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Balancing income and expenses in Cambodia
The rising cost of living in Cambodia has made it difficult to balance income and expenses. Many Cambodians struggle to make ends meet, working long hours for low wages. How can people balance their income and expenses in such a challenging environment? This article explores ...
Seng Mengheng
https://kiripost.com/stories/balancing-income-and-expenses-in-cambodia
PP Administration unveils plans to construct sprawling pedestrian area in central Phnom Penh
The Phnom Penh Municipal Administration has unveiled plans to construct the largest pedestrian area in the capital, slated to commence this May. ...
Tourism Ministry instructs to manage the fire system in adult entertainment centers
The Ministry of Tourism has instructed all the capital and provincial Tourism Departments to cooperate with relevant institutions to manage the fire system in adult entertainment centers such as karaoke, nightclubs, bar-discos, and beer gardens. ...
Traffic safety in spotlight as nation gears up for KNY
With the Khmer New Year (KNY) rapidly approaching and the expected exodus to the provinces, the government urged people to abide by the traffic law to prevent a surge in road accidents. ...
Hang Punreay
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501470984/traffic-safety-in-spotlight-as-nation-gears-up-for-kny/
Joint Forces cracks down on natural resource crimes: 1,454.84 hectares seized, arrests made, cases sent to court
The Joint Forces continued to crack down on natural resource crimes in Pursat province on March 21, 2024. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501461238/joint-forces-cracks-down-on-natural-resource-crimes-1454-84-hectares-seized-arrests-made-cases-sent-to-court/
Ministry to amend traffic law articles
The Ministry of Public Works and Transport has announced that it intends to amend several articles of the Law on Road Traffic in order to reduce accidents. ...
Chea Sokny
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/ministry-to-amend-traffic-law-articles
New M’kiri airport to boost tourism, economy but deforestation concerns linger
The government has permitted private firm Focus Trans Global Venture Co Ltd (FTGV) to study the construction of a new airport in Mondulkiri province, northeast of Cambodia, as well as invest in a build, operate and transfer (BOT) model, the Office of the Council Minister ...
Khuon Narim
https://cambojanews.com/new-mkiri-airport-to-boost-tourism-economy-but-deforestation-concerns-linger/
Govt to launch free buses from Siem Reap to Run Ta Ek
The government, working with the Siem Reap Provincial Administration, plans to start a free public bus service between Siem Reap city and the Run Ta Ek Development Zone next week to facilitate travel and reduce costs for residents. ...
Hang Punreay
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501417631/govt-to-launch-free-buses-from-siem-reap-to-run-ta-ek/
Big rise in fire deaths last year
The number of deaths and injuries resulting from fires across Cambodia increased significantly in 2023 compared to the previous year. ...
Tith Kongnov
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501416880/big-rise-in-fire-deaths-last-year/
NCDM calls for better equipment to fight high-rise blazes
The government is being urged by the National Committee for Disaster Management (NCDM) to prioritise firefighting equipment to efficiently combat flames in high-rise buildings. ...
Hang Punreay
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501415867/ncdm-calls-for-better-equipment-to-fight-high-rise-blazes/
Composition of Nat’l Road Safety Committee changed
The government has changed the composition of the National Road Safety Committee, which will now be chaired by Interior Minister Sar Sokha with Minister of Public Works and Transport Peng Ponea as the Permanent Vice Chairman as well as four other vice chairmen and 19 ...
Torn Vibol
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501413460/composition-of-natl-road-safety-committee-changed/
Tackling Kingdom’s road safety challenges
Traffic accidents persist on Cambodian roads, driven by factors like non-compliance with traffic laws and driving under the influence, officials said. ...
Kim Sarom
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/tackling-kingdom-s-road-safety-challenges
MPWT: 2019, the year with highest road accidents in last five years
“2019” was the year with the highest number of road accidents during the last five years, with 4,141 cases, resulting in 2,151 deaths, 4,097 serious injuries and 7,271 minor injuries. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501396121/mpwt-2019-the-year-with-highest-road-accidents-in-last-five-years/
Vietjet launches HAN-SAI flights
Vietjet Air, Vietnam’s budget airline, is set to commence flights between Hanoi and Siem Reap province on December 15. The service aims to accommodate the surge in foreign tourists to Cambodia, home to the renowned UNESCO World Heritage site Angkor Wat. ...
Post Staff
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/vietjet-launches-han-sai-flights
Floods hit 2,075 families in Dangkor district
Water from the Prek Tnaot River has flooded more than 2,000 families from 10 communes in Phnom Penh’s Dangkor district. ...
Hang Punreay
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501380870/floods-hit-2075-families-in-dangkor-district/
Waste management project takes shape
The Ministry of Environment, in collaboration with the World Bank, is poised to launch a project aimed at managing solid and plastic waste in five provinces in the near future. Discussions are underway to expedite the project’s implementation. ...
Bor Pich Zelin
https://phnompenhpost.com/national/waste-management-project-takes-shape
Enhancing road safety on NR5: JICA employing a multi-faceted approach
Cambodia is taking decisive action to improve road safety on National Road 5 (NR5), a vital artery linking the Thai and Vietnamese borders via NR1, punctuated by the Tsubasa Bridge, also known as Neak Leoung Bridge. The impressive structure was constructed with funds donated by ...
Hong Raksmey
https://phnompenhpost.com/national/enhancing-road-safety-nr5-jica-employing-multi-faceted-approach
Two Bassac river bridges planned to ease traffic congestion
The Phnom Penh Municipal Administration plans to construct two bridges across the Bassac River from Prek Pra to National Road 2 linking to Hun Sen Boulevard in Choeung Ek Development Zone to ease traffic congestion. ...
Hang Punreay
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501371471/two-bassac-river-bridges-planned-to-ease-traffic-congestion/
Road safety committee urges people to obey traffic laws
The National Road Safety Committee called on all drivers to adhere to nine measures to prevent traffic accidents during Kan Ben and Pchum Ben. ...
Torn Vibol
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501369442/road-safety-committee-urges-people-to-obey-traffic-laws/
Traffic fatalities decline but remain a concern
At least 1,000 people were killed and over 2,700 injured in traffic accidents in Cambodia during the first eight months of the year, according to the Ministry of Public Works and Transport. These figures mark a 9 per cent decrease compared to the same period ...
Neang Sokunthea and Sok Raksa
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/traffic-fatalities-decline-remain-concern
New uniform to help identify ‘non-sworn’ traffic officers
Minister of Interior Sar Sokha and National Police chief Sar Thet have announced that the Phnom Penh municipal authorities will introduce new uniforms for “contracted” – or non-commissioned – traffic police. The move aims to make it simpler for the public to distinguish them from ...
Kim Yutharo
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/new-uniform-help-identify-non-sworn-traffic-officers
Sar Thet advises continuing to tighten traffic law enforcement to eliminate accidents
In the first nine months of this year, the number of traffic accidents has decreased significantly as traffic law enforcement continues to reduce accidents and increase public order while travelling across the country. This is the assertion of the General Commissioner of the National Police, ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501360492/sar-thet-advises-continuing-to-tighten-traffic-law-enforcement-to-eliminate-accidents/
Feature: Chinese electric vehicles gaining momentum in Cambodia
Kim Kheang, a 25-year-old trader in Cambodia, has decided to shift to use a Chinese electric vehicle (EV) in a move to save fuel costs and help keep the air clean. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501359251/feature-chinese-electric-vehicles-gaining-momentum-in-cambodia/
Turkmenistan proposes direct flights to Cambodia
Muhammetnyyaz Masalov, the ambassador of Turkmenistan with official residence in Malaysia, revealed plans to introduce direct flights between the Central Asian country and Cambodia. The intent is to solidify their mutual tourism partnership. ...
Bor Pich Zelin
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/turkmenistan-proposes-direct-flights-cambodia