ODC join Ministry of Posts and Telecommunication's workshop on capacity building for all post and telecommunication departments (Phase 2)
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Picture from the Ministry of Post and Telecommunication facebook page on 28 April 2023.From 25th April to 27th May 2023, The Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications organized a series of workshops with the aim of providing capacity building to subnational government officers from all its ...
PM: Grade 12 exam still on
Public and private educational institutions across Cambodia reopened their doors on November 1 after being closed since March due to the Covid-19 pandemic, while Prime Minister Hun Sen made it clear that high school diploma exams would be taking place this year and students will ...
Voun Dara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/pm-grade-12-exam-still
Smart, ministries offer scholarships
Smart Axiata in collaboration with the ministries of Education, Youth and Sport (MoEYS), and Posts and Telecommunication (MPTC), signed a three-year Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Tuesday to “develop future talents and digital corporate leaders”. As part of this, 20 scholarships will be offered to ...
Voun Dara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/smart-ministries-offer-scholarships
CPP ties to controversial election monitor deepen
Against a backdrop of government criticism of local election watchdogs, Deputy Prime Minister Hor Namhong has been elected vice president of the standing committee of the election monitor ICAPP, which has frequently been criticised for indiscriminately offering its stamp of approval to otherwise controversial elections. ...
Andrew Nachemson
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/cpp-ties-controversial-election-monitor-deepen
NIPTICT signs MoU with Bosch to launch Digital Makerspace
The National Institute of Post, Telecommunications and Information Communications Technology (NIPTICT) and Bosch (Cambodia), a local subsidiary of the Bosch Group, Germany’s leading electronics and engineering company, signed a memorandum of understanding this week to develop a Digital Makerspace at the institution. ...
Sok Chan
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50807537/niptict-signs-mou-with-bosch-to-launch-digital-makerspace/
Ministry of Education announces funding for scientific research projects for 2023
The Ministry of Education, Youth, and Sports on Aug 7, issued a notification on funding for scientific research projects for 2023 in order to contribute to the promotion of research culture, inspire innovation, and promote innovation in response to the labour market and globalisation. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501338993/ministry-of-education-announces-funding-for-scientific-research-projects-for-2023/
Ministry refuses to dissolve Human Rights Party
Interior Minister Sar Kheng has instructed the Human Rights Party to hold a congress to seek approval from the majority of its members before asking the ministry to dissolve it. ...
Ven Rathavong
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/50106112/ministry-refuses-to-dissolve-human-rights-party/
29 parties seek SCC membership
Among the more than 40 political parties registered with the Ministry of Interior, 29 have applied for membership in the Supreme Consultative Council (SCC). ...
Soth Koemsoeun
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501356080/29-parties-seek-scc-membership/
Government launches eco, biodiversity policies
The Ministry of Environment has begun implementing the policies of the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES), an intergovernmental body which assesses the state of biodiversity in response to requests from decision makers. ...
Ry Sochan
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/government-launches-eco-biodiversity-policies
School’s out for the year but studying and exams to go on
The Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport has postponed secondary and high school examinations this year to contain Covid-19 infections. In a letter on Wednesday the ministry said: “In the 2019-2020 academic year, the Ministry of Education will continue implementing new reforms to all kinds ...
Ry Sochan
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/schools-out-year-studying-and-exams-go
Hun Sen to sign new aid agreements during trip to China
China and Cambodia are expected to sign a number of agreements, including one on Chinese assistance and project cooperation, during Prime Minister Hun Sen’s attendance at this week’s Belt and Road Forum in Beijing. Mr Hun Sen will lead a high-level delegation to attend the ...
Ben Sokhean
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50596846/hun-sen-to-sign-new-aid-agreements-during-trip-to-china/
Job opportunities increasing in manufacturing sector
Prime Minister Hun Sen said yesterday that the manufacturing sector is creating more jobs for Cambodians, which is helping to improve their livelihoods as the government has been taking several steps to attract more foreign investment to the country. ...
Chea Vanyuth
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501304999/job-opportunities-increasing-in-manufacturing-sector/
Military officer forced to give public apology
A Kampong Thom provincial military police officer is being forced to issue a public apology to Kampong Thom High School teachers after he cursed at them for instructing his daughter to change her clothes to match the School uniform. ...
Pav Suy
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/5093739/military-officer-forced-give-public-apology/
Education ministry orders school shut down for ASEAN Summit
Public and private schools in Phnom Penh have been ordered to shut for three days from November 10 to 12 to reduce traffic in the capital to pave the way for VIP convoys during the upcoming ASEAN summit. ...
Prak Chan Thul
https://kiripost.com/stories/education-ministry-orders-school-shut-down-for-asean-summit
Parents using toxic balms on babies: report
Cambodian parents are commonly using medicinal balms and oils such as “Tiger Balm” on their newborn children despite potentially toxic effects, according to a new report. ...
Erin Handley and Kong Meta
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/parents-using-toxic-balms-babies-report
Lower Sesan 2 Dam Would be 'Catastrophic'
Hydropower dams planned for the tributaries of the Mekong River, particularly the Lower Sesan 2, will have a “catastrophic” impact on fish stocks throughout the country, according to new research that calls for several planned dams to be reconsidered. Authored by an international group of ...
UN concerned over political crackdown
UN human rights experts have expressed concern about what they call an escalating trend of silencing political opinion, saying the government has used criminal law to deny former Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP) members’ the rights to expression and to hold gatherings. However, senior government ...
Khorn Savi
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national-politics/un-concerned-over-political-crackdown
New govt body to regulate Cambodia’s digital economy
The Royal Government of Cambodia (RGC) has issued a sub-decree to establish the General Department of Digital Economy that will exclusively function under the Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF) to direct, regulate and develop the digital economy in the country after the Deputy Prime ...
Kang Sothear
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501314071/new-govt-body-to-regulate-cambodias-digital-economy/?p=1314071
Gov’t funds return of ‘Shadow’ election monitors
A group accused of rubber-stamping autocratic elections in 2013 said on Tuesday it would return to observe the June 4 commune elections, with the airfare, accommodation and an excursion to Siem Reap province covered by the Foreign Affairs Ministry. ...
Ben Paviour
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/govt-funds-return-of-shadow-election-monitors-130302/
Drop in dropouts: Ministry’s efforts to increase enrollments paying off
The Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport’s efforts to reduce the school dropout rate is paying dividends with an increase in the number of students who will be sitting for the upcoming Junior High school examinations. ...
Torn Vibol
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/1363025/drop-in-dropouts-ministrys-efforts-to-increase-enrollments-paying-off/