Joint press release German government-funded study confirms grave problems in Cambodia’s microfinance sector
On 14 September 2022, the Cambodia League For the Promotion and Defense of Human Rights (LICADHO) released a joint press on a study commissioned by the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) provides further evidence of widespread over-indebtedness in Cambodia, resulting in an ...
Cambodia League For the Promotion and Defense of Human Rights (LICADHO)
Cambodia to hold 4th capital, provincial, municipal, district and khan council election in May next year
The 4th Election of Capital, Provincial, Municipal, District and Khan Councils will take place on Sunday, May 26, 2024. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501363457/cambodia-to-hold-4th-capital-provincial-municipal-district-and-khan-council-election-in-may-next-year/
Chinese premier Li meets UN chief on multilateralism, climate change during Summits in Cambodia
China commends the United Nations for prioritizing the development issues facing developing countries and actively helping them ease debt burdens, tackle climate change, improve living standards and pursue sustainable development, Premier Li Keqiang said on Sunday. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501185067/chinese-premier-li-meets-un-chief-on-multilateralism-climate-change-during-summits-in-cambodia/
Chinese Premier Li says in Cambodia that reform, opening-up is China’s path to modernization
Premier Li Keqiang said that China is the largest developing country and reform and opening-up is its pathway toward modernization when meeting with the International Monetary Fund Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, on Saturday. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501184273/chinese-premier-li-says-in-cambodia-that-reform-opening-up-is-chinas-path-to-modernization/
More than 200 families in Siem Reap dismantled tents on disputed land overnight after authorities threatened to use force
210 families live in Sna Sangkram village, Balong commune, Prasat Bakong district, Siem Reap province that has a land dispute with the Apsara Authority demolished tents from the disputed land overnight after authorities threatened to use force. ...
MoU Signing ceremony on technical assistance for promoting the development of the securities sector in Cambodia
On 18 August 2022, the Cambodia Securities Exchange (CSX) announced a press released on the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signing ceremony between United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF) and Securities Exchange Regulator of Cambodia (SERC) and Cambodia Securities Exchange (CSX).The MoU on “Technical Assistance for ...
Cambodia Securities Exchange
23 families in Siem Reap accuse authorities of allocating more than 80 hectares of their farmland
Twenty-three families in Run Ta Ek commune, Siem Reap province have accused authorities of taking more than 80 hectares of their farmland to be subdivided ownership unfairly. ...
Cambodia’s garment exports increases by 18.51% to $7.747 billion in Jan-Oct 2022
The exports of apparel from Cambodia increased by 18.51 per cent year-on-year to $7.747 billion during January-October 2022. This constituted 41.30 per cent of Cambodia’s total foreign income of $18.747 billion during the period under review, according to data from the general department of customs ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501191842/cambodias-garment-exports-increases-by-18-51-to-7-747-billion-in-jan-oct-2022/
Digital incubation brings opportunities to women-owned micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) in Cambodia
Micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) constitute the backbone of Cambodia’s economy and account for 99.8 percent of its businesses. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501253352/digital-incubation-brings-opportunities-to-women-owned-micro-small-and-medium-sized-enterprises-msmes-in-cambodia/
Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training's petition in support of the Phnom Penh Municipal Court on the verdict of Kem Sokha
On 03 March 2022, the Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training has posted a petition in support of the Phnom Penh Municipal Court on the verdict of Kem Sokha on their official social media site. According to the petition, all the civil servants and all teachers, ...
Ministry of Labor and Vocational Training
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation petition in support of the Phnom Penh Municipal Court on the verdict of Kem Sokha
On 03 March 2022, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation has posted a petition in support of the Phnom Penh Municipal Court on the verdict of Kem Sokha on their official social media site. According to the petition, all the civil servants under the ...
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation
Ministry of Land Management, Urban Planning and Construction petition in support of the Phnom Penh Municipal Court on the verdict of Kem Sokha
On 03 March 2022, the Ministry of Land Management, Urban Planning and Construction has posted a petition in support of the Phnom Penh Municipal Court on the verdict of Kem Sokha on their official social media site. According to the petition, all the civil servants under ...
Ministry of Land Management, Urban Planning and Construction
Cambodia’s export to RCEP countries up 16 pct in first 4 months of 2023
Cambodia’s total export to the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) member countries amounted to $ 2.89 billion in the first four months of 2023, up 16 percent from $ 2.49 over the same period last year, the Ministry of Commerce’s latest report showed on Sunday. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501290532/cambodias-export-to-rcep-countries-up-16-pct-in-first-4-months-of-2023/
Almost seven tonnes of gold mined in first two years of ventures
Minister of Mines and Energy Suy Sem announced that Cambodia has refined 6,727 kilogrammes of gold dore bars and collected royalties of more than $10 million, as of the beginning of June this year. ...
Kim Yutharo
https://www.postkhmer.com/business/2023-06-11-1829-251140.html
Petition in support of the initiative to amend the election law to reform the right to stand for election
On 13 June 2023, a Group of Civil Society Organizations issued a petition in support of the initiative to amend the election law to reform the right to stand for election.Civil Society Groups call for full support for initiative to amend the election law to ...
Group of Civil Society Organizations
Open Development Cambodia updates a dataset on “Digital Elevation Model from SRTM (Shuttle Radar Topography Mission) in Cambodia”
Open Development Cambodia (ODC) updates a dataset on “Digital Elevation Model from SRTM (Shuttle Radar Topography Mission) in Cambodia” by adding a new interactive map layer. This bilingual dataset of the SRTM V3 has a high resolution of 30 meters and allows for downloads.=> Please ...
Press release on taking legal actions against calls to spoil the ballot in the election
On 11 July 2023, the National Election Committee (NEC) issued a press release on taking legal actions against calls to spoil the ballot in the election.The NEC noted that some individuals continue to campaign on social media, instructing people to spoil their ballots when they ...
National Election Committee (NEC)
Girls’ digital literacy in the East Asia and Pacific Region: Spotlight on Cambodia
Today’s world is a digital world. We use technology for work, study, communicating and play. We use Apps such as WhatsApp, Google, and Instagram; but what role does gender play in how we can use technology? ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501324479/girls-digital-literacy-in-the-east-asia-and-pacific-region-spotlight-on-cambodia/
CMAC defuse monster 340kg US bomb in Kampong Cham village
The Cambodian Mine Action Centre (CMAC) successfully neutralised a large US air-dropped bomb in Kampong Cham province on February 27. ...
Sok Raksa
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/cmac-defuse-monster-340kg-us-bomb-in-kampong-cham-village
Workshop on using open EIA reporting to drive accountable and transparent environmental governance in Cambodia
On 01 October 2020, Open Development Cambodia (ODC) hosted a half-day workshop on “Using Open EIA Reporting to Drive Accountable and Transparent Environmental Governance in Cambodia”. The event brought together 35 participants coming from various institutions, including local and international NGOs, grassroots organizations and media ...
