Khmer Times

Cambodia and the People’s Republic of China have agreed to further boost cooperation on mine clearance in Cambodia. ...

The Ministry of Public Works and Transport plans to set up a public service centre in Sihanoukville of Preah Sihanouk province to bring services closer to the people and make it easier to provide services effectively. ...

Cambodia’s two state-owned ports, Sihanoukville Autonomous Port (PAS) and Phnom Penh Autonomous Port (PPAP), had seen double-digit growth in revenue in 2021 despite the COVID-19 pandemic, the Ministry of Public Works and Transport said in a report on Thursday. ...

Angkor Resources Corp. has reported it has advanced the agreement with Jarai Indigenous communities by adding a latrine and water filter project, requested by and for communities on the Andong Meas license. ...

Mondulkiri authorities have cracked down on over 100 hectares of illegally grabbed forest land and tore down boundary fences put up in the area. ...

Kampong Speu province plans to build another large reservoir that has a storage capacity of more than 150 million cubic metres. ...

The National Road Safety Committee (NRSC) will draft a new traffic law as the existing one is not strict enough and carries light punishments. ...

Cambodia’s campaign to administer the fourth dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, Pfizer BioNTech has closed in on the 400,000 people mark as of January 26, some 12 days after it started. ...

Cambodia exported 366,300 tonnes of rubber latex in 2021, an increase of 8 percent compared to the same period in 2020. ...

Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC) this week approved two new investment projects with a total capital of $303 million in Rattanakiri and Preah Sihanouk provinces. ...

The Environment Ministry estimates that the total PM2.5 (fine particulate matter) emissions by 2030 will reach 98.5 thousand tonnes of black carbon and various short-lived climate pollutants (SLCPs) that have a common source, so measures to reduce air pollution must be implemented now. ...

About 300,000 doses of Covid-19 AstraZeneca vaccine from Poland will arrive Cambodia in the evening of January 25. ...

The bilateral trade between Cambodia and Thailand was valued at $7.97 billion last year, a 10.26 percent increase compared to a year before. Figures from Thailand’s Commerce Ministry showed that Cambodia exported $894 million worth of goods to Thailand, a year-on-year decrease of 22.10 percent. ...

As the crackdown and seizure of encroached swamp forest land continues, the government has so far seized more than 60,000 hectares of encroached land from more than 14,000 families. ...

Mobile water pumps were installed in some provinces as farmers continue to water shortages that threaten the dry season rice crops. ...

Cambodia saw more than $1.7 billion in profits in the past year from the aquaculture and freshwater fishery industry, with more than 380,000 tons of yield from the freshwater fisheries. ...

The Minister of Education, Youth and Sports has stated that Cambodia is working to reduce the impact of Covid-19 on the education system by shifting to a multidisciplinary approach in the education system. ...

Indonesian President Joko Widodo has reaffirmed the importance of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)’s five-point consensus on Myanmar, ...

The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries continues to enact measures to develop Cambodia’s agricultural sector. The ministry and private partners announced the signing of the MoU for the construction of more green houses in the country. ...

The government of Japan, through the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), has assessed the construction of buildings and infrastructure in Siem Reap and Kampong Chhnang provinces to serve the demining sector. ...

The Council for the Development of Cambodia has approved a massive investment project worth $1.3 billion to develop a logistics and multi-purpose port in Kampot, one of southern Cambodia’s coastal provinces. ...

The trade volume between Cambodia and Vietnam have touched nearly $10 billion last year despite the Covid fallout. This topic was figured during a recent meeting between Prime Minister Hun Sen and visiting Vietnamese Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son with both sides committing to cross ...

Cambodia is among 10 countries that accept Vietnam vaccine passports along with Australia, Belarus, India, Japan, Maldives, Palestine, the Philippines, the U.K. and the U.S. ...

Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son on January 20 held talks with his Cambodian counterpart Prak Sakhonn during which both sides said they are happy to see the growing ties between the two countries’ ministries, agencies, localities and people. ...