Tata moves in on agriculture
India-based Tata International Ltd announced yesterday that it would import and distribute its Farmtrac Tractors in Cambodia to profit from the country’s growing agricultural sector. Speaking at the launching ceremony at the Koh Pich exhibition centre, Jitendra Manghinani, country manager of Tata South East Asia (Cambodia), ...
Hor Kimsay
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/tata-moves-agriculture
SME Bank ‘must relax its criteria for loans’
THE President of the Federation of Associations of Small and Medium Enterprises of Cambodia (FASMEC) Te Taingpor has requested the SME Bank of Cambodia and participating financial institutions to extend the payment period of the SME Co-Financing Scheme from four to six years and take ...
Sok Chan
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50720985/sme-bank-must-relax-its-criteria-for-loans/
Education ministry wants bachelor’s degrees for all teachers
The Education Ministry will organize a training course and study programs that will give all of the country’s teachers access to bachelor’s degree programs by 2020, officials said yesterday. ...
Ven Rathavong
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/17961/education-ministry-wants-bachelor---s-degrees-for-all-teachers/
Banks and FI loan restructuring extended until mid-2021
The National Bank of Cambodia (NBC) will allow banks and financial institutions to continue loan restructuring until mid-2021, according to a letter sent to the Association of Banks in Cambodia (ABC) and the Cambodia Microfinance Association (CMA) last week. ...
Sok Chan
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50785076/banks-and-fi-loan-restructuring-extended-until-mid-2021/
Hun Many calls for rigor in civil service recruitment drive
Hun Many, Minister of Civil Service has called for the review of the structure and function of ministries, institutions, and subnational administrations to address uncertain or redundant tasks and responsibilities. ...
Torn Vibol
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501501063/hun-many-calls-for-rigor-in-civil-service-recruitment-drive/
ADB funds $361.4m for six projects in Cambodia
Six projects worth $361.4 million have been signed in order to boost science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education, and other sectors in Cambodia. ...
Mao Sreypich
https://kiripost.com/stories/adb-funds-3614m-for-six-projects-in-cambodia
Phnom Penh's new apartments soar on high rents
Real estate developments covered in green tarp have sprung up across the capital’s Boeung Kang Kong commune, and housing units are filling before the projects are finished, insiders said. The value of construction approvals in Phnom Penh jumped by 557.5 per cent in March to US$150.5 ...
Rice industry insiders optimistic
With more plans for rice storage and silos in Cambodia, industry insiders have expressed their optimism that a lack of facilities will not pose a challenge for the Kingdom’s rice market this year. Cambodian Rice Federation vice-president Norng Veasna said thanks to efforts from the ...
Hin Pisei
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/rice-industry-insiders-optimistic
LOLC Group acquires 60 pct stake in Cambodian Microfinance Company for USD 20.3 Mn
Sri Lanka’s Lanka Orix Leasing Company acquired a 60 percent stake in Thaneakea Phum Cambodia (TPC) a microfinance company in Cambodia, for 20.3 million US dollars, identifying the immense potential in emerging economies of the South East Asian region the company said in a media ...
Lanka Business Online News Staff
http://www.lankabusinessonline.com/news/lolc-group-acquires-60-pct-stake-in-cambodian-microfinance-company-for-usd-20.3-mn/1806143502
Pay taxes on time, GDT urges taxpayers
Taxpayers should ensure proper implementation and timely tax declaration to avoid interruptions on the last tax declaration day, the General Department of Taxation said, noting that it makes adjustments and is continuously developing information technology systems to make it easier for taxpayers. ...
Hin Pisei
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/pay-taxes-time-gdt-urges-taxpayers
Order called for national exams
The Ministry of Interior has called on the governors of Phnom Penh and the provinces to collaborate with the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport and specialised institutions to ensure security, safety and order during this year’s Grade 12 national examinations on August 19-20. ...
Ry Sochan
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/order-called-national-exams
Ministry defends pro-CPP speech at university
The Education Ministry on Monday defended a pro-CPP speech delivered to some 1,500 students at a university in Phnom Penh on Sunday, reasoning that the school did not breach the ministry’s new directive against political activity at academic institutions because classes had finished for the ...
Aun Chhengpor
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/ministry-defends-pro-cpp-speech-at-university-93048/
Banks support NBC proposal
The Association of Banks in Cambodia (ABC) and the Cambodia Microfinance Association (CMA) have expressed support for suggestions the National Bank of Cambodia (NBC) has given to financial institutions to reduce the impact of Covid-19 on the local economy. ...
May Kunmakara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/banks-support-nbc-proposal
Nation’s banks adopt NBC’s COVID-19 crisis measures
As COVID-19 continues to carve out a path of economic destruction in the Kingdom, several financial institutions are considering re-classifying their loan-repayment structures to help relieve customers in fiscal trouble, in line with recent guidelines released by the National Bank of Cambodia. ...
Sok Chan
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50712853/nations-banks-adopt-nbcs-covid-19-crisis-measures/
Announcement on the signing of the memorandum of understanding and agreement between the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications, the Ministry of Environment and Higher Education Institutions
On 31 May 2023, the Ministry of Post and Telecommunication has posted an announcement on the signing of the memorandum of understanding and agreement between the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications, the Ministry of Environment and Higher Education Institutions on their official social media site.According ...
Ministry of Post and Telecommunication
Government wants money for use of .kh suffix
The Telecommunication Regulator of Cambodia (TRC) on Wednesday issued a notice warning private companies and state institutions to pay their 2013 fees for using the country suffix .kh on their websites. “TRC would like to invite excellencies and okhnas that use websites with .kh to communicate ...
Hul Reaksmey
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/government-wants-money-for-use-of-kh-suffix-58322/
Cambodia launches project to develop biomass-fuelled energy technologies
Cambodia’s Ministry of Industry, Mines and Energy on Thursday launched a four year project, aiming at promoting the development of biomass-fueled renewable energy generation technologies in industrial sector, officials said. The 5.6 million US dollar project will provide technical and partial financial support for the ...
Four More Named in Fertilizer Embezzlement Scandal
An official from Battambang province’s department of agriculture who was charged last Monday with embezzling $200,000 from the illegal sale of fertilizer donated to the poor by Japan has implicated four other officials in the case, including the son of senior CPP lawmaker Cheam Yeap, ...
Eang Mengleng
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/four-more-named-in-fertilizer-embezzlement-scandal-41913/
CNRP Requests Migrant Worker Draft Agreement
The opposition CNRP has written to the embassies of Singapore and Malaysia requesting copies of draft agreements with the Cambodian government on sending migrant workers to the countries that they say they were not privy to. A Ministry of Labor official last month said the government ...
Alex Willemyns and Kuch Naren
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/cnrp-requests-migrant-worker-draft-agreement-48622/
Announcement on the continuation of suspension of educational tourism vocational training institution and school, and evaluation center under the Ministry of Tourism in Phnom Penh, Kandal, and Sihanoukville
On 12 March 2021, the Ministry of Tourism released an announcement on the continuation of the suspension of educational tourism vocational training institutions and schools, and evaluation centers under the Ministry of Tourism in Phnom Penh, Kandal, and Sihanoukville to preventing the transmission of COVID-19 ...
Ministry of Tourism