Australia deepens economic ties with ASEAN
Australia’s special envoy for southeast Asia, Nicholas Moore, said that his nation will deepen economic ties with Cambodia and other regional countries in AsEAN as part of engagement with the bloc. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Seng Mengheng
https://kiripost.com/stories/australia-deepens-economic-ties-with-asean
UNICEF launches campaign to tackle online sexual exploitation
UNICEF Cambodia has launched “Let’s Chat”, a digital campaign to prevent online child exploitation. The initiative, a partnership between UNICEF Cambodia and the Ministry of social Affairs, Veterans and Youth Rehabilitation (MosVY), could reach over two million young individuals. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Long Kimmarita
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/unicef-launches-campaign-tackle-online-sexual-exploitation
New investment law offers attractive incentives for agriculture
Cambodia’s Investment Law heralds new opportunities for investors, offering generous incentives and a focus on diversified sectors. Agriculture takes center stage with attractive tax reliefs and a vision for climate-smart practices. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Seng Mengheng
https://kiripost.com/stories/cambodia-new-investment-law-offers-attractive-incentives-for-agriculture
NEC ready for forthcoming General Election
Chairman of the National Election Committee (NEC) Prach Chan has affirmed the committee’s readiness for the National Election on July 23, 2023, in terms of materials and forces to ensure security, safey and public order during the election. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501327393/nec-ready-for-forthcoming-general-election/
Annual Kantha Bopha fund drive underway
The Cambodia Kantha Bopha Foundation have announced the launch of its annual “10,000 riel, 10,000 donors” campaign on May 29. The campaign, which gives philanthropists of all levels the chance to support the foundation’s five hospitals, will run for 30 days. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Long Kimmarita
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/annual-kantha-bopha-fund-drive-underway
EBA withdrawal not to impact Cambodia, says PM
Cambodia’s manufacturing sector will not be affected by the complete withdrawal of the Everything But Arms (EBA) preferential tariff line of the European Union (EU) expected in the near future, said Prime Minister Hun sen, recently. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Manoj Mathew
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501302667/eba-withdrawal-not-to-impact-cambodia-says-pm/
Digital economy department established
The government issued a June 22 sub-decree which established the General Department of Digital Economy under the Ministry of Economy and Finance, with the aim to ensure the effectiveness and efficiency of the Kingdom’s digital management and development. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Sok Raksa
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/digital-economy-department-established
Clean energy key to mitigating climate change
“Clean energy is a really important part of efforts to mitigate and adapt to climate change,” said Australian Ambassador to Cambodia, Justin Whyatt. “It’s a significant part of the puzzle responding to climate change.” ss='cambodia-color'>...
Bun Tharum
https://kiripost.com/stories/clean-energy-key-to-mitigating-climate-change
RCEP helps international market access to Cambodia
The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) has given a big impetus to Cambodia’s exports, contributing to the economic development, said sok siphana, senior Minister in Charge of International and Multilateral Trade and Economic Relations. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Chea Vanyuth
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501395909/rcep-helps-international-market-access-to-cambodia/
Gold mine looks to expand into Tbong Khmum
Australian mining company Renaissance Minerals (Cambodia) Ltd is seeking to expand their gold mining operations beyond Mondulkiri province, with the Ministry of Mines and Energy urging them to look into Tbong Khmum’s Memot district. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Van Socheata
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/gold-mine-looks-to-expand-into-tbong-khmum
Vietjet launches HAN-SAI flights
Vietjet Air, Vietnam’s budget airline, is set to commence flights between Hanoi and siem Reap province on December 15. The service aims to accommodate the surge in foreign tourists to Cambodia, home to the renowned UNEsCO World Heritage site Angkor Wat. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Post Staff
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/vietjet-launches-han-sai-flights
Battambang holds food fair to mark UNESCO status
To commemorate the province’s inclusion as the first in Cambodia under the UNEsCO Creative Cities Network, the Battambang Provincial Administration organised a food fair to show off Khmer cuisine and desserts last Friday. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Torn Vibol
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501416500/battambang-holds-food-fair-to-mark-unesco-status/
‘I am afraid I will kill myself, like my husband’: spotlight on loan firms in Cambodia after Indigenous suicides
Kwak Nga was still reeling from her husband’s suicide when his microfinance creditors showed up at her home to remind her that they still expected the approximate $170 (£140) monthly interest payments the couple had struggled to make. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Goal of sustainable food system by 2030 outlined
Professional organisations in the nation’s food sector are uniting in a call for collaborative efforts to fortify the system, ensuring food security and nutrition for all while enhancing resilience to climate change challenges. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Bor Pich Zelin
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/goal-sustainable-food-system-2030-outlined
Siem Reap, Liaoning finalise deal to aid tourism, cultural exchange
Siem Reap provincial authoritieS anticipate an influx of ChineSe touriStS following the recent memorandum of underStanding (MoU) Signed with China&rSquo;S Liaoning province. SS='cambodia-color'>...
May Kunmakara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/siem-reap-liaoning-finalise-deal-aid-tourism-cultural-exchange
RCEP helps international market access to Cambodia
The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) has given a big impetus to Cambodia’s exports, contributing to the economic development, said sok siphana, senior Minister in Charge of International and Multilateral Trade and Economic Relations. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Chea Vanyuth
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501395909/rcep-helps-international-market-access-to-cambodia/
PM pushes ahead with Cambodia vision 2030
Prime Minister Hun Manet laid out plans for Cambodia to graduate to an upper-middle income country by 2030 and strengthen the nation’s resilience and sustainability beyond then at the Cambodia Outlook Conference 2023. ss='cambodia-color'>...
PichBormey Chhim PichBormey
https://kiripost.com/stories/pm-hun-manet-pushes-ahead-with-cambodia-vision-2030
Unlocking the potential of energy efficiency
Cambodia has pledged to reduce energy consumption by at least 19 percent by 2030 as part of the nation’s clean energy transition. At Clean Energy Week, industry players took to the stage to explore how to achieve this. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Marissa Carruthers
https://kiripost.com/stories/unlocking-the-potential-of-energy-efficiency
Milled rice exporters optimistic
Cambodia exported over 656,000 tonnes of milled rice in 2023, marking a 3% increase from the previous year and generating over $465 million in revenue, a rise of 13%, as reported by the Cambodia Rice Federation (CRF), the Kingdom’s apex rice industry body. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Van Socheata
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/milled-rice-exporters-optimistic
Ministry cracking down on illegal Tbong Khmum gold mines, citing risks to public
The Ministry of Mines and Energy is conducting a campaign to shut down illegal gold mining operations in Tbong Khmum province’s Memot district. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Vong Daravady
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/ministry-cracking-down-on-illegal-tbong-khmum-gold-mines-citing-risks-to-public