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Fishy business: Kampong Thom Fisheries Administration crackdown fisheries crime

While the fish spawning season is still ongoing and the fishing ban is in full swing, fisheries administration officials continue to crackdown on fishery crimes to combat overs fishing and resource depletion. ...

Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501114711/fishy-business-kampong-thom-fisheries-administration-crackdown-fisheries-crime/

Kampot clocks in more than 12,000 tonnes of seafood yield in H1

Throughout the first half of 2022, fishermen across Kampot province harvested approximately more than 12,000 tonnes of freshwater and saltwater fish and crustaceans. ...

Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501114704/kampot-clocks-in-more-than-12000-tonnes-of-seafood-yield-in-h1/

Hun Sen proposes investments in rice sector to Bangladesh's foreign minister

Prime Minister Hun Sen urged Bangladeshi investors to invest in the rice sector in Cambodia by building rice mills and buying rice from Cambodian farmers to export to Bangladesh. ...

Ry Sochan
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/hun-sen-proposes-investments-rice-sector-bangladeshs-foreign-minister

COVID-19 pandemic fuels largest continued backslide in vaccinations in three decades

WHO and UNICEF sound the alarm as new data shows global vaccination coverage continued to decline in 2021, with 25 million infants missing out on lifesaving vaccines. ...

Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501113173/covid-19-pandemic-fuels-largest-continued-backslide-in-vaccinations-in-three-decades/

Cambodia’s first semester rubber exports amount to $215 million

Cambodia exported 135,137 tonnes of rubber in the first half of 2022, a 3 percent increase compared to the same period last year, earning $215 million as revenue, up 2.9 percent. ...

Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501113188/cambodias-first-semester-rubber-exports-amount-to-215-million/

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/

Work starts on house for preserving Vietnamese martyrs’ remains in Cambodia

Construction of a house for preserving remains of Vietnamese volunteer soldiers who had laid down their lives during wartime in Cambodia started in the Cambodian province of Battambang on July 13. ...

Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501113218/work-starts-on-house-for-preserving-vietnamese-martyrs-remains-in-cambodia/

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/

Cambodia-China friendship like flower that never withers

In a compound that carries distinctive local features in downtown Phnom Penh, Cambodia, there is a two-storey building surrounded by Saraca dives. It is the headquarters of the Cambodia-China Friendship Association (CCFA). ...

Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501113225/cambodia-china-friendship-like-flower-that-never-withers/

U.S. repatriates 27 looted cultural artifacts to Cambodia in handover ceremony

U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs Daniel J. Kritenbrink, U.S. Ambassador to Cambodia W. Patrick Murphy, and Cambodian Minister of Culture and Fine Arts Phoeurng Sackona celebrated the repatriation of 27 looted artifacts to Cambodia at the National Museum today. ...

Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501113232/u-s-repatriates-27-looted-cultural-artifacts-to-cambodia-in-handover-ceremony/

Local fuel prices fall 10% amid global downticks

International fuel rates have started to fall back as India and Iran look to step up Russian crude imports, in a downward trend likely to be fuelled by cooperation between the trio of countries on reducing the pressure of the oil price crisis, economists have ...

Hom Phanet
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/local-fuel-prices-fall-10-amid-global-downticks

CDC fast-tracks work on auto, electronics industry roadmap

The government is revving up the preparation of an official singular roadmap for the development of the automotive and electronics sectors, which industry insiders expect will provide additional tax incentives to encourage electric vehicle (EV) adoption and imports. ...

Hom Phanet
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/cdc-fast-tracks-work-auto-electronics-industry-roadmap

Candlelight Party No2 Son Chhay grilled in NEC defamation case

The prosecutor’s office at the Phnom Penh Municipal Court questioned vice-president of Candlelight Party (CP) Son Chhay over his allegations made in a recent interview that the June 5 election “did not reflect the will of the people” and was marred by “threats, vote-buying and ...

Nov Sivutha
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national-politics/candlelight-party-no2-son-chhay-grilled-nec-defamation-case

New variants easily re-infect vaccinated

With the Omicron sub-variants BA.4 and BA.5 spreading faster than the previous omicron variants, the Ministry of Health renewed its calls to the public to remain on high alert and protect themselves against the virus. ...

Mom Kunthear
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/new-variants-easily-re-infect-vaccinated

CCF on mission to tackle counterfeits

Each year, more than 1,000 tonnes of counterfeit products are discovered and seized by officials of the General Department of Consumer Protection, Competition and Fraud Repression (CCF). The counterfeit products are usually consumer goods, including food and beverage products that can affect the health of ...

Orm Bunthoeurn
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national-post-depth/ccf-mission-tackle-counterfeits

Five parties urge changes to the electoral laws

Five opposition parties that have been pushing for a change in the electoral law called for a constitutional amendment to reform membership of the National Election Committee.​ ...

Khuon Narim
https://cambojanews.com/five-parties-urge-changes-to-the-electoral-laws/

Cyclo drivers spinning their wheels until tourism’s return

Sitting on his cyclo – bicycle powered rickshaws with a passenger seat in front of the driver – and wearing a white plastic rain parka, Chheng Sam Ol was guessing that once it started raining there’d be no more customers for him to drive that ...

Hong Raksmey
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national-post-depth/cyclo-drivers-spinning-their-wheels-until-tourisms-return

1,000 unfinished constructions show aftermath of a ‘boom’

Aing Bunath acknowledges that local residents were getting a little greedy during Sihanoukville’s online gambling boom in recent years. ...

Mech Dara
https://vodenglish.news/1000-unfinished-constructions-show-aftermath-of-a-boom/

RCEP, CCFTA give boost to e-commerce development

The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) trade pact and the Cambodia-China Free Trade Agreement (CCFTA) have given a boost to the fledgling e-commerce industry in Cambodia, experts said on Monday . ...

Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501111535/rcep-ccfta-give-boost-to-e-commerce-development/

Effective steps helped Kingdom’s tourism sector recovery

The Covid-19 pandemic has had an unprecedented impact on Cambodia’s tourism sector however, it was handled well with the proactive efforts of the government and the timely introduction of socio-economic development policies, a top tourism official has said.​ ...

Sok Sithika
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501111392/effective-steps-helped-kingdoms-tourism-sector-recovery/

Cambodia exports surge 40 percent in H1

Cambodia saw high growth in exports in the January-June period this year, driven by the resumption of socio-economic activities, trade preferences in the Regional Cooperation Economic Partnership and the bilateral free trade agreement with China. ...

Chea Vanyuth
http://khmertimeskh.com/501111390/cambodia-exports-surge-40-percent-in-h1/

Ministry of Commerce urges implementation of consumer protection laws

The Ministry of Commerce urged businesses to implement laws on consumer protection, competition and anti-fraud to prevent trade fraud, ensure quality and safety. ...

Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501111823/ministry-of-commerce-urges-implementation-of-consumer-protection-laws/

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