Khmer Times
NBC sees Cambodia’s GDP growth at 5.3% in 2022
Global growth recovery and rapid resumption in economic activity will give impetus to Cambodia’s economic growth this year, according to the National Bank of Cambodia (NBC). ...
Chea Vanyuth
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501123527/nbc-sees-cambodias-gdp-growth-at-5-3-in-2022/
Wildlife group distressed by land clearing in Tamao
Wildlife Alliance (WA) expressed its dissatisfaction concerning the clearing of hundreds of hectares of land next to Phnom Tamao Wildlife Sanctuary by developer Leng Navatra Company into a gated community and resort. ...
Chhun Sunly
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501124332/wildlife-group-distressed-by-land-clearing-in-tamao/
Cambodia earns $89 million from milled rice export to China in Jan-July
Cambodia exported 169,766 tons of milled rice to China in the first seven months of 2022, earning $89 million in revenue, the Cambodia Rice Federation (CRF) said on Wednesday. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501125411/cambodia-earns-89-million-from-milled-rice-export-to-china-in-jan-july/
12 provinces to be mine-free next year, the rest by 2025
Five of Cambodia’s 25 provinces will soon be declared mine-free under the Samdech Techo Project for Mine Action (STP-MA) initiated by Prime Minster Hun Sen, and by the end of 2023, 12 provinces will be free of landmines and other explosive remnants of war (ERW). ...
Chhun Sunly
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501124330/12-provinces-to-be-mine-free-next-year-the-rest-by-2025/
Philippines Foreign Affairs Secretary tests positive for COVID-19, to skip Asean meetings in Cambodia
Foreign Affairs Secretary Enrique Manalo is skipping the foreign ministers’ meeting of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) Tuesday after he tested positive for COVID-19 last Sunday. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501123963/philippines-foreign-affairs-secretary-tests-positive-for-covid-19-to-skip-asean-meetings-in-cambodia/
Over 220,000 domestic visitors tour Cambodia in the last weekend of July
A total of 220,937 national and international visitors traveled across Cambodia in the last weekend of July. The figure suggested an increase by 3.43 percent compared to the previous weekend thanks to better weather conditions, ie less rainfall, according to a report of the Ministry ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501123924/over-220000-domestic-visitors-tour-cambodia-in-the-last-weekend-of-july/
Over 80 pct of Cambodia’s rural population have access to clean water, sanitation
More than 80 percent of the rural population in Cambodia now have access to clean water and sanitation, up from 70 percent five years ago, a senior official said here on Monday. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501123910/over-80-pct-of-cambodias-rural-population-have-access-to-clean-water-sanitation/
WHO-Cambodia official urges people to get booster doses as more COVID-19 cases detected
World Health Organization (WHO) representative to Cambodia Li Ailan on Sunday called on people to get their booster doses of COVID-19 vaccines as the number of daily cases has seen an uptick. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501123917/who-cambodia-official-urges-people-to-get-booster-doses-as-more-covid-19-cases-detected-2/
Cambodia’s garment, footwear, travel goods exports up 40 pct in H1 of 2022
Cambodia’s garment, footwear and travel goods industry has seen a 40-percent rise in exports in the first half of this year, according to a report from the General Department of Customs and Excise. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501123902/cambodias-garment-footwear-travel-goods-exports-up-40-pct-in-h1-of-2022/
Ministry challenges opposition to debate amendment
Senior Justice Ministry official has challenged opposition parties and civil society to a debate on the Constitutional amendments rather than lash out at the government. ...
Hang Punreay
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501123531/ministry-challenges-opposition-to-debate-amendment/
Poverty rate dropped to 17.8% in 2020
The poverty rate in Cambodia fell to 17.8% in 2020, from nearly 40% in 2009, according to a senior official at the Ministry of Planning. ...
Sok Sithika
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501122948/poverty-rate-dropped-to-17-8-in-2020/
Phnom Penh-Sihanoukville Expressway to boost economic impetus
Cambodia will benefit significantly from the Phnom Penh-Sihanoukville expressway project such as faster and cost-efficient transport and logistics. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501123301/phnom-penh-sihanoukville-expressway-to-boost-economic-impetus/
Over $300 million worth tyre plant planned in Sihanoukville SEZ
A Chinese firm plans to invest over US$300 million to construct a largest tyre plant at Sihanoukville Special Economic Zone (SSEZ) in Preah Sihanouk province in 2023 ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501123315/over-300-million-worth-tyre-plant-planned-in-sihanoukville-sez/
Zero-Snaring Campaign kicks off in Mondulkiri
The Ministry of Environment and environmentalists have express of the risk of loss of rare species amid government cooperating with relevant partners to launch the fourth “Zero-Snaring Campaign” in Mondulkiri province to protect the wildlife animal in the last protected areas. ...
Ben Sokhean
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501121632/zero-snaring-campaign-kicks-off-in-mondulkiri/
WHO-Cambodia official urges people to get booster doses as more COVID-19 cases detected
World Health Organization (WHO) representative to Cambodia Li Ailan on Sunday called on people to get their booster doses of Covid-19 vaccines as the number of daily cases has seen an uptick. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501123322/who-cambodia-official-urges-people-to-get-booster-doses-as-more-covid-19-cases-detected/
Stung Chinit Dam to be completed this year
The long-haul construction of Stung Chinit Dam, started in 2004, is reported to be completed by this year. Yo La, Director of Kampong Thom Provincial Department of Water Resources and Meteorology, told local news on 30 July that the construction of the dam, headed by ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501123357/stung-chinit-dam-to-be-completed-this-year/
Cambodia to import wild tigers
After decades of conflict and years of intensive poaching of tigers in Cambodia, the animals disappeared but the country is planning to reintroduce the “big cats” from India for release in protected areas, hoping to rehabilitate the extinct species. ...
Ben Sokhean
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501123059/cambodia-to-import-wild-tigers/
Lt Gen Hun Manet vows salary hike for teachers
Lieutenant General Hun Manet, Commander of the Royal Cambodian Army, the future Prime Minister candidate for ruling Cambodian People’s Party, said yesterday that “the future government will increase the salary of teachers”. ...
Tith Kongnov
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501119284/lt-gen-hun-manet-vows-salary-hike-for-teachers/
Japan set to increase concessional loans to Kingdom
The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) is scheduled to increase its concessional loans twice each year for Cambodia. ...
Kang Sothear
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501118469/japan-set-to-increase-concessional-loans-to-kingdom/
Cambodia attracts $3 billion investment in first half
Cambodia attracted a fixed-asset investment of almost $3 billion in the first half of this year, reflecting the firm confidence of investors in the Kingdom’s growth prospects. ...
Chea Vanyuth
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501118473/cambodia-attracts-3-billion-investment-in-first-half/
Cambodia exports to South Korea up 22% H1
Cambodia exported $111.35 million worth of merchandise to the Republic of Korea in the first half of this year, a 22 percent increase year-on-year, according to a report by the General Department of Customs and Excise. ...
Chea Vanyuth
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501119197/cambodia-exports-to-south-korea-up-22-h1/
Unions, gov’t gear up for talks to revise minimum wages
Trade unions are gearing up for a meeting with the Ministry of Labour, to negotiate on revising minimum wages for factory workers in the wake of skyrocketing prices. ...
Chea Vanyuth
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501119201/unions-govt-gear-up-for-talks-to-revise-minimum-wages/
Tonle Sap, Mekong water levels continue to rise amid flood warnings
The water levels of the Mekong and Tonle Sap has risen and is likely to continue to rise after more than a month of persistent rainfall, raising flood alerts in various parts of the country. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501119146/tonle-sap-mekong-water-levels-continue-to-rise-amid-flood-warnings/
Cambodia to introduce insurance for all types of vehicle to ensure compensation for traffic accident victims
Cambodia will soon introduce the purchase of insurance on all types of vehicles to ensure victims of road accidents in Cambodia will receive compensation. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501119681/cambodia-to-introduce-insurance-for-all-types-of-vehicle-to-ensure-compensation-for-traffic-accident-victims/