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Action plan set to safeguard Tonle Sap Lake
An inter-ministerial committee tasked with combating fisheries crimes at Tonle Sap Lake has issued a five-point action plan designed to preserve it as a natural resource for long-term public interests. The committee, led by Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Dith Tina, finalised the plan during ...
 Rann Reuy 
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/action-plan-set-safeguard-tonle-sap-lake
Int’l trade rises as commerce ministry lays out 2023 plans
Cambodia’s 9.19 per cent on-year rise in foreign trade value to the $52.425 billion logged by Customs for 2022 was driven by “in-depth reforms in all areas”, improvements in export competitiveness, and an increasingly favourable business and investment environment, according to Minister of Commerce Pan ...
 Hin Pisei
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/intl-trade-rises-commerce-ministry-lays-out-2023-plans
‘Eco-tourism’ development on the cards for Koh Thmey isle
Local company HTTH Island Investment Co Ltd is reportedly studying the feasibility of a 16.68sq km “eco-tourism” development project on Koh Thmey island, just southeast of Prey Nop district’s Ream National Park in Preah Sihanouk province. ...
 May Kunmakara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/eco-tourism-development-cards-koh-thmey-isle
Salt, fish sauce, crayfish set for GI tag
Three local products are in the final stages of domestic geographical indication (GI) registration, with another not far behind, the Ministry of Commerce reported, raising hopes that the protected status would allow producers to expand their footprint globally, and promote a surge in the value ...
 Hin Pisei 
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/salt-fish-sauce-crayfish-set-gi-tag
Private trade centres eyed for five cities across China
The Ministry of Commerce plans to set up five Cambodian private business centres in China to step up the Kingdom’s exports to the East Asian giant and maximise use of the bilateral free trade agreement (FTA) between the two countries, the ministry’s two-day annual meeting ...
 Hin Pisei
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/private-trade-centres-eyed-five-cities-across-china
Marine plastic issue discussed
State institutions and development partners are gathering input on strategies for the efficient management of marine debris, especially plastic waste, in the tourist destinations of the Kingdom’s coastline. ...
 Lay Samean 
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/marine-plastic-issue-discussed
New National Road 4-Bokor road nearing usability
The Ministry of Public Works and Transport announced that more than 40km of the space for the 61km new road has been cleared. The road will connect Bokor National Park to National Road 4. ...
 Sem Pisey 
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/new-national-road-4-bokor-road-nearing-usability
PM set to provide lawyers to women in ‘entertainment services’ industry
Prime Minister Hun Sen instructed Ky Tech, the head of his pro bono legal aid team, to provide legal advice and representation to women working in the entertainment sector across the country in order to protect the rights of women in an industry where they ...
 Lay Samean
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/pm-set-provide-lawyers-women-entertainment-services-industry
GDT intends to simplify tax payments for all businesses
Cambodian taxes can currently be paid at 10 commercial banks, thanks to memorandums of understanding (MoU) signed by the Ministry of Economy and Finance in a bid to improve tax administration efficiency and make life easier for taxpayers, according to a General Department of Taxation ...
 Hin Pisei
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/gdt-intends-simplify-tax-payments-all-businesses
Retail, luxury sectors set for lift from Cambodia-Korea JV
The local WorldBridge Group of Companies and South Korean-owned Luxury Business Group (LBG) entered into a joint venture (JV) to develop professional training in the Cambodian retail industry, with a focus on the luxury segment. ...
 May Kunmakara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/retail-luxury-sectors-set-lift-cambodia-korea-jv
South Korean agency pushes investment in auto-parts, tech
At a recent meeting in Seoul with a Cambodian delegation led by Minister of Commerce Pan Sorasak, Yu expressed his firm belief that the Cambodia-Korea Free Trade Agreement (CKFTA) will boost trade between the two countries. ...
 Van Socheata
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/south-korean-agency-pushes-investment-auto-parts-tech
Increased breastfeeding could save 2,000 lives per year: health ministry
Cambodia loses an estimated $137.7 million annually due to non-complete breastfeeding. The figure includes additional costs to the health system, increased mortality rates and damage to public health, according to a joint press release from the Ministry of Health, Helen Keller and other relevant organisations. ...
 Neang Sokunthea
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/increased-breastfeeding-could-save-2000-lives-year-health-ministry
State revenues from gold production top $15M
Cambodia has netted more than $15 million from gold production as of end-December, which has yielded over 5.3 tonnes of dore bars – a semi-finished product that is smelted at a mine, usually at about 90 per cent purity – since the first commercial gold ...
 May Kunmakara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/state-revenues-gold-production-top-15m
Healthcare facilities late pay complaints due to late data entry
The National Social Security Fund (NSSF) instructed all partnered health facilities to fulfil their obligations by entering all members’ medical and healthcare data into the payment system in a timely manner as there are nearly 2,000 health facilities that signed the agreement with the NSSF, ...
 Long Kimmarita
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/healthcare-facilities-late-pay-complaints-due-late-data-entry
Sniffer dogs to swoop down on 4 localities for ‘mine-free 2025’
Demining operators from the Mine-Free Cambodia 2025 Foundation are preparing to carry out operations in Kampong Thom, Preah Vihear, Pursat and Pailin provinces after plans have been signed off by the national-level authorities. ...
 Long Kimmarita
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/sniffer-dogs-swoop-down-4-localities-mine-free-2025
Cruise ship visit ‘positive sign’ of tourism recovery
Tourism experts call the return to Sihanoukville of the Bahamas-flagged cruise ship the Seabourn Encore on January 28 a positive sign for the recovery of the Kingdom’s tourism sector. ...
 Van Socheata
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/cruise-ship-visit-positive-sign-tourism-recovery
South Korea investment sought as five MoUs signed
Two high-ranking Cambodian officials have issued fresh rallying calls for South Korean entities to invest in the Kingdom and take advantage of its bilateral and multilateral trade pacts, especially the Cambodia-Korea Free Trade Agreement (CKFTA) that took effect on December 1. ...
 May Kunmakara and Van Socheata
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/south-korea-investment-sought-five-mous-signed
Justice ministry inks MoU with US digital library
On behalf of Minister of Justice Koeut Rith, justice ministry secretary of state Chin Malin signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Building Bridges USA (BBUSA) Law Office on “Enriching legal knowledge and the use of an electronic law library”, in a ceremony held ...
 Post Staff 
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/justice-ministry-inks-mou-us-digital-library
Child nutrition project runs to ‘27 in target trio
To help address acute malnutrition in Cambodia, Helen Keller International, supported by the Ministry of Health, has launched a project to treat and care for children with moderate to severe malnutrition in three target provinces. ...
 Sem Pisey 
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/child-nutrition-project-runs-27-target-trio
Water bird census released
The results of an Asian water bird census show that 91 species were identified in the Boeung Prek Lapouv Protected Landscape Area in Takeo province, while 34 were recorded in the Anlung Pring Protected Landscape Area of Kampot province. ...
 Ry Sochan
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/water-bird-census-released
Environment ministry kicks off agroforestry project in Pursat
The Ministry of Environment announced the launch of a two-year project to stimulate local economies through the implementation of agroforestry and environmental agronomy in Kravanh district, Pursat province. ...
 Ry Sochan 
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/environment-ministry-kicks-agroforestry-project-pursat
CCF, GIZ plan workshops on consumer laws
Following a “successful” two-day outreach programme in Kep province, the Consumer Protection, Competition and Fraud Repression Directorate-General (CCF), in cooperation with Germany’s international development agency GIZ, is planning five more workshops to disseminate relevant laws and regulations. ...
 Long Kimmarita 
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/ccf-giz-plan-workshops-consumer-laws
CPP sets out five primary strategic goals for 2023-28
The Cambodian People’s Party (CPP) on January 29 concluded its two-day extraordinary congress, setting the party’s priority goals for 2023-2028. ...
 Ry Sochan
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/cpp-sets-out-five-primary-strategic-goals-2023-28
Zero-snaring campaign Phase II underway from March
The second phase of the Ministry of Environment’s zero-snaring campaign will begin in March. The campaign encourages businesses and the public to work together to protect the Kingdom’s remaining wildlife. ...
 Chea Sokny
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/zero-snaring-campaign-phase-ii-underway-march