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LDC graduation could drop Cambodia’s growth by 1.5%
Cambodia’s graduation from a Least Developed Country (LDC) could slow GDP growth by up to 1.5 percent with a potential loss of 165,000 jobs, cautioned Alissar Chaker, Resident Representative, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Cambodia. ...
Sreekanth Ravindran
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501652995/ldc-graduation-could-drop-cambodias-growth-by-1-5/
Cambodia’s exports to US up 25% in two months
Cambodia’s exports to the United States soared to over $1.6 billion between January and February 2025, marking a 25 percent increase from the same period last year, according to a report from the General Department of Customs and Excise of Cambodia released earlier this week. ...
Sum Manet
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501653007/cambodias-exports-to-us-up-25-in-two-months/
Cambodia attracts $1.06 billion investment in first two months
Cambodia approved fixed-assets investment projects worth $1,069 million in the first two months of 2025 with a total number of projects of 104 projects, a Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC) report showed yesterday. ...
Chea Vanyuth
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501652372/cambodia-attracts-1-06-billion-investment-in-first-two-months/
MoEYS announces research funds for STEM, Social Sciences
The Ministry of Education, Youth, and Sport (MoEYS) has announced the provision of Higher Education Research Funds (HERF) to all public and private higher education institutions interested in conducting research focussed on STEM, agriculture, science, and social sciences. ...
Torn Vibol
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501653028/moeys-announces-research-funds-for-stem-social-sciences/
Costly internet limits AI-driven learning for students
Despite Cambodia’s shift to digital learning, many university students struggle with internet costs due to the lack of free Wi-Fi, highlighting the need for investment in connectivity and AI literacy to ensure equitable access and responsible AI use. ...
Meas Molika
https://kiripost.com/stories/costly-internet-limits-ai-driven-learning-for-students
ASEAN shooting for top four global economy spot
ASEAN is setting its sights on becoming the world’s fourth-largest economy by 2030, as the region strengthens trade, investment and economic partnerships amid intensifying global competition. ...
Hong Raksmey
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/asean-shooting-for-top-four-global-economy-spot
Cambodia's total public debt reaches over $12 billion by the end of 2024
In the fourth quarter of 2024, the Cambodian government signed new loan agreements with creditors amounting to $763.83 million, bringing total public debt to over $12 billion, more than 99% of it external. Additionally, the government paid nearly $560 million in debt service. ...
Jan-Feb saw CDC say yes to 112 investment projects
More than 40 investment projects, totaling over $320 million, were approved by the Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC) in February, bringing the total number of investment projects approved by the CDC in the first two months of 2025 to 112, with a total ...
Hin Pisei
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/jan-feb-saw-cdc-say-yes-to-112-investment-projects
Private development at Khnang Phsar cancelled in favour of community led plans
The government has cancelled multiple private development projects at Kampong Speu province’s Khnang Phsar tourism site, including the planned construction of a concrete road up to the mountain, in order to provide the local community with the opportunity to manage the area and offer services ...
Phak Seangly
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/private-development-at-khnang-phsar-cancelled-in-favour-of-community-led-plans
Kingdom’s tallest bridge open for 7 days during Khmer New Year
The Ministry of Public Works and Transport has announced that Pursat province’s Bridge No. 28, the tallest bridge in Cambodia, will be temporarily open to the public from April 11-17, before and during the Khmer New Year celebrations. ...
Pursat authorities issue 15-day deadline for residents to leave new ‘green’ site
The Pursat provincial administration has warned of legal action against individuals who fail to leave the Phnom 1500 eco-tourism site within 15 days, noting that they may face imprisonment for up to 5 years and a fine of up to 500 million riel ($125,000). ...
Phak Seangly
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/pursat-authorities-issue-15-day-deadline-for-residents-to-leave-new-green-site
SSCA lay out 2025 goals: 7.5 million air passengers
Cambodia aims to increase air passenger traffic to 7.5 million people in 2025, an increase of over one million compared to 2024, and to transport 80,000 tonnes of goods. ...
Niem Chheng
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/ssca-lay-out-2025-goals-7-5-million-air-passengers
Hope springs eternal: New clean water systems for Banteay Menachey
Several communities in Banteay Meanchey province marked a significant milestone on March 11, as 35,800 people gained direct access to clean water through 29 newly inaugurated community-wide water distribution systems. ...
Hong Raksmey
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/hope-springs-eternal-new-clean-water-systems-for-banteay-menachey
Kampong Speu deputy governor and two others arrested in $400K mining license fraud
Kampong Speu Provincial Court has issued a detention order for the Deputy Governor of Kampong Speu province and two other individuals in connection with defrauding Chinese investors out of $400,000 in the fraudulent sale of mining licenses. ...
PM urges police to prioritise emergency vehicles during VIP convoys following viral post
Hun Manet is urging police to prioritise emergency vehicles during VIP convoys after a viral Facebook post highlighted an ambulance stuck in traffic. ...
Prak Chan Thul
https://kiripost.com/stories/pm-urges-police-to-prioritise-emergency-vehicles-during-vip-convoys-following-viral-post
Labour Force Participation Rate highest in Cambodia among Asean
Cambodia recorded the highest Labour Force Participation Rate (LFRP) among the Asean nations, according to a latest report by the Asean Secretariat. ...
Som Sotheary
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501651798/ministry-resolves-5-year-dispute-nets-over-80000-for-workers/
ASEAN aims to conclude COC negotiations by next year
Amid discussions on the second draft of the Code of Conduct in the South China Sea (COC) text, with some key differences remaining unresolved, the ASEAN Secretary-General says the bloc aims to conclude negotiations by next year as China expressed full confidence in the prospect ...
Ben Sokhean
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501651822/asean-aims-to-conclude-coc-negotiations-by-next-year/
MEF reports zero debt with China in 2024
Although Cambodia’s public debt exceeded $12 billion by the end of last year, the Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF) yesterday reported that no loans were signed with China, the Kingdom’s former top creditor that provided over $300 million in 2023. ...
Nhean Chamrong
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501651781/mef-reports-zero-debt-with-china-in-2024/
Cambodia actively promoting global peace and security
Cambodia has committed to play an active role in promoting global peace and security, leveraging its own experience of conflict and recovery. The country remains dedicated to regional and international stability, contributing to efforts addressing global challenges, according to the Foreign Ministry’s annual report. ...
Ben Sokhean
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501651814/cambodia-actively-promoting-global-peace-and-security/
Cambodia, China hold talks on investment cooperation, development of SEZs
The Deputy Secretary General of the Cambodian Investment Board (CIB) Suon Sophal, today led a working group to meet and discuss with Li Yongjun, Director-General of the General Department of Economic Cooperation and Overseas Investment of the Ministry of Commerce of China, with the aim ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501651653/cambodia-china-hold-talks-on-investment-cooperation-development-of-sezs/
MEF updates public financial management reforms to NA
Top officials from the Ministry of Economy yesterday presented an update on the Public Financial Management Reform Program during both Phase 3 Plus 2 (2019–2022) and Phase 4 (2023–2026) to the National Assembly’s (NA) Commission on Economy, Finance, Banking, and Auditing to assess the reform ...
Sum Manet
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501651785/mef-updates-public-financial-management-reforms-to-na/
Breaking barriers: young women lead Cambodia’s tech revolution
As the world embraces digital transformation, young women in Cambodia are proving that technology is not just a man’s world. ...
Seoung Nimol and Sovann Sreypich
https://cambojanews.com/breaking-barriers-young-women-lead-cambodias-tech-revolution/
Good start to the year as Jan-Feb international trade up 16%
The Kingdom’s import-export trade with all partners during the first two months of 2025 reached a total value of over $9.4 billion, an increase of more than 16% compared to the same period in 2024. Bilateral trade with China alone accounted for nearly 30% of ...
Hin Pisei
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/good-start-to-the-year-as-jan-feb-international-trade-up-16-
Mangrove roots support one another ‘like women’ says ministry official
International Woman’s Day was marked by keen environmentalists in the Kep provincial capital, with 1,000 mangrove seedlings planted. ...
Phak Seangly
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/mangrove-roots-support-one-another-like-women-says-ministry-official