Increase in conservation work planned for Angkorian temple
Banteay Chhmar, the expansive Angkorian temple in Banteay Meanchey province noted for its elaborate bas-reliefs, is set to see a significant increase in conservation work over the next five years following an agreement between the Ministry of Culture and the London-based School of Oriental and ...
Anthony Jensen
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/increase-in-conservation-work-planned-for-angkorian-temple-103583/
Gov't extends 2 poverty alleviation projects
Two government-run emergency food assistance projects will be extended after evaluations found that they had significant impacts on reducing poverty in 200 communes in eight provinces, although the projects – which received financial support from developmental partners – have been completed, an official said yesterday. ...
Sum Manet
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/19098/gov-t-extends-2-poverty-alleviation-projects/
Industry ministry aims to increase patent protection
Due to the lack of qualified personnel to evaluate new patents and enforce the existing law, the Industry Ministry is cooperating with the European Patent office to enhance their capacity so that Cambodia can better ensure protection of patents to draw more investment, Industry Minister ...
Sok Chan
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/19745/industry-ministry-aims-to-increase-patent-protection/
Gov’t denies land issues
The Ministry of Land Management, Urban Planning and Construction issued a statement on Saturday defending its track record and denying that Germany ended its support for the ministry’s land rights program due to a lack of transparency and sluggish reform pace. ...
Niem Chheng
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/govt-denies-land-issues
Smart moves on tech education
Telecom operator Smart Axiata Co. Ltd. and the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications yesterday signed a memorandum of understanding that will see Smart donate more than $320,000 to build a facility for students at the National Institute of Post, Telecom & ICT (NIPTICT). ...
Sok Chan
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/21597/smart-moves-on-tech-education/
Embassy rescues maid from Saudi Arabia
The Cambodian Embassy in Kuwait successfully rescued a Cambodian woman working as a maid in Saudi Arabia who complained of abusive working conditions, lack of food and of having pay withheld. Him Srey, a Cham Muslim from Kampong Cham province who went to Saudi Arabia ...
Srey Kumneth
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/21681/embassy-rescues-maid-from-saudi-arabia/
ICT wants to connect Cambodian youngsters to the world
The ICT Federation of Cambodia (ICTF) is aims to promote young entrepreneurs and bring Cambodia into the digital world by connecting domestic and international IT businesses to the Kingdom. ...
Sum Manet
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/24262/ict-wants-to-connect-cambodian-youngsters-to-the-world/
Sihanoukville beaches get public access
All beaches in Sihanoukville must be fully open to public access, including the currently guest-only beach in front of the Sokha Beach Resort, the National Committee for Cambodia Bay Management and Development decided at a meeting on Monday. ...
Sek Odom
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/sihanoukville-beaches-get-public-access-112666/
Conservation NGO blamed for death of endangered crocodile
An environmental group has been accused of complicity in the decline of the critically endangered Siamese crocodile in Koh Kong province’s Areng Valley, mainly due to traps that are believed to have killed the last breeding-age female in the area. ...
Janelle Retka
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/conservation-ngo-blamed-for-death-of-endangered-crocodile-113521/
Boom time for construction sector
The construction sector in the Kingdom is booming with total investment skyrocketing to $832.2 million this month compared to $39.7 million last June, according to latest figures from the Ministry of Land Management, Urban Planning and Construction. ...
Sum Manet
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/25983/boom-time-for-construction-sector/
Making villages see the light
More than 60 percent of rural homes in the Kingdom will have electricity by the end of this month and all villages in the country will no longer be engulfed in pitch darkness at night when they are connected to the national grid by 2020. ...
Sok Chan
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/26423/making-villages-see-the-light/
Ministry hopes to end old dispute
A working group from the Ministry of Land Management yesterday went to investigate a land dispute between 147 families and the Koh Kong Sugar Industry and Koh Kong Plantation on 782 hectares in Koh Kong province. The move to resolve the land dispute was made folowing ...
Pech Sotheary
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/28708/ministry-hopes-to-end-old-dispute/
Ministry warns of possible flooding
The Ministry of Water Resources and Meteorology yesterday warned local authorities and people throughout the country to pay close attention and use caution as heavy rain, which could lead to flooding, was expected throughout the country this week. Water Resources and Meteorology Minister Lim Kean Hor ...
Mom Kunthear
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/29658/ministry-warns-of-possible-flooding/
High waters close Ta Mok bridge
Authorities in Oddar Meanchey province’s Anlong Veng district have suspended traffic on the Ta Mok bridge since Monday night after the water level rose beyond the warning level because of heavy rain. The Ministry of Water Resources and Meteorology said yesterday that traffic was suspended from ...
Mom Kunthear
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/29707/high-waters-close-ta-mok-bridge/
Chinese outfit moots two new railway lines
Representatives from Jiangxi International (Cambodia) Ltd met with Transportation Minister Sun Chanthol on Monday and expressed interest in conducting feasibility studies for two new lines – one running from Banteay Meanchey’s Sisophon town to Siem Reap and one from Phnom Penh to Bavet in Svay ...
Kong Meta
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/chinese-outfit-moots-two-new-railway-lines
Temple revenues rise slightly
Revenue from ticket sales for foreign visitors to the Angkor Wat temple complex rose slightly in the first 11 months of this year to $53.5 million, a 1.15 percent rise over the same period last year, the government agency that manages Angkor Archaeological Park said ...
May Kunmakara
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/18477/temple-revenues-rise-slightly/
Petroleum law delayed
The release of the anticipated draft petroleum law – expected by the end of this year – has been postponed until several technical issues are clarified, a senior official at the Ministry of Mines and Energy said. ...
May Kunmakara
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/18476/petroleum-law-delayed/
Revenue from business registration fees rises
Revenue from business registration fees rose 13 percent to about $2.4 million in the first 11 months of the year over the same period last year, with 4,076 businesses registering at the Commerce Ministry compared to 3,618 in the year-ago period, the ministry said yesterday. ...
Sok Chan
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/18655/revenue-from-business-registration-fees-rises/
Draft law to join china-led development bank passes national assembly
The draft law to join the China-led Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank passed the National Assembly yesterday with lawmakers from both the ruling and opposition party supporting it, saying it will open the door to a new source of funding for the development of the Kingdom’s ...
PM threatens to remove official because of poor roads
Prime Minister Hun Sen yesterday threatened to remove Sam Piseth, Phnom Penh’s Public Works and Transport Department Director, saying he was not satisfied with inefficient road maintenance in the capital. ...
Ven Rathavong
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/23642/pm-threatens-to-remove-official-because-of-poor-roads/