Khmer Times

Cambodia attracted fixed-asset investment of $4.92 billion in 2023, up 22 percent from $4.03 billion in a year earlier, the Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC) said in a news release on Wednesday. ...

The new headquarters of the Central Committee of the Cambodian Veterans’ Association (CVA), funded by the Vietnamese Ministry of National Defence, was inaugurated and put into use in Kien Svay district, the Cambodian province of Kandal on January 4. ...

According to a spokesman for the Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training (MLVT), last year the Ministry provided employment opportunities to work abroad to 1,356,616 people, including 552,851 women. ...

Thais are being warned of job scams in Cambodia that could lead to them being forced into call-centre servitude, according to the Thai embassy in Phnom Penh. The embassy has advised Thais reconsider highly-paid job offers in Cambodia, as many victims have ended up working ...

The government, working with the Siem Reap Provincial Administration, plans to start a free public bus service between Siem Reap city and the Run Ta Ek Development Zone next week to facilitate travel and reduce costs for residents. ...

From Nov. 14, 2023 to Jan. 1, 2024, a total of 106,868 people has registered as members of the Voluntary Contribution Health Care Social Security Scheme Fund (Voluntary Contribution Scheme), administered by the Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training. ...

A meeting chaired by Minister of Rural Development Chhay Rithisen discussed measures to improve the quality of rural roads and infrastructure. ...

Small and Medium Enterprise Bank of Cambodia Plc (SME Bank), which is currently reviewing its $50 million budget support for pandemic-hit tourism players in Siem Reap province was asked to consider providing loans to cruise boat businesses along the Tonle Sap River. ...

Cambodia is set to offer tax incentives for another two years on rubber exports, starting from January 1, 2024, aiming to encourage cultivation and support growers and exporters in the face of declining prices due to a drop in international demand. ...

Cambodia’s version of a central bank digital currency (CBDC) and online banking and mobile payments app, Bakong, has seen its adoption levels grow in leaps and bounds to surpass 10 million accounts. ...

Türkiye and Cambodia have taken another step to developing closer ties with the signing of a new agreement to boost cooperation in the inspection sector. ...

From 19-21 December 2023, the Forestry Administration of the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, the Ministry of Environment (MoE), the UN-REDD Programme and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) jointly organized the Projects Completion Workshop on the ‘UN-REDD initiative on ...

Cambodia earned $789.75 million from the exports of rubber and articles made of rubber in the January to November period of 2023, recording an increase of 74.5 percent compared to the same period last year, according to the latest trade data of the General Department ...

The number of deaths and injuries resulting from fires across Cambodia increased significantly in 2023 compared to the previous year. ...

The National Election Committee (NEC) will spend about $21 million to construct its new nine-storey headquarters on the land gifted by the government. ...

A new monthly minimum wage for workers in Cambodia’s garment, textile, footwear, and travel products industry for 2024 has come into force, Prime Minister Hun Manet said on Tuesday. ...

A digital learning platform established by the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport (MoEYS) has in less than two months amassed 89,156 users, who are gaining knowledge and learning from the content provided on the platform. ...

Some 83,900 vehicles have traveled on the Phnom Penh-Sihanoukville Expressway during the New Year holiday, starting from Saturday to Monday, a senior Cambodian official said on Tuesday. ...

The Ministry of Commerce registered 11,506 new companies and enterprises in the January-November period of 2023, up 14.58 percent from 10,046 in the same period last year, a report of the Ministry of Commerce showed. ...

The government is being urged by the National Committee for Disaster Management (NCDM) to prioritise firefighting equipment to efficiently combat flames in high-rise buildings. ...

To lessen their suffering, the government has raised the monthly allowance for the families of deceased army veterans and civil servants. ...

Last year 531 criminal cases were recorded in Phnom Penh city. Of these, 459 cases were solved. ...

The King has issued a Royal Decree on the Organisation and Functioning of the Judicial Reform Steering Committee, with Minister of Justice Keut Rith and Chiv Keng, President of the Supreme Court, as the co-chairs, along with four vice-chairmen and 19 other members. ...

Nearly 400,000 revellers thronged Kampot province, making it the most favourite spot in the country for the New Year celebrations. ...