Khmer Times

Monks urged to go to the polls

The Mahanikaya and Dhammayut Nikaya Committee wants all monks to exercise their right to decide the fate of the nation in Sunday’s National Election. ...

Hang Punreay
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/1327676/monks-urged-to-go-to-the-polls/

333 foreign observers, dignitaries to observe Cambodia’s general election

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen said on Thursday that some 333 foreign observers and dignitaries from 65 countries and international institutions will visit the country to observe the seventh general election, to be held on Sunday. ...

Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501328030/333-foreign-observers-dignitaries-to-observe-cambodias-general-election/

Cambodian PM welcomes election observers

Prime Minister Hun Sen has extended warm welcome to all the observers for the upcoming National Election in Cambodia. ...

Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501328046/cambodian-pm-welcomes-election-observers/

Probe on firm finds no proof of illegal logging

The National Committee for Forest Crime Prevention (NCFCP) ordered provincial officials yesterday to check a private company accused of illegally logging and transporting timber in Ratanakiri province. ...

Son Minea
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501327133/probe-on-firm-finds-no-proof-of-illegal-logging/

Date set for next year’s Senate election

Election for the fifth Senate will be held on February 25, 2024, according to a decision taken by the government yesterday. ...

Soth Koemsoeun
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501327132/date-set-for-next-years-senate-election/

NEC logs over 250 international observers and special guests

The National Election Committee (NEC) yesterday closed its application for international groups and foreign embassies interested in observing the July 23 National Election, recording more than 250 international observers and special guests. ...

Ben Sokhean
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501326996/nec-logs-over-250-international-observers-and-special-guests/

New Siem Reap airport to facilitate more direct flights

The Siem Reap Angkor International Airport (SAI) is set to begin its operation on October 16 and the new airport can receive huge aircraft from the United States and Europe, facilitating direct flights for international tourists visiting the Kingdom of Wonder, a press release by ...

Nhean Chamrong
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501327204/new-siem-reap-airport-to-facilitate-more-direct-flights/

NEC ready for forthcoming General Election

Chairman of the National Election Committee (NEC) Prach Chan has affirmed the committee’s readiness for the National Election on July 23, 2023, in terms of materials and forces to ensure security, safey and public order during the election. ...

Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501327393/nec-ready-for-forthcoming-general-election/

Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications builds $30 million National Data Centre

Chea Vandeth, Minister of Posts and Telecommunications, on July 19, attended the ground-breaking ceremony for the construction of the National Dalta Centre worth nearly $30 million, scheduled for completion in 2025 designed to store national data. ...

Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501326950/ministry-of-posts-and-telecommunications-builds-30-million-national-data-centre/

King calls on all eligible voters to go to the polls

The National Election Committee (NEC) on the morning of July 19, posted a message of His Majesty King Norodom Sihamoni, King of the Kingdom of Cambodia to all compatriots to exercise the right to vote freely according to their own conscience, who has confidence in ...

Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501326914/king-calls-on-all-eligible-voters-to-go-to-the-polls/

Drought conditions​ expected across the country

Cambodia may face drought conditions across the country due to below-average annual rainfall caused by El Nino. ...

Tith Kongnov
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501326410/drought-conditions-expected-across-the-country/

Government shuts down misleading websites

The government has ordered internet service providers (ISPs) to block websites and social media accounts of nine domains representing at least three news outlets, claiming the organisations are spreading misleading information and discrediting the government. ...

Soth Koemsoeun
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501326261/government-shuts-down-misleading-websites/

UN official sees Cambodia’s plunged poverty rate as positive step towards LDC graduation

Cambodia’s remarkable decline in poverty rate is a positive step towards the Southeast Asian country’s graduation from the Least Developed Country (LDC) status, a United Nations official said on Tuesday. ...

Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501326643/un-official-sees-cambodias-plunged-poverty-rate-as-positive-step-towards-ldc-graduation/

MLVT makes significant strides in improving working conditions

The Royal Government of Cambodia has made significant progress in implementing laws and policies to increase employment opportunities, promote skills development of an individual, expand social security coverage, strengthen labour market governance and improve working conditions, said Ith Samheng, Minister of Labor and Vocational Training, ...

Nheng Chamrong
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501325557/mlvt-makes-significant-strides-in-improving-working-conditions/

Rain, thunder and high winds forecast for Cambodia

The Ministry of Water Resources and Meteorology (MOWRAM) has warned the public of possible natural disasters, especially strong winds and high waves at coastal areas between July 19-25, 2023. ...

Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501326691/ministry-calls-for-vigilance-of-possible-natural-disasters/

Cambodia’s export to RCEP countries up 24 percent in H1

Cambodia’s total export to other Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) countries amounted to $4.07 billion in the first half of 2023, up 24 percent from $3.28 billion over the same period last year, said the Ministry of Commerce’s latest report released on Tuesday. ...

Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501326651/cambodias-export-to-rcep-countries-up-24-percent-in-h1/

MAFF sets four agricultural policies to improve the farming sector

The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF) has set out four agricultural policies to boost the economy of farmers and improve the agricultural sector in Cambodia. ...

Hang Punreay
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501326409/maff-sets-four-agricultural-policies-to-improve-the-farming-sector/

Agriculture Ministry working on forming commune agricultural coordinators across the country

Cambodian Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Dith Tina received visiting Dr Christoph Hoffmann, Member of the German Parliament and Deputy Chairman of the Committee on Economic Cooperation and Development. ...

Khmer Times Staff
http://Agriculture Ministry working on forming commune agricultural coordinators across the country

Ministry calls for vigilance of possible natural disasters

The Ministry of Water Resources and Meteorology (MOWRAM) has warned the public of possible natural disasters, especially strong winds and high waves at coastal areas between July 19-25, 2023. ...

Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501326691/ministry-calls-for-vigilance-of-possible-natural-disasters/

Consumers’ complaint mechanism soon, NBC says

The National Bank of Cambodia has prepared a draft proclamation on standardised or common consumers’ complaint response mechanism for all banking, payment and financial institutions in the country to comply with NBC’s guidelines after consumers have expressed dissatisfaction over the existing mechanisms, said a senior ...

Kang Sothear
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501325554/consumers-complaint-mechanism-soon-nbc-says/

Government increases investment in education to more than $800 million this year

The Royal Government has increased its investment in education to more than $800 million by this year to improve the quality of education in Cambodia. ...

Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501324575/government-increases-investment-in-education-to-more-than-800-million-this-year/

Cambodia commits to building robust STI ecosystem

The Kingdom has committed to building a robust science, technology and innovation (STI) ecosystem to achieve its vision of becoming an upper-middle-income country by 2030 and a high-income country by 2050. ...

Ben Sokhean
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501324945/cambodia-commits-to-building-robust-sti-ecosystem/

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