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Pursat wildlife sanctuary families seek prime minister’s intervention
The intervention of Prime Minister Hun Sen has been requested by 31 families living in the Phnom Samkos Wildlife Sanctuary in Pursat province. Authorities said while they had settled in the area illegally, meetings were being held to resolve the issue. “We, the 31 families, ...
Soth Koemsoeun
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/pursat-wildlife-sanctuary-families-seek-prime-ministers-intervention
Ministry, EU discuss management of chemical and associated wastes
The National Authority for the Prohibition of Chemical, Nuclear, Biological and Radiological Weapons (NACW) at the Ministry of National Defence and the EU have co-organised a 12-day workshop for 205 trainees from 29 institutions. The workshop focuses on training participants on the Sound Management of Chemicals ...
Khorn Savi
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/ministry-eu-discuss-management-chemical-and-associated-wastes
Garment, textile, footwear exports nearly $8B in Q1-Q3
Cambodia exported more than $7.97 billion worth of garment, textile and footwear (GTF) products in the first nine months of this year, up 13.18 per cent year-on-year from $7.044 billion, a report from the Ministry of Economy and Finance’s General Department of Customs and Excise ...
Thou Vireak
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/garment-textile-footwear-exports-nearly-8b-q1-q3
GDT collects $2.4B in revenue from taxation in first 10 months
The government collected $2.40 billion in revenue from taxation during the first 10 months of this year – up 28.31 per cent year-on-year from $1.873 billion – a report from the General Department of Taxation (GDT) said on Monday. ...
Hin Pisei
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/gdt-collects-24b-revenue-taxation-first-10-months
Bit Traing chief calls for talks in dispute
Bit Traing commune chief Mach Chan on Tuesday appealed to Okhna Lanh Pheara and 77 families and urged them to find an acceptable solution to a land dispute, saying he had received requests from both sides since early October to intervene. ...
Voun Dara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/bit-traing-chief-calls-talks-dispute
PM urges ‘democracies’ to learn from horrors Cambodia faced
Prime Minister Hun Sen on Tuesday chided countries that he said declared themselves a democracy while supporting a military coup that eventually gave birth to the Khmer Rouge regime. Speaking during the 2nd Asia-Pacific Summit at the Peace Palace, Hun Sen said without naming those ...
Khorn Savi
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national-politics/pm-urges-democracies-learn-horrors-cambodia-faced
US to assist biodiversity efforts
Cambodia and the US continue to strengthen cooperation in the management and conservation of natural resources. Minister of Environment Say Sam Al said the two countries were involved in the management and conservation of more than seven million hectares of natural resources and biodiversity. Sam ...
Mech Dara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/us-assist-biodiversity-efforts
Hun Sen receives award for leadership
Prime Minister Hun Sen received the Leadership and Good Governance Award from the Universal Peace Federation (UPF) on Tuesday at the 2nd Asia-Pacific Summit at the Peace Palace in the capital. The award was presented by UPF co-founder Hak Ja Han Moon after delivering her ...
Ry Sochan
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/hun-sen-receives-award-leadership
Japan grants $190K for environment education
The government of Japan, via its embassy in Cambodia, granted more than $190,000 on Tuesday to Nature Centre Risen, an NGO for environmental education at kindergarten and secondary schools in the Kingdom. The grant is for the project, “Realisation of Sustainable Life Environment through the ...
Voun Dara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/japan-grants-190k-environment-education
Listed firms GTI and PAS post higher Q3 revenue
Two Cambodia Securities Exchange- (CSX-) listed firms – Grand Twins International (GTI) and Sihanoukville Autonomous Port (PAS) – reported a strong business performance with high revenue in the third quarter of this year. ...
May Kunmakara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/listed-firms-gti-and-pas-post-higher-q3-revenue
Mondulkiri officials to fight logging
The Ministry of Agriculture has established a Mondulkiri provincial sub-committee to prevent, reduce and crack down on forest land grabs, clearing and encroachment. The Ministry of Agriculture said in a press release that the provincial sub-committee is chaired by Mondulkiri provincial governor Svay Sam Eang ...
Khorn Savi
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/mondulkiri-officials-fight-logging
Nine illegal timber trucks impounded
The National Committee for Prevention and Crackdown on Natural Resource Crimes on Monday impounded nine trucks used to transport timber to Vietnam through Kratie province’s Snuol district. ...
Voun Dara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/nine-illegal-timber-trucks-impounded
Authorities fix breached dam
Battambang provincial authorities and residents are fixing a partly broken dam in Svay Cheat village, in Sangke district’s Raing Kesei commune, after farmers breached it to irrigate their paddy fields. ...
Khouth Sophak Chakrya
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/authorities-fix-breached-dam
‘Dengue at manageable level’
The Ministry of Health said the dengue epidemic had been relieved to a manageable level despite the fact that to date, the number of people who suffered from it this year is almost three times higher than in the same period last year. ...
Long Kimmarita
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/dengue-manageable-level
MFI loans, deposits grow in first nine months of this year
Outstanding loans and deposits in Cambodia’s crowded microfinance institution (MFI) sector have seen a sharp rise in the first three quarters of this year. ...
May Kunmakara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/mfi-loans-deposits-grow-first-nine-months-year
First drop of oil by mid-2020, says Hun Sen
Prime Minister Hun Sen on Monday confirmed that Cambodia will extract the first drop of oil from the Apsara oilfield in Cambodia’s offshore Block A by mid-2020. ...
Thou Vireak
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/first-drop-oil-mid-2020-says-hun-sen
Thailand boosting rubber exports a concern
Rubber growers and exporters have expressed concern that prices will continue to fall as Thailand seeks to boost its natural rubber exports, industry insider Men Sopheak said. In March, the International Tripartite Rubber Council (ITRC), which comprises Thailand, Indonesia and Malaysia, agreed to reduce rubber ...
Thou Vireak
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/thailand-boosting-rubber-exports-concern
New Prey Sar block set to open
A new Prey Sar prison building – part of the scrapped VIP prison project – was handed over to the Ministry of Interior’s General Department of Prisons on Friday and will be put into operation soon. ...
Mech Dara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/new-prey-sar-block-set-open
Exports of footwear and travel goods buoyed by tariff privileges
Cambodia’s footwear and travel goods exports dramatically increased in the first nine months of this year, thanks to tariff privileges they received from the US under its Generalised System of Preferences (GSP). ...
May Kunmakara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/exports-footwear-and-travel-goods-buoyed-tariff-privileges
Cambodia imports 5,000 tonnes of Indian salt
Cambodia imported about 5,000 tonnes of salt from India amid a shortage of stock, Salt Producers Community of Kampot-Kep (SPCKK) co-president Bun Baraing said on Sunday. ...
Hin Pisei
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/cambodia-imports-5000-tonnes-indian-salt
Phnom Penh Int’l Airport wins award as passenger traffic soars
The Phnom Penh International Airport has been awarded Best Asia Pacific Regional Airport 2019 for its sustained high growth in passenger traffic in recent years. The award was presented by the Capa Centre for Aviation (Capa) – a world-leading and trusted organisation that provides market intelligence ...
May Kunmakara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/phnom-penh-intl-airport-wins-award-passenger-traffic-soars
PM addresses infrastructure
Prime Minister Hun Sen on Saturday addressed the Kingdom’s spending on new infrastructure projects during the groundbreaking ceremony for 34 new roads in Preah Sihanouk province amid calls for greater transparency over Cambodia’s expenditures. ...
Voun Dara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/pm-addresses-infrastructure
Royal Group and Fusionex Group sign MOA to power up Smart Trade Facilitation in Cambodia
The Royal group, Cambodia’s leading conglomerate and Fusionex Group, one of the largest multi award-winning and the leading data technology group in the region, signed a memorandum of agreement where both groups will cooperate in the area of Smart Trade Facilitation in Cambodia. This cooperation ...
The Phnom Penh Post staff
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/royal-group-and-fusionex-group-sign-moa-power-smart-trade-facilitation-cambodia
Voice of America planning to discuss buying air-time
Voice of America (VOA) has contacted Beehive Radio FM 105 and Radio FM 102 to discuss buying air-time to broadcast again, they said. VOA had recently received approval from the Minister of Information to go on air. ...
Khorn Savi
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/voice-america-planning-discuss-buying-air-time