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Cambodia’s Foreign Ministry says a crime is acrime, and it cannot be justified for other aspirations
“Crime is a crime, and it cannot be justified for other aspirations,” the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation’s Spokesperson said in a press statement released this morning. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501249455/cambodias-foreign-ministry-says-a-crime-is-acrime-and-it-cannot-be-justified-for-other-aspirations/
Kingdom seeks United States investment in health sector
Cambodia urged the US-ASEAN Business Council to explore the possibility of investing in the health sector and private hospitals in the Kingdom. Boun Sarakmoni, Secretary of State, in a meeting also told the visiting delegates to consider investing in the processing and packaging of agricultural ...
Hong Sovannary
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501247706/kingdom-seeks-united-states-investment-in-health-sector/
3,748 new factories opened last year
Some 3,748 new factories were opened last year providing jobs for 147,000 workers but 59,000 others were left unemployed when 491 factories closed down. ...
Tith Kongnov
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501247843/3748-new-factories-opened-last-year/
GDCE reviews efficacy of trade facilitations
The General Department of Customs and Excise (GDCE) at a meeting on Tuesday with representatives of ministries, technical officials and members of express delivery companies discussed priorities, like the promotion of the cross-border e-commerce sector, use of risk management mechanisms, enhancing the effectiveness of tax ...
Hong Sovannary
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501247700/gdce-reviews-efficacy-of-trade-facilitations/
Vehicle assembly investments roll into Kingdom
At least five investment projects on vehicle assembly have been approved and the constructions are set to be completed soon in Cambodia. ...
Chea Vanyuth
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501248460/vehicle-assembly-investments-roll-into-kingdom/
Oddar Meanchey inaugurate new hospital building worth over $2 million
Minister of Health Prof Mam Bunheng, with the participation of the leadership of the Ministry of Health, officially inaugurated a new building in Oddar Meachey Provincial Referral Hospital. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501248326/oddar-meanchey-inaugurate-new-hospital-building-worth-over-2-million/
Government declares Kampong Chhnang mine-free
Another province has been declared mine-free, which is another achievement for the Royal Government and the country as it moves towards the goal of being mine-free by 2025. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501248362/government-declares-kampong-chhnang-mine-free/
‘Zero Snaring Phase Two’ targets six new provinces
The second phase of “Zero Snaring in Protected Areas Campaign” is getting underway this spring. ...
Tith Kongnov
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501248591/zero-snaring-phase-two-targets-six-new-provinces/
NagaWorld union leader defends strike’s legality on day two of trial
On the second day of trial for nine NagaWorld union members accused of incitement, the Phnom Penh municipal court prosecutor claimed union leader Chhim Sithar had been directing an illegal protest while Sithar maintained she was merely participating in a legal strike aligned with labor ...
Sovann Sreypich
https://cambojanews.com/nagaworld-union-leader-defends-strikes-legality-on-day-two-of-trial/
DNA test confirms one Cambodian died in Poipet casino fire, but more still missing
DNA testing last week revealed one Cambodian died in the December Poipet casino fire, Banteay Meanchey provincial authorities told CamboJA Monday. ...
Khuon Narim and Runn Sreydeth
https://cambojanews.com/dna-test-confirms-one-cambodian-died-in-poipet-casino-fire-but-three-still-missing/
Nine Boeng Tamok residents placed under court supervision, face additional charges
Nine Boeng Tamok lake residents face charges of “intentional acts of violence and obstruction of public officials” and were placed under court supervision following a February 21 warrant issued by the Phnom Penh Municipal court. ...
Phon Sotthyroth and Runn Sreydeth
https://cambojanews.com/nine-boeng-tamok-residents-placed-under-court-supervision-face-additional-charges/
Capital-Poipet expressway under study
A fourth expressway project, planned to connect the capital with Poipet International Gate on the Thai border, has entered the study phase, according to Minister of Public Works and Transport Sun Chanthol. ...
Hin Pisei
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/capital-poipet-expressway-under-study
PM urges respect for political decisions
Prime Minister Hun Sen appeals to all political parties to respect the right of all citizens to switch their allegiance to any party whose policies differ from their own. ...
Sok Raksa
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national-politics/pm-urges-respect-political-decisions
Foreign policy tack discussed as Ukraine conflict prolongs
While the Russia-Ukraine armed conflict passed its first anniversary last week with no immediate signs of ending and instead growing more intense, Cambodia is analysing its impacts and the consequences of current geopolitical trends to prepare a foreign policy that serves its national interests. ...
Ry Sochan
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national-politics/foreign-policy-tack-discussed-ukraine-conflict-prolongs
Cambodia gears up to host Mekong Tourism Forum
About 150 tourism leaders from across the Greater Mekong Region will gather in Sihanoukville for this year’s Mekong Tourism Forum, hosted by Cambodia ...
Marissa Carruthers
https://kiripost.com/stories/cambodia-gears-up-to-host-mekong-tourism-forum
Vocational training a key component to Cambodia’s development
Cambodia’s economic success depends on having skilled technicians to meet investors’ demands and labor market needs – and a shortage of human resources could impede the country’s ability to attract the investment it needs. ...
Seng Mengheng
https://kiripost.com/stories/vocational-training-a-key-component-to-cambodias-development
Increasing safety for female journalists
A project to improve the safety of women journalists is slated to start this month after a study revealed an increasing number of women in the media experience violence ...
Chhorn Raksmey
https://kiripost.com/stories/cambodia-increasing-safety-for-female-journalists
South Korea’s Booyoung seeking investment opportunities in infrastructure and transport in Cambodia
A delegation of Booyoung Co., Ltd., led by its Chairman Dr Lee Joong Keun, is seeking opportunities of investment in infrastructure and transport sector in Cambodia. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501248855/south-koreas-booyoung-seeking-investment-opportunities-in-infrastructure-and-transport-in-cambodia/
Now Cambodians avail loan through ‘mobile chat’ tech
Get a loan sanctioned within a few hours, sometimes in minutes, and that too on the basis of an application you place through a mobile chat sitting at home! Well, this is already happening in Cambodia and some microfinance institutions (MFIs) have embraced the fast-developing ...
Manoj Mathew
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501247709/now-cambodians-avail-loan-through-mobile-chat-tech/
PM urges creation of new art works focusing on national identity
Prime Minister Hun Sen has encouraged the creation of new and creative works of art with a focus on national image and identity. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501248887/pm-urges-creation-of-new-art-works-focusing-on-national-identity/
Cambodia suggests neighbours to jointly register martial arts on UNESCO’s intangible heritage
Hun Sen, Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Cambodia, has recommended the Ministry of Culture and Fine Arts to work with its neingbouring counterparts for a joint registration of their martial arts on the List of Intangible Cultural Heritage of UNESCO. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501248879/cambodia-suggests-neighbours-to-jointly-register-martial-arts-on-unescos-intangible-heritage/
Cambodia, Malaysia team up on capital markets development
The Cambodian and Malaysian securities regulators are joining hands to facilitate better regulatory, supervisory and enforcement cooperation, as well as to develop both ASEAN nations’ securities markets, while factoring in the “growing globalisation and cross-border activities of regulated entities and persons in both countries”, according ...
May Kunmakara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/cambodia-malaysia-team-capital-markets-development
Agri-exports to Vietnam boom nearly five-fold in past 3 years
Cambodia has emerged as a major exporter of agricultural products to Vietnam in the past couple of years, registering a January-October 2022 total of $2.429 billion, according to the state-run Vietnamnet newspaper. ...
May Kunmakara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/agri-exports-vietnam-boom-nearly-five-fold-past-3-years
Sendai office to bolster Japan ties: CCC
The apex Cambodian business association’s leaders are convinced that their new representative office in the Sendai region will materially accelerate the Kingdom’s trade and economic relations with Japan, largely by tapping into the opportunities created by the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP). ...
Hin Pisei
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/sendai-office-bolster-japan-ties-ccc