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20,000 youth to receive training as the Kingdom raises skilled HR
The Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training announced that nearly 20,000 young people from disadvantaged households registered for and received vocational training in the 45 days between November 15 and December 30. ...
Van Socheata
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/20-000-youth-to-receive-training-as-the-kingdom-raises-skilled-hr
Official: Ministry pays close attention to freedom of press
Tep Asnarith, spokesperson for the Ministry of Information, has reiterated that freedom of the press does not extend to messages that are political in nature, or contain an agenda. ...
Vong Daravady
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/official-ministry-pays-close-attention-to-freedom-of-press
Ministry offers public Wi-Fi to boosts tourism
The Ministry of Post and Telecommunications has opened Wi-Fi to the public at Ochheuteal and Otres beaches in Preah Sihanouk province to provide free internet service for both locals and foreign guests, aiming to enhance the tourism sector. ...
Samban Chandara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/ministry-offers-public-wi-fi-to-boosts-tourism
Human rights violation, deforestation evident in Cambodia’s gold mine operations over 20 years – report
A recent report by Equitable Cambodia has exposed the commercial gold mining industry’s involvement in deforestation, violation of rights, encroachment and land grab of traditional indigenous forested areas. ...
Hot weather, dry season looms as agriculture ministry calls for more climate-resilient crops
The temperature in Cambodia is expected to rise starting February to early May, with highs of 41 degrees Celsius, the Ministry of Water Resources and Meteorology said, urging the public, especially those in rural areas, to use water sparingly. ...
Seoung Nimol
https://cambojanews.com/hot-weather-dry-season-looms-as-agriculture-ministry-calls-for-more-climate-resilient-crops/
Ministry registers over 11,000 new businesses
The Ministry of Commerce registered 11,506 new companies and enterprises in the January-November period of 2023, up 14.58 percent from 10,046 in the same period last year, a report of the Ministry of Commerce showed. ...
Chea Vanyuth
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501414977/ministry-registers-over-11000-new-businesses/
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/
Monthly allowances for families of deceased veterans go up
To lessen their suffering, the government has raised the monthly allowance for the families of deceased army veterans and civil servants. ...
Torn Vibol
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501415886/monthly-allowances-for-families-of-deceased-veterans-go-up/
Over 500 criminal cases recorded last year in PP
Last year 531 criminal cases were recorded in Phnom Penh city. Of these, 459 cases were solved. ...
Hang Punreay
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501415874/over-500-criminal-cases-recorded-last-year-in-pp/
Special panel formed to oversee judicial reforms
The King has issued a Royal Decree on the Organisation and Functioning of the Judicial Reform Steering Committee, with Minister of Justice Keut Rith and Chiv Keng, President of the Supreme Court, as the co-chairs, along with four vice-chairmen and 19 other members. ...
Torn Vibol
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501415888/special-panel-formed-to-oversee-judicial-reforms/
Kampot top among provinces with more visitors during NYE
Nearly 400,000 revellers thronged Kampot province, making it the most favourite spot in the country for the New Year celebrations. ...
Nop Sreymao
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501416553/kampot-top-among-provinces-with-more-visitors-during-nye/
Angkor 2023 ticket sales to foreign visitors rake in over $37M
Cambodia earned $37.19 million from Angkor Archaeological Park ticket sales last year, which is a 222-percent increase compared to the year before, the state-owned Angkor Enterprise report showed on Monday. ...
Chea Vanyuth
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501416458/angkor-2023-ticket-sales-to-foreign-visitors-rake-in-over-37m/
Cambodia exports $7.21 billion worth of products to RCEP member countries in the first 11 months
Penn Sovicheat, secretary of state of Cambodia’s Commerce Ministry, said the RCEP has been a key driving force for Cambodia’s export growth and has become a magnet for attracting more foreign direct investment inflows into the country. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501415453/cambodia-exports-7-21-billion-worth-of-products-to-rcep-member-countries-in-the-first-11-months/
US remains Cambodia’s biggest export destination
Cambodia exported $8,144 million to the US in the first eleven months of 2023, inching down 0.89 percent compared to the same period in 2022, a report from the Ministry of Commerce showed. ...
Chea Vanyuth
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501416446/us-remains-cambodias-biggest-export-destination-2/
Close to 800,000 foreign tourists converged on Angkor in 2023
Cambodia’s famed Angkor Archeological Park received 798,069 international visitors in 2023, up 177 percent from 287,454 in the previous year, said a news release on Monday. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501416584/close-to-800000-foreign-tourists-converged-on-angkor-in-2023/
Cambodia’s exports to Indonesia jump 112 percent
Cambodia’s exports to Indonesia and India rose the most in the January to November 2023 period, by 111.7 percent and 55.1 percent respectively, compared to the same period in 2022. ...
Manoj Mathew
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501415859/cambodias-exports-to-indonesia-jump-112-percent/
Lancang-Mekong Cooperation sets new benchmarks for modernization
On December 25, a five-year plan of action (2023-2027) to deepen economic and social cooperation was jointly endorsed by leaders of six Lancang-Mekong Cooperation (LMC) states including China, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam at the fourth LMC Leaders’ Meeting, virtually held under the theme ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501416587/lancang-mekong-cooperation-sets-new-benchmarks-for-modernization/
Cambodia’s cost of electricity to industrial users highest in region
Cambodia’s cost of electricity to industrial users remains highest in the region, which in turn is contributing towards the increased cost of doing business, a World Bank study has pointed out. ...
Sreekanth Ravindran
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501415854/cambodias-cost-of-electricity-to-industrial-users-highest-in-region/
Battambang holds food fair to mark UNESCO status
To commemorate the province’s inclusion as the first in Cambodia under the UNESCO Creative Cities Network, the Battambang Provincial Administration organised a food fair to show off Khmer cuisine and desserts last Friday. ...
Torn Vibol
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501416500/battambang-holds-food-fair-to-mark-unesco-status/
Chinese support needed in Cambodia to boost Traditional Chinese Medicine
Officials from the Cambodian Ministry of Health joined a recent Mekong-Lancang Cooperation (MLC) conference in Nanning, Guangxi province, China, intending to bolster the training and production of traditional medicine in collaboration with Chinese institutions. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501416586/chinese-support-needed-in-cambodia-to-boost-traditional-chinese-medicine/
December 29 designated as Peace Day public holiday
Cambodia designated Dec. 29 as “Peace Day,” an official national holiday in the Southeast Asian country, according to a government’s sub-decree released on Monday. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501416585/december-29-designated-as-peace-day-public-holiday/
Cambodia’s garment, footwear, travel goods exports down 15 pct in 11 months
Cambodia exported $9.9 billion worth of garment, footwear and travel products to international markets in the first 11 months of 2023, down 15 percent from nearly 11.7 billion dollars in the same period last year, said a Ministry of Commerce’s report released on Tuesday. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501413720/cambodias-garment-footwear-travel-goods-exports-down-15-pct-in-11-months/
Cambodia confident as potential investment destination
Cambodia has proven itself as a potential investment destination with positive growth trends, development, and reform, according to a recent report by the Royal Government of Cambodia. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501413722/cambodia-confident-as-potential-investment-destination/
Over 3,000 workers take part in Factory Literacy Programme
With over 3,000 workers, mostly women, successfully completing the Factory Literacy Programme, the initiative is playing a key role in improving the lives of women workers, mainly in the garments industry, according to Unesco. ...
Sreekanth Ravindran
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501412790/over-3000-workers-take-part-in-factory-literacy-programme/