Agriculture and fishing
Rice farmers working in the field, Kandal province, Cambodia. Photo by ILO/ Khem Sovannara, taken on 12 July 2007. Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0.Agriculture continues to play an important role in Cambodia’s economy, but it provides a livelihood for a smaller proportion of today’s population
Run Ta Ek residents hope for jobs from the new govt
FacebookTwitterEmailShareFormer squatters who agreed to leave the Angkor Archaeological Park area for relocation to the Run Ta Ek development site in Siem Reap province want to see the new government help to create jobs because the location is new and far from the urban area
Torn Vibol
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501332639/run-ta-ek-residents-hope-for-jobs-from-the-new-govt/
Land
Land is fundamental to the livelihoods of many Cambodians. Around 80 percent of people live in rural areas and around 73 percent depend on agriculture for their livelihoods.1 In urban areas, many are dependent on plots of land close to livelihoods, services and social support networks.Read
Exports through port rise nearly 10 percent from 2014
The number of ships coming through the port rose 17 percent year to year, and cruise ships rose from 25 to 36.
Phorn Bopha
http://www.voacambodia.com/content/exports-through-port-rise-nearly-10-percent-from-2014/3154467.html
Business Registrations Up 10.8% in First 6 Months
The number of new businesses registered in Cambodia through the first six months of 2012 reached 1,694, an increase of 10.86 percent compared to the same period last year, according to figures released on Tuesday by the Ministry of Commerce.
Exports to China Fell 10% in First Six Months
Revenues generated from Cambodian exports to China fell by 10 percent in the first half of the year, according to figures released by the Ministry of Commerce last week.
About $60 million worth of goods were exported from Cambodia to China between January and June, the
At 10th Anniversary, Arbitration Council Faces Funding Shortage
The Arbitration Council, an independent body that resolves labor disputes in Cambodia’s garment sector, celebrated its 10th anniversary yesterday, though officials expressed concern that funding for the body was due to run out in March next year.
Oum Mean, secretary of state at the Ministry of
Cambodia's oil imports up 10 pct in Q1
Cambodia imported 453,000 tons of petroleum in the first three months of 2014, up 10 percent from 412,190 tons over the same period last year, the data of the Ministry of Commerce showed Tuesday.
During the January-March period this year, the country spent 442 million U.S.
The Cambodia Herald News Staff
http://thecambodiaherald.com/cambodia/detail/1?page=13&token=MjhiNWFmMjgwODB
First training workshop on Strategic Environment Assessment (SEA)
Open Development Cambodia (ODC) and the Non-Timber Forest Products Exchange Programme (NTFP-EP Cambodia) jointly hosted the first training workshop on Strategic Environment Assessment (SEA) under the Shared Resources Joint Solutions (SRJS) program supported by the Netherlands Committee for IUCN. The two-day training was held on
Bank loan portfolios set to be at least 10% in local currency
Cambodian commercial banks are showing a stronger preference to provide riel loans to microfinance institutions (MFI) as they rush to increase the share of local currency in their loan portfolio to at least 10 per cent by the end of next year.
Hor Kimsay
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/bank-loan-portfolios-set-be-least-10-local-currency
Covid-19: A global approach to protecting garment workers in supply chains as Cambodia faces up to 500,000 job losses
The Garment Manufacturers Association in Cambodia (GMAC) has stated approximately 60 percent of its factories have been severely affected by cancelled orders of ready-made garment exports, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50716165/covid-19-a-global-approach-to-protecting-garment-workers-in-supply-chains-as-cambodia-faces-up-to-500000-job-losses/
Press release on the Cambodia-UAE Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement will help elevate the bilateral relationship to a new height
On 08 June 2023, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation issued a press release on the Cambodia-UAE Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement will help elevate the bilateral relationship to a new height.Both sides expressed deep satisfaction at the flourishing bilateral relationship and shared optimism
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation
United Nations
Secretary-General António Guterres (right) meets with Samdech Akka Moha Sena Padei Techo Hun Sen, Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Cambodia in New York. Photo taken from the UN website on 22 September 2022.The United Nations (UN), founded in 1945 and guided by the UN
SMEs policy and regulation
The Covid-19 pandemic has caused a major economic shock in Cambodia, having a spillover on Cambodian micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) and small household farmers’ survival and business continuity.106 Digital technologies are crucial during the pandemic, in which the owners of SMEs should focus
Energy
Energy is about more than just electricity. It includes all means used to provide energy for industrial and domestic purposes, from firewood for cooking to national electricity production. This section focuses on production, distribution and use of power. Activities involving the exploration, extraction and refining
Handbook on investing in Cambodia launched
FacebookTwitterEmailShare“Handbook on Investing in Cambodia” has been launched as a practical guide for foreign investors looking for opportunities in the Cambodian market, with a particular focus on the 2021 Law on Investment.
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501322858/handbook-on-investing-in-cambodia-launched/
Making Digital Maps Using Free and Simple Mapping Applications
“There may be times when you want to explain things through maps, but you don’t know how to create the maps. With the currently available technology, creating map has become relatively easy. You no longer need to be an expert to develop maps, provided that
Senate passes amendments to 10 articles of trade union law
The Senate on Monday approved draft amendments to 10 articles of the Law on Trade Unions at the fourth session of the fourth legislature. It did so without modification, following its approval by the National Assembly last month. The 10 articles comprise Articles 3, 17,
Ry Sochan
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/senate-passes-amendments-10-articles-trade-union-law
Alarming pediatric antibiotic prescribing practices in Cambodia
FacebookTwitterEmailShareIn a recent article published in the journal PLOS Medicine, researchers performed a prospective, longitudinal study to estimate the proportion of outpatient consultations resulting in inappropriate antibiotic prescriptions in young children in three low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), Madagascar, Senegal, and Cambodia.
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501307794/alarming-pediatric-antibiotic-prescribing-practices-in-cambodia/
U.S.' Denver Art Museum returns looted 10th century sculpture to Cambodia
The U.S.’s Denver Art Museum on Monday officially returned a 10th century sandstone sculpture taken from a Cambodian temple during civil-war era to Cambodia.
Xinhua Team
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2016-03/28/c_135229738.htm
