Khmer Times

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. ...

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. ...

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. ...

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. ...

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. ...

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

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in Cambodia recently hosted a workshop bringing together stakeholders from the private and public sectors of the livestock industry. ...

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). ...

Cambodia highly appreciated the current development of economic and trade cooperation with China, Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister Aun Pornmoniroth told Xinhua in an interview on Friday. ...

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

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). ...

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. ...

The National Road Safety Committee called on all drivers to adhere to nine measures to prevent traffic accidents during Kan Ben and Pchum Ben. ...

Cambodian authorities had arrested 14,722 drug-related suspects, including 331 foreigners, during the first nine months of 2023, the country’s Anti-Drug Department said in a report on Sunday. ...

Cambodia received some 3.5 million foreign visitors in the first eight months of 2023, a year-on-year increase by 250.8 percent, but a decrease by 19.7 percent compared to the same period in 2019, according to a report of the Ministry of Tourism. ...

As the nation gears up for “Pchum Ben” or the “Festival of the Dead,” authorities urged the public not to ignore far-flung pagodas and the monks not to waste food. ...

The Council for Agriculture and Rural Development and Rehabilitation encourages people and stakeholders to promote livestock husbandry more widely at the grassroots level to improve the nutritional and food security in Cambodia. ...

The Cambodian Red Cross (CRC) with the Ministry of Environment have organised another large-scale campaign to reduce the use of plastic in Kampong Chhnang province that kicks off tomorrow under the theme “Today I don’t use plastic bags”. ...

A report on the decline in salaries in Cambodia’s textile and apparel industry that was produced by four NGOs and unions has been rejected by the Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training. ​  ...

The Ministry of Water Resources and Meteorology has asked the World Bank to develop a management plan for the Tonle Sap and Mekong rivers to ensure water resources, improve flood prevention and restore vulnerable rivers. ...

The UK Prime Minister’s Trade Envoy Heather Wheeler MP is visiting Cambodia this week (24 to 26 September). ...

The Vietnam People’s Navy and the Royal Cambodian Navy conducted their 72nd joint patrol in the historical waters of the two countries on September 25-26. ...

At least $1 billion is required to invest in completing the unfinished buildings in the coastal city Sihanoukville, said a senior official at the Preah Sihanouk Provincial Administration. ...

Chea Somethy, Minister of Social Affairs, Veterans and Youth Rehabilitation encouraged drug addicts to engage in sports and patiently create a new future while assuring them that society does not stigmatise victims or people who have a history of drug use. ...