Prek Ambel eyed for Bassac sea link
Cambodia is pushing to complete a study on the feasibility of using southeastern Kandal province’s Prek Ambel village as the starting point for the Bassac River waterway link to the sea in Kep province. ...
Hom Phanet
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/prek-ambel-eyed-bassac-sea-link
Press release of the Ministry of Interior on the 2nd meeting on the amendments to the Law on Associations and Non-Governmental Organizations (LANGO)
On 20 October 2022, the Ministry of Interior notified local and foreign associations, non-governmental organizations, and the national and international public that the government working group on Civil Society Organization’s facilitation and requests would hold the 2nd meeting with the CSOs. The purpose of the ...
Ministry of Interior
Environment ministry Nat’l Environmental Sanitation Day event planned for November 22
The Ministry of Environment will celebrate National Environmental Sanitation Day on November 22 in Sen Monorom town in Mondulkiri province. The event will be held under the theme “Our motherland, Our duties, Clean and Green”. ...
Orm Bunthoeurn
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/environment-ministry-natl-environmental-sanitation-day-event-planned-november-22
Cambodia launches upper Mekong aquatic research center
Cambodia has inaugurated the Upper Mekong Aquatic Animal Production and Research Center in northeastern Stung Treng province, said a news release from the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries on Thursday. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501130934/cambodia-launches-upper-mekong-aquatic-research-center/
Cambodia’s garment exports increases by 18.51% to $7.747 billion in Jan-Oct 2022
The exports of apparel from Cambodia increased by 18.51 per cent year-on-year to $7.747 billion during January-October 2022. This constituted 41.30 per cent of Cambodia’s total foreign income of $18.747 billion during the period under review, according to data from the general department of customs ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501191842/cambodias-garment-exports-increases-by-18-51-to-7-747-billion-in-jan-oct-2022/
Cambodia, UN to boost partnership in mine clearance to achieve a mine free Cambodia 2025
The Kingdom of Cambodia and the United Nations (UN) have agreed to boost their partnership and cooperation on mine clearance. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501232462/cambodia-un-to-boost-partnership-in-mine-clearance-to-achieve-a-mine-free-cambodia-2025/
More than half of Cambodia’s 2022 exports are garment, footwear and travel accessories
Garment, footwear and travel accessories accounted for more than half of Cambodia’s total exports in 2022, valued at more than $10 billion. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501232313/more-than-half-of-cambodias-2022-exports-are-garment-footwear-and-travel-accessories/
Cambodian railway regauging study completed
A feasibility study for a further rebuild of the 382 km line from Phnom Penh to Poipet on the Thai border was submitted to the government on January 24. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501235649/cambodian-railway-regauging-study-completed/
Tina, UN FAO meet for talks on Prey Lang forest project
Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Dith Tina has assigned a working group to review the proposed Community Action for Sustainable Forests (CASFor), a project designed by the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) to protect natural resources and improve people’s livelihoods in Prey Lang ...
Orm Bunthoeurn
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/tina-un-fao-meet-talks-prey-lang-forest-project
Tina urges dairy farm-farmer venture
Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Dith Tina aims to promote cooperation between local farmers in northern Takeo province’s Bati district and the owners of Kirisu Dairy Farm, saying he foresees great potential in such a venture. ...
Hong Raksmey
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/tina-urges-dairy-farm-farmer-venture
Government declares Kampong Chhnang mine-free
Another province has been declared mine-free, which is another achievement for the Royal Government and the country as it moves towards the goal of being mine-free by 2025. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501248362/government-declares-kampong-chhnang-mine-free/
Cambodia needs $ 138M to achieve 2025 mine-free target: official
Cambodia needs $ 138 million dollars for the next two years to achieve its mine-free target by 2025, Ly Thuch, first vice president of the Cambodian Mine Action and Victim Assistance Authorities (CMAA), said on Tuesday. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501268293/cambodia-needs-138m-to-achieve-2025-mine-free-target-official/
CMAA provides demining gear to army
The Cambodian Mine Action and Victim Assistance Authority (CMAA) donated mine detectors, personal protective equipment and specialised explosive disposal tools worth over $780,000 to the Army Engineering Command and the Bodyguard Unit. ...
Neang Sokunthea
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/cmaa-provides-demining-gear-army
BRI projects will help Cambodia become an upper-middle income country: Cambodian expert
A Cambodian researcher said that the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) projects will be a contributor to the economic growth in Cambodia and in the region in the post-pandemic COVID-19 era and will help Cambodia achieve its ambitious goal of becoming an upper-middle income country ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501213631/bri-projects-will-help-cambodia-become-an-upper-middle-income-country-cambodian-expert/
Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training's petition in support of the Phnom Penh Municipal Court on the verdict of Kem Sokha
On 03 March 2022, the Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training has posted a petition in support of the Phnom Penh Municipal Court on the verdict of Kem Sokha on their official social media site. According to the petition, all the civil servants and all teachers, ...
Ministry of Labor and Vocational Training
World Bank to support Cambodia’s skills initiative
Cambodia will likely start implementing a massive reskilling and upskilling project with the support of the World Bank in 2024 for which the bank has proposed an allocation of $40 million. A number of training institutions (TIs) and job centres (JCs) will be set up ...
Manoj Mathew
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501305175/world-bank-to-support-cambodias-skills-initiative/
ARDB: Establish firm market prices for rice
In a bid to uplift the livelihood of farmers and propel the government’s ambitious export plan, Kao Thach, director-general of the Agricultural and Rural Development Bank (ARDB), has called on rice mills and milled rice export companies to purchase rice from farmers at market price. ...
Van Socheata
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/ardb-establish-firm-market-prices-rice
China’s BRI flagship project in Cambodia injects momentum to growth, improving livelihoods
The Sihanoukville Special Economic Zone (SSEZ), a flagship project in Cambodia under China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), has not only injected impetus into the kingdom’s economic growth, but also importantly contributed to improving livelihoods of tens of thousands of locals. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501295175/chinas-bri-flagship-project-in-cambodia-injects-momentum-to-growth-improving-livelihoods/
China to advance BRI cooperation with Cambodia
The China-proposed Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) is committed to promoting the connectivity and common development of all countries, and China will continue to advance Belt and Road cooperation with Cambodia, delivering more benefits to the two peoples, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501296669/china-to-advance-bri-cooperation-with-cambodia/
Cambodia exports products worth $7.23 billion in January-April as deficit widens
Cambodia exported products worth $7.23 billion during the January-April period of 2023, a year-on-year decrease of 4.9 percent from 7.6 billion dollars, Prime Minister Hun Sen said on Saturday. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501297920/cambodia-exports-products-worth-7-23-billion-in-january-april-as-deficit-widens/