Increase in Russian investment sought by commerce ministry
Cambodia has called for an increase in investment from Russia, particularly in the light and medium machinery sector, according to a senior official at the Ministry of Commerce. ...
Sok Chan
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50788919/increase-in-russian-investment-sought-by-commerce-ministry/
Kingdom cuts inequality, says Oxfam
Cambodia performs better at global commitment to reduce inequality, despite COVID-19, according to a report on Oxfam in Cambodia Policy. ...
Sok Chan
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50774670/kingdom-cuts-inequality-says-oxfam/
Cambodia has exported more than 3 million tonnes of agricultural produce
More than 3 million tonnes of Cambodia’s agricultural products were exported as of Sept 11, according to a report from the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries. ...
Angkor crowned as best place to visit in Southeast Asia
Angkor in Cambodia’s Siem Reap province came first among the 29 Best Places to Visit in Southeast Asia, according to a survey of Touropia Travel Guides. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50964217/angkor-crowned-as-best-place-to-visit-in-southeast-asia/
Saudi Foreign Minister to pay a visit to Cambodia today
His Highness Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, will lead a delegation to pay an official visit to the Kingdom of Cambodia today, according to a press release from the Cambodian Ministry of Foreign Affairs ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501043540/saudi-foreign-minister-to-pay-a-visit-to-cambodia-today/
Cambodia rice exports rise to $516 million in four months
Cambodia exported 221,138 tonnes of milled rice and 1,648,474 tonnes of un-milled rice, with a total value of $516.21 million in the first four months of 2022, according to a release from the Cambodia Rice Federation (CRF). ...
Sok Sithika
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501071306/cambodia-rice-exports-rise-to-516-million-in-four-months/
$4.685 billion investment projects approved in 2022
The Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC) approved fixed asset investment projects worth over $4.685 billion in 2022, up 7 percent as compared to a year before. ...
Chea Vanyuth
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501216023/4-685-billion-investment-projects-approved-in-2022/
MoC earns $15m in 2022
The Ministry of Commerce has earned more than $15 million to bolster the national budget, an increase of more than six percent over 2021, according to a report. ...
Mao Sreypich
https://kiripost.com/stories/cambodia-moc-earns-15m-in-2022
Cambodia rubber exports revenue at $228.5 M
Cambodia earned revenue of $228.5 million in rubber exports in the first seven months of this year, according to a report from the General Directorate of Rubber. ...
Adur Pradeep
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501352545/cambodia-rubber-exports-revenue-at-228-5-m/
RCEP to attract more investments to Cambodia in coming years
The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) will play a crucial role in attracting more foreign direct investments to Cambodia and contributes to a sustainable economic growth. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501360007/rcep-to-attract-more-investments-to-cambodia-in-coming-years/
UNGA President hails Cambodia for its key contribution to UN peacekeeping missions
Visiting President of the 76th Session of the United Nations General Assembly Abdulla Shahid on Monday praised Cambodia for its key contribution to keeping peace in the world, according to a senior Cambodian official. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501137025/unga-president-hails-cambodia-for-its-key-contribution-to-un-peacekeeping-missions/
NagaCorp chief CEO’s son smashes casino striker’s phone, union says
A son of casino firm NagaCorp’s billionaire senior CEO has been accused by unionists of snatching and throwing to the ground a phone belonging to a striking employee of the company’s NagaWorld casino, with video also showing the identified executive lobbing a traffic cone at ...
Sovann Sreypich and Jack Brook
https://cambojanews.com/nagacorp-chief-ceos-son-smashes-casino-strikers-phone-union-says/
Tax measures to back recovery of tourism
The government is taking more tax initiatives to support the recovery of tourism sector in addition to measures aimed at controlling Covid-19 pandemic and helping the most severely affected businesses in the country even though the number of tourists is increasing, according to a statement ...
Kang Sothear
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501114202/tax-measures-to-back-recovery-of-tourism/
COVID-19 crisis pushes Cambodia’s economy to negative growth for the first time, says Ministry
As the global economy continues to reel from the compounded crises of Covid-19 and Ukraine-Russia, Cambodia has not been able to go through them unaffected. The Covid-19 crisis has pushed Cambodia’s economy to negative growth for the first time in 2020 due to a sharp ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501097431/covid-19-crisis-pushes-cambodias-economy-to-negative-growth-for-the-first-time-says-ministry/
Agriculture minister Veng Sakhon removed from office
Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Veng Sakhon was removed from his position on October 8, with immediate effect, according to a Royal Decree. ...
Post Staff
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/agriculture-minister-veng-sakhon-removed-office
Cambodia’s remittances rise to $1.25B
Remittances from Cambodian migrant workers increased from $1.15 billion in 2021 to $1.25 billion in 2022 and are the third highest in the Asean as a share of national GDP after those of the Philippines and Vietnam, according to a new report. ...
Manoj Mathew
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501317625/cambodias-remittances-rise-to-1-25b/
UN reports decreased poverty in Cambodia, while school dropout rates persist
The number of poor people in Cambodia has halved since 2014, from 5.6 million to 2.8 million in 2022, according to a UN report. ...
Seoung Nimol and Runn Sreydeth
https://cambojanews.com/un-reports-decreased-poverty-in-cambodia-while-school-dropout-rates-persist/
Cambodia confident as potential investment destination
Cambodia has proven itself as a potential investment destination with positive growth trends, development, and reform, according to a recent report by the Royal Government of Cambodia. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501413722/cambodia-confident-as-potential-investment-destination/
December 29 designated as Peace Day public holiday
Cambodia designated Dec. 29 as “Peace Day,” an official national holiday in the Southeast Asian country, according to a government’s sub-decree released on Monday. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501416585/december-29-designated-as-peace-day-public-holiday/
Cambodia imports oil products worth $2.17 bln in 2023
Cambodia’s imports of diesel fuel and petroleum oil declined by 7.6 percent in 2023, according to a report from the General Department of Customs and Excise on Sunday. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501423161/cambodia-imports-oil-products-worth-2-17-bln-in-2023/