Khmer Times

The O’Smach International Border Checkpoint was officially reopened on Friday after it was closed in 2019 at the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic. ...

Criticisms have been levied against the Director of the Department of Public Works and Transport of Kampong Speu for the inaction despite roads in the province being heavily damaged. ...

Cambodia’s next generation of experts on diseases that cross from animals to humans have received a boost thanks to a partnership between the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Korean International Cooperation Agency (KOICA). ...

Bun Rany Hun Sen, President of the Cambodian Red Cross, has lauded midwives’ contribution to Cambodia’s mother and child health achievements. ...

The Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC) has approved six new investment projects with a total investment of more than $150 million. ...

A delegation of Japan-based FORVAL Corporation is eying more trade and business potential in Cambodia. ...

Provincial authorities continue to work to suppress forest crimes – in line with the order of Prime Minister Hun Sen – to protect the country’s natural resources and forests. ...

The EU handed over a patrol boat to help boost fisheries crimes suppression, as the authorities continue to crackdown on the illegal activities. ...

Cambodia, Indonesia and Thailand are set to organise three important leaders’ meetings in the Southeast Asia region later this year. ...

As of late April 2022, 90.95% of the Phnom Penh-Sihanoukville expressway construction project has been completed, and it is expected to be open for public use in July. Prime Minister Hun Sen will attend and preside over its official opening ceremony. ...

Cambodia’s exports to the member countries of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) totaled $1.956 billion in the first three months of this year, up 11 percent over the same period last year, according to data from the Ministry of Commerce. ...

Cambodia and the Republic of Korea have discussed trade potential between both countries, mainly the import of Cambodian mangoes. ...

The significance of investment governance for inclusive, sustainable development is often overlooked, including by stakeholders who work on natural resource governance and social and environmental issues. And yet, investment governance plays a major part in shaping the outcomes of their efforts. ...

Cambodia approved 52 fixed asset investment projects worth $2.46 billion in the first four months of 2022, according to a report by the Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC) on Tuesday. ...

The United States, in partnership with COVAX, UNICEF, and WHO has donated two million Pfizer vaccine doses to the Royal Kingdom of Cambodia yesterday. ...

The Minister of Health, Dr Mam Bunheng, said that so far Cambodia has received more than 53 million doses of Covid-19 vaccine, including bilateral assistance, assistance from the Covax Center and direct orders. An additional  20 million doses are due to arrive in a row ...

The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) trade agreement has boosted Cambodia’s economy in a big way, with export to member countries of the pact hitting $1.95 billion in the first quarter (Q1) this year —up by 11 per cent from $1.75 billion over the same ...

News media is considered the “fourth power”, but this power has to be respected, not to be feared, in order to ensure its sustainability. ...

Cambodia Prime Minister acknowledged challenges faced by journalists and media agencies, reaffirmed the government support for the sector, and urged continuous capacity building among them. ...

KOICA Cambodia Office late last week dispatched another 14 members of project volunteers to Cambodia for the “Capacity Building Project for Cambodia National and Public Youth Centers” discovered by the KOICA and carrying out by Soon Chun Hyang University. ...

Cambodia and Thailand reopened its Poipet- Aranyaprathet border crossing to travellers yesterday after a two-year closure due to the Covid-19 pandemic.​ ...

China’s foreign direct investment was on the rise in Cambodia last year despite Covid-19, showing positive confidence of investors in Cambodia as the country fully resumed its socio-economic activities, particularly the bilateral trade pact. ...

Cambodia’s economic growth is expected to end with a healthy growth rate by 2022, but below the growth projected early this year. The lowering of growth estimates is due to the Russia-Ukraine conflict and the uncertainty in China’s economic growth. ...

Despite the adverse effects of Covid-19 and the Russia-Ukraine war, Cambodia’s agricultural exports rose 5.60 percent to 4 million tonnes in the first four months of this year compared to the same period last year. ...