The Phnom Penh Post
Ground breaks on Battambang water plant
Ground has been broken on a new water treatment plant in Battambang province which will serve the provincial capital. The plant, in Kampong Wat Kor commune’s Seima village of the town, is co-financed by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Agence Francaise de Developpement- AFD ...
Yuth Vireak
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/ground-breaks-battambang-water-plant
Quality yet to match digital news quantity, claims ministry
Several government institutions are working together to improve the effectiveness of the media, as they understand that access to information is vital to the well-being of the population. ...
Sem Pisey
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/quality-yet-match-digital-news-quantity-claims-ministry
Joint project on agri-tech launches in Mondulkiri
The Centre for Excellence on Sustainable Agricultural Intensification and Nutrition (CE SAIN) – a joint development effort by the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, the Royal University of Agriculture, Kansas State University in the US and the US government’s USAID development agency – inaugurated ...
Yuth Vireak
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/joint-project-agri-tech-launches-mondulkiri
Invest in Cambodia: French foreign trade minister
A senior French official has called on his countrymen to invest more in Cambodia, citing rapid economic growth, a burgeoning middle class and an overall healthy investment climate. ...
May Kunmakara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/invest-cambodia-french-foreign-trade-minister
Single Portal entries pass 21K after 222 firms added in a week
A total of 222 companies were successfully registered on the Online Business Registration Platform – also known as the “Single Portal” – in the week from 2pm January 16 to 2pm on the 23rd, bringing the cumulative figure to 21,137, according to the Online Business ...
Hin Pisei
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/single-portal-entries-pass-21k-after-222-firms-added-week
Communities in long-running land dispute with a sugarcane company in Kampong Speu province asked the Ministry of Land Management to expedite the settlement
Nearly 100 people have land dispute with Ly Yong Phat sugar plantation in Kampong Speu province gather in front of the Ministry of Land Management, Urban Planning and Construction on the morning of January 26, 2023 to request this ministry to expedite the demolition procedure ...
Khut Chariya
https://www.postkhmer.com/national/2023-01-26-1931-246327.html
Ministry mulls museum to celebrate rubber legacy
The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries plans to establish a museum in Tbong Khmum province to promote the history of rubber cultivation and the industry in Cambodia. ...
Khouth Sophak Chakrya and Yuth Vireak
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/ministry-mulls-museum-celebrate-rubber-legacy
Minister to FiA officials: Refine safeguards for river dolphins
Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Dith Tina has advised the Fisheries Administration (FiA) to devise a clear strategy to efficiently address the challenges involved with dolphin conservation, aside from banning all fishing in dolphin pools because of the threat it poses to the endangered ...
Orm Bunthoeurn
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/minister-fia-officials-refine-safeguards-river-dolphins
Cash aid for poor, vulnerable households enters 12th round
As of January 24, the government has spent more than $930 million in cash support for poor and vulnerable households affected by Covid-19, with nearly 2.8 million people receiving payments. ...
Lay Samean
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/cash-aid-poor-vulnerable-households-enters-12th-round
Indigenous women voice collective concerns
A senior environment official called for calm after indigenous women’s communities urged relevant ministries and institutions to address their concerns by including their input into the draft amendments to the protected natural areas and forestry laws. ...
Long Kimmarita
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/indigenous-women-voice-collective-concerns
Digital education network growing
The government has announced its intention to establish a nationwide digital network, known as Educational Broadcasting Cambodia (EBC). ...
Samban Chandara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/digital-education-network-growing
Cash aid for poor, vulnerable households enters 12th round
As of January 24, the government has spent more than $930 million in cash support for poor and vulnerable households affected by Covid-19, with nearly 2.8 million people receiving payments. ...
Lay Samean
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/cash-aid-poor-vulnerable-households-enters-12th-round
Gov’t lowers 2023 growth forecast from 6.6% to 5.6%
The government has revised down its 2023 growth forecast for the Cambodian economy to 5.6 per cent versus the 6.6 per cent it put forth in October, citing uncertainty about global economic growth tied to the Ukraine conflict, climate change and the Covid-19 crisis. ...
Hin Pisei
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/govt-lowers-2023-growth-forecast-66-56
Cambodia, Switzerland vow to step up trade ties
Cambodia and Switzerland have pledged to further strengthen trade relations and look into establishing a bilateral free trade agreement (FTA), as import-export flows between the two countries passed the $1.4 billion mark in 2022, according to a Ministry of Commerce statement. ...
Hin Pisei and Van Socheata
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/cambodia-switzerland-vow-step-trade-ties
Waste management set as ‘priority’ for tourism industry, environment
Proper waste and solid waste management is a major challenge that could threaten the future of the rapidly growing tourism sector and broader economy, said stakeholders as they jointly committed to enhancing waste management in the urban and rural areas of Cambodia. ...
Sem Pisey
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/waste-management-set-priority-tourism-industry-environment
Capital-Poipet express rail project making headway
The preliminary results of a feasibility study to upgrade the Phnom Penh-Poipet railway into Cambodia’s first express railway indicate that the project would cost more than $4 billion and would take around four years to complete. ...
Van Socheata
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/capital-poipet-express-rail-project-making-headway
Waste management set as ‘priority’ for tourism industry, environment
Proper waste and solid waste management is a major challenge that could threaten the future of the rapidly growing tourism sector and broader economy, said stakeholders as they jointly committed to enhancing waste management in the urban and rural areas of Cambodia. ...
Sem Pisei
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/waste-management-set-priority-tourism-industry-environment
Agri minister’s proposal aims to draw fisherman into aquaculture sector
Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Dith Tina on January 19 met with French Development Agency (AFD) country director for Cambodia Sandrine Boucher to pitch a potential new project that could turn ordinary fishermen into bona-fide aquaculture traders. ...
Cambodian exports to Canada up 17% in 2022
The Cambodia-Canada merchandise trade in 2022 was valued at $1.154 billion, soaring by 16.06 per cent over 2021, while the Kingdom’s exports to the second largest economy of the Americas accounted for 97.07 per cent, edging up by 1.08 percentage points on-year, according to the ...
Hin Pisei
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/cambodian-exports-canada-17-2022
NBC: E-wallet accounts in Cambodia hit 17.9M in 2022
The number of e-wallet accounts in the Kingdom reached 17.9 million at end-December amid an acceleration in electronic payment volumes driven in part by Covid-19 anxiety, reflecting gradual fintech (financial technology) development towards achieving the government’s digital economy objectives. ...
May Kunmakara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/nbc-e-wallet-accounts-cambodia-hit-179m-2022
NBC: Int’l reserves $17.8B at end-2022
The Kingdom’s international reserves ended 2022 at $17.8 billion, equivalent to seven months of import cover, compared to $20.3 billion and 8.1 months at end-2021, which pundits affirm is still high for a developing country given the recent global financial crisis, signalling positive levels of ...
May Kunmakara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/nbc-intl-reserves-178b-end-2022
Cambodia, France ink political consultation deal
Cambodia’s foreign ministry and the French embassy in Phnom Penh have signed a “Joint Declaration of Intent on the Establishment of the Mechanism of Bilateral Political Consultations” between the foreign ministries of the two countries. ...
Ry Sochan
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national-politics/cambodia-france-ink-political-consultation-deal
Gaur pair join Preah Vihear cattle herd
Two gaurs have been spotted in the Prey Lang area in Preah Vihear province, grazing amongst the cattle of local villagers. Officials have called for the protection of these two specimens. The gaur, Bos gaurus, also known as the Indian bison, is the world’s largest ...
Long Kimmarita
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/gaur-pair-join-preah-vihear-cattle-herd
Cambodia, Japan provide tech training for Ukrainian deminers
Japan’s foreign minister Yoshimasa Hayashi said his government will continue contributing to the reconstruction of Ukraine through demining cooperation with Cambodia and other countries. ...
Ry Sochan
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/cambodia-japan-provide-tech-training-ukrainian-deminers