Exset Advances Cambodian STB Services with Hyundai Digital Technology
Exset has selected Hyundai Digital Technology (HDT) as its STB strategic partner, where HDT is presently providing MPEG4 Set-Top-Box service (STBs) for One TV, the first nationwide digital terrestrial TV platform service in Cambodia. Cambodian televisions are expected to switch to Digital Video Broadcasting Terrestrial ...
Freeze on transfer of civil servants between ministries
The Ministry of Civil Service has issued a circular putting a freeze on transfer of civil servants from one institution to another to maintain workflow and stability. ...
Torn Vibol
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501370103/freeze-on-transfer-of-civil-servants-between-ministries/
Ethnic group petitions UN to halt Areng dam
The Areng Chorng ethnic minority group yesterday submitted five petitions – addressed to the UN office in Cambodia and four government institutions – seeking a halt to the Sinohydro dam project in Koh Kong province. After blocking Sinohydro from entering the dam site in the Areng ...
Phak Seangly
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/ethnic-group-petitions-un-halt-areng-dam
Inflation Will go Down Later this Year, Economy Minister Said
The Consumer Price Index increased by a total of 7.1 percent in June 2011 compared to the same period last year at the same time. Ministry of Economy and Finance expects that inflation would go down to 6.5 percent at the end of this year ...
Striving to make finance accessible
Access to finance could reduce violence, empower the most vulnerable in society and improve the livelihoods of Cambodia’s poorest people, a conference on community-led funding heard on Wednesday. Sarah Sitts, country manager of the international NGO Pact, introduced the funding model of savings-led micro-finance (SLMF). In ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/2013032964776/Business/striving-to-make-finance-accessible.html
Food prices up 1.6 pct in April
Cambodia saw a one per cent rise in inflation in April compared with the same month last year, according to the latest data from the National Institute of Statistics (NIS). Sim Ly, an official at the NIS said there was a slight increase in food and ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/2013070566683/Business/food-prices-up-1-6-pct-in-april.html
Signing ceremony of record of discussions on "Project for formulation of the development plan for urban water supply"
On January 12, 2023, at the Ministry of Industry, Science, Technology & Innovation (MISTI), the Record of Discussions for JICA New Technical Cooperation Project for Formulation of the Development Plan for Urban Water Supply was signed by H.E. Oum Sotha, Secretary of State, MISTI and ...
Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) Cambodia Office
9 ministries, institutions included in National Single Window 3
The steering committee of the Cambodia National Single Window (CNSW) on Tuesday officially launched the implementation of the system for the third phase, said a press release by the CNSW. Nine ministries and several institutions of the Royal Government of Cambodia were included in the ...
Kang Sothear
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501214072/9-ministries-institutions-included-in-national-single-window-3/
Mobile phones could replace credit cards
Mobile money transfer service WING is preparing to launch a mobile wallet service later this year, and ACLEDA Unity is preparing to expand its own mobile services, enabling people to quickly pay for things just by touching their phone to a point-of-sale terminal. Near-field communications (NFC) ...
Namhong asks Malaysia to invest in rice mills
Foreign Minister Hor Namhong called for Malaysian businessmen to invest in rice mills and high-quality milling technology during a farewell meeting with the Malaysian ambassador to Cambodia, whose mission in the Kingdom ended yesterday. ...
Ven Rathavong
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/23292/namhong-asks-malaysia-to-invest-in-rice-mills/
Anti-fraud software firm draws major clients
A year after a local technology company introduced new software to combat financial crime in Cambodia, four banks have started using the system to fight against money laundering and terrorism financing, the company’s executive said yesterday. ...
Hor Kimsay
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/anti-fraud-software-firm-draws-major-clients
Drive to improve agricultural value chains across ASEAN
A German group is pushing for an increase in sustainable agricultural value chains in ASEAN to improve rural people’s livelihoods. German International Cooperation (GIZ) yesterday hosted an online forum to discuss the issue. ...
Husain Haider
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50829302/drive-to-improve-agricultural-value-chains-across-asean/
Top rice exporter gets more hi-tech
Amru Rice (Cambodia), one of the country’s leading rice exporters, has scaled up its BlocRice technology project to 500 households in two communities in Preah Vihear province. ...
Sok Chan
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50747088/top-rice-exporter-gets-more-hi-tech/
Health sector on notice
Legal action will be taken against health institutes that offer a low quality of care, according to a directive issued by the Minister of Health last week, which also emphasized the importance of digital record keeping in the medical sector. ...
Mom Kunthear
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/26032/health-sector-on-notice/
50th microfinance institution launched in Cambodia
The Royal Microfinance institution launched its operations in Cambodia on Thursday, bringing the total number of micro-lenders in the kingdom to 50. ...
Xinhua team
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/15004/50th-microfinance-institution-launched-in-cambodia/
Cambodia mulls expressway development from capital to seaport, Vietnam
Cambodia is considering to develop two expressways in order to serve the growing extents of economy and trade, Tram Iv Tek, Minister of Public Works and Transport, said Tuesday. The first line will be from capital Phnom Penh to coastal Preah Sihanouk province in length of ...
Global Post News Staff
http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/news/xinhua-news-agency/140527/cambodia-mulls-expressway-development-capital-seaport-vietna
Government to address prison issues
Prime Minister Hun Sen will allow the ministries of Interior and Justice, and relevant institutions to convene with the aim of solving the problem of prison overcrowding. Interior Minister Sar Kheng requested the meeting due to the rapid increase in convicted felons, according to Chin ...
Soth Koemsoeun
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/government-address-prison-issues
Pirated Software May Threaten Garment Firms
Garment factories run the risk of having their cargo confiscated by U.S. customs authorities if they continue using pirated computer software in their administrative operations, and may be prosecuted under a law that requires all manufacturers to use licensed digital software, according to a local ...
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/business/pirated-software-may-threaten-garment-firms-28459/
Weighing risk and reward on construction sites
As the booming construction sector attracts more rural Cambodians to seek employment in the capital, the different working conditions between high-rises in urban areas and borey developments have factored into varying degrees of earning potential and living standards.According to estimates by the Ministry of Land ...
Kali Kotoski and Sum Manet
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/real-estate/weighing-risk-and-reward-construction-sites
Hun Sen Issues Directive for Payment of Civil Servant Salaries
Prime Minister Hun Sen has issued a directive for the ministries of Public Function and Finance to cooperate with state institutions to ensure that civil servants are paid by the fourth week of every month. The directive, signed by Mr. Hun Sen and dated January 29, ...