint rubber & tire projects, Cambodia Development Council (CDC) has announced. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501423710/china-and-cambodia-sign-1billion-rubber-tire-projects-agreement/
Cambodia’s garment, footwear, travel goods export up 20 pct in Q1
Cambodia exported $2,941 million worth of garment, footwear and travel products (GFTs) to international markets in the first quarter of 2024, up 20 percent from 2,449 million dollars over the same period last year, said a report released by the Ministry of Commerce on April ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501472270/cambodias-garment-footwear-travel-goods-export-up-20-pct-in-q1/
Cambodia’s plastic bag imports down 74.6 pct in Q1
Cambodia has reported a significant decline in the imports of plastic bags in the first quarter of 2024, thanks to an ongoing plastics-free campaign, said the Environment Ministry’s news release on April 10, 2024. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501471189/cambodias-plastic-bag-imports-down-74-6-pct-in-q1/
Internet subscribers in Cambodia grows 20 percent to 16.1 million in 2019
About 16.1 million people in Cambodia have subscribed to the Internet by 2019, up 20 percent compared to the year before, a spokesman for the Telecommunication Regulator of Cambodia (TRC) said here on Thursday. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50698943/internet-subscribers-in-cambodia-grows-20-percent-to-16-1-million-in-2019
$5.5 Mn of investments in new apparel projects ‘will create 1,200 jobs’
Two new investment projects worth a combined $5.5 million have been approved by the Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC). ...
Michael Firn
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50917469/5-5-mn-of-investments-in-new-apparel-projects-will-create-1200-jobs/
1st Chinese-invested expressway in Cambodia sparks tourist influx to coastal province: PM
Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Techo Hun Sen said on Monday that some 200,000 vehicles had traveled on the kingdom’s first-ever expressway since it was open to the public for trial use for free on Oct 1. ...
Xinhua
https://global.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202210/17/WS634cfca3a310fd2b29e7cf2f.html
1.36M hectares given to 487K households in 22 years: gov’t
Over the past 22 years, the Ministry of Land Management, Urban Planning and Construction has distributed 1,356,396.16ha of land to 487,157 households, including members of the armed forces, border police officers and poor people. ...
Voun Dara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/136m-hectares-given-487k-households-22-years-govt
Garment, footwear exports up 20% to $2.9B in Q1
Cambodia exported garment, footwear and travel goods worth 20 percent more than $2.9 billion in the first quarter, as per a report from the General Department of Customs and Excise. ...
Rachel David
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501474747/garment-footwear-exports-up-20-to-2-9b-in-q1/
Over 1,000 constructions inspected, 27 demolished
Authorities demolished 27 constructions that were found to have posed a high risk to safety. They ordered another 636 sites to sign contracts agreeing to comply with legal procedures this year, a government report said on Wednesday. ...
Soth Koemsoeun
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/over-1000-constructions-inspected-27-demolished
Cambodia gets $1.6M for Covid-19 response from German gov’t
In light of Cambodia confirming 91 Covid-19 cases, Germany announced on Tuesday that it will provide €1.5 million ($1,618,000) to help support the Covid-19 Emergency Response Plan in the Kingdom. ...
Ry Sochan
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/cambodia-gets-16m-covid-19-response-german-govt
Cross-border trade with Thailand estimated at just $1.5 million for first quarter
Cambodia’s cross border trade with Thailand fell to $1.5 million in the first quarter as the coronavirus hit the global economy and led to closure of dozens of checkpoints. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50721501/cross-border-trade-with-thailand-estimated-at-just-1-5-million-for-first-quarter/
Government insists GDP contraction for 2020 will not be more than -1.9 percent
The Royal Government will stand by its forecast that the economy will not contract by more than -1.9 percent this year. In addition, it has forecasted that positive growth will return in 2021 with an estimated 3.5 percent. ...
Chinese assistance instrumental in clearing 1,708 hectares of landmine-contaminated areas in Cambodia
Last year, China helped Cambodia to clear a total of 1,708 hectares of land contaminated with 9,238 landmines and unexploded ordnance (UXOs), said Cambodian Mine Action Centre (CMAC)’s Director General Heng Ratana. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50801722/chinese-assistance-instrumental-in-clearing-1708-hectares-of-landmine-contaminated-areas-in-cambodia/
A $3.1 million garment factory project in Takeo province to create more than 700 jobs
A $3.1 million garment factory will be built in Bati district of Takeo province, creating 702 jobs for the locals. The update was shared in a press release from the Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC) yesterday following its approval of the investment project. ...
Phal Sophanith/AKP
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50807925/a-3-1-million-garment-factory-project-in-takeo-province-to-create-more-than-700-jobs/
Cambodia spends $1.2 bln to support poor, vulnerable people since 2019: PM
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet said on Tuesday that the government had released $1.2 billion to assist the poor and vulnerable people in the country since 2019. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501371052/cambodia-spends-1-2-bln-to-support-poor-vulnerable-people-since-2019-pm/
