Dissecting the new tax law
Phnom Penh’s business community gathered on Thursday for a forum hosted by EuroCham Cambodia on “Unpacking the Law on Taxation”, with the aim of breaking down the new regulations introduced in May. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Mao Sreypich
https://kiripost.com/stories/cambodia-dissecting-the-new-tax-law
Camera captures endangered serow
Ministry of Environment spokesman Neth Pheaktra displayed a photograph of a rare sumatran serow (Capricornis sumatraensis sumatraensis), also known as the southern serow, that was captured by a camera trap in one of the Kingdom’s protected areas. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Orm Bunthoeurn
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/camera-captures-endangered-serow
Gun-wielding rubber firm workers clear more Jarai farms in Ratanakiri land dispute
Gun-toting workers acting on behalf of a well-connected rubber firm have continued to clear the farmlands of a Jarai community in Ratanakiri province’s Andong Meas district, videos shared with CamboJA show. ss='cambodia-color'>...
9,034 drug suspects arrested, nearly 1 tonne of narcotics seized
Cambodian authorities had arrested 9,034 drug-related suspects, including 167 foreigners, in 3,764 cases during the first half of 2023, said an Anti-Drug Police Department’s (ADP) report on sunday. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501317958/9034-drug-suspects-arrested-nearly-1-tonne-of-narcotics-seized/
Surge in industrial sector expected for ‘24
Economists and business leaders anticipate a dynamic 2024 for Cambodia’s industrial sector, with the government expecting it to outpace services and agriculture, driven by a wave of new investment projects. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Hin Pisei
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/surge-in-industrial-sector-expected-for-24
Out-of-court mediation authority accepting complaints from March 1
The National Authority for Out-of-Court Dispute Resolution (NAOCDR), the Justice Ministry’s new mediation body, has announced that citizens who are suffering any kind of injustice can formally lodge their complaints beginning on March 1. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Tith Kongnov
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501420473/out-of-court-mediation-authority-accepting-complaints-from-march-1/
Kantha Bopha delivers 1,858 babies in December
The Kantha Bopha Children’s Hospital provided examinations and operations for nearly 100,000 children and offered pregnancy check-ups for over 8,000 women in December, with all treatments free of charge and without discrimination. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Kim Yutharo
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/kantha-bopha-delivers-1-858-babies-in-december
Number of poor people in Cambodia drops by half in 7.5 years
Cambodia’s global MPI (Multidimensional Poverty Index) value plummeted from 0.168 in 2014 to 0.070 in 2021/2022, and incidence of poverty fell from 36.7 percent to 16.6 percent. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501379463/number-of-poor-people-in-cambodia-drops-by-half-in-7-5-years/
New interior ministry HQ inaugurated
The Ministry of Interior’s new headquarters was officially inaugurated by Prime Minister Hun Manet on November 6. The facility was completed in just under two years, at a cost of approximately $60 million. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Post Staff
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/new-interior-ministry-hq-inaugurated
Ruling party forms historic coalition
The Cambodian People’s Party (CPP) is set to sign a “Cooperation and Coalition Agreement” with 27 other parties at an event to be presided over by CPP president and former prime minister Hun sen on October 25. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Kim Yutharo
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/ruling-party-forms-historic-coalition
Cambodia eyes more Japan investment
Cambodia has urged Japan to collaborate in initiatives aimed at enticing investors and broadly promoting Cambodia’s appealing investment environment and incentives to Japanese stakeholders. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Hin Pisei
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/cambodia-eyes-more-japan-investment
UAE to expand economic ties with Kingdom
Prime Minister Hun Manet recently urged investors from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to invest in Cambodia’s priority sectors such as tourism, agriculture, technology and clean energy infrastructures that can generate jobs in the country. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Nhean Chamrong
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501488405/uae-to-expand-economic-ties-with-kingdom/
Cambodian, Chinese defence chiefs vows to deepen ties as US official visits Kingdom
The heads of defence of Cambodia and China vowed to further enhance relations two days ahead of the Us defence chief’s visit to the Kingdom to further expand Cambodia-Us cooperation. ss='cambodia-color'>...
SEAPAW unveils new wave of water and climate adaptation
The region’s first platform aimed at strengthening water resilience across southeast Asia while bolstering climate resilience has been launched in the form of the southeast Asia Partnership for Adaptation through Water (sEAPAW). ss='cambodia-color'>...
Marissa Carruthers
https://kiripost.com/stories/seapaw-unveils-new-wave-of-water-and-climate-adaptation
Cambodia discusses plans to localize the global Sendai Gender Action Plan
Representatives from the swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation, swedish International Development Cooperation Agency, National Committee for Disaster Management, Ministry of Women’s Affairs, and UN Women at a multi-stakeholder dialogue on gender action plans for disaster risk reduction. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501513136/cambodia-discusses-plans-to-localize-the-global-sendai-gender-action-plan/
Blood of Kindness: Saving lives one donation at a time
The #BloodofKindness campaign is holding a crucial blood drive tomorrow, August 9, from 9am to 4pm at TheCommune in Phnom Penh’s Tuol Kork district, with the aim of raising awareness and boosting blood donations across Cambodia. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Hong Raksmey
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/blood-of-kindness-saving-lives-one-donation-at-a-time
Youth empowerment shines at Changemakers Social Incubator 2
Over 60 young future leaders gathered for the Changemakers social Incubator 2: social Hackathon for change earlier this month. The event was hosted by Impact Hub Phnom Penh and funded by UsAID’s Advancing Youth Leadership initiative. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Hong Raksmey
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/youth-empowerment-shines-at-changemakers-social-incubator-2
CDC expands efforts to promote Kingdom in US, Canada
The government has shared several of the ways it is actively promoting the Kingdom’s potential for foreign investment and working to boost exports to international markets, as domestic production capacity continues to grow. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Hin Pisei
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/cdc-expands-efforts-to-promote-kingdom-in-us-canada
Conservation efforts boost dolphin, dugong populations in Kampot
The Prek Tnaot fishing community in Kampot province’s Bokor town is gaining attention for its conservation endeavours, which have significantly enhanced marine biodiversity, particularly the populations of dolphins and dugongs. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Phak Seangly
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/conservation-efforts-boost-dolphin-dugong-populations-in-kampot
The Mekong ranks as the third most biodiverse river worldwide
A groundbreaking report supported by UsAID highlights the critical state of biodiversity in the Mekong River. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501452080/the-mekong-ranks-as-the-third-most-biodiverse-river-worldwide/