ADB prepare $200M water package
The Ministry of Water Resources and Meteorology and representatives of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) met for talks on June 27 to discuss long-term investment in projects that would support the ministry’s crucial functions. Following negotiations, the ADB prepared a new $200 million package of ss='cambodia-color'>...
Bor Pich Zelin
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/adb-prepare-200m-water-package
Koh Kong int’l airport not set for trial flights: governor
Koh Kong provincial governor Mithona Phouthong has warned that proposed flight trials at the province’s Dara sakor International Airport could possibly be postponed as the developers need more time to complete construction and address some remaining shortcomings. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Van Socheata
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/koh-kong-intl-airport-not-set-trial-flights-governor
Cambodia commits to combat climate change to achieve SDGs
During the annual meeting of the United Nations Economic and social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNEsCAP), Cambodia’s representative said the Kingdom is both ready to and committed to accelerate climate action to achieve the sustainable development goals. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Taing Rinith
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501291705/cambodia-commits-to-combat-climate-change-to-achieve-sdgs/
Cabinet approves $1.7B Tonle Bassac project
The Council of Ministers on Friday approved the Tonle Bassac navigation and logistics system project worth approximately $1.7 billion to maximise the potential of Cambodia’s waterway transportation by connecting the Mekong River system to the sea after a 26-month study has been completed, said a ss='cambodia-color'>...
Kang Sothear
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501294139/cabinet-approves-1-7b-tonle-bassac-project/
PP-Bavet Expressway construction set to begin
The Royal Government of Cambodia (RGC) yesterday signed the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) contract with the Chinese infrastructure construction firm China Road and Bridge Corporation (CRBC) to start the construction of Cambodia’s second expressway project Phnom Penh-Bavet Expressway (PP-Bavet Expressway) worth $1.4 billion early next month. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Kang Sothear
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501292966/pp-bavet-expressway-construction-set-to-begin/
Rice firm plans Mondulkiri expansion
Prominent locally-owned rice miller and exporter Amru Rice (Cambodia) Co Ltd plans to set up facilities in Mondulkiri province, sourcing the grain required for production from nearby smallholder farmers to ensure remunerative prices for the staple crop, according to the company’s founder and director-general song ss='cambodia-color'>...
Hin Pisei
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/rice-firm-plans-mondulkiri-expansion
Gaur pair join Preah Vihear cattle herd
Two gaurs have been spotted in the Prey Lang area in Preah Vihear province, grazing amongst the cattle of local villagers. Officials have called for the protection of these two specimens. The gaur, Bos gaurus, also known as the Indian bison, is the world’s largest ss='cambodia-color'>...
Long Kimmarita
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/gaur-pair-join-preah-vihear-cattle-herd
Regional meet gauges ozone-depleting-substance phaseout progress
Ministry of Environment secretary of state Pak sokharavuth from March 13-17 attended meetings of senior officials in charge of implementing the Montreal Protocol in southeast Asia, including a “green customs” workshop on reporting and managing trade in ozone-depleting substances (ODs), in Vietnam’s Halong city. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Ry Sochan
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/regional-meet-gauges-ozone-depleting-substance-phaseout-progress
Ministry demands corrections to ‘abridged, misleading’ quote
The Ministry of Information has demanded that CamboJA News correct the content of its March 18 article which excluded key points made by the ministry’s spokesperson regarding the revocation of three media licences. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Neang Sokunthea
https://www.postkhmer.com/national/2023-03-20-1807-248205.html
Kem Sokha to meet with defence lawyer March 28
The Phnom Penh Municipal Court has granted permission for Kem sokha, former president of the long-defunct Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP), to meet with his defence lawyer on March 28. The meeting is set to take place at his residence in Phnom Penh’s Tuol Kork ss='cambodia-color'>...
Yuth Vireak
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national-politics/kem-sokha-meet-defence-lawyer-march-28
Cambodia operates 494 flights a week
Cambodia received and operated 494 flights per week at its three airports in the first three months of this year, according to the preliminary data from the state secretariat of Civil Aviation (ssCA)—Cambodia’s regulatory and development agency for civil aviation activity and infrastructure. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Kang Sothear
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501271800/cambodia-operates-494-flights-a-week/
ADB and Cambodia Post Bank sign $10m loan for MSMEs
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and Cambodia Post Bank (CP Bank) have signed a loan of up to $10 million to spur post-pandemic recovery for the nation’s micro-, small- and medium-sized enterprises (MsMEs) by increasing access to finance, with at least half earmarked for women. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Marissa Carruthers
https://kiripost.com/stories/adb-and-cambodia-post-bank-sign-10m-loan-for-msmes
Earth Hour to be observed this evening
Tourism and environment ministries and environment NGOs will celebrate “Earth Hour” today at 8.30pm at Factory Phnom Penh, in Chak Angre Leu commune of the capital’s Meanchey district. The ministry called for public participation by switching off their lights in businesses and households at this ss='cambodia-color'>...
Sok Raksa
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/earth-hour-be-observed-evening
Social health insurance scheme extended to tuk-tuk drivers
The National Social Security Fund (NSSF) iS rolling out a pilot of itS Social Health InSurance Scheme for tuk-tuk driverS in the capital in April aS part of a move to extend Social Security coverage to the nation&rSquo;S informal workerS. SS='cambodia-color'>...
Marissa Carruthers
https://kiripost.com/stories/cambodia-social-health-insurance-scheme-extended-to-tuk-tuk-drivers
‘How can we help grow your economy?’ Australia asks Cambodia
Australia’s special envoy for southeast Asia Nicholas Moore said his nation has a lot to offer Cambodia and the region where it sees itself as a trusted and reliable partner, according to a statement released by the Australian Embassy in Cambodia Friday. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Sangeetha Amarthalingam
https://kiripost.com/stories/how-can-we-help-grow-your-economy-australia-asks-cambodia
Nine new investments worth $77M to deliver 17K jobs
The Council for the Development of Cambodia’s (CDC) two regular notices issued month-to-date reveal that the government body has approved registration certificates for nine new private investment projects – all in manufacturing – valued at a total of $77.4 million and set to deliver an ss='cambodia-color'>...
Hin Pisei
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/nine-new-investments-worth-77m-deliver-17k-jobs
NA approves ASEAN service trade agreement draft law
The National Assembly (NA) on Tuesday approved the law on the approval of the Association of southeast Asian Nations service Trade (AsEAN service Trade) Agreement in the ninth session of its sixth legislature to strengthen Cambodia’s economic connectivity in the region, said a release by ss='cambodia-color'>...
Kang Sothear
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501299920/na-approves-asean-service-trade-agreement-draft-law/
Financial experts promote digital literacy
The Association of Banks in Cambodia (ABC) and Expert Leadership Innovation Exchange Organization (ELIX) are joining hands to promote digital literacy and capacity building, in support of the government’s policies on the Fourth Industrial Resolution (Industry 4.0) as well as the “Cambodia Digital Economy and ss='cambodia-color'>...
May Kunmakara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/financial-experts-promote-digital-literacy
New ‘Taxation Law’ a shot in the arm for taxpayers
The new Taxation Law encompassing the earlier provisions of the taxation law (1997), annual budget laws of the Kingdom of Cambodia time and decrees and codes of the People’s Republic of Kampuchea (PRK) and the state of Cambodia (sOC) is seen as simple, flexible and ss='cambodia-color'>...
Kang Sothear
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501302182/new-taxation-law-a-shot-in-the-arm-for-taxpayers/
PM: Future candidates must vote
Prime Minister Hun sen on June 13 declared that some of the Constitution’s election-related clauses would be amended in response to an overseas opposition group launching a social media campaign urging eligible voters to abstain from the July 23 general election. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Kim Yutharo
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national-politics/pm-future-candidates-must-vote