United States shows interest in energy sector
Ambassador Patrick Murphy has expressed willingness to push private investors in the United States to work with the Kingdom’s oil and gas sector, so long as Cambodia is keen to coordinate with them. ...
Sun Mesa
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50671915/united-states-shows-interest-in-energy-sector
New govt planning more state aid
While fresh aid is being planned for the impoverished through the social security fund, the incoming administration will keep up the practice of giving allowances to expectant mothers and young children. ...
Tith Kongnov
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501348213/new-govt-planning-more-state-aid/
Program builds mobile app skills for Cambodian coders
After graduating from Setec Institute in Phnom Penh in 2014 with a degree in information technology, Chhit Chanmony, 23, is confident in her ability to build a website using various scripts. ...
Janelle Retka
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/program%E2%80%88builds-mobile-app-skills-for-cambodian-coders-98080/
OURN Vimoil
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Program and Partnership ManagerVimoil is a Program and Partnership Manager at Open Development Cambodia (ODC). She provides strategic oversight and management for the Innovations in Social Accountability in Cambodia (ISAC) project and the research contributions to ODC content, while also coordinating all aspects of the ...
NEC plans to offer online registration
The National Election Committee (NEC) has a tentative plan to register political parties and candidates online next year to bolster trust in Cambodian elections and the country’s information technology system. ...
Nov Sivutha
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/nec-plans-offer-online-registration
New investment law offers attractive incentives for agriculture
Cambodia’s Investment Law heralds new opportunities for investors, offering generous incentives and a focus on diversified sectors. Agriculture takes center stage with attractive tax reliefs and a vision for climate-smart practices. ...
Seng Mengheng
https://kiripost.com/stories/cambodia-new-investment-law-offers-attractive-incentives-for-agriculture
Phnom Penh job fair offers 4,500 openings
The National Employment Agency (NEA) under the Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training, in collaboration with the Union of Youth Federations of Cambodia (UYFC), organised a two-day job fair and career guide, with a total of 4,500 job opportunities from 25 companies. ...
Neang Sokunthea
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/phnom-penh-job-fair-offers-4500-openings
Cambodian poor pushed out of their homes by developers
A mother of four, with the youngest on her hip, said she was not impressed by the palatial government buildings where Cambodia’s Prime Minister Hun Sen and his Council of Ministers have their offices. Her own home is a wood-and-tin shack now partially buried under the ...
http://www.nationmultimedia.com/aec/Cambodian-poor-pushed-out-of-their-homes-by-develo-30200729.html
Government Has 13 Payment Guarantees for Energy Projects
A CPP lawmaker said yesterday the government has signed 13 payment guarantees to companies constructing coal-fired power plants and hydropower dams in the country, a move that an Asian Development Bank (ADB) official reiterated was risky for the country’s fiscal future. CPP lawmaker Cheam Yeap said ...
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/government-has-13-payment-guarantees-for-energy-projects-11377/
Grasslands present dilemma
A week after British researchers released a study warning that the nation’s grasslands would soon be lost if drastic action was not taken to protect them, some agricultural experts have called for moderation, noting that the intensive rice cultivation blamed for the grasslands’ destruction is ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/2013032664676/National/grasslands-present-dilemma.html
Mekong Dams Threaten Extinction of Giant Catfish
The elusive Mekong giant catfish, which the U.S.-based World Wildlife Fund (WWF) called “one of the world’s largest and rarest freshwater fish,” can reach up to three meters (10 feet) and weigh up to 300 kilograms (660 pounds). The Xayaburi dam would prove an “impassable barrier” ...
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/laos/dams-06192013184629.html
MIME launches business award
The government wants to play a bigger role in helping local businesses remain competitive and, to this end, the Ministry of Industry, Mines and Energy (MIME) has launched a new award to recognise companies that have achieved high produc-tivity standards. Ten companies will be awarded in ...
http://phnompenhpost.com/2013051765677/Business/mime-launches-business-award.html
Cambodia well suited for solar, though use remains low
Cambodia has a high degree of solar radiation, making the country a good place for the renewable energy source, a report from the Asian Development Bank says. ...
Sun Sokhen
http://www.voacambodia.com/content/cambodia-well-suited-for-solar-though-use-remains-low/2927056.html
Firm begins process to determine IPO share price
Grand Twins International (Cambodia) Plc., a manufacturer of clothes for U.S. athletic brands, on Monday will begin recording investor demands to determine the price for an initial public offering (IPO) as part of the last steps to list on the Cambodian Stock Exchange (CSX), though ...
Joshua Wilwohl
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/business/firm-begins-process-to-determine-ipo-share-price-53869/
Air Asia expands services, flights
Malaysia-based Air Asia will begin offering travel services in Cambodia, and may expand its flights to neighbouring countries, company officials said. The airline launched its first Air Asia Travel and Service Center in Phnom Penh yesterday. Air Asia will partner with tour operator Mekong Discovery. So Mara, ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/index.php/2011121353316/Business/air-asia-expands-services-flights.html
Cambodia Bourse Sees End to IPO Drought
Cambodia’s stock market is set for a revival early next year when initial public offerings are expected by at least four local companies, ending a drought for a bourse that has hosted just one listing since its trading debut in April. State-owned Telecom Cambodia and Sihanoukville ...
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887323894704578114560882515832.html?mod=googlenews_wsj
‘New Voices’: Poor Education Hurts Economic Growth
Economic growth has a close correlation with the quality of education, and not its quantity, a graduate student at the University of Chicago says. While education for all has been introduced in Cambodia, more needs to be done toward offering equal access to quality education, ...
VOA Khmer News Staff
http://www.voacambodia.com/content/new-voices-poor-education-hurts-economic-growth/1816811.html
Techo Sen Institute, Chang’an University sign MoU on infrastructure development cooperation and training
Techo Sen Institute of Public Works and Transport and China’s Chang’an University have reached a memorandum of understanding on technical cooperation of road construction and infrastructure development. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501095916/techo-sen-institute-changan-university-sign-mou-on-infrastructure-development-cooperation-and-training/
Cambodia's first IPO nears
Cambodia’s first initial public offering is fast approaching, and demand is expected to be robust. Bookbuilding, the process during which bids are taken and a price set for shares, ended last Wednesday for Phnom Penh Water Supply Authority (PPWSA). The final offering price will be announced ...
http://www.bangkokpost.com/business/economics/284959/cambodia-first-ipo-nears