Khmer Times

Japanese Minister of Defence Nobuo Kishi had a meeting in Tokyo on February 15 with Hun Manet, Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces and Commander of the Royal Cambodian Army, during which they agreed to promote defence cooperation and exchanges. ...

Cambodia’s Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) said on Wednesday that agricultural innovations hold key to sustainable production intensification and increasing farmers’ income. ...

Prime Minister Hun Sen has urged Singapore to encourage more investors to do business in Cambodia. The encouragement was made during the courtesy meeting between the Cambodian Premier and visiting Singapore Foreign Minister Dr. Vivian Balakrishnan, at the Peace Palace Wednesday. ...

The commitment was made by Ms. Silbille de Cartier d’Yves, newly-appointed Bangkok-Based Ambassador of Belgium  to Cambodia in a meeting with Hang Chuon Naron, Minister of Education, Youth and Sports. ...

Foreign ministers from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations are gathering in Cambodia for their first meeting of the year, with discussions on Myanmar, among other issues. ...

Preah Vihear Provincial Administration has reported only a slight decline in the poverty rate despite a steady decrease before the pandemic. ...

The French government said it will offer around $226,875 to the UN-backed Khmer Rouge tribunal ...

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved $95 million in loan for the Cambodian government to purchase COVID-19 vaccines from 2022 to 2023, it said in a press statement on Tuesday. ...

Cambodia’s non-garment manufacturing product export was valued at $4,541 million last year, 44.2 percent compared to the same period in a year before, according to figures from the General Department of Customs and Excises. ...

Despite facing challenges over raw material supplies, strict crossing border measures imposed by the deadly Covid-19, Cambodia’s garment sector saw the robust growth of export last year. ...

The Royal Government of Cambodia spends more than  $30 million per month to implement social assistance programs, especially the development of strong, sustainable and inclusive social protection system for the benefit of all target groups. ...

The government has allocated $100 million to support small and medium enterprises, agriculture and agro-industry sector enabling them to make their business recover from the pandemic-stricken period. ...

Cambodia who hold this year’s ASEAN chairmanship confirmed with the regional association’s Secretary General that they will push for Timor-Leste’s ASEAN membership application in the first quarter of 2022. ...

Six foreign ministers from the 10 ASEAN Member states will be meeting in Cambodia today to hold the ASEAN Ministerial Meeting (AMM), as Myanmar has not responded to the invitation. ...

After last night’s unseasonal thunder and rain in Phnom Penh, The Ministry of Water Resources says to expect more thunderstorms and rain from 16-22 February 2022. ...

The ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Retreat (AMM Retreat) this week will show that Cambodia is capable of organising in-person meetings in the COVID-19 context. ...

Prime Minister Hun Sen has announced the postponement of  his planned get-together with the 1,753 students who have got their baccalaureate with grade A, due to the fast spreading Omicron variant. ...

Minister for Foreign Affairs Dr Vivian Balakrishnan is scheduled to arrive in Phnom Penh today on an official visit until Thursday, according to a Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) press release issued on Monday. ...

Pan Sorasak, Minister of Commerce, met with Dr. Sarah Taylor, Ambassador of Canada to the Kingdom of Cambodia to enhance cooperation between the two countries and promote some priority areas. ...

Japan wants Cambodia to hold next year’s general election in a democratic way, Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi told the heir apparent of Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen, Hun Manet on Monday. ...

In response to the growing wave of Omicron cases in Cambodia, the Ministry of Education has issued a new directive on strengthening Standard Operating Principles for Health and Safety in Educational Establishments ...

Cambodia is all set to reduce deforestation by half by the year 2030 and achieve zero greenhouse gas emissions in its forestry sector by 2040. ...

The National Election Committee (NEC) yesterday announced to validate and put into official use the 2021 voter list. ...

Kep will become the first Cambodian province without mine by this year, according to the provincial administration. ...