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Borey VIP, 373 families in mediation

The Preah Sihanouk provincial administration has scheduled March 3 as the next date for mediation between real estate developer Borey VIP, its creditors and more than 350 families who say they have paid for homes which have not been built. ...

Long Kimmarita
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/borey-vip-373-families-mediation

Tina urges dairy farm-farmer venture

Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Dith Tina aims to promote cooperation between local farmers in northern Takeo province’s Bati district and the owners of Kirisu Dairy Farm, saying he foresees great potential in such a venture. ...

Hong Raksmey
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/tina-urges-dairy-farm-farmer-venture

Microfinance to tap into WASH sector

A partnership between Cambodia Microfinance Association (CMA) and Water.org aims to increase access to safe water and sanitation nationwide by offering incentives to finance the sector. ...

Marissa Carruthers
https://kiripost.com/stories/cambodia-microfinance-to-tap-into-wash-sector

Thailand urges monitoring of bird flu virus after death of Cambodian girl

An 11-year-old girl has died of bird flu in eastern Cambodia, prompting a call for increased disease monitoring by government health agencies. ...

Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501245434/thailand-urges-monitoring-of-bird-flu-virus-after-death-of-cambodian-girl/

Southern Vietnam put on bird flu alert after Cambodia outbreak

The Pasteur Institute in Ho Chi Minh City has sounded a bird flu alert to southern localities after more than 10 human cases were reported in Cambodia, including two deaths. ...

Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501245455/southern-vietnam-put-on-bird-flu-alert-after-cambodia-outbreak/

Transport ministry rules that all cargo carriers must register with Port EDI system

The Ministry of Public Works and Transport has decided that all cargo ships unloading or picking up goods in Cambodia must register through the Port Electronic Data Interchange (Port EDI) system, an electronic data exchange system which manages large-scale inbound and outbound cargo traffic at ...

Post Staff
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/transport-ministry-rules-all-cargo-carriers-must-register-port-edi-system

Over $960M spent on cash transfer scheme

The government has spent more than $960 million on the cash transfer programme for poor and vulnerable families affected by the Covid-19 pandemic, benefiting nearly 2.8 million people. ...

Sok Raksa
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/over-960m-spent-cash-transfer-scheme

Sixth ‘Crane Day’ set for February 28 as population declines

Birdlife International Cambodia, in collaboration with the Ministry of Environment, is preparing to observe the Kingdom’s sixth “Crane Day” to promote public awareness and encourage local communities and stakeholders to participate in the conservation of the dwindling sarus crane population. ...

Chea Sokny
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/sixth-crane-day-set-february-28-population-declines

Insurance industry in Cambodia registers growth of 10.6 percent in 2022

Cambodia’s insurance industry recorded a total premium of $331.8 million  in 2022, up 10.6 percent from $299.8 million in a year earlier, a report by the Insurance Regulator of Cambodia (IRC) showed on Friday. ...

Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501245448/insurance-industry-in-cambodia-registers-growth-of-10-6-percent-in-2022/

Push to develop climate-resilient agriculture

About 400 farmers and other agriculture stakeholders gathered in Siem Reap on Friday for the third Cambodian Sustainable Agricultural Summit, where they called for urgent measures to be put in place to bolster climate-resilient agricultural development. ...

Marissa Carruthers
https://kiripost.com/stories/cambodia-push-to-develop-climate-resilient-agriculture

Cambodia signs MoUs with Solomon Islands, Fiji on financial innovation, payment system

Cambodia has signed Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) with the Solomon Islands and Fiji to extend the collaboration in the areas of financial innovation and payment system, said a joint statement on Friday. ...

Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501245103/cambodia-signs-mous-with-solomon-islands-fiji-on-financial-innovation-payment-system/

First bird flu death since 2014

The Ministry of Health said yesterday it has discovered for the first time in nearly 10 years a fatal case caused by Avian influenza H5N1, also known as bird flu. ...

Torn Vibol
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501244561/first-bird-flu-death-since-2014/

NSSF to study coverage of agricultural workers

The National Social Security Fund (NSSF) and the Group For Research and Technology Exchanges (GRET) inked a Memorandum of Understanding with the French Development Agency (AFD) for a feasibility study to extend social security coverage to agricultural workers in Cambodia, who are among the most ...

Taing Rinith
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501244569/nssf-to-study-coverage-of-agricultural-workers/

NBC, Bank of China discuss cross-border payment

National Bank of Cambodia (NBC) and Bank of China on Wednesday discussed means to expand the cross-border payment between the two countries as well as develop transactions in other member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), said a release. ...

Kang Sothear
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501244403/nbc-bank-of-china-discuss-cross-border-payment/

MLVT to upgrade livelihood of 1.5M poor families

The Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training (MLVT) is finalising strategies to develop human capital, promote better work conditions, and enhance the livelihood of about 1.5 million poor and vulnerable families. ...

Hong Sovannary
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501244397/mlvt-to-upgrade-livelihood-of-1-5m-poor-families/

AFD help in green public finance management to continue

The Agence Française de Développement (AFD) has re-asserted the Public Development Banks’ (PDB) involvement in green public finance management during the latest visit to Cambodia by Rémy Rioux, Chief Executive Officer of the French Development Agency and President of FICS (Finance In Common Summit). ...

Prakash Jha
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501244622/afd-help-in-green-public-finance-management-to-continue/

French Development Agency to help boost Cambodia’s renewable electricity

The Agence Française de Développement or French Development Agency (AFD) plans to open a technical branch in Cambodia and increase its assistance in developing electricity networks in its renewable electricity sub-sector. ...

Kang Sothear
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501244396/french-development-agency-to-help-boost-cambodias-renewable-electricity/

Promotion of Cambodia’s rice sector discussed

The promotion of Cambodia’s rice sector was further discussed between Ministry of Commerce and Cambodia Rice Federation (CRF) to be able to penetrate more foreign markets, especially the European Union (EU) markets. ...

Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501244826/promotion-of-cambodias-rice-sector-discussed/

Kingdom-Thailand ties help education sector growth

Growing collaboration between Cambodia and Thailand in education has strengthened the sector in the Kingdom, according to Hangchuon Naron, Minister of Education, Youth and Sports. ...

Hong Sovannary
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501244560/kingdom-thailand-ties-help-education-sector-growth/

Push to promote ecotourism

The Minister of Tourism is calling on tour operators to push the Kingdom’s ecotourism communities to boost the sector as two ecotourism destinations receive the ASEAN Ecotourism Standard Award. ...

Seng Mengheng
https://kiripost.com/stories/cambodia-push-to-promote-ecotourism

China’s Hainan promotes free trade port in Cambodia

South China’s Hainan Province on Wednesday held a forum here to promote the Hainan Free Trade Port to Cambodian officials, entrepreneurs and exporters. ...

Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501243983/chinas-hainan-promotes-free-trade-port-in-cambodia/

Hainan Airlines launches Shenzhen-Phnom Penh route

The Phnom Penh International Airport has welcomed the inaugural flight from Shenzen, China by Hainan Airlines, according to Cambodian Airports. ...

Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501244798/hainan-airlines-launches-shenzhen-phnom-penh-route/

11,177 hectares in Bokor National Park granted to tycoon Sok Kong

Oknha Sok Kong received 11,177 hectares of land inside Preah Monivong Bokor National Park via an August 4, 2022 sub-decree signed by Prime Minister Hun Sen, published in the Council of Ministers’ Royal Gazette last week. ...

Khuon Narim and Phon Sotthyroth
https://cambojanews.com/11177-hectares-in-bokor-national-park-granted-to-tycoon-sok-kong/

Vinh Xuong int’l land, waterway border gate on Vietnam-Cambodia border opens

The Vinh Xuong international land and waterway border gate, located on the borderline with Cambodia, was officially opened in Vinh Xuong commune of Tan Chau town, the Mekong Delta province of An Giang, on February 23. ...

Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501244784/vinh-xuong-intl-land-waterway-border-gate-on-vietnam-cambodia-border-opens/

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