China-Cambodia joint construction of Belt and Road, a new paradigm of international relations
In February, Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen paid an official visit to China. He braved adverse conditions to visit the country three years ago and stood firmly with the Chinese in their fight against the COVID-19 pandemic shortly after its outbreak.
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501250529/china-cambodia-joint-construction-of-belt-and-road-a-new-paradigm-of-international-relations/
A large Indonesian company interested in Cambodia’s real estate and healthcare sectors
Lippo Group, a large Indonesian company, is interested in investments in the areas of real estate, healthcare, financial and banking services, supermarket, etc. in Cambodia.
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501443469/a-large-indonesian-company-interested-in-cambodias-real-estate-and-healthcare-sectors/
Ending a scourge: PM pushes for final steps to eradicate malaria in Cambodia
Prime Minister Hun Manet urged stakeholders to promote social and gender equality in order to eradicate malaria by 2025, with a particular emphasis on providing nondiscriminatory diagnostic and treatment services for malaria patients in rural, hard-to-reach locations.
Press release on the death of a 69 years-old Cambodian man in Prey Veng province
On 14 March 2021, the Ministry of Health issued a press release confirming that the death of a 69 years-old Cambodian man in Prey Veng province died due to coronary heart disease (infarctus du myocard), not because of COVID-19.
Ministry of Health
A total of 1,277,688 people in Cambodia vaccinated against COVID-19 vaccinated
As of April 20, 2021, the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of National Defense have vaccinated 1,277,688 civil servants, citizens and the armed forces throughout the country.
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50842346/a-total-of-1277688-people-in-cambodia-vaccinated-against-covid-19-vaccinated/
Press release on the death of a 39 years-old Cambodian man in Phnom Penh
On 29 March 2021, the Ministry of Health issued a press release confirming the death of a 39 years-old Cambodian man in Phnom Penh who died due to coronary heart disease (infarctus du myocard), not because of COVID-19.
Ministry of Health
Ten investment projects with a total capital of nearly $1.9 billion receive nod
The Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC) on January 17, 2022 announced the approval of 10 investment projects with a total capital of nearly $1.9 billion dollars.
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501008916/ten-investment-projects-with-a-total-capital-of-nearly-1-9-billion-receive-nod/
Task Force is investigating a military police officer in the case of logging around Prey Lang
A senior military official claims that they are investigating the Deputy Director of the Office of Military Police Defamation who cut down the trees and buy timbers in Prey Lang Wildlife Sanctuary.
Khan Leakhena
https://www.vodkhmer.news/2022/09/02/task-force-is-investigating-a-military-police-officer-in-the-case-of-logging-around-prey-lang/
High school top grads to be given priority in becoming teachers
High school graduates who win high scores on their exams can apply for teacher jobs, said the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport.
Torn Vibol
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/1351936/high-school-top-grads-to-be-given-priority-in-becoming-teachers/
Phnom Penh Governor plans to ask the Royal Government to establish a major project to solve flooding
The Phnom Penh Municipal Authority may propose to the Royal Government a large-scale initiative to address long-term flooding, which is a mechanism for resolving flooding in Phnom Penh.
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501352470/phnom-penh-governor-plans-to-ask-the-royal-government-to-establish-a-major-project-to-solve-flooding/
Enhancing road safety on NR5: JICA employing a multi-faceted approach
Cambodia is taking decisive action to improve road safety on National Road 5 (NR5), a vital artery linking the Thai and Vietnamese borders via NR1, punctuated by the Tsubasa Bridge, also known as Neak Leoung Bridge. The impressive structure was constructed with funds donated by
Hong Raksmey
https://phnompenhpost.com/national/enhancing-road-safety-nr5-jica-employing-multi-faceted-approach
Cambodian PM Hun Sen urges ASEAN Women Leaders’ Summit to become a platform to inspire women
Prime Minister Hun Sen expressed his hope that the 2nd ASEAN Women Leaders’ Summit will continue to be a platform to inspire and motivate women in the ASEAN region.
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501167883/cambodian-pm-hun-sen-urges-asean-women-leaders-summit-to-become-a-platform-to-inspire-women/
2023 is a pivotal year for Cambodia to attract more foreign tourists
Cambodia views 2023 as a pivotal year for attracting more foreign tourists. After the devastating impacts of the Covid-19 outbreak, the year should considerably assist Cambodia in overcoming the crisis that has enveloped the tourism sector, which is regarded one of the four pillars on
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501254657/2023-is-a-pivotal-year-for-cambodia-to-attract-more-foreign-tourists/
Cambodian exports to Vietnam surge by nearly a quarter to $1.3B
Cambodia’s goods exports to Vietnam reached $1.324 billion in the first five months of 2023, up 22.69 per cent year-on-year from $1.079 billion and up 83.92 per cent half-on-half from $719.79 million, according to the General Department of Customs and Excise of Cambodia (GDCE).
Hin Pisei
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/cambodian-exports-vietnam-surge-nearly-quarter-13b
Global economy will slow for a third straight year in 2024, World Bank predicts
That is the picture sketched by the World Bank, which forecast Tuesday that the world economy will expand just 2.4% this year. That would be down from 2.6% growth in 2023, 3% in 2022 and a galloping 6.2% in 2021, which reflected the robust recovery
Kiripost staff writers
https://kiripost.com/stories/global-economy-will-slow-for-a-third-straight-year-in-2024-world-bank-predicts
PM outlines plans to increase education to a full day in 50 primary schools
Authorities have revealed plans to increase primary education from half a day to a full day in 50 schools to increase the level of learning, with calls being made for teachers’ pay to be increased in accordance with the additional time spent teaching.
Meas Molika
https://kiripost.com/stories/pm-outlines-plans-to-increase-education-to-a-full-day-in-50-primary-schools
Open Development Cambodia uploaded a new library resource on “Land Allocation for Social and Economic Development Project III - LASED III”
Open Development Cambodia (ODC) has uploaded a new library resource on “Land Allocation for Social and Economic Development Project III – LASED III”, which a number of environmental and social risk management documents are available to access. Those documents include Environmental and Social Management Framework
Open Development Cambodia has published a new map layer and dataset of "Targeted districts of the implementation plan for the social accountability framework (I-SAF)"
Open Development Cambodia (ODC) has published a new map layer of targeted districts of the implementation plan for the social accountability framework (I-SAF) on the interactive map, under the map category of “Government”. This the spatial representation of the districts which have been selected to implement
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
Announcement on the granting a grace period for exemption of cash transitional penalty on tourism businesses
On 22 March 2021, the Ministry of Tourism released an announcement on granting a grace period for exemption of cash transitional penalty on tourism businesses which aims to facilitate the businesses of tourism in Cambodia highly affected by COVID-19.
Ministry of Tourism
