Khmer Times
NA endorses draft law and elects commission members
The National Assembly (NA) has endorsed the draft law on the approval of the Fourth Protocol to Amend the ASEAN Comprehensive Investment Agreement (ACIA). ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501162908/na-endorses-draft-law-and-elects-commission-members/
Kingdom, Vietnam hail rise in bilateral trade despite Covid-19 pandemic
Cambodia and Vietnam have welcomed the rise in bilateral trade despite the Covid-19 pandemic and stressed their commitment to increase trade cooperation further. ...
Chea Vanyuth
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501161999/kingdom-vietnam-hail-rise-in-bilateral-trade-despite-covid-19-pandemic/
BRI helps address ‘infra deficits’ in Cambodia
The Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), a global infrastructure development strategy adopted by China, has helped address infrastructure deficits in Cambodia, said an economist. ...
Adur Pradeep
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501162000/bri-helps-address-infra-deficits-in-cambodia/
307 small nature tourism projects approved in September
The Ministry of Environment as of September 2022 has approved 307 small-scale ecotourism development projects covering 2,670 hectares in the Natural Resource Protection and Cambodia Biodiversity Conservation Corridor. ...
Sok Sithika
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501161817/307-small-nature-tourism-projects-approved-in-september/
$17M tourism project in Kep province approved
The Council for the Development of Cambodia has approved a $17-million tourism development project in Kep province. ...
Chea Vanyuth
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501162001/17m-tourism-project-in-kep-province-approved/
Australian Ambassador to ASEAN visits Migrant Resource Centre in Cambodia
The Australian Ambassador to ASEAN, Will Nankervis, visited the Cambodia Labour Confederation (CLC) in Prey Veng province, Cambodia. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501162172/australian-ambassador-to-asean-visits-migrant-resource-centre-in-cambodia/
China confident of excellent ties with Cambodia
China-Cambodia relations will continue to grow in vitality, Chinese Ambassador to Cambodia Wang Wentian was quoted as saying in his remarks on the 73rd Anniversary of the Founding of the People’s Republic of China on Saturday. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501162207/china-confident-of-excellent-ties-with-cambodia/
Futile hold-outs: PM warns Angkor Park squatters against inciters
Prime Minister Hun Sen yesterday urged squatters who have yet to relocate from Angkor Archaeological Park to Run Ta Ek village not to fall victim to unnamed opposition political party members inciting them to hold out for a higher amount of compensation. ...
Torn Vibol
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501161807/futile-hold-outs-pm-warns-angkor-park-squatters-against-inciters/
Cambodian PM hopes the world pays attention to impact of war and sanctions
Hun Sen, Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Cambodia, has expressed his hope that the world will think about the impact from ongoing war and sanctions. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501162214/cambodian-pm-hopes-the-world-pays-attention-to-impact-of-war-and-sanctions/
Another Mekong dolphin calf recorded this year
An estimated two-week-old dolphin calf was spotted in Kampi deep pool in Kratie province, according to the Fisheries Administration. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501162193/another-mekong-dolphin-calf-recorded-this-year/
Gov’t urged to pass access to information law
Cambodia on Friday commemorated International Day of Universal Access to Information with a conference that gathered over 150 representatives from the government, civil society, indigenous communities, youth groups, organisations of persons with disabilities and political parties. ...
Taing Rinith
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501161228/govt-urged-to-pass-access-to-information-law/
NEC updates voter list for National Election
After updating the voter list for the 2023 National Election, the National Election Committee (NEC) has erased 104,956 names from the 2022 voter list, while new registrations on the list are estimated at 409,056 ...
Soth Koemsoeun
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501161091/nec-updates-voter-list-for-national-election/
PM grants 10-year Tier-1 IDPoor cards to Run Ta Ek
The government will issue Tier-1 ID poor equity cards to every family who has resettled in the newly-created Run Ta Ek village in Siem Reap. ...
Torn Vibol
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501161046/pm-grants-10-year-tier-1-idpoor-cards-to-run-ta-ek/
Pension scheme appeals to workers
A 90-day campaign promoting the National Social Security Fund (NSSF) pension scheme for workers when they retire has successfully reached out to1.8 million people. ...
So Cheata
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501160683/pension-scheme-appeals-to-workers/
Cambodia’s famed Angkor registers 20-fold increase in int’l tourist arrivals in first 9 months
Cambodia’s famed Angkor Archaeological Park attracted 134,152 foreign tourists in the first nine months of 2022, an increase of 2,075 percent compared to the same period last year, said a press statement on Sunday. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501161488/cambodias-famed-angkor-registers-20-fold-increase-in-intl-tourist-arrivals-in-first-9-months/
Nearly 9,000 vehicles travel on Cambodia’s 1st expressway on 1st day of trial opening
Nearly 9,000 vehicles traveled on Cambodia’s first-ever expressway on the first day of its opening for trial use on Saturday, the Ministry of Public Works and Transport (MPWT) said in a news release on Sunday. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501161480/nearly-9000-vehicles-travel-on-cambodias-1st-expressway-on-1st-day-of-trial-opening/
ASEAN, Russia bolster digital technology cooperation
An online symposium focusing on economic aspects in the transition to the Fourth Industrial Revolution in Russia and ASEAN countries and cooperation chances between the sides, was recently held in Moscow. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501160803/asean-russia-bolster-digital-technology-cooperation/
GDT collects $2,680 million in tax income as of Sept
The General Department of Taxation (GDT) has collected $2,680 million in tax income in three quarters of this year, representing 95 percent of the national budget plan 2022. ...
Chea Vanyuth
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501159641/gdt-collects-2680-million-in-tax-income-as-of-sept/
Cambodia, UK to strengthen bilateral trade ties
Good diplomatic cooperation had led to a significant increase in trade between the two countries. Cambodian exports to the UK increased 42 percent to over $627 million. ...
Sok Sithika
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501159802/cambodia-uk-to-strengthen-bilateral-trade-ties/
Cambodia, Indonesia to boost economic cooperation
Cambodia and Indonesia outlined five priorities for ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) for the revival and development of tourism, during the bilateral talks in Bali on September 27. ...
Sok Sithika
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501158890/cambodia-indonesia-to-boost-economic-cooperation/
Ministry of Tourism reforming jobs to promote tourism
The Ministry of Tourism continues to promote the work of public financial management reform for the early recovery of Cambodia’s tourism sector. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501159612/ministry-of-tourism-reforming-jobs-to-promote-tourism/
Cambodia, China boost construction of Siem Reap-Angkor International Airport
A group of Chinese experts from the Angkor International Airport Investment (AIAI) Company are in Cambodia to complete the construction and discuss the transfer plan, as the project is scheduled to be completed in March 2023. ...
Sok Sithika
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501160323/cambodia-china-boost-construction-of-siem-reap-angkor-international-airport/
Malaysian FM chairs coordination virtual meeting with Ambassador in Cambodia, other nations, to deal with job scam syndicates
Malaysian Foreign minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Abdullah on Tuesday chaired a coordination meeting with government agencies to refine, frame, monitor and implement action concerning job scam syndicate cases involving Malaysian citizens abroad. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501160065/malaysian-fm-chairs-coordination-virtual-meeting-with-ambassador-in-cambodia-other-nations-to-deal-with-job-scam-syndicates/
ASEAN working on future direction post-2025, says Sec-Gen, adds Timor Leste’s membership on the cards
ASEAN secretary-general Datuk Lim Jock Hoi said that its high-level task force is now in the process of charting the future direction beyond 2025 for the 10-member grouping. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501160058/asean-working-on-future-direction-post-2025-says-sec-gen-adds-timor-lestes-membership-on-the-cards/