Khmer Times

Human rights are for humanity, not for Human Rights Watch (HRW). Human rights must be understood and approached based on the context and the stage of nation building and state building. ...

Local residents who are concerned about the environmental impact caused by a warehouse allowing waste to flow into a canal in Tboung Khmum province’s Ponhea Krek district filed a complaint with the local authorities. ...

Since the beginning of this year’s breeding season, 10 nests of Giant Ibis have been discovered in Lomphat Wildlife Sanctuary, pointed out BirdLife International Cambodia Programme on its official Facebook page today.​ ...

The world’s most prestigious brands will be entering the market over the next 12 months as Blue Bell Group announced yesterday that it has secured a landmark deal to manage one of the country’s most-anticipated retail projects. ...

A groundbreaking ceremony was held yesterday by the Ministry of Public Works to construct a $580,000 field laboratory at the Techo Sen Institute of Public Works and Transport.​ ...

The Supreme Court Chamber of the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) held its first hearing in the Case 002/02 appeal by Khieu Samphan, the former head of state of the Democratic Kampuchea yesterday. ...

The Australian Embassy in Cambodia claimed that it is supporting the development of fragrant rice varieties. The project is aimed at promoting then quality and market of Cambodian rice exports. ...

MVL Foundation Limited has allocated a $5 million grant for the development of education, the establishment of schools, and charity in Cambodia. ...

Cambodia and Japan have been meeting to discuss ways of promoting agri-tourism projects in the Kingdom. ...

Your office is killing the planet. That’s according to the Cambodia Energy Efficiency Competition, an international group dedicated to promoting clean, green alternatives, starting with your workplace. ...

According to a report in the Cambodia China Times, over 500 Chinese and Taiwanese nationals have become Cambodian citizens in the last 12 months – 83% of the total of foreign nationals to receive Cambodian citizenship. ...

Remains of a male banteng were found after it had been trapped. It is the sixth banteng to have died since Mum Pram Bei was declared a community forest in Kampong Speu province. ...

The Sihanoukville Autonomous Port, listed on the Cambodia Stock Exchange (CSX) under the ticker PAS, has posted a substantial increase in net profit for the first six months of 2021 over the preceding semester period. ...

The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF) is accelerating the drafting of National Roadmap for Cambodia’s sustainable food systems for 2030 roadmap to further promote the sector toward sustainable development. ...

Last week saw the release of the Sihanoukvile Autonomous Port’s (PAS) Q2 2021 financial report as well as an unaudited revenue report from the Phnom Penh Autonomous Port detailing results for the first seven months of 2021.​ ...

Kep Provincial Administration announced Friday that the Koh Tonsay Tourist Port, which costs around $1.2 million, is scheduled to be completed by the end of this year. ...

Cambodia has reached out to the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations for vaccines to prevent the growing spread of the Lumpy Skin Disease (LSD) among cattle since June.​ ...

The Embassy of India in Cambodia Sunday morning celebrated the 75th Independence Day of India, under the presidency of Ambassador Dr. Deyvani Uttam Khobragade. ...

The three-year Keo Seima Conservation Project (KSCP), funded by USAID, has been completed successfully. ...

The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF) and Cambodia Financial Intelligence Unit (CFIU) of the National Bank of Cambodia will cooperate on information exchange related to money laundering and terrorism financing in the field of agriculture. ...

Cambodia’s National Assembly will host the 11th Asia-Europe Parliamentary Partnership Meeting (ASEP-11) to be held in mid-November 2021 – one of the official side-events of the 13th ASEM Summit. ...

Club of Cambodian Journalists (CCJ) secretary-general Puy Kea, who is also the speaker of the Information Ministry’s Monitoring Committee for Journalism Ethics told Khmer Times yesterday that the creation of the committee is not to put pressure on print or social media, as Reporters Without Borders ...

Cambodia and Japan discussed the promotion of the agro-tourism subsector and the development and restoration of the tourism sector after the end of the Covid-19 pandemic. ...

State-run Cambodia Post has registered an increase in January to June income despite the volume of parcels decreasing due to the limited availability of cargo transport available during the pandemic.​ ...