Cambodia’s agricultural commodities target China as a key export destination
China is an increasingly important export destination for Cambodia’s agricultural commodities, thanks to the Cambodia-China Free Trade Agreement (CCFTA), which went into effect on January 1, 2022.
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501200944/cambodias-agricultural-commodities-target-china-as-a-key-export-destination/
Korean premium beef, Hanwoo, finds a new market in Cambodia
South Korea has successfully exported its premium beef, Hanwoo, to Cambodia for the first time, marking a significant milestone in eight years of quarantine negotiations.
Adur Pradeep
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501351063/korean-premium-beef-hanwoo-finds-a-new-market-in-cambodia/
Rehabilitating drug users urged to strive for a new life
Chea Somethy, Minister of Social Affairs, Veterans and Youth Rehabilitation encouraged drug addicts to engage in sports and patiently create a new future while assuring them that society does not stigmatise victims or people who have a history of drug use.
Torn Vibol
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501367052/rehabilitating-drug-users-urged-to-strive-for-a-new-life/
More than 220 vehicles fined for violations in a single day
Despite rising crackdowns and inspections, vehicular violations continue to be recorded in the hundreds. At least 227 vehicles were inspected and fined by the police on August 28 including 178 motorcycles and 49 cars. This is according to Lt. Gen. Chhay Kim Khoeun, Deputy Commissioner
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501140623/more-than-220-vehicles-fined-for-violations-in-a-single-day/
ASEAN a bright spot in gloomy global outlook, says IMF chief
The region and the globe remain in the grip of a slew of intractable crises on top of the persistent effects of Covid-19, posing precarious economic headwinds and dampening growth prospects for the coming years.
May Kunmakara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/asean-bright-spot-gloomy-global-outlook-says-imf-chief
Unlocking the potential of a digital education at MLE schools
When Anlong Kes Primary School received a smart TV last year to help teachers support digital learning in schools with ethnic minority students, the staff weren’t short on ideas on how to use it. Grade 1 teacher Antoey Vibot said she knew her students would
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501282259/unlocking-the-potential-of-a-digital-education-at-mle-schools/
Cambodia ready to be a strategic partner of businessmen and investors
Cambodia is ready to be a strategic partner of businessmen and investors to seize ASEAN’s viable economic opportunities and is committed to working closely with ASEAN member states and dialogue partners to build a resilient, sustainable and competitive ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) for the common
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501466969/cambodia-ready-to-be-a-strategic-partner-of-businessmen-and-investors/
Open Development Cambodia publishes a new dataset on “Land cover in Cambodia (2015-2020)”
Open Development Cambodia (ODC) publishes a new dataset on “Land cover in Cambodia (2015-2020)”. This bilingual new dataset highlights 15 classes of land cover throughout Cambodia and allows it to download for purposes.=> Please click here to go to “Land cover in Cambodia (2015-2020)”.
Open Development Cambodia (ODC) published a new topic page on “Extractive Industries Licensing and Payments”
Open Development Cambodia (ODC) published a new topic page on “Extractive Industries Licensing and Payments”. This bilingual topic page gives a quick overview of mining operations and different licenses for mineral resource in Cambodia. The topic page also includes an interactive map illustrating the concessions
Call for SMEs and informal economies in Mondulkiri to participate in a full-day training
The Open Development Cambodia Organization (ODC) is delighted to announce the opening of registration in a full-day training session scheduled for 22 February 2024 in Sen Monourom city, Mondulkiri province. This session marks the implementation of the project “Strengthening Informal Economies and SMEs in Cambodia
Open Development Cambodia Organization
Open Development Cambodia publishes a new dataset on “Sea surface temperature from MODIS Aqua Data”
Open Development Cambodia (ODC) publishes a new dataset on “Sea surface temperature from MODIS Aqua Data”. This bilingual new dataset exists of average sea surface temperature (sst) in Cambodia. The data can be visualized with an interactive map and graph representing its dataset and is
Empowering women's rights in land ownership and natural resource management: Insights from a knowledge-sharing event
On 11 March 2024, Open Development Cambodia Organization (ODC) in collaboration with Gender and Development for Cambodia (GADC) with funding from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) through Family Health International – Civil Society Support Activity (FHI360-CSS), Advancing Land-based Investment Governance (ALIGN), and
Cambodia, China's Guangxi pledge to broaden cooperation
Cambodia and China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region on Thursday vowed to further enhance cooperation in trade, investment, and tourism for mutual benefits.
The commitment was made during a meeting between Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen and Peng Qinghua, secretary of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region’s CPC Committee,
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/china/2013-06/13/c_132453081.htm
More than 20 families in Kampot province accuse a powerful person of encroaching on their land and sue many people for imprisonment
Approximately 26 families in Kep province who have plantations in Kampot province accuse a powerful person of encroaching on nearly 60 hectares of their land and sued the people to threaten to demoralize not to protest.
Under a controversial new plan by the Ministry of Interior, ethnic Vietnamese – some living in Cambodia for generations – begin to see documents revoked
Behind the traffic police station in Kampong Chhnang town, set against the picturesque backdrop of the Tonle Sap, immigration officials gathered thousands of ethnic Vietnamese to begin a nationwide process of revoking “improperly” issued documents this week. The plan to review birth certificates, identity cards, passports
Kong Meta and Andrew Nachemson
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national-post-depth/ethnic-vietnamese-some-living-cambodia-generations-see-documents-revoked
Open Development Cambodia (ODC) updated a dataset on “Reclassifying natural protected areas in Cambodia”
Open Development Cambodia (ODC) updated a dataset on “Reclassifying natural protected areas in Cambodia” by added the size before reclassifying of natural protected area. This dataset collected the data on the reclassifying of protected areas in Cambodia taken from government sub-decrees. The coordinate system, WGS
Open Development Cambodia updates a dataset on “Digital Elevation Model from SRTM (Shuttle Radar Topography Mission) in Cambodia”
Open Development Cambodia (ODC) updates a dataset on “Digital Elevation Model from SRTM (Shuttle Radar Topography Mission) in Cambodia” by adding a new interactive map layer. This bilingual dataset of the SRTM V3 has a high resolution of 30 meters and allows for downloads.=> Please
Half a million workers already affected by cancelled orders
The Garment Manufacturers Association in Cambodia (GMAC) has stated approximately 60 percent of its factories have been severely affected by cancelled orders of ready-made garment exports, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Sok Chan
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50710646/half-a-million-workers-already-affected-by-cancelled-orders/
Sweden, UNDP contribute toward a greener Cambodia
The Swedish government and United Nation Develo- pment Programme yesterday co-signed a new contribution agreement of $3.34 million to support Cambodia Climate Change Alliance’s Phase 3 initiative from 2020 to 2022.
Pech Sotheary
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50716389/sweden-undp-contribute-toward-a-greener-cambodia/
In Cambodia, a sweeping new environment code languishes in legal limbo
In Cambodia, the Mekong River winds past Southeast Asia’s largest remaining lowland evergreen forest before filling up Tonle Sap, the region’s largest freshwater lake. The river, lined with valuable sand, is home to an abundance of endangered species like the Mekong giant catfish and giant
Andrew Nachemson
https://news.mongabay.com/2020/08/in-cambodia-a-sweeping-new-environment-code-languishes-in-legal-limbo/
