His Excellency Dato Lim Jock Hoi, Secretary-General of ASEAN, will pay an official visit to the Kingdom of Cambodia
On 14 January 2022, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and InternatiOnal CooperatiOn issued a press release On His Excellency Dato Lim Jock Hoi, Secretary-General of ASEAN, will pay an official visit to the Kingdom of Cambodia from 15 to 19 January 2022. The visit of ...
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation
Reminder of COVID-19 vaccination, first and second doses (base dose) and third dose or booster dose
On 01 March 2022, the Ministry of Health issued a notificatiOn On the reminder of COVID-19 vaccinatiOn, first and secOnd doses (base dose) and third dose, booster dose.In order to increase the immunity of individuals as well as to increase the immunity in the community ...
Ministry of Health
Launching of Open Educational Resources Cambodia (OER Cambodia)
On 1 March 2022, the Ministry of EducatiOn, Youth and Sport issued a press release On launching of Open EducatiOnal Resources Cambodia (OER Cambodia) through https://oer.moeys.gov.kh. OER Cambodia was developed with the aim of promoting the sharing and use of digital educatiOn cOntent. ...
Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport
Press release: Cambodia launches Standard Loan Contract and Standard Text of Contractual Terms to strengthen consumer protection and fair competition in banking and financial sector
On 30 August 2023, the Cambodia Microfinance AssociatiOn (CMA) and the AssociatiOn of Banks in Cambodia issued a joint press release On the launch of the Standard Loan COntract and Standard Text of COntractual Terms to strengthen cOnsumer protectiOn and fair competitiOn in banking and ...
ANA replanting vacated Angkor land
APSARA National Authority (ANA) said that since last December, 22,963 saplings have been planted on the land formerly occupied by inhabitants who have now relocate to the newly formed development areas of Pak Snung and Run Ta Ek in Siem Reap province. It said 27,481 ...
Kim Yutharo
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/ana-replanting-vacated-angkor-land
Lancang-Mekong Cooperation sets new benchmarks for modernization
On December 25, a five-year plan of actiOn (2023-2027) to deepen ecOnomic and social cooperatiOn was jointly endorsed by leaders of six Lancang-MekOng CooperatiOn (LMC) states including China, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam at the fourth LMC Leaders’ Meeting, virtually held under the theme ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501416587/lancang-mekong-cooperation-sets-new-benchmarks-for-modernization/
Press release: Deputy Prime Minister to attend Summit of the Future and UN General Assembly
On 21 September 2024, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and InternatiOnal CooperatiOn issued a press release regarding Deputy Prime Minister to attend Summit of the Future and UN General Assembly On their official website. According to the press, H.E. SOK Chenda Sophea, Deputy Prime Minister ...
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation
June Textile Reps Solicit Aid from UN Labor Org
Representatives of the former employees of the June Textile Factory in Phnom Penh on Friday wrote to the International Labor Organization asking for help after they claimed the factory failed to make severance payments won by an Arbitration Council decision two weeks ago. Mr ...
Banking sector grows
The global economic recovery this year continues to benefit Cambodian banks, although insiders said yesterday macro-economic press-ures were still weighing on the industry. Some of Cambodia’s biggest banks had enjoyed a strong 2011 thanks to a rebound in lending, deposits and profits, officials said. Economists, ...
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Registered Businesses UP by 37 Percent, Data Show
Registered businesses have increased in number by 37 percent to approximately 1,528 compared with the same period for 2010. Cambodian Chamber of Commerce officials say that the number of entrepreneurs has increased with them focusing on textiles, agriculture and construction. Cambodia currently has an export ...
Minister’s appeal to listed companies
The opening of the Cambodia Securities Exchange (CSX) was marked by a speech from Minister of Finance Keat Chhon, who urged three state-owned companies to speed up their initial public offerings. No companies, state-owned or otherwise are currently trading on the new market. Telecom Cambodia, ...
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World Bank No Longer Funding State-Run Radio
The World Bank has ceased funding Radio National Kampuchea (RNK) as of last month due to a failure to comply to the bank’s Demand for Good Governance Project agreement. The funding ended on June 30. The World Bank granted RNK US $20 million with a ...
Unions to request litany of changes to draft law
A group of five unions plans to send a petition to the Ministry of Labor on Friday requesting a number of changes in the controversial draft union law. Speaking at a conference in Phnom Penh yesterday, Cambodian Confederation of Unions President Rong Chhun detailed the requests ...
Croc skins new focus for farmers
Crocodile farmers in Siem Reap are turning away from the export of hatchlings to Vietnam, choosing instead sell the reptiles for their skins. Luon Nam, president of the province’s Crocodile Feeding Association, said yesterday the reliance on Vietnam was an unsustainable strategy for the industry. Any change ...
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Human Rights Watch slams government for poor rights record
With a focus on the NGO draft law and allegations of government interference in the Khmer Rouge tribunal, international rights group Human Rights Watch blasted Cambodia’s rights record in its annual report yesterday. The government was quick to hit back at the criticism, saying that HRW ...
Bank’s Plan Greeted With Skepticism
A 10 year strategic plan designed to ensure financial stability in Cambodia has been released by the central bank to much skepticism. The $700,000 study sponsored by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) is said to be short on details even though it calls for the ...
US Debt Woes Could Affect Cambodia, Conference Told
Cambodia is concerned that US debt could lead to rising import costs. US lawmakers are currently trying to pass a deficit-cut deal before Aug. 2 when the US reaches its own debt ceiling of $14.3 trillion. Without a deal the US would default on its ...
Sok An, Thai minister to discuss disputed waters
Deputy Prime Minister Sok An will meet Thai Energy Minister Pichai Naripthaphan on Thursday to discuss the possibility of extracting oil from disputed maritime areas in the Gulf of Thailand, Council of Ministers spokesman Phay Siphan said yesterday. Mr Siphan said that Mr Sok An, who ...
Dhammayietra Peace March to Cover 135 Km
About 70 monks and nuns embarked on the 22nd Dhammayietra peace walk yesterday in Oddar Meanchey province’s Samraong City to promote nonviolence and honor the legacy of the walk’s late founder, Venerable Maha Ghosananda. The six-day pilgrimage, during which participants will walk 135 km through five ...
Kampong Cham storm injures two, damages houses
Nearly 500 homes were damaged and a father and son injured during severe winds and heavy rains in Kampong Cham province’s Batheay district on Saturday. Duong Nha, Batheay district deputy police chief, said the storm damaged 496 homes in San Dek and Trorp communes. Of ...
Phak Seangly
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/kampong-cham-storm-injures-two-damages-houses