Senate ratifies record draft budget law
The Senate yesterday spent just 90 minutes ratifying the record $2.6 billion budget law for 2012, which will allow the government to borrow up to $1.1 billion from foreign lenders, according to a Senate statement ...
Cambodia-US Trade Volume Reaches $3B in First Semester of 2019
Within the first seven month of 2019, Cambodia-US trade volume has reached over USD 3 billion, an increase of 29 percent compared to the same period in 2018, which was USD 2.3 billion. ...
Fresh News staff
http://en.freshnewsasia.com/index.php/en/localnews/15347-2019-09-18-04-42-45.html
China donates hardware to support 2019 census
The Chinese government yesterday handed $2.5 million worth of cars, motorbikes and other equipment to the government to facilitate the 2019 census. Chinese Ambassador Xiong Bo presided over the handover at the Interior Ministry. ...
Khy Sovuthy
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50536929/china-donates-hardware-to-support-2019-census/
Phnom Penh Port expansion set to boost Kingdom’s waterways shipping
The launch of the 2nd phase of the Phnom Penh Autonomous Port’s (PPAP) container terminal will boost the Kingdom’s waterway shipping through more trade capacity and reduced costs, according to industry insiders. ...
Hin Pisei
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/phnom-penh-port-expansion-set-boost-kingdoms-waterways-shipping
Twin tower construction to begin this year
Construction of the $2 billion, 133-story twin tower skyscrapers planned to rise opposite NagaWorld will start in the middle of this year, an official who helped design the project told Khmer Times yesterday. ...
Sum Manet
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/22617/twin-tower-construction-to-begin-this-year/
Dam-affected villagers make case to UN envoy
The UN special rapporteur for human rights in Cambodia met with Stung Treng Governor Mom Saroen yesterday to discuss the plight of ethnic minorities in the province affected by the Lower Sesan 2 dam project. ...
Jack Davies
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/dam-affected-villagers-make-case-un-envoy
North Asia Resources to turn cassava into fuel
Hong Kong-listed firm North Asia Resources Holding Ltd announced yesterday that it has purchased 14,000 hectares of an economic land concession in Pursat province from Henan Tianguan Enterprise Group for $53.2 million.203; ...
The Phnom Penh Post Staff
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/north-asia-resources-turn-cassava-fuel
Mining
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The mining sector in Cambodia is mostly undeveloped, and active mining enterprises are typically small-scale quarries producing materials for construction, such as laterite, marble, granite, limestone, gravel and sand. There is no industrial-scale extraction of minerals, although many exploration licenses have been granted to ...
The hybrid workshop on the open of extractive industrial and environmental data for a better economy
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On December 17, 2021, Open Development Cambodia (ODC), in collaboration with the Cambodia Indigenous Peoples Organization (CIPO), Cambodia Indigenous Women Association (CIWA), and Cambodia Indigenous People Alliance (CIPA), and other relevant local NGOs, hosted a hybrid workshop on the open of extractive industrial and environmental ...
Invitation for two-day training workshops on "The basics of data-driven journalism"
Open Development Cambodia (ODC) is delighted to announce two two-day training workshops on “The Basics of Data-Driven Journalism”. The courses focus on all steps of data journalism, including the search for a topic and the right data, the analyzes and preparation of datasets, data visualization, ...
Strengthening the implementation of measures to prevent transmission of Covid-19 (including new Covid-19 virus variant)
On 28 June 2021, the Ministry of Health issued a press release on strengthening the implementation of measures to prevent the transmission of Covid-19 (including new Covid-19 virus variant), especially individuals needed to participate properly, consistently, and thoroughly.The Ministry of Health has detected several cases ...
Ministry of Health
Call for application: Youth-Led Project 2024 (YLP24 - Phase 1)
Open Development Cambodia Organization (ODC) is pleased to announce the call for application on Youth-Led Project 2024 (YLP24 – Phase 1). The program aims to strengthen the youths’ capacity for fundamental life and community development skills through various training and knowledge sharing as demonstrated during convening ...
Open Development Cambodia Organization (ODC)
Press release: Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) provides $2 million to create a master plan of eastern Mekong Delta-IWRM (Integrated Water Resources Management) in Cambodia
On 25 March 2021, the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) issued a press release on the provision of a $2-million grant to formulate a master plan of eastern Mekong Delta-IWRM (Integrated Water Resources Management) in Cambodia. This project aims at mitigating the damages caused by ...
Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA)
First VIP lounge opens at airport
A new VIP lounge was officially opened yesterday by Plaza Premium Group in the departure area of Phnom Penh International Airport, with the Hong Kong-based company saying it invested nearly $2 million in the lounge. ...
Sok Chan
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/19746/first-vip-lounge-opens-at-airport/
KB Financial Group unveils Global Digital Banking service in Cambodia
The KB Global Digital Bank is a rechargeable wallet-based mobile banking service which combines both financial services, such as account, wire transfer, overseas remittance and P2P payment, and non-financial services like messaging. ...
Millions more new ID cards required
The General Department of Identification issued some 2.8 million identification cards between January and October as part of an effort to bring a new generation of cards to some 10.9 million Cambodians by 2017. ...
Taing Vida
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/millions-more-new-id-cards-required
Thai paint manufacturer to build new factory
Thai paint manufacturer TOA Paint (Thailand) plans to invest at least 1 billion baht (about $28.2 million) in three new factories in Cambodia, Myanmar and Indonesia, according to a report in Thai newspaper The Nation. ...
Sum Manet
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/23284/thai-paint-manufacturer-to-build-new-factory/
Total lightning deaths lower so far this year
Rainstorms and lightning strikes killed a combined 43 people and injured 79, while damaging 2,735 homes in the first five months of the year, according to a report by the National Committee for Disaster Management. ...
Khouth Sophak Chakrya
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/total-lightning-deaths-lower-so-far-year
Police seize luxury wood in house raid
About 2,000 kilograms of Kran-houng luxury timber worth tens of thousands of dollars and a Toyota Camry car were seized by authorities in Oddar Meanchey province’s Anlong Veng district on Wednesday, military police said yesterday. ...
Five arrested over state land sale
Authorities in Pursat province on Monday apprehended five people for their alleged involvement in an attempt to sell about 2,000 hectares of state-owned land on Facebook. ...
Pech Sotheary
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50744768/five-arrested-over-state-land-sale/