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PM Calls for attention to demographic policy

Prime Minister Hun Manet has laid stress on the importance of demographic policy, underlining that Cambodia should not ignore the policy for 2050. ...

Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501363475/pm-calls-for-attention-to-demographic-policy/

Cambodia continues selling US dollars to stabilise exchange rates

The National Bank of Cambodia (NBC) announced on September 19 that it will continue holding two auctions of US dollars (each worth 10 million USD) on September 20 and 22, to ensure exchange rate stability, maintain the purchasing power of the Cambodian riel, and support ...

Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501363489/cambodia-continues-selling-us-dollars-to-stabilise-exchange-rates/

PM says his visit to China is to confirm royal government’s stance

Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Cambodia, Dr. Hun Manet, stated that his recent visit to China was to confirm the position of the new Royal Government of Cambodia. ...

Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501363469/pm-says-his-visit-to-china-is-to-confirm-royal-governments-stance/

NGO vows garbage-free rivers in Phnom Penh by 2028

The River Ocean Cleanup (ROC) pledged to achieve its target of garbage-free rivers in Phnom Penh by 2028, while marking the 6th World Cleanup Day on Saturday. ...

Tith Kongnov
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501362340/ngo-vows-garbage-free-rivers-in-phnom-penh-by-2028/

Information Ministry to establish a code of conduct for journalists

The Ministry of Information will establish a code of conduct for journalists throughout the country to enhance the value and the quality of journalism in Cambodia and to join the government in increasing the quality of human resources through the dissemination of factual information with ...

Tith Kongnov
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501362339/information-ministry-to-establish-a-code-of-conduct-for-journalists/

More than 20,000 industrial and agricultural enterprises to receive reduced electricity prices

Prime Minister Hun Manet instructed Electricite du Cambodge (EDC) to study the reduction of electricity prices for 21000 enterprises in the industrial and agricultural sectors to facilitate employers to increase profits, expand investment, and create more jobs for Cambodians. ...

Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501362888/more-than-20000-industrial-and-agricultural-enterprises-to-receive-reduced-electricity-prices/

Cambodia imports oil, and gas products worth $2.28 billion in the first eight months of the year

Cambodia’s imports of oil and gas products totaled $2.28 billion during the January-August period this year, down 9.5 percent from last year, according to a report from the General Department of Customs and Excise on Monday. ...

Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501362703/cambodia-imports-oil-and-gas-products-worth-2-28-billion-in-the-first-eight-months-of-the-year/

Cashew exports to Vietnam decline 16%, says CAC

Cambodia exported 607,000 tonnes of Raw Cashew Nuts (RCN) to Vietnam in the first eight months of 2023 earning $820 million, a decrease of 15.8 percent compared to the same period last year. ...

Nheng Chamrong
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501361913/cashew-exports-to-vietnam-decline-16-says-cac/

Labour Minister asks JICA to continue vocational technical training to boost Cambodia’s economic growth to 7%

Heng Sour, Minister of Labour and Vocational Training, has requested the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) in Cambodia to continue developing human resources in technical and vocational training to increase the momentum of Cambodia’s economic growth to 7%. ...

Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501361304/labour-minister-asks-jica-to-continue-vocational-technical-training-to-boost-cambodias-economic-growth-to-7/

GDT reminds vehicle owners to pay tax on means of transportation for 2023

The General Department of Taxation has reminded all vehicle owners who have not yet fulfilled their tax obligations to submit their tax returns by November 30, 2023, along with their ID cards, identification vehicles, and vehicle technical inspection certificates issued by the Ministry of Public ...

Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501362229/gdt-reminds-vehicle-owners-to-pay-tax-on-means-of-transportation-for-2023/

Cambodian PM says RCEP will help regional economic integration

Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Moha Borvor Thipadei Hun Manet attended the third RCEP Economic and Trade Cooperation Business Summit under theme of “Integrating into RCEP’s More Open Market and Promoting Win-Win Asia-Pacific Cooperation” in Nanning, China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region yesterday. ...

Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501362044/cambodian-pm-says-rcep-will-help-regional-economic-integration/

Kingdom-Philippines trade to cross $100 million this year

Trade between Cambodia and the Philippines is poised to cross the $100 million mark this year too as the economic ties between the two ASEAN Member States are growing stronger. ...

Manoj Mathew
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501361715/kingdom-philippines-trade-to-cross-100-million-this-year/

Urgent flood warnings issued for three provinces

The National Committee for Disaster Management (NCDM) has called on the residents of Kratie, Stung Treng and Kampong Thom provinces to be on high alert as the threat of imminent flooding rises. ...

Bor Pich Zelin and Kim Yutharo
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/urgent-flood-warnings-issued-three-provinces

Traffic fatalities decline but remain a concern

At least 1,000 people were killed and over 2,700 injured in traffic accidents in Cambodia during the first eight months of the year, according to the Ministry of Public Works and Transport. These figures mark a 9 per cent decrease compared to the same period ...

Neang Sokunthea and Sok Raksa
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/traffic-fatalities-decline-remain-concern

Cambodian fisheries eye European market access

Shetty Thombathu, chief technical adviser to the UN Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO), said the UN agency and the Fisheries Administration (FiA) under Cambodia’s Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries are collaborating to ensure that the Kingdom’s fisheries products meet EU regulations and standards for access ...

Orm Bunthoeurn
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/cambodian-fisheries-eye-european-market-access

China ready to bolster Belt and Road cooperation, Cambodia benefits immensely

Premier Li Qiang stressed China’s readiness to bolster Belt and Road cooperation and uphold the centrality of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations in regional affairs during separate meetings with leaders of Laos, Vietnam, Indonesia and Malaysia over the weekend. ...

Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501362710/china-ready-to-bolster-belt-and-road-cooperation-cambodia-benefits-immensely/

New uniform to help identify ‘non-sworn’ traffic officers

Minister of Interior Sar Sokha and National Police chief Sar Thet have announced that the Phnom Penh municipal authorities will introduce new uniforms for “contracted” – or non-commissioned – traffic police. The move aims to make it simpler for the public to distinguish them from ...

Kim Yutharo
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/new-uniform-help-identify-non-sworn-traffic-officers

Manet’s first Chinese mission brings nations closer together

The leaders of Cambodia and China have pledged to unswervingly develop their ever-lasting friendship and deepen cooperation for mutual benefits, no matter how the international situation may change, according to a September 16 joint statement. ...

Ry Sochan
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national-politics/manets-first-chinese-mission-brings-nations-closer-together

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