Khmer Times
Higher education institutions instructed to enhance quality of doctoral training
The Ministry of Education, Youth, and Sport has observed a steady increase in the number of students pursuing PhD degrees and is taking steps to enhance the quality control of doctoral training. ...
Former Cambodian premier asks Japan to continue supporting Cambodia’s demining efforts
Former Prime Minister of Cambodian, Hun Sen continued to call on Japan to further support the demining activities in Cambodia. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501422038/former-cambodian-premier-asks-japan-to-continue-supporting-cambodias-demining-efforts/
Cambodia-China trade continues to grow despite global demand slowdown
Cambodia-China trade continued to rise in 2023 despite a slowdown in global demand, thanks to the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) agreement and the Cambodia-China Free Trade Agreement (CCFTA), a commerce official and experts said on Wednesday. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501422036/cambodia-china-trade-continues-to-grow-despite-global-demand-slowdown/
Social media content creators must respect the laws and cultural value
All social media content creators must respect the laws and the cultural value, said Prime Minister Hun Manet at the closing ceremony of the annual meeting of the Ministry of Women’s Affairs here yesterday. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501422039/social-media-content-creators-must-respect-the-laws-and-cultural-value/
USAID helps improve Cambodian cashew value chain
The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) is partnering with the Cambodia Cashew Federation to improve Cambodian cashew value chain through the Cashew Export Development Programme. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501420730/usaid-helps-improve-cambodian-cashew-value-chain/
Cambodia, Germany to boost parliamentary cooperation
Cambodia and the Federal Republic of Germany have vowed to boost bilateral cooperation between the two countries’ parliaments. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501420761/cambodia-germany-to-boost-parliamentary-cooperation/
Cambodia exports over 100 tonnes of Kampot pepper
Cambodia exported 103 tonnes of the renowned Kampot pepper, registered as a Geographical Indication in the European Union, last year, recording a decrease of 11 percent compared to 2022, a report of the Kampot Pepper Promotion Association showed yesterday. ...
Chea Vanyuth
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501420426/cambodia-exports-over-100-tonnes-of-kampot-pepper/
Kampong Leng farmers get permission to grow dry season rice
The Council of Ministers and the Kampong Chhnang Provincial government have granted temporary permission to people living in Zone 3 protected area near Tonle Sap Lake in Kampong Leng district, Kampong Chhnang province to cultivate dry season rice for one season. ...
Torn Vibol
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501421159/kampong-leng-farmers-get-permission-to-grow-dry-season-rice/
Cambodia’s trade declines 1.9% to $46.82 billion in 2023
Cambodia’s international trade stood at $46.82 billion in 2023, recording a decline of 1.9 percent compared to 2022. While exports were marginally up by 1.8 percent, the imports showed a decline of five percent, according to the trade data released by the General Department of ...
Manoj Mathew
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501421111/cambodias-trade-declines-1-9-to-46-82-billion-in-2023/
Thailand and Cambodia to start talks on the energy-rich area in the Gulf of Thailand on February 7
Thailand and Cambodia are set to hold talks on 7 February regarding a disputed energy-rich area in the Gulf of Thailand. The Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Affairs Minister of Thailand, ParnpreeBahiddhaNukara, announced that discussions on the overlapping claim area (OCA) will be on the ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501421398/thailand-and-cambodia-to-start-talks-on-the-energy-rich-area-in-the-gulf-of-thailand-on-february-7/
Cambodia, Czechia commit to expanding cooperation
Cambodia and the Czech Republic, (Czechia) committed to expanding cooperation in cyber security, technology, rural development and agriculture, to strengthen the relationship between the two countries. ...
Soth Koemsoeun
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501421173/cambodia-czechia-commit-to-expanding-cooperation/
RCEP fuels regional growth amid economic recovery, challenges
Two years on, the world’s largest free trade pact in terms of population and trade volume, has unleashed tremendous benefits for regional integration in the Asia-Pacific region and powered up economic recovery. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501421396/rcep-fuels-regional-growth-amid-economic-recovery-challenges/
PM hopes for more Cambodia-EU trade and investment cooperation
Dr. Hun Manet, Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Cambodia, has hoped for further promotion of cooperation in trade and investment between Cambodia and the European Union (EU). ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501420732/pm-hopes-for-more-cambodia-eu-trade-and-investment-cooperation/
IT Centre at Preah Sihamoniraja Buddhist University set up under Quick Impact Projects (QIP) Scheme of Government of India
Samdech Preah Abhisiri Sugandha MahasangharajahDhipati Kitti Uddessa Pandita BOUR Kry, the Supreme Patriarch of Dhammayuttikanikaya of the Kingdom of Cambodia, Rector of the Preah Sihamoniraja Buddhist University (PSBU), Royal Government of Cambodia and Dr. Devyani Khobragade, Ambassador of India to the Kingdom of Cambodia have ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501420103/it-centre-at-preah-sihamoniraja-buddhist-university-set-up-under-quick-impact-projects-qip-scheme-of-government-of-india/
Over 20,000 youths signed up for “TVET 1.5M”
As of Jan. 4, at least 20,393 young people, 7,007 of them women, from poor and vulnerable families have registered for the Technical and Vocational Education and Training “TVET 1.5M.” ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501420759/over-20000-youths-signed-up-for-tvet-1-5m/
Free meal programme to cover over 1,000 schools
This year the government and partner organisations through the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport will continue to provide food to more than 1,000 schools in 10 provinces to improve children’s nutrition. ...
Hang Punreay
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501420458/free-meal-programme-to-cover-over-1000-schools/
Out-of-court mediation authority accepting complaints from March 1
The National Authority for Out-of-Court Dispute Resolution (NAOCDR), the Justice Ministry’s new mediation body, has announced that citizens who are suffering any kind of injustice can formally lodge their complaints beginning on March 1. ...
Tith Kongnov
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501420473/out-of-court-mediation-authority-accepting-complaints-from-march-1/
NEC ensuring stronger security for Senate polls
The National Election Committee (NEC) is asking the Capital and Provincial Election Commission (CPEC) to cooperate with relevant parties to prepare security forces to protect and maintain public safety and social order during the upcoming Senate Elections. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501420475/nec-ensuring-stronger-security-for-senate-polls/
PM says Cambodia needs more qualified human resources
Prime Minister Hun Manet said Cambodia needs more qualified human resources that is why the Royal Government has decided to conduct strict education reform since 2014. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501420760/pm-says-cambodia-needs-more-qualified-human-resources/
Tour guides, interpreters told to strengthen services
The Ministry of Tourism has instructed all tour guides and interpreters to continue strengthening professional practices to improve the quality of reliable and friendly services for tourists. ...
Torn Vibol
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501420447/tour-guides-interpreters-told-to-strengthen-services/
Cambodian PM’s upcoming visit to France to deepen bilateral collaboration
The visit of Dr Hun Manet, Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Cambodia, to France next week will further strengthen the relations and cooperation between the two countries, according to his letter dated Jan. 8 to Emmanuel Macron, President of the French Republic. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501420102/cambodian-pms-upcoming-visit-to-france-to-deepen-bilateral-collaboration/
Solar to remain fastest growing power source
At an annual growth rate of 14.34 percent, the fastest growth in electricity generation in the Kingdom will be in the solar sector in the coming years, a latest study by the Economic Research Institute for Asean and East Asia has revealed. ...
Sreekanth Ravindran
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501419929/solar-to-remain-fastest-growing-power-source/
Cambodia exported 656,000 tonnes of cashew, earning $837 million in revenue in 2023
Cambodia exported $837 million worth of raw cashew nuts in 2023, a year-on-year decrease of 16.9 percent, according to the Cashew Nut Association of Cambodia’s report on Monday. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501420104/cambodia-exported-656000-tonnes-of-cashew-earning-837-million-in-revenue-in-2023/
Ministry establishes a working group for justice reform
The Ministry of Justice has established a Strategic, Policy Research and Analysis Group to reform and amend laws and regulations in the field of justice in Cambodia. A decision by the Ministry on Friday stated that a strategic, policy research and analysis team in the ...
Hang Punreay
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501420008/ministry-establishes-a-working-group-for-justice-reform/