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PM to continue pushing for adherence to ASEAN 5PC
Prime Minister Hun Sen has informed Myanmar leader General Min Aung Hlaing that as chair of ASEAN, he will continue to push the ruling State Administration Council (SAC) to adopt the ASEAN five-point consensus (5PC). ...
Ry Sochan
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national-politics/pm-continue-pushing-adherence-asean-5pc
Biden to work with Kingdom, develop US-ASEAN relations
US President Joe Biden said his administration looks forward to working with Cambodia as chair of ASEAN, and that the US hopes ASEAN-US relations will continue to develop. ...
Ry Sochan
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national-politics/biden-work-kingdom-develop-us-asean-relations
Plan lifts Preah Sihanouk tourism hopes
The Preah Sihanouk provincial tourism scene is set to get an image makeover as authorities and the private sector work together to roll out a series of development plans that complement and promote effective implementation of the forthcoming Preah Sihanouk Provincial Tourism Development Plan for ...
Hin Pisei
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/plan-lifts-preah-sihanouk-tourism-hopes
LNY makes up 23% of 2022 domestic trips
A total of 4,106,034 domestic trips were recorded in the first 34 days of this year, from January 1 to February 3 – 23.08 per cent in just the first three days of this month alone – statistics that observers are regarding as positive signs ...
Nov Sivutha
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/lny-makes-23-2022-domestic-trips
Cambodian, Thai armies ink co-op agreement
The army chiefs of Cambodia and Thailand on February 3 signed a cooperation agreement to strengthen relations of friendship and cooperations between the two military forces, and promote open discussion on subjects of mutual interest. ...
Ry Sochan
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/cambodian-thai-armies-ink-co-op-agreement
Japanese company eyes a slice of silk pie
A Japanese company plans to invest in silk production, breeding silk worms in Battambang province to process into consumer products and exports, to boost economic growth and create more local jobs. ...
Nov Sivutha
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/japanese-company-eyes-slice-silk-pie
King signs South Korea FTA ratification into law
The bill sailed through the National Assembly on December 29, the 9th Committee of the Senate on December 30, and the Senate on January 6. All votes were unanimous. The document was enacted into law by a Royal Code signed by the King on January ...
Hom Phanet
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/king-signs-south-korea-fta-ratification-law
Nearly 1M domestic trips over Lunar New Year
Residents made nearly one million domestic trips from February 1-3 during the Lunar New Year holidays, indicating an increase of 6.15 per cent compared to the corresponding period in 2021. The capital was the most popular destination, accounting for about 30 per cent of this ...
Hin Pisei
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/nearly-1m-domestic-trips-over-lunar-new-year
Rice exports close January with a bang
Cambodia exported more than $96.3 million worth of milled and paddy rice in the first month of this year, providing positive signs for the industry on the whole, according to the Cambodia Rice Federation (CRF). ...
Post Staff
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/rice-exports-close-january-bang
Cambodian Digital Government Policy 2022-2035 put into use
The government has put the Cambodian Digital Government Policy 2022-2035 into use, in a bid to create a more conducive environment for the development of the digital socio-economic landscape. ...
Ry Sochan
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/cambodian-digital-government-policy-2022-2035-put-use
Capital's Covid authority orders end to NagaWorld rallies
The Phnom Penh Commission to Combat Covid-19, led by the capital’s municipal administration, issued a directive telling former workers of NagaWorld integrated resort to immediately halt protests, and ordering them to practice coronavirus health measures to prevent the pathogen from spreading among them and their ...
Mom Kunthear
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/capitals-covid-authority-orders-end-nagaworld-rallies
Hog badger still hanging on: senior environment official
The hog badger persists in the Kingdom although in unknown numbers, despite continuing illegal poaching for their lard – used in traditional medicines largely based in superstition – as well as their meat and bones, affirmed Ministry of Environment spokesperson Neth Pheaktra. ...
Orm Bunthoeurn
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/hog-badger-still-hanging-senior-environment-official
Cabinet passes draft plant protection law
The Council of Ministers on February 4 approved a draft law on plant protection and phytosanitary measures at a session presided over by Prime Minister Hun Sen, according to government spokesman Phay Siphan. ...
Mom Kunthear
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/cabinet-passes-draft-plant-protection-law
World Wetlands Day marks the vital importance of Ramsar sites
The Ministry of Environment held World Wetlands Day on February 2 in Pursat province – which is rich in wetlands – to celebrate the importance of ecosystems and protect biodiversity in local communities. ...
Lay Samean
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/world-wetlands-day-marks-vital-importance-ramsar-sites
Banteay Meanchey rescues rice, warns of future droughts
Officials from the Banteay Meanchey provincial water resources and agriculture departments have joined forces to pump water to nearly 1,000ha of dry-season rice in Mongkol Borei district in the face of water shortages. ...
Khouth Sophak Chakrya
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/banteay-meanchey-rescues-rice-warns-future-droughts
Ecotourism taking off in the Cardamom
Under the “Cambodia Sustainable Landscape and Ecotourism Project”, the Ministry of Environment is developing its vision and investment plans for tourist destinations in the Cardamom Mountains, with a focus on establishing ecotourism in protected areas of Siem Reap, Kampong Speu and Koh Kong provinces. ...
Voun Dara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/ecotourism-taking-cardamom
Diversification key to economic growth: World Bank
Cambodia was among the Greater East Asian countries hardest hit by the Covid-19 pandemic. However meaningful steps to spur domestic investment, greater productivity among businesses and workers, and a more diversified export portfolio will be key to regain sustained economic growth, according to the World ...
May Kunmakara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/diversification-key-economic-growth-world-bank
Increase in air particulates raises concerns: Ministry
The Ministry of Environment has instructed its municipal and provincial departments to take measures to control air quality, after some control stations showed that air quality levels have dropped. Of particular concern was the increase in particulate matter (PM10) and fine particulate matter (PM2.5), which ...
Voun Dara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/increase-air-particulates-raises-concerns-ministry
Minister eyes durian exports to China, pushes for research
The Ministry of Agriculture is set to conduct a study on the phytosanitary requirements to export durian to China in the near future. ...
Hom Phanet
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/minister-eyes-durian-exports-china-pushes-research
PM gives nod to Japan memorial park
Fumiaki Takahashi, president of the Japan-Cambodia Association (JCA), has requested that Prime Minister Hun Sen build a memorial park in the capital in honour of the two countries’ bonds of friendship. ...
Orm Bunthoeurn
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/pm-gives-nod-japan-memorial-park
$2.3B of projects greenlit in January
The Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC) approved final registration certificates for 25 projects in the first month of 2022, with total registered capital of nearly $2.3 billion and expected to create 23,175 jobs. ...
Hin Pisei
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/23b-projects-greenlit-january
‘Pra’ fish exports to China at hand
Chinese customs has given Cambodia three weeks to ensure that a list of shortcomings will be taken care of, as required by Beijing, before signing a formal protocol allowing the direct export of Cambodian “pra” fish to China. ...
Hom Phanet
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/pra-fish-exports-china-hand
Tax policy touch-ups for projects of financing deals
The General Department of Taxation (GDT) on January 31 instructed relevant ministries, institutions and taxpayers to sort out tax obligations concerning projects under memorandums of understanding (MoU) as well as grant and loan agreements, as per applicable laws, and submit records of potential tax implications ...
Nov Sivutha
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/tax-policy-touch-ups-projects-financing-deals
King Sihamoni off to Beijing for Olympic games opening
King Norodom Sihamoni is planning to depart for China on February 3 to attend the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympic Games 2022 in Beijing, which are scheduled to begin on February 4, and will return on February 5. ...
Mom Kunthear
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/king-sihamoni-beijing-olympic-games-opening