New boss to take over from Sok Bun
Following real estate tycoon Sok Bun’s resignation last month, Teho International, developers of the $500 million The Bay condominium and hotel project, have appointed Yim Chhay Line as a director to the board of the joint venture in Cambodia. ...
Ananth Baliga
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/new-boss-take-over-sok-bun
New global development agenda lacks accountability, activists say
A new global plan for sustainable development was adopted at the United Nations in new York earlier this month, but questions are already being raised over whether goals intended to help raise people in countries like Cambodia out of poverty will be effective. ...
Bride traffickers take new route to reach China
It wasn’t until she was en route to the Ho Chi Minh airport that Sok Srey Touch knew she was in trouble. ...
Matt Blomberg and Sek Odom
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/bride-traffickers-take-new-route-to-reach-china-93515/
Trading volume drops on new Cambodia Securities Exchange
The Cambodia Securities Exchange has seen a sharp decrease in action this week, with trading volume yesterday falling to 3,453 shares, down nearly 100 per cent from Monday. Despite the drop, which was accompanied by a strong shift from institutional to retail investors, experts have stressed the time ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/index.php/2012042755811/Business/trading-volume-drops-on-new-csx.html
Three new witnesses called in Chut Wutty case
Three more witnesses have been summonsed for questioning over the fatal shooting of prominent environmentalist Chut Wutty and military police officer In Rattana, rights groups said yesterday. In Kongchit, Koh Kong provincial coordinator for rights group Licadho, said yesterday that deputy prosecutor Srey Mak Ny had ...
Local microfinance institute invests in new ATM network
Hattha Kaksekar Ltd, a local microfinance institution, has invested almost US$2 million in a new ATM network, the company announced yesterday. Hattha Kaksekar now has around $32 million in deposits and will become the first financial institution to use SmartVista, an automated ATM process which also ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/index.php/2012072057524/Business/mfi-to-invest-in-new-atm-network.html
Press release on the meeting to summarize the results of tax revenue collection for July
On 16 August 2023, the General Department of Taxation issued a press release on the meeting to summarize the results of tax collection in July and for the first seven months of 2023 and directions for implementation. The meeting was held online via Zoom Meeting.According ...
General Department of Taxation
Open Development Cambodia updates a dataset on “Natural protected areas in Cambodia (1993-2023)”
Open Development Cambodia (ODC) updates a dataset on “Natural protected areas in Cambodia (1993-2023)”. This dataset contains data on eight types of protected areas in Cambodia (national park, wildlife sanctuary, protected landscape, multiple uses, natural heritage site, Ramsar site, biosphere reserve, and marine national park) ...
Ford takes 20 per cent of new car market
Before the big dinner with Hillary Clinton, Prime Minister Hun Sen and the leaders of Thailand and Myanmar on July 13 in Siem Reap, Tom Whitcraft of RMA Group, which owns the Ford dealership in Cambodia, sat down for an interview. Whitcraft said Ford has about ...
Cambodia’s new government approves goals for new mandate
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet on August 24 chaired the first meeting of the Council of Ministers, with the official launch of the government’s Pentagon Strategy Phase I high on the agenda. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501349610/cambodias-new-government-approves-goals-for-new-mandate/
Kheng announces Chinese investment to reach total of $10 billion in 2023
In the first semester of 2021, Chinese investment in the Kingdom remained the highest of any foreign nations. The total value of Chinese finance reached around $5 billion, an increase of 31 percent when compared to the previous year. ...
Tin Sokhavuth
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50999151/kheng-announces-chinese-investment-to-reach-total-of-10-billion-in-2023/
EnergyLab Cambodia to organize electric mobility showcase 2023 this week
The Electric Mobility Showcase 2023 is going to be held on August 11 at the Institute of Technology of Cambodia in Phnom Penh with the participation of 16 electric vehicle (EV) companies. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501340241/energylab-cambodia-to-organize-electric-mobility-showcase-2023-this-week/
Five provinces to declare mine-free not later than March 2023
Takeo, Kampong Chhnang, Kampong Cham, Kampot and Svay Rieng are expected to become mine-free provinces not later than March 2023. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501171771/five-provinces-to-declare-mine-free-not-later-than-march-2023/
Skills for future economy project to be okayed by 2023: ADB
ADB will support the Skills for Future Economy Sector Development Program in Cambodia, said a top official of the bank. The bank is the leading development partner in the technical and vocational education and training (TVET) sector. ...
Sok Sithika
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501156974/skills-for-future-economy-project-to-be-okayed-by-2023-adb/
World Vision improves livelihoods of 1.5 million Cambodian children in 2023
More than 3.2 million people in Cambodia, including 1.5 million children, have been given access to clean water, inclusive education, improved nutrition and accessible health care services, according to World Vision International in Cambodia’s annual report. ...
Meas Molika
https://kiripost.com/stories/world-vision-improves-livelihoods-of-15-million-cambodian-children-in-2023
Angkor 2023 ticket sales to foreign visitors rake in over $37M
Cambodia earned $37.19 million from Angkor Archaeological Park ticket sales last year, which is a 222-percent increase compared to the year before, the state-owned Angkor Enterprise report showed on Monday. ...
Chea Vanyuth
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501416458/angkor-2023-ticket-sales-to-foreign-visitors-rake-in-over-37m/
Press release of the General Department of Taxation on the taxation on capital gains
On 26 September 2023, the General Department of Taxation issued a press release on the collection of tax on capital gains.According to the press release, the tax on capital gains is not new and has been put in place since 1994. The government is working ...
General Department of Taxation
Nation nears tax collection target amid challenges
The government has amassed over $3 billion in taxes during the first ten months of 2023, reaching 85.87% of the target set by the 2023 Law on Financial Management. ...
Samban Chandara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/nation-nears-tax-collection-target-amid-challenges
Press release on the results, challenges, and strategic direction
On 25 March 2023, the Ministry of Rural Development issued a press release on the results, challenges, and strategic direction of sustainable water and sanitation management for all.On 22-24 March 2023, the Minister of Rural Development, representing the Kingdom of Cambodia, attended the UN Water ...
Ministry of Rural Development
Cambodia is banking on series of major sporting activities to draw tourists
Cambodia is pushing sports tourism as part of its Visit Cambodia Year 2023 campaign as it gears up to host the Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games) for the first time in May. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501253326/cambodias-is-banking-on-series-of-major-sporting-activities-to-draw-tourists/
