Royalties concern forest activists
The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries said in the first three quarters of this year, Cambodia earned $5.7 million in royalties from forest produce – an increase of nearly $2 million compared to the same period last year when it earned $4 million. The ss='cambodia-color'>...
Long Kimmarita
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/royalties-concern-forest-activists
Officials probe border land dispute
Cambodian and Thai joint authorities on Monday reviewed a disputed area where the Thais removed cassava trees of two Cambodian farmers in Banteay Meanchey province’s svay Chek district last week. The Cambodian side was represented by Major General Chhun Mao, deputy commander of the Royal ss='cambodia-color'>...
Khy Sovuthy
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50579694/officials-probe-border-land-dispute/
Anti-tank mine explosion kills two
A bomb explosion on Thursday killed two of three “unlicensed” men who were hired to carry out mine clearance in O’svay commune, in Oddar Meanchey province’s Trapaing Prasat district. District police chief In Kay said the villagers had collectively hired Hok Rachhan, 18, Mao Kamsot, ss='cambodia-color'>...
Soth Koemsoeun
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/anti-tank-mine-explosion-kills-two
Gov’t urged to protect resources
Some 70 NGO repreSentativeS, foreSt activiStS and univerSity StudentS Signed an open letter urging the government to find wayS to prevent and combat foreStry crimeS more effectively. In their petition releaSed on Saturday, the group Said they had been obServing the government&rSquo;S clampdownS over the SS='cambodia-color'>...
Soth Koemsoeun
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/govt-urged-protect-resources
Hun Sen calls for caution amid China-US trade war
Prime Minister Hun sen warned on Tuesday that a developing trade war between the Us and China could affect Cambodia, and said the Kingdom must act to mitigate any potential fallout. In March, Us President Donald Trump’s administration slapped tariffs on global imports of steel ss='cambodia-color'>...
Ben Sokhean
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/hun-sen-calls-caution-amid-china-us-trade-war
Unruffled by EBA withdrawal, PM seeks ‘low interest’ loans
After meeting with the European Commission, Prime Minister Hun sen said he had expected that Cambodia would one day lose its access to the bloc’s “Everything But Arms” (EBA) preferential trade agreement and had “already requested low interest” loans from China, Japan, south Korea and ss='cambodia-color'>...
Niem Chheng
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/unruffled-eba-withdrawal-pm-seeks-low-interest-loans
CMAC cleared over 30,000 land mines in first 10 months
The Cambodian Mine Action Centre (CMAC) cleared more than 30,000 land mines from 75sq km in the first 10 months of this year, the organisation’s director-general said on Monday. Heng Ratana, speaking at a CMAC meeting, said the organisation aims to clear a further 116sq ss='cambodia-color'>...
Voun Dara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/cmac-cleared-over-30000-land-mines-first-10-months
Government notes 25 UN UPR rights recommendations as political
The government on Tuesday said it had “noted” 25 recommendations made by the UN Human Rights Council’s Universal Periodic Review (UPR), saying they were part of a political agenda and linked to the dissolved Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP). It accepted the other 173 recommendations ss='cambodia-color'>...
Niem Chheng
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national-politics/government-notes-25-un-upr-rights-recommendations-political
New airport study set for 2019
A feasibility study on the construction of a new airport in the Kingdom will be launched later this year, according to a Ministry of Tourism spokesman on Monday. The plan was approved last week in a meeting held by the Ministry of Economy and Finance ss='cambodia-color'>...
Cheng Sokhorng
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/new-airport-study-set-2019
Ministry needs millions to improve drainage
The Public Works and Transport Ministry on Friday said it plans to spend about $170 million to improve sihanoukville’s wastewater treatment system and deal with floods. Transport Minister sun Chanthol said during a workshop in the capital that he will push for the budget to be ss='cambodia-color'>...
Pech Sotheary
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50637052/ministry-needs-millions-to-improve-drainage/
Cambodia improves in WEF global competitiveness ranking
Cambodia, which has shed its status of ‘sick man of Asia’ is becoming more competitive economically, and the world is starting to notice it. The 2019 Global Competitiveness Report, which was released by the World Economic Forum (WEF) on Oct 8, ranked Cambodia 106th out of ss='cambodia-color'>...
Jose Rodriguez T. Senase
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50650070/cambodia-improves-in-wef-global-competitiveness-ranking/
Kingdom aiming for direct internet access
Cambodia is aiming to no longer rely on Vietnam and Thailand for bandwidth and access to the international internet gateway. Prime Minister Hun sen during a cabinet meeting on Friday told Post and Telecommunication Ministry officials to look into how the Kingdom can have its own ss='cambodia-color'>...
Khuon Narim
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50654936/kingdom-aiming-for-direct-internet-access/
Youths encouraged to become engineers
Senior government officialS Said yeSterday that Cambodia needS about 35,000 engineerS between 2018 and 2020 to Serve in Several SectorS. Pich Sophorn, Secretary of State at the Labour MiniStry and alSo vice chairman of the Board of EngineerS Cambodia, Said yeSterday at the board&rSquo;S annual SS='cambodia-color'>...
Mom Kunthear
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50484406/youths-encouraged-to-become-engineers/
Leading Chinese textile maker starts to build huge factory in Cambodia
Shenzhou International Group HoldingS, a leading ChineSe clothing manufacturer, on WedneSday broke ground for the conStruction of a new 150-million-U.S.-dollar garment factory here after operating in the country for 14 yearS. Lt. Gen. Hun Manet, deputy commander-in-chief of the Royal Cambodian Armed ForceS, and ChineSe SS='cambodia-color'>...
Xinhua
http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2019-03/06/c_137873415.htm
EBA fact-finding team to arrive in upcoming weeks: EU Ambassador
A fact-finding mission sent by the European Union will arrive in Cambodia late this month or early April, European Union Ambassador George Edgar announced this week. During a meeting Tuesday, the EU Ambassador told Minister of Commerce Pan sorasak that an EU delegation is scheduled ss='cambodia-color'>...
May Kunmakara
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50584565/eba-fact-finding-team-to-arrive-in-upcoming-weeks-eu-ambassador/
Youths band together to clean ‘filthy’ Boeung Trabek canal
Inspired by their affection for the environment, a desire to have a clean and beautiful city, and wanting to send a message to people to stop littering, a group of some two dozen volunteer youths have taken to picking up trash day and night from ss='cambodia-color'>...
Long Kimmarita
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/youths-band-together-clean-filthy-boeung-trabek-canal
Disputants seek responses
Representatives of families embroiled in a land dispute with Union Development Group (UDG) on Monday gathered in front of the Ministry of Environment in a bid to bring about a speedy solution to the ongoing case. The villagers from Koh Kong province’s Koh sdech and ss='cambodia-color'>...
Soth Koemsoeun
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/disputants-seek-responses
EU visit: Workers, unions and politicians express EBA fears
Workers, union leaders and politicians have expressed fear over the consequences of losing access to the EU’s “Everything But Arms” (EBA) agreement – something analysts have described as “manageable”. A team from the European Commission and European External Action service is currently in Cambodia for ss='cambodia-color'>...
Niem Chheng
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/eu-visit-workers-unions-and-politicians-express-eba-fears
Warehouse space shortage brought to light
The Cambodia Chamber of Commerce (CCC) recently noted that investors are facing difficulties finding warehouse space to rent at special economic zones in the country. CCC’s vice president Lim Heng told Khmer Times that the rapid rise of investment going into the country has left little warehouse space ss='cambodia-color'>...
Chhut Bunthoeun
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50621941/warehouse-space-shortage-brought-to-light/
Smart Axiata accounts for 1.5 per cent of GDP
Smart Axiata Co Ltd, the Kingdom&rSquo;S leading mobile telecommunicationS operator, contributed nearly $374 million to the Cambodian economy laSt year, accounting for 1.5 per cent of groSS domeStic product (GDP), itS CEO ThomaS Hundt Said on WedneSday. SS='cambodia-color'>...
Thou Vireak
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/smart-axiata-accounts-15-cent-gdp