Khmer Times

Financial Technology takes center stage in Cambodia’s economic growth plan

Cambodia has unveiled its Financial Technology (Fintech) Development Policy 2023-2028, aiming to enhance financial inclusion, maintain financial stability, and promote innovation. ...

Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501371701/financial-technology-takes-center-stage-in-cambodias-economic-growth-plan/

Govt to expand meal programme for students

The government plans to further strengthen and expand its programme to provide students across the country with daily meals. ...

Hang Punreay
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501370974/govt-to-expand-meal-programme-for-students/

Indonesian Ambassador-Designate committed to strengthening ties

While waiting to present his credential to the King Norodom Sihamoni to officialise his appointment, the new ambassador-designate of Indonesia to Cambodia told Khmer Times, in an exclusive and first-ever interview since his arrival, that he is determined to transform Cambodia-Indonesian bilateral relations into one ...

Taing Rinith
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501370950/indonesian-ambassador-designate-committed-to-strengthening-ties/

Cambodia, Thailand militaries to boost further border cooperation

Cambodian and Thai military officials have agreed on further cooperation to make the border more peaceful so people living there can have a better life now and into the future. ...

Hang Punreay
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501370968/cambodia-thailand-militaries-to-boost-further-border-cooperation/

PM says jobs are delegated, he won’t interfere in everything

Pledging a non-interference governance model yesterday, Prime Minister Hun Manet called for a collective responsibility to solve national issues and people’s problems. ...

Torn Vibol
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501370986/pm-says-jobs-are-delegated-he-wont-interfere-in-everything/

Minister affirms alignment of UNICEF Cambodia’s country programme

Minister of Planning has reaffirmed the alignment of UNICEF Cambodia’s Country Programme 2024-2028 with the country’s strategies, plans, and sustainable development goal framework. ...

Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501371095/minister-affirms-alignment-of-unicef-cambodias-country-programme/

U.S companies to explore investment opportunities in Cambodia

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet said some U.S. companies will soon explore investment opportunities in Cambodia after his recent trip to the U.S. ...

Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501371073/u-s-companies-to-explore-investment-opportunities-in-cambodia/

Cambodian PM defends the monthly minimum wage for workers

Dr. Hun Manet, Prime Minister of Cambodia, this morning defended the decision on the monthly minimum wage for the garment workers of $204. ...

Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501371053/cambodian-pm-defends-the-monthly-minimum-wage-for-workers/

Upcoming Government-Private Sector Forum to tackle business and investment challenges

The Government-Private Sector Forum, scheduled to take place in November this year, will address and tackle challenges in businesses and investment and set up strategic drives to boost the economy, said Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet. ...

Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501371086/upcoming-government-private-sector-forum-to-tackle-business-and-investment-challenges/

Foreign ministry holds diplomatic-business friendship golf tournament

The National Institute of Diplomacy and International Relations (NIDIR) of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MFA.IC) organised here at the Garden City Golf Club on Oct. 3 the “Diplomacy-Business Friendship Golf Tournament” under the presidency of Deputy Prime Minister SokChendaSophea, Minister of ...

Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501371074/foreign-ministry-holds-diplomatic-business-friendship-golf-tournament/

Director of the Vietnamese Ministry of Police in Cambodia vows to strengthen cooperation

During a courtesy call at the Ministry of Interior on the afternoon of October 2, 2023, Brigadier General Lev Van Phuong, Director of the Vietnamese Ministry of Police in Cambodia, informed Dr. Sar Sokha, Deputy Prime Minister and Ministry of Interior of the commitment to ...

Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501370316/director-of-the-vietnamese-ministry-of-police-in-cambodia-vows-to-strengthen-cooperation/

Elderly nursing centres needed

Minister of Social Affairs, Veterans and Youth Rehabilitation Chea Somethy has urged the National Centre for the Support of the Elderly to train senior care providers to have sufficient skills to provide quality and effective care for the elderly in the community. ...

Hang Punreay
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501370105/elderly-nursing-centres-needed/

Associations welcome minimum wage hike

Associations in the footwear and travel goods sector welcomed the hike in the minimum wage for workers in 2024, saying that this will ensure the sector’s competitiveness and enhance the workers’ living standards. ...

Chea Vanyuth
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501369455/associations-welcome-minimum-wage-hike/

Freeze on transfer of civil servants between ministries

The Ministry of Civil Service has issued a circular putting a freeze on transfer of civil servants from one institution to another to maintain workflow and stability. ...

Torn Vibol
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501370103/freeze-on-transfer-of-civil-servants-between-ministries/

Diversification and Market Access: RCEP Positively Impacts Cambodia’s Economy

The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) agreement, which came into effect in 2022, has played a significant role in diversifying Cambodia’s economy and boosting its exports, according to Aaditya Mattoo, chief economist of the World Bank’s East Asia and Pacific Region. ...

Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501370132/diversification-and-market-access-rcep-positively-impacts-cambodias-economy/

UNICEF Cambodia and the Ministry of Rural Development join forces to improve rural sanitation and health

In a joint effort to address critical challenges faced by rural communities in Cambodia, UNICEF Cambodia and the Ministry of Rural Development have pledged to work together to combat climate change, improve rural sanitation, and enhance health services. ...

Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501370339/unicef-cambodia-and-the-ministry-of-rural-development-join-forces-to-improve-rural-sanitation-and-health/

Thai-Cambodian ties entering ‘a new era’

Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin’s decision to visit Cambodia this week measures the solid relationship between the two countries. ...

Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501368946/thai-cambodian-ties-entering-a-new-era/

ASEAN commits to building resilient, inclusive, people-centered community

ASEAN always takes social development as a top priority and is committed to building a resilient, inclusive, people-centred community, and effectively implementing the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDG). ...

Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501369324/asean-commits-to-building-resilient-inclusive-people-centered-community/

Gold export booms in first semester

Cambodia saw a jump increase in gold exports in the first semester of this year, as more domestic gold refinery plants started commercial products. ...

Chea Vanyuth
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501368438/gold-export-booms-in-first-semester/

Belt and Road Economic Information Partnership records growth with 56 members

A significant meeting was conducted in the bustling eastern Chinese city of Shanghai last Wednesday to deliberate on economic information sharing, focusing on enriching the ongoing efforts of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). ...

Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501369310/belt-and-road-economic-information-partnership-records-growth-with-56-members/

Cambodia, AIIB sign financing agreement worth $43 million

Royal Government of Cambodia (RGC) and the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) Tuesday signed an agreement worth $43 million for the cross-border livestock health and value chain infrastructure improvement project, said a statement. ...

Kang Sothear
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501368436/cambodia-aiib-sign-financing-agreement-worth-43-million/

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