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Justice ministry, UN rapporteur discuss laws
A senior Ministry of Justice official held a virtual meeting with UN special rapporteur on human rights in Cambodia Vitit Muntarbhorn on March 21 to discuss the legal situation regarding human rights and the modernisation of the laws in the Kingdom. ...
Voun Dara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/justice-ministry-un-rapporteur-discuss-laws
Measures against illegal logging a success, says committee
The National Committee for Forest Crime Prevention has touted its tougher measures to suppress illegal logging across the country as a success despite small-scale ones are still occurring. ...
Son Minea
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501045458/measures-against-illegal-logging-a-success-says-committee/
Cambodia marks forest day with tree planting
The Kingdom yesterday celebrated the International Day of Forests with tree planting by students, teachers, local authority representatives, government officials and the UN Food and Agriculture Organization. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501045909/cambodia-marks-forest-day-with-tree-planting/
Ministry to promote use of electric vehicles
To promote electric vehicles or EVs in the country, the Ministry of Public Works and Transport is to showcase for the first time different electric vehicles and related technology later this week in Phnom Penh. ...
Chea Vanyuth
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501046120/ministry-to-promote-use-of-electric-vehicles/
MoH launches National Omicron awareness drive to stop virus spread
The Ministry of Health yesterday launched a Covid-19 national campaign themed “Omicron spreads faster than previous variants and causes a great risk to you and your family” together with the World Health Organization (WHO) and United Nations Children Fund Cambodia (UNICEF). ...
Yim Sreylin
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501045908/moh-launches-national-omicron-awareness-drive-to-stop-virus-spread/
World Bank talks about economic recovery and investments in education
World Bank Regional Vice President for East Asia and Pacific Manuela V. Ferro appreciated Cambodia’s effective COVID-19 response and encouraged the country to boost investments in education while jump starting economic recovery during her country visit between March 13 and 17. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501046003/world-bank-talks-about-economic-recovery-and-investments-in-education/
SR wild orchid hunt turns up abundance of species
Forestry Administration officials are continuing to search for wild orchids in Siem Reap province after finding 180 species last week while working in the area of the Changkarn Roi Forest Community in Varin district. ...
Orm Bunthoeurn
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/sr-wild-orchid-hunt-turns-abundance-species
Oxfam, Sai team up on Mekong
Oxfam Cambodia has launched a new campaign, “Along the Mekong River with Sai”, to promote the importance of the river. Celebrity environment activist Uon Pakthom, a Cambodian singer and performer better known as Sai, was chosen by Oxfam as a Goodwill Ambassador to lead the ...
Long Kimmarita
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/oxfam-sai-team-mekong
New ‘rehab’ centre offers jobs training, life skill help
The government will formally inaugurate a community-based national drug rehabilitation centre on March 22 in Preah Sihanouk province, with the centre focusing on vocational training for addicts to provide them with a clear career path and life skills when reintegrating into society. ...
Voun Dara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/new-rehab-centre-offers-jobs-training-life-skill-help
Cambodia, Japan to work for Sihanoukville Port development
Mr Hun Sen and the Prime Minister of Japan Kishida Fumio have agreed to make Sihanoukville a major port for Cambodia and the Mekong region. Sihanoukville is a deep-sea port, which will be developed into a port that will allow more large ships to dock, ...
Sok Sithika
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501045316/cambodia-japan-to-work-for-sihanoukville-port-development/
PM Hun Sen to attend Asia-Pacific Water Summit in Japan
Prime Minister Hun Sen will attend the 4th Asia-Pacific Water Summit (APWS) in Japan, which was postponed last April because of the global Covid-19 pandemic. ...
Sar Socheath
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501045322/pm-hun-sen-to-attend-asia-pacific-water-summit-in-japan/
National police issues guidelines for safer villages
The National Police issued a directive on strengthening the implementation of “safe villages, communes, district” policy aimed at improving public order at the local levels. ...
Tith Kongnov
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501045456/national-police-issues-guidelines-for-safer-villages/
Cambodia Competition Commission established
The Cambodia Competition Commission (“CCC”) was established pursuant to the Royal Government of Cambodia’s Sub-Decree No. 37 ANKr.BK on the Organisation and Functioning of the Cambodia Competition Commission (“Sub-Decree”). ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501045346/cambodia-competition-commission-established/
China pledges 20M Covid jabs
Chinese President Xi Jinping has committed another 20 million Covid-19 vaccine doses to Cambodia, five million of which are expected to arrive late this month. ...
Mom Kunthear
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/china-pledges-20m-covid-jabs
Agri exports reach 2.82M tonnes by March 16: official
Cambodia’s agricultural exports this year have reached 2.82 million tonnes as of March 16, surging by over 22 per cent or about 511,000 tonnes year-on-year. ...
Hom Phanet
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/agri-exports-reach-282m-tonnes-march-16-official
Korea trade up 23% to $195M in Jan-Feb
Bilateral trade between Cambodia and South Korea reached $195.124 million in the first two months of 2022, a 22.762 per cent surge from $158.945 million in January-February 2021, according to data provided by the Korea International Trade Association (KITA) on March 21. ...
Hin Pisei
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/korea-trade-23-195m-jan-feb
Kingdom open to WHO-approved Covid jabs
Cambodia does not discriminate among the different makes of Covid-19 vaccines or bring politics into its fight against the novel coronavirus, which includes jabs that originate from a variety of countries, Prime Minister Hun Sen said. ...
Mom Kunthear
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/kingdom-open-who-approved-covid-jabs
Publicise Kingdom as kidney transplant destination: PM
Prime Minister Hun Sen advised that the Ministry of Health consider the possibility of advertising kidney transplant surgery in the country, as Cambodia has the ability to do so with successful kidney surgery having been performed here since 2010. ...
Mom Kunthear
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/publicise-kingdom-kidney-transplant-destination-pm
Rural Cambodia gets powered up by Japan, UNDP
Japan has continued its support for the sustainable supply of electricity to remote rural areas of Cambodia through a new partnership with the UN Development Programme (UNDP) and the Ministry of Mines and Energy that will provide electricity to 1,300 households in seven provinces. ...
Long Kimmarita
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/rural-cambodia-gets-powered-japan-undp
Preah Sihanouk police bust 295 for land grabbing
On March 19, the Preah Sihanouk Provincial Court issued arrest warrants for six brokers and placed six others under court supervision after they led nearly 300 people to occupy state land in the South Cardamom Mountains National Park in Cham village of Kampong Seila commune ...
Voun Dara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/preah-sihanouk-police-bust-295-land-grabbing
China pledges to purchase more rice
Chinese President Xi Jinping has pledged to increase the country’s imports of milled rice from Cambodia and indicated its willingness to purchase other agricultural products from the Kingdom after a free trade agreement (FTA) came into force. ...
May Kunmakara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/china-pledges-purchase-more-rice
China-aided medical building to help improve Cambodia’s healthcare quality
Situated in the capital of Cambodia, the newly-established Cambodia-China Friendship Preah Kossamak Hospital will play an important role in improving the quality of healthcare services in the southeast Asian nation. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501045402/china-aided-medical-building-to-help-improve-cambodias-healthcare-quality/
Co-op deal with Qatar nigh
A new impetus in economic, trade and technical cooperation between Cambodia and Qatar will deliver a suite of economic benefits for the Kingdom, above all a driving force for exports to the Middle East and a major magnet to draw in more investors and tourists ...
Hin Pisei
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/co-op-deal-qatar-nigh
2022-27 development strategy for garments to launch Mar 21
The Ministry of Economy and Finance has said it will launch the Cambodia Garment, Footwear and Bags Sector Development Strategy 2022-2027 on March 21 to strengthen and support the sector in “the new context”. ...
Hom Phanet
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/2022-27-development-strategy-garments-launch-mar-21