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SEAPAW unveils new wave of water and climate adaptation

The region’s first platform aimed at strengthening water resilience across Southeast Asia while bolstering climate resilience has been launched in the form of the Southeast Asia Partnership for Adaptation through Water (SEAPAW). ...

Marissa Carruthers
https://kiripost.com/stories/seapaw-unveils-new-wave-of-water-and-climate-adaptation

$660M Bakheng plant bolsters capital’s water supply

The Cambodian government spent about $660 million for the three phases of the Bakheng water treatment plant which aimed to meet the growing demand for clean water in Phnom Penh and nearby Takhmao City of Kandal province. ...

Chea Vanyuth
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501512184/660m-bakheng-plant-bolsters-capitals-water-supply/

Qingdao-based tyre manufacturer announces Kingdom investment plans

Chinese publicly-listed manufacturer, Mesnac Co., Ltd, announced plans this month to invest in a new manufacturing facility in Cambodia focussed on the production of tyre mould products. ...

James Whitehead
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501512148/qingdao-based-tyre-manufacturer-announces-kingdom-investment-plans/

Techo international airport’s phase 1 on final leg of construction

The new Phnom Penh airport, Techo International Airport’s (TIA) $1.5 billion phase one is 78 percent complete as of June 24, with $1.13 billion used so far, according to joint venture firm Cambodia Airport Investment Co Ltd (CAIC) on Monday. ...

Sangeetha Amarthalingam
https://kiripost.com/stories/techo-international-airports-phase-1-on-final-leg-of-construction

Hun Manet leads Cambodian delegation to woo Singaporean investors

Prime Minister Hun Manet led a delegation of prominent people from Cambodia’s business community to the Cambodia-Singapore Business Forum, with the aim of attracting more Singaporean investment to the Kingdom. ...

Marissa Carruthers
https://kiripost.com/stories/hun-manet-leads-cambodian-delegation-to-woo-singaporean-investors

MEF to step up public financial efficiency

The Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF) and the development partners recently reviewed the implementation process of the revenue collection strategy along with the non-tax revenue management reform and the state property management policy to strengthen pubic financial efficiency and sustainability. ...

Nhean Chamrong
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501512178/mef-to-step-up-public-financial-efficiency/

Cambodia-Vietnam trade to exceed $10 billion in 2024

Cambodia and Vietnam are on track to exceed $10 billion in trade by the end of 2024, said Vietnam’s Ambassador to Cambodia Nguyen Huy Tang. ...

Chea Vanyuth
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501511526/cambodia-vietnam-trade-to-exceed-10-billion-in-2024/

Cambodia-Thailand trade surpasses $1.7 billion in first five months

Bilateral trade between Cambodia and Thailand crossed $1.7 billion in the first five months, an increase of 1.73 percent compared to the same period last year, said a report of the General Department of Customs and Excise of the Ministry of Commerce. ...

Mom Kunthear
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501511502/cambodia-thailand-trade-surpasses-1-7-billion-in-first-five-months/

Cambodia-Korea Special Economic Zone on cards

Top Royal Government of Cambodia (RGC) officials and a delegation of the Embassy of the Republic of Korea in Cambodia Thursday held talks on the possibility of setting up the Cambodia-Korea Special Economic Zone (Cam-Kor SEZ). ...

Nhean Chamrong
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501511538/cambodia-korea-special-economic-zone-on-cards/

40 families of pepper growers form agri-community in Tbong Khmum

Forty families of pepper growers in Memot’s Tbong Khmum province have volunteered to form a modern agriculture community, said an official of the Agriculture Ministry. ...

Mom Kunthea
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501510869/40-families-of-pepper-growers-form-agri-community-in-tbong-khmum/

World Bank approves $275 million for Cambodia’s growth

World Bank has approved $275 million for Cambodia’s growth. This is the second tranche to boost the country’s economy after the Covid-19 pandemic. The first tranche was in 2022, when the World Bank approved $274 million for Cambodia’s Growth and Resilience Development Policy Financing. ...

Rachel David
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501510871/world-bank-approves-275-million-for-cambodias-growth/

Analysis finds jump in extensively drug-resistant gonorrhea in Cambodia

Analysis of gonorrhea samples in Cambodia found sustained transmission of ceftriaxone-resistant strains and a threefold jump in extensively drug-resistant (XDR) isolates, researchers reported this week in Emerging Infectious Diseases ...

Cidrap
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501510340/analysis-finds-jump-in-extensively-drug-resistant-gonorrhea-in-cambodia/

World Bank approves major investment in water security for Cambodia

The bank said in a news release that over 113,000 people in Cambodia are expected to benefit from better water supply infrastructure following the approval on June 21 of a new World Bank-supported project. ...

AKP
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501510586/world-bank-approves-major-investment-in-water-security-for-cambodia/

World Vision improves livelihoods of 1.5 million Cambodian children in 2023

More than 3.2 million people in Cambodia, including 1.5 million children, have been given access to clean water, inclusive education, improved nutrition and accessible health care services, according to World Vision International in Cambodia’s annual report. ...

Meas Molika
https://kiripost.com/stories/world-vision-improves-livelihoods-of-15-million-cambodian-children-in-2023

WHO committed to strengthening Cambodia’s health system

The World Health Organisation (WHO), announced its continued support for Cambodia’s health system through the Cambodia Cooperation Strategy for 2025–2028. ...

Som Sotheary
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501510887/who-committed-to-strengthening-cambodias-health-system/

MRC members see 61 projects along the Mekong River and its tributaries

Cambodia and Thailand have the fewest infrastructure projects on the Mekong or its tributaries among the four member countries of the Mekong River Commission (MRC). According to the commission, there are a total of 61 projects on the tributaries and the main body of one ...

Niem Chheng
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/mrc-members-see-61-projects-along-the-mekong-river-and-its-tributaries

Oxfam urges overhaul of garment subcontractor standards to ensure decent employment for women workers

Oxfam has released a research report urging an overhaul of standards for garment subcontractors, to ensure decent employment and social safeguards for women workers. The organisation’s research finds that women in these subcontracted companies have not yet received appropriate protections. ...

Niem Chheng
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/oxfam-urges-overhaul-of-garment-subcontractor-standards-to-ensure-decent-employment-for-women-workers

Koh Kong Zhejiang SEZ aims to attract 100 additional companies by year-end

Koh Kong Zhejiang Special Economic Zone (SEZ), located in Koh Kong province’s Sre Ambel district, currently hosts 28 companies and has pledged to attract 100 more by the end of 2024, according to a June 21 press release from the Council for the Development of ...

Ry Sochan
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/koh-kong-zhejiang-sez-aims-to-attract-100-additional-companies-by-year-end

Oxfam cites lack of protection for subcontracted garment workers

Subcontracted workers in Cambodia’s garment industry continue to face significant challenges in accessing social protection through the National Social Security Fund (NSSF), despite the crucial role these subcontractors play in the industry. ...

Som Sotheary
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501510879/oxfam-cites-lack-of-protection-for-subcontracted-garment-workers/

MISTI, MoINFO Sign MoU to Enhance Information Dissemination

The Ministry of Industry, Science, Technology & Innovation (MISTI) and the Ministry of Information (MoINFO) on Friday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to enhance industrial and scientific news coverage for the Cambodian public. ...

Ben Sokhean
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501510885/misti-moinfo-sign-mou-to-enhance-information-dissemination/

Tax incentives introduced to encourage informal economy

Under newly implemented regulations, the Royal Government of Cambodia (RGC) has offered various tax incentives for micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) currently operating in the informal economy to properly register their businesses with the Ministry of Commerce (MoC) and the General Department of Taxation ...

James Whitehead
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501509765/tax-incentives-introduced-to-encourage-informal-economy/

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