Results of plenary session of Council of Ministers on Friday, 17 February 2017
On 17 February 2017, Prime Minister of Kingdom of Cambodia, Hun Sen, has presided over a plenary session of Council of Ministers at Peace Palace. The result of the discussion including:Two projects: a 230-kilowatt transit grid development project from the Stung Tatai hydropower dam in ...
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Master plan for tourism development
The Tourism Ministry has prepared a master plan for the development of the industry in provinces and cities to attract investment in the sector and create more products for tourists. However the country needs growth of at least 10 percent year-on-year to reach the target ...
Sok Chan
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/37450/master-plan-for-tourism-development/
Crackdown on illegal documents imminent
The government plans to crackdown on immigrants holding illegal or irregular paperwork to live, work and vote in the country, according to a sub-decree obtained yesterday. ...
Mom Sophon
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/5079236/crackdown-illegal-documents-imminent/
Thai links set to boost trade
The Ministry of Commerce has committed to joining up with the Thai Embassy in Cambodia to build a favourable business and investment climate between the Asean neighbours. ...
May Kunmakar
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/5082631/thai-links-set-boost-trade/
Ministry disputes forests data
The Ministry of Environment released a statement late Tuesday night vehemently refuting University of Maryland data that showed a 30 percent spike in forest cover loss in 2016 over the year before, pointing instead to its own data showing only minimal deforestation over the same ...
Phak Seangly and Ananth Baliga
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/ministry-disputes-forests-data
Government plans to slim down Cabinet
Officials holding the position Of secretary Of state will no longer be members Of the Cabinet after July’s general election, it was announced yesterday.Council Of Ministers spokesman Phay Siphan said the government will soon amend the law to allow for a reduction in the number ...
Mom Kunthear
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/50101012/japan-donate-140-buses/
Cambodia-Vietnam trade up 30 percent in 2017
Bilateral trade between Cambodia and Vietnam last year increased nearly 30 percent to about $3.8 billion according to Vietnamese state-run media, while Cambodia has yet to report trade statistics for most of 2017. ...
Hor Kimsay
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/cambodia-vietnam-trade-30-percent-2017
Government creates department to improve seed quality for better yields
The government is establishing a department under the Agriculture Ministry which will be responsible for improving the quality of seeds and distributing them more efficiently to farmers. ...
Pech Sotheary
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50664641/government-creates-department-to-improve-seed-quality-for-better-yields/
Cambodia reports 1.41 bln USD trade deficit in first eight months
Cambodia has witnessed a trade deficit of 1.41 billion U.S. dollars in the first eight months of the year, according to figures from the Ministry of Commerce on Monday. The country’s total import and export volume was valued at 10.45 billion U.S. dollars during the January-August ...
Xinhuanet News Staff
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/business/2013-09/16/c_132725537.htm
Grade 9 test pushed back amid protest
The Ministry of Education has suspended the grade 9 examinations this week without citing a reason. In a letter sent yesterday, parents and students are informed that examinations slated to take place today and Tuesday would instead take place on September 26 and 27. ...
Mom Kunthear
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/grade-9-test-pushed-back-amid-protest
Cambodia sees 22 pct rise in garment exports in 9 months
Garment industry, Cambodia’s largest income earner, reported a 22-percent increase in exports in the first nine months of 2013, showed the data of the Ministry of Commerce released on Tuesday. During the January-September period this year, the country had exported garment products in equivalent to $4.2 ...
Global Times News Staff
http://www.globaltimes.cn/content/819443.shtml#.UmaRFflgd8E
Cambodia sees 56 pct drop in cassava exports in 8 months
Cambodia had exported 288,300 tons of fresh and dry cassava in the first eight months of the year, down 56 percent compared with same period last year, the figures of the Commerce Ministry said Sunday. The country generated total revenue of 15.2 million U.S. dollars from ...
EastDay.com News Staff
http://english.eastday.com/e/130929/u1a7689224.html
NGOs Call for Freedom of Information Laws
A coalition of 30 NGOs on Friday called on the Government to draft and pass a freedom of information law to overthrow its “culture of secrecy”. The groups said Saturday is the 10th Right to Know Day, but that Cambodians are being denied a “fundamental human ...
Lauren Crothers, P.12
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/
Cambodia sees 1.48 bln USD trade deficit in 9 months
Cambodia has seen a trade deficit of 1.48 billion U.S. dollars in the first nine months of 2013, according to the Commerce Ministry’s data on Friday. The total import and export volume was valued at 11.82 billion U.S. dollars during the January-September period this year, up ...
Xinhuanet News Staff
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/business/2013-10/25/c_132830753.htm
Cambodia sees 21 pct rise in garment exports in first 8 months
Cambodia’s garment industry, the kingdom’s largest income maker, recorded 3.65 billion U.S. dollars in export value in the first eight months of the year, up 21 percent from 3.01 billion U.S. dollars over the same period last year, the Ministry of Commerce said Friday. Cambodian ...
Xinhuanet News Staff
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/business/2013-09/20/c_132736137.htm
Cambodia needs 26.5 bln USD for next five-year development plan
The Cambodian Council of Ministers on Friday approved a five-year development strategic plan (2014-2018), which needs financial resources of 26.5 billion U.S. dollars to achieve the target, according to a news statement released after a weekly cabinet meeting. The plan is designed to develop infrastructure, ...
Xinhuanet News Staff
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/world/2014-05/30/c_133374027.htm
842 protests, strikes occur in 2013: Ministry
Protests and strikes led by opposition party, associations and labor unionists negatively affected security and public orders, and livelihoods of residents as well as the Nation’s economy, according to brief report of Ministry of Interior. The 83-page report said 842 protests and strikes took place in ...
The Cambodia Herald News Staff
http://thecambodiaherald.com/cambodia/detail/1?page=15&token=ZjY3OWMzNjE0NGE
Government passes $5.24b investment plan
The Council of Ministers on Friday approved a three-year $5.24 billion “public investment program”—a package of several hundred projects from 2015 to 2017 designed to help the government reach its goal of 7 percent annual growth or better. ...
Hul Reaksmey
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/government-passes-5-24b-investment-plan-67675/
Commerce Minister announces reduction in petrol prices
Gasoline prices have been decreased by 300 Riel per liter, according to an announcement issued Thursday by Ministry of Commerce. The oil prices of four companies are decreased from current 5,050 Riel to 4,750 Riel per liter for gasoline, while from 4,750 Riel to 4,500 ...
The Cambodia Herald News Staff
http://thecambodiaherald.com/cambodia/commerce-minister-announces-reduction-in-petrol-prices-7695
Cambodia's trade volume exceeds 16 bln USD in 11 months
Cambodia’s trade volume with foreign countries rose by 16 percent year on year in the first eleven months of 2014, according to data from the Ministry of Commerce on Tuesday. The country exported products in equivalent to 7.05 billion U.S. dollars, up 12 percent year-on-year ...
EastDay.com News Staff
http://english.eastday.com/auto/eastday/business/u1ai8467542.html