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Civil service database updated to streamline workflow

The Ministry of Civil Service has updated the details of civil servants working in the education and healthcare sectors into the sub-national database. ...

Torn Vibol
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501548690/civil-service-database-updated-to-streamline-workflow/

Tax exemption for small businesses

Prime Minister Hun Manet has unveiled plans to scrap taxes for small businesses earning less than 250 million riels, with calls being made to implement the measure and ensure businesses understand it. ...

Kuch sikol
https://kiripost.com/stories/tax-exemption-for-small-businesses

PM seeks stimulus package for NE provinces

Prime Minister Hun Manet asked the Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF) to prepare a stimulus package to encourage investment in the northeastern provinces including Kratie, Stung Treng, Mondulkiri and Ratanakiri. ...

Mom Kunthear
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501547947/pm-seeks-stimulus-package-for-ne-provinces/

Minister urges RRC to speed up rail modernization

The Minister of Public Works and Transport has urged the Royal Railway of Cambodia (RRC) to modernize its operations by investing in advanced safety equipment and contributing to a more sustainable and efficient transportation system, meeting the growing demands of local passengers. ...

Chea Vanyuth
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501547945/minister-urges-rrc-to-speed-up-rail-modernization/

Information Ministry distributes Charter for Professional Journalism

The Ministry of Information has printed 20,000 copies of the Charter for Professional Journalism for free distribution to journalists as a means for strengthening ethics and encouraging responsible journalism. The distribution campaign began on August 23, 2024.​ ...

Nang Veasna
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501547979/information-ministry-distributes-charter-for-professional-journalism/

Cambodia plans wastewater treatment capacity expansion

Cambodia is committed to enhancing its wastewater treatment capacity to achieve a 50% treatment rate for all waste produced. This goal aligns with the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to be accomplished by the year 2030. ...

Buth Reaksmey Kongkea
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501547981/cambodia-plans-wastewater-treatment-capacity-expansion/

ASEAN Consumer Protection Conference for digital innovation, green economy

In a bid to promote digital innovation and the creation of a green economy, the 4th ASEAN Consumer Protection Conference (ACPC) was held in Phnom Penh on Monday, providing a vital platform for regional stakeholders to discuss consumer protection and innovation. ...

Chea Vanyuth
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501547935/asean-consumer-protection-conference-for-digital-innovation-green-economy/

Public fund launched to develop border infrastructure

The government has launched a public fundraising campaign to build infrastructure in border areas, with NGOs calling for transparency and accountability throughout the entire process. ...

Yatt Malai
https://kiripost.com/stories/public-fund-launched-to-develop-border-infrastructure

Mekong-Lancang conference tackles air pollution, trans-boundary crime

The Mekong-Lancang nations vowed to strengthen cooperation in combatting trans-boundary crimes under the joint framework to ensure security in the Mekong River region. ...

Nop Sreymao
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501547284/mekong-lancang-conference-tackles-air-pollution-trans-boundary-crime/

Govt announces free tours to northeastern border provinces to address concerns over sovereignty

In a bid to disprove false claims about the Cambodia-Laos-Vietnam Development Triangle Area (CLV-DTA) by overseas-based opposition groups, Prime Minister Hun Manet is arranging free transport for the public to see for themselves the real situation at the border areas. ...

Torn Vibol
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501547302/govt-announces-free-tours-to-northeastern-border-provinces-to-address-concerns-over-sovereignty/

Kampong Thom’s Dang Kambit reservoir project progresses

The Minister of Water Resources and Meteorology Thor Chetha, on Saturday led a team of officers to inspect the progress of the Dang Kambit Reservoir Development Project in Sre Khsach Village, Dang Kambit Commune, Sandan District, Kampong Thom province, financed by the Export-Import Bank of ...

Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501547543/kampong-thoms-dang-kambit-reservoir-project-progresses/

Cambodia’s 1 million tonne rice export target within reach

One of the cardinal reasons behind the Royal Government of Cambodia’s (RGC) confidence to transform the Kingdom into a high-middle-income country by 2030 and a high-income country by 2050 stems essentially from the government’s ambition to boost rice exports to 1 million tonne by 2025. ...

Mom Kunthear
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501547260/cambodias-1-million-tonne-rice-export-target-within-reach/

PM says no tax for biz with annual income below KHR 250M

Micro enterprises with an annual turnover of less than 250 million riels will not be taxed, Prime Minister Hun Manet assured on Thursday evening during his special statement on the ‘One-Year Achievements of the Royal Government of the 7th Legislature of the National Assembly’ that ...

Manoj Mathew
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501547280/pm-says-no-tax-for-biz-with-annual-income-below-khr-250m/

ADB committed to Cambodia’s skills development programme

The Asian Development Bank (ADB), a long-time development partner of Cambodia, on Wednesday reiterated its commitment to support the Royal Government’s national programme on skills development. ...

Manoj Mathew
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501546083/adb-committed-to-cambodias-skills-development-programme/

Digital platform for informal economy to spur Kingdom’s GDP

The Ministry of Industry, Science, Technology and Innovation (MISTI) weighed the challenges of launching a digital platform for the informal economy recently. The Coordinating Committee for Developing the Informal Economy presented a progress update on the strategy during the meeting held at the MISTI headquarters ...

Jigme Palden Pazo
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501546087/digital-platform-for-informal-economy-to-spur-kingdoms-gdp/

Tonle Sap’s first Ecotourism Forum held in Phnom Penh

The Minister of Tourism and Chairman of the National Committee for Management and Development of Community-Based Tourism and Ecotourism, Sok Soken, presided over the Opening Ceremony of the First Annual Tonle Sap Ecotourism Network Forum on Thursday in Phnom Penh. Under the theme “Strengthening Tourism ...

Mom Kunthear
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501546405/tonle-saps-first-ecotourism-forum-held-in-phnom-penh/

Consumer loans swell by 12%, reflecting banking industry growth

Consumer loans increased by 12 percent in the first half of 2024 compared to the previous year’s figure of 10.5 percent, said Association of Banks in Cambodia (ABC) Chairman and MayBank CEO Rath Sophoan at the Cambodia Banking Conference 2024, on Thursday. ...

Rachel David
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501546093/consumer-loans-swell-by-12-reflecting-banking-industry-growth/

Cambodia, Indonesia to expedite MoU on rice trading soon

With the trade volume between Cambodia and Indonesia exceeding $1 billion in 2023, the two countries on Thursday agreed to expedite the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on rice trade.​ ...

Mom Kunthear
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501546079/cambodia-indonesia-to-expedite-mou-on-rice-trading-soon/

NCSTI aims to enhance scientific collaboration and accelerate R&D

The National Council of Science, Technology & Innovation (NCSTI) recently held its 4th meeting to evaluate progress and establish strategic direction for Cambodia’s Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) sector.​ ...

Ben Sokhean
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501546131/ncsti-aims-to-enhance-scientific-collaboration-and-accelerate-rd/

Oddar Meanchey, Prey Veng at risk of losing rice to drought

The Oddar Meanchey Provincial Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries said that more than 4,000 hectares of rice fields in Chong Kal district have withered and been damaged due to insufficient water resources for irrigation.​ ...

Tith Kongnov
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501546129/oddar-meanchey-prey-veng-at-risk-of-losing-rice-to-drought/

Minister tells experts to verify national teacher data

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Education, Youth and Sport Hang Chuon Naron instructed a working group to verify the data of teachers in the capital and provinces to ensure accuracy and to improve the information system and quality of education in the Kingdom.​ ...

Hang Punreay
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501546139/minister-tells-experts-to-verify-national-teacher-data/

World institutions urge Cambodia to prepare for foodborne risk

The focus on foodborne risk has increased with people falling ill due to contaminated or unhealthy food. Cambodia requires everyone including experts, policymakers, food producers and processors, distributors, retailers, and consumers to ensure safe food access. ...

Meas Molika
https://kiripost.com/stories/world-institutions-urge-cambodia-to-prepare-for-foodborne-risk

Manet announces agricultural specialists for CLV-DTA communes

Agriculture officials are set to be deployed to all communes in the four Cambodian provinces of the Cambodia-Laos-Vietnam Summit Development Triangle Area (CLV-DTA) to strengthen the agricultural sector. The four provinces are Ratanakkiri, Mondulkiri, Kratie and Stung Treng. ...

Niem Chheng
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/manet-announces-agricultural-specialists-for-clv-dta-communes

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