Industries
38 roads in Cambodia’s most popular tourist hub open to traffic
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen on Monday inaugurated 38 roads with a total length of 108 km in the cultural town of Siem Reap, gateway to the UNESCO-listed Angkor Archaeological Park. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501052824/38-roads-in-cambodias-most-popular-tourist-hub-open-to-traffic/
Up to 700,000 foreign tourists expected to visit Cambodia this year
Up to 700,000 international visitors are expected to visit Cambodia this year, after the Royal Government had recently eased the entry rules. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501052200/up-to-700000-foreign-tourists-expected-to-visit-cambodia-this-year/
Malacca, Malaysia delegation eyes four local sectors for investment
Leaders and businesspeople from the Malaysian state of Malacca have vowed to promote investment among compatriots in four target Cambodian sectors – education and vocational training; real estate; mining; and energy, according to the Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC). ...
Cambodia, EU discuss Eurocodes for construction design standards
Cambodia and EU have discussed the Eurocodes which facilitate the harmonisation of the service market in the construction sector, eliminating technical obstacles to trade. ...
Angkor Wat attracts ‘over 6K’ visitors for equinox sunrise
Over 6,000 tourists descended on Angkor Wat on March 21 to catch the Spring equinox, where visitors and photography enthusiasts were treated to rare sights of the sun rising directly over the top of the temple. ...
Nov Sivutha
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/angkor-wat-attracts-over-6k-visitors-equinox-sunrise
2022-27 development strategy for garments to launch Mar 21
The Ministry of Economy and Finance has said it will launch the Cambodia Garment, Footwear and Bags Sector Development Strategy 2022-2027 on March 21 to strengthen and support the sector in “the new context”. ...
Hom Phanet
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/2022-27-development-strategy-garments-launch-mar-21
Cambodia garment, footwear and travel goods (GFT) Sector Development Strategy 2022-2027 to be launched Monday
The Cambodia Garment, Footwear and Travel Goods (GFT) Sector Development Strategy 2022-2027” will be officially launched on Mar. 21. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501044129/cambodia-garment-footwear-and-travel-goods-gft-sector-development-strategy-2022-2027-to-be-launched-monday/
CDC okays $2.38B of projects in Jan-Feb
The Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC) has in the first two months of this year announced its approval of final registration certificates for 37 investment projects worth about $2.38 billion, an indication of significant progress in economic recovery as Covid-19 wanes. ...
Hom Phanet
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/cdc-okays-238b-projects-jan-feb
Preah Sihanouk lifeguard towers set in motion
Twelve beach side lifeguard towers were inaugurated at Sihanoukville’s Ochheuteal Beach 2 on March 14 to make it easier to supervise tourists visiting the beach or bathing in the sea, bringing the total to 16. ...
Mom Kunthear
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/preah-sihanouk-lifeguard-towers-set-motion
Cambodian garments, footwear and travel goods strategic plan to entice investors
Cambodia’s strategic plan on garment, footwear and travel goods development 2021-2024 will attract more investment and contribute to sustainable development in the sector, Ith Samheng, minister for labour and vocational training, told Okhna Kong Sang, president of Garment Manufacturers Association in Cambodia (GMAC) in Phnom ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501039009/cambodian-garments-footwear-and-travel-goods-strategic-plan-to-entice-investors/
Batch of Bokor park ecotourism projects gauged by ministry
A private firm has submitted proposals to invest in 16 small ecotourism projects in Bokor National Park which are currently being assessed by the Ministry of Environment. ...
Nov Sivutha
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/batch-bokor-park-ecotourism-projects-gauged-ministry
Banteay Meanchey unveils first steelworks
Pang Nakry Real Estate Co Ltd, a Cambodian-Chinese-Thai joint venture, on March 8 opened Banteay Meanchey province’s first steelworks, in the southwestern district of Malai, according to the provincial administration. ...
May Kunmakara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/banteay-meanchey-unveils-first-steelworks
Cambodian garments, footwear and travel goods strategic plan to entice investors
Cambodia’s strategic plan on garment, footwear and travel goods development 2021-2024 will attract more investment and contribute to sustainable development in the sector, Ith Samheng, minister for labour and vocational training, told Okhna Kong Sang, president of Garment Manufacturers Association in Cambodia (GMAC) in Phnom ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501039009/cambodian-garments-footwear-and-travel-goods-strategic-plan-to-entice-investors/
PM pushes for ‘new normal’ to ramp up tourism revival
Everyone needs to maintain healthy habits by staying clean and taking care of their personal hygiene while implementing preventive health measures and other guidelines to stop Covid-19 transmission, Prime Minister Hun Sen urged. ...
Mom Kunthear
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/pm-pushes-new-normal-ramp-tourism-revival
Cambodia plans to launch strategy to develop garment, bag and footwear sector
The Royal Government of Cambodia will soon launch a strategy to develop the garment, bag and footwear sector as a roadmap for promoting the development of the industry towards growth and competitiveness. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501033259/cambodia-plans-to-launch-strategy-to-develop-garment-bag-and-footwear-sector/
Angelina Jolie’s visit invaluable boon for tourism, insiders say
The arrival of Hollywood starlet Angelina Jolie in Cambodia during the Covid-19 crisis serves as invaluable promotion of the Kingdom as a safe tourist destination and comes as the greatest boost in its efforts to attract tourists since its November reopening, according to industry insiders. ...
Hin Pisei
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/angelina-jolies-visit-invaluable-boon-tourism-insiders-say
Tourism cooperation with France, Iran on cards
France and Iran have expressed their desire to connect flights with Cambodia and increase tourism cooperation with the Kingdom in other fields, in the hopes of bringing its travel industry back to pre-pandemic heights. ...
Hom Phanet
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/tourism-cooperation-france-iran-cards
Construction of Phnom Penh Logistics Center (PPLC) planned to commence In November
The construction of Phnom Penh Logistics Center (PPLC) is planned to kick off in November this year. The information was revealed by Sun Chanthol, Senior Minister and Minister of Public Works and Transport while receiving a courtesy call from Ambassador of Singapore to Cambodia Ms. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501031702/construction-of-phnom-penh-logistics-center-pplc-planned-to-commence-in-november/
Pursat upgrades park, roads, drainage in bid to win ‘clean city’ title
The Pursat provincial administration is preparing to improve a riverside park with lighting, fix main roads and drainage systems as well as a wastewater treatment facility to beautify the town in a bid to win a clean city competition. ...
Orm Bunthoeurn
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/pursat-upgrades-park-roads-drainage-bid-win-clean-city-title
S. Korea to Establish Natural Park Near Cambodia’s Angkor Wat
A Korean-style forest park will be set up near Angkor Wat Buddhist temple complex, Cambodia’s most famous tourist destination, using South Korean forest management technology. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501030841/s-korea-to-establish-natural-park-near-cambodias-angkor-wat/
International tourism revenue declines 82%
Cambodia booked just $184 million in international tourism revenue last year, marking an 82 per cent nosedive from $1.023 billion in 2020, as the Covid-19 pandemic curtailed travel throughout the world. ...
Hin Pisei
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/international-tourism-revenue-declines-82
Cambodia’s garment export nets $11.3 billion in 2021
Despite facing challenges over raw material supplies, strict crossing border measures imposed by the deadly Covid-19, Cambodia’s garment sector saw the robust growth of export last year. ...
Chea Vanyuth
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501025229/cambodias-garment-export-nets-11-3-billion-in-2021/
Unions looking for place within SEZ boundaries
Since just before the pandemic started, Chhoum Phen has changed his job more than five times within Hi-Tech Apparel, the garment factory he has worked at for more than five years. ...
Danielle Keeton-Olsen and Yon Sineat
https://vodenglish.news/unions-looking-for-place-within-sez-boundaries/
Cambodia’s garment, footwear, travel goods exports up 15.2 pct in 2021
Cambodia’s garment, footwear and travel goods industry has seen a 15.2 percent rise in exports in 2021, according to a report from the General Department of Customs and Excise on Saturday. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501024109/cambodias-garment-footwear-travel-goods-exports-up-15-2-pct-in-2021/