IMF, ADB peg 2022 GDP growth at 5%
Two major multilateral lenders have forecast Cambodia’s economic growth for 2022 at around five per cent, buoyed by bumper export performance earlier in the year, coupled with ongoing policy support and continued tourism recovery, but held back by external pressures associated with Covid-19 and the ...
May Kunmakara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/imf-adb-peg-2022-gdp-growth-5
PM offers VOD staff jobs at state organizations
Prime Minister Hun Sen on Tuesday offered VOD staff to work in the government after the media organization had its license revoked on Monday. ...
Chhorn Raksmey
https://kiripost.com/stories/cambodia-pm-offers-vod-staff-jobs-at-state-organizations
Online biz urged to register at single portal
The Ministry of Commerce launched an online registration platform to allow owners of online businesses to register for permits and licenses, and those who run online businesses without license will have to face legal action. ...
Chea Vanyuth
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501325759/online-biz-urged-to-register-at-single-portal/
Statistic of access to health service delivery at health centers and referral hospitals across the country in the first six months of 2017
On 18 July 2017, the Ministry of Health of Cambodia has posted the health statistic of 2017 first semester report on access to medical consultation and treatment in the country on its official Facebook. The figure presented the total number of top three health services delivery ...
Ministry of Health
New Phnom Penh Airport cost estimated at $1.5 billion
Cambodia Airports and the Overseas Investment Corp (OCIC) have shown progress in discussions on the development of a new Phnom Penh International Airport which is expected to be finished next year. ...
Chea Vannak
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50687604/new-international-travel-hub-seeks-development-cooperation
Banteng found dead at wildlife sanctuary in Oddar Meanchey
A male banteng was found dead in Sorng Rukhavorn Wildlife Sanctuary in Oddar Meanchey province’s Samrong town on Saturday and was likely killed by hunters, said officials. Ministry of Environment’s secretary of state and spokesman Neth Pheaktra said that this was the sixth banteng that ...
Soth Koemsoeun
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/banteng-found-dead-wildlife-sanctuary-oddar-meanchey
Devastating drop in numbers at Phnom Penh’s museums
Some of Phnom Penh’s most renowned museums have seen a drop in visitors of up to 95 percent because of the COVID-19 pandemic and lack of tourism, leaving worries about theír future and staff cutbacks. ...
Jason Boken
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50757894/devastating-drop-in-numbers-at-phnom-penhs-museums/
Officials plant 2,000 tree saplings at Angkor area
More than 200 officials from the Apsara Authority and the Royal Academy of Cambodia have planted 2,000 tree saplings at the Prasat Prei temple in Siem Reap province’s Angkor Archaeological Park to further restore forest cover, as trees play an important role in the preservation ...
Pech Sotheary
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50746698/officials-plant-2000-tree-saplings-at-angkor-area/
Permanent Mission hits back at ‘naming to alert’ criticism
The Permanent Mission of Cambodia in Geneva has hit back at three United Nations human rights experts, who expressed alarm over what they called the ‘naming and shaming’ of COVID victims. The Mission said that Cambodia’s response to the coronavirus aims to “ensure that precious ...
Ben Sokhean
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50792643/permanent-mission-hits-back-at-naming-to-alert-criticism/
Mango exports to China at hand after customs approvals
China has allowed Cambodia to export fresh mangoes directly to its market after Chinese Customs on April 26 certified 37 mango plantations and five packaging factories as compliant with phytosanitary and packaging standards. ...
Thou Vireak
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/mango-exports-china-hand-after-customs-approvals
Study set to pinpoint trade flow bottlenecks at ports
The results of a crucial ongoing study will enable Cambodia to set out a framework of strategies to enhance the efficiency of the trade facilitation environment and the Kingdom’s competitiveness on the international stage, according to General Department of Customs and Excise (GDCE) director-general Kun ...
Hin Pisei
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/study-set-pinpoint-trade-flow-bottlenecks-ports
30 arrested amid clash at new airport construction site
Kandal provincial police have arrested 30 people after a clash with protesters on September 12 over a land dispute at the new Phnom Penh International Airport construction site in Kandal Stung district’s Boeung Khyang commune. ...
Voun Dara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/30-arrested-amid-clash-new-airport-construction-site
Eight month exports valued at 11.08 bn
Cambodia’s exports in the first eight months this year saw a decrease, official figures showed. Its exports were worth $11.086 billion, inching down 5.3 percent compared with the same period last year, according to a study by the Ministry of Commerce. ...
Chea Vanyuth
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50934036/eight-month-exports-valued-at-11-08-bn/
Takeo’s Prek Lapouv nature reserve at risk from drought
Birdlife International Cambodia has expressed concern that the water level in Boeung Prek Lapouv Protected Landscape Area in Takeo province may not reach last year’s level, putting animals foraging for food during the dry season at risk. ...
Ry Sochan
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/takeos-prek-lapouv-nature-reserve-risk-drought
146 Japanese investment projects registered at CDC
The Council of the Development of Cambodia (CDC) approved 146 Japanese qualified investment projects (QIP) as of October with a total investment capital of $2.853 billion. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50970276/146-japanese-investment-projects-registered-at-cdc/
Help us build better, PM says at China bridge launch
Prime Minister Hun Sen urged the Group of Seven (G7) nations – US, UK, Canada, France, Germany, Italy and Japan – to provide increased development assistance to Cambodia instead of criticising the country for its close relationship with China. ...
Ry Sochan
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/help-us-build-better-pm-says-china-bridge-launch
Investment options in securities market at different stages of life
Much like when building a career or successfully running a business, it is important when taking care of one’s investments to know that there are different investment strategies best suited to each stage of life. ...
PM to meet Xi at Belt and Road Forum
With an eye on Cambodia’s ascent into the upper-middle-income country category by 2030, Prime Minister Hun Manet is slated to rendezvous with Xi Jinping, President of the People’s Republic of China during his second trip to the country after taking over as Prime Minister. ...
Nheng Chamrong
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501376850/pm-to-meet-xi-at-belt-and-road-forum/
Indigenous people in a village in Ratanakiri province cut down trees at risk to pay off debts
Residents of a village in O’Yadao district, Ratanakiri province, due to debt, went to cut down trees in the community, transported them across the border and sold them to Vietnam in order to repay the bank, according to village and community authorities. ...
Cambodia aims at more FTAs to boost economic growth
The government is considering the establishment of more bilateral free trade agreements to access broader markets for Cambodia-made products. ...
Chea Vanyuth
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501233025/cambodia-aims-at-more-ftas-to-boost-economic-growth/