KDC protests to go on
One of five villagers arrested in a land dispute with politically connected company KDC International told the Post after their release on Friday that he would keep protesting “until our community obtains a resolution from the government”. ...
Khouth Sophak Chakrya
http://phnompenhpost.com/national/kdc-protests-go
PPAP revenue up 14% in 11 months, SSEZ trade volumes surge 40%
Phnom Penh Autonomous Port (PPAP) reported a 14 percent rise in 11 months revenue, compared with the same period last year. It earned $30 million from January through November, the majority from port operations. ...
Michael Firn
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50988542/ppap-revenue-up-14-in-11-months-ssez-trade-volumes-surge-40/
$150 million aid distributed to revive tourism industry
Cambodia Hotel Association (CHA) has distributed $150 million financial aid from the government to revive the country’s tourism sector hit by the Covid-19 pandemic, a senior official said. ...
Kang Sothea
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501089253/150-million-aid-distributed-to-revive-tourism-industry/
$84.5 million investment project approved to produce solar panels
The Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC) has approved an investment project worth $84.5 million that will need about 1,000 workers to manufacture solar panels in an industrial zone in Kratie province, according to a release by the CDC. ...
Kang Sothear
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501115792/84-5-million-investment-project-approved-to-produce-solar-panels/
APLE defends work on case
Child rights groups Action Pour Les Enfants and International Justice Mission have said they carried out a “detailed and impartial” investigation into claims of sexual abuse before removing six young boys from their families against their parents’ wishes last week. In a statement defending their work ...
Alice Cuddy and Khouth Sophak Chakrya
http://phnompenhpost.com/national/aple-defends-work-case
CNRP to probe organ claims
The opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party plans to launch an investigation into organ trafficking in Cambodia following the mysterious case of an alleged kidney ring operating out of a military hospital in Phnom Penh. Mu Sochua, a CNRP lawmaker and head of the newly formed National ...
Alice Cuddy and Phak Seangly
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/cnrp-probe-organ-claims
School lacks basic supplies
The facilities at O’Chrey Primary School in Battambang province are allegedly so basic that it’s difficult to conceive of it as an actual school. The 219 grade one to four students get their lessons crowded in a wall-less storage hut at the edge of a cornfield, ...
Chhay Channyda and Laignee Barron
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/school-lacks-basic-supplies
New chapter in search for black gold
As Chevron hands over its controlling stake in the Kingdom’s most developed oil field to a new player, industry experts say extraction may still take time Industry insiders urged patience this week after news broke that energy giant Chevron had sold its controlling stake in the ...
Daniel de Carteret
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/post-weekend/new-chapter-search-black-gold
Cambodia, US trade up in first half of year
Trade data from the US shows Cambodian exports to the world’s largest economy increased 6 per cent during the first six months of the year. As of June 30, Cambodian exports to the US totalled $1.4 billion, up from $1.32 billion recorded during the same six-month ...
Hor Kimsay
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/cambodia-us-trade-first-half-year
Flooding’s deadly toll rises
The death toll from lethal floods has climbed to 27, with more than 10,000 families across 12 provinces evacuated from their homes to escape rising floodwaters, according to a report from the National Committee for Disaster Management (NCDM). The report, released yesterday, also shows that almost ...
Pech Sotheary and Khouth Sophak Chakrya
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/flooding%E2%80%99s-deadly-toll-rises
PM’s economic diplomacy brings dividends
In the one year of his rule, Prime Minister Hun Manet laid out policies for strengthening old friendships, launched new friendships and consolidated Cambodia’s position on the international stage, especially by streamlining its economic diplomacy. ...
Mom Kunthea
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501544121/pms-economic-diplomacy-brings-dividends/
Cambodia to introduce insurance for all types of vehicle to ensure compensation for traffic accident victims
Cambodia will soon introduce the purchase of insurance on all types of vehicles to ensure victims of road accidents in Cambodia will receive compensation. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501119681/cambodia-to-introduce-insurance-for-all-types-of-vehicle-to-ensure-compensation-for-traffic-accident-victims/
PM Hun Sen says ASEAN optimistic about achieving single market goal
ASEAN is confident that the goal of establishing a single market would not be far, and the bloc will continue to aim for it for the common interest of its people and leaving no one behind. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501203706/pm-hun-sen-says-asean-optimistic-about-achieving-single-market-goal/
21% rise in Cambodia’s trade, US the biggest export market
Cambodia’s international trade rose to $32.82 billion in the first seven months of this year, a year-on-year increase of 21.3 percent, and the United States is the biggest market for the country accounting for 43 percent of the Kingdom’s total exports. ...
Manoj Mathew
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501130562/21-rise-in-cambodias-trade-us-the-biggest-export-market/
Minister of Education supports TVET modernization
The Ministry of Education, Youth, and Sports supports the initiatives by the Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training to modernise the Technical and Vocational Education Training (TVET). ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501508574/minister-of-education-supports-tvet-modernization/
KrisEnergy secures $87 million loan facility for Phase 1 of Apsara oil fields in Cambodia
KrisEnergy (Apsara) Company Ltd, the concession holder for Cambodia’s Block 1 offshore oil field has secured a credit facility agreement of $87 million. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50719285/krisenergy-secures-87-million-loan-facility-for-phase-1-of-apsara-oil-fields-in-cambodia/
1,166 People tested for COVID-19 in relation to Hungarian Foreign Minister
The Ministry of Health on Tuesday (Nov.10) said that 1,166 people have been tested for COVID-19 after coming into close contact with Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó during his Nov. 3 visit to Cambodia. ...
Phoung Vantha
https://cambodianess.com/article/1166-people-tested-for-covid-19-in-relation-to-hungarian-foreign-minister
$1.5 billion collected as VAT till Nov 2022; June most rewarding
The Royal Government of Cambodia collected $1.5 billion in value added tax (VAT) for goods and services in the first eleven months of 2022. ...
Manoj Mathew
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501216673/1-5-billion-collected-as-vat-till-nov-2022-june-most-rewarding/
National Primary School Games 2023: Kampong Chhnang province ranked 1st with 17 medals
The National Primary School Games 2023 was successfully completed Sunday evening after ten days of competitions. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501346945/national-primary-school-games-2023-kampong-chhnang-province-ranked-1st-with-17-medals/