Soldier steps on mine, dies
A military border guard died at the Preah Vihear Provincial Referral Hospital after stepping on a landmine and suffering injuries to his right leg and body last week. The incident took place in Choam Ksan district’s sra Em commune. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Soth Koemsoeun
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/soldier-steps-mine-dies
60-MW solar station in Pursat province set to generate power
Another 60-megawatt solar station in Pursat province’s Krokor district will generate power for the grid earlier next year. Invested by schneitec Renewable Co., Ltd., the solar power station covers 135 hectares of land area. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Chea Vannak/AKP
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50788965/60-mw-solar-station-in-pursat-province-set-to-generate-power/
Wind farm developer wins Clean Energy Week Award 2020
EnergyLab, a nonprofit organisation that supports the growth of the clean energy market, has chosen Cambodian wind farm developer sophorn Chea as this year’s Clean Energy Advocate Award winner. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Tom Starkey
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50783943/wind-farm-developer-wins-clean-energy-week-award-2020/
Kingdom, EU ready for trade, investment talks
Cambodia and the EU on November 16 pledged to enhance trade and investment in an effort to spur post-Covid-19 economic recovery in light of the bloc’s recent partial withdrawal of trade privileges. ss='cambodia-color'>...
May Kunmakara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/kingdom-eu-ready-trade-investment-talks
MoC conducts workshop on Law on Consumer Protection
The Ministry of Commerce’s Directorate General of Consumer Protection, Competition and Fraud (CCF) has conducted a “National Dissemination and Planning Workshop on the Law on Consumer Protection” for relevant stakeholders and representatives of local and international organizations. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Sok Chan
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50786648/moc-conducts-workshop-on-law-on-consumer-protection/
UNDP push for gov’t bonds as investors request good returns
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has renewed calls for the Cambodian government to issue sovereign bonds in riels to underpin the government’s effort on de-dollarisation and protect the economy against external shocks. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Harrison White
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50786840/undp-push-for-govt-bonds-as-investors-request-good-returns/
Budget surplus should be used for social spending to reduce poverty, says UNDP
The UNDP released a report yesterday claiming that by spending just 1.5 percent of the country’s GDP, Cambodia could reduce the number of people in poverty to just three percent of the population. ss='cambodia-color'>...
UNESCO says COVID-19 impacts 113,000 Cambodian school personnel
While the world, including Cambodia is celebrating today the Word Teacher’s Day, UNEsCO said Cambodian education sector is one of the affected-sectors by the COVID-19 pandemic. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50770201/unesco-says-covid-19-impacts-113000-cambodian-school-personnel/
Smart Axiata launches help for startups/SMEs
To support startups and small businesses across Cambodia, Impact Hub Phnom Penh is launching a new education programme for entrepreneurs with funding from smart Axiata’s $1 million COVID-19 relief fund. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50768946/smart-axiata-launches-help-for-startups-smes/
WFP director outlines continued transition into technical assistance
The World Food Programme’s (WFP) new Country Director, Claire Conan, has stated that the organisation is continuing with its transition into providing more technical assistance partnerships with the Cambodian government and local agricultural sector. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Harrison White
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50770737/wfp-director-outlines-continued-transition-into-technical-assistance/
New bilateral border gate under review
Cambodia’s Ratanakiri and Laos’ Attapeu provincial authorities have been conducting assessments on the possibility of opening a new bilateral border gate and an interconnecting road to cater to the interests of the peoples of the two nations. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Pech Sotheary
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50744335/new-bilateral-border-gate-under-review/
Two people killed in mine explosion in Pursat
Two people were killed in an explosion on Monday after they attempted to rid their farm of an uncovered UXO in Pursat province’s Veal Veng district, officials said yesterday. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Som Kanika
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50751817/two-people-killed-in-mine-explosion-in-pursat/
Quarantined man found dead in an isolation room in Tboung Khmum
A 21-year-old man who was placed in quarantine at an isolation room in Tboung Khmum province’s Krouch Chhmar district was found dead yesterday and the cause has yet to be determined. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Ben Sokhean
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50747972/quarantined-man-found-dead-in-an-isolation-room-in-tboung-khmum/
Growing the farming industry
The government has taken the opportunity of the COVID-19 crisis to develop agriculture, while the garment and tourism industries, which are the Kingdom’s economic pillars have been hit hard by the pandemic. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Sorn Sarath
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50748314/growing-the-farming-industry/
Cambodia-China FTA to boost bilateral trade, investment ties
The free trade agreement (FTA) between Cambodia and China will undoubtedly promote stronger trade and investment ties between the two countries, Cambodia’s Commerce Minister Pan sorasak said in a recent interview with Chinese media. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Xinhua
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50752996/cambodia-china-fta-to-boost-bilateral-trade-investment-ties/
Rain restores 60,000 hectares of paddy across Banteay Meanchey
More than 60,000 hectares of rice paddy in Banteay Meanchey has been restored after large rainfalls were recorded across the country over the last three days, according to the province’s director of agriculture. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Sok Chan and Harrison White
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50753735/rain-restores-60000-hectares-of-paddy-across-banteay-meanchey/
Demining provides land to 5.7m people
Some five million people acroSS the country have reportedly gained Safe acceSS to agricultural land, livelihood activitieS and development amid Cambodian Mine Action and Victim ASSiStance Authority&rSquo;S Clearing for ReSultS (CfR) PhaSe IV project. SS='cambodia-color'>...
Ry Sochan
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50749583/demining-provides-land-to-5-7m-people/
Gov’t restricts imports of wine, cigarettes
The Ministry of Economy and Finance’s General Department of Customs and Excise is planning to temporarily restrict wine and cigarette imports at some border checkpoints to prevent tax evasion and improve tax collection. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Long Kimmarita
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/govt-restricts-imports-wine-cigarettes
State fund gives maternity support
Over the past three years, the National social security Fund (NssF) has provided more than 87 billion riel in childbirth subsidies to 210,000 women across the country, according to Heng sophannarith, director of NssF’s policy division. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Nov Sivutha
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/state-fund-gives-maternity-support
Female dolphin found dead in Kratie province
A member of a fishing community found the carcass of an older female dolphin in sambok village in Kratie province’s Chitr Borei district on December 22, about 500m from the Kampi dolphin site. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Khouth Sophak Chakrya
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/female-dolphin-found-dead-kratie-province