New gold mining company starts trial operation in Preah Vihear province
Delcom Campuchea Plc., a joint venture between local and Chinese investors, has started its trial operation in Preah Vihear northern province since early August, extracting about 20 kilogrammes of gold ore. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501130203/new-gold-mining-company-starts-trial-operation-in-preah-vihear-province/
Siem Reap airport to close after new one opens
After the new Siem Reap-Angkor International Airport (SAI) opens in October, the existing complex serving the northwestern province will be “completely closed”, according to State Secretariat of Civil Aviation (SSCA) spokesman Sin Chansereyvutha. ...
May Kunmakara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/siem-reap-airport-close-after-new-one-opens
New dolphin and fish protection measures launched in Stung Treng
The Stung Treng Provincial Administration has introduced measures to further strengthen the effective management of dolphin and fish conservation areas. ...
Khouth Sophak Chakrya
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/new-dolphin-and-fish-protection-measures-launched-stung-treng
New teaching methods in Cambodia transform learning for young students
Seven-year-olds Sovandara Lima and Prey Haraty are excited to begin their maths lesson. Today they are working on their addition, but instead of just copying down exercises from the whiteboard like they would have been doing last year, they’re choosing the sums themselves. The game ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501321111/new-teaching-methods-in-cambodia-transform-learning-for-young-students/
Cambodia’s Hun Sen outlines new strategies for agriculture development
Cambodia’s Prime Minister, Hun Sen, has outlined the government’s new strategies for the development of the agriculture sector to create the fifth economic pole in the northeast part of the country ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501264939/cambodias-hun-sen-outlines-new-strategies-for-agriculture-development/
Phnom Oral Wildlife Sanctuary set to house new bamboo processing site
The Ministry of Environment is gearing up to introduce bamboo processing sites in two additional community protected regions, a move designed to enhance the livelihoods of local communities. ...
Royal Government is preparing a new master plan to develop coastal provinces
Prime Minister Hun Manet said that the Royal Government of Cambodia is preparing a new master plan for the development of Sihanoukville and three other coastal provinces. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501388396/royal-government-is-preparing-a-new-master-plan-to-develop-coastal-provinces/
New win-win monuments to mark peace in 3 provinces
Tea Banh, a member of the Supreme Privy Council to the King and head of the foundation for building the Win-Win Monument, announced that Cambodia plans to construct three additional monuments, modelled after the one in Phnom Penh. ...
Samban Chandara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/new-win-win-monuments-to-mark-peace-in-3-provinces
SEAPAW unveils new wave of water and climate adaptation
The region’s first platform aimed at strengthening water resilience across Southeast Asia while bolstering climate resilience has been launched in the form of the Southeast Asia Partnership for Adaptation through Water (SEAPAW). ...
Marissa Carruthers
https://kiripost.com/stories/seapaw-unveils-new-wave-of-water-and-climate-adaptation
Poipet border checkpoint on alert for new virus after Thailand scare
Authorities in Banteay Meanchey province have stepped up checks at the Poipet border with Thailand following reports that a Chinese tourist to that country had been confirmed to be infected with a new pneumonia-like disease. ...
Minister Chea Sophara presides over ceremony for new building
Minister Chea Sophara yesterday reportedly presided over a ground-breaking ceremony for the construction of a new Land Management Ministry building on a three-hectare plot of land in the capital’s Sen Sok district. The ministry last week announced it will be relocating to the new premises ...
Mom Kunthear
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50684881/minister-chea-sophara-presides-over-ceremony-for-new-building
New underground roads said to ease congestion in Phnom Penh
The Phnom Penh Municipal Hall is studying the possibility of building three new underground roadways in the capital to ease traffic congestion. Meas Pheakdey said on Wednesday that municipal specialists are busy studying the potential impacts of the roads and estimating costs. ...
Soth Koemsoeun
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/new-underground-roads-said-ease-congestion-phnom-penh
SMEs urged to register with the new specialised bank
The president of the Federation of Association of Small and Medium Enterprises of Cambodia (Fasmec) is urging small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to register with the association to get benefits from the newly formed SMEs Bank of Cambodia. ...
Sorn Sarath
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50717402/smes-urged-to-register-with-the-new-specialised-bank/
Rare Yellow-breasted Bunting spotted on New Year’s Day
The rare Yellow-breasted Bunting (Emberiza aureola), a bird that is said to give a lot of positive and healing properties in Buddhist tradition, was confirmed on New Year’s Day as having returned to the Kingdom after a lapse of three years. ...
Sar Socheath
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50800087/rare-yellow-breasted-bunting-spotted-on-new-years-day/
Inter-ministry committee announced for new Mondulkiri airport
The Cambodian government has formed a new inter-ministry committee to lead and facilitate the construction of a domestic airport in Mondulkiri province. ...
Chea Vanyuth
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50814160/inter-ministry-committee-announced-for-new-mondulkiri-airport/
Water levels in Mekong hit worrisome new lows
The Mekong River Commission (MRC) has expressed concern that water levels in the river have dropped significantly, changing the colour of the water in some areas, and warned that this situation could impact agricultural production and wildlife migration in Cambodia and the other countries in ...
Lay Samean
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/water-levels-mekong-hit-worrisome-new-lows
New garment sector investments exceeding $8mn approved by CDC
The Garment Manufacturers Association in Cambodia (GMAC) is welcoming new investments in one of the Kingdom’s pillar industries as new variants and outbreaks lead to a string of downgrades in economic projections. ...
Husain Haider
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50908192/new-garment-sector-investments-exceeding-8mn-approved-by-cdc/
Six new communes carved out ahead of 2022 elections
The government has announced the formation of six new communes in the provinces of Banteay Meanchey, Kampong Speu, Battambang, Kampong Chhnang and Kratie ahead of the commune council elections set for 2022. ...
Orm Bunthoeurn
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/six-new-communes-carved-out-ahead-2022-elections
50 new furnaces burn 100 tonnes Covid waste daily
The Ministry of Environment is installing 50 incinerators to burn medical waste from Covid-19 treatment and quarantine centres in the capital and 20 provinces to solve the problem head-on as about 100 tonnes of this waste was piling up per day across the country. ...
Lay Samean and Mom Kunthear
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/50-new-furnaces-burn-100-tonnes-covid-waste-daily
EU pledges new grant framework to support Cambodia’s priorities
The European Union has pledged to continue supporting the public financial management reform programme under the new grant framework agreement between the Royal Government of Cambodia and the EU. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50980286/eu-pledges-new-grant-framework-to-support-cambodias-priorities/