Government
ASEAN ministers to discuss cooperation with United Kingdom
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation Prak Sokhonn will join his ASEAN counterparts online tomorow to discuss with British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab how to strengthen cooperation between the 10-nation bloc and Britain. ...
Sok Samnang
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50835172/asean-ministers-to-discuss-cooperation-with-united-kingdom/
More trade centres planned for China
The Ministry of Commerce is working to establish more trade centres in China with the aim of promoting Cambodian products and boosting Khmer exports to China. ...
Chea Vanyuth
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50835069/more-trade-centers-planned-for-china/
Commerce ministry posts 50.8% dip in revenue
The Ministry of Commerce posted $12.7 million in revenue for 2020, down by 50.83 per cent over $26.60 million in 2019, driven down by reductions in business registration fees and an increasing number of merchants self-certifying their products’ origins. ...
Thou Vireak
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/commerce-ministry-posts-508-dip-revenue
PM: Use more Cambodian products
Prime Minister Hun Sen on April 1 appealed to Cambodians’ sense of patriotism to use more local products and called on producers to provide an extra dose of care in their operations to win over consumers. ...
Thou Vireak
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/pm-use-more-cambodian-products
Electronic, electrical exports hit $755.34M
Cambodia exported $755.34 million worth of electrical equipment and electronic components to international markets in 2020, up 31.49 per cent compared to $574.44 million in 2019, according to the Ministry of Commerce. ...
Hin Pisei
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/electronic-electrical-exports-hit-75534m
Tesla ‘yet to request’ business licence
South African-born US entrepreneur Elon Musk’s Tesla Inc has not yet requested a business licence with the Ministry of Commerce as of April 6, ministry spokesman Pen Sovicheat told The Post. ...
May Kunmakara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/tesla-yet-request-business-licence
Land clearing accusations from 2008 under scrutiny
The Ministry of Environment has sent a team to investigate land disputes at two locations covering over 100ha. ...
Long Kimmarita
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/land-clearing-accusations-2008-under-scrutiny
Traffic accidents drop by 17 percent in Q1
Number of road accidents saw a decrease of 17 percent or 153 cases in the first quarter of this year, compared to the same period in 2020. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50834544/traffic-accidents-drop-by-17-percent-in-q1/
New Bokor City gears up for council election
Newly established Bokor City is preparing for councils to be chosen by “non-universal election” ...
Chhun Sunly
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50833989/new-bokor-city-gears-up-for-council-election/
Ministry urges protection for Asian elephants
The Ministry of Environment has called on residents of Keo Seima Wildlife Sanctuary in Mondulkiri province to not disturb the wild elephants there as well as participate in their protection. ...
Buth Reaksmey Kongkea
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50833990/ministry-urges-protection-for-asian-elephants/
Labour ministry to distribute $26 mil in aid
In the latest round of financial assistance, the Labour Ministry will distribute $26 million to 9,972 employees at 40 companies who have lost their jobs in the garment and tourism sectors. ...
Kunvuth Monykanchna
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50834076/labour-ministry-to-distribute-26-mil-in-aid/
Vietnam donates $200,000 for Cambodia’s C-19 fight
Prime Minister Hun Sen has expressed his high appreciation to the government and people of Vietnam which has donated $200,000 to support Cambodia’s fight against COVID-19. ...
Sen David
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50833813/vietnam-donates-200000-for-cambodias-c-19-fight/
New multi-purpose sea port set for Koh Kong
The government plans to rebuild the derelict old Dang Tong Port in Koh Kong province into a medium-sized multi-purpose seaport at a cost of $1.5 million to spur waterway trade with Thailand, a senior public works official said. ...
Thou Vireak
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/new-multi-purpose-sea-port-set-koh-kong
New business registrations down 41%
Last year saw 7,860 new businesses register with the Ministry of Commerce, down 40.72 percent from 13,259 in 2019. At the same time, the ministry dissolved 500 businesses last year, marking a 187 percent increase from 174 in 2019. ...
Thou Vireak
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/new-business-registrations-down-41
KrisEnergy may face action: Gov’t official
Following the announcement last week by KrisEnergy Ltd of less-than-anticipated results from oil production at the Apsara Mini Phase 1A development, a senior official from the Ministry of Mines and Energy said the government could penalise the company or terminate its licence. ...
Sok Chan
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50834110/krisenergy-may-face-action-govt-official/
Information Ministry launches vaccination campaign for journalists
Information Minister Khieu Kanharith and the Ministry of Health launched a large scale vaccination campaign for journalists and information officials, which started yesterday and will run until April 9. ...
Chhun Sunly
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50833183/information-ministry-launches-vaccination-campaign-for-journalists/
Ministry rejects report on loss of forest cover
The Ministry of Environment rejected a report from the Global Initiative Against Transnational Organised Crime which claimed that Cambodia had lost more than 50,000ha of forest cover in Prey Lang Wildlife and Preah Rokar-Chheb Wildlife Sanctuaries over an 18-year period. ...
Nov Sivutha
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/ministry-rejects-report-loss-forest-cover
National Assembly president seeks more cooperation with Singapore, Philippines
National Assembly president Heng Samrin has encouraged the newly appointed ambassadors of two Asean nations, Singapore and the Philippines, to promote more cooperation, according to a statement released on his official Facebook page yesterday. ...
Sar Socheath
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50832706/national-assembly-president-seeks-more-cooperation-with-singapore-philippines/
MoC responds to UN study citing negative RCEP impact on revenue
An official from the Ministry of Commerce said the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (RCEP) will definitely open up opportunities for Cambodia. He was speaking in response to a report released by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) citing potential serious negative ...
COVID won’t hold us back, ASEAN meeting agrees
Speaking at the virtually held ASEAN Finance and Central Bank Deputies’ Meeting (AFCDM), Neav Chanthana, deputy governor of the National Bank of Cambodia (NBC), said that members are committed to pushing economic growth in the region despite the Coronavirus pandemic. ...
Sok Chan
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50832326/covid-wont-hold-us-back-asean-meeting-agrees/
Youth group claims illegal loggers have raided Roka
A senior Ministry of Environment official has rejected the Cambodian Youth Network (CYN) report detailing 100 illegal logging incidents they claim took place in early 2021 in Prey Preah Roka Wildlife Sanctuary in Preah Vihear province. ...
Lay Samean
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/youth-group-claims-illegal-loggers-have-raided-roka
NEC pilot elections on May 23 employ tech to test system’s accuracy
The National Election Committee (NEC) plans to hold a pilot election on May 23 to test the accuracy of registered political parties, candidate and voter lists, and vote counting using information technology. The election is in preparation for the upcoming commune and national elections set ...
Nov Sivutha
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national-politics/nec-pilot-elections-may-23-employ-tech-test-systems-accuracy
Communes added to Kampot’s Bokor town
Prime Minister Hun Sen has decided to create Bokor town in Kampot province’s Bokor area by combining three communes from the province’s Teuk Chhou district to ease administration and aid development. ...
Nov Sivutha
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/communes-added-kampots-bokor-town
Duty-free access to Vietnam for 31 tariff lines
Thirty-one Cambodian tariff lines – mostly agricultural products – now carry the zero rate to neighbouring Vietnam for 2021-2022, the Ministry of Commerce announced on March 25. ...
Thou Vireak
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/duty-free-access-vietnam-31-tariff-lines