Travel and factory downturn a silver lining for the Kingdom’s environment
A sharp reduction in travel and production output, because of COVID-19 along with several government measures has seen Phnom Penh record a “good” level of the pollutant PM2.5 in its atmosphere, according to independent data sourced by IQ Air. ...
Harrison White
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50715987/travel-and-factory-downturn-a-silver-lining-for-the-kingdoms-environment/
Cambodia’s exports to RCEP countries up 16 percent in 4 months
Cambodia earned over $3.36 billion from exports to members of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) in the first four months this year, up 16.2 percent from $2.89 billion recorded in the same period in 2023. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501489447/cambodias-exports-to-rcep-countries-up-16-percent-in-4-months/
Ministry of Education issues new life skills training guidelines
The Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport has issued new guidelines for integrating basic life skills training into public primary and secondary school curricula. This initiative aims to equip students with practical skills for real-life challenges and career development. ...
Torn Vibol
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501520230/ministry-of-education-issues-new-life-skills-training-guidelines/
Government establishes sub-committee on universal health coverage
The government is establishing a Sub-committee on Univeral Health Coverage in Cambodia to direct, coordinate, monitor and review all policies, strategies and action plans set out in the “Roadmap for Univeral Health Coverage in Cambodia 2024-2035” policy planning document. ...
Torn Vibol
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501529683/government-establishes-sub-committee-on-universal-health-coverage/
ADB retains Cambodia’s growth forecast at 5.3 percent in 2022 and 6.2 percent in 2023, down by 0.3 percent
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) maintained its economic growth forecast for Cambodia at 5.3 percent in 2022, but lowered the 2023 forecast to 6.2 percent from the earlier prediction of 6.5 percent due to weaker global growth, according to its updated outlook report released on ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501155788/adb-retains-cambodias-growth-forecast-at-5-3-percent-in-2022-and-6-2-percent-in-2023-down-by-0-3-percent/
Angkor Beer Promoters Protest for More Overtime Pay
Angkor Beer promoters held a protest outside of Cambrew Ltd in Phnom Penh in order to receive more overtime pay on the weekends, following an Arbitration Council order that the company pay each employee $2 more and Angkor Beer’s failure to do so. The 30 ...
As pig imports grow, price of pork drops
A rise in pig imports from Thailand and Vietnam has driven down pork prices by as much as 33 percent in the past month, leaving farmers here worried that an oversupply in the market will cut into profits. Prathna Preap, a swine market expert at USAID, ...
Furniture Business On The Rise
More people are buying furniture thanks to a growing construction sector and solid economic growth. Cambodia’s economy grew by 6.9 percent in 2011 and is expected to grow by 6.5 percent for the next two years, according to the Ministry of Economy and Finance. Meanwhile, the ...
Exports to be unaffected by debt crisis
As Cambodian exports continue to grow, commerce officials predict sovereign debt crises in the United States and Europe will not threaten the sector. Total exports surged by more than 46 per cent to US$2.677 billion in the first seven months of the year, compared to ...
Angkor Wat bags $44 mil
Cambodia’s famed UNESCO-listed Angkor Archaeological Park made a revenue of $44 million during the first nine months of the year from ticket sales to Angkor Wat. This represents a 2.5 per cent increase compared to the same period last year, according to an official report ...
Chea Vannak
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/30293/angkor-wat-bags--44-mil/
Tractor imports decrease, but experts not concerned
Tractor imports fell by 24 per cent last year, a significant decrease from 44,993 units in 2011 to 36,301 units, according to recent statistics from the Ministry of Economy and Finance. Although the cultivation of some crops in the Kingdom has increased, analysts said yesterday ...
Government Allocates More Than $3 Billion in 2013 Budget
The government has allocated more than $3 billion for total government spending in 2013, an increase of 19.2 percent on the $2.6 billion the government planned to spend in 2012, according to a statement issued by the Council of Ministers on Friday. The statement did not ...
Cambodia's unions cry foul on fainting figures
Union reps and government officials are offering significantly different – if both substantial – numbers in their year-end tallies of garment workers who fainted on the job in 2012. The Free Trade Union yesterday announced that the number of workers to faint in factories rose to ...
គជប ផ្សព្វផ្សាយ ពីសៀវភៅស ស្តីពីការបោះឆ្នោត
គណកម្មាធិការជាតិរៀបចំការបោះឆ្នោត គជប កាលពីព្រលប់ថ្ងៃព្រហស្បតិ៍ ទី៥កញ្ញាម្សិលមិញ បានចេញផ្សាយនូវ សៀវភៅស ស្តីពី ការបោះឆ្នោតសកលជ្រើសតាំងតំណាងរាស្ត្រ នីតិកាលទី៥ នៃរដ្ឋសភា នៃព្រះរាជាណាចក្រ ឆ្នាំ២០១។ សៀវភៅស កម្រាស់ ៥២ ទំព័រ ជាភាសាខ្មែរ និងភាសាអង់គ្លេស មាន ៣៨ ទំព័រ បានរៀបរាប់ពិស្តារ អំពីសាវតា នៃការបង្កើត សមាសភាព និងរចនាសម្ព័ន្ធគជប ដំណើរការបោះឆ្នោត អ្នកសង្កេតការណ៍ និងភ្នាក់ងារគណបក្សនយោបាយ បណ្តឹងបោះឆ្នោត រួមទាំងសេចក្តីថ្លែងការណ៍របស់ប្រធានាធិបតី នាយករដ្ឋមន្ត្រី ថ្នាក់ដឹកនាំនយោបាយអន្តរជាតិនានា លើដំណើរការបោះឆ្នោត នៅកម្ពុជា កាលពីថ្ងៃទី២៨កក្កដា ការស្នើសុំបង្កើតយន្តការថ្មី ដោយមានការចូលរួមពីអង្គការសហប្រជាជាតិ និងអង្គការក្រៅរដ្ឋាភិបាល និងសេចក្តីសន្និដ្ឋាន។ ...
លី ម៉េងហួរ
http://www.khmer.rfi.fr/cambodia/20130906-nec-white-book
Half a million Cambodians affected by land grabs: rights group
More than half a million Cambodians have been affected by land conflicts involving the government since 2000, with more than 2,000 families across the country subjected to largely violent land grabs during the first few months of this year, local rights group Licadho said Tuesday. The ...
Joshua Lipes
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/cambodia/land-04012014170055.html
1000 political, NGO observers for upcoming election
The National Election Committee announced on Monday that it recognized 843 representatives from political parties, and 159 election observers for upcoming city, provincial and district council election. A statement issued by the election committee said that the representatives from the five political parties are as follow: — ...
The Cambodia Herald News Staff
http://thecambodiaherald.com/cambodia/detail/1?page=11&token=NDg3YjEzYWJhZDM
Cambodia and EU meet next week in Brussels
Ouch Borith, Secretary of State of Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of Cambodia, and Ugo Astuto, director of South and Southeast Asia of the European Union, will co-chair the 8th meeting of Cambodia-EU Joint Committee to strengthen relations and cooperation between Cambodia and ...
The Cambodia Herald News Staff
http://www.thecambodiaherald.com/cambodia/detail/1?page=15&token=ZjJlNTNjMzI1MzZ
Council for the Development of Cambodia approves 211 Japanese investment projects
The Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC) has approved 211 Japanese investment projects worth about $3.14 billion to invest in Cambodia as of July 2021, according to a CDC’s press release. ...
Hin Pisei
https://www.postkhmer.com/business/2021-09-01-1042-222828.html
More than two million tourists traversed the country during the New Year weekend
The Ministry of Tourism has reported that that the three days of the Global New Year holiday and weekend from December 31, 2021 to January 2, 2022 brought 2,002,298 domestic tourists out to traverse the country and take in the tourism sites of Cambodia. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501000354/more-than-two-million-tourists-traversed-the-country-during-the-new-year-weekend/