Tourism ministry to draft development plan for 2023-2035
An inter-ministerial consultation workshop on ‘National Strategic Plan for Tourism Development (NSPTD) for 2023-2035’ was held on Wednesday by the Ministry of Tourism, a press release said. ...
Nhean Chamrong
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501297081/tourism-ministry-to-draft-development-plan-for-2023-2035/
GDT exceeds 2023 tax revenue targets
Cambodia generated more than $3.6 billion in 2023 through the General Department of Taxation (GDT), slightly exceeding the targets set in the 2023 Law on Financial Management and surpassing 2022’s revenue. ...
Hin Pisei
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/gdt-exceeds-2023-tax-revenue-targets
Foreign investors
Things you should know about Cambodia before investingCambodia has performed well on foreign direct investment (FDI) so far, three times better than predicted, which scored 3.6, becoming the top 25 in the world.1 The FDI reached an all-time high of 14.1% in 2012 and nearly ...
Data visualization and storytelling training
Open Development Cambodia (ODC) hosted a training on “Data visualization and storytelling” on December 20-21 and 26, 2022, with 24 participants, including journalists, citizen journalists, indigenous youth journalists, journalism students, and CSOs. People with disabilities and LGBTQIA+ are encouraged to join. This training was divided ...
Three investment projects worth $246 million approved, to create 1,500 jobs
The Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC) has given the green light to three new investment projects with a total investment capital of $246.1 million. According to the council, the newly approved projects are expected to create some 1,547 jobs for the locals. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50727869/three-investment-projects-worth-246-million-approved-to-create-1500-jobs/
A total of 1,277,688 people in Cambodia vaccinated against COVID-19 vaccinated
As of April 20, 2021, the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of National Defense have vaccinated 1,277,688 civil servants, citizens and the armed forces throughout the country. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50842346/a-total-of-1277688-people-in-cambodia-vaccinated-against-covid-19-vaccinated/
Ministry of Health: ‘Red Line’ when COVID deaths cross 1,000 mark
Admittedly the whole world is experiencing a surge in Covid-19 cases, safe a few isolated ones. The others have seen low numbers suddenly ballooning like in the case of Cambodia. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50894747/ministry-of-health-its-red-line-for-covid-19-drawn-in-the-sand-when-deaths-cross-four-digits/
Japan gives 1M doses; five millionth person gets shot
The Japanese government pledged to provide approximately one million doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine to Cambodia, with their shipment expected soon ...
Mom Kunthear
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/japan-gives-1m-doses-five-millionth-person-gets-shot
Ten investment projects with a total capital of nearly $1.9 billion receive nod
The Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC) on January 17, 2022 announced the approval of 10 investment projects with a total capital of nearly $1.9 billion dollars. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501008916/ten-investment-projects-with-a-total-capital-of-nearly-1-9-billion-receive-nod/
Cambodia’s exports to Germany worth over $1 billion in 2022
Cambodia exported some $1,083 million worth of products to the German market last year, according to the latest report from the General Department of Domestic Trade of the Ministry of Commerce. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501232469/cambodias-exports-to-germany-worth-over-1-billion-in-2022/
Cambodia’s e-commerce market eyes $1.78B by 2025
With the growing reach of the Internet, better access to newer technologies, increasing digitization, and rise in income levels, the e-commerce sector in Cambodia is marching ahead on a firm growth path. ...
Prakash Jha
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501214272/cambodias-e-commerce-market-eyes-1-78b-by-2025/
Int’l visitors top 1.9M in Jan-Nov, on track to hit full-year target
Cambodia welcomed more than 1.914 million international visitors in the first 11 months of 2022, up nearly 12-fold on-year, in an improvement largely attributed to effective pandemic management and the relatively early adoption of a “Living with Covid” approach. ...
Hin Pisei
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/intl-visitors-top-19m-jan-nov-track-hit-full-year-target
Kantha Bopha raise $1.3M in first 11 days of fundraising drive
The Cambodia Kantha Bopha Foundation (CKBF) received over $1.3 million in donations from more than 130,000 philanthropists in the first eleven days of its “10,000 Riel 10,000 Donors” campaign, which aims to help provide free medical treatment to Cambodian children. ...
Ry Sochan
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/kantha-bopha-raise-1-3m-in-first-11-days-of-fundraising-drive
NEA provides 3,380 jobs for 17,535 applications in H1
The National Employment Agency (NEA) of the Ministry of Labour and Vocation Training (MLVT) provided 3,380 careers for 17,535 Cambodians registered in the job searching platform for the first semester of this year. ...
Nhean Chamrong
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501523118/nea-provides-3380-jobs-for-17535-applications-in-h1/
Manet: 1,300km of border roads to be built over 10 years
On Thursday, September 5, Prime Minister Hun Manet confirmed that Cambodia has completed about 50 per cent of its 2,660-kilometre border road network. ...
Niem Chheng
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/manet-1-300km-of-border-roads-to-be-built-over-10-years
PPAP revenue rise to $8m, all round growth in Q1’24
Phnom Penh Autonomous Port (PPAP) posted a 7.1 percent year-on-year revenue hike at $8.1 million for the first quarter ended March 31, 2024 from $7.5 million, with container throughput climbing 20.4 percent to 93,153 TEUs (twenty-foot equivalent units). ...
Sangeetha Amarthalingam
https://kiripost.com/stories/ppap-revenue-rise-to-8m-all-round-growth-in-q124
Covid-19 cash assistance of $1.2B helped labour market
Cambodia’s largest social assistance programme – the Covid-19 cash transfer programme – has played a crucial role in boosting the economy, said the World Bank in its latest report. ...
Rachel David
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501478392/covid-19-cash-assistance-of-1-2b-helped-labour-market/
CMAC targets more than 100 villages in Banteay Meanchey for demining work
The Cambodian Mine Action Center has targetted more than 100 villages in Banteay Meanchey province for mine clearing operations over the next three years. Leng Ranin, CMAC provincial demining unit chief, said yesterday they have selected 103 villages for the effort to be carried out from ...
Mom Kunthear
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50692369/cmac-targets-more-than-100-villages-in-banteay-meanchey-for-demining-work
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation. Photo taken from the ministry’s Facebook Page, taken on 23 August 2023.EstablishmentUnder Royal Decree No. NS/RKM/0196/10, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MFAIC) was formally established on 24 January 1996. The ministry has a total of ...
Hun Sen returns from fruitful week in China
Prime Minster Hun Sen arrived back in Phnom Penh on Sunday after a weeklong visit to China for an international summit during which Chinese Premier Xi Jinping pledged $145 million in aid and soft loans to Cambodia. On Monday, AKP reported that China promised to ...
Phorn Bopha and Simon Henderson
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/hun-sen-returns-from-fruitful-week-in-china-59560/
