Authorities working with Cambodia to rescue Vietnamese lured into illegal work
The spokeswoman of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) Le Thi Thu Hang said on October 6 that Vietnamese authorities are working closely with relevant agencies of Cambodia to deal with the issue of Vietnamese people tricked or lured to Cambodia for illegal work. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501164429/authorities-working-with-cambodia-to-rescue-vietnamese-lured-into-illegal-work/
Capital-Sihanoukville expressway tolls discounted 20% for first year
The Phnom Penh-Sihanoukville Expressway will open as a toll road from November 1, with the company administering the highway – China Road and Bridge Corporation (CRBC) – declaring a 20 per cent discount on all tolls for the first year of operations. ...
Long Kimmarita
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/capital-sihanoukville-expressway-tolls-discounted-20-first-year
Pandemic pushes public mistrust in the media
The pandemic has thrown additional hurdles to the media landscape as there is a quiet resignation of consuming news in the region, the head of a research centre said on Thursday, claiming people find news troublesome, problematic, and biased. ...
Prak Chan Thul
https://kiripost.com/stories/pandemic-pushes-public-mistrust-in-the-media
Ministry prepares guidelines to define sexual harassment
Police and public in the Kingdom are on the same side when it comes to determining what is sexual harassment and what is not. The main reason: guidelines to identify sexual harassment are yet to be framed by the lawmakers. ...
Yim Sreylin
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501184820/ministry-prepares-guidelines-to-define-sexual-harassment/
Sihanoukville SEZ exports $1.3b in six months
Sihanoukville Special Economic Zone’s (SSEZ) exports were worth $1.3 billion during the first half of 2022, marking a year-on-year increase of almost 40 percent, according to the Ministry of Labor and Vocational Training. ...
Penh Chamroeun
https://kiripost.com/stories/sihanoukville-sez-exports-13b-in-six-months
Royal Group SEZ increases exports by $492.7m
Despite the pandemic, Royal Group Phnom Penh SEZ Plc. has reported an increase in exports of $492.7 million for the first seven months of the year, marking 26 percent year-on-year (YOY) growth. ...
Mao Sreypich
https://kiripost.com/stories/royal-group-sez-increases-exports-by-4927m
Ministry proposes solution to Canteran dispute, workers vote to keep pushing
The Labor Ministry on Wednesday proposed a compensation plan for former workers of the defunct Canteran Apparel garment factory after Prime Minister Hun Sen urged officials to find a solution for the labor dispute. ...
Khut Sokun and Keat Soriththeavy
https://vodenglish.news/ministry-proposes-solution-to-canteran-dispute-workers-vote-to-keep-pushing/
Mondulkiri province’s indigenous farmers say they have no market for their avocados this year
Farmers from indigenous communities in Mondulkiri province say they are not able to sell their avocado crop right now to the point that some villagers have left their avocados on the ground instead of harvesting them. ...
Po Sophea and Sam Sopich
https://cambodianess.com/article/mondulkiri-provinces-indigenous-farmers-say-they-have-no-market-for-their-avocados-this-year
Elderly call for cash payment health support
Nearly 200 representatives of the elderly in Cambodia called on the government to consider prioritising the provision of cash allowances to the elderly to help address their health-related concerns post-pandemic. ...
Khouth Sophak Chakrya
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/elderly-call-cash-payment-health-support
Plastic clean-up event set for Kratie
“One Step No Plastic” — an envirOnmental campaign initiated by All Dream Cambodia and TosYerng aiming for a plastic waste-free Cambodia — will kick off in Kratie province On September 17. ...
The Post Staff
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/plastic-clean-event-set-kratie
SSEZ imports, exports surpass $1.7B in January-August
The volume of imports and exports handled at the Sihanoukville Special Economic Zone (SSEZ) clocked in at $1.749 billion in the first eight months of 2022, marking a 27.39 per cent rise year-on-year from $1.373 billion, according to the operator. ...
Hin Pisei
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/ssez-imports-exports-surpass-17b-january-august
Vietnam, Cambodia take pride in young generations: Vice President
Vice President Vo Thi Anh Xuan emphasised the pride of the Vietnamese and Cambodian Parties and States in young generations at a reception for a visiting delegation of the Cambodian Union of Youth Federations in Hanoi on October 25. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501175120/vietnam-cambodia-take-pride-in-young-generations-vice-president/
Kampong Chhnang plans to hold traditional kite flying festival
The Department of Culture and Fine Arts of Kampong Chhnang province is making 100 kites to dedicate to the wind god at a traditional event that Cambodians hold on December 8. ...
Torn Vibol
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501177575/kampong-chhnang-plans-to-hold-traditional-kite-flying-festival/
Chinese language set for secondary school curricula
Cambodia and China have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on the joint development of Chinese language curricula in public secondary schools in the Kingdom, with 20 high schools having been selected for the pilot phase of the programme. ...
Lay Samean
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/chinese-language-set-secondary-school-curricula
Single Portal registrations top 19K
A total of 19,072 companies were successfully registered on the online Business Registration Platform – also known as the “Single Portal” – as of November 2, the finance ministry reported, in an achievement seen as a reflection of government efforts to improve the ease of ...
May Kunmakara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/single-portal-registrations-top-19k
ADB-backed Nat’l Solar Park adds 60MW to grid
A 60MW solar photovoltaic (PV) power plant in southwestern Kampong Chhnang province, part of the 100MW National Solar Park, was connected to the national grid on November 11, in a move to provide the people with more power resources, reported the Asian Development Bank (ADB). ...
Hin Pisei
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/adb-backed-natl-solar-park-adds-60mw-grid
Cambodia earns $3 billion from agricultural products exports in first 10 months
Cambodia exported 7.62 million tons of agricultural products in the first 10 months of 2022, earning $3.07 billion in revenue, according to a report released by the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF) on Saturday. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501187892/cambodia-earns-3-billion-from-agricultural-products-exports-in-first-10-months/
RCEP key mechanism to safeguard free trade: Cambodian PM
The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) is an important mechanism to safeguard the rules-based multilateral free trade system against the trends of anti-globalization and protectionism, Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen said on Wednesday. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501179199/rcep-key-mechanism-to-safeguard-free-trade-cambodian-pm/
UK eyes local energy, infrastructure
The UK has expressed interest in promoting investment in Cambodia’s infrastructure and energy sector, in a move that has been hailed as a potential avenue to appreciably lower production costs domestically and bolster the Kingdom’s general competitiveness on the regional and global stages. ...
May Kunmakara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/uk-eyes-local-energy-infrastructure
