New system for managing civil servants
The Ministry of Public Function has cooperated with the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications to establish a modernised civil servants management system for the Ministry of Health to manage its officials more efficiently. ...
Alliance to disburse $2 million to buy paddy rice, help exports
The Alliance of Rice Producers Exporters of Cambodia (ARPEC) will release US$2 million after December 15th to its members in nine provinces so they can buy paddy rice before the harvest season ends and stocks been depleted. He said the pay out is being drawn from ...
Anti-money laundering draft law approved
Cambodia’s draft law of anti-money laundering bill has been approved today at the Council of Ministers meeting chaired by Prime Minister Hun Sen. ...
Chhut Bunthoeun
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50723656/anti-money-laundering-draft-law-approved/
Tobacco regulations’ progress sluggish compared to e-cig ban
Less than a week after a government minister said he could not say when long-awaited restrictions on smoking in public places would come into effect, one health official expressed confusion at the seemingly stalled progress, especially as compared to an overnight ban placed last year ...
Jamie Elliott
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/tobacco-regulations-progress-sluggish-compared-e-cig-ban
Tax Department reaches out to NGOs
At least three local NGOs have been called for questioning by the Ministry of Economy and Finance’s TaxAtion Department to clarify their tax payments, amid an aggressive tax collection campaign thAt has recently gone after media outlets the Cambodia Daily, Voice of America and Radio ...
Leonie Kijewski and Niem Chheng
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/tax-department-reaches-out-ngos
Cambodian army backs business group in land dispute, defying government order
Cambodia’s military is backing a powerful company in its seizure of land in Preah Vihear province, guarding bulldozers sent to destroy villagers’ crops and defying government orders not to get involved in land disputes, Cambodian sources say. Speaking to RFA’s Khmer Service on Wednesday, one village ...
Richard Finney
https://www.rfa.org/english/news/cambodia/army-03062019164901.html
Dara Sakor International Airport ‘to open mid-2021’
A senior official at the State Secretariat of Civil Aviation (SSCA) said the construction of Dara Sakor International Airport in Koh Kong province is on schedule and plans are for flight operations to begin in mid-2021. ...
Sok Chan
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50820010/dara-sakor-international-airport-to-open-mid-2021/
Manet urges all officials to boldly execute gov’t policies
Prime Minister Hun Manet has urged officials at all levels to boldly carry out the government’s policies to achieve Cambodia’s goals and visions. ...
Samban Chandara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/manet-urges-all-officials-boldly-execute-govt-policies
Vietnam’s Ministry of Public Security’s delegation visits Cambodia
Minister of Public Security General To Lam led a delegation of the Vietnamese Ministry of Public Security to pay an official visit to Cambodia from January 22-24 at the invitation of Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior Sar Sokha. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501428840/vietnams-ministry-of-public-securitys-delegation-visits-cambodia/
Clogged, creaking airports hamper SE Asia carriers
It’s a scene repeated endlessly at most of Southeast Asia’s main airports – planes forced to circle overhead or idle on the tarmac and travellers stuck in serpentine queues at immigration desks, security checkpoints and baggage carousels. And it’s likely to get worse in capitals like ...
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/03/26/uk-airlines-southeastasia-idUSLNE82P00P20120326
Ministry investigates surrogacy services
The Justice Ministry is investigating accusations that surrogacy services are being offered in the Kingdom as rumors spread online. Minister of Justice Ang Vong Vathana said yesterday at a three-day workshop launching the “Explanatory Note of Domestic Adoption,” he was unsure if the rumors pertained to ...
Mom Kunthear
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/31036/ministry-investigates-surrogacy-services/
Workers fired after strike
Two factories in the Manhattan Special Economic Zone (SEZ) in Svay Rieng province’s Bavet town have fired more than 40 workers since thousands-strong strikes ended early this month, unions say. Terminations at Best Way and Fico garment factories were bosses’ way of exacting revenge for the ...
Sen David
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/workers-fired-after-strike
Cabinet approves draft legal documents, nat’l strategy
The Council of Ministers or the Cabinet for the seventh legislature of the National Assembly yesterday approved three legal documents, one national strategy and two reports during its second plenary session, presided over by Prime Minister Hun Manet at the Peace Palace, said a senior ...
Kang Sothear
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501363709/cabinet-approves-draft-legal-documents-natl-strategy/
Students to learn financial literacy
Cambodian students from grade 1 to 12 will begin studying basic financial skills starting in the 2019 academic year as the National Bank of Cambodia (NBC) is now finalising the curriculum. NBC director-general Chea Serey said Thursday that the new curriculum would help boost the ...
Hor Kimsay
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/students-learn-financial-literacy
Cambodia, US biz leaders set to meet at US-Asean summit
A business delegation, who are members of the Cambodia Chamber of Commerce (CCC), will fly to two cities in the US from May 8 to 15 along with Prime Minister Hun Sen to meet the American businesspeople during the US-Asean Summit in Washington. ...
Kang Sothear
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501072222/cambodia-us-biz-leaders-set-to-meet-at-us-asean-summit/
Cambodia marks Disability Day
Cambodia celebrated its 15th annual Cambodia Day of Persons with Disabilities and the 31st annual International Day of Persons with Disabilities, on Tuesday at the Phnom Penh Cultural Center. Prime Minister Hun Sen attended the event themed, “Removing barriers to create an inclusive and accessible ...
The Cambodia Herald News Staff
http://www.thecambodiaherald.com/cambodia/detail/1?page=15&token=MDNlNDA4NWNkZTM#sthash.KW36yrfM.dpuf
Ministry urges greater youth participation in forest protection
The Environment Ministry is urging people, especially youth, to take part in the protection of forests and natural resources as the government is lacking manpower and equipment. Kong Siek Ly, director of the community living department at the ministry, said on Saturday that a total ...
Pech Sotheary
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50555320/ministry-urges-greater-youth-participation-in-forest-protection/
Cruise tours will be a kind of potential tourism
Cruise tours will be a type of potential tourism, while Sihanouk was placed in the map of ASEAN Cruise Tourism Line, as part the promotional campaign jointly Cruise Southeast Asia – Feel the Warmth, which officially announced on 22 January 2016 at the Tourism Forum ...
Sok Chan
http://bit.ly/1NRCsSY
Ratanakkiri site of informal mining boom: official
Thousands of locals and migrant workers are engaged in illegal mining in Ratanakkiri province, a senior official with the Ministry of Mines and Energy said yesterday. Having returned on Tuesday from an official inspection tour of the province, Meng Saktheara, a secretary of state at the ...
Phak Seangly
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/ratanakkiri-site-informal-mining-boom-official
Single rice brand stirs the pot
The Agriculture Ministry and the Cambodia Rice Federation (CRF) are at odds over the branding of Cambodia’s premium jasmine rice that would help differentiate it from similar varieties sold by Thailand.The CRF is working on a new brand name that it hopes will help distinguish ...
Cheng Sokhorng
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/single-rice-brand-stirs-pot