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Phnom Penh has a total of more than 6,000 factories and small and medium enterprises that directly employ more than 510,000 workers, a Phnom Penh Capital Hall’s report showed yesterday. ...

Since the beginning of the year, nearly 3,000 youth attended forums organised by National Election Committee (NEC) to disseminate the election law and encourage them to work as election observers in the upcoming National Election.   ...

Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Dith Tina requested the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) facilitate low-interest loans for Cambodian entrepreneurs and farmers. ...

Cambodia asked Australia to provide more support for the training of the Kingdom’s police officers in the fight against cybercrime, which is on the rise across Asia. ...

A total of 22,713 companies, with cumulative “registered share capital” of $6.40 billion, were approved by the six first-phase agencies and successfully registered on the Online Business Registration Platform – also known as the “Single Portal” – as of March 6 at 2pm, the Online ...

The Ministry of Health expanded its capacity and made it easier for people to get healthcare services between 2018 and 2022, with the numbers of health centres increasing from 1,205 to 1,288 and hospitals from 123 to 132. ...

A container freight station built with aid from Japan was inaugurated recently at Cambodia’s Sihanoukville Port Special Economic Zone (SPSEZ). ...

Lay Mengleang, a mango slicer at the Zhong Bao (Cambodia) Food Science & Technology Co., Ltd. here enjoyed a better pay after the factory has received a significant rise in purchase orders from China. ...

Trade unions are working to educate construction workers and their employers on the benefits of the Kingdom’s social protection systems. Various stakeholders met on March 3 for the final review of the 2023-2027 occupational safety and health master plan, while one union revealed that less than ...

Minister of Land Management, Urban Planning and Construction Chea Sophara urged that infrastructure construction be expedited on more 600ha of land on the Cambodia-Vietnam border that was earmarked for distribution to veterans and their families, as well as the impoverished. ...

Environment officials and authorities in Preah Vihear province are investigating a wildfire in the Phnom Tnaot-Phnom Pok Wildlife Sanctuary that damaged more than 4,000ha of forest in recent days, said officials on March 6. ...

UNESCO and the Women’s Media Centre are promoting media freedom through the project “Strengthening Media Development and Freedom of Expression in Cambodia”, having seen women journalists and media workers face increasing offline and online attacks that make them subject to disproportional, and often specific, threats. ...

Prime Minister Hun Sen has officially announced that the government will provide cash assistance to over 32,000 workers in the textile-related sectors whose employment has been suspended due to a reduction in purchasing orders, or whose factories have ceased operations. ...

The National Election Committee (NEC) has posted this year’s voter list at over 20,000 polling stations across the country so that citizens on the voter list can find their names and verify their eligibility to cast their ballots there as the national election will be ...

The Cambodian Mine Action Centre (CMAC) will now embark on new Chinese-funded demining projects in three provinces after the completion of two missions. ...

Pursat is the first successive province in using out of court solutions, and the new governor, Khoy Rida has vowed to apply mediation to resolve cases for the people. ...

The construction of $230 million Stung Pursat hydropower I dam with a capacity of 80 megawatt is set to break ground soon, after the ground preparation at the construction site has been made since last year. ...

Cambodia’s apparel exports to Japan have continued to grow for the second consecutive year in 2022, despite a dip in shipments in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2022, the shipment increased to $1,201.698 million after a recovery in 2021. Notably, the exports recorded ...

Less-than-ideal rainfall patterns in January and early February have kept salt production in Kampot province at a pretty low level this season, or below two kilotonnes by some approximations, whereas an estimated 70-100 kilotonnes per annum are required to meet domestic consumption demand. ...

Toronto-listed Angkor Resources Corp last week announced that it has begun exploring and developing the 100sq km Andong Bor copper-gold porphyry licence, which straddles the districts of Banteay Ampil and Chong Kal in Oddar Meanchey province’s southwest as well as Phnom Srok in northeastern Banteay ...

Indonesia was perhaps the brightest spot in Cambodia’s merchandise trade over January, with formal imports from and exports to the archipelago nation collectively clocking in at $88.045 million, marking a 95.87 per cent increase over the same month in 2022, according to Customs (GDCE). ...

After the new Siem Reap-Angkor International Airport (SAI) opens in October, the existing complex serving the northwestern province will be “completely closed”, according to State Secretariat of Civil Aviation (SSCA) spokesman Sin Chansereyvutha. ...

The Ministry of Public Works and Transport held an event marking the third anniversary of personalised number plates for vehicles being introduced to the Kingdom. In the past three years, the ministry has generated around $28 million from the sales of personalised plates and another ...

The Women’s Media Center (WMC) will start this month after receiving funding from the British government via UNESCO for one year to improve and promote safety for female journalists in the country. ...