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/
Turkey pledges closer relations as Kingdom opens new embassy
Turkey has pledged to increase cooperation with Cambodia as the chair of ASEAN in 2022, and believes the opening of embassies in the two countries will further elevate bilateral relations. ...
Cambodia requests new checkpoint with Thailand be opened in Pursat province
Cambodia is requesting that a new checkpoint be opened to allow transborder transport and travel between Trat province and Thmor Dar in Cambodia’s Pursat province. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501061583/cambodia-requests-new-checkpoint-with-thailand-be-opened-in-pursat-province/
NEC releases new voter turnout rate for local election
The new voter turnout rate for Sunday’s Commune/Sangkat Council Election is 80.19 percent or 7,382,449 of the total 9.2 million eligible voters, according the National Election Committee (NEC). ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501089435/nec-releases-new-voter-turnout-rate-for-local-election/
New govt will continue having Supreme Consultative Council
The Supreme Consultative Council (SCC) will continue to be established through the new government to continue to obtain recommendations from the political parties that participated in the National Election. ...
Hang Punreay
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501333816/new-govt-will-continue-having-supreme-consultative-council/
CDC approves investment of $256.56 million, ‘27K new jobs’
The Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC) approved 26 private ventures in September, totalling an investment of $256.65 million, projected to create 27,262 jobs. ...
Hin Pisei
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/cdc-approves-investment-25656-million-27k-new-jobs