Gov’t urged to step up investments in tech parks
The seventh edition of the ‘Give A Day’ meet, held in Phnom Penh recently, urged the Cambodian government to step up investments in tech parks for promoting the ecosystem for digital start-ups and also to speed up the country’s march to become a digital economy. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Manoj Mathew
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501138218/govt-urged-to-step-up-investments-in-tech-parks/
City clears fish farms despite Tamok Lake residents’ protests
Residents around Phnom Penh’s Boeng Tamok followed authorities in their boats and protested the filling of the lake, which they said was affecting their fish farm enclosures. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Khut Sokun
https://vodenglish.news/city-clears-fish-farms-despite-tamok-lake-residents-protests/
Villagers demand to be paid for land sold to Apsara Authority
More than 100 people representing more than 200 families in sna sangkram village in siem Reap’s Prasat Bakong district are demanding to be paid for their land sold to the Apsara Authority. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Torn Vibol
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501174754/villagers-demand-to-be-paid-for-land-sold-to-apsara-authority/
MRC announces competition to modernize Mekong monitoring technology
The Mekong River Commission (MRC) announced Thursday a competition to design cost-effective, sustainable technology to monitor the Mekong’s water level, rainfall, soil moisture and water quality. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501164401/mrc-announces-competition-to-modernize-mekong-monitoring-technology/
Cambodia set for more bilateral FTAs
The Cambodian government is pushing for the establishment of more bilateral free trade agreements with main trade partners in a bid to access wider markets for the country’s products. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Chea Vanyuth
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501178750/cambodia-set-for-more-bilateral-ftas/
Trade and tourism sector, important for economic growth
Cambodian Minister of Commerce has stressed the important role of trade and tourism in the country’s socio-economic development toward inclusive, resilient, and sustainable recovery. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501269119/trade-and-tourism-sector-important-for-economic-growth/
Chinese firm wins deal to build 3rd largest port in Cambodia
China Harbour Engineering Company Ltd. (CHEC) on Friday secured a contract from a Cambodian firm to construct a multi-purpose seaport in southwestern Cambodia’s Kampot province. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501285273/chinese-firm-wins-deal-to-build-3rd-largest-port-in-cambodia/
Chinese-invested tire factory in Cambodia goes into operation
A Chinese-invested tire factory in Cambodia’s sihanoukville special Economic Zone (ssEZ) launched its operation on saturday after more than one year of construction. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501257581/chinese-invested-tire-factory-in-cambodia-goes-into-operation/
Aquaculturist Association asks China for support to elevate the sector
President of Cambodia Aquaculturist Association (CAA), sok Raden, said the nation’s aquaculture sector faces challenges, including fish species and technical training. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Yatt Malai
https://kiripost.com/stories/aquaculturist-association-asks-china-for-support-to-elevate-the-sector
Cambodian wild aquatic products now get export permit to China
Cambodia’s wild aquatic products have been granted formal approval to be exported to China, the Chinese embassy in Cambodia said in a statement on Wednesday. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501301297/cambodian-wild-aquatic-products-now-get-export-permit-to-china/
Third ring road to be officially put into use next week
Phnom Penh’s $273-million-worth third ring road will be officially inaugurated on Aug. 3 by sitting Prime Minister Hun sen ss='cambodia-color'>...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501332162/third-ring-road-to-be-officially-put-into-use-next-week/
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. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501416585/december-29-designated-as-peace-day-public-holiday/
USAID helps improve Cambodian cashew value chain
The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) iS partnering with the Cambodia CaShew Federation to improve Cambodian caShew value chain through the CaShew Export Development Programme. SS='cambodia-color'>...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501420730/usaid-helps-improve-cambodian-cashew-value-chain/
Cambodia marks 70th Independence Day, vowing to stay united as one
Cambodia celebrated the 70th anniversary of its independence on Thursday, vowing to stay united as one to safeguard the kingdom’s peace, security, stability and development. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501390180/cambodia-marks-70th-independence-day-vowing-to-stay-united-as-one/
Calls for stronger action against llegal mining
Environmental activists are supporting the government’s continued crackdown on illegal mining, but they are calling for more inspections to ensure that no further crimes are committed. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Kuch Sikol
https://kiripost.com/stories/cambodia-calls-for-stronger-action-against-illegal-mining
Bicycle exports down 37 percent in Jan-May
Cambodia’s bicycle exports fell 37 percent year-on-year in the first five months this year, said a report of the General Department of Customs and Excise (GDCE). ss='cambodia-color'>...
Chea Vanyuth
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501505084/bicycle-exports-down-37-percent-in-jan-may/
Cambodia records trade surplus with Vietnam
Cambodia has recorded a trade surplus with Vietnam in the first five months of 2024, making Vietnam the second biggest market for Cambodia’s products after the Us. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Chea Vanyuth
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501505080/cambodia-records-trade-surplus-with-vietnam/
Oxfam cites lack of protection for subcontracted garment workers
Subcontracted workerS in Cambodia&rSquo;S garment induStry continue to face Significant challengeS in acceSSing Social protection through the National Social Security Fund (NSSF), deSpite the crucial role theSe SubcontractorS play in the induStry. SS='cambodia-color'>...
Som Sotheary
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501510879/oxfam-cites-lack-of-protection-for-subcontracted-garment-workers/
Cambodia-Vietnam trade to exceed $10 billion in 2024
Cambodia and Vietnam are on track to exceed $10 billion in trade by the end of 2024, said Vietnam’s Ambassador to Cambodia Nguyen Huy Tang. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Chea Vanyuth
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501511526/cambodia-vietnam-trade-to-exceed-10-billion-in-2024/