Khmer translated by ODC
More than 110,000 tonnes of wood strips exported from Koh Kong
Greenrich Group Co., Ltd. investing in Koh Kong province has exported over 110,000 tonnes of wood strips. The update was provided by the company’s representative Mr. Rattana to Veng Sakhon, Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, and Mrs. Mithona Phouthorng, Governor of Koh Kong province ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50727880/more-than-110000-tonnes-of-wood-strips-exported-from-koh-kong/
Siamese crocodile eggs found in Pursat wetland
The 22 eggs of a wild Siamese crocodile, which is an endangered species, was discovered in the Cardamom Mountains of Pursat province. It was discovered by conservationists from the Cambodian Crocodile Conservation Programme (CCCP) together with the Forestry Administration and Fauna & Flora International staff, ...
Som Kanika
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50728079/siamese-crocodile-eggs-found-in-pursat-wetland/
Kandal aims for full clean water access by 2023
Kandal provincial governor Kong Sophorn yesterday promised to provide clean and safe water access for all by 2023. Currently, around 81 percent of households in the province have access. Speaking during a press conference held at the Council of Ministers, Mr Sophorn said people across ...
Va Sonyka
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50728075/kandal-aims-for-full-clean-water-access-by-2023/
Cambodia risks being left behind while other Asean members announce reopening of economy
As the number of unemployed climb day by day and with limited employment opportunities, mounting debts and lack of economic opportunities, Cambodia risks being left behind by its bigger Asean partners. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50728252/cambodia-risks-being-left-behind-while-other-asean-members-announce-reopening-of-economy/
Hospitality industry shows signs of despair
The Cambodia Hotel Association (CHA) president claims that the hotel industry is seeking far and wide to secure financial assistance because of the Coronavirus pandemic, which hit hard the entire tourism sector. ...
Sorn Sarath
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50727794/hospitality-industry-shows-signs-of-despair/
Cambodia’s lifting of entry ban will have minimal impact on tourism or economy
Cambodia lifted a ban on entry of visitors from Iran, Italy, Germany, Spain, France and the United States that had been put in place to curb the spread of coronavirus, the health ministry a week ago and the immediate result of this is the detection ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50727375/cambodias-lifting-of-entry-ban-will-have-minimal-impact-on-tourism-or-economy/
Move to make smallholder markets bigger, better
The Ministry of Commerce (MoC) and local private company K.C.C.V Plantation Co Ltd have announced cooperation to develop a safety agricultural production chain and value in order to accelerate markets for smallholders. ...
Sorn Sarath
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50727797/move-to-make-smallholder-markets-bigger-better/
Cambodia calls for help in drug battle
At a Wednesday meeting of the signatories to the Mekong Memorandum of Understanding on Drug Control, National Authority for Combating Drugs (NACD) secretary-general Meas Virith requested participating countries and the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) to seek a solution for the region’s burgeoning ...
Voun Dara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/cambodia-calls-help-drug-battle
Most international flights from China
Around 25 international flights are entering and leaving Cambodia every week mostly from China, according to Cambodia’s State Secretariat of Civil Aviation (SSCA). ...
Sok Chan
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50727792/most-international-flights-from-china/
Calls for cellular improvement
The Ministry of Post and Telecommunications (MPTC) has called all cellular operators to improve their signals in the Kingdom, as the network experiences a surge in use because of growth and COVID-19 isolation policies. ...
Chhut Bunthoeun
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50727793/calls-for-cellular-improvement/
New MoU will make loans easier to decide and repay
Agriculture Rural Development Bank (ARDB) together with Wing (Cambodia) Ltd Specialized Bank and Cambodia Investors Corp (CIC) inked a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to facilitate loan repayments, encourage the use of digital banking and to provide information to borrowers to guarantee the credit deal. ...
Sok Chan
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50727796/new-mou-will-make-loans-easier-to-decide-and-repay/
Sanctuary head sued for not stopping forest occupations
Four Bunong and an Adhoc official filed a joint lawsuit against Keo Seima Wildlife Sanctuary head Prum Vibol Ratanak at the Mondulkiri Provincial Court for failing to stop illegal land occupation and the buying and selling of forest land. ...
Khorn Savi
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/sanctuary-head-sued-not-stopping-forest-occupations
Kampong Thom needs irrigation expansion
Kampong Thom provincial authorities said yesterday irrigation infrastructures in the province are still lacking, prompting a need for the development of the agriculture and water sectors to fulfil the province’s crop production demands during the dry season. ...
Pech Sotheary
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50727688/kampong-thom-needs-irrigation-expansion/
NCDM puts in place action plans to deal with floods
The National Committee for Disaster Management has put in place action plans to respond and rescue people during the coming flood season, as forecasts indicate that this year’s water levels may be higher than last year. ...
Pech Sotheary
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50727687/ncdm-puts-in-place-action-plans-to-deal-with-floods/
New round of measures to help businesses affected by virus
The Cambodian government yesterday introduced a fourth round of measures to help the private sector, business activities, declare further financing to rehabilitate and push the growth of the economy after the COVID-19 crisis ends. ...
Sok Chan
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50727284/new-round-of-measures-to-help-businesses-affected-by-virus/
Master plan to develop huge Sihanoukville beach
Preah Sihanouk provincial authority is to establish a master plan to develop the beach in the province, especially the new stretch of bays from Sihanoukville Autonomous Port to a new area called “Chumteav Mao or Madam Mao Beach”, according to a senior tourism official of ...
Sok Chan
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50727330/master-plan-to-develop-huge-sihanoukville-beach/
Road tax on vehicles gears up next month
The General Department of Taxation (GDT) has announced that the window for paying vehicle tax will be from next month until November. The deadline for paying not later than Nov 30 or vehicle owners will face a penalty charge. ...
Chhut Bunthoeun
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50727329/road-tax-on-vehicles-gears-up-next-month/
Government confirms allowances transferred
The government confirmed that it transferred some of its out-of-work allowances yesterday, issuing payments of up to $40 to more than 30,000 factory and tourism workers, whose jobs have been temporarily suspended because of the COVID-19 pandemic. ...
Sorn Sarath
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50727328/government-confirms-allowances-transferred/
Domesticated elephant dies in sanctuary in Ratanakiri province
Bak Maï, a 32 year-old male domesticated elephant in Ratanakiri province, died on Thursday due to severe diarrhoea, said Airavata Elephant Foundation, the guardians of the elephant sanctuary, in a statement. ...
Authorities seize wild animal meat sold in restaurants
Siem Reap and Forestry authorities yesterday raided three restaurants illegally selling wild animal meats to customers. The three restaurants were identified as Maloab Moha Heng Restaurant, Thari Mak Brang Restaurant and Samros Mloab Mak Brang Thmey Restaurant, all of which are located in Trang Village, ...
Som Kanika
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50726829/authorities-seize-wild-animal-meat-sold-in-restaurants/
Nine mountains listed as natural heritage sites
The government designated nearly 3,500 hectares of forest land in Battambang and Banteay Meanchey provinces as natural heritage sites in a bid to facilitate the protection of biodiversity and natural ecosystems in the Kingdom for future generations. ...
Pech Sotheary
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50727190/nine-mountains-listed-as-natural-heritage-sites/
Inbound air passengers must undergo quarantine
Health Minister Mam Bun Heng said yesterday that from now on Cambodia will be enforcing a strict mandatory 14-day quarantine for all passengers flying into the Kingdom. ...
Khuon Narim
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50726820/inbound-air-passengers-must-undergo-quarantine/
Three new subways planned in Phnom Penh
Phnom Penh authority is constructing three more subways shortly to facilitate commuters in the capital as well as to reduce traffic congestion. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50727081/three-new-subways-planned-in-phnom-penh/
Reservoir expected to increase agro-production
Preah Vihear authorities have been building a reservoir at a cost of over $100 million to supply water for agricultural rice crops during the dry season. ...
Khuon Narim
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50727189/reservoir-expected-to-increase-agro-production/