Khmer Times
More ports along Mekong river planned
The construction of more ports along the Mekong River has been planned with an aim to improve the transport of agricultural products along the river. Sun Chanthol, Senior Minister and Minister of Public Works and Transport, said that two more ports would be constructed – one ...
Chea Vannak
Cambodia, China closer to FTA signing deal
Cambodia and China say they are now planning to sign a free-trade deal some time later this year. The move came after the duo wrapped up their first-round negotiations, which were held last month in Beijing, China. The Ministry of Economy and Finance late last week ...
Chhut Bunthoeun
Cambodia does the right thing for humanitarian needs, Murphy says
US Ambassador to Cambodia, Patrick Murphy said the Cambodian government did the right thing for humanitarian needs by allowing MS Westerdam to be anchored in Sihanoukville and passengers to disembark. Mr Murphy today visited MS Westerdam which is docked in Sihanoukville Autonomous Port in Preah Sihanouk ...
Khuon Narim
Mekong countries agree to conduct plastic waste study
Government officials and researchers from Mekong river countries on Wednesday agreed to assess plastic waste pollution in the region and take action to reduce it. The agreement was made by 50 government officials and researchers from Cambodia, Laos, Thailand and Vietnam during a meeting in Vientiane ...
Pech Sotheary
Royal Group to invest $1.5 billion in 700 MWs coal fired power plant
A 700 megawatt (mW) coal-fired power plant has been approved for development in Koh Kong’s Botum Sakor district by the Cabinet. The $1.5 billion investment in the Independent Power Producer (IPP) plant is a venture by Cambodian tycoon Okhna Kith Meng’s Royal Group. A source familiar with ...
Khmer Times
Farmers need new skills, technology and research to become international
For Cambodia to reach its full potential in agriculture, it needs more investment, diversification in crops, access to new technology, more research and development on related products, the full mechanisation of rice cultivation and plain, old-fashioned cash. That was the view of stakeholders at an agriculture ...
Sok Chan
Losing dolphins for more hydropower
The construction of the Don Sahong hydropower dam in Laos has affected the habitats of Mekong River dolphins, causing their numbers to dwindle in Stung Treng province. The dwindling numbers are causing a decline in tourists who wish to see them, resulting in loss of ...
Pech Sotheary
$4M solar farm investment launched in Cambodia
Pestech International, a Malaysian company that specialises in solar power technology and infrastructure, has expanded its presence in the Kingdom. The Edge Markets reported yesterday that Pestech has acquired a 94 percent stake in Green Sustainable Ventures (Cambodia). The investment is worth $4 million, according to ...
Jose Rodriguez T. Senase
WWF calls for more action to protect endangered animals
World Wildlife Fund Cambodia yesterday urged Kratie provincial authorities to take firm action against fishing, forestry, and forest land encroachment crimes in order to protect and preserve rare species of wild animals that are currently under threat. Horm Chandet, a landscape manager for WWF’s Mekong flooded ...
Pech Sotheary
Cambodia achieves economic miracle but much remains to be done
While Cambodia has achieved nothing short of a “miracle” in terms of economic development, there is still much to be done if the Kingdom wants to improve or sustain such progress and the financial/ non-financial wellbeing of its people in the long run. The 2019 Global ...
Jose Rodriguez T. Senase
