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$6.4m footwear factory inaugurated in Kampong Speu

The Minister of Labor and Vocational Training has officially inaugurated a shoe factory in Samrong Tong District, Kampong Speu Province with an investment of about $ 6.4 million. ...

Mon Sokeo
https://kiripost.com/stories/cambodia-64m-footwear-factory-inaugurated-in-kampong-speu

MLVT stresses need for technical and professional skills

Minister of Labor and Vocational Training, Ith Sam Heng, has called on communities, families, students, youth, vulnerable youth and the public to pay attention and adopt technical skills to enable them to find better job opportunities and contribute to the development of the national economy. ...

Ponlue Pok
https://kiripost.com/stories/mlvt-stresses-need-for-technical-and-professional-skills

Australian agribusiness explores potential in Cambodia

A major Australian agribusiness has visited Cambodia to explore agriculture investment and trade potential in produce, including mango, rambutan, longan and dragon fruit. ...

Marissa Carruthers
https://kiripost.com/stories/australian-agribusiness-explores-potential-in-cambodia

Deal inked for $19m biodiverse landscapes fund

The British Embassy Phnom Penh and the Secretary of State of the Ministry of Environment on Thursday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), formalizing cooperation on the UK’s Biodiverse Landscapes Fund (BLF) in Cambodia. ...

Mon Sokeo
https://kiripost.com/stories/cambodia-deal-inked-for-19m-biodiverse-landscapes-fund

Seven million vehicles on Cambodia’s roads

The number of motorcycles on Cambodia’s roads has increased to six million, with one million cars also in the country, Transport Minister Sun Chanthol said, adding that many accidents have been caused by motorcyclists. ...

Chhorn Raksmey
https://kiripost.com/stories/seven-million-vehicles-on-cambodias-roads

PM calls for investigation into confiscated homes

The Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC) on Wednesday said that those who fail to pay their house mortgage and risk their properties being confiscated should contact Real Estate Business and Pawnshop Regulator (RFPR). ...

Yatt Malai
https://kiripost.com/stories/cambodia-pm-calls-for-investigation-into-confiscated-homes

Workers given three paid days off to vote

The Ministry of Labor and Vocational Training has announced that​​​​ private businesses and employers will allow their staff a paid three-day leave to return to their home provinces and vote in the upcoming National Election. ...

Ponlue Pok
https://kiripost.com/stories/cambodia-workers-given-three-paid-days-off-to-vote

MLC Special Fund 2023 pumps $2m into nine Cambodian projects

An agreement will be be signed between Cambodia and China to pump $2 million into nine projects to create greater impact in transport and logistics, information system, food security, research, capacity building, and cultural conservation. ...

Thay Thanit
https://kiripost.com/stories/mlc-special-fund-2023-pumps-2m-into-nine-cambodian-projects

Digital skill development roadmap to address Cambodia’s skills shortage

A digital skill development roadmap is being developed to help higher education institutions plug the future skills gap predicted in the sector nationwide ...

Bun Tharum
https://kiripost.com/stories/cambodia-digital-skill-development-roadmap-to-address-skills-shortage

Heatwave hits seaweed growers

Kampot’s seaweed growers have been hit by a price drop of 1,000 riels per kilogram after the extreme heat of April devastated their harvest ...

Meas Molika
https://kiripost.com/stories/heatwave-hits-seaweed-growers

Cambodia’s garment exports to Australia increase

Australia’s clothing imports from Cambodia have bucked the general trend of a decrease, with imports in the first quarter of 2023 increasing to $42.575 million compared with the same period last year. ...

Seng Mengheng
https://kiripost.com/stories/cambodias-garment-exports-to-australia-increase

ThaiQR accessible at 1.5m Cambodian retailers

Thai tourists visiting Cambodia can now pay for goods easier after a bilateral agreement between the two countries was reached for cross-border QR payments. ...

Yatt Malai
https://kiripost.com/stories/thaiqr-accessible-at-150m-cambodian-retailers

China and HK Cambodia’s top rice exporters in first five months of 2023

China and Hong Kong have emerged as the top export markets for Cambodian milled rice, covering 42.43 percent of total exports worth $77.42 million. The 25 European countries accounted for 37.93 percent of exports worth $71.99 million, according to Cambodia Rice Federation (CRF). ...

Seng Mengheng
https://kiripost.com/stories/china-and-hk-cambodias-top-rice-exporters-in-first-five-months-of-2023

Cambodia and UAE to sign second commerce deal

Prime Minister Hun Sen has revealed that the government will sign another commerce agreement with the Commerce Ministry of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to further support Cambodia’s economic growth. ...

Yatt Malai
https://kiripost.com/stories/cambodia-and-uae-to-sign-second-commerce-deal

Suspended garment workers to receive second allowance payout

The Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training has given allowances for the second time to 8,762 garment sector workers who were suspended as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic and global economic crisis. ...

Chhorn Raksmey
https://kiripost.com/stories/suspended-garment-workers-to-receive-second-allowance-payout

$230m mekong river bridge to connect with PP-Bavet expressway

The government, with support from China, has issued more than $230 million to build a 1,600-metre bridge across the Mekong River with free access to connect with the Phnom Penh-Bavet Expressway, providing people with more convenience to cross the bridge. ...

Yatt Malai
https://kiripost.com/stories/230m-mekong-river-bridge-to-connect-with-pp-bavet-expressway

SIM card bank scam warning issued

The Association of Banks in Cambodia is cautioning bank customers to avoid clicking on any suspicious links after a $100,000 loss by an ABA bank customer due to a SIM card-related account hack. ...

Mao Sreypich
https://kiripost.com/stories/sim-card-bank-scam-warning-issued

Climate risks on Cambodian children

A UNICEF report has found various risks that impact children in East Asia and the Pacific, including impacts affecting Cambodian children, while calling for measures to safeguard their rights and future ...

Sangeetha Amarthalingam
https://kiripost.com/stories/cambodia-climate-risks-on-cambodian-children

Free online courses to strengthen tourism SMEs’ digital and financial skills

Cambodia’s tourism SMEs can sign up to free modules delivered by PATA that focus on strengthening finance and digital skills in a post-pandemic world ...

Marissa Carruthers
https://kiripost.com/stories/free-online-courses-to-strengthen-tourism-smes-digital-and-financial-skills

New smart airport aims to drive more tourists into Siem Reap

Cambodia Angkor Air and Trip.com Group have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to build a smart airport in Siem Reap, the global travel service provider said in a news release. ...

Yatt Malai
https://kiripost.com/stories/cambodia-siem-reap-new-smart-airport

German embassy talks MFI with stakeholders

A meeting between the German Embassy in Cambodia and stakeholders in the microfinance sector has outlined proposals including improving communication with clients, compliance set-ups and grievance redress mechanisms. ...

Sangeetha Amarthalingam
https://kiripost.com/stories/cambodia-german-embassy-talks-microfinance

ODC provides data literacy training for journalists

The four-day Data Literacy Training for Journalists on Social Accountability has successfully finished, with Open Development Cambodia (ODC) grateful for active engagement from participants, and hopes they can use the knowledge and skills gained for their professional and personal development. ...

Mon Sokeo
https://kiripost.com/stories/cambodia-odc-provides-data-literacy-training-for-journalists

NGOs launch forum on engagement in public financial management

A group of NGOs launched the National Public Forum on ‘Stakeholders Engagement in Public Financial Management Process’ on May 25. ...

Mon Sokeo
https://kiripost.com/stories/cambodia-ngo-forum-on-engagement-public-financial-management

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