Cambodia, US vow to expand cooperation to boost trade and investment
Cambodia and the United States are committed to further strengthening and expanding cooperation to increase trade and investment. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodia-us-vow-to-expand-cooperation-to-boost-trade-and-investment/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501320028/cambodia-us-vow-to-expand-cooperation-to-boost-trade-and-investment/
Germany pledges over $60 million for economic development in Cambodia
The Federal Republic of Germany has pledged to provide approximately $66 million to Cambodia to support projects on socio-economic development. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/%e1%9e%a2%e1%9e%b6%e1%9e%9b%e1%9f%92%e1%9e%9b%e1%9e%ba%e1%9e%98%e1%9f%89%e1%9e%84%e1%9f%8b%e1%9e%9f%e1%9e%93%e1%9f%92%e1%9e%99%e1%9e%b6%e1%9e%95/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501379768/germany-pledges-over-60-million-for-economic-development-in-cambodia/
In China, nowhere to run
In yet another case of Cambodian women facing abuse in China, a 19-year-old told the Post yesterday that she has taken to living on the streets after the consulate in Shanghai refused to pay for her repatriation. Kim Sophea*, who claims she has been forced into marriage in <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/in-china-nowhere-to-run/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>
Sen David and Laignee Barron
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/china-nowhere-run
Cambodia attracts $1.39 bln investment in first 2 months of 2024
Cambodia approved fixed-asset investment projects worth $1.39 billion in the first two months of 2024, a significant rise of about 500 percent compared to the same period last year, a Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC)’s report said on Sunday. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodia-attracts-1-39-bln-investment-in-first-2-months-of-2024/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501454423/cambodia-attracts-1-39-bln-investment-in-first-2-months-of-2024/
SEZ Shooting Victims Called for Questioning
The Svay Rieng Provincial Court has issued summonses to question three women who were allegedly shot by a government official during a protest at a special economic zone (SEZ) in February, a court official and the plaintiffs said yesterday. about 20 eyewitnesses have already been questioned <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/sez-shooting-victims-called-for-questioning/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>
Russia pledges duty-free trade
Russia is set to approve duty- and quota-free imports for up to 3,000 Cambodian agricultural products, according to local government officials. a statement issued by Cambodia’s Ministry of Commerce on Friday states that Russia’s Minister for Economic Development, alexey Ulyukaev, agreed in principal to increase the <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/russia-pledges-duty-free-trade-2/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>
Chan Muyhong and Charles Rollet
http://phnompenhpost.com/business/russia-pledges-duty-free-trade
Rules enforced: Municipality cracks down on public ads
Businesses in Phnom Penh have been ordered to dismantle signs and advertisements erected on public property without the permission of City Hall. In a letter sent to businesses on Wednesday and published on the city’s website yesterday, City Hall said companies found to have been flouting <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/rules-enforced-municipality-cracks-down-on-public-ads/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>
Khouth Sophak Chakrya
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/rules-enforced-municipality-cracks-down-public-ads
More than 140 unexploded mortar rounds found at Pursat school
A fArmer prepAring A plot of lAnd for A vegetAble gArden found A cAche of unexploded 60mm mortAr rounds from the 1970s on the cAmpus of A secondAry school in PursAt province’s KAndieng district over the weekend. <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/more-thAn-140-unexploded-mortAr-rounds-found-At-pursAt-school/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>
Khouth Sophak Chakrya
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/more-140-unexploded-mortar-rounds-found-pursat-school
China dam discharges in Mekong
A lArge-scAle hydropower dAm in ChinA begAn releAsing A deluge of wAter from its overfilling reservoir on FridAy, leAving downstreAm neighbours to feAr imminent inundAtion. <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/chinA-dAm-dischArges-in-mekong/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>
Laignee Barron
http://phnompenhpost.com/national/china-dam-discharges-mekong
Journo, forest official allegedly beat logger
A locAl journAlist And A forestry officiAl were Arrested by militAry police in KrAtie province’s SAmbo district on FridAy night for Allegedly dischArging A weApon into the Air And beAting A mAn with A boAt oAr in An extortion bid gone Awry. According to district militAry <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/journo-forest-officiAl-Allegedly-beAt-logger/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>
About 1,500 given jabs so far
Just under 1,500 people received the Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine in Cambodia between Wednesday and Friday last week, according to a three-day report from the Ministry of Health. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/about-1500-given-jabs-so-far/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>
Tith Kongnov
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50813938/about-1500-given-jabs-so-far/
Workers to get gov’t subsidy
The government has opened its first phase of providing a subsidy to 275,747 workers from 513 factories involved in the manufacturing of garments, footwear and bags in Phnom Penh, Kandal province and Sihanoukville. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/workers-to-get-govt-subsidy/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>
Sen David
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50879368/workers-to-get-govt-subsidy/
Cambodia’s total trade up 9% to $52 billion in 2022
Cambodia’s international trade in 2022 totalled more than $52 billion, a 9.2 percent year-on-year increase, while Cambodia’s exports jumped more than 16 percent. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodias-total-trade-up-9-to-52-billion-in-2022/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>
Chea Vanyuth
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501217283/cambodias-total-trade-up-9-to-52-billion-in-2022/
Over 12 million domestic tourists recorded in first seven months
Cambodia has registered more than 12 million domestic tourists in the first seven months of this year, according to a report of the Ministry of Tourism released on Sunday. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/over-12-million-domestic-tourists-recorded-in-first-seven-months/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501338834/over-12-million-domestic-tourists-recorded-in-first-seven-months/
Cambodia eyes science, engineering to achieve high-income status
Cambodia aims to achieve high-income status by 2050 through a rapid shift from traditional to more inclusive and sustainable growth, using science and engineering. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodia-eyes-science-engineering-to-achieve-high-income-status/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>
Adur Pradeep
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501288913/cambodia-eyes-science-engineering-to-achieve-high-income-status/
Ministry of Inspection and UNDP discuss new training courses
The Ministry of Inspection announced a meeting between the Minister of Inspection Huot Hak and alissar Chaker, Country Representative of the United Nations Development Program in Cambodia (UNDP Cambodia) on Wednesday. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/ministry-of-inspection-and-undp-discuss-new-training-courses/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>
Hang Punreay
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501399963/ministry-of-inspection-and-undp-discuss-new-training-courses/
Cambodia’s exports to RCEP countries rise 23% to $5.8B
Cambodia’s exports to the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) countries continued to increase, indicating the emergence of a growing market for the country’s products. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodias-exports-to-rcep-countries-rise-23-to-5-8b/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>
Chea Vanyuth
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501382492/cambodias-exports-to-rcep-countries-rise-23-to-5-8b/
Sihanoukville businesses want beach ban revoked
Dozens of businesses from Sihanoukville’s Otres beach will deliver a letter to the National assembly today seeking intervention on a government order to vacate the beach or be forcibly evicted. X Otres BeachX Yun Min <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/sihanoukville-businesses-want-beach-ban-revoked/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>
Chhay Channyda
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/sihanoukville-businesses-want-beach-ban-revoked
Four face charges in incitement case
Ratanakkiri Provincial Court yesterday summonsed three well-known rights workers and a journalist to appear for questioning next week over years-old incitement charges in connection with a long-standing land dispute. In a summons signed by deputy provincial prosecutor Chea Sopheak, the court ordered Radio Free asia journalist Sok Ratha, <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/four-face-charges-in-incitement-case/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>
Warrant sought for shooter
The Ministry of Interior has sought a warrant for the suspect who shot three people at a protest outside a shoe factory last week amid more allegations from government and police officials that the perpetrator was Bavet town governor Chhouk Bandith. Interior Ministry spokesman Khieu Sopheak <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/warrant-sought-for-shooter/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/index.php/2012030154802/National-news/warrant-sought-for-shooter.html