National
Ministry of Information launches drug test campaign on nearly 2,000 officials
Officials of the Ministry of Information of all levels, together with advisors, assistants, and contract staff led by Minister Neth Pheaktra, kicked off the two-day urine rapid drug tests at the ministry’s office here this morning.
Hun Many encourages unit leaders to meet and share experiences in providing public services to citizens
Mr. Hun Many presided over the opening ceremony of the dissemination workshop on “Approaches to appraisal and recognition: providing model public services in education and health for high school, kindergarten and referral hospitals.
Chhay Rithisen chairs meeting to review rural water supply data
Chhay Rithisen, Minister of Rural Development, on May 6, 2024, chaired a meeting to review data on rural water supply.
Foreigner stabbed to death in Sihanoukville
Local media is reporting that a foreign man was stabbed to death in a Sihanoukville hotel room yesterday.
Search for identity of Phnom Penh skeleton
Authorities are actively searching for the identity of a skeleton, found in a deserted area of Phnom Penh.
Russian Ambassador says Russian government ready to provide training to the Cambodian National Police
Sar Sokha, Minister of Interior, and Anatoly Borovik, Russian Ambassador to Cambodia, expressed satisfaction with the results of law enforcement cooperation and training of human resources
Man dies after falling asleep in middle of Phnom Penh road
A man was crushed to death after he decided to go to sleep in the middle of a road in Phnom Penh.
Man arrested for stab attack
A man has been arrested after a vicious knife attack, following a drunken brawl.
Over 400,000 tourists visit Angkor in first 4 months of 2024
In the first four months of 2024, Cambodia earned nearly $ 20 million from the sale of tickets to Angkor, Koh Ker and Chong Khlias.
Dismissed Brigadier General remanded in custody on drugs and firearm charges
A former soldier, dismissed from his post last week by Deputy Prime Minister Tea Seiha, Minister of National Defense following a shooting incident, has been remanded in custody on drugs and firearm charges.
Possibility of some rain – but high temperatures continue for Cambodia
The Ministry of Water Resources and Meteorology has issued a notification on the weather situation in Cambodia for 7 to 9 May 2024.
UNESCO representative highly appreciates Cambodia for open press freedom
Sardar Umar Alam, UNESCO Representative in Cambodia, praised Cambodia for its openness to press freedom, especially for the open dialogue cooperation between the Royal Government and civil society.
Relatives of soldiers killed in military base blast can join RCAF
Prime Minister Hun Manet announced yesterday that the blood relatives of the 20 soldiers, who were killed in the explosion in Kampong Speu’s Military Region 3 base on April 27, are permitted to serve in the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces (RCAF).
Ministry orders relevant parties to discipline errant judges and prosecutors
The Ministry of Justice ordered the relevant parties to reprimand judges or prosecutors who break the rules in order to ensure the efficacy of judicial reform and to increase the effectiveness of the law and the judiciary, in accordance with the government’s Pentagonal Strategy.
Royal boost: King visits CMAC officials to encourage demining efforts
As the Kingdom moves towards its 2025 target of becoming mine-free, King Norodom Sihamoni paid a visit to Cambodian Mine Action Centre (CMAC) personnel to provide encouragement for the efforts.
1,000km bike ride set to highlight World Environs Day
The Cambodian Youth Network Association (CYN) is collaborating with 13 civil society organisations in a month-long lead up celebration of World Environment Day 2024.
Cash crop thriving
Cassava is a major cash crop in Siem Reap province’s Srey Snam district, which borders Oddar Meanchey province’s Anlong Veng district. It is planted during April or May.
Media training centre to enhance journalists’ capacity
Reopening the Media Vocational Training Centre holds significant promise for enhancing the capacity of local journalists, particularly in light of a recent survey indicating that only two percent of local journalists have received training from universities.
Transport Minister, UN resident coordinator discuss road safety cooperation
Cambodian Minister of Public Works and Transport, Peng Ponea, received Mr Joseph Scheuer, UN Resident Coordinator, and his colleagues on May 6, 2024.
Vietnam’s Prime Minister hosts Cambodian deputy PM
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh received in Hanoi on May 6 visiting Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister Neth Savoeun, who is leading a high-level delegation to attend a ceremony commemorating the 70th anniversary of Dien Bien Phu Victory (May 7, 1954 – 2024) in Vietnam.
Three ministries will increase more cooperation to help improve people’s lives
The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, the Ministry of Rural Development, and the Ministry of Water Resources and Meteorology will begin to increase cooperation more smoothly to help improve people’s livelihoods, benefit farmers, and provide economic efficiency to rural areas.
Laos, Cambodia congratulate ĐiệnBiênPhủVictory’s 70th anniversary
The Central Committee of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party (LPRP) and the Central Committee of the Cambodian People’s Party (CPP) have sent congratulatory messages to the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Việt Nam (CPV)
Minister of National Defense presides over the 161st anniversary of the World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Defense Tea Seiha and his spouse presided over the 161st anniversary of the World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day under the theme “Together with the Cambodian Red Cross to Healthy and Resilient Communities”
Large-scale seedling nurseries planned for five provinces
The Ministry of Environment plans to establish five large-scale seedling nurseries, each with an area of three hectares or more in five provinces.
Foreign Ministry officials join AISOM talks in India
Cambodia attended the 26th ASEAN-India Senior Officials’ Meeting (SOM) to discuss the future direction of the “Comprehensive Strategic Partnership” and the common strategy of the “ASEAN-India Plan of Action for Peace, Progress and Shared Prosperity 2021-2025”.
RAC breaks ground on conservation area canal
The Royal Academy of Cambodia (RAC) has begun excavating a 52-kilometre canal that will surround the Techo Sen Russey Treb Park in Preah Vihear province to conserve natural resources, and cultural and ancient sites in the area while also providing water for wildlife.
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Business
PM: “National Single Window” to improve the business environment and boost economic growth
The Prime Minister of Cambodia, Dr. Hun Manet, presided over the launching ceremony of the National Single Window at the Sokha Phnom Penh Hotel this morning.
Cambodia, Japan discuss bilateral trade and investment cooperation
Lim Lork Piseth, Secretary of State at the Ministry of Commerce, accompanied by Tuy Ry, Ambassador of Cambodia to Japan, recently met with Mr TAKAHASHI Shinichi, Vice Mayor of Sendai City, to discuss bilateral cooperation between Cambodia and Sendai in the fields of the economy, trade, tourism, culture, education, and health.
Cambodia seeks collaboration from Chinese tech firm to boost digital tourism
On Monday, the Cambodian Minister of Tourism Sok Sokensought collaboration from Huawei Technologies to boost the kingdom’s digital tourism initiatives, according to a news release from the Ministry of Tourism.
Cambodia seals DTA deal with Philippines
Following a series of negotiations spanning nearly five years, the Cambodian and Philippines governments have concluded the final draft of a double taxation agreement (DTA) between the two nations, in a bid to improve trade and ease investment mechanisms.
Cashew competition set to pick out processing champs
A total of 20 entries have been finalised for the first 2024 Cashew Nutrition Competition in the Kingdom. Organised by the Department of Agriculture and Industry of the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, the event will be held in two rounds the first on May 9 and 10 in Siem Reap and the second on May 24 in Phnom Penh
Kingdom to host 47th ADFIAP annual meeting next week
The state-run Agricultural and Rural Development Bank (ARDB) is set to host the 47th ADFIAP (Association of Development Financing Institutions in Asia and the Pacific) annual meeting next week.
Taiwan-based Bank SinoPac plans to acquire Amret
Taiwan-based Bank SinoPac Co Ltd on Saturday said it plans to acquire Amret Plc. In a statement, Bank SinoPac said it will acquire 80 percent of equity of Amret in the first tranche for about $435 million, followed by two further tranches of 10 percent each, at the end of the first year and second year, respectively.
32 percent rise in CSX trading accounts in Q1
Trading accounts with the Cambodia Securities Exchange (CSX) have gone up to 51,044 by the end of the first quarter (Q1) this year, an increase of 31.67 percent year-on-year.
NBC, ASEAN+3 enhance ties to strengthen financial security
To boost the economic growth of the Kingdom along with the ASEAN+3 including Japan, Korea and China, the National Bank of Cambodia (NBC) agreed to enhance further cooperation with the region to strengthen the financial security system.
IMF says Cambodia’s inflation to be stable at 2.3 percent in 2024
Cambodia’s inflation will remain stable this year at 2.3 percent, marginally up from 2.1 percent for 2023, generally in line with other parts of Asia and the Pacific, said the IMF Regional Economic Outlook April 2024.
ខេមរភាសា
ជំនួយ៥ ពាន់លានដុល្លារត្រូវបានអនុម័តសម្រាប់ជួយជនងាយរងគ្រោះបំផុតនៅអាស៊ី និងប៉ាស៊ីហ្វិក
ម្ចាស់ជំនួយ និងធនាគារអភិវឌ្ឍន៍អាស៊ី (ADB) បានយល់ព្រមលើការបំពេញបន្ថែមចំនួន ៥ ពាន់លានដុល្លារសម្រាប់មូលនិធិអភិវឌ្ឍន៍អាស៊ី (ADF)-14 របស់ ADB និងមូលនិធិពិសេសជំនួយបច្ចេកទេស (TASF) 8 ។
កម្ពុជាចុះកិច្ចព្រមព្រៀងស្ដីពីការចៀសវាងការយកពន្ធត្រួតគ្នាជាមួយហ្វីលីពីន
បន្ទាប់ពីចរចាអស់រយៈពេលជិត៥ឆ្នាំមក រដ្ឋាភិបាលកម្ពុជា និងហ្វីលីពីនបានបញ្ចប់ការចរចារសេចក្តីព្រាងចុងក្រោយនៃកិច្ចព្រមព្រៀងស្ដីពីការចៀសវាងការយកពន្ធត្រួតគ្នា (DTA) រវាងប្រទេសទាំងពីរក្នុងគោលបំណងកែលម្អពាណិជ្ជកម្ម និងសម្រួលយន្តការវិនិយោគ។
គណនីជួញដូរជាមួយផ្សារមូលបត្រកម្ពុជា កើនឡើង៣២ភាគរយ នៅក្នុងត្រីមាសទី១
គណនីជួញដូរជាមួយផ្សារមូលបត្រកម្ពុជា (CSX) បានកើនឡើងដល់ ៥១,០៤៤ នៅដំណាច់ត្រីមាសទី១ ឆ្នាំនេះ កើនឡើង ៣១,៦៧ ភាគរយ។
ធនាគារ SinoPac របស់តៃវ៉ាន់គ្រោងនឹងទិញយកគ្រឹះស្ថានមីក្រូហិរញ្ញវត្ថុអម្រឹត
ធនាគារ SinoPac Co Ltd ដែលមានមូលដ្ឋាននៅតៃវ៉ាន់ កាលពីថ្ងៃសៅរ៍ បាននិយាយថា ខ្លួនមានគម្រោងទិញយកគ្រឹះស្ថានមីក្រូហិរញ្ញវត្ថុអម្រឹត ភីអិលស៊ី។ យោងតាមសេចក្តីប្រកាសព័ត៌មានរបស់ធនាគារ SinoPac ធនាគារនឹងទិញភាគហ៊ុន៨០ភាគរយក្នុងតម្លៃប្រហែល ៤៣៥លានដុល្លារអាមេរិក ខណៈដែលនឹងទិញយក ១០ភាគរយដូចគ្នានៅដំណាច់ឆ្នាំទី១ និងឆ្នាំទី២។
កំពង់ផែកំពតគ្រោងនឹងបើកដំណើរការនៅត្រីមាសទី៣
កំពង់ផែទេសចរណ៍អន្តរជាតិកំពត ដែលត្រូវបានសាងសង់ឡើងដោយប្រើប្រាក់កម្ចីពីធនាគារអភិវឌ្ឍន៍អាស៊ី (ADB) នឹងចាប់ផ្តើមប្រតិបត្តិការនៅត្រីមាសទី៣ ឆ្នាំ២០២៤ ដែលបម្រើជាច្រកសម្រាប់នាវាទេសចរណ៍ដែលតភ្ជាប់ប្រទេសថៃ និងវៀតណាមជាមួយកម្ពុជា។
IMF៖អតិផរណានៅកម្ពុជានឹងមានស្ថិរភាពក្នុងកម្រិត ២,៣ ភាគរយនៅឆ្នាំ ២០២៤
ទស្សនវិស័យសេដ្ឋកិច្ចក្នុងតំបន់របស់ IMF ខែមេសា ឆ្នាំ២០២៤ បានបង្ហាញថា អតិផរណានៅកម្ពុជានឹងនៅតែមានស្ថិរភាពនៅឆ្នាំនេះនៅកម្រិត ២,៣ ភាគរយ ពោលគឺកើនឡើងបន្តិចពី ២,១ ភាគរយក្នុងឆ្នាំ២០២៣ ដែលមិនខុសពីតំបន់អាស៊ី និងប៉ាស៊ីហ្វិកប៉ុន្មាននោះទេ។
Property
Unfolding Cambodia’s changing property investor profile
A change in the wind in the real estate sector is hard to remain unaffected. After the Chinese and Southeast Asians dominated the Cambodian property sector for a long period, now a broader array of foreign investors from less traditional overseas markets are entering the Kingdom to buy high-rise investment properties at increasingly affordable prices.
Cambodian investment properties showcased in Moscow
Cambodian investment properties were showcased to over 6,000 investors from across Russia and the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) region earlier this month during the Moscow International Property Show, a real estate exhibition targeting affluent Russian and CIS national investors seeking overseas property investments.
中文新闻
亚洲开发银行:2023年气候融资创历史新高
亚洲开发银行(以下简称“亚行”)在近日发布《2023年年度报告》中指出,在2023年投入236亿美元的自有资金,其中98亿美元用于气候行动,以帮助亚太地区在可持续发展方面取得进展。
International
Xi’s visit aims to open brighter future for China-France ties
Chinese President Xi Jinping said in Paris on Sunday that he hopes China and France will light their way forward with the torch of history, open a brighter future of China-France relations and make new contributions to world peace, stability and development.
Indian-origin astronaut to fly in space again on Boeing’s Starliner
Indian-origin astronaut Captain Sunita Williams and her fellow veteran NASA astronaut Butch Wilmore are set to fly to the International Space Station (ISS) on a brand new spacecraft, the Boeing Starliner on Monday.
Sport
Rejuvenated Liverpool dent Tottenham’s CL dreams
Jurgen Klopp said Liverpool’s 4-2 victory over Tottenham was a “mirror of their season” as they held off a late wobble to further dent Spurs’ hopes of a top-four Premier League finish on Sunday.
‘Almost dead’ Rublev battles illness to win Madrid Open
Andrey Rublev won the Madrid Open with a hard-fought 4-6, 7-5, 7-5 victory over Felix Auger-Aliassime on Sunday to secure his second title of the year, despite battling with illness.
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