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Families face water shortage as Banteay Meanchey river dries up
More than 4,000 families in an urban area of Banteay Meanchey province’s Mongkol Borei district are facing clean water shortages as the Mongkol Borei River has dried up due to farmers over-pumping water to irrigate their dry-season rice crops, officials said. ...
Orm Bunthoeurn
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/families-face-water-shortage-banteay-meanchey-river-dries
Cambodia, Timor-Leste to boost economic cooperation
Because trade between Cambodia and Timor-Leste remains low, the governments of both nations have decided to work towards boosting bilateral economic and business activities, according to a statement from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation. ...
Sok Chan
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50819248/cambodia-timor-leste-to-boost-economic-cooperation/
Japanese gov’t helps fund Mekong forecasting system
The Japanese government granted $2.9 million to the Mekong River Commission (MRC) to help implement its strategic plan to promote responsible development in the region. ...
Syed Husain Haider
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50819129/japanese-govt-helps-fund-mekong-forecasting-system/
Mango farms set for China checks
The General Directorate of Agriculture said it had submitted a list of 25 mango farms and three treatment facilities to the Chinese General Administration of Customs for sanitary and phytosanitary inspections. ...
Thou Vireak
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/mango-farms-set-china-checks
India trade tumbles 26% in 2020
The trade value between Cambodia and India saw a dramatic 25.81 percent reduction last year to $190.13 million from 2019’s $256.26 million as the Kingdom embarked on a feasibility study for a free trade agreement (FTA). ...
Hin Pisei
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/india-trade-tumbles-26-2020
Airport eyes adding long-haul flights
Sihannouk International Airport’s operator is eyeing potential new direct, long-haul routes to Europe and the Middle East to bring a new wave of overseas visitors and increase aviation’s contribution to coastal Preah Sihanouk province’s economy. ...
Thou Vireak
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/airport-eyes-adding-long-haul-flights
NBC, IFC to boost SME financial access
The National Bank of Cambodia (NBC) and the International Finance Corporation (IFC) will join forces on the “Cambodia Supply Chain Finance Market Development” project and expand financial access for the Kingdom’s small and medium-sized enterprises (SME). ...
May Kunmakara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/nbc-ifc-boost-sme-financial-access
Announcement on the international investment and trade exhibition
On 23 February 2021, the Ministry of Commerce released an announcement on the international investment and trade exhibition, organized by the Shanghai Cooperation Organization in cooperating with the China International Chamber of Commerce which will take place from 27-29 April 2021. This fair aims to ...
Ministry of Commerce
Announcement on the 324.000 doses of AstraZeneca vaccine that will arrive in Cambodia on the evening of 02 March 2021
On 28 February 2021, the Ministry of Health issued an announcement on the 324.000 doses of AstraZeneca vaccine that will arrive in Cambodia on the evening of 02 March 2021. The arriving doses above are the first consignment provided to Cambodia by the COVAX Facility. ...
Ministry of Health
Announcement on the suspension of gym businesses for health of inside and outside hotels across the capital, and provinces
On 26 February 2021, the Ministry of Tourism released an announcement on the suspension of gym businesses inside and outside hotels across the capital and provinces to prevent further transmission of COVID-19 in the community transmission event on 20 February 2021. ...
Ministry of Tourism
Digital businesses urged to register at telecoms ministry
Minister of Posts and Telecommunications Chea Vandeth on February 24 encouraged budding digital entrepreneurs to register for licenses and receive technical support, training and “encouragement” from the ministry. ...
Thou Vireak
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/digital-businesses-urged-register-telecoms-ministry
Greater innovation critical to driving sustained economic recovery in Cambodia and East Asia
Innovation is critical to productivity growth and economic progress in developing East Asia including Cambodia, China, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Mongolia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam in a rapidly changing world, according to a new World Bank report launched today. ...
Heng Panha/AKP
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50817900/greater-innovation-critical-to-driving-sustained-economic-recovery-in-cambodia-and-east-asia/
South Korean bank invests in Kingdom
The embassy of Cambodia to the Republic of Korea signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with DGB Bank to provide cooperation in promoting investment in Cambodia as well as protection for Cambodians in South Korea. ...
Sok Chan
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50818388/south-korean-bank-invests-in-kingdom/
Hong Kong ready to provide technical assistance for Cambodia’s E-Commerce
The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China has expressed its readiness to cooperate and provide technical assistance for Cambodia in the field of e-commerce. ...
Ministry urges for registration of mango farms for exports
The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries has urged farmers to register their mango farms for certification to exports. This was reminded in the ministry’s press release issued recently, adding that the registration of mango farms is also intended to stabilise the price of the ...
Lim Nary/AKP
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50818315/ministry-urges-for-registration-of-mango-farms-for-exports/
Announcement on the inclusion of Cambodia in the list of countries with new strain of COVID-19
On 25 February 2021, the Royal Embassy of Cambodia in Japan released an announcement on the inclusion of Cambodia in the list of countries with the new strain of COVID-19 after Cambodia discovered 3 cases of this new strain disease on foreign passengers. ...
Royal Embassy of Cambodia in Japan
Government suspends sports clubs, all sports activities except those broadcasted on TV
All sports activities and sports clubs have been asked to suspend their operations again in Phnom Penh, Kandam and Preah Sihanouk Provinces. ...
Public and private schools in Preah Sihanouk province temporarily closed, along with sports facilities and activities
All public and private educational institutions in Sihanoukville and Stung Hav district of Preah Sihanouk province have been ordered to be shut down temporarily for two weeks. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50817874/public-and-private-schools-in-preah-sihanouk-province-temporarily-closed-along-with-sports-facilities-and-activities/
Germany gives $16 million for healthcare sector
In the context of COVID-19, Germany donated $16 million to Cambodia for health projects that include complementing the Ministry of Health’s initiative to help the poor who cannot afford to pay for hospital treatments and fight against the coronavirus. ...
Buth Sela
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50817778/germany-gives-16-million-for-healthcare-sector/
Pursat wildlife sanctuary ups surveillance
The Ministry of Environment has installed ten additional cameras-traps in Phnom Somkhos wildlife sanctuary, Pursat province, to see if the area needs to be protected further. ...
Buth Sela
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50817727/pursat-wildlife-sanctuary-ups-surveillance/
Use of tax e-filing system mandated from March onwards
All taxpayers in the self-assessment tax bracket have been instructed to submit their annual income tax via electronic filing (ToI E-Filing) from next month on, according to an announcement by the General Department of Taxation (GDT). ...
Sok Chan
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50817426/use-of-tax-e-filing-system-mandated-from-march-onwards/
App for property tax on the way but no increases, says government
Cambodia is undergoing property tax reform but says it is administrative with a focus on improving the registration and valuation of properties while strengthening enforcement and compliance. ...
Press release on the falling price of mango
On 23 February 2021, the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries issued a press release regarding the price of agriculture products, including mangoes which are fluctuated seasonally and depended on the size of supply and demand. To expand the market, the Ministry of Agriculture has ...
Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries
Promoting business in farming
Khmer Enterprise (KE), a unit under the Ministry of Economy and Finance and the Cambodia Partnership for Sustainable Agriculture (CPSA), have entered a partnership to promote entrepreneurship in the agriculture sector in Cambodia. ...
Sok Chan
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50817350/promoting-business-in-farming/




