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Draft law shifts forest enforcer role of ministry onto provinces
Officials and lawyers are in ongoing discussions about amending the forest, fisheries and protected areas laws to transfer natural resource protection and conservation functions from the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries to sub-national level administrations. ...
Orm Bunthoeurn
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/draft-law-shifts-forest-enforcer-role-ministry-provinces
Wat Phnom monkey troop captured and conveyed to forests
Eighteen monkeys living in the neighbourhood of Srah Chak and Wat Phnom communes in the capital’s Daun Penh district were rounded up and taken to the Phnom Tamao Zoological Park and Wildlife Rescue Center (PTWRC) to protect the animals and nearby residents. ...
Khouth Sophak Chakrya
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/wat-phnom-monkey-troop-captured-and-conveyed-forests
Bilateral trade with Japan up 12% to nearly $2B in Jan-Oct
Standing as one of the largest economies in Asia, Japan is quickly becoming a prime market for Cambodian goods. Even with both economies embroiled in the Covid-19 crisis, bilateral trade managed to reach $1.96424 billion in the first 10 months of 2020, climbing by 12.2 ...
May Kunmakara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/bilateral-trade-japan-12-nearly-2b-jan-oct
Ministry, Korea seek site for new food testing centre
The Ministry of Industry, Science, Technology and Innovation is teaming up with South Korea to find a suitable location in Cambodia to set up a food testing centre over the next five years, and make inspections of domestic and export products for quality, safety and ...
Nov Sivutha
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/ministry-korea-seek-site-new-food-testing-centre
Tax breaks to be extended beyond reopening
The government has decided to extend tax exemptions to sectors ravaged by the Covid-19 outbreak, to allow businesses breathing space for recovery and boost economic growth amid a lingering uncertainty over the convergence of crises brought on by the pandemic. ...
May Kunmakara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/tax-breaks-be-extended-beyond-reopening
Peppercorn exports sprout 457% to nearly 28K tonnes
Cambodia shipped out about 27,730.07 tonnes of peppercorn – both geographical indication- (GI) branded Kampot pepper and non-GI cultivars – in the first 11 months of 2021, up 456.53 per cent year-on-year, with Vietnam as the top buyer, the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries ...
Hom Phanet
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/peppercorn-exports-sprout-457-nearly-28k-tonnes
Firms seek to resume high rise construction in Sihanoukville
The Covid-19 pandemic brought high-rise building construction in Preah Sihanouk province to a halt when it began, resulting in several business disputes that four real estate companies are now working together to solve, according to provincial governor Kuch Chamroeun. ...
Voun Dara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/firms-seek-resume-high-rise-construction-sihanoukville
Search-rescue units get specialised prep for natural disasters
The National Committee for Disaster Management (NCDM) held a training course on techniques for search and rescue operations to further strengthen the skills of Cambodia’s emergency responders and improve their efficiency. ...
Lay Samean
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/search-rescue-units-get-specialised-prep-natural-disasters
T Khmum eyes eco-tourism
The Tbong Khmum Provincial Administration plans to transform the Boeung Kade multi-purpose area in Kroch Chhmar and Dombae districts into an eco-tourism attraction while remaining committed to preventing deforestation and poaching in order to protect and conserve its natural resources and biodiversity. ...
Orm Bunthoeurn
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/t-khmum-eyes-eco-tourism
More bridge and road projects soon
The Public Works Ministry plans to build two more bridges, one across the Mekong river in Kratie province and one across the Bassac river in Chak Angre Krom commune, in Phnom Penh. The ministry also plans to rebuild or upgrade several inter-provincial national roads. ...
Tin Sokhavuth
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50983654/more-bridge-and-road-projects-soon/
Hun Sen wants competition for Hun Manet in prime ministerial race
Amid overwhelming support for his oldest son Hun Manet as a future Premier candidate, Prime Minister Hun Sen yesterday emphasised that he can only be replaced after 2028, and that there are four candidates who are reserves for any unexpected incident. ...
Ben Sokhean
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50983656/hun-sen-wants-competition-for-hun-manet-in-prime-ministerial-race/
New SOPs clarify entry rules for visitors to the Kingdom
The Ministry of Health yesterday issued Standard Operating Procedures to clarify entry requirements for passengers arriving at Cambodian International Airports in the context of the ‘new normal’ during the Covid-19 pandemic. ...
Yim Sreylin
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50983657/new-sops-clarify-entry-rules-for-visitors-to-the-kingdom/
Prey Veng-Tbong Khmum road set to boost economy
Prime Minister Hun Sen thanked China for its help with the construction of National Road 11 connecting Prey Veng to Tbong Khmum provinces, saying it will facilitate trade and ease the flow of traffic on the route. ...
Long Kimmarita
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/prey-veng-tbong-khmum-road-set-boost-economy
Tourism Ministry announces nationwide one-day karaoke, club, bar and alcohol ban on December 8
The Ministry of Tourism advised the owners or managers of karaoke, entertainment clubs, bars and beer gardens across the country to suspend business for one day, on December 8, to join the national mourning on the death of Prince Norodom Ranariddh. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50983966/tourism-ministry-announces-nationwide-one-day-karaoke-club-bar-and-alcohol-ban-on-december-8/
Economic co-op deal inked with Philippines
Cambodia and the Philippines have reaffirmed their commitment to boost bilateral trade and increase the volume of investment, to further enhance economic relations between the two ASEAN countries. ...
May Kunmakara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/economic-co-op-deal-inked-philippines
Kingdom commits to diplomacy at 5th Indian Ocean Conference
Cambodia has reaffirmed strong commitment to diplomacy between ASEAN and Indian Ocean countries. ...
Ry Sochan
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/kingdom-commits-diplomacy-5th-indian-ocean-conference
ADB, UNIDO to hold Virtual Discussion on Boosting Cambodia’s 4IR Transformation
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO) will organise a virtual discussion on the status of Cambodia’s fourth industrial revolution (4IR) and pathways for the country’s transformation to this new industrial model by 2030. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50983915/adb-unido-to-hold-virtual-discussion-on-boosting-cambodias-4ir-transformation/
100 orchid samples collected in Mondulkiri in November
A working group from the Forestry Administration under the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries and officials from the Mondulkiri provincial Department of Environment have collected 100 orchid samples and classified them into five different categories. ...
Post Staff
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/100-orchid-samples-collected-mondulkiri-november
Six landfills set to open in 2022
The government is collaborating with the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and World Bank as well as other development partners to create standardised landfills in some provinces in 2022, with the first being Preah Sihanouk province’s landfill which was opened in November. ...
Voun Dara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/six-landfills-set-open-2022
Chinese-built national road facilitates travel, goods transport in SE. Cambodia
Linking Prey Veng and Tboung Khmum provinces in southeast Cambodia, the Chinese-built 96.4-km-long and 11-meter-wide National Road No. 11 has facilitated personnel flow and goods transport in the region. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50983952/chinese-built-national-road-facilitates-travel-goods-transport-in-se-cambodia/
Bun Rany praises CRC volunteers on Covid-19 outreach
The Kingdom on December 5 marked the International Day of Volunteers, this year held under the theme “volunteering for our future”. The day was officially observed by the Cambodian Red Cross (CRC), whose volunteers have had to overcome many obstacles this year while conducting educational ...
Mom Kunthear
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/bun-rany-praises-crc-volunteers-covid-19-outreach
Hun Sen mulls Myanmar trip to find crisis solution
Prime Minister Hun Sen said there was a strong possibility that he would travel to Myanmar to meet with Min Aung Hlaing, chairman of the ruling State Administration Council (SAC), in Naypyidaw to find a solution to the country’s ongoing crisis so that it could ...
Post Staff |
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national-politics/hun-sen-mulls-myanmar-trip-find-crisis-solution
China to help set up jab factory
China pledged to provide more vaccine assistance to Cambodia and to establish a production facility in the Kingdom as the Covid-19 situation remains uncertain with the emergence of new variants and no clear end in sight. ...
Voun Dara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/china-help-set-jab-factory
Police remind shops: Holding ID cards for collateral an offence
The Kampong Speu provincial police have advised pawnshops and other businesses that allow customers to pay on an instalment plan to stop holding their national ID cards as collateral or face legal action. ...
Lay Samean
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/police-remind-shops-holding-id-cards-collateral-offence