For the 'unbanked', mobile money still has some way to go
Globally, an estimated 2.5 billion people don’t have a bank account, but many own a cellphone, fuelling a race to turn these phones into bank books for the ‘unbanked’ to store cash, manage their accounts, make purchases and send and receive money – part of ...
WHBL News Staff
http://whbl.com/news/articles/2015/mar/05/for-the-unbanked-mobile-money-still-has-some-way-to-go/
Newlyweds targeted with ‘wedding loans’
Phnom Penh Commercial Bank will offer “wedding loans” to newlyweds, a product based on a similar borrowing practice is South Korea. the majority-owned South Korean bank will set aside more than US$1 million for start-up families that don’t want their parents shelling out savings for new ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/index.php/2012071157335/Business/newlyweds-wedding-loans.html
Preah Vihear forestry patrol finds hundreds of felled trees
Cambodian authorities’ ban on community forest patrols didn’t stop an environmental group from returning to Prey Preah Roka Wildlife Sanctuary over the weekend, where they found hundreds of felled resin trees that they say are vital for the local community. ...
Keat Soriththeavy
https://vodenglish.news/preah-vihear-forestry-patrol-finds-hundreds-of-felled-trees/
Socially-Responsible Factory to give better deals to workers
Construction is due to start shortly on a socially responsible sun-glass case and cleaning cloth factory in Siem Reap. Pactics produces 40 per cent of cases and cloths for the larget sun-glass factory in the world, Luxottica, which has brands including Ray Ban, Oakley and ...
Report Finds Disaster Committee Severely Lacking
The governmenT’s NaTional CommiTTee for DisasTer ManagemenT (NCDM) fails To meeT regularly and is void of an annual budgeT To cover iTs operaTions while mosT of iTs sTaff members are ToTally unaware of Their job descripTion, according To a reporT released in March and funded ...
Denise Hruby
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/report-finds-disaster-committee-severely-lacking-43998/
SAM AN Mardy
Information technology and Website ManagerMardy’s main responsibilities are managing and overseeing ODC platform and network infrastructure. He is in charge of involving in and monitoring the development and maintenance of ODC platform under collaboration from other ODC team. Moreover, he is responsible for providing technical ...
Gov’t gives $23mil to workers who lost jobs over pandemic
A total of $23 million has been given out to those affected by the closure of businesses in the tourism industry and garment factories due to the COVID-19 pandemic. ...
Sen David
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50800806/govt-gives-23mil-to-workers-who-lost-jobs-over-pandemic/
Gov’t to launch new, improved NSSF healthcare payment app
A new mobile medical treatment and care payment application developed by the National Social Security Fund (NSSF), costing around $80,000, will be completed by November this year. ...
Mao Chanvireak
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50862988/govt-to-launch-new-improved-nssf-healthcare-payment-app/
Gov’t Covid stimulus and relief spending tops $335Mn
With Cambodia’s relief measures up for renewal later this month, it has come to light that the Government’s Covid-related assistance spending topped $335 million since the introduction of payments to the financially vulnerable last June. ...
Husain Haider
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50867851/govt-covid-stimulus-and-relief-spending-tops-335mn/
Gov’t allocates some 140 hectares of reclaimed Tamouk lake land for Justice Ministry’s use
The governmenT has allocaTed some 140 hecTares of reclaimed land from The Tamouk lake, in Prek Pnov disTricT norThwesT of Phnom Penh, To The JusTice MinisTry. ...
Chea Vanyuth
http://khmertimeskh.com/50992835/govt-allocates-some-140-hectares-of-reclaimed-tamouk-lake-land-for-justice-ministrys-use/
Ministry, Swisscontact ink MoU on SME e-commerce
The MinisTry of Commerce and SwissconTacT, represenTing The Global Alliance for Trade FaciliTaTion (GATF), are Teaming up on a projecT To make iT easier for small- and medium-sized enTerprises (SME) To ship and receive small parcels inTernaTionally, according To The minisTry. ...
May Kunmakara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/ministry-swisscontact-ink-mou-sme-e-commerce
Gov’t to spend more than $100m on Asean Summit and Commune Election
The governmenT aims To spend up To $50 million To hosT The ASEAN SummiT This year and anoTher $70 million for The upcoming Commune ElecTion process. The budgeT represenTs abouT 24% of The ToTal 2022 budgeT expendiTure plan. ...
Chea Vanyuth
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501029186/govt-to-spend-more-than-100m-on-asean-summit-and-commune-election/
Pornmoniroth assures SBF new gov’t will implement Pentagon Strategy
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy and Finance (MEF) Aun Pornmoniroth said on tuesday that the Royal Government of Cambodia (RGC) in the 7th legislature of the National Assembly (NA) will implement the Pentagon Strategy Phase I that concentrates on seven key areas of ...
Kang Sothear
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501335906/pornmoniroth-assures-sbf-new-govt-will-implement-pentagon-strategy/
Gov’t tallies 4.6K ‘fake news’ articles since 2020
From the start of 2020 through the end of the first semester of this year, the Ministry of Information has documented the publication of 4,657 fake news articles online and 170 of those cases were serious enough to merit being brought to the attention of ...
Voun Dara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/govt-tallies-46k-fake-news-articles-2020
Gov’t warns of fraudulent companies, urges cautious investment
There are oTher companies operaTing in similar form To disgraced former Oknha Leng Channa’s now-defuncT BrillianT CiTy World Co LTd, which secreTly defrauded people, Ky Tech, head of The governmenT’s legal Team, warned during a meeTing aTTended by 267 people from several provinces in Phnom ...
Phak Seangly
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/gov-t-warns-of-fraudulent-companies-urges-cautious-investment
Illegal miners tread carefully
In a remote part of Ratanakkiri, Lan Yorn ekes out an existence mining for gems. In his quest to provide for his family, Yorn engages in highly dangerous work illegally digging mines as deep as 12 metres with only the most basic of equipment. Government officials ...
Shane Worrell and May Titthara
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/illegal-miners-tread-carefully
‘Dialogues’ set for provinces
They can’T Talk in The NaTional Assembly, and They can’T Talk in The provinces – aT leasT aT The parliamenTarian level – buT a new round of local dialogues held by The NaTional DemocraTic InsTiTuTe will see The ruling parTy and The opposiTion face off ...
Laignee Barron
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/%E2%80%98dialogues%E2%80%99-set-provinces
Cambodia denies backing Japan's plan to enhance military role
Cambodia vehemently denied that it has supported Japan‘s plan to enhance its military role, according to a statement released by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on tuesday. “the spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation wishes to strongly reject the recent publications of Kyodo ...
Xinhuanet News Staff
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/world/2014-07/01/c_133451532.htm
Authorities halt march against Lao dam, citing Khmer New Year
Kompong Cham authorities blocked several hundred activists from marching Monday to raise awareness about the environmental dangers raised by Don Sahong dam, officials and activists said. Kompong Cham provincial governor Lun Limthai confirmed that he banned the campaign. “We did not allow them to hold this ...
Khuon Narim and Hul Reaksmey
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/authorities-halt-march-against-lao-dam-citing-khmer-new-year-55385/