Grade A students reach record, set to meet PM
Prime Minister Hun Sen will meet with the talented students who received a Grade A in the recent high school diploma exams – also known as baccalaureate II, or Bacc II’ – in an event to be held in Phnom Penh on February 28. ...
Voun Dara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/grade-students-reach-record-set-meet-pm
Teacher training facilities upgraded in Phnom Penh
Cambodia and Japan are set to inaugurate four new buildings at the Phnom Penh Teacher Education College, thanks to Japanese grant aid. The four new buildings – to be inaugurated on February 9 – include a library and administrative, academic and multi-purpose buildings. ...
Ry Sochan
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/teacher-training-facilities-upgraded-phnom-penh
Cambodia’s garment, footwear, travel goods exports up 15.2 pct in 2021
Cambodia’s garment, footwear and travel goods industry has seen a 15.2 percent rise in exports in 2021, according to a report from the General Department of Customs and Excise on Saturday. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501024109/cambodias-garment-footwear-travel-goods-exports-up-15-2-pct-in-2021/
Cambodia extends tax breaks for tourism-related businesses for 6 more months
The Cambodian government on Wednesday extended tax holidays for tourism-related establishments for another six months from January to June 2022 in a bid to boost business activity in the COVID-hit tourism industry. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501022398/cambodia-extends-tax-breaks-for-tourism-related-businesses-for-6-more-months/
Gender equality in spotlight as women’s day approaches
With the 111th anniversary of the International Women’s Day approaching, senior Cambodian officials marked the event a week ahead on March 1 with the theme Gender equality today for a sustainable tomorrow. ...
Mom Kunthear
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/gender-equality-spotlight-womens-day-approaches
NACD trains staff for new drug rehabilitation centre
The National Authority for Combating Drugs (NACD), along with the Preah Sihanouk Provincial Administration, began a four-day training seminar for the staff of the province’s new national rehabilitation centre on April 4. ...
Voun Dara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/nacd-trains-staff-new-drug-rehabilitation-centre
PM mulls looser Covid rules, going mask-free
Prime Minister Hun Sen has called for a further easing of health measures against Covid-19 – including the lifting of the mask mandate – after data from the Khmer New Year revealed the festivities as having had minimal impact on the spread of the coronavirus. ...
Mom Kunthear
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/pm-mulls-looser-covid-rules-going-mask-free
$15 million Kampong Speu animal feed plant launched
International animal feed joint venture De Heus TMH Cambodia has launched a $15 million factory in Kampong Speu province that is able to produce 180,000 tonnes of animal feed annually, the agriculture ministry reported on April 24. ...
Hom Phanet
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/15-million-kampong-speu-animal-feed-plant-launched
Military set to roll out booster jab programme
A senior military official has announced the launch of a 10-day Covid-19 vaccination campaign to begin on April 20, with teams from the Ministry of National Defence administering booster shots in Phnom Penh and several neighbouring provinces. ...
Mom Kunthear
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/military-set-roll-out-booster-jab-programme
Siem Reap fire ravages Japan electric wire warehouse
A fire blazed through an electric wire warehouse located in a Japanese electricity plant in Khnar village of Siem Reap town’s Chriev commune on April 15. ...
Ry Sochan
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/siem-reap-fire-ravages-japan-electric-wire-warehouse
Effective jab drive boosts Cambodia’s Q1 int’l trade
The first quarter of 2022 clocked over $13 billion in international trade, nine per cent more than last year, with exports jumping 25.7 per cent year-on-year. ...
Hin Pisei
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/effective-jab-drive-boosts-cambodias-q1-intl-trade
Mask mandate lifted in open spaces as Covid cases plunge
As Covid-19 cases reached a record low on April 25, with just two cases reported, Cambodia officially lifted the mask mandate for public outdoor spaces. ...
Mom Kunthear
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/mask-mandate-lifted-open-spaces-covid-cases-plunge
Garment factories urged to switch to solar power
The European Chamber of Commerce (EuroCham) in Cambodia on Tuesday called for quicker adoption of renewable energy and rooftop solar panels in the country’s garment sector to make it more competitive. ...
Kang Sothear
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501086193/garment-factories-urged-to-switch-to-solar-power/
Koh Kong ‘plastic-free’ campaign underway
Koh Kong provincial authorities have chosen four key locations where they will erect billboards explaining the idea of “Plastic-free Zones” to educate the public on the prevention and reduction of plastic use. ...
Orm Bunthoeurn
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/koh-kong-plastic-free-campaign-underway
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
Fortified rice sector investments aim to meet growing needs
Rice fortification is a key step in addressing nutritional issues in Cambodia, where a majority of the population eats a large portion of rice on a daily basis, said a senior official of the Council for Agricultural and Rural Development (CARD). ...
Mom Kunthear
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/fortified-rice-sector-investments-aim-meet-growing-needs
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
Agriculture cooperation deal with Czech Republic brewing
The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries and the Czech Republic plan to sign a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on “Cooperation in the Agricultural Sector” soon following a May 5 meeting at the ministry’s headquarters. ...
Hin Pisei
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/agriculture-cooperation-deal-czech-republic-brewing
Ministry marks Environment Day with park clean-up effort
The Ministry of Environment, in collaboration with the Battambang Provincial Administration, is to celebrate National and World Environment Day on May 5 to raise public awareness of environmental issues and preserve the environment for sustainable use of natural resources. ...
Lay Samean
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/ministry-marks-environment-day-park-clean-effort
Election Ink trial a success
The ink which will be used in the coming commune council elections is of good quality, announced the National Election Committee (NEC), following testing by 17 representatives from civil society organisations and political parties on May 13. ...
Lay Samean
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/election-ink-trial-success