ASEAN's newest look for cash
Younger Southeast Asian countries will look for a means of filling the financial gap between poorer mainland ASEAN members and more developed states this week during the 44th ASEAN Economic Ministers Meeting, which kicked off today. At the five-day meeting which Prime Minister Hun Sen was ...
Mondolkiri, Kompong Thom Face Climate Threat
Mondolkiri and Kompong Thom provinces could suffer some of the most extreme effects of climate change in the Lower Mekong Basin region, such as a high incidence of flash floods and droughts by 2050, according to a new study. Analyzing temperature and rainfall from 84 provinces ...
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/mondolkiri-kompong-thom-face-climate-threat-17224/
Social land concessions floated for residents hit by work on Sihanoukville canals
The Preah Sihanouk provincial administration has recommended those whose houses were torn down for encroaching on canals to seek social land concessions from the authorities. Provincial deputy governor Cheav Vichheak told The Post on Tuesday that Sihanoukville has five main canals with a cumulative length ...
Two’s company at CSX
It may not have all the glitter, adrenaline or the iconic tolling bell of Wall Street, but today, the usually deserted Cambodian Stock Exchange (CSX) will be a hive of activity. After first hinting at an initial public offering more than two years ago, garment manufacturer ...
Eddie Morton
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/two%E2%80%99s-company-csx
Phnom Penh Mapping Meetup #17 - Photos and Presentations
Tri of Can Tho University’s Department of Environment and Natural Resources Management answering questions about water resources changes in the Mekong DeltaThe PPMM #17 was a success. We had two every engaging presenters and thirty six participants, ten of which are students. The ODC Team ...
Grand Twins may price Cambodia IPO below mid-point of indicative range
Tepid interest in a Taiwanese-owned garment manufacturer’s planned initial public offering in Cambodia means that the deal could be priced below the midpoint of an indicative range, a person with direct knowledge of the offering said Thursday. Grand Twins International (Cambodia) PLC had planned to sell ...
Workshop on the dissemination of Khmer translation of the book "Personal Data: Political Persuasion"
On 2 October 2020, Open Development Cambodia (ODC) held a workshop on the Khmer translation of the book "Personal Data: Political Persuasion". The workshop aimed to support the dissemination of the Khmer translation of the book through the online platform. ...
Disgraced ambassador’s property is a hard sell
The seized property of fugitive former ambassador Nan Sy has so far failed to fetch bidders, denying state coffers some $400,000 embezzled by the disgraced official. The undeveloped 10 by 20 meter plot in Tuol Kork district was put up for auction last week in an effort to ...
NBC Governor joins Vaduz Roundtable Forum on “Financial System 2023”
Governor of the National Bank of Cambodia (NBC) Dr. Chea Serey participated in the Vaduz Roundtable Forum on “Financial System 2023” in Vaduz, Liechtenstein, late last week, to share NBC’s experience in financial system improvement. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501362734/nbc-governor-joins-vaduz-roundtable-forum-on-financial-system-2023/
Posts ministry offers rapid test kits at cost from S Korea, China
The Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications has announced that it will distribute two types of Covid-19 antigen rapid tests from South Korea and China, which will be made widely available at cost price. ...
Voun Dara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/posts-ministry-offers-rapid-test-kits-cost-s-korea-china
Hun Sen offers ID Poor cards as incentive to halt fishing in dolphin habitat
Prime Minister Hun Sen recommended that the authorities provide ID Poors card for people living in the Irrawaddy dolphin protected areas to ensure that they stop fishing there, as their nets have caused the death of several of the rare species. ...
Cambodia should sign the convention on cluster munitions
There are very few weapons in the world that are as universally condemned as cluster munitions. ...
No second chance for exam
One month before the nationwide test for university admissions, the Education Ministry warned that this year there will be no second chance. ...
Va Sonyka
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/13760/no-second-chance-for-exam/
Families stand firm on eviction
A group of families whose homes are in the way of a municipal road-widening project rejected an offer from city hall on Friday to relocate and receive financial compensation, representatives from the community said. Located on the outskirts of Phnom Penh in Tuol Kork district, community ...
Tiger Air's First Flight to Cambodia Lands Monday
Tiger Airways’ first flight from Singapore to Cambodia is scheduled to land at Phnom Penh International Airport on Monday morning, making it the latest airline to offer direct flights to the country. Deborah Yeo, a public relations consultant for Tiger Airways, said that beginning Monday, the ...
Villagers, mining firm settle land dispute
Villagers in Ratanakkiri province’s O’Yadav district have accepted compensation offers from an Indian company seeking a licence to mine gold in the area. ...
Phak Seangly
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/villagers-mining-firm-settle-land-dispute
Cambodia election ranked 5th most flawed in survey
A new report by researchers from Harvard University and the University of Sydney has ranked Cambodia’s 2013 national election as the fifth most “flawed or failed” out of the 73 national ballots held around the world between July 2012 and December 2013. Based on surveys completed ...
Alex Willemyns and Mech Dara
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/cambodia-election-ranked-5th-most-flawed-in-survey-53518/
Official Urges Students to Take Technical Studies to Find Work
A preference for NGO and government jobs among young Cambodians was contributing to a critical labor shortage in the industrial manufacturing sector, a Labor Ministry official said yesterday. Speaking to 3,000 prospective university students on Phnom Penh’s Diamond Island, Labor Ministry Secretary of State Pich Sophoan ...
Partnerships and collaborations
Ministry of PlanningODC and the Ministry of Planning has formed a collaborative partnership with an effort to engage CSOs in and strengthen the implementation and review process of the country-specific goals of the UN 2030 agenda for sustainable development.Read moreMinistry of Education, Youth and SportOpen ...
