Mobile users top 20 million, internet usage still rising
The number of mobile subscribers in Cambodia topped 20 million last year, surpassing the country’s population by about 5 million. Internet users also jumped, according to a report released Wednesday by the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications. The report fails to say how many Cambodians own ...
Ben Sokhean
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/business/mobile-users-top-20-million-internet-usage-still-rising-55024/
Chinese universities jointly hold education exhibition in Cambodian capital
Twenty-two Chinese higher education institutions jointly held a one-day education exhibition here on Thursday with an aim to boost education cooperation between China and Cambodia and to attract more Cambodian students to study in China. The 2nd edition of China Higher Education Exhibition is held at ...
Shanghai Daily News Staff
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/article_xinhua.aspx?id=219804
Road fatalities in Cambodia rise to 1,170 in six months
The number of road fatalities in Cambodia has risen to 1,170 so far this year, up 11 percent compared to the same period last year, according to a latest report by the Interior Ministry’s Public Order Department on Wednesday. Some 2,600 cases of road accidents have ...
Global Post News Staff
http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/news/xinhua-news-agency/140625/road-fatalities-cambodia-rise-1170-six-months
Tourist rushed to Bangkok after falling from Siem Reap temple
A Chinese tourist visiting Angkor Wat was rushed to a Bangkok hospital on Saturday after falling off a staircase at the temple complex in Siem Reap City while taking photos of the iconic monument, officials said Monday. Chau Sun Kerya, spokeswoman for the Apsara Authority—the government ...
Sihanoukville construction sites scaled back
Preah Sihanouk provincial governor Chhit Sokhon ordered three construction sites near Sihanoukville’s O’Tres Beach to scale back their projects on Friday after the owners overstepped building limitations, officials said Sunday. Mr. Sokhon ordered three construction sites along the O’Tres stream, an inlet that stretches about 2 ...
Aun Pheap
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/sihanoukville-construction-sites-scaled-back-67371/
Audi opens dealership in capital
Automotive Asia (Cambodia), the only authorised dealer of Audi vehicles in Cambodia, opened its first showroom in Phnom Penh yesterday. The 2,000-square-metre showroom on Monivong Boulevard currently holds just two of the German carmaker’s models, the Q7 and the A8L, with prices ranging between $135,000 and ...
Hor Kimsay
http://phnompenhpost.com/business/audi-opens-dealership-capital
Law on NGOs to be discussed in May: Hun Sen
Prime Minister Hun Sen on Sunday said that draft Law on Non-Government Organizations will be discussed and adopted at Cabinet in May 2015, and the law will be adopted by 50 percent plus one majority vote at the National Assembly. According to the figures of ...
The Cambodia Herald News Staff
http://bit.ly/1IBJQBf
Sahas E&C deal paves way for Phnom Penh Special Economics Zone (PPSEZ) buyback
Bourse-listed Phnom Penh Special Economic Zone Plc (PPSEZ) confirmed that it has absorbed the outstanding 40 percent stake in Sahas E&C Co Ltd – paving the way for the company to press forward with its proposed share buyback. ...
Husain Haider
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50899001/sahas-ec-deal-paves-way-for-ppsez-buyback/
Stalls built on drainage in Por Sen Chey dismantled
Authorities in Phnom Penh’s Por Sen Chey district have dismantled more than 10 stalls that were illegally built on a drainage system and encroached on the road by 2m in Trapeang Krasang village and commune. ...
Long Kimmarita
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/stalls-built-drainage-por-sen-chey-dismantled
Kingdom prepared to tackle Delta as confirmed cases soar
Detection of the Delta variant of SARS-CoV-2 – the coronavirus that causes Covid-19 – has become a humdrum part of life with new cases reported almost on a daily basis in most parts of the country. ...
Mom Kunthear
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/kingdom-prepared-tackle-delta-confirmed-cases-soar
Kampot plans to help fishermen after decrease in annual yield
Kampot Provincial Fishery Administration reported that the 2021 seafood yield showed a decrease of over 2,000 tonnes compared with last year, even though the administration has cracked down on many illegal fishing operations in the province. ...
Son Minea
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50996053/kampot-plans-to-help-fishermen-after-decrease-in-annual-yield/
Health ministry, Seoul discuss maternal, child health projects in northeast Cambodia
The health ministry and Seoul’s international development arm co-hosted the 2nd National Coordination Committee Meeting on May 20 to discuss “The Project for Strengthening Maternal and Child Health in North-Eastern Regions of Cambodia”. ...
Mom Kunthear
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/health-ministry-seoul-discuss-maternal-child-health-projects-northeast-cambodia
CDC okays three textile-linked projects worth $19M
The Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC) on April 29 announced that it had greenlit final registration certificates for three projects in textile-linked sectors with total capital investment of nearly $19 million that are expected to create 2,005 jobs. ...
Hom Phanet
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/cdc-okays-three-textile-linked-projects-worth-19m
Vocational training for informal students increases
Some 10,499 students trained in various vocational skills last year, a rise of 2,229 people from the 8,270 informal students in 2021, the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport said. ...
Torn Vibol
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501358574/vocational-training-for-informal-students-increases/
Pheaktra, Thai journos to combat ‘fake news’
Minister of Information Neth Pheaktra met with Thai ambassador Cherdkiat Atthakor and a delegation from the Journalists Association of Thailand at the ministry headquarters in Phnom Penh on October 2 to discuss strengthening information cooperation in order to combat misinformation, said a ministry press release. ...
Ry Sochan
https://phnompenhpost.com/national/pheaktra-thai-journos-combat-fake-news
Two Bassac river bridges planned to ease traffic congestion
The Phnom Penh Municipal Administration plans to construct two bridges across the Bassac River from Prek Pra to National Road 2 linking to Hun Sen Boulevard in Choeung Ek Development Zone to ease traffic congestion. ...
Hang Punreay
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501371471/two-bassac-river-bridges-planned-to-ease-traffic-congestion/
US ambassador pledges tighter information links with Kingdom
US ambassador to Cambodia W Patrick Murphy October 2 met for talks with Minister of Information Neth Pheaktra, with both sides committing to strengthen cooperation in the information sector in the interests of both nations. ...
Ry Sochan
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/us-ambassador-pledges-tighter-information-links-kingdom
IMF sees Cambodia as ASEAN’s fastest growing economy in 2023 and 2024
Cambodia’s economy is projected to expand 5.6 percent this year and 6.1 percent next year, up from 5.2 percent last year, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said Tuesday. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501374620/imf-sees-cambodia-as-aseans-fastest-growing-economy-in-2023-and-2024/
Despite risks, GDT collection grows 28.62% in 7 months
Tax authorities have collected approximately $2.21 billion of tax revenue — 78.39 percent of the budget law in the first seven months of the year, which soared by 28.62 percent or about $491.29 million compared to the same period last year, said a release by ...
Kang Sothear
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501133080/despite-risks-gdt-collection-grows-28-62-in-7-months/
Cambodia approves $10 mn investment projects, creating almost 3,000 jobs
Two new investment projects worth over $10 million have been approved by the Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC). The investment projects involve establishing a garment factory and a packaging factory, creating over 2,900 jobs. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501279587/cambodia-approves-10-mn-investment-projects-creating-almost-3000-jobs/