Positive resolution for families living on Sekong riverbank in Stung Treng town
Stung Treng provincial authoritieS are coordinating a huge relocation of more than 130 familieS living on the bankS of the Sekong River to prevent landSlideS and contribute poSitively to the town&rSquo;S aeStheticS. SS='cambodia-color'>...
Khorn Savi
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/positive-resolution-families-living-sekong-riverbank-stung-treng-town
No more stamp duty on homes sold under $70k
The government has decided to exempt the 4 percent stamp tax on all residential properties valued less than $70,000 until January to contribute to sustaining the country’s economic growth. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Chhut Bunthoeun
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50695071/no-more-stamp-duty-on-homes-sold-under-70k
Ministry refuses to intervene in Koh Kong land dispute
The Ministry of Land Management, Urban Planning and Construction refused to intervene in land disputes in Koh Kong province’s Botum sakor district after 77 families involved in the conflict requested its intervention. The ministry said those disputes had already been solved by an inter-ministerial committee. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Soth Koemsoeun
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/ministry-refuses-intervene-koh-kong-land-dispute
Bulldozers seized from five VN loggers in Mondulkiri
Mondulkiri provincial authorities have seized several bulldozers from five Vietnamese nationals who were set to clear forest land near the Nam Lea Wildlife sanctuary in O’Raing district’s Dak Dam commune on Tuesday. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Soth Koemsoeun
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/bulldozers-seized-five-vn-loggers-mondulkiri
Cambodia no longer one of the cheapest places to live: study
Cambodia’s reputation as one of the cheapest places in the world to live has been called under question, according to a survey conducted by CEOWORLD magazine, a leading business publication. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Jose Rodriguez T. Senase
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50700413/cambodia-no-longer-one-of-the-cheapest-places-to-live-study
H&M reassess strategy amid EBA withdrawal
SwediSh faShion giant H&M Group Said they were evaluating how the EU&rSquo;S deciSion to withdraw one-fifth of the &lSquo;Everything But ArmS&rSquo; (EBA) Scheme would impact their buSineSS and production Strategy in Cambodia. SS='cambodia-color'>...
Niem Chheng
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national-politics/hm-reassess-strategy-amid-eba-withdrawal
5G: Ministry proposes joint partnerships to maximise investment
The Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications of Cambodia (MPTC) has asked regulators to explore the possibility of telecom operators Kingtel and seatel jointly running as providers on Cambodia’s new 5G network. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Sok Chan
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50700681/5g-ministry-proposes-joint-partnerships-to-maximise-investment
$80 million requested from RDB for upcoming harvests
The Cambodia Rice Federation (CRF) has requested the state-run Rural Development Bank of Cambodia (RDB), reserve an additional $30 million to purchase paddy from the Kingdom’s rice farmers during the upcoming harvest seasons. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Chhut Bunthoeun
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50701110/80-million-requested-from-rdb-for-upcoming-harvests
Museums across Kingdom closed
Ministry of Culture and Fine Arts spokesman Long Bunna sireyvath said on Thursday that 10 major museums have been instructed to close temporarily in line with the government’s efforts to reduce areas with large concentrations of people to contain Covid-19. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Soth Koemsoeun
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/museums-across-kingdom-closed
Villagers save vital wetlands from land grab
The Kampong Cham provincial Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries is looking for the owner of a tractor involved in clearing wetlands at Cholkiri district’s Peam Chhkork commune, to send him to court for legal action. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Soth Koemsoeun
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/villagers-save-vital-wetlands-land-grab
Wildlife Alliance and rangers seize wild meat, snares
Thanks to support from Wildlife Alliance, forest rangers who have been patrolling Pursat province’s Rovieng area have seized wildlife meat and illegal hunting, trapping and snaring equipment. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Soth Koemsoeun
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/wildlife-alliance-and-rangers-seize-wild-meat-snares
Golden Dragon drills end in triumph
China and Cambodia yesterday ended their largest-ever joint military exercise “Golden Dragon 2020” held for 15 days in Kampot province’s Chum Kiri district. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Sun Mesa
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50708147/golden-dragon-drills-end-in-triumph/
Tourism potential in Kampong Thom
A team of officials at the Kampong Thom provincial Forestry Administration have begun studying the ecotourism potential at the Prey Kbal Bei Community Forest in Ti Pou commune’s Kbal Bei village in santuk district. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Voun Dara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/tourism-potential-kampong-thom
Private company granted green light for face mask production in Phnom Penh
The Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC) has granted approval to HK Burltex Manufacturing Co., Ltd. to build a factory for producing face masks and all kinds of bags, according to the CDC’s statement released Tuesday. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Phal Sophanith
https://akp.gov.kh/post/detail/28526
Cash aid improves maternal and child healthcare in Kingdom
An inter-ministerial statement was issued last week highlighting the achievements and further initiatives of the government’s cash subsidy programme for pregnant women, which seeks to promote maternal and child welfare and improve the wellbeing of children from impoverished families. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Srey Kumneth
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50714117/cash-aid-improves-maternal-and-child-healthcare-in-kingdom/
Airport infrastructure key for Mondulkiri
The development of tourism in Mondulkiri province will require continued investment in transportation infrastructure – particularly in the region’s airport – which will play a vital role to service both tourists and light freight, according to a senior official at the ministry. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Sok Chan
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50722617/airport-infrastructure-key-for-mondulkiri/
China OKs Kingdom rice
After more than a year of speculation on Cambodian rice exports to China, a rice exporter this week said China has granted the Kingdom permission to ship milled rice northward. Despite a growing stack of quasi-agreements for exports, regulatory issues have plagued the prospects of tapping ss='cambodia-color'>...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/index.php/2012052456355/Business/china-oks-kingdom-rice.html
MoU the key to compliance
Amid a spate of garment factory strikes – including one at Tai Yang Enterprises that has lasted more than a month – Cambodia’s Arbitration Council yesterday said it wanted the industry to renew a memorandum of understanding on industrial action that has been in limbo ss='cambodia-color'>...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/index.php/2012072657645/National-news/mou-the-key-to-compliance.html
Talks on disputed oil fields to resume
Negotiations on oil and gas development over the long-contested Overlapping Claims Area (OCA) in the Gulf of Thailand between Cambodia and Thailand will be resumed shortly after the viral pandemic ends, according to a Ministry of Mine and Energy’s official. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Sorn Sarath
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50723381/talks-on-disputed-oil-fields-to-resume/
Nike seeks investigation of mass fainting incidents
Global sportswear giant Nike has asked the International Labour Organisation’s industry monitoring body to investigate the two mass fainting incidents at its supplier sabrina (Cambodia) Manufacturing last week and report its finding to it, Nike said yesterday. “Nike has requested ILO Better [Factories] Cambodia, the industry ss='cambodia-color'>...