Khmer Times

A lead economist working with the Asia Development Bank (ADB) has said that Cambodia needs to rethink its economic model, which is heavily based on export-driven growth, as it prepares to shed least developed country (LDC) status, a transition that is expected to take place by ...

As the urban population continues to grow at rate of 2.6 percent per year, improving public transport and coming up with detailed urbanisation plans should be top priorities for authorities in Phnom Penh, as well as for other urban centres, including Sihanoukville and Siem Reap, ...

More than 300 families in Banteay Meanchey province’s Malai district were evacuated yesterday after their houses were inundated by floods. Other provinces were also affected by flooding as a low-pressure weather system crosses the country. ...

Cambodia will today receive about $35 million in aid from the Japanese government to fund the reconstruction of seven bridges in flood-prone areas. ...

The Minister of Water Resources and Meteorology has issued a new warning about heavy rain across the country amid a low-pressure weather system, while Prime Minister Hun Sen has ordered officials to be prepared for flooding. ...

A library funded by the Chinese government and charitable donations opened to the public this weekend in Kampong Speu province’s Cbarmon district. ...

A deputy commander in the Chinese navy has praised Cambodia for supporting Beijing’s negotiations on issues in the South China Sea and the One-China stance on world affairs. ...

The Interior Minister yesterday decided to delete 22 political parties from its official register ahead of the national election next year. According to a letter signed by Interior Minister Sar Kheng, the parties are being dissolved in line with recent amendments to the Law on Political ...

Phnom Penh’s Sen Sok district governor Pil Kosal has been transferred to work at the Interior Ministry after the ruling CPP lost all of its commune seats in the district to the opposition CNRP in June’s polls. ...

Cambodia and Bangladesh will sign two new memorandums of understandings (MoU) aimed at boosting trade between the two nations.​   ...

The Cambodian Mine Action Centre on Saturday recovered a 500-pound bomb in Kampong Speu province’s Phnom Srouch district. ...

The Transport Minister has asked all transport companies to instruct their drivers not to use drugs and to stick anti-drug stickers on their trucks as part of a ministry campaign to curb drug use in the industry. ...

Police raided a warehouse in Pursat province’s Veal Veng district on Friday, seizing tonnes of illegal luxury timber after the owner fled.​ ...

The National Exam Committee on Saturday changed the qualifications to sit exams for entrance to medical schools after Prime Minister Hun Sen made the suggestion on Facebook while replying to upset students. ...

Union negotiators on the minimum wage for garment, textile and footwear workers have lowered their claim from $176.26 per month to $175 while the employers have increased their offer from $161 to $161.50. ...

The National Election Committee says voters will use stamps instead of pens for the next election in a bid to eliminate disputes over incorrectly marked ballots. NEC president Sik Bun Hok said on Friday that stamps would prevent a repeat of problems that arose at June’s ...

Financial literacy as a school subject to increase students’ knowledge about money will be introduced nationwide through the first phase of the Cambodian School Curriculum Project, with the Ministry of Education collaborating with the National Bank of Cambodia, Asian Development Bank, Good Return and the ...

Prime Minister Hun Sen has told garment workers not to demand an excessive increase in the minimum wage, otherwise factories could move to more affordable countries. ...

The Ministry of Interior yesterday launched its new television station NICE TV that will focus on broadcasts related to crime crackdowns and government achievements. NICE TV is a joint establishment between the Ministry of Interior and a Chinese firm, NICE Culture Investment Group. ...

The Japan International Cooperation Agency has signed an agreement with the Institute of Technology of Cambodia to strengthen engineering education and research for industrial development. ...

The Asian Development Bank approved $50 million in additional financing to help boost agricultural productivity and improve smallholder farmers’ access to markets in 271 communes in the Tonle Sap basin, which is prone to natural calamities.​ ...

Amru Rice yesterday announced it would join hands with the SNV Organization to start a Warehouse Receipt System to help small-scale farmers.​ ...

The government through the Ministry of Tourism is set to give a major boost to the country’s tourism sector to bolster the economy, said Prime Minister Hun Sen yesterday. ...

Employers must allow all Muslim women to wear headscarves and traditional clothing to work, Prime Minister Hun Sen said yesterday. Addressing workers in Phnom Penh’s Meanchey district, Mr Hun Sen said he met Muslim women on a recent visit to Kampong Cham, who told him they ...