Healthcare capacity rapidly upgraded in recent years
The Ministry of Health expanded its capacity and made it easier for people to get healthcare services between 2018 and 2022, with the numbers of health centres increasing from 1,205 to 1,288 and hospitals from 123 to 132. ...
Orm Bunthoeurn
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/healthcare-capacity-rapidly-upgraded-recent-years
UNICEF sees progress in Cambodia for improvement of child rights
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Thursday that progress has been made in Cambodia in the protection of child rights. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501265354/unicef-sees-progress-in-cambodia-for-improvement-of-child-rights/
Cambodia’s rubber export up 6.8 percent in Q1
Cambodia exported 65,921 tons of dry rubber in the first quarter of 2023, an increase of 6.8 percent from 61,739 tons in the same period last year, said a General Directorate of Rubber report on Thursday. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501277044/cambodias-rubber-export-up-6-8-percent-in-q1/
Chinese firm wins deal to build 3rd largest port in Cambodia
China Harbour Engineering Company Ltd. (CHEC) on Friday secured a contract from a Cambodian firm to construct a multi-purpose seaport in southwestern Cambodia’s Kampot province. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501285273/chinese-firm-wins-deal-to-build-3rd-largest-port-in-cambodia/
Cambodia-China trade at $1.7B in first two months
The trade volume between Cambodia and China reached $1.7 billion in the first two months of 2023, down 15.6 percent year-on-year, according to a report from the General Department of Customs and Excise. ...
Chea Vanyuth
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501255082/cambodia-china-trade-at-1-7b-in-first-two-months/
Cambodia’s milled rice export up 3.5 pct in Q1
Cambodia exported 176,581 tons of milled rice in the first quarter (Q1) of 2023, up 3.5 percent from 170,539 tons in the same period last year, the Cambodia Rice Federation (CRF) said in a report released on Tuesday. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501279579/cambodias-milled-rice-export-up-3-5-pct-in-q1/
Cambodia’s workers in informal sector of tourism to receive health care support
The Royal Government of Cambodia (RGC) has decided to provide health care scheme through the Health Equity Fund for individuals working in the informal sector of tourism in accordance with the regulations in force. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501307068/cambodias-workers-in-informal-sector-of-tourism-to-receive-health-care-support/
PPAP revenue dips 14% to $10.77M in four months
The Phnom Penh Autonomous Port (PPAP) posted total revenue of $10.77 million for the first four months of this year, down 14 percent from its revenue of $12.53 million for the same period in 2022. ...
Adur Pradeep
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501291770/ppap-revenue-dips-14-to-10-77m-in-four-months/
Foreign tourist arrivals to Cambodia jump to 2.28 million in 2022
The number of foreign tourists to Cambodia in 2022 rose by 1,059 percent to 2.28 million, the Ministry of Tourism’s report showed on Tuesday. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501221438/foreign-tourist-arrivals-to-cambodia-jump-to-2-28-million-in-2022/
Public works ministry asks for Japan’s hand in human resource development
The Ministry of Public Works and Transport has asked Japan to keep contributing to overall human resource development, and potentially support the Techo Sen Institute of Public Works and Transport (TSI) in its training of Cambodian engineers in specific skills. ...
Progress rooted in 1980’s risks: PM
Prime Minister Hun Sen said that Cambodia’s current era of development has its foundations in the risks he undertook in the 1980s when he put in place political and economic reforms. ...
Ry Sochan
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/progress-rooted-1980s-risks-pm
UN’s FAO opens Cambodia office, plans $65M in projects
The UN Food and Agriculture Organisation’s (FAO) office in Cambodia intends to commence the implementation of a range of new projects in 2023 in close collaboration with the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries and other partners, with total funding of over $65 million, according ...
Orm Bunthoeurn
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/uns-fao-opens-cambodia-office-plans-65m-projects
Cambodia’s fabric imports from Thailand at $157 million in 2022
Despite volatility due to COVID-19, Cambodia’s 2022 apparel exports to Thailand reached $57.6 million, and fabric imports were $157 million. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501269748/cambodias-fabric-imports-from-thailand-at-157-million-in-2022/
Payment in riel grew faster than US dollar through Bakong
The amount of cash paid in riel by account holders through Bakong system has increased 4.1 times in 2022 compared to the previous year, while that paid in US dollar through the same system has risen 3.2 times, and the transactions made through this system ...
Kang Sothear
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501276160/payment-in-riel-grew-faster-than-us-dollar-through-bakong-2/
No new Covid cases in Cambodia
The Ministry of Health on April 19 reported no new Covid-19 cases or new recoveries. ...
Post Staff
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/no-new-covid-cases-cambodia-86
Top official calls for more efforts to protect wildlife in Cardamoms
A senior official at the Ministry of Environment has announced that the Cardamom Mountains are currently facing dire threats from wildlife poaching. ...
Tith Kongnov
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501287423/top-official-calls-for-more-efforts-to-protect-wildlife-in-cardamoms/
Tycoon’s son receives 6,234 hectares in Botum Sakor National Park
A company linked to the son of tycoon Ly Yong Phat received a 6,234 hectare concession inside Botum Sakor National Park, according to a January sub-decree signed by Prime Minister Hun Sen and published on Wednesday. ...
Eung Sea
https://cambojanews.com/tycoons-son-receives-6234-hectares-in-botum-sakor-national-park/
623 land titles distributed to more than 300 families in Kampong Thom province
623 property ownership certificates were distributed to 332 families in Kdei Ta Chen village, Treal commune, Tang Kork district on July 20, 2023, so that they have the legal right to own and use them. ...
Post Staff
https://www.postkhmer.com/national/2023-07-21-1331-252571.html
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