Nearly 4.6M tourists logged in Cambodia over Khmer New Year
Cambodia counted nearly 4.6 million domestic tourists over this year’s three-day public holiday for the Khmer New Year, including 4.5 million Cambodians and nearly 30,000 foreign residents – a number which officials have said is similar to that seen pre-pandemic. ...
Hom Phanet
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/nearly-46m-tourists-logged-cambodia-over-khmer-new-year
Cambodia rubber exports revenue at $228.5 M
Cambodia earned revenue of $228.5 million in rubber exports in the first seven months of this year, according to a report from the General Directorate of Rubber. ...
Adur Pradeep
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501352545/cambodia-rubber-exports-revenue-at-228-5-m/
GDT’s tax collection target for 2023 up by $750M
The General Department of Taxation (GDT) has been given a stiff tax collection target of $3.5 billion for next year, $750 million more than the current year’s budget target, said Kong Vibol, minister attached to the Prime minister and Delegate of the Royal Government in ...
Manoj Mathew
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501175487/gdts-tax-collection-target-for-2023-up-by-750m/
NOTICES Agri exports to China hit 2.4M tonnes worth $1.9B in last 42 months
Agricultural exports to China in the 14 quarters to June 30 amounted to 2.4 million tonnes, worth $1.942 billion, said a Chinese embassy report citing Cambodian agriculture ministry data, as the government’s new policies to boost productivity in the field and turn the Kingdom into ...
Hin Pisei
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/agri-exports-china-hit-24m-tonnes-worth-19b-last-42-months
National Assembly approves $43M budget
The Standing Committee of the National Assembly (NA) on September 19 approved the NA budget for 2023 of 171 billion riel ($43 million). ...
Lay Samean
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/national-assembly-approves-43m-budget
ADB and Cambodia Post Bank sign $10m loan for MSMEs
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and Cambodia Post Bank (CP Bank) have signed a loan of up to $10 million to spur post-pandemic recovery for the nation’s micro-, small- and medium-sized enterprises (mSmEs) by increasing access to finance, with at least half earmarked for women. ...
Marissa Carruthers
https://kiripost.com/stories/adb-and-cambodia-post-bank-sign-10m-loan-for-msmes
World Bank to improve education for disadvantaged kids with $79.5M fund
Education across Cambodia is set to receive a boost after the World Bank gave the green light for $79.5 million in additional financing to expand activities that are improving access to quality education nationwide. ...
Marissa Carruthers
https://kiripost.com/stories/world-bank-to-improve-education-for-disadvantaged-kids-with-795m-fund
FAO, Cambodia sign $19.5M grant for pandemic preparedness
The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the UN and the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries signed the “CaMbodia PandeMic Prevention, Preparedness and Response Project”, supported by the PandeMic Fund with a $19.5 Million grant. ...
Ry Sochan
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/fao-cambodia-sign-19-5m-grant-for-pandemic-preparedness
Cambodia expected to generate $10M from carbon credit sales
Cambodia expects to generate around $10 million from the sale of carbon credits from forested areas, with the funds allocated to natural resource management and improving the livelihoods of local communities. ...
Phak Seangly
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501560385/special-task-force-formed-to-monitor-informal-msmes/
Cambodia expected to generate $10M from carbon credit sales
Cambodia expects to generate around $10 million from the sale of carbon credits from forested areas, with the funds allocated to natural resource management and improving the livelihoods of local communities. ...
Phak Seangly
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/cambodia-expected-to-generate-10m-from-carbon-credit-sales
World Bank supports Cambodia's higher education with $80M project
The World Bank has approved $80 million in funding to enhance the quality of higher education in Cambodia, with a particular focus on science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEm). ...
Post Staff
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/world-bank-supports-cambodia-s-higher-education-with-80m-project
Entry pass sales to Angkor Park hit $27.8M in Jan-Oct
Angkor Archaeological Park, one of the Kingdom’s biggest tourist attractions notched a whopping 312 percent hike in sales of entry passes totalling $27.8 million in the January-October period this year, according to a report from the state-owned Angkor Enterprise. Sales of entry passes to foreign ...
Chea Vanyuth
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501385588/entry-pass-sales-to-angkor-park-hit-27-8m-in-jan-oct/
Garment industry stokes Cambodia’s political growth
Under dazzling white strip-lights, a production line of young Cambodians stitch, iron and fold their way to the day’s target of 820 two-piece children’s pajamas. These garments are destined for the shelves of Los Angeles, shop price $9.97. The workers, mostly women, start at 7:30 ...
Cambodia, Korea launch carbon reduction project
A month after the ministry of Environment (moE) signed a memorandum of understanding (moU) with the ministry of Trade, Industry & Energy of the Republic of Korea (mOTIE) on the implementation of Article 6 of the Paris Agreement, Verywords Friday launched the Korea-Cambodia greenhouse gas ...
Nhean Chamrong
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501530931/cambodia-korea-launch-carbon-reduction-project/
CMAC officials inspect 340kg American bomb in K’Speu province
A US M117 boMb weighing 340kg was found in KaMpong Speu province’s ChaMkar Doung village on Monday, with CaMbodian Mine Action Centre (CMAC) officials inspecting the unexploded ordnance the following day, CMAC director Heng Ratana said on Tuesday. Ratana said villagers reported the discovery to ...
Soth Koemsoeun
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/cmac-officials-inspect-340kg-american-bomb-kspeu-province
Workers faint en masse at coat factory in Bavet
Nearly 50 workers fainted on Saturday at a coat factory in the Tai Seng Special Economic Zone in Bavet City, Svay Rieng, a factory representative said Sunday. The incident was precipitated by one worker who fainted because she was already sick, setting off a chain reaction ...
Hay Pisey
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/workers-faint-en-masse-at-coat-factory-in-bavet-62748/
Cambodian court frees 8 opposition politicians on bail after political deal reached
A Cambodian court on Tuesday afternoon released seven opposition party lawmakers-elect and one party activist on bail after the ruling and opposition parties reached a political agreement. “The eight politicians were released from Phnom Penh’s Prey Sar prison at 4:45 p.m. after questioning judge Keo mony ...
Xinhuanet News Staff
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/world/2014-07/22/c_133502874.htm
Garment workers demand district intervention
About 200 garment workers on Wednesday marched from the Sun Well Shoe Factory on Veng Sreng Street to the Pur Senchey district office, demanding intervention in an ongoing dispute over their wages, a union representative said. At 7 a.m., the workers left the factory, marching out ...
Sek Odom
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/business/garment-workers-demand-district-intervention-64820/
Listed Chinese firm licensed to build another solar park
The Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC) granted a business licence to Chinese panel maker Risen Energy (Cambodia) to build a 60 megawatt (mW) solar farm in Battambang province. ...
Chhut Bunthoeun
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50726630/listed-chinese-firm-licensed-to-build-another-solar-park/
Police Train at Freedom Park as Protesters Target Hun Sen’s House
As hundreds of riot police conducted protest suppression drills in Phnom Penh’s Freedom Park on monday morning, Prime minister Hun Sen’s mansion in the center of the city was the focal point of a demonstration by some 2,000 garment factory workers. municipal police, along with 16 ...
Aun Pheap and Khy Sovuthy
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/police-train-at-freedom-park-as-protesters-target-hun-sens-house-2-45638/