The Phnom Penh Post
Students to learn info on human trafficking
The Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport and the secretariat of the National Committee for Counter Trafficking (NCCT) have cooperated to incorporate human trafficking-related lessons into the primary school and high school level curriculum next year. ...
Mom Kunthear
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/students-learn-info-human-trafficking
Rare species losing habitats
BirdLife International Cambodia Programme has expressed concern about the presence of humans that are possibly disrupting the nesting of lesser adjutant storks in Lumphat Wildlife Sanctuary in Ratanakkiri province, a region under serious threat from habitat loss and disruption due to human activities. ...
Soth Koemsoeun
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/rare-species-losing-habitats
Cambodia faces plastic woes
The Ministry of Environment and several non-governmental organisations (NGOs) working on environmental issues in Cambodia have expressed concern over the growing amount of plastic waste in Cambodia’s waterways, as many fishermen are now complaining that they have caught more rubbish than fish over the past ...
Long Kimmarita
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/cambodia-faces-plastic-woes
Kingdom receives $97M investment for inter-provincial irrigation project
Minister of Economy and Finance Aun Pornmoniroth said the government welcomed investments worth €80 million ($97 million) from the European Investment Bank (EIB) for the Irrigated Agriculture Improvement Project (IAIP) in Cambodia. ...
Niem Chheng
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/kingdom-receives-97m-investment-inter-provincial-irrigation-project
Gov’t Covid policy a boon for hog farmers
The Covid-19 crisis prompted the government to develop new policies that would reinforce agriculture practices and animal husbandry to ensure adequate food supplies for the Kingdom. ...
Hin Pisei
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/govt-covid-policy-boon-hog-farmers
Prolonged VAT exemptions to benefit farmers
As revenues have soared, the General Department of Customs and Excise of Cambodia (GDCE) has opted not to impose new value-added taxes (VAT) on select agricultural equipment in policies set to take effect on January 1, next year. ...
Thou Vireak
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/prolonged-vat-exemptions-benefit-farmers
CSX reviews first application for Growth Board IPO
The Cambodia Securities Exchange (CSX) is currently going over its first-ever initial public offering (IPO) eligibility review application for a company to list on its Growth Board since the secondary board was launched in 2015, its vice-chairman Ha Jong-weon told The Post on December 14. ...
May Kunmakara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/csx-reviews-first-application-growth-board-ipo
WCS helps conserve Kampong Thom birds
The Ministry of Water Resources and Meteorology has urged the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) to expedite their work in support of a joint project to develop the Kampong Thom province Stung Chinit Irrigation system and conserve local endangered species. ...
Nov Sivutha
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/wcs-helps-conserve-kampong-thom-birds
Aquaculture sector needs better supply and demand
Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Veng Sakhon held an ad hoc meeting with fishery officials and the Cambodian Aquaculturist Association on December 14 to discuss the matter of promoting domestic aquaculture produce and reducing imports amid the Covid-19 pandemic. ...
Niem Chheng
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/aquaculture-sector-needs-better-supply-and-demand
ARDB to disburse $50M loan by Dec 31
The state-owned Agricultural and Rural Development Bank (ARDB) expects to fully disburse a $50 million emergency fund for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) by year’s end, its director-general Kao Thach told The Post on December 14. ...
Thou Vireak
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/ardb-disburse-50m-loan-dec-31
Police detain K Speu land grabbers
Military Police personnel, in cooperation with environmental rangers in Kampong Speu province, have cracked down on natural resource crimes and illegal encroachment of state land in Oral district’s Ta Sal commune. ...
Voun Dara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/police-detain-k-speu-land-grabbers
PM to outline current Covid situation in national address
Prime Minister Hun Sen is set to address the nation concerning the current condition and progress regarding the Covid-19 outbreak, including contributions by the public to fund buying vaccines. ...
Mom Kunthear
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/pm-outline-current-covid-situation-national-address
Cassava prices up on delayed harvests
Cassava prices in Cambodia’s northwest corridor have skyrocketed to astonishing heights in the wake of the recent massive floods that have compromised yields in one of Kingdom’s most fertile regions. ...
Hin Pisei
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/cassava-prices-delayed-harvests
NEC allows NGO to audit 2020 voter list
The National Election Committee (NEC) has decided to allow the Committee for Free and Fair Elections in Cambodia (COMFREL) to continue auditing the 2020 voter list to help improve its quality and accuracy. The results of this process will be posted on December 31. ...
Nov Sivutha
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national-politics/nec-allows-ngo-audit-2020-voter-list
Kingdom chips in to climate fight
Prime Minister Hun Sen said although Cambodia has significantly lower greenhouse gas emissions compared to many other nations at the global level, the country remains highly committed to addressing the climate issue while working within the limits of its resources and capacities. ...
Soth Koemsoeun
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/kingdom-chips-climate-fight
Foreign labour registry extended
The Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training has announced a two-month extension to the deadline for applying for the use of foreign workers for next year. Cambodian labour law requires firms employing foreign workers to apply for permits by the end of each November for ...
Long Kimmarita
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/foreign-labour-registry-extended
‘Nov 28 incident’ not over; new cases found
The Ministry of Health said it was still too early for the government to declare an end to the outbreak of Covid-19 community transmissions, despite the relatively low number of cases since the first one was confirmed on November 28. ...
Mom Kunthear
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/nov-28-incident-not-over-new-cases-found
Ministries issue prakas allowing disabled to test for driver’s licences
The government, through three relevant ministries, issued an inter-ministerial prakas allowing disabled people to have the right to legally get a driver’s licence, with the overall goal of promoting the rights of disabled people to drive vehicles in Cambodia. ...
Nov Sivutha
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/ministries-issue-prakas-allowing-disabled-test-drivers-licences
Forest crime report released
The National Committee for the Prevention and Crackdown on Natural Resource Crimes, in collaboration with environment and Forestry Administration officials, cracked down on 3,312 forest crimes and arrested 228 offenders from December 2019 to November this year. ...
Soth Koemsoeun
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/forest-crime-report-released
Court to rule on sanctuary landgrab cases
The Preah Vihear Provincial Court has set tentative dates in December this year to announce the verdicts for three separate wildlife sanctuary land grab cases, which happened last year. Provincial court spokeswoman Chum Kaniya said on December 10 that the court’s investigating judge had heard ...
Soth Koemsoeun
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/court-rule-sanctuary-landgrab-cases
CDC approves Royal Group’s 700MW coal-fired power plant
The Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC) on December 8 approved Botum Sakor Energy Co Ltd’s (BSE’s) more-than-$1 billion 700MW coal-fired power station in Koh Kong province’s southwestern Botum Sakor district. ...
Thou Vireak
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/cdc-approves-royal-groups-700mw-coal-fired-power-plant
Vaccine not a cure-all for Covid-19, official warns
While the government prepares to purchase Covid-19 vaccines, it has appealed to the public to understand that vaccinations will not be a panacea solution and to remember to remain vigilant in efforts to prevent spread of infection. ...
Mom Kunthear
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/vaccine-not-cure-all-covid-19-official-warns
No large-scale forest crimes in Kingdom, officials claim
The National Committee for the Prevention and Crackdown of Natural Resource Crimes still claims there are no large-scale forest crimes in the Kingdom, despite forest activists saying that logging is taking place because people are unemployed. ...
Voun Dara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/no-large-scale-forest-crimes-kingdom-officials-claim
Factories ‘follow all’ Covid guidelines
The Garment Manufacturers Association in Cambodia (GMAC) said it has been disseminating Covid-19 prevention measures set by authorities to factories, enterprises and workers. GMAC stressed that it has no authority to force factories to implement the measures, but has urged them to follow all Covid-19 ...
Mom Kunthear
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/factories-follow-all-covid-guidelines