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Program aims to assess learning levels in education
The Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport (MoEYS) has signed up to a global scheme that aims to assess education quality in schools and students levels of learning, and aid post-Covid recovery in the sector. ...
Angkor evictees continue to look for new land
Communities who have been evicted from land within the protected Angkor park are looking for new places to relocate to while others are still preparing to leave. ...
Chhorn Raksmey
https://kiripost.com/stories/angkor-evictees-continue-to-look-for-new-land
Almost 870 foreigners rescued from human trafficking scams
About 865 foreign nationals have been rescued within four months in 87 human trafficking cases across four provinces, Interior Minister Sar Kheng said on Friday. ...
Meas Molika
https://kiripost.com/stories/almost-870-foreigners-rescued-from-human-trafficking-scams
Cambodia’s agricultural sector immune to impacts of Covid
Cambodia’s agriculture sector has been immune from Covid-inflicted impact and enjoyed strong growth during the pandemic as financing for the sector has increased, a leading banker said on Friday. ...
Thai Sothea
https://kiripost.com/stories/cambodias-agricultural-sector-immune-to-impacts-of-covid
Reshaping eco-friendly shopping
Entrepreneur Vantha Vichiekha has successfully managed to launch two eco-friendly focused businesses that are helping to save the planet and empower Cambodian women – all by the age of 29. ...
Meas Molika
https://kiripost.com/stories/reshaping-eco-friendly-shopping
Clampdown on illegal online lending
The National Bank of Cambodia (NBC) said on Thursday they have joined forces with police to take legal action against those involved in fraudulent online lending saying it is a crime, and urged the public to contact official financial institutions when borrowing money. ...
Seng Mengheng
https://kiripost.com/stories/clampdown-on-illegal-online-lending
Authorities reclaim 65,000 hectares of flooded forest
About 65,000 hectares of flooded forest around the Tonle Sap Lake have been reclaimed, with 5,000 families relocated, to prevent further encroachment, according to the spokesman for the Ministry of Land Management. ...
Mao Sreypich
https://kiripost.com/stories/authorities-reclaim-65000-hectares-of-flooded-forest
Unions push for minimum wage of $215 for garment workers
Unions have put forward a proposal for the minimum wage of garment factory workers to be raised to $215 next year amid climbing costs that put financial pressure on sector workers. ...
Seng Mengheng
https://kiripost.com/stories/unions-push-for-minimum-wage-of-215-for-garment-workers
Sihanoukville port records $18.9m profits in six months
Sihanoukville port saw its profits more than double to $18.9 million in the first six months of the year, thanks to an increase in the number of containers passing through the port. ...
Prak Chan Thul
https://kiripost.com/stories/sihanoukville-port-records-189m-profits-in-six-months
China and Cambodia to create modern agriculture master plan
Cambodia’s agriculture industry is slated to grow after China agreed to set up a working group with the Kingdom to draw up a master plan to develop modern agriculture countrywide and strengthen bilateral trade. ...
Mao Sreypich
https://kiripost.com/stories/china-and-cambodia-to-create-modern-agriculture-master-plan
$1.6m fund to promote inclusivity in agriculture
Grow Asia has launched a $1.6 million fund aimed at promoting women empowerment and gender-inclusivity in rural enterprises across Asia, with up to a third of women on the continent engaged in the sector. ...
Bun Tharum
https://kiripost.com/stories/16m-fund-to-promote-inclusivity-in-agriculture-cambodia-asia
Collaboration is key to Cambodian education’s pandemic recovery
Collaboration within the education sector is key to fill the huge learning gap created by the pandemic, with a push needed for digital literacy, entrepreneurship skills, and technological readiness, a new roadmap reveals. ...
Bun Tharum
https://kiripost.com/stories/misti-edutech-roadmap-collaboration-is-key-to-cambodia-education-pandemic-recovery
MoU signed to strengthen Cambodia’s SME sector
The European Chamber of Commerce and Cambodia Women Entrepreneurs Association (CWEA) have united to promote a sustainable ecosystem for entrepreneurs and SMEs while also boosting Cambodia’s exposure as a foreign investment destination. ...
Mao Sreypich
https://kiripost.com/stories/mou-signed-to-strengthen-cambodias-sme-sector
Entrepreneurs advised to register to reap benefits
A women entrepreneur workshop is urging all entrepreneurs to legally register their business to enjoy full benefits from National Social Security Fund (NSSF). Executive Director of the Coalition for Partnership in Democratic Development (CPDD), Sin Penh, on Thursday raised concerns at a policy consultation workshop ...
Seng Mengheng
https://kiripost.com/stories/khmer-women-entrepreneurs-advised-to-register-business-to-reap-benefits
Troubled community radio station relocates to home
The head of a Kratie-based community radio station has been forced to move out of his studio after failing to pay rent and nearly a week of campaigning for public donations only raised $103. ...
Prak Chan Thul
https://kiripost.com/stories/troubled-community-radio-station-relocates-to-home
Cambodia’s SMEs battle string of challenges
The Director General of the National Bank of Cambodia, Chea Serey, said on Thursday that Cambodian SMEs face a number of challenges that range from a lack of human resources and market capitalization, to access to credit. ...
Mao Sreypich
https://kiripost.com/stories/cambodias-smes-battle-string-of-challenges
New book to help Cambodia navigate cyberspace
Three Cambodian tech experts have penned a book that explores the nation’s current cyberspace landscape and advocates for enhanced cybersecurity as more of the population share data online. ...
Bun Tharum
https://kiripost.com/stories/new-book-to-help-cambodia-navigate-cyberspace
Teachers to receive pay hike to 1.5m riel by 2023
The Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport has pledged to increase public school teachers’ wages to a minimum of 1.5 million riel by next year ...
Mao Sreypich
https://kiripost.com/stories/teachers-to-receive-pay-hike-to-15m-riel-by-2023
Citizen participation and innovation key to sustainable cities
At the World Cities Summit 2022 in Singapore, a city state leader said developing strategies that involve citizen participation and innovation are key to creating sustainable cities into the future. ...
Thai Sothea
https://kiripost.com/stories/citizen-participation-and-innovation-key-to-sustainable-cities
Australian miners find gold in Mondulkiri
Australian mining company Renaissance Minerals has produced its first gold in Cambodia’s Mondulkiri province, earning the Cambodia government $5.1 million in taxes, a senior government official said on Tuesday. ...
Chhorn Raksmey
https://kiripost.com/stories/australian-miners-find-gold-in-mondulkiri
Construction sector totaled $5.3b in 2021
Construction investment in Cambodia totaled $5.3 billion in 2021, mainly from China, South Korea, and Japan, according to the Ministry of Land Management, Urban Planning and Construction. The ministry also revealed a total of 4,303 construction projects were approved by the government in 2021. ...
Seng Mengheng
https://kiripost.com/stories/construction-sector-totaled-53b-in-2021
Phnom Penh to host Global SME Finance Forum
Global leaders in the finance sector are slated to gather in the Cambodian capital in September when Phnom Penh hosts the SME Finance Forum. ...
Bun Tharum
https://kiripost.com/stories/cambodia-phnom-penh-to-host-global-sme-finance-forum
Royal Group SEZ increases exports by $492.7m
Despite the pandemic, Royal Group Phnom Penh SEZ Plc. has reported an increase in exports of $492.7 million for the first seven months of the year, marking 26 percent year-on-year (YOY) growth. ...
Mao Sreypich
https://kiripost.com/stories/royal-group-sez-increases-exports-by-4927m
Stolen crude oil to be returned to Cambodia
Cambodia has reached an agreement to receive 300,000 barrels of crude oil that was stolen by a tanker following a payment dispute with Singaporean energy KrisEnergy, a senior government official said on Tuesday. ...
Chhorn Raksmey
https://kiripost.com/stories/stolen-crude-oil-to-be-returned-to-cambodia