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Commune residents, authorities call for increased national budget to meet people’s needs
Sangkat O’Mal authority in Battambang City and several residents have highlighted the lack of availability for the use of the annual commune budget to develop infrastructure to meet the needs of the people. ...
Sovann Sreypich
https://cambojanews.com/commune-residents-authorities-call-for-increased-national-budget-to-meet-peoples-needs/
PM suggests ERA students take responsibility for self-discipline
Prime Minister Hun Manet has reiterated that the Royal School of Administration (ERA), a training school for civil servants and public service officials, must have high standards of discipline, but that its implementation should not need to be strict. ...
Ministry, NBC respond to tragic boat accident with safety measures, life jackets
Even though no one has been brought to justice, authorities have provided life jackets to four boat operators and are studying the construction of a bridge across the Stung Sen River at the site where a boat sank, killing one of 15 students on board, ...
Phak Seangly
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/ministry-nbc-respond-to-tragic-boat-accident-with-safety-measures-life-jackets
Chinese financing nears 50% of total investment in May, US lags at less than 1%
In May, Chinese investment in Cambodia accounted for almost 50% of total financing, with domestic investment accounting for over 30%, while the US lagged behind at less than one per cent, according to the Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC). ...
Growth opportunities for Cambodian SMEs in securities market
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Cambodia can unlock significant growth opportunities by accessing the securities market, a concept explored in detail during a seminar co-organised by the Securities and Exchange Regulator of Cambodia (SERC), APM (Cambodia) Securities Co Ltd and Asset Pro Management Co ...
Hong Raksmey
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/growth-opportunities-for-cambodian-smes-in-securities-market
Ministry plans to create 250 new model villages by end of seventh mandate in 2028
After the successful establishment of 30 model villages, the Ministry of Rural Development is preparing to collect information on the status of other villages to create an additional 250 by the end of the seventh mandate in 2028, aiming to help develop infrastructure and provide ...
Phak Seangly
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/ministry-plans-to-create-250-new-model-villages-by-end-of-seventh-mandate-in-2028
Smart waste collection mobile-app pilot launched in Siem Reap
Smart waste collection through the mobile app “Smart Clean Siem Reap” was launched as a pilot project in four villages in Siem Reap town’s Slakram commune on June 5. ...
Phak Seangly
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/smart-waste-collection-mobile-app-pilot-launched-in-siem-reap
Cambodia’s economic activity up but education needs strengthening for long-term growth
Cambodia’s economic activity picked up in the first quarter of 2024, but the education sector, which sits at the center of development, needs to be strengthened. ...
Cambodia sees 3X growth in money changers in less than two decades
Walk along the streets of any city in Cambodia and there will be at least one money exchanger. ...
Rachel David
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501501026/cambodia-sees-3x-growth-in-money-changers-in-less-than-two-decades/
Tax incentives offered for expansion of Qualified Investment Projects
In accordance with a recently released legal update from the Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF), new procedures have been defined to provide income tax incentives to companies involved in expanding their Qualified Investment Projects (QIPs) in the Kingdom. ...
James Whitehead
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501501730/tax-incentives-offered-for-expansion-of-qualified-investment-projects/
Primary schools extend study day by 2 hours
With a view to boost the quality of public school education, the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport is extending elementary school study time by two hours each day. ...
Torn Vibol
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501501783/primary-schools-extend-study-day-by-2-hours/
Cambodia’s trade goes up 12% in five months
Cambodia’s international trade has seen a significant increase in the first five months of 2024, growing by 12 percent compared to the same period last year. ...
Chea Vanyuth
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501501031/cambodias-trade-goes-up-12-in-five-months/
Govt denounces illegal property developments, warns investors
Several residential housing projects in Phnom Penh and Siem Reap have been under fire from government authorities recently, with actions taken against illegitimate developments and local buyers warned to conduct due diligence before committing to property purchase agreements. ...
James Whitehead
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501501018/govt-denounces-illegal-property-developments-warns-investors/
MEF discusses budget of Tourism Board
The Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF) discussed the budget aspect of the Tourism Board on Monday. Seng Meng Hong, Tourism Secretary led the delegation to dwell upon the budget package for the operation of the Board of Study, Marketing and Tourism Promotion of Cambodia. ...
Jigmee Palden Pazo
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501501020/mef-discusses-budget-of-tourism-board/
Committee yet to resolve ‘irregular prison release’ of Chinese
One month since it began its investigations into the release from a Stung Treng prison of eight Chinese nationals, who entered the Kingdom illegally from Laos, a specially established joint committee has been unable to form a conclusion. ...
Phak Seangly
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/committee-yet-to-resolve-irregular-prison-release-of-chinese
PM: Funan Techo Canal groundbreaking set for August 5
Prime Minister Hun Manet announced that the groundbreaking for the Funan Techo Canal is set for August 5, noting that 51 per cent of the investment in the project will come from Cambodian financiers. ...
Ry Sochan
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/pm-funan-techo-canal-groundbreaking-set-for-august-5-
Majority of construction workers lack social security, health insurance
Some 97 per cent of workers in the construction sector lack access to social security and social health insurance although most of them are aware of the benefits provided by the social protection system, according to national statistics highlighted at an International Labor Organization (ILO) ...
Phak Seangly
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/majority-of-construction-workers-lack-social-security-health-insurance-ilo
CPP secure 504 provincial council seats, KWP take 47
The ruling Cambodian People’s Party (CPP) claimed an overwhelming 504 of the 559 capital/provincial council seats on offer in the May 26 elections. ...
Ry Sochan
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/cpp-secure-504-provincial-council-seats-kwp-take-47
Mekong journalism training workshop tackles fake news
Journalists from Cambodia and other Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) countries, as well as China, participated in the third Mekong journalism training workshop on the role of media in combatting disinformation and fake news in the Artificial Intelligence (AI) context. ...
Soth Koemsoeun
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501501051/mekong-journalism-training-workshop-tackles-fake-news/
FASMEC urges CDC to link activities with SMEs
The Federation of Associations for Small and Medium Enterprises of Cambodia (FASMEC) – a non-profit organisation – on Monday proposed the Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC) to promote local enterprises by allowing the delegation to take part in the overseas trip, luring foreign ...
Nhean Chamrong
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501500215/fasmec-urges-cdc-to-link-activities-with-smes/
Hun Many calls for rigor in civil service recruitment drive
Hun Many, Minister of Civil Service has called for the review of the structure and function of ministries, institutions, and subnational administrations to address uncertain or redundant tasks and responsibilities. ...
Torn Vibol
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501501063/hun-many-calls-for-rigor-in-civil-service-recruitment-drive/
Over $800 million invested so far in Bokor Mountain
The Sokimex Group states that it has so far invested about 800 million US dollars to develop of Bokor Mountain in Kampot province. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501501416/over-800-million-invested-so-far-in-bokor-mountain/
Chanthol pushes for export of pepper, bananas into US market
Sun Chanthol, Deputy Prime Minister and First Vice-Chairman of the Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC) urged Patrick Murphy, Executive Vice President of Rice and Grain Global Sourcing at Otis McAllister to consider the possibility of exporting more agricultural products into the United States ...
Nhean Chamrong
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501501033/chanthol-pushes-for-export-of-pepper-bananas-into-us-market/
Ministry of Agriculture bats for production of quality fertilizers
The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries encouraged farmers to use fertilizers produced by the local firms as that would help growth the production of fertilizers. ...
Mom Kunthear
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501501029/ministry-of-agriculture-bats-for-production-of-quality-fertilizers/