623 land titles distributed to more than 300 families in Kampong Thom province
623 property ownership certificates were distributed to 332 families in Kdei Ta Chen village, Treal commune, Tang Kork district on July 20, 2023, so that they have the legal right to own and use them. ...
Post Staff
https://www.postkhmer.com/national/2023-07-21-1331-252571.html
PM calling for labour rights, swift resolutions
Prime Minister Hun Sen has called on provincial governors to safeguard workers’ rights and promptly address labour issues at the grassroots level, without waiting for intervention from the labour ministry. ...
Sok Raksa
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/pm-calling-labour-rights-swift-resolutions
Cambodia’s Angkor $16 million in ticket sales for first five months
Cambodia’s famed Angkor Archeological Park received 344,757 foreign tourists in the first five months of 2023, up 653 percent from 45,779 in the same period last year, said a press statement on Monday. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501303011/cambodias-angkor-16-million-in-ticket-sales-for-first-five-months/
Ministry looks to transform education with digital drive
The Ministry of Post and Telecommunications has its sights firmly set on three pivotal activities that could transform human resources in the digital sector. This drive will help boost the capacity of students, from primary school up to higher education. ...
Bor Pich Zelin
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/ministry-looks-transform-education-digital-drive
Vietnam, Cambodia considering using local currency for trade
Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said Vietnam and Cambodia have shown interest in using their local currency for trading purposes as a step to reduce dependence on the US dollar. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501378237/vietnam-cambodia-considering-using-local-currency-for-trade/
IMF lowers growth forecast for Cambodia due to weak external demand
On Wednesday, the InternatiOnal MOnetary Fund (IMF) lowered its 2023 ecOnomic growth forecast for Cambodia to 5.6 percent from its April predictiOn of 5.8 percent, mainly due to weak external demand. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501378855/imf-lowers-growth-forecast-for-cambodia-due-to-weak-external-demand/
NBC committed to promoting sustainable financing, says Serey
The National Bank of Cambodia (NBC) is committed to promoting sustainable financing, which has been categorised as one of the key priorities within the first phase of the Pentagonal Strategy, its Governor Dr Chea Serey said on Friday. ...
Sreekanth Ravindran
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501404710/nbc-committed-to-promoting-sustainable-financing-says-serey/
Lack of Enforcement, ESG Reporting Standards Apparent in Gold Mining Ops
A recent report on gold mining operations in Cambodia has kicked up inadequacies in reporting standards and absence of enforcement, revealing a huge lag in environmental, social and governance (ESG) practices in the industry. ...
Sangeetha Amarthalingam
https://kiripost.com/stories/lack-of-enforcement-esg-reporting-standards-apparent-in-gold-mining-ops
Cambodia produces nearly 9 tons of gold: minister
Cambodia has produced nearly 9 tons of dore bars with 90 percent pure gold solution since commercial mining began in June 2021, Minister of Mines and Energy KeoRattanak said here on Tuesday. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501396101/cambodia-produces-nearly-9-tons-of-gold-minister/
CAPFISH-Capture receives 2023 GEM Award in Austria
The CAPFISH-Capture: Post-harvest Development project team in Cambodia received the 2023 Gender Equality Mobilisation Award (GEM Award) at the United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO)’s General Conference on Tuesday in Vienna, Austria. ...
Hang Punreay
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501399965/capfish-capture-receives-2023-gem-award-in-austria/
Siem Reap-Angkor Int’l Airport records new high number of daily passengers
The number of air passengers passing through the newly-commenced Siem Reap-Angkor International Airport (SAI) has continued to grow, with a record of 3,200 a day, up from 2,600 on Oct. 24. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501388197/siem-reap-angkor-intl-airport-records-new-high-number-of-daily-passengers/
Silk Road Art event held to mark 65 years of Cambodia-China ties
As part of the celebrations to mark 65 years of China-Cambodian diplomatic ties, the Embassy of China hosted Silk Road Art Performance at Cambodian Secondary School of Fine Arts in Phnom Penh on Friday. ...
Hang Punreay
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501401267/silk-road-art-event-held-to-mark-65-years-of-cambodia-china-ties/
Warning issued over tax collection from informal vendors
Phnom Penh officials have issued a notice regarding the illegal collection of taxes and fees from informal vendors by crooks, with social analysts calling on the government to hand out severe punishments for those caught doing it. ...
Meas Molika
https://kiripost.com/stories/cambodia-warning-issued-over-tax-collection-from-informal-vendors
Cambodia makes $377.5 million from rice exports in first ten months
Cambodia had exported 529,924 tonnes of milled rice in the first 10 months of 2023, earning a total revenue of $377.5 million, the Cambodia Rice Federation said in a news release on Wednesday. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501389491/cambodia-makes-377-5-million-from-rice-exports-in-first-ten-months/
Conference spotlights achievements in Vietnam-Cambodia border affairs
Important achievements that Vietnam and Cambodia have gained together in land border-related affairs were highlighted at a conference held in Phu Quoc city in the Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang on November 22. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501396767/conference-spotlights-achievements-in-vietnam-cambodia-border-affairs/
PM Hun Manet reaffirms Cambodia’s growth for this year is at 5.6 percent
Cambodia maintained its economic growth prediction at 5.6 percent in 2023 and raised it to 6.6 percent in 2024, the country’s Prime Minister Hun Manet said here on Thursday. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501397374/pm-hun-manet-reaffirms-cambodias-growth-for-this-year-is-at-5-6-percent/
Cambodia makes $3.9 bln from export of agri-products in 11 months
Cambodia earned a gross revenue of $3.9 billion from the export of agricultural products in the first 11 months of 2023, said a Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF) report on Tuesday. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501402630/cambodia-makes-3-9-bln-from-export-of-agri-products-in-11-months/
Angkor 2023 ticket sales to foreign visitors rake in over $37M
Cambodia earned $37.19 million from Angkor Archaeological Park ticket sales last year, which is a 222-percent increase compared to the year before, the state-owned Angkor Enterprise report showed on Monday. ...
Chea Vanyuth
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501416458/angkor-2023-ticket-sales-to-foreign-visitors-rake-in-over-37m/
Kingdom’s blue helmets return from Mali mission
Fifty-three Cambodian peacekeepers of Airfield Engineering Unit 729 returned to Cambodia on October 27 after completing their humanitarian UN mission in Mali, according to the Ministry of National Defence. ...
Post Staff
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/kingdoms-blue-helmets-return-mali-mission
MPTC to help digital transformation in tourism, information sectors
The Ministry of Post and Telecommunications (MPTC) Tuesday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Ministry of Tourism (MoT) and the Ministry of Information (MoI) to organise training programmes on digital skills for civil servants. ...
Nhean Chamrong
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501385578/mptc-to-help-digital-transformation-in-tourism-information-sectors/
