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Siphan: Access to Information law will oblige spokespersons to face press
The Government Spokesperson Unit recently held its annual press conference offering journalists an opportunity to query the challenges and achievements of government ministries and institutions, in line with the Access to Information law. ...
Nov Sivutha
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/siphan-access-information-law-will-oblige-spokespersons-face-press
Monks turning forest into Buddhist hotspot
Monks protecting the Sorng Rukahvorn Community Forest in Oddar Meanchey province are committed to turn the area into a Buddhist-style natural tourist attraction for Cambodians and foreigners. ...
Orm Bunthoeurn
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/monks-turning-forest-buddhist-hotspot
New traffic legislation on the way
A complete new set of road traffic laws is expected to be introduced to the parliament later this year after passing through many working groups and reaching Minister of Interior Sar Kheng for final review. ...
Voun Dara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/new-traffic-legislation-way
Cambodia shoots for ‘green ASEAN’: CDC
The Kingdom will strive to increase environmental sustainability and address climate change issues to build a “green ASEAN” and ensure a more resilient and inclusive future, according to Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC) secretary-general Sok Chenda Sophea. ...
Hin Pisei
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/cambodia-shoots-green-asean-cdc
Capital’s airport records 28% cargo rise
Phnom Penh International Airport handled 55,000 tonnes of air freight in 2021, surging by about 28 per cent from a year earlier, according to a State Secretariat of Civil Aviation (SSCA) report. ...
Hom Phanet
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/capitals-airport-records-28-cargo-rise
‘Digital link’ between post, customs launched
Swisscontact, on behalf of the World Trade Organisation’s (WTO) Global Alliance for Trade Facilitation (GATF), on February 8 launched a new e-trade portal project in partnership with two Cambodian government institutions – the General Department of Customs and Excise (GDCE) and Cambodia Post. ...
May Kunmakara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/digital-link-between-post-customs-launched
Capital, businesses find ways to move factories to suburbs
The Phnom Penh Municipal Hall has been holding discussions with the Cambodia Trucking Association (CAMTA) and major businesses to find an efficient way of relocating factories and warehouses to the outskirts of Phnom Penh. ...
Lay Samean
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/capital-businesses-find-ways-move-factories-suburbs
Vietnam’s Tourism ministry seeks resumption of pre-pandemic visa waiver policy for tourists, Cambodians eligible for 30 days stay
The Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism has proposed the Government resumes pre-pandemic waivers of visas for tourists from 24 countries when the country restarts international tourism. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501023361/vietnams-tourism-ministry-seeks-resumption-of-pre-pandemic-visa-waiver-policy-for-tourists-cambodians-eligible-for-30-days-stay/
Cambodia tightens pandemic prevention measures as Omicron rages
Authorities of Phnom Penh capital city has just issued a regulation to deal with the growing number of Omicron variant infections in Cambodia. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501023368/cambodia-tightens-pandemic-prevention-measures-as-omicron-rages/
Ministry of Labour reminds factory owners to ensure all their workers are vaccinated against COVID-19
The Ministry of Labor and Vocational Training issued a notice to all owners or directors of factories to immediately contact the local authorities to prepare vaccines and to encourage workers in any location to get vaccinated soonest possible. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501023333/ministry-of-labour-reminds-factory-owners-to-ensure-all-their-workers-are-vaccinated-against-covod-19/
NZ-funded climate-smart farming programme ‘pays off for subsistence farmers in Cambodians’
An international development program, funded by the New Zealand government, that powers subsistence farmers in Cambodia to build resilience to climate change and lift themselves out of poverty, has shown remarkable success, according to the American NGO that implements it, International Development Enterprises (iDE). ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501023207/nz-funded-climate-smart-farming-programme-pays-off-for-subsistence-farmers-in-cambodians/
Ministry of Economy announces $100 million funding increase for SME Bank and Rural Development Bank for Agriculture
The Ministry of Economy and Finance will announce the announcement of additional funding of $100 million for the Cambodian Small and Medium Enterprise Bank and the Agricultural Rural Development Bank to provide additional support to SMEs, agriculture and agriculture. Industry according to the press release ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501023375/ministry-of-economy-announces-100-million-funding-increase-for-sme-bank-and-rural-development-bank-for-agriculture/
Adhoc report false: officials
Officials from the Pursat and Mondulkiri provincial administrations have rejected the findings of a new Adhoc report which claimed that wrongful arrest, allegations and detention of people involved in land disputes was rampant, and that corruption was rife in the mediation of such cases. ...
Orm Bunthoeurn
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/adhoc-report-false-officials
CMAA and army commit to continue demining cooperation
The Cambodian Mine Action and Victim Assistance Authority (CMAA) has committed to strengthening cooperation with the Royal Cambodian Army in clearing land mines and explosive remnants of war across the country. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501022145/cmaa-and-army-commit-to-continue-demining-cooperation/
Kingdom-United States trade tops $9.1 billion last year
The bilateral trade between Cambodia and the US amounted to $9,159 million in value in 2021, a 15.8 percent increase compared to the same period last year, according to a report the US Census Bureau issued on Wednesday. ...
Chea Vanyuth
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501022173/kingdom-united-states-trade-tops-9-1-billion-last-year/
Community cases surge as Cambodia records highest ever Omicron daily total
Cambodia recorded it’s 5th consecutive day of triple digit daily new Omicron cases with the highest ever daily Omicron total and the highest all variant total since October 17th 2021. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501021963/community-cases-surge-as-cambodia-records-highest-ever-omicron-daily-total/
Cambodia extends tax breaks for tourism-related businesses for 6 more months
The Cambodian government on Wednesday extended tax holidays for tourism-related establishments for another six months from January to June 2022 in a bid to boost business activity in the COVID-hit tourism industry. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501022398/cambodia-extends-tax-breaks-for-tourism-related-businesses-for-6-more-months/
Banteay Meanchey people to enjoy clean tap water by 2030
The Banteay Meanchey Provincial authorities have made a commitment that it will ensure that all people in the province will get to enjoy clean tap water by 2030. ...
Chhun Sunly
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501022250/banteay-meanchey-people-to-enjoy-clean-tap-water-by-2030/
Three more cultural heritages nominated for UN listing
Cambodia will nominate Koh Ker temple, Nom Banhchok rice noodles and Khmer martial art “Bokator” for inscription into the UNESCO world heritage list and the UNESCO intangible cultural heritage of humanity list. ...
Soth Koemsoeun
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501022249/three-more-cultural-heritages-nominated-for-un-listing/
GDT gears up to block unregistered companies’ electronic transactions
The General Department of Taxation of the Ministry of Economy and Finance has sought cooperation from 49 Internet companies in Cambodia to block electronic transactions should those enterprises are not registered. ...
Chea Vanyuth
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501021382/gdt-gears-up-to-block-unregistered-companies-electronic-transactions/
Economy may expand 5.6% in 2022: minister
Minister of Economy and Finance Aun Pornmoniroth has pegged Cambodia’s economic growth at 5.6 per cent for 2022, reflecting national progress towards herd immunity against Covid-19, underpinned by vaccination rates that rank among the best globally and that have motivated the government to allow the ...
May Kunmakara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/economy-may-expand-56-2022-minister
Number of factories ticks up
Although economic hangovers persisted from 2020 – widely regarded as the worst year for Cambodia’s economic growth in more than two decades – the number of large-scale factories in operation managed to avoid slipping into a downtrend throughout 2021, according to Minister of Industry, Science, ...
Hin Pisei
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/number-factories-ticks
Firms enlisted in online VAT drive
The General Department of Taxation (GDT) has said it will work with 49 businesses that provide online services in Cambodia to promote the implementation of value-added tax (VAT) on e-commerce transactions, in a move that responds to the recent boom in the online market. ...
Nov Sivutha
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/firms-enlisted-online-vat-drive
Ministries to shake up salt sector with new strategy
The Ministry of Industry, Science, Technology and Innovation is preparing the 2022-2026 salt development strategy to develop, manage and conserve fields in the Kingdom – almost exclusively in Kampot and Kep provinces – and improve the economic efficiency of salt production. ...
Hom Phanet
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/ministries-shake-salt-sector-new-strategy