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Post-election int’l responses: US to restrict visas and aid, Australia increases funding

After Cambodia’s elections, the US announced it planned to impose further visa and funding restrictions, while China and Russia endorsed the electoral process and its outcome. ...

Andrew Califf​ and Khuon Narim
https://cambojanews.com/post-election-intl-responses-us-to-restrict-visas-and-aid-australia-increases-funding/

Cambodia’s H1 export of Chapter 94 items down 30%

Cambodia earned $369.643 million from the export of “furniture, lighting signs, prefabricated buildings” in the first half (H1) of 2023, down 29.67 per cent from $525.591 million in 2022H1 and down nearly 12.5 per cent from $422.67 million in 2022H2, according to provisional Customs (GDCE) ...

Hin Pisei
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/cambodias-h1-export-chapter-94-items-down-30

Views differ on observers’ evaluations of July 23 polls

Top officials from the Royal Academy of Cambodia’s (RAC) International Relations Institute, along with various non-governmental organisations, have expressed differing views over the international observers’ claim that the general election, which took place on July 23, was orderly, transparent, and fair. ...

Samban Chandara
https://phnompenhpost.com/national/views-differ-observers-evaluations-july-23-polls

MPWT sets price of 1,600 riel per kWh for electric vehicles

Electric vehicle (EV) owners will be charged 1,600 riel per kWh to recharge, the Ministry of Public Works and Transport (MPWT) said today, as figures reveal the number of EVs nationwide are on the rise. ...

Rov Hongseng
https://kiripost.com/stories/cambodia-mpwt-sets-price-of-1600-riel-per-kwh-for-electric-vehicles

NEC receives 35 election-related complaints

The National Election Committee (NEC) has received a total of 35 election-related complaints nationwide as of July 25, 2023, Hang Puthea, a Member and Spokesperson for NEC said Tuesday. ...

Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501331357/nec-receives-35-election-related-complaints/

Sihanoukville Special Economic Zone, a platform for cross-border investment along the BRI

After graduating from college, Yue Xiduo, a man born in the 1990s, joined a tire company in the Sihanoukville Special Economic Zone, Preah Sihanouk Province, Cambodia. The man said he chose to work here because the special economic zone is an important project for a ...

Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501331324/sihanoukville-special-economic-zone-a-platform-for-cross-border-investment-along-the-bri/

Cambodia-ASEAN trade valued at over $7 billion in H1

Cambodia’s trade with ASEAN member countries was valued at $7.1 billion in the first six months of this year, accounting for 30 percent of the Kingdom’s total international trade. ...

Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501331365/cambodia-asean-trade-valued-at-over-7-billion-in-h1/

Cambodia face more foul weather and storms this week

More rains, accompanied by thunder, lightning and gusts, are expected across the country from today to Aug. 1, the Ministry of Water Resources and Meteorology (MOWRAM) said in an announcement on new weather forecast. ...

Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501331373/cambodia-face-more-foul-weather-and-storms-this-week/

Ministry looks to transform education with digital drive

The Ministry of Post and Telecommunications has its sights firmly set on three pivotal activities that could transform human resources in the digital sector. This drive will help boost the capacity of students, from primary school up to higher education. ...

Bor Pich Zelin
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/ministry-looks-transform-education-digital-drive

Japanese hi-tech firms to help develop agriculture in Cambodia

The Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) will jointly host a symposium in Cambodia to introduce eight Japanese companies with cutting-edge technologies to local private sector firms and other institutions that work in the development of the country’s agriculture, according ...

Kang Sothear ​
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501329612/japanese-hi-tech-firms-to-help-develop-agriculture-in-cambodia/

Explainer: NSSF - How Cambodian workers are protected under a social security safety net

The National Social Security Fund (NSSF) is a public administration institution in Cambodia that provides essential social security coverage and benefits to workers in the formal sector. ...

Seng Mengheng
https://kiripost.com/stories/cambodia-nssf-national-social-security-fund-explained

Rubber exports go up 42.1% H1

Cambodia earned $324 million from the exports of natural rubber and rubber articles in the January to June half-year (H1) period of 2023, an increase of 42.1 percent compared to the same period last year, according to the latest trade data of the General Department ...

Manoj Mathew
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501329610/rubber-exports-go-up-42-1-h1/

Report internet connection problems via MPTC speed test app - Chea Vandeth

Consumers can now use the MPTC Speed Test app, developed by the Ministry of Post and Telecommunications, to lodge immediate reports on the poor quality of internet connections to seek resolutions from the Telecommunications Regulator of Cambodia. ...

Mon Sokeo
https://kiripost.com/stories/report-internet-connection-problems-via-mptc-speed-test-app-chea-vandeth

Rising Phoenix guides farmers to organic rice

Within the tranquil heart of Siem Pang Wildlife Sanctuary in Stung Treng province, nearly 100 households have embarked on an adventure into rice farming. ...

Orm Bunthoeurn
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/rising-phoenix-guides-farmers-organic-rice

New highway promises boost for Cambodian trade and investment

The government views the construction of National Highway 48, linking National Road 10 to Pursat, Battambang and Pailin provinces and further connecting Cambodia’s coasts to Thailand, as a crucial economic artery for the country. ...

Post Staff
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/new-highway-promises-boost-cambodian-trade-and-investment

New government looks to more FDI investment

Cambodia is optimistic that it will continue to attract more foreign direct investments following the formation of a new government after the July 23 election, a top official said.   ...

Chea Vanyuth
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501329609/new-government-looks-to-more-fdi-investment/

Prime Minister Hun Sen suggests Hun Manet will take over within a month of elections

Prime Minister Hun Sen suggested his son Hun Manet could assume leadership within one month of Sunday’s elections, according to an interview with a Chinese television station on Thursday. ...

Sovann Sreypich
https://cambojanews.com/prime-minister-hun-sen-suggests-hun-manet-will-take-over-within-a-month-of-elections/

PM outlines three major triumphs as head of gov’t

In a recent interview with China state-owned Phoenix TV, Prime Minister Hun Sen shared that he believes three significant achievements have characterised his time in office. ...

Samban Chandara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national-politics/pm-outlines-three-major-triumphs-head-govt

Starlink paves way for smart farming in Kingdom

In a move set to revolutionise Cambodian agriculture, entrepreneur Chan Dara has become a pioneer, bringing Starlink’s high-speed internet to the Kingdom. ...

Hong Raksmey
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/starlink-paves-way-smart-farming-kingdom

Youth Health App now reaching some 50,000 users

The Youth Health Mobile App has currently been accessed by nearly 50,000 people across Cambodia, with most users residing in Phnom Penh, and Siem Reap and Kampong Cham provinces, according to the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport. ...

Chea Sokny
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/youth-health-app-now-reaching-some-50000-users

2023 General Election is a true reflection of the country’s democratic maturity

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation has stated that ‘the 2023 general election is a true reflection of Cambodia’s democratic maturity with its exceptional voter participation and its election legitimacy as attested by the diversity of national and international observer teams.’ ...

Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501330481/2023-general-election-is-a-true-reflection-of-the-countrys-democratic-maturity/

About 440,000 spoilt ballots logged in July 23 national election: NEC

A representative of the National Election Committee (NEC) reported that about 440,000 spoilt ballots had been logged over the July 23-24 period. ...

Kim Yutharo
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/about-440000-spoilt-ballots-logged-july-23-national-election-nec

623 land titles distributed to more than 300 families in Kampong Thom province

623 property ownership certificates were distributed to 332 families in Kdei Ta Chen village, Treal commune, Tang Kork district on July 20, 2023, so that they have the legal right to own and use them. ...

Post Staff
https://www.postkhmer.com/national/2023-07-21-1331-252571.html

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