One million tons rice export target set for next five years
The Kingdom of Cambodia, which is striving to promote the country as a “rice basket” and a major rice exporter, is aiming to ship at least one million tons of rice per year – 2023 onwards – and earn revenue of around $800 million annually ...
Prakash Jha
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501192888/one-million-tons-rice-export-target-set-for-next-five-years/
Press release on prevention and response to hot weather problems
On 26 April 2023, the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries issued a press release on the preparation and response to hot weather.Late arrival conditions with low to moderate rainfall and the possibility of a dry season that can occur and last from early July ...
Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
Press release on the Republic of Korea to continue supporting and cooperating with Cambodia
On 16 February 2023, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation issued a press release on the Republic of Korea to continue supporting and cooperating with Cambodia.The Deputy Prime Minister recalled with satisfaction that 2022 was an excellent and meaningful year in the two ...
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation
Press release on Cambodia and Thailand confident of further expansion of the multi-faceted ties
On 16 February 2023, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation issued a press release on Cambodia and Thailand confident of further expansion of the multi-faceted ties.Both sides touched base on a number of bilateral partnership, namely trade and investment, labor, education, de-mining, infrastructure ...
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation
Press release on Cambodia’s Foreign Ministry to hold Annual Conference to review global geopolitics, regional issues, economic diplomacy and institutional reform
On 24 February 2023, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation issued a press release on Cambodia’s Foreign Ministry to hold Annual Conference to review global geopolitics, regional issues, economic diplomacy and institutional reform.The goal is to take stock of diplomacy achievements and to ...
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation
Notification on demarcation, measurement, and judgment of indigenous communal land
On 12 December 2022, the Ratanakiri Provincial Governor issued a notification on demarcation, measurement, and judgment of indigenous communal land.Demarcation, measurement, and judgment of Kreung indigenous communal land in Svay village, Poy commune, O’Chum district, Ratanakiri province will take place from 19 December 2022 to ...
Ratanakiri Provincial Governor
Int’l trade slips but deficit dips 72%
Cambodia’s international trade volume reached $15.611 billion in the first four months of 2023, down 14.10 per cent year-on-year from $17.650 billion, while the trade deficit for the period narrowed by nearly three-quarters on an annual basis, according to provisional figures from the General Department ...
Hin Pisei
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/intl-trade-slips-deficit-dips-72
Dolphin population survey completed
The first freshwater dolphin identification survey of 2023 was conducted from January 12-17, with the participation of international experts from the Sarasota Dolphin Research Programme, the US Marine Mammal Commission, and the specialist groups that constitute the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Species ...
Post Staff
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/dolphin-population-survey-completed
Press release on the denial of RFA broadcasts regarding fishing crimes
On 28 March 2023, the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries issued a press release on the denial of RFA broadcasts regarding fishing crimes.The Fisheries Administration rejects RFA’s report on “People claiming that fishing crimes are on the rise in the Tonle Sap area of ...
Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
Press release on Deputy Prime Minister PRAK Sokhonn to visit Thailand to further deepen and expand the thriving cooperation
On 21 February 2023, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation issued a press release on Deputy Prime Minister PRAK Sokhonn to visit Thailand to further deepen and expand the thriving cooperation.The two Deputy Prime Ministers will hold a bilateral meeting to deliberate across-the-board ...
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation
Royal Railway reports slight revenue uptick in Q1
Royal Railway Plc (RRC), a Royal Group of Companies Ltd (RGC) member with a corporate bond listed on the Cambodia Securities Exchange (CSX), reported only a slight on-year increase in revenue in the first quarter of 2023 – ended March 31 – which has been ...
May Kunmakara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/royal-railway-reports-slight-revenue-uptick-q1
Int’l footwear sales pick up pace in May: GDCE figures
The Kingdom exported “footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles” to the tune of $558.542 million in the first five months of 2023, down 20.44 per cent year-on-year from $702.060 million and down 23.11 per cent half-on-half (compared to July-November 2022) from $726.4 ...
Hin Pisei
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/intl-footwear-sales-pick-pace-may-gdce-figures
UNESCO and Cambodia foster regional dialogue on Emergency Preparedness and Underwater Cultural Heritage protection
UNESCO and the Cambodian Ministry of Culture and Fine Arts organized a Workshop on Emergency Preparedness and Underwater Cultural Heritage in Southeast Asia from 25-28 October 2023 in Siem Reap, Cambodia, with the support of the UNESCO Heritage Emergency Fund (HEF) and the UNESCO Secretariat ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501391869/unesco-and-cambodia-foster-regional-dialogue-on-emergency-preparedness-and-underwater-cultural-heritage-protection/
Cambodia posts 57% rise in agricultural exports
Cambodia exported more than 6.13 million tonnes of agricultural products in the first half of 2024, an increase of 57 percent compared to the same period in 2023, earning more than $2.8 billion, according to a report of the General Directorate of Agriculture posted by ...
Mom Kunthea
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501517943/cambodia-posts-57-rise-in-agricultural-exports/
Sino-Cambodia FTA talks wrap up, signing to follow
Cambodia and China wrapped up free trade agreement (FTA) talks on Monday, the Ministry of Commerce said. The announcement was made during a video conference between Minister of Commerce Pan Sorasak and his Chinese counterpart Zhong Shan. The deal is expected to propel bilateral trade ...
Thou Vireak
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/sino-cambodia-fta-talks-wrap-signing-follow
Lack of clean water causing child stunting, wasting
The problems of a lack of access to clean water and sanitation was one of the leading causes of stunting and wasting in children under five years old, which had led to the government and relevant organisations setting 2023 goals of reducing the two categories, ...
Mom Kunthear
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/lack-clean-water-causing-child-stunting-wasting
PP-Bavet Expressway agreement finalised
The Public-Private Partnership Contract (PPP) for the Phnom Penh-Bavet Expressway project worth about $1.63 billion has been finalised and ready for signing between the government and the private developer in a ceremony to be held in early 2023 after all the clauses of the contract ...
Kang Sothear
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501202640/pp-bavet-expressway-agreement-finalised/
Cambodia’s public debt almost touched $10 billion last year
Cambodia’s total public debt stock is expected to increase approximately 1.42 percent to reach $9.97 billion by the end of 2022 compared to over $7 billion five years ago, while the national budget law allowed the government to borrow about $1.26 billion or $1.7 billion ...
Kang Sothear
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501226200/cambodias-public-debt-almost-touched-10-billion-last-year/
Press release on the Royal Government of Cambodia's instruction on additional measures for continuing impact management and supporting the recovery of tourism in the kingdom of Cambodia
On 30 January 2023, the Royal Government of Cambodia has posted a press release on the instruction on additional measures for continuing impact management and supporting the recovery of tourism in the kingdom of Cambodia. According to the press release, the government has set out additional ...
Royal Government of Cambodia
Press release of the General Department of Taxation on the taxation on capital gains
On 26 September 2023, the General Department of Taxation issued a press release on the collection of tax on capital gains.According to the press release, the tax on capital gains is not new and has been put in place since 1994. The government is working ...
General Department of Taxation