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Vietnam, Cambodia build common border of peace and friendship
The completion of land border demarcation and marker planting between Vietnam and Cambodia to build a common borderline of peace, friendship and sustainable development has long been the legitimate aspirations of the two countries’ people, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Le Thi Thu Hang affirmed on May ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501083138/vietnam-cambodia-build-common-border-of-peace-and-friendship/
Kingdom eyes int’l co-op for socio-economic revival process
Cambodia has declared its readiness to join relevant development partners to restore the socio-economic situation and promote prosperity at the 78th UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UN ESCAP) session in the Thai capital Bangkok. ...
Hun Sen gives factory workers 2-day break for June elections
The government will give all factory workers two days off to participate in the June 5 commune council elections. Owners of factories and manufacturing enterprises will be required to pay wages and other benefits as normal. ...
Mom Kunthear
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/hun-sen-gives-factory-workers-2-day-break-june-elections
NEC allows ‘special guests’ to monitor local election
Cambodia National Election Committee (NEC) has officially permitted ‘special guests’ to join in monitoring the in-coming Commune/Sangkat Council Election. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501082087/nec-allows-special-guests-to-monitor-local-election/
NEC recruits polling station officials
The National Election Committee (NEC) has recruited 141,612 officials to work at 23,602 polling stations in the Commune Election, but will announce the final number in three days once the candidates have passed a screening test. ...
Soth Koemsoeun
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501082209/nec-recruits-polling-station-officials/
Cambodian media plays important role in promoting ASEAN vision and goals
As Cambodia is going to host the ASEAN Summit in November this year, the media outlets – print media, electronic media and new media – are playing their important parts in the promotion of ASEAN awareness and its understanding to the public, said Khieu Kanharith, ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501082451/cambodian-media-plays-important-role-in-promoting-asean-vision-and-goals/
PM praises smooth process of election campaign
Prime Minister Hun Sen has spoken highly of the smooth and non-violent process of the campaign for the 5th-mandate Commune/Sangkat Council Election since it was kicked off on May 21, 2022. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501082414/pm-praises-smooth-process-of-election-campaign/
Cambodia-South Korea Free Trade Agreement: Increasing potential for downstream sectors
The Cambodia-South Korea Free Trade Agreement can help boost Cambodian exports of garments, textiles, and footwear to South Korea. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501082487/cambodia-south-korea-free-trade-agreement-increasing-potential-for-downstream-sectors/
Cambodia-South Korea Free Trade Agreement: Increasing potential for downstream sectors
The Cambodia-South Korea Free Trade Agreement can help boost Cambodian exports of garments, textiles, and footwear to South Korea. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501082487/cambodia-south-korea-free-trade-agreement-increasing-potential-for-downstream-sectors/
2 MoUs to make India silk products get wider market access in Cambodia
Indian silk items will now have a wider market in Cambodia as the Indian Chamber of Commerce in Cambodia and the Cambodian Women’s Entrepreneurs Association recently signed two memoranda of understanding (MoUs) with a delegation of the Indian Silk Export Promotion Council (ISEPC) during the ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501081814/2-mous-to-make-india-silk-products-get-wider-market-access-in-cambodia/
CMAC funded for mine-free B’bang
The Cambodian Mine Action Centre (CMAC) has laid out long-term plans to demine 8,000ha of afflicted land in Battambang province. The project is expected to run from April 1 this year until December 31, 2025, at a cost of more than $12 million. Funding will ...
Voun Dara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/cmac-funded-mine-free-bbang
Myanmar, Cambodia expedite talks on two trade cooperation deals
Citing low bilateral trade volume, Myanmar and Cambodia are expediting talks on two draft agreements to raise trade cooperation. Cambodian commerce minister Pan Sorasak recently called on the two sides for more discussions on economic and trade progress “within the regional and bilateral frameworks aimed ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501081773/myanmar-cambodia-expedite-talks-on-two-trade-cooperation-deals/
MPWT, World Bank discuss infrastructure development in Cambodia
The Ministry of Public Works and Transport (MPWT) and the World Bank have discussed road infrastructure development projects and wastewater treatment plants in Cambodia. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501081726/mpwt-world-bank-discuss-infrastructure-development-in-cambodia/
Hun Sen invites WEF Executive Chairman to attend ASEAN Global Dialogue in Phnom Penh
Prime Minister Hun Sen has invited Prof. Klaus Schwab, Founder and Executive Chairman of the World Economic Forum (WEF), to attend the 2nd ASEAN Global Dialogue to be held in Phnom Penh in November this year. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501081718/hun-sen-invites-wef-executive-chairman-to-attend-asean-global-dialogue-in-phnom-penh/
Philippines Department of National Defense joins ASEAN defense assembly in Cambodia
The Department of National Defense (DND) shared the Philippines’ positions on regional and international defense and security environment during the recently held ASEAN Defense Senior Officials’ Meeting (ADSOM) and ADSOM-Plus Meetings in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501081832/philippines-department-of-national-defense-joins-asean-defense-assembly-in-cambodia/
Cambodia, Vietnam to further strengthen defence ties
The Kingdom of Cambodia and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam have appreciated and vowed to further boost their good bilateral cooperation, particularly in the defence sector. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501081733/cambodia-vietnam-to-further-strengthen-defence-ties/
NEC lauds smooth process of first two days of election campaign
The National Election Committee (NEC) has spoken highly of the first two days of the two-week campaign for the 5th mandate Commune/Sangkat Council Election which went smoothly with security, safety and good order and without violence. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501080523/nec-lauds-smooth-process-of-first-two-days-of-election-campaign/
Two-day alcohol ban planned during Commune Election
The government announced yesterday that it will enforce a two-day ban on the consumption of alcohol during the upcoming Commune Election to promote a free, fair, and non-violent environment. ...
Nang Veasna
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501080074/two-day-alcohol-ban-planned-during-commune-election/
Political parties start campaigns for commune elections in Cambodia
Political parties in Cambodia began a two-week campaign on Saturday for the fifth commune elections, which will be held on June 5, a National Election Committee (NEC) official said. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501079746/political-parties-start-campaigns-for-commune-elections-in-cambodia/
Indonesian Embassy holds batik, jewellery workshops in Siem Reap
The Indonesian Embassy in Cambodia introduced the art of batik making and Indonesian jewellery styles by hosting two major workshops in Siem Reap. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501080405/indonesian-embassy-holds-batik-jewellery-workshops-in-siem-reap/
VN, Kingdom agree major border line segments: PM
Prime Minister Hun Sen has revealed that Cambodia and Vietnam have agreed on six per cent of the remaining undemarcated borders between the two countries, in a varied speech to members of the Cambodian diaspora in Europe, in which he also discussed the upcoming commune ...
Lay Samean
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/vn-kingdom-agree-major-border-line-segments-pm
Cambodia, Myanmar expedite trade deals
Cambodia and Myanmar are in the process of expediting negotiations on two important draft agreements in a bid to swiftly increase trade cooperation with each other, citing low bilateral trade volume. ...
Hom Phanet
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/cambodia-myanmar-expedite-trade-deals
Cambodia, Singapore to boost trade cooperation
Cambodia and Singapore have agreed to work together to further boost their bilateral trade. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501079447/cambodia-singapore-to-boost-trade-cooperation/
PM to talk post-Covid ASEAN plans at WEF meet
Prime Minister Hun Sen is set to deliver a speech on the Strategic Outlook on ASEAN during the World Economic Forum (WEF) Annual Meeting in Switzerland. ...
Ry Sochan
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national-politics/pm-talk-post-covid-asean-plans-wef-meet