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Third Mekong River dolphin found dead in a single week

The Global Fund for Nature and World Wide Fund for Nature Cambodia (WWF) have called on authorities to step up night and day patrols of dolphin conservation areas and prevent illegal fishing, as a third Mekong Irrawaddy dolphin carcass was discovered in the span of ...

Chea Sokny
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/third-mekong-river-dolphin-found-dead-single-week

PM launches $67M revamp for 95km-long Nat’l Road 41

Prime Minister Hun Sen and Chinese ambassador to Cambodia Wang Wentian on December 26 inaugurated a project to upgrade the 95km-long National Road (NR) 41. ...

Ry Sochan
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/pm-launches-67m-revamp-95km-long-natl-road-41

PM Hun Sen highlights Cambodia’s key contribution to ASEAN

Prime Minister Hun Sen said Cambodia has done many things in contribution to ASEAN, including the entry into force of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) and the signing of the Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the South China Sea. (DOC). ...

Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501209402/pm-hun-sen-highlights-cambodias-key-contribution-to-asean/

Five Preah Vihear community representatives released after questioning over death threat allegations in long-standing land dispute

Preah Vihear Provincial Court last week questioned five community representatives from Prame commune over allegations that they had issued a death threat to a man who had been clearing contested land in Tbeng Meanchey district. ...

Phon Sotthyroth
https://cambojanews.com/five-preah-vihear-community-representatives-released-after-questioning-over-death-threat-allegations-in-long-standing-land-dispute/

Cambodia-China FTA and RCEP injects new impetus into Cambodia’s agricultural development

Both RCEP and the CCFTA have been in effect since January 2022. “RCEP and the CCFTA are all free trade agreements that mutually open the market in all participating countries, thus giving farmers choices to export their agricultural products to various countries,” he told Xinhua ...

Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501209437/cambodia-china-fta-and-rcep-injects-new-impetus-into-cambodias-agricultural-development/

Cambodia and Vietnam urge resumption of Da Nang-Cambodia direct flights

Da Nang city hopes for the early resumption of a direct air route between the central city and Cambodia to facilitate bilateral cooperation in trade and tourism, Standing Vice Secretary of the municipal Party Committee Luong Nguyen Minh Triet said on December 26. ...

Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501209395/cambodia-and-vietnam-urge-resumption-of-da-nang-cambodia-direct-flights/

China funds construction of 30 roads in Cambodia

Prime Minister Hun Sen has spoken highly of the key contribution of China to the connectivity in Cambodia by financing the construction of 30 roads across the country. ...

Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501209416/china-funds-construction-of-30-roads-in-cambodia/

US embassy welcomes PM to strengthen bilateral ties

US Ambassador W. Patrick Murphy welcomed Prime Minister Hun Sen to the U.S. Embassy in Phnom Penh in a move that aims to strengthen bilateral relations into 2023. ...

Marissa Carruthers
https://kiripost.com/stories/us-embassy-welcomes-pm-to-strengthen-bilateral-ties

Dialogue eyes key role of youth in RCEP region’s growth

Investing in and empowering young people is vital for members of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership free trade pact to shore up sustained growth and accelerate global economic recovery amid the ravaging COVID-19 pandemic, leading scholars and media executives said. ...

Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501208269/dialogue-eyes-key-role-of-youth-in-rcep-regions-growth/

PM, Chinese Ambassador to preside over ground-breaking ceremony of NR 41

This morning, Prime Minister Hun Sen and Chinese Ambassador Wang Wentian are scheduled to preside over the ground-breaking ceremony for National Road 41. ...

Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501208854/pm-chinese-ambassador-to-preside-over-ground-breaking-ceremony-of-nr-41/

First weather forecast: temperature to rise to 39 degree Celsius in dry season

Ministry of Water Resources and Meteorology has forecast that the maximum temperature would rise to 39 degrees Celsius during the 2023 dry season. ...

Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501208800/first-weather-forecast-temperature-to-rise-to-39-degree-celsius-in-dry-season/

One year on, RCEP, CCFTA give momentum to Cambodia’s trade growth in post-pandemic era

One year on, the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) trade deal and the Cambodia-China Free Trade Agreement (CCFTA) have injected a vital impetus to Cambodia’s trade growth in the post COVID-19 pandemic era, an official and experts said. ...

Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501208233/one-year-on-rcep-ccfta-give-momentum-to-cambodias-trade-growth-in-post-pandemic-era/

UYFC holding eight-day celebration in Siem Reap

Union of Youth Federations of Cambodia (UYFC) of Siem Reap yesterday kicked off an eight-day Christmas and New Year celebration aimed at boosting tourism in the province. ...

Torn Vibol
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501208548/uyfc-holding-eight-day-celebration-in-siem-reap/

2023 rainy season to begin in mid-May

The 2023 rainy season is expected to begin in mid-May, but for lowland and coastal areas, it would start in the first week of May, according to the first long-term weather forecast by the Ministry of Water Resources and Meteorology released recently. ...

Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501208814/2023-rainy-season-to-begin-in-mid-may/

Tenth Mekong dolphin death of 2022 reported

Wildlife conservationists have issued more calls for an increase in strict and regular law enforcement in order to save the Mekong dolphins from extinction, following the death of a female specimen. ...

Post Staff
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/tenth-mekong-dolphin-death-2022-reported

Four land disputants arrested in Mondulkiri

Mondulkiri prosecutors are questioning four people arrested after a confrontation between authorities and residents over an alleged land grab in Keo Seima district. ...

Mech Dara
https://vodenglish.news/four-land-disputants-arrested-in-mondulkiri/

Rice farmers turn to new jobs amid tumbling prices

Some Battambang farmers are being forced to find new jobs as rice prices fall, while others are forced to continue rice farming despite the struggle. ...

Kiripost staff writers
https://kiripost.com/stories/rice-farmers-turn-to-new-jobs-amid-tumbling-prices

Call for sustainable solutions to combat climate change

During a dialogue on climate change, civil organizations made an urgent call for all sectors of society to unite to find solutions to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by switching to more renewable energies. ...

Prak Chan Thul
https://kiripost.com/stories/call-for-sustainable-solutions-to-combat-climate-change

ADB funds $361.4m for six projects in Cambodia

Six projects worth $361.4 million have been signed in order to boost science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education, and other sectors in Cambodia. ...

Mao Sreypich
https://kiripost.com/stories/adb-funds-3614m-for-six-projects-in-cambodia

Jan-Oct agricultural exports bring in over $3B: ministry

Cambodia earned nearly $3.070 billion from agricultural exports in the first 10 months of this year, preliminary data based on exporters’ invoices released by the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries showed. ...

May Kunmakara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/jan-oct-agricultural-exports-bring-over-3b-ministry

Mekong countries urged to fight plastic pollution in rivers

Vietnam, Laos, Thailand and Cambodia have been asked to adopt stronger solutions to deal with plastic pollution in the Mekong River and its tributaries. ...

Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501207696/mekong-countries-urged-to-fight-plastic-pollution-in-rivers/

Pounong indigenous people in Mondulkiri province complain to local authorities for failing to prevent forest crimes

Four forestry community representatives in Mondulkiri province have filed a complaint with local authorities against the provincial prosecutor’s office, accusing them of failing to prevent forest crime in a timely manner. ...

Va Sopheanut
https://khmer.cambojanews.com/bunong-indigenous-people-in-mondulkiri-province-complain-to-local-authorities-for-failing-to-prevent-forest-crimes/

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