Banteay Meanchey solar farm adds 39MW to national grid
A 39MW solar power plant in far northwestern Cambodia’s Banteay Meanchey province has been successfully brought to the national grid, shenzhen-listed solar development company JA solar Technology Co Ltd said in press release on March 10. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Thou Vireak
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/banteay-meanchey-solar-farm-adds-39mw-national-grid
Video talks set stage for crucial EAEU FTA meet
The Kingdom’s technical team and its Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC) counterpart recently assembled to share thoughts and opinions as both parties prepare for the third round of preliminary working-level talks toward formally launching free trade agreement (FTA) negotiations and expand trade markets and investments. ss='cambodia-color'>...
May Kunmakara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/video-talks-set-stage-crucial-eaeu-fta-meet
Storks die of H5N1 in Prey Veng province
The Ministry of Agriculture yesterday said that the more than 500 storks which died in Boeng sne Tuol Porntaley, Prey Veng province, in Ba Phnom district’s Batheay commune since March 17 were due to avian influenza virus (HPAIV) of subtype H5N1. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Mao Chanvireak
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50830258/storks-die-of-h5n1-in-prey-veng-province/
More than 1,000 cases of fake, objectionable news identified
In 2020, the Ministry of Information identified sources of objectionable or illegal material on social media including fake news and disinformation, various incitements, unfair criticism of the nation’s leadership and insults to the King totalling 1,343 cases. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Voun Dara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/more-1000-cases-fake-objectionable-news-identified
Manufacturing and service sectors boost employment
According to the government’s release this week of the Kingdom’s 2019 census report, the manufacturing and service sectors have accounted for the largest rise in employment over the last decade, seeing millions of jobs created across the country. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Jason Boken
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50807973/manufacturing-and-service-sectors-boost-employment/
Joint venture gets rubbish duty in north PP
Singapore-baSed 800 Super WaSte Management Pte Ltd, in cooperation with local firm Global Action for Environment AwareneSS Plc (GAEA), have expanded into Cambodia&rSquo;S Solid waSte management Sector, the companieS Said in a January 27 joint media releaSe. SS='cambodia-color'>...
Thou Vireak
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/joint-venture-gets-rubbish-duty-north-pp
Payments balance up Kingdom sees a 1.7 percent surplus in 2020
The Kingdom’s balance of payments (BOP) saw a 1.7 percent surplus compared with its gross domestic product (GDP) in 2020 with growth supported by the in-flow of foreign direct investments and exports, according to a report from the National Bank of Cambodia (NBC). ss='cambodia-color'>...
Floating guard post to protect Irawaddy dolphins in Mekong
The Kratie provincial authority in collaboration with the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF-Cambodia) is preparing to build a guard post in the Anlong Kampi area of the Mekong River in Chitr Borei district’s sambok commune to watch for illegal fishing activities that may affect ss='cambodia-color'>...
Nov Sivutha
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/floating-guard-post-protect-irawaddy-dolphins-mekong
Nearly 3K illegal burn sites identified across Kingdom
Illegal burning of rice stubble and land at the periphery of forests continues to occur throughout the Kingdom’s rural areas, especially in the north and northeast regions, according to officials who documented the activities on site. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Voun Dara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/nearly-3k-illegal-burn-sites-identified-across-kingdom
Emergency Use Authorization of COVID-19 vaccine AstraZeneca
On 12 February 2021, the Ministry of Health ha posted an Emergency Authorization use of COVID-19 vaccine AstraZeneca. According to the letter, the ministry of health has grant AstraZeneca;s COVID-19 vaccine for Emergency Use Authorization (AEU) in Cambodia. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Ministry of Health
Announcement on the retail price of fuel at gasoline stations to be implemented from 16 to 30 April 2021
On 19 April 2021, the Ministry of Commerce released an announcement on the retail price of fuel at gasoline stations to be implemented from 16 to 30 April 2021 based on the average price of fuel on the international market which aims to facilitate people’s ss='cambodia-color'>...
Ministry of Commerce
Lockdown opens a window for e-commerce
With authorities tightening security to prevent community transmission in Phnom Penh and Kandal province’s Takhmao town, e-commerce activity, cashless payments and delivery services have logged a notable rise, swiftly becoming new features of the digital world in Cambodia. ss='cambodia-color'>...
May Kunmakara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/lockdown-opens-window-e-commerce
CSX continues executing trades under lockdown
Bowed but unbeaten, the spritely Cambodia securities Exchange (CsX) is churning away under lockdowns that have affected nearly every aspect of the Kingdom’s economy. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Husain Haider
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50842455/csx-continues-executing-trades-under-lockdown/
Some 1.2 million of workers bear the brunt of Covid-19
An estimated 1.2 million factory workers have been affected by the government’s lockdown of Phnom Penh and adjacent Takmao town in Kandal province, which will now be extended to May 5, according to the Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training spokesperson Heng sour. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Lay Samean
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/some-12-million-workers-bear-brunt-covid-19
Kingdom expects 100,000 tonnes of fresh mango shipments to China
Cambodia has set an ambitious target of exporting up to 100,000 tonnes of fresh mangoes a year to China after the Kingdom made the first shipment of the fresh fruit directly to the world’s second largest economic nation on Friday. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Chea Vanyuth
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50854043/kingdom-expects-100000-tonnes-of-fresh-mango-shipments-to-china/
Cambodia “Preparing To Welcome Back Foreign Tourists In Q4”
A new video released by the Ministry of Tourism seems to indicate that Cambodia is preparing to welcome back tourists in the 4th quarter of 2021, in a move designed to “revive Cambodia’s tourism industry hit hard by the global COVID-18 crisis” ss='cambodia-color'>...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50860697/cambodia-preparing-to-welcome-back-foreign-tourists-in-q4/
Zhen Tai garment factory workers claim non-payment of April wages
Garment factory workers have demanded that their employer, Zhen Tai garment factory, pay them a portion of their monthly wages and their Khmer New Year holiday bonus for the period when Phnom Penh and Kandal province’s Takmao town had been in lockdown. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Long Kimmarita
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/zhen-tai-garment-factory-workers-claim-non-payment-april-wages
UNDP, Australia pledge continued support for social welfare scheme
The UN Development Programme (UNDP) hosted a high-level online discussion for the benefit of other institutions and development partners in the region regarding key lessons learned from Cambodia’s use of Covid-19 social protection measures to support the poor and revitalise the economy. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Nov Sivutha
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/undp-australia-pledge-continued-support-social-welfare-scheme
Call for protection of resources on 19th National Fish Day
To celebrate today’s 19th National Fish Day, Minister of Agriculture Veng sakhon has called on all fisherman to implement the seven recommendations of Prime Minister Hun sen to protect and conserve fishery resources. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Son Minea
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50884603/call-for-protection-of-resources-on-19th-national-fish-day/
Ministry of Tourism doubles down on reminders of safety measures for adventure tourists
The potential adventure tourism in Cambodia has been observed to be rising. The country’s mostly virgin landscapes are a honeypot for the more adventurous of tourists who long to strip off city routine for the crisp fresh air of the wild forests, mountains, and plains ss='cambodia-color'>...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50899225/ministry-of-tourism-doubles-down-on-reminders-of-safety-measures-for-adventure-tourists/