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Korean company donates 8,000 ebikes to Kingdom
South Korean manufacturer Very Words has announced plans to donate 8,000 electric motorcycles to the Ministry of Environment. In addition, the company plans to establish approximately 200 charging stations across the Kingdom, to help reduce greenhouse gas emissions and contribute to Cambodia’s goal of achieving ...
Phak Seangly
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/korean-company-donates-8-000-ebikes-to-kingdom
National grid reaches 99.15% of Cambodian villages
Electricity supply coverage across Cambodia has steadily expanded, especially over the past 15 years. By the end of 2024, more than 14,000 of the Kingdom’s 14,153 villages had access to the national grid. ...
Hin Pisei
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/national-grid-reaches-99-15-of-cambodian-villages-
5G moving closer, PM assures public ‘no health risks’
Prime Minister Hun Manet has authorised the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications to launch a fifth-generation (5G) internet system, and is currently considering an appropriate time for its official rollout. ...
Hong Raksmey
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/5g-moving-closer-pm-assures-public-no-health-risks-
Ministry forecast cooler dry season than ’24, early rains
Average temperatures this dry season are tipped to be cooler than those of 2024, according to the Ministry of Water Resources and Meteorology. ...
Niem Chheng
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/ministry-forecast-cooler-dry-season-than-24-early-rains
CDC to simplify business registration to lure investment
The Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC) is in the process of improving the ease of doing business in Cambodia aimed at attracting foreign investment as companies are likely to switch locations amid trade war pressure, said Sun Chanthol, Deputy Prime Minister and First ...
Chea Vanyuth
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501635801/cdc-to-simplify-business-registration-to-lure-investment/
Govt financing boosts rice production to 13 million tonnes
The Royal Government’s financing to stabilize agricultural prices and support farmers’ livelihoods has been highly effective, increasing rice production from 9 million tonnes in 2016 to over 13 million tonnes in 2024, according to Kao Thach, the Royal Government Delegate in Charge and CEO of ...
Sum Manet
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501635205/govt-financing-boosts-rice-production-to-13-million-tonnes/
BKD Academy and Manulife Cambodia partner to boost digital and financial skills
The two organisations have signed an MoU to equip customers with digital skills, financial literacy and leadership training, fostering economic resilience and business growth in the nation’s digital economy. ...
Kiripost staff writers
https://kiripost.com/stories/bkd-academy-and-manulife-cambodia-partner-to-boost-digital-and-financial-skills
Banteay Meanchey farmers sow seeds of change
What started as an initiative in 2009 has turned a group of farmers into a community that has seen its rice harvest, profit and confidence grow in leaps and bounds, thanks to support by FAO’s Promoting Climate-resilient Livelihoods in Rice-based Communities in the Tonle Sap ...
Sangeetha Amarthalingam
https://kiripost.com/stories/banteay-meanchey-farmers-sow-seeds-of-change
European delegation admire Kingdom’s investment potential
A delegation from nine European countries has expressed serious interest in Cambodia’s investment potential. ...
Hin Pisei
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/european-delegation-admire-kingdom-s-investment-potential
Residents who lost homes to Mekong River want riverbanks reinforced, authorities say collapse caused by nature
After three of their homes collapsed at around 9a.m on Saturday, residents of Khtor village, Prek Leap commune, along Mekong River, are urging the authorities to build embankments to stop landslides. Authorities claim the collapse was a result of natural disaster. ...
Sovann Sreypich
https://cambojanews.com/residents-who-lost-homes-to-mekong-river-want-riverbanks-reinforced-authorities-say-collapse-caused-by-nature/
CDC report January project approvals up 300% on 2023
In January 2025, the Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC) approved 68 investment projects with a total capital of approximately $748 million, representing an increase of about 300% over January 2024. China continues to account for the highest number of foreign direct investment projects, ...
Hin Pisei
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/cdc-report-january-project-approvals-up-300-on-2023
Cambodia working to improve transportation rankings
The private sector within Cambodia’s logistics industry has highlighted the importance of the “Logistic Performance Index (LPI)” in enhancing the Kingdom’s transportation sector, noting that it could attract more international investment. ...
Hin Pisei
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/cambodia-working-to-improve-transportation-rankings
Chinese government continues demining support to tune of $4.4M
Although US assistance for mine clearance through USAID has been suspended, the Chinese government continues to provide support for the elimination of landmines in Cambodia, with a $4.4 million Chinese-funded project set to begin operations next month. ...
Niem Chheng
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/chinese-government-continues-demining-support-to-tune-of-4-4m
Vandeth: Telco ministry driving Cambodia's digital transformation
The Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications has shared several of its achievements of the past five years at a special February 5 conference held to summarise Cambodia’s digital transformation journey. ...
Increase in common mosquitoes attributed to dry season, climate change
Rising temperatures and an increase in standing water are the key factors contributing to the rapid growth and reproduction of common Culex mosquitoes. ...
Niem Chheng
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/increase-in-common-mosquitoes-attributed-to-dry-season-climate-change
Truckload of suspicious timber seized then released to monastery
A heavy truck transporting timber intended for construction at a monastery in Kampong Cham province has been released after initially being impounded by the authorities in Preah Vihear province on the night of February 3. ...
Phak Seangly
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/truckload-of-suspicious-timber-seized-then-released-to-monastery
Ministry of Post warns about AI-driven online scam
The Ministry of Post and Telecommunications has raised an alert about the rampant use of artificial intelligence (AI) in online scams, highlighting the growing global concern surrounding cyber fraud. ...
Hang Punreay
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501634560/ministry-of-post-warns-about-ai-driven-online-scam/
Agricultural products see remarkable surge in exports
Cambodia saw a significant surge in the export of potential agricultural products in 2024, an official report from the Ministry of Commerce showed. ...
Chea Vanyuth
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501633884/agricultural-products-see-remarkable-surge-in-exports/
Cambodia opens to all investors wishing to invest in agricultural sector to promote sector, says Minister of Agriculture
Dith Tina, Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, and leaders received a courtesy call from Professor Wendy Umberger, Executive Director of the Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR), at the Ministry on February 3, 2025. ...
ASEAN, Australia enhancing ‘fishway’ collaboration for sustainable fisheries
The Mekong River, a vital resource flowing through Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, and Vietnam, plays a central role in the livelihoods of millions. ...
Hong Raksmey
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/asean-australia-enhancing-fishway-collaboration-for-sustainable-fisheries
Governor resolves overcrowding: 148 students in single class
Khuong Sreng, governor of Phnom Penh, has provided emergency financial support to address the issue of overcrowding in a Phnom Penh primary school. ...
Phak Seangly
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/governor-resolves-overcrowding-148-students-in-single-class
Microfinance association, stakeholders commit to increasing public trust
The chairwoman of the Cambodia Microfinance Association (CMA) has reiterated that the association is committed to working with all relevant parties to increase public trust in the Kingdom’s microfinance sector. ...
CDC reviewing 12 major projects, $135 million capital investment
A total of 12 investment projects, with a total capital of $135 million and the potential to create 7,000 jobs, are currently under review by the Council for the Development of Cambodian (CDC). ...
Experts: Sluggish growth of insurance sector due to external factors
Slow global economic growth led to Cambodia’s insurance industry achieving a gross premium income of nearly $350 million in 2024, a modest increase of just 1.31% over the previous year. ...
