Cambodia’s rubber export reach $459 million in 2020
Cambodia exported some 340,000 tonnes of rubber in 2020 generating $459 million for the national income. lass='cambodia-color'>...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50800901/cambodias-rubber-export-reach-459-million-in-2020/
Big boost for e-learning in Kingdom
The Ministry of Education and National Assembly are cooperating on efforts to boost digital education in the Kingdom. lass='cambodia-color'>...
Sen David
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50801617/big-boost-for-e-learning-in-kingdom/
Kingdom’s development funding trending to domestic financing
Cambodia is fronting more money for its own development financing according to a new report from the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). lass='cambodia-color'>...
Michael Firn
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50896696/kingdoms-development-funding-trending-to-domestic-financing/
Corruption and apathy led to the outbreak of Covid-19 February 20 Community Event, a reminder
A large-scale outbreak detected in Phnom Penh in 20 February took place when two out of four Chinese nationals who breached quarantine at the Sokha Hotel few days prior were tested positive. lass='cambodia-color'>...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50892476/corruption-and-apathy-led-to-the-outbreak-of-covid-19-february-20-community-event-a-reminder/
ASEAN, U.S. laud their strategic partnership
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and the U.S. have highly valued the progress and achievements of their strategic partnership. lass='cambodia-color'>...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50959967/asean-u-s-laud-their-strategic-partnership/
Cambodian experts say close China-ASEAN ties contribute to regional peace, stability, sustainable development
Close relations between China and the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) have significantly contributed to maintaining peace, stability and sustainable development in the region, experts in Cambodia said on Wednesday. lass='cambodia-color'>...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50995116/cambodian-experts-say-close-china-asean-ties-contribute-to-regional-peace-stability-sustainable-development/
Close China-ASEAN ties contribute to regional peace, stability, sustainable development
Close relations between China and the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) have significantly contributed to maintaining peace, stability and sustainable development in the region, experts in Cambodia said on Wednesday. lass='cambodia-color'>...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50993648/close-china-asean-ties-contribute-to-regional-peace-stability-sustainable-development/
Polls battle lines drawn with over 82,000 candidates registered
The National Election Committee (NEC) has closed the three-day registration of candidates for the upcoming Commune Elections, confirming that there are more than 82,000 full-fledged candidates on the list. lass='cambodia-color'>...
Ben Sokhean
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501037414/polls-battle-lines-drawn-with-over-82000-candidates-registered/
Royal Government to continue providing free COVID-19 vaccines to people
The Royal Government will continue to administer COVID-19 vaccines to its people and all foreign nationals in Cambodia free-of-charge even though the required doses for each of them rise to 20. lass='cambodia-color'>...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501098099/royal-government-to-continue-providing-free-covid-19-vaccines-to-people/
Finance minister’s wife gets state land in Keo Seima for ecotourism
Protected areas in Kirirom National Park and the Keo Seima Wildlife Sanctuary are being privatized for companies run by family members of notorious tycoon Choeung Sopheap as well as the wife of the country’s finance minister. lass='cambodia-color'>...
Seoung Nimol
https://vodenglish.news/finance-ministers-wife-gets-state-land-in-keo-seima-for-ecotourism/
Cambodia and Vietnam sign trade deals
Cambodia and Vietnam have signed a series of agreements to strengthen trade and cooperation between the two nations lass='cambodia-color'>...
Mao Sreypich
https://kiripost.com/stories/cambodia-and-vietnam-sign-trade-deals
Preah Vihear marks 16th anniversary of heritage listing
To mark the 16th anniversary of Preah Vihear temple’s designation as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, the National Authority for Preah Vihear organised a heritage run and tree planting event yesterday at the Preah Vihear Temple. lass='cambodia-color'>...
Som Sotheary
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501519037/preah-vihear-marks-16th-anniversary-of-heritage-listing/
Comfrel statement defends its work
A local election watchdog on Wednesday issued a statement denying that it intended to destroy the upcoming national election on July 29. In its statement on Wednesday, the Committee for Free and Fair Election in Cambodia responded to media reports that accused it of aiming lass='cambodia-color'>...
Khuon Narim
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50302777/comfrel-statement-defends-its-work/
Timber confiscated, owner pays fine
Muk Kampol district police officers in Kandal province yesterday confiscated more than 70 pieces of timber being transported to Phnom Penh along National Road 6 over suspicion that it was illegally obtained. However, one officer said that the owner had already paid a fine in lass='cambodia-color'>...
Pav Suy
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50503198/timber-confiscated-owner-pays-fine/
Mangkhut submerges roads in the Kingdom
Flooding caused by rains from the Mangkhut and Barey Chat storms over the last few days have damaged roads across the country amid a particularly devastating rainy season. On Monday afternoon, flooding halted traffic along National Road 4 in Preah Sihanouk province according to provincial lass='cambodia-color'>...
Khouth Sophak Chakrya
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/mangkhut-submerges-roads-kingdom
Hun Sen and Xi herald continued strong ties
Chinese President Xi Jinping and Prime Minister Hun Sen heralded the continued strong bilateral ties between their nations in a meeting on Monday as part of the latter’s ongoing state visit to the Asian giant. In the meeting, China also committed $588 million in aid lass='cambodia-color'>...
Mech Dara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/hun-sen-and-xi-herald-continued-strong-ties
Victims saved from human, sex trafficking rises 148%
In the first six months of this year, authorities cracked down on 78 cases of human and sex trafficking and rescued 263 victims. This is an increase of 25 and 148 per cent respectively compared to the same period last year, the National Committee for lass='cambodia-color'>...
Mech Dara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/victims-saved-human-sex-trafficking-rises-148
Wildlife meat seized in Kratie
Authorities seized 100 kilograms of endangered wildlife meat this weekend on Kratie province’s National Road 7. The haul, which contained 60 kg of wild pig and 36 kg of deer meat, was discovered after a local environmental NGO stopped an SUV traveling in Chit Borei’s Sambok lass='cambodia-color'>...
Chea Vannak
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/26280/wildlife-meat-seized-in-kratie/
ID cards coming unglued
Expired glue used in the production of Cambodia’s new generation of national identification cards is causing the top layer of some to peel off, though it’s unclear exactly how many of the 6.4 million issued since 2012 are affected, according to a Ministry of Interior lass='cambodia-color'>...
Shaun Turton and Taing Vida
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/id-cards-coming-unglued
EU, Vietnam sign free trade deal
The EU and Vietnam on Wednesday signed a free trade deal that removes nearly all tariffs between Europe and the Southeast Asian nation. EU exports to Vietnam, meanwhile, are dominated by high-tech products including electrical machinery and equipment, aircraft, vehicles and pharmaceuticals. lass='cambodia-color'>...
AFP News Staff
http://www.thanhniennews.com/politics/eu-vietnam-sign-free-trade-deal-55555.html