Khmer Times

Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC) this week approved two new investment projects with a total capital of $303 million in Rattanakiri and Preah Sihanouk provinces. ...

The Environment Ministry estimates that the total PM2.5 (fine particulate matter) emissions by 2030 will reach 98.5 thousand tonnes of black carbon and various short-lived climate pollutants (SLCPs) that have a common source, so measures to reduce air pollution must be implemented now. ...

About 300,000 doses of Covid-19 AstraZeneca vaccine from Poland will arrive Cambodia in the evening of January 25. ...

The bilateral trade between Cambodia and Thailand was valued at $7.97 billion last year, a 10.26 percent increase compared to a year before. Figures from Thailand’s Commerce Ministry showed that Cambodia exported $894 million worth of goods to Thailand, a year-on-year decrease of 22.10 percent. ...

As the crackdown and seizure of encroached swamp forest land continues, the government has so far seized more than 60,000 hectares of encroached land from more than 14,000 families. ...

Mobile water pumps were installed in some provinces as farmers continue to water shortages that threaten the dry season rice crops. ...

Cambodia saw more than $1.7 billion in profits in the past year from the aquaculture and freshwater fishery industry, with more than 380,000 tons of yield from the freshwater fisheries. ...

The Minister of Education, Youth and Sports has stated that Cambodia is working to reduce the impact of Covid-19 on the education system by shifting to a multidisciplinary approach in the education system. ...

Indonesian President Joko Widodo has reaffirmed the importance of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)’s five-point consensus on Myanmar, ...

The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries continues to enact measures to develop Cambodia’s agricultural sector. The ministry and private partners announced the signing of the MoU for the construction of more green houses in the country. ...

The government of Japan, through the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), has assessed the construction of buildings and infrastructure in Siem Reap and Kampong Chhnang provinces to serve the demining sector. ...

The Council for the Development of Cambodia has approved a massive investment project worth $1.3 billion to develop a logistics and multi-purpose port in Kampot, one of southern Cambodia’s coastal provinces. ...

The trade volume between Cambodia and Vietnam have touched nearly $10 billion last year despite the Covid fallout. This topic was figured during a recent meeting between Prime Minister Hun Sen and visiting Vietnamese Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son with both sides committing to cross ...

Cambodia is among 10 countries that accept Vietnam vaccine passports along with Australia, Belarus, India, Japan, Maldives, Palestine, the Philippines, the U.K. and the U.S. ...

Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son on January 20 held talks with his Cambodian counterpart Prak Sakhonn during which both sides said they are happy to see the growing ties between the two countries’ ministries, agencies, localities and people. ...

ASEAN-India Tourism Ministers have set a joint plan to find ways to better use digital technology for the development of ASEAN tourism and to continue to strengthen cooperation to restore ASEAN-India tourism. ...

The Kingdom of Cambodia and the Kingdom of Thailand have reaffirmed their readiness to support Myanmar to solve its ongoing crisis. ...

The Universal Peace Federation and  Cambodia have announced the upcoming World Summit 2022 (Summit for Peace on the Korean Peninsula), which brings together Keynote Speakers and participants from 157 nations to explore the prospects for peaceful reconciliation of the Korean Peninsula. ...

Vietnam’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son met with leaders of the Khmer-Vietnam Association and presented gifts to needy Cambodians of Vietnamese origin in Cambodia on January 19 as part of his two-day official visit to the neighbouring country. ...

Cambodia and France have reached an agreement on Science and Technology Cooperation under the framework of Hubert Currien “Tonle Sap” Partnerships. ...

Cambodia recorded another jump in local and imported Omicron cases today. ...

Even as more investments from Chinese companies pour into Cambodia and cooperation in the field of agriculture increases, Cambodian agricultural products are expected to be promoted in more international markets, especially the Chinese market. ...

The World Bank and International Development Association yesterday approved US $69.25 million to help Cambodia improve equitable access to basic education and respond rapidly to crises affecting the education system. ...

Park rangers from the Ministry of Environment, together with conservation partners and communities in protected areas, have removed 61,611 traps from protected areas. ...