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USAID launches campaign to encourage early childhood development

USAID has launched a campaign in Siem Reap that aims to support young children to thrive and reach their full developmental potential by promoting nurturing care from male and female caregivers. ...

Marissa Carruthers
https://kiripost.com/stories/cambodia-usaid-launches-campaign-to-encourage-early-childhood-development

YEAC signs MoU to strengthen Cambodia’s SMEs

The Young Entrepreneurs Association of Cambodia has signed an MoU with four major institutions to further develop the nation’s small and medium enterprises ...

Kiripost staff writers
https://kiripost.com/stories/yeac-signs-mou-to-strengthen-cambodias-smes

Rise in booze consumption prompts fresh calls for alcohol advert ban

A rise in alcohol consumption has triggered concerns over young teenagers, with organization urging the government to ban beer advertisements to curb the problem. ...

Meas Molika
https://kiripost.com/stories/cambodia-rise-in-booze-consumption-prompts-fresh-calls-for-alcohol-advert-ban

Power plan focuses on renewable energy

Cambodia’s Power Development Plan 2022-2040 outlines plans to boost the nation’s network, inject more renewable energies into the grid, push energy efficiency measures and deliver affordable and reliable electricity ...

Seng Mengheng
https://kiripost.com/stories/cambodia-power-plan-focuses-on-renewable-energy

Ratanakiri governor seeks airport investment

Ratanakiri provincial officials have appealed to foreign investors to build a new airport on a 1,400-hectare plot of land in Lumphat district to attract tourism ...

Chhorn Raksmey
https://kiripost.com/stories/cambodia-ratanakiri-governor-seeks-airport-investment

Economy to grow 5.5% in 2023 and 6% by 2024

Cambodia’s economy is forecast to grow at 5.5 percent in 2023 and 6 percent in 2024, due to a stronger tourist rebound and faster growth in the services sector, according to a report by Asian Development Bank (ADB). ...

Mao Sreypich
https://kiripost.com/stories/cambodia-economy-to-grow-55-in-2023-and-6-by-2024

Urgent call not to waste water amid shortages

Phnom Penh Water Supply Authority (PPWSA) on Friday appealed to the population and businesses not to waste water as the capital city and Takhmau town face a shortage of water. ...

Prak Chan Thul
https://kiripost.com/stories/cambodia-urgent-call-not-to-waste-water-amid-shortages

Social health insurance scheme extended to Tuk-Tuk drivers

The National Social Security Fund (NSSF) is rolling out a pilot of its Social Health Insurance scheme for tuk-tuk drivers in the capital in April as part of a move to extend social security coverage to the nation’s informal workers. ...

Marissa Carruthers
https://kiripost.com/stories/cambodia-social-health-insurance-scheme-extended-to-tuk-tuk-drivers

AFD pledges $435m for Cambodian development projects

AFD has pledged to pump its largest amount of funding to date into Cambodia in the form of $435 million to fund a raft of projects, with priority given to water and sanitation, agriculture, energy and vocational training sectors. ...

Marissa Carruthers
https://kiripost.com/stories/afd-pledges-435m-for-cambodian-development-projects

Pandemic hits artists’ livelihoods

Artists in Cambodia have been hit hard by Covid-19, with the unemployment rate in the last half of 2022 standing at nearly 30 percent, recent research reveals. ...

Meas Molika
https://kiripost.com/stories/cambodia-pandemic-hits-artists-livelihoods

Water shortages plague Phnom Penh residents

Residents living in areas of Phnom Penh have been plagued with water shortages, causing them to splash out up to 30,000 riels a week ...

Chhorn Raksmey
https://kiripost.com/stories/cambodia-water-shortages-plague-phnom-penh-residents

Call for stakeholders to facilitate PP-SR expressway study

The Ministry of Public Works and Transport (MPWT) has urged the capital and provincial governors to intervene and facilitate the Phnom Penh-Siem Reap Expressway project study. ...

Mao Sreypich
https://kiripost.com/stories/cambodia-call-for-stakeholders-to-facilitate-pp-sr-expressway-study

Social health insurance scheme extended to tuk-tuk drivers

The National Social Security Fund (NSSF) is rolling out a pilot of its Social Health Insurance scheme for tuk-tuk drivers in the capital in April as part of a move to extend social security coverage to the nation’s informal workers. ...

Marissa Carruthers
https://kiripost.com/stories/cambodia-social-health-insurance-scheme-extended-to-tuk-tuk-drivers

Schools off during SEA and ASEAN Para Games

Students across the nation have been given 28 days off school during the 32nd SEA Games and 12th ASEAN Para Games, with the possibility to study online. ...

Yatt Malai
https://kiripost.com/stories/cambodia-schools-off-during-sea-and-asean-para-games

Earth Hour highlights the importance of the environment

Cambodians joined people from across the globe on Saturday to celebrate the Earth and push for more environmentally-friendly practices during the annual Power for the Hour for the Earth event. ...

Marissa Carruthers
https://kiripost.com/stories/earth-hour-highlights-the-importance-of-the-environment

Water shortages reported in Phnom Penh and Takhmao

Phnom Penh Water Supply (PPWSA) has pledged to solve the problem of a lack of water in Takhmao and Phnom Penh cities from May, with the possibility of building a new water plant. ...

Chhorn Raksmey
https://kiripost.com/stories/cambodia-water-shortages-reported-in-phnom-penh-and-takhmao

Cambodia and Vietnam sign trade deals

Cambodia and Vietnam have signed a series of agreements to strengthen trade and cooperation between the two nations ...

Mao Sreypich
https://kiripost.com/stories/cambodia-and-vietnam-sign-trade-deals

Warning issued over digital security

The National Bank of Cambodia (NBC) on Wednesday asked the public to keep their personal information secure after a number of attempts to defraud people of their money on Telegram, Facebook, TikTok and by telephone. ...

Yatt Malai
https://kiripost.com/stories/cambodia-warning-issued-over-digital-security

Call for $1 donations to support elephant conservation

An organisation devoted to elephant conservation in Cambodia is calling for $1 donations for its For Elephant’s Smile campaign to conserve elephants and the communities that care for them in the foothills of Kulen Mountain. ...

Yatt Malai
https://kiripost.com/stories/cambodia-call-for-1-donations-to-support-elephant-conservation

Cambodia launches khmer digital literacy programme

The Khmer Digital Literacy Programme was launched on Wednesday to equip Cambodian students and educators with digital literacy skills, bridging the digital gap and empowering citizens to navigate the online landscape safely and effectively. ...

Seng Mengheng
https://kiripost.com/stories/cambodia-launches-khmer-digital-literacy-programme

A $42.8m project to help vulnerable adapt to climate change given green light

The Green Climate Fund (GCF) on Wednesday approved $42.8 million for FAO project PEARL to enhance the adaptive capacity of Cambodian people living along the Northern Tonle Sap Basin to cope with the threat of climate change. ...

Yatt Malai
https://kiripost.com/stories/cambodia-a-43m-project-to-help-vulnerable-adapt-to-climate-change-given-green-light

$4m pumped into improving nutrition in schools

The Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport (MoEYS) has pledged to spend $4 million this year to provide food to school children by using community-based agricultural products to promote nutrition and education in areas of high poverty and vulnerability. ...

Chhorn Raksmey
https://kiripost.com/stories/cambodia-4m-pumped-into-improving-nutrition-in-schools

Cambodian authorities urged to probe forced labor in factories

The American Apparel & Footwear Association (AAFA) and VF Corporation are urging Cambodian authorities to investigate​ forced labor used to produce export goods. ...

Chhorn Raksmey
https://kiripost.com/stories/cambodian-authorities-urged-to-probe-forced-labor-in-factories

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