Khmer Times
Overview of 2016 natural disasters
More than 130 people died and nearly 300 were injured in accidents caused by natural disasters across the country this year, according to a government official. Keo Vy, the cabinet chief and a spokesman for the National Committee for Disaster Management, told Khmer Times yesterday ...
Traffic law to change again
The Permanent Committee of the National Assembly approved a number of amendments to the Traffic Law on December 22, sending them on to parliament’s 7th plenary session for final ratification on Monday. NA spokesman Leng Peng Long said the committee decided on amendments to nine articles ...
Garbage disposal discussed
The second national workshop on better waste management was held in the capital this week to discuss and finalize a strategy to deal with Cambodia’s less-than-effective methods of garbage disposal. Officials from the Ministry of Environment met with the Japan-based Institute of Global Environmental Strategies ...
Minister seeks land law decision
The Agriculture Minister has urged stakeholders to wind up consultations on the agricultural land draft law on December 20 to let experts prepare it for Cabinet review. The plea was made at a two-day National Consultation Workshop on “Agriculture Land Law” which ended on December 19. About ...
Fish yield up but exports fall
Export of Cambodia’s fish decreased in the first 11 months of 2016 compared with the same period last year, despite the yield of inland and marine fish seeing an increase, a ministry report said. According to a report released by the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry ...
United Nations: one third of Cambodian women suffer abuse
More than 30 percent of Cambodian women have experienced some form of domestic violence at the hands of their partner at some point in their lives, a report released on December 15 by the Ministry of Women’s Affairs and the United Nations Population Fund revealed. According ...
WB: Cambodians still vulnerable
While the World Bank commended Cambodia for its strong economic growth and efforts to reduce poverty over the past two decades, it, however, cautioned on December 14 that the agriculture and garment sectors posed challenges which could make that growth unsustainable. “An overview of the past two ...
Rice infrastructure bids sought
The Rural Development Bank has called for expressions of interest to develop and operate a 200,000 ton rice warehouse and a rice paddy drying facility. The drying facility would have the capacity to process 3,000 tons per day. The government is seeking to finance additional agricultural ...
Ministry warns of cold snap
The Ministry of Water Resources and Meteorology told citizens living near the mountains, especially soldiers, to be careful and pay more attention to their health as temperatures are expected to fall over the next week. Water Resources and Meteorology Minister Lim Kean Hor said on ...
Minebea opens third plant
Minebea, the largest Japanese company in Cambodia, officially opened a third manufacturing plant in the Phnom Penh Special Economic Zone on December 8 to coincide with the fifth anniversary of its presence in the country. Yoshihisa Kainuma, president and CEO of Mineba (Cambodia), told reporters at ...
