Aquaculture urged as fish yield plummets
Prime Minister Hun Sen yesterday encouraged farmers to engage in sustainable aquaculture activities to promote domestic production, and in turn, boost the national economy. ...
Som Kanika
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50744767/aquaculture-urged-as-fish-yield-plummets/
Five arrested over state land sale
Authorities in Pursat province on Monday apprehended five people for their alleged involvement in an attempt to sell about 2,000 hectares of state-owned land on Facebook. ...
Pech Sotheary
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50744768/five-arrested-over-state-land-sale/
Developing national entrepreneurship
The first National EntreprEneurship Award 2020 Ended last month with a fruitful achievemEnt. Meanwhile, the governmEnt is looking to scale up and make the second National EntreprEneurship Award more attractive for next year, according to a sEnior executive of Khmer Enterprise (KE), an implemEntation unit ...
Sok Chan
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50764035/developing-national-entrepreneurship/
Going nuts for cashews
The Cambodian government together with nongovernmental organisations (NGOs), the private sector and farmers are joining hands to develop the cashew industry by establishing a Cambodia Cashew Federation (CCF) to commercialise the sector internationally. ...
Sorn Sarath
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50763659/going-nuts-for-cashews/
Oil refinery project on hold again
Construction of Cambodia’s first oil refinery oil plant has once again been put on hold, this time because of finance issues. The project, which sits on a site spanning the borders of Kampot and Preah Sihanouk province, is a joint venture between local investment firm, ...
Jason Boken
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50791450/oil-refinery-project-on-hold-again/
Natives urge end to land rows
More than 800 families of the Kui indigenous communities of Salachhdor and Chaom Prich living on over 4,000ha in Kampong Thom province are appealing to the authorities for a speedy resolution to land disputes caused by encroachment by outside parties. ...
Orm Bunthoeurn
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/natives-urge-end-land-rows
Cambodia maintains exports to South Korea
Cambodia’s exports to South Korea maintained their growth in the first four months of this year, showing a recovery in demand for the Kingdom’s products as the two countries prepare to sign a bilateral free trade agreement (FTA). ...
Chea Vanyuth
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50858257/cambodia-maintains-exports-to-south-korea/
Assembly approves RCEP trade agreement
The National Assembly yesterday approved the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), prepping the stage for the agreement to come into effect by early next year. ...
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50878878/assembly-approves-rcep-trade-agreement/
Another dolphin calf spotted in Kratie
Another Mekong dolphin calf of less than a week-old was spotted on Monday, swimming alongside nine adult dolphins at the Kampi pool in Kampi Dolphin Canyon in Sambok commune, Chit Borey district, Kratie province. ...
Mao Chanvireak
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50885686/another-dolphin-calf-spotted-in-kratie/
Illegal timber seized from cashew plantation
Forestry administration officers went to seize slabs of illegally logged timber from a cashew plantation in Thala Bori Vat district, Stung Treng on August 10. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50914546/illegal-timber-seized-from-cashew-plantation/
Fiscal revenue decreases amid Covid pandemic
Cambodia’s fiscal revenue in the first semester this year dropped, largely because of Covid, officials said. ...
Chea Vanyuth
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50899017/fiscal-revenue-decreases-amid-covid-pandemic/
Training to hone workforce’s skill
For the Cambodian workforce to emerge stronger amidst the ongoing Covid-19 crisis, UNESCO has called for accelerated investments in the lifelong learning efforts to enable them to “skill, re-skill, and up-skill” to maintain the Kingdom’s impressive economic growth. ...
Sar Socheath
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50896638/training-to-hone-workforces-skill/
Gov’t continues social protection policies
Prime Minister Hun Sen said the government continues to implement social protection policies and has introduced additional social assistance intervention to alleviate difficulties and improve the plight of poor people, especially women and girls. ...
Nov Sivutha
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/govt-continues-social-protection-policies
Cambodia organises online child protection workshop
The Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports in collaboration with the Ministry of Post and Telecommunications, is organising a workshop on online child protection. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50922324/cambodia-organises-online-child-protection-workshop/
World Bank lowers GDP growth forecast
The World Bank has revised its economic forecast for Cambodia down to 2.2 per cent this year, from a higher expectation of four per cent in April amid a rapid rise in new daily coronavirus infections and deaths, spurred by the more transmissible Delta variant. ...
May Kunmakara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/world-bank-lowers-gdp-growth-forecast
Free project tools platform for NGOs
The Covid-19 pandemic has forced a lot of changes to people’s lifestyles and whether they are working, studying, celebrating or just talking. One of the biggest changes for everyone has been the increase in virtual gatherings via video conferencing services in place of holding in-person ...
Roth Sochieata
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/lifestyle-creativity-innovation/free-project-tools-platform-ngos
China, Cambodia to strengthen cooperation
China’s top political advisor Wang Yang met with Cambodia’s Senate President Samdech Say Chhum via video link. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50951747/china-cambodia-to-strengthen-cooperation/
Cambodia, Australia discuss Green Cooperation
Cambodia and Australia have convened a meeting to discuss about climate change issues. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50927866/cambodia-australia-discuss-green-cooperation/
More Cambodian farm produce enters Vietnam
Cambodia exported much bigger volumes of agricultural products to Vietnam in the first eight months of this year, said the Vietnam Trade Office in Cambodia. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50930456/more-cambodian-farm-produce-enters-vietnam/
Ministry planning Q&A live stream
Minister of Public Works and Transport Sun Chanthol announced that his ministry will launch a live stream broadcast on Facebook called the “MPWT Live Show” and the topic of the presentation will be “Road Infrastructure Achievements: 2018-2021 and Planning 2021-2023”. ...
Long Kimmarita
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/ministry-planning-qa-live-stream