Cambodia’s PM calls financial institutions to restructure loans for tour operators in Siem Reap
Cambodian Prime Minister Dr Hun Manet called on here this morning to the financial institutions to restructure loans for tour operators in Siem Reap province at reasonable interest rates to help revive the tourism sector after being severely affected by COVID-19. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501391907/cambodias-pm-calls-financial-institutions-to-restructure-loans-for-tour-operators-in-siem-reap/
Cambodia to host 6th Asian Youth Para Games in 2029
Cambodia will host the 6th Asian Youth Para Games, following the 5th Asian Youth Games in 2029, according to a press release of the National Paralympic Committee of Cambodia. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501422596/cambodia-to-host-6th-asian-youth-para-games-in-2029/
e-KYC, digital verification of documents taking off in Cambodia
Opening a bank account from the comfort of your home is possible today thanks to e-KYC services in Cambodia. ...
Rachel David
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501447218/e-kyc-digital-verification-of-documents-taking-off-in-cambodia/
Liechtenstein's Hasler arrives in Cambodia to strengthen diplomatic ties
Liechtensteinian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Education and Sport Dominique Hasler, arrived in Cambodia today for a three-day official visit to the Kingdom until March 2, as the Kingdom diversifies its diplomatic ties. ...
Cambodian PM calls on private sector to invest in frozen organ meat for local consumption
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet yesterday encouraged the private sector to invest in frozen organ meat for sustainable local consumption. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501432039/cambodian-pm-calls-on-private-sector-to-invest-in-frozen-organ-meat-for-local-consumption/
Cambodia’s garment, footwear, travel goods export up 20 pct in Q1
Cambodia exported $2,941 million worth of garment, footwear and travel products (GFTs) to international markets in the first quarter of 2024, up 20 percent from 2,449 million dollars over the same period last year, said a report released by the Ministry of Commerce on April ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501472270/cambodias-garment-footwear-travel-goods-export-up-20-pct-in-q1/
Cambodia’s plastic bag imports down 74.6 pct in Q1
Cambodia has reported a significant decline in the imports of plastic bags in the first quarter of 2024, thanks to an ongoing plastics-free campaign, said the Environment Ministry’s news release on April 10, 2024. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501471189/cambodias-plastic-bag-imports-down-74-6-pct-in-q1/
Hainan Litree plans to invest up to $100 million in Cambodia’s Clean Water Sector
On May 10, Hem Vanndy, Minister of Industry, Science, Technology & Innovation (MISTI), received representatives from Hainan Litree Purifying Technology Co., Ltd. and discussed the company’s interest in expanding its investment in Cambodia’s clean water sector. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501486640/hainan-litree-plans-to-invest-up-to-100-million-in-cambodias-clean-water-sector/
Green Sprouts three-day distribution event in full swing
The Ministry of Environment, partner organisations and the private sector are distributing over 40,000 saplings over a period of three days during the “Green Sprouts” exhibition and distribution event, held in concert with the 4th National Orchid Forum. ...
Phak Seangly
https://m.phnompenhpost.com/national/green-sprouts-three-day-distribution-event-in-full-swing
Draft law on accountability and abuse of government authority in the works: SCC
The Supreme Consultative Council drafted a law on the violation of duties, aiming to punish government officials, including those in the military, who infringe on their duty to serve the public or abuse their power to drive personal interests. ...
IPC: Over 16,000 C-19 samples tested since January in Kindgom
The Institute Pasteur du Cambodia has announced it has tested over 16,000 samples for coronavirus since January in Cambodia, of which 125 have been positive. ...
Khuon Narim
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50730466/ipc-over-16000-c-19-samples-tested-since-january-in-kindgom/
Over $15 million donated to Cambodia’s Kantha Bopha Foundation in first six months
A total fund of more than $15 million has been donated to Cambodia Kantha Bopha Foundation for the first half of 2020 to support Cambodian children’s health care service. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50743823/over-15-million-donated-to-cambodias-kantha-bopha-foundation-in-first-six-months/
Public has little say in gov’t spending, says NGO
Cambodia’s legal and policy framework provides little opportunity for citizens and civil society organisations to have a say in public financial management at the national level, said a study by NGO Forum which was released on Tuesday. ...
Mom Kunthear
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/public-has-little-say-govt-spending-says-ngo
White-winged ducks in peril but sighting inspires hope
Only about 20-30 endangered white-winged ducks (Asacornis scutulata) remain in the Kulen Promtep Wildlife Sanctuary in Preah Vihear province, according to the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) Cambodia. ...
Voun Dara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/white-winged-ducks-peril-sighting-inspires-hope
Top six agro-industrial crops net Kingdom $2.32B in 2020
Cambodia exported 8.55 million tonnes of its six most profitable agro-industrial crops, through formal and informal channels, worth more than $2.32 billion this year as of December 15, according to Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Veng Sakhon. ...
Thou Vireak
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/top-six-agro-industrial-crops-net-kingdom-232b-2020
Lake filling in capital draws CSOs concern
Civil society organisations (CSOs) working on the environment and human rights have expressed concern about filling parts of Boeung Tamok Lake to create new parcels of land on the outskirts of Phnom Penh. ...
Soth Koemsoeun
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/lake-filling-capital-draws-csos-concern
EU and Khmer Enterprise fund partnership for clean energy innovation in the agri-fishery sector
Khmer Enterprise, a unit under the Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF) and EnergyLab, Cambodia’s only energy start-up incubator, have inked a partnership agreement to support clean energy start-ups in the agriculture, fishery, and aquaculture sectors in Cambodia with funds from the European Union. ...
All parties seek speedy solution to decade-long land dispute in Koh Kong
A decade-long land dispute between about 130 families and the provincial agriculture department is being urged to be resolved quickly. ...
Firm accused of grabbing indigenous community’s land in Stung Treng
More than 30 families from the Kreung indigenous community in Talat commune’s Rumpat and Talat villages in Stung Treng province’s Sesan district claimed that a private company had cleared their plantations. ...
Khouth Sophak Chakrya
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/firm-accused-grabbing-indigenous-communitys-land-stung-treng
C-19 positive cases declining in PP due to high number of jabs
Phnom Penh health officials claim the steady decline of cases of Covid-19 in Phnom Penh is due to the government’s successful vaccination drive. ...
Tith Kongnov
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50879987/c-19-positive-cases-declining-in-pp-due-to-high-number-of-jabs/
