Tea Banh to participate in 19th Asia Security Summit, Shangri la Dialogue 2022 this week
Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Defence, Samdech Pichey Sena Tea Banh, will lead a high-ranking delegation of Royal Cambodian Armed Forces (RCAF) to attend the 19th Asia Security Summit (IISS Shangri-La Dialogue 2022) from June 10-12 in Singapore. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501090890/tea-banh-to-participate-in-19th-asia-security-summit-shangri-la-dialogue-2022-this-week/
Elephant NGO barred by zoo
Elephant conservation NGO Ears Asia has been ejected from Teuk Chhou Zoo in Kampot province and forbidden from caring for its two elephants, amid mounting pressure for a proposed animal swap involving the pair to be called off.In a statement posted on their Facebook page ...
Charles Parkinson
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/elephant-ngo-barred-zoo
Russian Embassy helps out Khmer-Soviet Friendship Hospital
The Russian Embassy on Friday gave humanitarian aid to the Khmer-Soviet Friendship Hospital together with Russian BioBuilding Co and Cambodian companies eBiodis, Leisure Asia Corporation, SGU Import Export Co Ltd and Cambodia-Russian Trade House. ...
Mao Chanvireak
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50953572/russian-embassy-helps-out-khmer-soviet-friendship-hospital/
Cambodia launches ASEM13 Plenary Study Book
The book entitled the “13th Asia-Europe Summit: Multilateral Cooperation for a Resilient, Sustainable, and Rules-Based Future for ASEM” was launched here this morning under the presidency of Prak Sokhonn, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation and Chairman of the National Committee ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50969605/cambodia-launches-asem13-plenary-study-book/
More Chinese FDI on the horizon
China has pledged to increase its investment in Cambodia in return for the Kingdom’s commitment to its regional policies and economic initiatives in Southeast Asia. Wang Lei, secretary-general of the Chinese-ASEAN Expo (CAEXPO) Secretariat, said on Wednesday that Cambodia had thrown its full support behind China’s ...
Kali Kotoski
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/more-chinese-fdi-horizon
Turkish cosmetics firms eye market
Representatives of 21 Turkish cosmetics and self-care brands pitched their products to wholesalers, retailers and distributors at a cluster meeting in Phnom Penh yesterday, looking to get a foothold in one of Asia’s fastest-growing consumer markets.All but one of the brands had come to Cambodia ...
Ayanna Runcie
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/turkish-cosmetics-firms-eye-market
In Cambodia, John Kerry balances trade ties with warning on human rights
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry met with Cambodia’s leaders Tuesday, the second in a three-country swing through Southeast Asia meant to deepen U.S. partnerships ahead of a key summit with the region’s leaders next month.Kerry met with Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen, now Asia’s ...
Elise Labott
http://edition.cnn.com/2016/01/26/asia/kerry-cambodia-human-rights/index.html
The Asian University for Women readies students for leadership roles
Nobel Peace laureate and education activist Malala Yousafzai was barely of school age in 2001 when Kamal Ahmad came up with the idea of establishing a tertiary institution for women in Asia. The university hosts about 600 students from 15 countries, compared with 120 in ...
Linda Yeung
http://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/family-education/article/1724988/asian-university-women-readies-students-leadership-roles
Cambodia scores low on global giving index
A study released by the UK-based Charities Aid Foundation puts Cambodia close to the bottom of the world in terms of the charity of its citizens, despite Southeast Asia being cited as the world’s strongest performing sub-region. According to the World Giving Index, which ranks countries ...
Charles Rollet
http://phnompenhpost.com/national/cambodia-scores-low-global-giving-index
‘No Rush’ For Cambodia on Trans-Pacific Trade Agreement, Experts Say
Two ambitious trade negotiations are moving forward in the Asia Pacific, but Cambodia should first pursue a regional partnership before joining in with all of the Asia Pacific, trade experts say. Cambodia should build momentum on the existing Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership, an Asean-driven agreement, before ...
Khoun Theara
http://www.voacambodia.com/content/no-rush-for-cambodia-on-trans-pacific-trade-agreement-experts-say-cambodia/1794961.html
Outcomes of the ASEAN Post Ministerial Conference Sessions with the United States of America, Australia, the Russian Federation and India, and the 11th East Asia Summit Foreign Ministers’ Meeting
On 05 August 2021, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation issued a press release on Outcomes of the ASEAN Post Ministerial Conference Sessions with the United States of America, Australia, the Russian Federation and India, and the 11th East Asia Summit Foreign Ministers’ ...
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation
Girls’ digital literacy in the East Asia and Pacific Region: Spotlight on Cambodia
Today’s world is a digital world. We use technology for work, study, communicating and play. We use Apps such as WhatsApp, Google, and Instagram; but what role does gender play in how we can use technology? ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501324479/girls-digital-literacy-in-the-east-asia-and-pacific-region-spotlight-on-cambodia/
CPP Says Hun Sen Remains in Role as Prime Minister
Amid swirling rumors that Prime Minister Hun Sen had left the country after his Cambodian People’s Party (CPP) suffered a large loss of National Assembly seats in Sunday’s election, the CPP released a statement Tuesday insisting he was still in Cambodia and on the job. “Recently ...
The Cambodia Daily
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/elections/cpp-says-hun-sen-remains-in-role-as-prime-minister-37408/
Phnom Penh Int’l Airport wins award as passenger traffic soars
The Phnom Penh International Airport has been awarded Best Asia Pacific Regional Airport 2019 for its sustained high growth in passenger traffic in recent years. The award was presented by the Capa Centre for Aviation (Capa) – a world-leading and trusted organisation that provides market intelligence ...
May Kunmakara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/phnom-penh-intl-airport-wins-award-passenger-traffic-soars
European Union Grants $54 Million to Cambodia
The European Union yesterday pledged to support Cambodia with three grants totaling $54 million, including one payment to help bolster the country’s ability to organize its public finances, officials announced at a press conference in Phnom Penh. “The E.U. will continue to support Cambodia with ...
Fishermen without fish as Cambodia's river reversal runs late
Crucial water flows to the Tonle Sap, Southeast Asia’s largest lake, have been delayed for a second consecutive year according to river experts, severely disrupting fishing and threatening the food supply of more than a million people. ...
Prak Chan Thul
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-mekong-river-cambodia/fishermen-without-fish-as-cambodias-river-reversal-runs-late-idUSKCN24M1T3
What explains Cambodia’s COVID-19 vaccine distribution success?
One of the less heralded recent aspects of the COVID-19 story in Southeast Asia has been Cambodia’s remarkable success in vaccine distribution. As of September 6, just over two-thirds of the country’s population had received at least one dose of vaccine, while 53 percent were ...
Sebastian Strangio
https://thediplomat.com/2021/09/what-explains-cambodias-covid-19-vaccine-distribution-success/
S’ville set to turn into ‘second Shenzhen’
The Ministry of Economy and Finance has awarded a master plan consultancy contract to top Chinese institute for the development and transformation of Preah Sihanouk province into a “Model Multi-Purpose Special Economic Zone”, Southeast Asia’s next logistics and resort hub and innovation centre. ...
May Kunmakara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/sville-set-turn-second-shenzhen
Water Wars Feared Over Mekong
China’s dam building spree on the upper Mekong River raises new tensions over water resources Vietnamese President Truong Tan Sang obviously had China in mind when he warned recently that tensions over water resources are not only threatening economic growth but presenting a source of conflict Cambodia, ...
http://www.rfa.org/english/east-asia-beat/mekong-09302012160353.html
Singapore investment up
Total fixed assets of Singaporean investment in Cambodia last year reached $82.7 million, a 500 per cent increase from $13.8 million in 2011, data from the Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC) show. Singaporean entrepreneurs who have already entered the Cambodian market said they expect ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/2013022561574/Business/singapore-investment-up.html