Gov’t to issue bonds for second time to borrow $50M from investors
The National Bank of Cambodia (NBC) will proceed with another auction process for the Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF) to borrow about $50 million from investors for the second time of the government’s plan of issuance for a longer period of time of repayment ss='cambodia-color'>...
Kang Sothear
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501154678/govt-to-issue-bonds-for-second-time-to-borrow-50m-from-investors/
Rice export boom seen following EU court victory
A marked uptick in Indica rice exports to European markets is expected after Cambodia won a challenge against the European Commission’s (EC) 2019 decision to remove tariff preferences on imports of the rice from the Kingdom for three years, on grounds that the shipments were ss='cambodia-color'>...
Hin Pisei
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/rice-export-boom-seen-following-eu-court-victory
German President visits demining site in Siem Reap
During his official visit in Cambodia, German President Frank-Walter steinmeier and First Lady Elke Büdenbender yesterday paid a visit to a landmine field being cleared by the Halo Trust in siem Reap province’s Puok district. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Taing Rinith
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501238752/german-president-visits-demining-site-in-siem-reap/
P Sihanouk, Thailand train beach lifeguards
Preah Sihanouk provincial authoritieS are running a SerieS of training courSeS on water reScue for the life guardS of each of the province&rSquo;S touriSt beacheS. With the aSSiStance of the Thai embaSSy, the workShopS began on March 13. SS='cambodia-color'>...
Yuth Vireak
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/p-sihanouk-thailand-train-beach-lifeguards
Fresh banana exports to China rebound
Cambodia’s fresh banana exports to regional markets in the first quarter of the year have improved compared to 2022, mainly due to the lifting of Covid-19 lockdowns in China – the Kingdom’s biggest market – and a reduction in shipping costs, said Longmate Agriculture CEO ss='cambodia-color'>...
Van Socheata
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/fresh-banana-exports-china-rebound
UN vows support to gov’t for five-year development
The UN in Cambodia expressed support for the government’s efforts to effect economic, environment and social transformation, to be detailed in the UN Development Assistance Framework (UNDAF) which will be signed after a new government has been formed, according to a senior official. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Samban Chandara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/un-vows-support-govt-five-year-development
Cambodia-Indonesia trade logs nearly two-fold on-year increase
Indonesia was perhaps the brightest spot in Cambodia’s merchandise trade over January, with formal imports from and exports to the archipelago nation collectively clocking in at $88.045 million, marking a 95.87 per cent increase over the same month in 2022, according to Customs (GDCE). ss='cambodia-color'>...
Hin Pisei
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/cambodia-indonesia-trade-logs-nearly-two-fold-year-increase
Families seek clarity after displacement rumors related to the Kandal Stung mega-airport project
Some 200 villagerS living in Kandal province&rSquo;S Kandal Stung diStrict and Takhmao town gathered at Kandal City Hall on TueSday demanding to know whether they would be joining the hundredS of otherS who are being diSplaced by the new Phnom Penh International Airport. SS='cambodia-color'>...
Construction work begins on Mekong River bridge in Kratie
Prime Minister Hun sen and Chinese ambassador Wang Wentian on January 2 broke ground for the construction of a new bridge which will span the Mekong River in Kratie province. The bridge is expected to bring “rapid economic development” to the people of Cambodia’s northeastern ss='cambodia-color'>...
Neang Sokunthea
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/construction-work-begins-mekong-river-bridge-kratie
Record prahok increase result of fisheries crime suppression
The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries said this season’s production of the pungent Cambodian fish paste prahok has increased by 40 per cent over last year, noting that the significant growth demonstrated the effectiveness of crackdown on fisheries crimes during the spawning season. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Lay Samean
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/record-prahok-increase-result-fisheries-crime-suppression
PM issues sub-decree on Law on Investment
Prime Minister Hun sen on Monday issued a sub-decree for the complete implementation of Cambodia’s new Law on Investment – which has been in force since October 15, 2021 – to attract and boost both local and foreign direct investment in the country, said a ss='cambodia-color'>...
Kang Sothear
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501315916/pm-issues-sub-decree-on-law-on-investment/
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