On 11 March 2021, the Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training released an announcement on the provision of allowances to 3,905 workers of factories in garment and tourism sectors whose employment contracts have been suspended in line with the third round of the Royal Government’s ss='cambodia-color'>...

Cambodia continues to face a multitude of challenges as digital payments and solutions graduate from a niche business to a key segment in the Kingdom’s development strategy, according to National Bank of Cambodia (NBC) assistant governor Chea serey on March 17. ss='cambodia-color'>...

Tax revenue from Cambodia’s casino industry cratered in 2020 as Covid-19 prompted the government to tighten entry restrictions, limiting the number of international visitors to the Kingdom, according to a Ministry of Economy and Finance senior official on March 21. ss='cambodia-color'>...

Svay Leu diStrict foreStry adminiStration office in Siem Reap province haS given a month&rSquo;S notice to the ownerS of homemade tractorS impounded laSt week for tranSporting illegal timber. AuthoritieS warned that if no action waS taken the adminiStration would take the caSe to court. SS='cambodia-color'>...

As Cambodia is dealing with the third wave of COVID-19 community infection, which can be traced back to people’s stubbornness and lack of willingness to cooperate by escaping quarantine, the government is pushing for institutionalisation of the COVID-19 rules.   ss='cambodia-color'>...

International tourists with proof of Covid-19 vaccination in the fourth quarter (Q4) of this year could be allowed into siem Reap province’s Angkor Archaeological Park even within 14 days of arrival to Cambodia, amid tentative government plans to ease its quarantine policy, according to Minister ss='cambodia-color'>...

The National Institute of Post, Telecommunications and Information Communications Technology (NIPTICT) and Bosch (Cambodia), a local subsidiary of the Bosch Group, Germany’s leading electronics and engineering company, signed a memorandum of understanding this week to develop a Digital Makerspace at the institution. ss='cambodia-color'>...

CAMBODIA’s financial sector will not face a shortage of cash to lend to local enterprises and accelerate business anytime soon, according to Association of Banks in Cambodia (ABC) president In Channy. ss='cambodia-color'>...

Cambodia’s gross revenue from rice exports in the first month of this year declined by 32.07 percent compared to the same period in 2019. Figures from the Cambodia Rice Federation (CRF) show that the Kingdom earned in total Us$30.76 million from milled rice exports. ss='cambodia-color'>...

The government’s project to support phase II of the Implementation of the social Accountability Framework (IsAF) for a period of five years was launched on February 18 with officials saying that there were many areas in need of reforms at the sub-national level even though ss='cambodia-color'>...

State-run Electricité du Cambodge (EDC) and Singapore-baSed The Blue Circle are in preliminary talkS on the price of wind generated power, aS Senior officialS place high hopeS for having the renewable energy factor into the nation&rSquo;S energy mix Soon. SS='cambodia-color'>...

The Pursat Provincial Administration said 58 of 164 houses for Cambodian veterans have been built on social land concessions in Prangil commune’s say village in Phnom Kravanh district. The homes are ready for veterans and their families to move in. ss='cambodia-color'>...

Over 100 Pompadour green pigeons have been seized from wildlife traffickers and released back into the wild by Keo seima Wildlife sanctuary rangers and the Wildlife Conservation society (WCs Cambodia) after they were poached in the sanctuary in sre Chhouk commune in Mondulkiri province’s Keo ss='cambodia-color'>...

Cambodia has lifted a ban on the import of frozen meats and other frozen items classified as “high-risk” originating from India, amid recent improvements in the south Asian country’s epidemiological situation and as all samples of frozen meat imports have tested negative for the novel ss='cambodia-color'>...

The Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training has provided financial assistance to 59,012 workers from 175 factories in the garment, footwear and bag industry located in lockdown areas in Phnom Penh, Kandal province’s Takhmao town and sihanoukville (Phase 2, 3 and 4). ss='cambodia-color'>...

The Cambodian Pepper and SpiceS Federation (CPSF) haS been connecting with 25 local exporterS to explore and foSter new avenueS to delve into the Middle EaStern and North African (MENA) marketS, a whole world of diverSe cuiSineS that are rich in SpiceS and rely heavily SS='cambodia-color'>...

The Ministry of Interior’s General Department of Prisons (GDP) has vaccinated over 73 per cent of the 37,000 inmates throughout the country as of August 5 and is continuing to vaccinate prisoners in seven remaining provinces with the Us-donated Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 jabs. ss='cambodia-color'>...

Club of Cambodian Journalists (CCJ) secretary-general Puy Kea, who is also the speaker of the Information Ministry’s Monitoring Committee for Journalism Ethics told Khmer Times yesterday that the creation of the committee is not to put pressure on print or social media, as Reporters Without Borders ss='cambodia-color'>...

Despite a ban on visiting Phnom Chambap mountain in Takeo province’s Bati district due to the danger of contaminated water and to prevent the spread of Covid-19, people still stubbornly visit the place, and the authorities have started issuing fines of $250 per person.​ ss='cambodia-color'>...

The Ministry of Commerce plans to integrate state-owned Cambodia Post’s transportation system into CambodiaTrade.com, looking to make the distribution and delivery process easier, faster and safer for small- and medium-sized enterprises (sME) and consumers that buy merchandise on the e-marketplace. ss='cambodia-color'>...