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Cambodia exports products worth $7.23 billion in January-April as deficit widens
Cambodia exported products worth $7.23 billion during the January-April period of 2023, a year-on-year decrease of 4.9 percent from 7.6 billion dollars, Prime Minister Hun Sen said on Saturday. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501297920/cambodia-exports-products-worth-7-23-billion-in-january-april-as-deficit-widens/
Cambodia & UK sign MoU to strengthen trade relations
Cambodia’s ministry of commerce and the UK’s ministry of business and trade have established a Joint Trade and Investment Forum (JTIF) to strengthen trade and investment ties ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/1298940/cambodia-uk-sign-mou-to-strengthen-trade-relations/
New draft law on SEZs finalised
The Council for the Development of Cambodia recently finalised a new draft law on special economic zones (SEZs), aiming to attract investment into the country by providing incentives, enhancing transparency, and promoting fair competition. ...
Chea Vanyuth
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501296505/new-draft-law-on-sezs-finalised/
Cambodia records sharp rise in digital payment in 2022: report
Cambodia has seen a significant rise in mobile payments as more people transition from cash-based to digital transaction options, according to a recent report by the National Bank of Cambodia (NBC). ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501297426/cambodia-records-sharp-rise-in-digital-payment-in-2022-report/
Cambodia emphasises continued commitment to multiparty democracy
“Cambodia’s commitment to a multiparty democracy remains steadfast,” affirmed The Spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation in a press statement. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501298302/cambodia-emphasises-continued-commitment-to-multiparty-democracy/
Key features of Cambodia’s new Law on Taxation
The new Law on Taxation was promulgated on 16 May 2023 by virtue of Royal Kram No. NS/RKM/0523/004 (“Law on Taxation”) on an urgent basis and therefore has come into force from 17 May 2023. The Law on Taxation abrogates the old law on taxation ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501296712/key-features-of-cambodias-new-law-on-taxation/
Drug trafficking via Golden Triangle on the radar screen
A joint delegation comprising Cambodia, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, and the UN recently undertook a five-day visit to the Thai-Lao-Cambodian border. Their objective was to assess the situation of drug trafficking and chemicals originating from the transboundary Golden Triangle which affect countries in the region. The ...
Ry Sochan
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/drug-trafficking-golden-triangle-radar-screen
Farmer activist case probed
The Ratanakkiri Provincial Court is investigating the case against Theng Savoeun, director of the Coalition of Cambodian Farmer Community (CCFC), who has admitted to wrongdoing including “causing unrest” and “undermining public order”. ...
Orm Bunthoeurn
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/farmer-activist-case-probed
Threats, destruction and forced sales: rubber firm razes indigenous Jarai farmlands
The company had already ravaged the farms of their indigenous Jarai neighbors in Ratanakiri province’s Andong Meas district over the past months. ...
Jack Brook and Eung Sea
https://cambojanews.com/threats-destruction-and-forced-sales-rubber-firm-razes-indigenous-jarai-farmlands/
Environment ministry condemns Mother Nature activists after receiving petition
The Ministry of Environment condemned the environmental group Mother Nature Cambodia after its youth activists delivered a petition Monday to halt state land grants to private companies in Kirirom national park, according to a statement. ...
Foreign ministry: Cambodia committed to democracy
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation has reaffirmed that Cambodia’s commitment to a multiparty democracy remains steadfast, with the parliamentary election slated for July 23. ...
Van Socheata
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/foreign-ministry-cambodia-committed-democracy
Cambodian delegation attends South Korean Green network conference
Cambodia calls on South Korea to expand bilateral cooperation, including private investment in waste management and recycling, carbon credit projects, green financing and human resource development. ...
NagaWorld union leader Chhim Sithar sentenced to two years in prison
Phnom Penh municipal court sentenced NagaWorld union president Chhim Sithar to two years in prison after convicting her of incitement and social unrest on Thursday for leading a strike which has been ongoing since December 18, 2021. ...
Sovann Sreypich and Jack Brook
https://cambojanews.com/nagaworld-union-leader-chhim-sithar-sentenced-to-two-years-in-prison/
E-wallet payments nine times GDP: NBC
E-payment trends in Cambodia have significantly consolidated in recent years as more and more people transition from cash-based to digital transaction options, the National Bank of Cambodia (NBC) reaffirmed in a recent report. ...
May Kunmakara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/e-wallet-payments-nine-times-gdp-nbc
Kingdom due to host Asia-Pacific financial development forum
Cambodia is set to host the 47th Association of Development Financing Institutions in Asia and the Pacific (ADFIAP) Annual Meetings from May 14-16, 2024. Centred on regional financial development, the meetings are expected to bring together delegates from some 40 countries to share their knowledge ...
May Kunmakara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/kingdom-due-host-asia-pacific-financial-development-forum
Reduce road accidents by further 50%, minister says
Minister of Interior Sar Kheng urged citizens to adhere to the traffic laws and the authorities to continue enforcing them, noting that despite a 26 per cent decrease in the road toll in the first four months of this year, road users still need to ...
Bor Pich Zelin
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/reduce-road-accidents-further-50-minister-says
Candlelight officially out of election
The Candlelight Party (CP) is officially out of contention for the upcoming July 23 national election after the Constitutional Council of Cambodia (CCC) upheld the earlier decision by the National Election Committee (NEC) to decline their registration. ...
Neang Sokunthea
https://phnompenhpost.com/national-politics/candlelight-officially-out-election
Tractor hits anti-tank mine, Preah Vihear’s sixth death this year
A landmine killed a man on May 22 while he was operating a power tiller to plough a rice field in Sro Em commune’s Stung Khieu Techo village of Preah Vihear province’s Choam Ksan district. ...
Kim Sarom
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/tractor-hits-anti-tank-mine-preah-vihears-sixth-death-year
Increased royal turtle hatchlings a promising sign: conservationists
A total of 122 royal turtles hatched from nests on an artificial sandbank at the Koh Kong Reptile Conservation Centre (KKRCC) last week, the third time this has occurred. ...
Neang Sokunthea
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/increased-royal-turtle-hatchlings-promising-sign-conservationists
Record number of Royal Turtle hatchlings born at WCS Cambodia’s Koh Kong Reptile Conservation Center
The Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) Cambodia reports a record-breaking 122 Royal Turtle hatchlings at the Koh Kong Reptile Conservation Center (KKRCC) during the 2023 breeding season. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501295269/record-number-of-royal-turtle-hatchlings-born-at-wcs-cambodias-koh-kong-reptile-conservation-center/
Textile industry seeks solutions for circular economy
Government representatives and industry leaders in Cambodia are joining forces to explore opportunities for a circular textile economy, aiming to address the pressing challenges in waste management within the textile industry. ...
Seng Mengheng
https://kiripost.com/stories/cambodia-textile-industry-seeks-solutions-for-circular-economy
‘Extremist’ groups seeking to sow chaos, Sar Kheng warns
Minister of Interior Sar Kheng appeals to all sides to continue to protect the Kingdom’s hard-won peace, claiming that “extremist” opposition groups are still attempting to sow chaos in society as a means of overthrowing the government. ...
Sok Raksa
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/extremist-groups-seeking-sow-chaos-sar-kheng-warns
Chinese-invested car tire factory in Cambodia set to export close to 6 million tires per year
A Chinese-invested tire factory in Cambodia’s Sihanoukville Special Economic Zone (SSEZ) officially launched its operation on Monday. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501295184/chinese-invested-car-tire-factory-in-cambodia-set-to-export-close-to-6-million-tires-per-year/
Interior ministry accuses detained land rights activists of “Peasant Revolution”
Three Coalition of Cambodian Farmers Community (CCFC) staff members detained on Wednesday were allegedly plotting a Pol Pot-style “peasant revolution” based on evidence authorities found during a training workshop, Interior Ministry spokesperson Khieu Sopheak told CamboJA. ...
An Vicheth
https://cambojanews.com/interior-ministry-accuses-detained-land-rights-activists-of-peasant-revolution/