Government
Minister decries fake high school docs for medical entrance exams
The Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport has condemned the use of fake high school certificates to sit for entrance exams for medical courses and called on the authorities to take legal action on those involved. ...
Orm Bunthoeurn
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/minister-decries-fake-high-school-docs-medical-entrance-exams
Candlelight Party candidates pulled from election list
The National Election Committee (NEC) has removed 86 Candlelight Party candidates from the lists prepared for the upcoming commune council elections. The party has expressed its regret at the decision, claiming it was ‘unfair’. ...
Nov Sivutha
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national-politics/candlelight-party-candidates-pulled-election-list
PM urges ministry to upgrade nat’l railways
Prime Minister Hun Sen has urged the transport ministry to find ways to upgrade the existing railway to a high-speed system in order to improve logistics infrastructure and facilitate Cambodia’s rapid socio-economic expansion. ...
Nov Sivutha
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/pm-urges-ministry-upgrade-natl-railways
NACD trains staff for new drug rehabilitation centre
The National Authority for Combating Drugs (NACD), along with the Preah Sihanouk Provincial Administration, began a four-day training seminar for the staff of the province’s new national rehabilitation centre on April 4. ...
Voun Dara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/nacd-trains-staff-new-drug-rehabilitation-centre
PM: UNESCO Angkor rules kept, heritage ‘unaffected’
Prime Minister Hun Sen has reassured UNESCO and the International Coordinating Committee for Safeguarding and Development of the Historic Site of Angkor ( ICC-Angkor) that the heritage of Angkor remains unaffected by development, saying that Cambodia will follow the conditions under which the temple was ...
Lay Samean
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/pm-unesco-angkor-rules-kept-heritage-unaffected
Cambodia starts collecting VAT on e-commerce
Cambodia started imposing value added tax (VAT) on e-commerce from April 1 after a three-month delay. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501053572/cambodia-starts-collecting-vat-on-e-commerce/
World Bank says RCEP, bilateral FTAs will boost Cambodia’s economy
The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) free trade pact and bilateral free trade agreements (FTA) will be a booster for Cambodia’s economic growth in the coming years, according to the World Bank’s economic update report released on Tuesday. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501053587/world-bank-says-rcep-bilateral-ftas-will-boost-cambodias-economy/
Cambodia stands ready to ensure peace, prosperity and cooperation in Asia
Cambodia stands ready to ensure peace, prosperity and cooperation in Asia, said SOK Soken, Secretary of State at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MFAIC). ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501053607/cambodia-stands-ready-to-ensure-peace-prosperity-and-cooperation-in-asia/
Cambodian children experience extensive “learning loss” during pandemic
Cambodia’s Ministry of Education and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) on Tuesday jointly revealed alarming new findings about learning loss experienced by Cambodian students during the COVID-19 pandemic. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501053580/cambodian-children-experience-extensive-learning-loss-during-pandemic/
COVID-19 vaccination centres to be increased through Khmer New Year to take advantage of congregation of people
The Ministry of Health has announced Monday that it will add vaccination sites during Khmer New Year to make it easier for people to get vaccinated against COVID-19. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501053090/covid-19-vaccination-centres-to-be-increased-through-khmer-new-year-to-take-advantage-of-congregation-of-people/
Ukraine-Russia conflict is an example for us, says Cambodian PM and stresses peace is everyone’s obligation
As Cambodia prepares to hold the Commune/Sangkat Council Election on June 5, 2022, Prime Minister Hun Sen said everyone has the obligation to protect peace. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501052817/ukraine-russia-conflict-is-an-example-for-us-says-cambodian-pm-and-stresses-peace-is-everyones-obligation/
Australia commits to beef up Cambodia’s cold chain capacity
Australia has committed to provide Cambodia with another 33 ultra-low temperature freezers to store Covid-19 vaccines, as well as cooperative support in the agricultural sector. ...
Ry Sochan
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/australia-commits-beef-cambodias-cold-chain-capacity
Apsara National Authority preserves Khmer architecture in Angkor park
In the first quarter of 2022, the Apsara National Authority (ANA) – a state body tasked with managing the Angkor Archaeological Park – approved 314 of the 439 renovation and construction requests it received from residents of its managed area. ...
Orm Bunthoeurn
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/apsara-national-authority-preserves-khmer-architecture-angkor-park
NA passes draft plant protection law 92-0
The National Assembly (NA) on April 1 unanimously passed a draft law on phytosanitation and the protection of plants at the seventh session of its sixth mandate. ...
Mom Kunthear
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/na-passes-draft-plant-protection-law-92-0
Veteran assoc urges officials to prioritise equity card issuance
Senior Minister Kun Kim, secretary-general of the Cambodia Veteran Association (CVA), has instructed the Pursat provincial Department of Veterans to expedite the issuance of equity cards to veterans so they can receive benefits from the government. ...
Voun Dara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/veteran-assoc-urges-officials-prioritise-equity-card-issuance
Cambodia, UN hold talks on helping Myanmar find peace
Prime Minister Hun Sen and UN Secretary-general’s special envoy for Myanmar Noeleen Heyzer held an in-depth discussion on Friday to foster meaningful and effective implementation of the ASEAN Five-Point Consensus to help the people of Myanmar. ...
Sar Socheath
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501052160/cambodia-un-hold-talks-on-helping-myanmar-find-peace/
Two MoUs to promote ecotourism in Cambodia signed
Cambodia and India have reached two memorandums of understanding (MoUs) for two Quick Impact Projects (QIP) on “Developing Mobile Application to Promote Tourism & Ecotourism Communities” and “Enhancing Ecotourism Activities in Phat Sanday Ecotourism Community in Kampong Thom Province”. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501051709/two-mous-to-promote-ecotourism-in-cambodia-signed/
Draft on Amendment of Article 140 approved
The Council of Ministers on Friday approved the Draft Law on the Amendment of Article 140 of the Law on Capital, Province, Municipality, District and Khan Administration. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501051321/draft-on-amendment-of-article-140-approved/
Australia to provide $107 million grant aid to Cambodia
The Government of Australia has pledged to provide $107 million to Cambodia under the Cambodia-Australia Partnership for Resilient Economic Development (CAP-RED) programme for eight years, from 2022-2030. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501051524/australia-to-provide-107-million-grant-aid-to-cambodia/
Officials deplore US embassy’s visa denial
Officials from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation have expressed frustration with the continued rejections of their visa applications by the US embassy’s consular office stemming from a decision by the US Department of Homeland Security in 2017 as a quid pro quo ...
Mom Kunthear
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/officials-deplore-us-embassys-visa-denial
28 delegations at UN speak out in favour of Kingdom’s civic space
Of the 36 delegations present at the Oral Update of the UN Human Rights Council held on March 29, only eight were critical of the Kingdom’s civic and personal space while the 28 spoke in favour of the situation in the country, according to the ...
Nov Sivutha
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/28-delegations-un-speak-out-favour-kingdoms-civic-space
PM: No human rights without peace
Prime Minister Hun Sen once again spoke on weighty matters of war and peace, reiterating that development and democracy would not be possible without peace. ...
Lay Samean
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national-politics/pm-no-human-rights-without-peace
PM pushes to close pension gaps
Prime Minister Hun Sen has told the Ministry of Economy and Finance to speed up the preparation of the budget to address the pension inequality of low-paid civil servants and veterans. ...
Lay Samean
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/pm-pushes-close-pension-gaps
Cambodia starts collecting VAT on e-commerce from today
The implementation of value added tax (VAT) on e-commerce will start today after a three-month delay. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501050858/cambodia-starts-collecting-vat-on-e-commerce-from-today/