Infrastructure
Communications
China supports Cambodia’s efforts to expand high-speed Net coverage
China has been supporting Cambodia in expanding its national network coverage, aiming to achieve 100% high-speed Internet coverage in urban areas and 70% in rural areas by 2025. ...
Ben Sokhean
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501586423/china-supports-cambodias-efforts-to-expand-high-speed-net-coverage/
Japanese IT giants to lay 5G network expansion in Cambodia
In a significant move towards advancing telecommunications in Cambodia, Japanese giants NTT Docomo and Nippon Electric Company (NEE) have initiated a groundbreaking partnership to establish a wireless network in the Southeast Asian nation, laying the groundwork for future 5G implementation, according to a story published ...
Jerome Misa
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501580937/japanese-it-giants-to-lay-5g-network-expansion-in-cambodia/
GTC gets $19.97M financing from EXIM Bank for telecom infrastructure in Cambodia
Global Tower Corporation Pty Ltd (GTC), a prominent telecommunications infrastructure company in Cambodia, has secured $19.97 million in financing from Export-Import Bank of Malaysia Berhad (EXIM Bank Malaysia) to support the expansion of essential telecommunications infrastructure across the Kingdom. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501578332/gtc-gets-19-97m-financing-from-exim-bank-for-telecom-infrastructure-in-cambodia/
Phnom Penh Internet Forum calls attention to digital illiteracy and the fight for internet freedoms
Despite the rapid digitalization of Cambodia’s economy and society, many online citizens continue to struggle with digital illiteracy – particularly vulnerable groups exposed to online discrimination and fraud. As digitalization efforts increase, experts are urging the government to implement laws that protect social media users and ...
Seoung Nimol and Tang Porgech
https://cambojanews.com/phnom-penh-internet-forum-calls-attention-to-digital-illiteracy-and-the-fight-for-internet-freedoms/
MPTC gathers input for ASEAN secretariat on GenAI governance and ethics
A consultative workshop on generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) governance and ethics was held by the Ministry of Post and Telecommunications (MPTC) to gather input from relevant stakeholders and prepare a draft for the ASEAN Secretariat. “In governing GenAI, we must prioritise public interests,” said MPTC secretary ...
Kiripost staff writers
https://kiripost.com/stories/mptc-gathers-input-for-asean-secretariat-on-genai-governance-and-ethics
Sihanoukville-HK submarine optical fibre cable to be completed in 2025
The project to build submarine optical fibre cable network between Sihanoukville and Hong Kong will be completed in July 2025, Chinese media reported quoting Unicom Group sources. ...
Sreekanth Ravindran
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501392260/sihanoukville-hk-submarine-optical-fibre-cable-to-be-completed-in-2025/
China Unicom to build Cambodia’s first state-owned submarine optical fiber cable project
China Unicom Group, one of the country’s largest telecommunications operators, will build Cambodia’s first state-owned submarine optical fiber cable with a large capacity for international communications. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501378890/china-unicom-to-build-cambodias-first-state-owned-submarine-optical-fiber-cable-project/
Cambodia takes part in key cybersecurity forum
Cambodia is actively participating in the 8th Singapore International Cyber Week (SICW) and the 8th ASEAN Ministerial Conference on Cybersecurity (AMCC), along with the 9th ASEAN Senior Officials Roundtable on Cybercrime (SORC) scheduled from October 16 to 19 in Singapore. ...
Ry Sochan
https://phnompenhpost.com/national/cambodia-takes-part-key-cybersecurity-forum
UNESCO enhancing digital literacy for ethnic minorities
UNESCO and Conserve Indigenous Peoples Languages (CIPL), an NGO, are collaborating to enhance access to media, information, and digital literacy among ethnic minority youth in Preah Vihear, Mondulkiri, and Ratanakkiri provinces. ...
Chea Sokny
https://phnompenhpost.com/national/unesco-enhancing-digital-literacy-ethnic-minorities
Royal Government decides to establish the national committee for coordination of information and public opinion
Dr. Hun Manet, Prime Minister of Cambodia, has issued a sub-decree on the organization and functioning of the National Committee for Coordinating Information and Public Opinion. ...
ASEAN initiate talks on digital economy framework agenda
ASEAN economic ministers have initiated talks on the Digital Economy Framework Agreement (DEFA), a significant regionwide accord set to shape the world’s foremost tech-driven financial systems partnership. The launch occurred during the ASEAN Economic Community Council (AECC) gathering, held in the Indonesian capital Jakarta on September ...
Ry Sochan
https://phnompenhpost.com/business/asean-initiate-talks-digital-economy-framework-agenda
Ministry issue legal alert over deceptive online artefact ads
The Ministry of Culture and Fine Arts has issued a warning of legal action against traders and online sellers who use photos of Cambodian artefacts on social media to promote the sale of art objects. The use of photographs of ancient artefacts which have been ...
Chea Sokny
https://phnompenhpost.com/national/ministry-issue-legal-alert-over-deceptive-online-artefact-ads
UN estimates 100,000 trafficked into Cambodian scam operations, officials ask “Where are they?”
At least 100,000 people have been forced to carry out online scams in Cambodia, according to a UN Human Rights report released Tuesday, but Cambodian government officials say they want to see more evidence for the estimate. ...
Seoung Nimol and Leila Goldstein
https://cambojanews.com/un-estimates-100000-trafficked-into-cambodian-scam-operations-officials-ask-where-are-they/
Telecom operators enhance compliance with mobile subscriber information standards
Currently, to comply with regulations regarding mobile subscriber information updates, telecommunication companies in Cambodia are expediting the process of standardizing information for customers. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501352297/telecom-operators-enhance-compliance-with-mobile-subscriber-information-standards/
Digital infra success boosting Cambodia’s growth potential
The scale of progress in the Kingdom’s digital infrastructure has played a critical role in boosting the country’s growth potentials, senior telecom executives told a visiting delegation of Singapore Business Federation (SBF) on Thursday as they visited Huawei Cambodia office at Exchange Square. ...
Sreekanth Ravindran
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501336935/digital-infra-success-boosting-cambodias-growth-potential/
Report internet connection problems via MPTC speed test app - Chea Vandeth
Consumers can now use the MPTC Speed Test app, developed by the Ministry of Post and Telecommunications, to lodge immediate reports on the poor quality of internet connections to seek resolutions from the Telecommunications Regulator of Cambodia. ...
1,000 antenna poles to be installed in Phnom Penh to boost mobile reception
The Ministry of Post and Telecommunications has already identified the location to install more than 1,000 telephone service antenna poles in Phnom Penh’s 14 districts. ...
Adur Pradeep
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501319534/1000-antenna-poles-to-be-installed-in-phnom-penh-to-boost-mobile-reception/
The rise of messaging app Telegram in Cambodia
The messaging app, Telegram, has risen in popularity within Cambodia in recent years. As of early 2023, it held the title of the most popular messaging app in the country. ...
Rov Hongseng
https://kiripost.com/stories/rise-of-messaging-app-telegram-in-cambodia
PM trades Facebook for Telegram
Prime Minister Hun Sen on Wednesday announced that from now, he will stay away from Facebook, where he has 14 million followers, to use Telegram instead. ...
Yatt Malai
https://kiripost.com/stories/cambodia-pm-trades-facebook-for-telegram
Ministry of Post to install free public wi-fi in coastal areas
The Ministry of Post and Telecommunications has announced that it will install free public wi-fi in coastal areas and other priority areas in Preah Sihanouk province. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501297895/ministry-of-post-to-install-free-public-wi-fi-in-coastal-areas/
Cambodian PM repeats appeal for improvement of internet services
Prime Minister Hun Sen re-appealed to the Internet Service Providers (ISPs) in the country to carry out competitive markets for internet service improvement, especially for those living in Borey (gated housing community). ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501296737/cambodian-pm-repeats-appeal-for-improvement-of-internet-services/
GDT brings in $20.9M of e-commerce VAT over Q1
The General Department of Taxation (GDT) announced that it collected 84.67 billion riel, or $20.91 million, in value-added tax (VAT) from e-commerce in the first quarter of the year, which is seen as a reflection of the boom in online transactions witnessed since the advent ...
May Kunmakara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/gdt-brings-209m-e-commerce-vat-over-q1
Mobile, internet services in provinces to be strengthened
The Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications will strengthen mobile phone and internet services in provinces as the work on improving the quality of such services in Phnom Penh is underway. ...
Chea Vanyuth
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501264700/mobile-internet-services-in-provinces-to-be-strengthened/
Cambodia looks to Australia for cybercrime help
Cambodia asked Australia to provide more support for the training of the Kingdom’s police officers in the fight against cybercrime, which is on the rise across Asia. ...
Ry Sochan
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/cambodia-looks-australia-cybercrime-help