Khmer Times

The government has so far spent $350 million in cash assistance subsidy programmes for more than 600,000 families poor and vulnerable families which suffered from Covid-19. ...

Phnom Penh health officials claim the steady decline of cases of Covid-19 in Phnom Penh is due to the government’s successful vaccination drive.​   ...

King Norodom Sihamoni has issued a Royal Decree appointing Prach Chan as the chairman of the National Election Committee (NEC). ...

Bilateral trade between Cambodia and South Korea reached $377 million for the first five months of 2021.  This represents a 6.2 percent increase compared to the same period last year.   ...

Cambodia’s education sector met for a high-level discussion with the government to forge a path forward for the re-opening of schools.   ...

Another 1 million doses of vaccine are set to arrive in Cambodia on the morning of June 26.   ...

Cambodia is among the beneficiaries of the Global Environment Facility (GEF) funded $46.6 million projects led by the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO). ...

The vaccination campaign of workers in the Sihanoukville Special Economy Zone (SSEZ) kicked off yesterday, not only to protect them from COVID-19 pandemic, but also to keep the production chains of factories in the zone. ...

Shipments of goods from Japan to Cambodia jumped by more than one third in the first four months of the year as stimulus spending and higher demand increased calls for foreign goods. ...

Following the completion and ceasing of the vaccination campaign in the capital on June 22, the army began commencing the provincial vaccination campaign. Almost 60,000 people received their first dose of the vaccine. ...

The government has opened its first phase of providing a subsidy to 275,747 workers from 513 factories involved in the manufacturing of garments, footwear and bags in Phnom Penh, Kandal  province and Sihanoukville. ...

On June 22, a team from the Phnom Penh Capital Administration began the rehabilitation of 5 drainage canals with s combined length of 1 km in Sangkat Stung Meanchey 3, Khan Meanchey. The rehabilitation was done with the purpose of preventing the canals from overflowing ...

The National Assembly yesterday approved the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), prepping the stage for the agreement to come into effect by early next year. ...

Cambodia generates from $3.5 to 4 million a year from the exports of fresh cassava and cassava starch and chips, according to Veng Sakhon, Minister of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries. ​​ ...

The Republic of Korea has provided a total of $13.4 million  to support the agricultural sector in Cambodia. The project is divided into three major sections and  will run until 2027. ...

Cambodia has launched its new 14-year plan on digital policy, saying the sector is a new model of economic growth, which can respond and keep pace with rapid changes in the economy as it recovers from the financial dip caused by the Coronavirus pandemic.​ ...

Farmed fish production has increased by 197 percent in the last five years, thanks to the government’s policy on boosting local production. ...

The Kingdom has officially announced the implementation of its “Digital Economy and Social Policy Framework of Cambodia 2021-2035” policy. It identifies the digital sector as a new model of economic growth responsive and resilient to changes in economic structure, development and international trade. ...

Cambodia has sought social protection development support from Australia for its future socio economic development along with maintaining the ongoing positive social cohesion. ...

Cambodia expects to get 5 more million doses of COVID-19 vaccines in July this year, Dr. Yuok Sambath, Secretary of State at the Ministry of Health said. ...

Amid strained ties with the United States over some issues, China has reiterated its support for the Kingdom to “safeguard independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity”. ...

The Kingdom of Cambodia and the United States of America have lauded the fruitful outcomes of their bilateral cooperation in countering human trafficking. ​ ...

Kandal province is set to begin a wide spread vaccination drive that will encompass 11 towns, tomorrow, June 10, 2021. The vaccination will be for the general public and workers. ...

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued new risk assessment levels for travel during the Covid-19 pandemic listing Cambodia as Level 2 which means “moderate” risk. ...