Japan’s Suzuki to visit Cambodia, Sri Lanka in January
Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki announced on Tuesday that he will embark on visits to Cambodia and Sri Lanka in January. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501413753/japans-suzuki-to-visit-cambodia-sri-lanka-in-january/
SME Bank to allocate $50 million in funds for Siem Reap tourism boost
The allocation of funds through the Small and Medium Enterprise Bank of Cambodia Plc (SME Bank) is expected to be a vital and timely force in supporting and reviving businesses in Siem Reap province. The move comes in response to the continued arrival of foreign ...
May Kunmakara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/sme-bank-to-allocate-50-million-in-funds-for-siem-reap-tourism-boost
Clean energy accounts for over 62 pct of energy consumption in Cambodia: minister
Renewable or clean energy used in Cambodia has accounted for more than 62 percent of the country’s total consumption, Minister of Mines and Energy Keo Rattanak said on Tuesday. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501396099/clean-energy-accounts-for-over-62-pct-of-energy-consumption-in-cambodia-minister/
Nearly 300 youth to receive technical skills for free in Pursat
Nearly 300 youth from poor and vulnerable families will be trained in technical skills for free in Pursat province. ...
Hang Punreay
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501395951/nearly-300-youth-to-receive-technical-skills-for-free-in-pursat/
Chinese NGO donates over 2,000 bicycles to underprivileged students in Cambodia
China Foundation for Rural Development (CFRD) on Friday donated 2,024 bicycles to Cambodian primary schools so that they can distribute them to underprivileged students. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501397704/chinese-ngo-donates-over-2000-bicycles-to-underprivileged-students-in-cambodia/
GDT eyes over $4 billion in tax revenue next year, says Vibol
The General Department of Taxation (GDT) is targeting $4.162 billion in 2024, which is a 20 percent increase from the target set for the current year, according to Kong Vibol, Minister Attached to the Prime Minister and Delegate of the Royal Government In-Charge as Director-General ...
Sreekanth Ravindran
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501407307/gdt-eyes-over-4-billion-in-tax-revenue-next-year-says-vibol/
New minimum wage in effect, up $4 per month
With the arrival of a new calendar year, workers in textile, garment, footwear, and travel goods factories are set to enjoy a new minimum monthly salary of $204. The new figure is $4 higher than the 2023 wage. ...
Van Socheata
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/new-minimum-wage-in-effect-up-4-per-month
New monthly minimum wage for Cambodia’s garment industry in 2024 takes effect
A new monthly minimum wage for workers in Cambodia’s garment, textile, footwear, and travel products industry for 2024 has come into force, Prime Minister Hun Manet said on Tuesday. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501417170/new-monthly-minimum-wage-for-cambodias-garment-industry-in-2024-takes-effect/
US senators submit bill on funding landmine clearance in Indochina
Members of the US Senate Appropriations Committee, Senator Tammy Baldwin of the Democratic Party from Wisconsin state, and Senator Jerry Moran of the Republican Party from Kansas state, have submitted a bipartisan bill that allocates funding for clearing landmines and other unexploded ordnances left over ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501389513/us-senators-submit-bill-on-funding-landmine-clearance-in-indochina/
MPTC asks Japanese Assoc to open digi-tech school in Cambodia
The Minister of Posts and Telecommunications Chea Vandeth requested a Japanese association to open a digital technology training school in Cambodia for highly skilled Cambodians to work in Japan and participate in national development. ...
Hang Punreay
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501397176/mptc-asks-japanese-assoc-to-open-digi-tech-school-in-cambodia/
‘Fintech playing key role in financial inclusion efforts’
The fintech sector is playing a major role in the financial inclusion efforts pioneered by the National Bank of Cambodia (NBC), Governor Dr Chea Serey said while delivering the keynote address at the CamTech Summit 2023 yesterday at the Centre for Banking Studies. ...
Sreekanth Ravindran
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501399932/fintech-playing-key-role-in-financial-inclusion-efforts/
PM: No more mining licences in Prey Lang sanctuary
Prime Minister Hun Manet has designated the Prey Lang Wildlife Sanctuary as a “red zone”, meaning he will not allow new any mining licences to be issued for the area, and would not allow the expansion of existing operations. ...
Neang Sokunthea
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/pm-no-more-mining-licences-in-prey-lang-sanctuary
Cambodia’s exports touch $20.5 billion in Jan-Nov
Cambodia’s exports topped $20.49 billion in the January-November period of this year, inched up by 1.2 percent compared to the same period last year, a General Department of Customs and Excise report said on Monday. ...
Chea Vanyuth
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501405278/cambodias-exports-touch-20-5-billion-in-jan-nov/
Angkor 2023 ticket sales to foreign visitors rake in over $37M
Cambodia earned $37.19 million from Angkor Archaeological Park ticket sales last year, which is a 222-percent increase compared to the year before, the state-owned Angkor Enterprise report showed on Monday. ...
Chea Vanyuth
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501416458/angkor-2023-ticket-sales-to-foreign-visitors-rake-in-over-37m/
Cambodia, Czech Republic agree to promote cooperation in trade and investment
The Kingdom of Cambodia and the Czech Republic have agreed to further boost their cooperation in trade and investment as well as to have more exchanges of high-level visits between the two countries. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501386509/cambodia-czech-republic-agree-to-promote-cooperation-in-trade-and-investment/
Cambodia receives nearly half million Chinese tourists in 11 months
Cambodia attracted 498,250 Chinese visitors during the first 11 months of 2023, said a report from the Ministry of Tourism released on Monday. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501412959/cambodia-receives-nearly-half-million-chinese-tourists-in-11-months/
Sub-national admins take over management and salary payments in education sector
The government instructed sub-national level administrations to take over the management and payment of salaries in the educational sector from January 2024. ...
Hang Punreay
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501423476/sub-national-admins-take-over-management-and-salary-payments-in-education-sector/
Cambodia attracts $1.3 billion in FDI inflows
Cambodia attracted investment of $1.3 billion in the first two-month period of this year, according to the Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC). ...
Chea Vanyuth
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501453553/cambodia-attracts-1-3-billion-in-fdi-inflows/
UN provides compensation for Cambodians hurt or slain in missions
The United Nations (UN), through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of Cambodia, has provided compensation for peacekeepers wounded or killed for the cause of humanity and peace around the world during missions in Lebanon and Mali. ...
Hang Punreay
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501431049/un-provides-compensation-for-cambodians-hurt-or-slain-in-missions/
Cambodia’s economy expected to grow 6.4 pct in 2024
The Cambodian economy is projected to grow by 6.4 percent in 2024, up from 5.5 percent in 2023, mainly driven by tourism and manufacturing sector, National Bank of Cambodia (NBC)’s Governor Chea Serey said on Friday. ...
Xinhua
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501430154/cambodias-economy-expected-to-grow-6-4-pct-in-2024/