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Mekong-Lancang conference tackles air pollution, trans-boundary crime
The Mekong-Lancang nations vowed to strengthen cooperation in combatting trans-boundary crimes under the joint framework to ensure security in the Mekong River region. ...
Nop Sreymao
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501547284/mekong-lancang-conference-tackles-air-pollution-trans-boundary-crime/
Govt announces free tours to northeastern border provinces to address concerns over sovereignty
In a bid to disprove false claims about the Cambodia-Laos-Vietnam Development Triangle Area (CLV-DTA) by overseas-based opposition groups, Prime Minister Hun Manet is arranging free transport for the public to see for themselves the real situation at the border areas. ...
Kampong Thom’s Dang Kambit reservoir project progresses
The Minister of Water Resources and Meteorology Thor Chetha, on Saturday led a team of officers to inspect the progress of the Dang Kambit Reservoir Development Project in Sre Khsach Village, Dang Kambit Commune, Sandan District, Kampong Thom province, financed by the Export-Import Bank of ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501547543/kampong-thoms-dang-kambit-reservoir-project-progresses/
Cambodia’s 1 million tonne rice export target within reach
One of the cardinal reasons behind the Royal Government of Cambodia’s (RGC) confidence to transform the Kingdom into a high-middle-income country by 2030 and a high-income country by 2050 stems essentially from the government’s ambition to boost rice exports to 1 million tonne by 2025. ...
Mom Kunthear
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501547260/cambodias-1-million-tonne-rice-export-target-within-reach/
PM says no tax for biz with annual income below KHR 250M
Micro enterprises with an annual turnover of less than 250 million riels will not be taxed, Prime Minister Hun Manet assured on Thursday evening during his special statement on the ‘One-Year Achievements of the Royal Government of the 7th Legislature of the National Assembly’ that ...
Manoj Mathew
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501547280/pm-says-no-tax-for-biz-with-annual-income-below-khr-250m/
ADB committed to Cambodia’s skills development programme
The Asian Development Bank (ADB), a long-time development partner of Cambodia, on Wednesday reiterated its commitment to support the Royal Government’s national programme on skills development. ...
Manoj Mathew
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501546083/adb-committed-to-cambodias-skills-development-programme/
Digital platform for informal economy to spur Kingdom’s GDP
The Ministry of Industry, Science, Technology and Innovation (MISTI) weighed the challenges of launching a digital platform for the informal economy recently. The Coordinating Committee for Developing the Informal Economy presented a progress update on the strategy during the meeting held at the MISTI headquarters ...
Jigme Palden Pazo
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501546087/digital-platform-for-informal-economy-to-spur-kingdoms-gdp/
Tonle Sap’s first Ecotourism Forum held in Phnom Penh
The Minister of Tourism and Chairman of the National Committee for Management and Development of Community-Based Tourism and Ecotourism, Sok Soken, presided over the Opening Ceremony of the First Annual Tonle Sap Ecotourism Network Forum on Thursday in Phnom Penh. Under the theme “Strengthening Tourism ...
Mom Kunthear
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501546405/tonle-saps-first-ecotourism-forum-held-in-phnom-penh/
Consumer loans swell by 12%, reflecting banking industry growth
Consumer loans increased by 12 percent in the first half of 2024 compared to the previous year’s figure of 10.5 percent, said Association of Banks in Cambodia (ABC) Chairman and MayBank CEO Rath Sophoan at the Cambodia Banking Conference 2024, on Thursday. ...
Rachel David
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501546093/consumer-loans-swell-by-12-reflecting-banking-industry-growth/
Cambodia, Indonesia to expedite MoU on rice trading soon
With the trade volume between Cambodia and Indonesia exceeding $1 billion in 2023, the two countries on Thursday agreed to expedite the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on rice trade. ...
Mom Kunthear
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501546079/cambodia-indonesia-to-expedite-mou-on-rice-trading-soon/
NCSTI aims to enhance scientific collaboration and accelerate R&D
The National Council of Science, Technology & Innovation (NCSTI) recently held its 4th meeting to evaluate progress and establish strategic direction for Cambodia’s Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) sector. ...
Ben Sokhean
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501546131/ncsti-aims-to-enhance-scientific-collaboration-and-accelerate-rd/
Oddar Meanchey, Prey Veng at risk of losing rice to drought
The Oddar Meanchey Provincial Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries said that more than 4,000 hectares of rice fields in Chong Kal district have withered and been damaged due to insufficient water resources for irrigation. ...
Tith Kongnov
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501546129/oddar-meanchey-prey-veng-at-risk-of-losing-rice-to-drought/
Minister tells experts to verify national teacher data
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Education, Youth and Sport Hang Chuon Naron instructed a working group to verify the data of teachers in the capital and provinces to ensure accuracy and to improve the information system and quality of education in the Kingdom. ...
Hang Punreay
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501546139/minister-tells-experts-to-verify-national-teacher-data/
World institutions urge Cambodia to prepare for foodborne risk
The focus on foodborne risk has increased with people falling ill due to contaminated or unhealthy food. Cambodia requires everyone including experts, policymakers, food producers and processors, distributors, retailers, and consumers to ensure safe food access. ...
Meas Molika
https://kiripost.com/stories/world-institutions-urge-cambodia-to-prepare-for-foodborne-risk
Manet announces agricultural specialists for CLV-DTA communes
Agriculture officials are set to be deployed to all communes in the four Cambodian provinces of the Cambodia-Laos-Vietnam Summit Development Triangle Area (CLV-DTA) to strengthen the agricultural sector. The four provinces are Ratanakkiri, Mondulkiri, Kratie and Stung Treng. ...
Niem Chheng
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/manet-announces-agricultural-specialists-for-clv-dta-communes
Resilience and innovation in banking sector highlighted at conference
The 2024 Cambodia Banking Conference, held in Phnom Penh from August 22-23, brought together industry leaders, policymakers and international partners to discuss the future of the country’s banking sector in the face of global economic challenges. ...
Hong Raksmey
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/resilience-and-innovation-in-banking-sector-highlighted-at-conference
Experts assess China's economic slowdown and its impact on Cambodia
As China grapples with an economic slowdown, its ripple effects are being felt across Southeast Asia, with Cambodia among the countries closely watching the developments. ...
Hong Raksmey
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/experts-assess-china-s-economic-slowdown-and-its-impact-on-cambodia
Education Ministry lays out 2025 revenue and expenditure plans
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Education, Youth, and Sport (MoEYS) Hang Chuon Naron on Monday led a meeting to discuss the revenue-expenditure plan at the leadership level for the education sector next year. ...
Som Sotheary
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501545531/education-ministry-lays-out-2025-revenue-and-expenditure-plans/
Takeo to establish SEZ in Bati district
Governor Vy Samnang of Takeo province on Tuesday endorsed a proposal to establish a special economic zone (SEZ) on a 32-hectare area in Bati district by the Chinese Chamber of Commerce of Chaoshan. ...
Manoj Mathew
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501545510/takeo-to-establish-sez-in-bati-district/
Minister of Environment highlights key achievements
On the first anniversary of Prime Minister Hun Manet’s administration, Minister of Environment Eang Sophalleth reviewed the advancements in Cambodia’s environmental sector. He conveyed optimism for the future, underscoring the government’s dedication to sustainability and cleanliness. ...
Ben Sokhean
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501545493/minister-of-environment-highlights-key-achievements/
Growing success: Govt’s efforts to improve farmers’ livelihoods yielding results
The government’s efforts to improve the livelihoods of farmers under the Pentagonal Strategy are proving successful, with 250 agricultural specialists having already assisted over 110,000 farmers in increasing their yield during the first stage of the programme. The second stage, which aims to recruit and ...
Ben Sokhean
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501545565/growing-success-govts-efforts-to-improve-farmers-livelihoods-yielding-results/
Cambodia exports nearly $97 mil worth of bananas in the first seven months
Cambodia has exported some 143,481 tonnes of bananas in the first seven months of this year, a decline of 20.59% over the same period in 2023, a report from the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries (MAFF) showed. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501545755/cambodia-exports-nearly-97-mil-worth-of-bananas-in-the-first-seven-months
Interior Minister says Cambodians lost $40m to online fraud in H1 2024
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior Sar Sokha, who also serves as chairman of the National Committee for Combatting Human Trafficking (NCCT), has directed all law enforcement and other authorities to intensify efforts to prevent human trafficking, noting that the perpetrators of those crimes ...
PM says Cambodia needs more Chinese investments
Prime Minister Hun Manet said on Tuesday that the country needs more Chinese investments, highlighting potential areas for investment. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501545080/pm-says-cambodia-needs-more-chinese-investments/