PP-SR-Poipet Expressway project study agreement inked
The infrastructure construction firm Chinese Road and Bridge Corporation (CRBC) yesterday entered into a framework agreement with the Royal Government of Cambodia (RGC) represented by the Ministry of Public Works and Transport (MPWT) to complete the detailed study on the $4 billion Phnom Penh-Siem Reap-Poipet ...
Kang Sothear
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501304266/pp-sr-poipet-expressway-project-study-agreement-inked/
ADB prepare $200M water package
The Ministry of Water Resources and Meteorology and representatives of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) met for talks on June 27 to discuss long-term investment in projects that would support the ministry’s crucial functions. Following negotiations, the ADB prepared a new $200 million package of ...
Bor Pich Zelin
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/adb-prepare-200m-water-package
Kingdom due to host Asia-Pacific financial development forum
Cambodia is set to host the 47th Association of Development Financing Institutions in Asia and the Pacific (ADFIAP) Annual Meetings from May 14-16, 2024. Centred on regional financial development, the meetings are expected to bring together delegates from some 40 countries to share their knowledge ...
May Kunmakara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/kingdom-due-host-asia-pacific-financial-development-forum
Cabinet approves $1.7B Tonle Bassac project
The Council of Ministers on Friday approved the Tonle Bassac navigation and logistics system project worth approximately $1.7 billion to maximise the potential of Cambodia’s waterway transportation by connecting the Mekong River system to the sea after a 26-month study has been completed, said a ...
Kang Sothear
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501294139/cabinet-approves-1-7b-tonle-bassac-project/
Prime minister claims access to information law will be approved after elections
Prime Minister Hun Sen urged the Information Ministry to finalize the long-delayed Law on Access to Information during a Saturday press gala in Phnom Penh. He claimed the draft law would be adopted in the next two years after the July national elections. ...
Khuon Narim
https://cambojanews.com/prime-minister-claims-access-to-information-law-will-be-approved-after-elections/
South Korea investment sought as five MoUs signed
Two high-ranking Cambodian officials have issued fresh rallying calls for South Korean entities to invest in the Kingdom and take advantage of its bilateral and multilateral trade pacts, especially the Cambodia-Korea Free Trade Agreement (CKFTA) that took effect on December 1. ...
May Kunmakara and Van Socheata
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/south-korea-investment-sought-five-mous-signed
Regional meet gauges ozone-depleting-substance phaseout progress
Ministry of Environment secretary of state Pak Sokharavuth from March 13-17 attended meetings of senior officials in charge of implementing the Montreal Protocol in Southeast Asia, including a “green customs” workshop on reporting and managing trade in ozone-depleting substances (ODS), in Vietnam’s Halong city. ...
Ry Sochan
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/regional-meet-gauges-ozone-depleting-substance-phaseout-progress
Takeo farmer’s diversification bet pays off
A farmer in Takeo province is reaping the benefits of diversification on his 1.6ha land in Borei Cholsar district. Previously, Sem Savry grew three crops of rice a year, but now, in addition to his rice, he feeds river shrimp and geese, and grows coconuts. ...
Rann Reuy
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/takeo-farmers-diversification-bet-pays
Battambang town opens new landfill
A nearly 21ha landfill in Ta Kream commune’s Poi Svay village of Battambang province’s Banan district was inaugurated on March 20 as part of the second “Urban Environment Management in the Tonle Sap Basin” project, which is being funded through a loan from the Asian ...
Yuth Vireak
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/battambang-town-opens-new-landfill
Kem Sokha to meet with defence lawyer March 28
The Phnom Penh Municipal Court has granted permission for Kem Sokha, former president of the long-defunct Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP), to meet with his defence lawyer on March 28. The meeting is set to take place at his residence in Phnom Penh’s Tuol Kork ...
Yuth Vireak
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national-politics/kem-sokha-meet-defence-lawyer-march-28
Japan’s JICA, innovation ministry applaud water management law
The Ministry of Industry, Science, Technology and Innovation and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) commended the government for enacting the new Law on Clean Water Management, saying it will improve transparency and equity in the provision of water supply services. ...
Sem Pisey
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/japans-jica-innovation-ministry-applaud-water-management-law
Chinese major companies to boost investment in Cambodia
Three Chinese major companies presented multiple investment projects worth millions of dollars to Prime Minister Hun Sen during a meeting in Beijing, a release said today. The companies also plan to invest on water transportation, hospital, sewage treatment, high-speed rail, etc. ...
Hong Sovannary
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501236857/chinese-major-companies-to-boost-investment-in-cambodia/
Cambodia-China action plan expected to boost FTA benefits
The newly-signed Action Plan on Trade and Economic Cooperation 2023-2024 is expected to promote the utilisation of the preferential arrangements that are granted by free trade agreements (FTA) and similar regional treaties, to boost trade and investment between Cambodia and China. ...
May Kunmakara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/cambodia-china-action-plan-expected-boost-fta-benefits
Now Cambodians avail loan through ‘mobile chat’ tech
Get a loan sanctioned within a few hours, sometimes in minutes, and that too on the basis of an application you place through a mobile chat sitting at home! Well, this is already happening in Cambodia and some microfinance institutions (MFIs) have embraced the fast-developing ...
Manoj Mathew
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501247709/now-cambodians-avail-loan-through-mobile-chat-tech/
Transport minister backs Siem Reap electric bus study
The Ministry of Public Works and Transport has expressed its support a pre-feasibility study on the use of electric buses in Siem Reap town and province. The case study, which was prepared by the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI), will be used as model for ...
Van Socheata
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/transport-minister-backs-siem-reap-electric-bus-study
NEC posts voter list at over 20K polling stations
The National Election Committee (NEC) has posted this year’s voter list at over 20,000 polling stations across the country so that citizens on the voter list can find their names and verify their eligibility to cast their ballots there as the national election will be ...
Yuth Vireak
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/nec-posts-voter-list-over-20k-polling-stations
International trade down 13% in first half of 2023
Cambodia’s international trade performance in the first half of 2023 registered $23.69 billion, a decrease of 13 percent from $27.24 billion in the same period last year, according to a report from the General Department of Customs and Excise (GDCE) on Monday. ...
Mon Sokeo
https://kiripost.com/stories/cambodia-international-trade-down-13-in-first-half-of-2023
Rain, lightning and storm warning for Cambodia this week
Rains, accompanied by thunder, lightning and gusts, were forecast from May 31 to June 6, 2023, according to an announcement on new weather forecast released by the Ministry of Water Resources and Meteorology (MOWRAM) this morning. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501299538/rain-lightning-and-gusts-warned-this-week/
Tina pushes home acquaculture as fish stock preservation solution
Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Dith Tina has told aquaculture technical officers to prepare the hatchling of various species of fish and distribute them to farmers to promote the growth of home aquaculture and reduce their reliance on natural fishing in the Mekong River. ...
Van Socheata
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/tina-pushes-home-acquaculture-fish-stock-preservation-solution
Financial experts promote digital literacy
The Association of Banks in Cambodia (ABC) and Expert Leadership Innovation Exchange Organization (ELIX) are joining hands to promote digital literacy and capacity building, in support of the government’s policies on the Fourth Industrial Resolution (Industry 4.0) as well as the “Cambodia Digital Economy and ...
May Kunmakara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/financial-experts-promote-digital-literacy