Infrastructure
Cambodia says it's helping foreigners scammed by traffickers
Cambodia on Friday said it is attempting to aid foreigners who have been victimized by human traffickers, after Taiwan said it is seeking to free more than 300 of its citizens who were lured to the Southeast Asian nation by organized crime groups. ...
Associated Press
https://www.voacambodia.com/a/cambodia-says-it-s-helping-foreigners-scammed-by-traffickers/6711458.html
Digital literacy key to post-Covid rebound for tourism sector: Khon
Promoting digital literacy in the tourism sector amid the ever-evolving technological era will be crucial to bringing back international travellers after more than two years of pandemic shutdown, according to Minister of Tourism Thong Khon. ...
Hin Pisei
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/digital-literacy-key-post-covid-rebound-tourism-sector-khon
$50M Oddor Meanchey-East Siem Reap transmission line nears completion
The construction of the 230kV Oddor Meanchey to East Siem Reap Grid Substation transmission line project worth $50 million has been completed over 95 percent as of the end of June of this year two years after novated to ODM Power Line Company Limited (OPL), ...
Kang Sothear
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501136148/50m-oddor-meanchey-east-siem-reap-transmission-line-nears-completion/
FAO announces winners of ‘green architecture’ contest
A team of five architecture students from two different universities in Phnom Penh won the rooftop cafeteria design competition organised by the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) in Cambodia, with the results announced on International Youth Day (IYD). ...
Ry Sochan
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/lifestyle/fao-announces-winners-green-architecture-contest
Troubled community radio station relocates to home
The head of a Kratie-based community radio station has been forced to move out of his studio after failing to pay rent and nearly a week of campaigning for public donations only raised $103. ...
Prak Chan Thul
https://kiripost.com/stories/troubled-community-radio-station-relocates-to-home
Pilot test of e-data exchange system Port EDI launched
A pilot test of Port EDI, an electronic data exchange system, has been launched to navigate large-scale inbound and outbound traffic control at the Phnom Penh Autonomous Port and Sihanoukville Autonomous Port. ...
Hom Phanet
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/pilot-test-e-data-exchange-system-port-edi-launched
New book to help Cambodia navigate cyberspace
Three Cambodian tech experts have penned a book that explores the nation’s current cyberspace landscape and advocates for enhanced cybersecurity as more of the population share data online. ...
Bun Tharum
https://kiripost.com/stories/new-book-to-help-cambodia-navigate-cyberspace
Reports of online child sexual exploitation and abuse increase
There were 183 reported cases of online child sexual exploitation and abuse in the first seven months of the year, an increase from the previous year but likely still much lower than the actual number of cases, according to child protection NGO Action Pour Les ...
Ngay Nai
https://cambojanews.com/reports-of-online-child-sexual-exploitation-and-abuse-increase/
On the right track: Railway safety measures taken
While railway crossings are marked with warning signs and train drivers loudly blow their horns before reaching the intersections, rare accidents through negligence still occur, causing death, injury and damage to vehicles. ...
Kim Sarom
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/right-track-railway-safety-measures-taken
National domain name brings $10m in revenue
Cambodia is in the process of registering a unique national domain name (.kh) that is expected to add an additional $10 million in revenue annually to the nation’s coffers, according to the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications (MPTC). ...
Seng Mengheng
https://kiripost.com/stories/national-domain-name-brings-10m-in-revenue
Cambodia has 17.8 million internet subscribers: minister
Cambodia has some 17.8 million internet subscribers, exceeding the country’s total population of 16 million because many people have subscribed to more than one internet service, Minister of Post and Telecommunications Chea Vandeth said on Thursday. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501126224/cambodia-has-17-8-million-internet-subscribers-minister/
India plans to build road connectivity to Cambodia
India is intending to strengthen and expand the cooperation with Cambodia in road connectivity from India to Cambodia by crossing Myanmar and Thailand. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501126259/india-plans-to-build-road-connectivity-to-cambodia/
100% access to clean water nationwide ‘by 2025’
The Ministry of Rural Development has set the target of providing 100 per cent clean water supply and sanitation services throughout the Kingdom by 2025, while currently more than 80 per cent has already been achieved. ...
Voun Dara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/100-access-clean-water-nationwide-2025
Over 80 pct of Cambodia’s rural population have access to clean water, sanitation
More than 80 percent of the rural population in Cambodia now have access to clean water and sanitation, up from 70 percent five years ago, a senior official said here on Monday. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501123910/over-80-pct-of-cambodias-rural-population-have-access-to-clean-water-sanitation/
Mondulkiri road blocked by private development, residents say
Mondulkiri villagers say a local road has been blocked by a private landowner, but they are not sure who is behind the development and a commune chief says he is unaware of the dispute. ...
Phin Rathana
https://vodenglish.news/mondulkiri-road-blocked-by-private-development-residents-say/
Mobile app for Cambodians to lodge public service complaints launches
A mobile application that serves as a tool for citizens to confidentially provide feedback about public services, including lodging complaints, has officially been launched. ...
Seng Mengheng
https://kiripost.com/stories/mobile-app-for-cambodians-to-lodge-public-service-complaints-launches
City Hall starts rebuilding road after Chroy Changva riverbank collapse
Phnom Penh officials said they will begin reconstructing a road that collapsed into the Tonle Sap River in Chroy Changva district earlier this year, another instance of the riverbank collapsing due to erosion. ...
Roun Ry
https://vodenglish.news/city-hall-starts-rebuilding-road-after-chroy-changva-riverbank-collapse/
World Bank report calls for transportation infrastructure improvements in Cambodia
The cost of logistics in Cambodia is partially to blame for being a drag on the country’s ability to compete with neighboring supply chains, a World Bank Group report found. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501116964/world-bank-report-calls-for-transportation-infrastructure-improvements-in-cambodia/
Prek Ambel eyed for Bassac sea link
Cambodia is pushing to complete a study on the feasibility of using southeastern Kandal province’s Prek Ambel village as the starting point for the Bassac River waterway link to the sea in Kep province. ...
Hom Phanet
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/prek-ambel-eyed-bassac-sea-link
PM asks mobile telecommunication companies to strengthen services
Prime Minister Hun Sen on Thursday asked local telecommunication companies to strengthen mobile phone signal and internet services in both urban and rural areas. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501113180/pm-asks-mobile-telecommunication-companies-to-strengthen-services/
China-Cambodia Talks: Countries sign deals on human resources, infrastructure
China and Cambodia have signed new deals on human resources and infrastructure. The agreements were signed during the meeting of China-Cambodia Inter-governmental Coordination Committee, co-chaired by Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister Hor Namhong. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501113211/china-cambodia-talks-countries-sign-deals-on-human-resources-infrastructure/
Kingdom’s power supplier may face $100 million loss
Cambodia has estimated that its power supplier, Electricity of Cambodia (EDC), will lose $100 million this year as the economy has been affected by the war between Russia and Ukraine and the economic sanctions on Moscow and around the world, Prime Minister Hun Sen said. ...
Kang Sothear
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501107943/kingdoms-power-supplier-may-face-100-million-loss/
Wastewater treatment plant improvement project in Siem Reap progresses despite weather challenges
Despite frequent storms and heavy rainfall, the progress of the project to improve Siem Reap’s wastewater treatment plan continues. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501106138/wastewater-treatment-plant-improvement-project-in-siem-reap-progresses-despite-weather-challenges/
Railway resurgence post-Covid continues
There are now many exciting ways to travel around Cambodia. Car and motorcycle ownership has grown exponentially, there are many coach and minibus services operating, and even domestic flights are available. One major form of transport has perhaps been overlooked – the train. ...
Orm Bunthoeurn
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/railway-resurgence-post-covid-continues