NA requests continued Japanese support in capacity building of students
National Assembly President Khuon Sudary requested continued support from the Government of Japan in capacity building of students, especially the rural poor, as well as civil servants. ...
Cambodia quality seal boosts food safety in fisheries processing sector
In a promising development for Cambodia’s fisheries industry, Cambodia Quality Seal (CQS) has taken significant strides in addressing food safety concerns, positioning itself as a catalyst for positive change. ...
Seng Mengheng
https://kiripost.com/stories/cambodia-quality-seal-boosts-food-safety-in-fisheries-processing-sector
Korea assists in digital education training for Cambodian teachers
The Republic of Korea has assisted Cambodia in providing digital education training on “E-Learning Programme for Cambodian Teachers.” ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501367268/korea-assists-in-digital-education-training-for-cambodian-teachers/
Nearly $1B concessional loans disbursed in H1
The government has disbursed $913.8 million concessional loans in the first half of 2023, which is an increase of 11 per cent compared to the same period in 2022, the Ministry of Economy and Finance announced. ...
Hin Pisei
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/nearly-1b-concessional-loans-disbursed-h1
RCEP gives extra boost to regional trade development in Cambodia
The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) agreement, which took effect last year, has given an extra boost to trade exchanges in the region, a Cambodian senior official and experts said on Saturday. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501372824/rcep-gives-extra-boost-to-regional-trade-development-in-cambodia/
Cambodia’s international trade reaches $35 billion in nine months
Cambodia’s international trade totalled more than $35.16 billion in the first nine months of this year, inching down 3.5 percent from the same period last year, the General Department of Customs and Excise’s report showed on Tuesday. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501374641/cambodias-international-trade-reaches-35-billion-in-nine-months/
Cambodia signs investment, development deals in China
Cambodia and China signed several high-level cooperation documents on October 17, during Prime Minister Hun Manet’s visit to Beijing for the 3rd Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation from October 17-18. On the sidelines of the forum, Manet also met with several Chinese investors who ...
Van Socheata and Ry Sochan
https://phnompenhpost.com/national-politics/cambodia-signs-investment-development-deals-china
Korean National Assembly President arrives in Cambodia for four-day official visit
Dr. Cheam Yeap, First Vice President of the National Assembly, welcomed Kim Jin Pyo, President of the National Assembly of the Republic of Korea to Phnom Penh International Airport on the evening of September 6, 2023. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501356506/korean-national-assembly-president-arrives-in-cambodia-for-four-day-official-visit/
Japan aids in waste management efforts
Minister of Environment Eang Sophalleth highlighted waste management and plastic reduction as priority tasks during his recent meeting with Japanese ambassador to Cambodia Atsushi Ueno. ...
Neang Sokunthea
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/japan-aids-waste-management-efforts
Cambodian passport services to be available in South Korea
Cambodians abroad will soon be able to renew their passports in the country they are in. The government will offer this service starting with South Korea as it is home to some 50,000 Cambodian migrant workers. ...
Hang Punreay
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501357936/cambodian-passport-services-to-be-available-in-south-korea/
Joint Statement: End impunity for crimes against journalists in Cambodia
On 02 November 2022, the Cambodian Journalists Alliance Association (CamboJA) and 31 other civil society members released a Joint Statement on International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists to call on Cambodian authorities to prosecute crimes committed against journalists and to stop committing ...
Cambodian Journalists Alliance Association (CamboJA)
More than 220 vehicles fined for violations in a single day
Despite rising crackdowns and inspections, vehicular violations continue to be recorded in the hundreds. At least 227 vehicles were inspected and fined by the police on August 28 including 178 motorcycles and 49 cars. This is according to Lt. Gen. Chhay Kim Khoeun, Deputy Commissioner ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501140623/more-than-220-vehicles-fined-for-violations-in-a-single-day/
FDI in Cambodia’s construction sector touches $334M
Cambodia continued to receive substantial Foreign Direct Investment in the construction sector in 2021, despite the economic slowdown in the wake of Covid-19, showed the Asean Investment Report 2022. ...
Manoj Mathew
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501174759/fdi-in-cambodias-construction-sector-touches-334m/
Illegal logging in Mondulkiri soars after border reopens
Illegal logging is on the rise in Sre Pok Wildlife Sanctuary in Mondulkiri province, with timber traders rushing to move the luxury wood along smuggling routes into Vietnam, right under the noses of local authorities. ...
Nang Veasna
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501103824/illegal-logging-in-mondulkiri-soars-after-border-reopens/
Cambodia’s milled rice export up 16% in H1
Cambodia exported 327,000 tonnes of milled rice in the first semester this year, an increase of 16 percent compared to the same period last year, earning the country $279 million, according to a report by the Cambodia Rice Federation (CRF). ...
Chea Vanyuth
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501115793/cambodias-milled-rice-export-up-16-in-h1/
Tax revenue rises to $2.02 billion in nine months
The General Department of Customs and Excise (GDCE) collected $2.02 billion in tax income in the January-September period of this year, a 19 percent increase compared to the same period last year. ...
Chea Vanyuth
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501163250/tax-revenue-rises-to-2-02-billion-in-nine-months/
GDT collects $2,680 million in tax income as of Sept
The General Department of Taxation (GDT) has collected $2,680 million in tax income in three quarters of this year, representing 95 percent of the national budget plan 2022. ...
Chea Vanyuth
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501159641/gdt-collects-2680-million-in-tax-income-as-of-sept/
ASEAN a bright spot in gloomy global outlook, says IMF chief
The region and the globe remain in the grip of a slew of intractable crises on top of the persistent effects of Covid-19, posing precarious economic headwinds and dampening growth prospects for the coming years. ...
May Kunmakara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/asean-bright-spot-gloomy-global-outlook-says-imf-chief
Rare bird’s nest count doubles in sanctuary
A Sambo Wildlife Sanctuary biodiversity monitoring and research team were on November 22 excited to report the presence of 48 lesser adjutant nests, with 68 adult birds and their chicks confirmed living in the Mekong flooded forest habitat. ...
Neang Sokunthea
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/rare-birds-nest-count-doubles-sanctuary
Canada firm mulls offshore oil extraction in Kingdom’s Block A
Canadian-owned company EnerCam Resources Co Ltd (EnerCam) is studying the possibility of investing in oil extraction from Cambodia’s offshore Block A after the government terminated an agreement with Singapore-based KrisEnergy Ltd, after the oil and gas exploration company went bankrupt last year. ...
Hom Phanet
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/canada-firm-mulls-offshore-oil-extraction-kingdoms-block