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Tina suggests exploration of Israeli market
Agriculture minister Dith Tina asked Yaron Tamir, the CEO of Israeli agricultural capacity-building company Agrostudies, to examine the possibility of importing Cambodian agricultural products into Israel. ...
Van Socheata
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/tina-suggests-exploration-israeli-market
UN’s FAO opens Cambodia office, plans $65M in projects
The UN Food and Agriculture Organisation’s (FAO) office in Cambodia intends to commence the implementation of a range of new projects in 2023 in close collaboration with the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries and other partners, with total funding of over $65 million, according ...
Orm Bunthoeurn
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/uns-fao-opens-cambodia-office-plans-65m-projects
GIZ supports NSAF with office supplies donation
The National Social Assistance Fund (NSAF) received nearly 60 office supply items from the governments of Germany and Australia through the German development agency GIZ. The materials will support the NSAF’s efforts to provide effective social assistance. ...
Chea Sokny
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/giz-supports-nsaf-office-supplies-donation
Cambodia Securities Exchange rollout of green bonds set to bloom in 2023
With the growing effects of climate change increasingly a major concern globally, balancing economic activities with environmental considerations has never been more urgent. ...
NBC pushes for de-dollarisation on 43rd Riel Day
National Bank of Cambodia (NBC) deputy governor Chea Serey on March 20 made a general call to keep using the local currency in day-to-day transactions, as part of de-dollarisation and other monetary policy initiatives, as a means to promote economic development. ...
May Kunmakara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/nbc-pushes-de-dollarisation-43rd-riel-day
Sar Kheng reaffirms commitment to Laos border cooperation
The Ministry of Interior and Laos’ Ministry of Public Security have reiterated their joint commitment to preventing cross-border crime and promoting the socio-economic development of the border regions. ...
Samban Chandara and Sem Pisey
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national-politics/sar-kheng-reaffirms-commitment-laos-border-cooperation
Cambodia to host int’l mine victim conference
Prime Minister Hun Sen announced that the Kingdom will host the “Global Conference on Assisting, Landmine and other Explosive Remnants of War (ERW) Victims and Survivors in the context of Disability Rights” this coming October. ...
Neang Sokunthea
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/cambodia-host-intl-mine-victim-conference
Ministry aiming to expand Prey Lang carbon credit sales
The Ministry of Environment and Conservation International (CI) Cambodia will push for the expansion of the carbon credit market in the Prey Lang Wildlife Sanctuary in 2023 in order to raise funds for the conservation of protected areas and community development there. ...
Ry Sochan
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/ministry-aiming-expand-prey-lang-carbon-credit-sales
Battambang town opens new landfill
A nearly 21ha landfill in Ta Kream commune’s Poi Svay village of Battambang province’s Banan district was inaugurated on March 20 as part of the second “Urban Environment Management in the Tonle Sap Basin” project, which is being funded through a loan from the Asian ...
Yuth Vireak
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/battambang-town-opens-new-landfill
Adult male dolphin found dead from fishing net in Stung Treng
The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries has reiterated its demands that fishermen stop all fishing activity including the use of nets, hooks and illegal fishing equipment in the dolphin conservation zone in Stung Treng province to ensure the sustainability of the endangered species and ...
Orm Bunthoeurn
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/adult-male-dolphin-found-dead-fishing-net-stung-treng
New sub-decree tightens regulations on garment industry sub-contractors
Cambodia will prepare a sub-decree improving existing labour mechanisms by adding detailed procedures, permanent management mechanisms, responsibilities for relevant companies, especially sub-subcontractors, as Cambodia seeks to ensure the prevention of the use of forced labour. ...
Van Socheata
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/new-sub-decree-tightens-regulations-garment-industry-sub-contractors
Oreang district administration is continuing to find the perpetrators that cleared more than 50 hectares of state forest
Experts are continuing to search for the identity of the perpetrators that cleared forest land in the protected area in Mondulkiri province to file the case to the court. ...
Khouth Sophak Chakrya
https://www.postkhmer.com/national/2023-03-21-0838-248224.html
Ministry demands corrections to ‘abridged, misleading’ quote
The Ministry of Information has demanded that CamboJA News correct the content of its March 18 article which excluded key points made by the ministry’s spokesperson regarding the revocation of three media licences. ...
Neang Sokunthea
https://www.postkhmer.com/national/2023-03-20-1807-248205.html
Takeo farmer’s diversification bet pays off
A farmer in Takeo province is reaping the benefits of diversification on his 1.6ha land in Borei Cholsar district. Previously, Sem Savry grew three crops of rice a year, but now, in addition to his rice, he feeds river shrimp and geese, and grows coconuts. ...
Rann Reuy
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/takeo-farmers-diversification-bet-pays
Ministry: Eight children available for adoption
The Ministry of Social Affairs, Veterans and Youth Rehabilitation announced that it was looking for caregivers for eight orphans who are living at the National Maternal and Child Health Centre (NMCHC) and Battambang Orphanage Centre I in Battambang province. ...
Chea Sokny
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/ministry-eight-children-available-adoption
Progress rooted in 1980’s risks: PM
Prime Minister Hun Sen said that Cambodia’s current era of development has its foundations in the risks he undertook in the 1980s when he put in place political and economic reforms. ...
Ry Sochan
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/progress-rooted-1980s-risks-pm
CENTRAL advises migrant workers of rights
The Centre for Alliance of Labour and Human Rights (CENTRAL) is carrying out an awareness campaign among the public about the potential risks of migrating to find work in Thailand. The organisation warned that many Cambodians were continuing to use the services of brokers to ...
Chea Sokny
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/central-advises-migrant-workers-rights
Cambodia, Pakistan mull joint trade-body committee
Cambodia and Pakistan have agreed to look into setting up a joint committee between the two countries’ apex business associations, to unlock the envisaged potential of two-way trade and investment, and boost import-export flows beyond their historically limited levels, according to a Ministry of Commerce ...
Van Socheata
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/cambodia-pakistan-mull-joint-trade-body-committee
Regional meet gauges ozone-depleting-substance phaseout progress
Ministry of Environment secretary of state Pak Sokharavuth from March 13-17 attended meetings of senior officials in charge of implementing the Montreal Protocol in Southeast Asia, including a “green customs” workshop on reporting and managing trade in ozone-depleting substances (ODS), in Vietnam’s Halong city. ...
Ry Sochan
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/regional-meet-gauges-ozone-depleting-substance-phaseout-progress
Public works ministry asks for Japan’s hand in human resource development
The Ministry of Public Works and Transport has asked Japan to keep contributing to overall human resource development, and potentially support the Techo Sen Institute of Public Works and Transport (TSI) in its training of Cambodian engineers in specific skills. ...
Preah Sihanouk tyre plant lifts hopes for rubber
A massive, freshly-launched tyre factory, backed by a $300 million investment from Chinese-owned General Tires Technology (Cambodia) Co Ltd, could be the breakthrough that the local rubber and automotive sectors have been waiting for, and potentially act as a type of price stabiliser for domestic ...
May Kunmakara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/preah-sihanouk-tyre-plant-lifts-hopes-rubber
Link religion to climate change to develop eco-friendly attitudes: senior official
A senior environmental official on March 17 floated bolstering links between climate change and religious teachings and standards as a means to improve attitudes towards the environment and sustainable development in Cambodia. ...
EU’s Sokha resolution ‘a sovereign rights breach’
The National Assembly (NA) said the European Parliament (EP) did not respect the Kingdom’s independence and sovereignty when it passed a resolution strongly critical of the recent conviction and sentencing of former opposition leader Kem Sokha for “treason”. ...
Neang Sokunthea
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national-politics/eus-sokha-resolution-sovereign-rights-breach
NEC delegation returns from France with offers of support
The National Election Committee (NEC) will consider requesting support from France as it prepares to administer the July national election, its senior official said, noting that the French counterparts want to see the poll take place in a manner acceptable to all parties and in ...
Ry Sochan
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/nec-delegation-returns-france-offers-support