Ashes to ashes: Butts shipment goes awry
A man hired by a purported representative of a fertiliser company to haul 30 tonnes of “natural fertiliser” from Thbong Khmum province to Oddar Meanchey province some three months ago was surprised to learn this week that the load actually consisted entirely of cigarette butts. ...
Khouth Sophak Chakrya
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/ashes-ashes-butts-shipment-goes-awry
Officials travel to speak with Nauru asylum seekers
Two officials from Cambodia’s Interior MInistry departed for Australia and the Pacific Island of Nauru Monday, to ensure that an Initial group of asylum seekers there will move to Cambodia, part of a controversial deal with Australia. ...
Kong Sothanarith
http://bit.ly/1O9GKvp
Boost to tourism-related business
More than 30 percent of tourism-related businesses have resumed operations after closing or suspending work since March this year because of COVID-19, according to a senior official at the Ministry of Tourism. ...
Sok Chan
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50760394/boost-to-tourism-related-business/
M’kiri rangers bust wildlife hunters, hold one for questioning
Mondulkiri Department of Environment rangers arrested a man in Ror Nhor commune’s Koh Nhek district last Saturday on suspicion of illegally hunting wildlife. ...
Kim Sarom
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/mkiri-rangers-bust-wildlife-hunters-hold-one-questioning
Anti-graft chief to meet ousted Phnom Penh Court president
Om Yingtieng, president of Anti-Corruption Unit, said Monday that he would meet the ousted president of Phnom Penh Municipal Court, Ang Maltey, this week. ...
The Cambodia Herald News Staff
http://www.thecambodiaherald.com/cambodia/anti-graft-chief-to-meet-ousted-phnom-penh-court-president-8222
Civil registration service
This dataset shows information about the public services on civil registration from Ministry of interior of Cambodia. ...
Autonomy important for women’s empowerment towards gender equality
Autonomy and self-determination is important for women to be empowered and help them progress towards gender equality, according to a report released by the UN Population Fund (UNFPA) on April 22. For the first time, a UN report focuses on the topic of bodily autonomy: ...
Trung Hung
Cambodia, Bangladesh to sign agreement on direct air linkages
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs with its Bangladeshi counterpart, announced plans of signing an agreement to grant The introduction of direct flights from Dakha to Phnom Penh to boost trade volume and tourism. ...
Sun Mesa
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50698143/cambodia-bangladesh-to-sign-agreement-on-direct-air-linkages
Oil refinery project on hold again
Construction of Cambodia’s first oil refinery oil plant has once again been put on hold, this time because of finance issues. The project, which sits on a site spanning The borders of Kampot and Preah Sihanouk province, is a joint venture between local investment firm, ...
Jason Boken
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50791450/oil-refinery-project-on-hold-again/
Mango farms set for China checks
The General Directorate of Agriculture said it had submitted a list of 25 mango farms and three treatment facilities to The Chinese General Administration of Customs for sanitary and phytosanitary inspections. ...
Thou Vireak
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/mango-farms-set-china-checks
Tourism sector hopeful tax breaks will be extended again
Government tax exemption status for restaurants and hotels is set to expire on Sept 30 with the authorities undecided as of yet about whether they will be extended again following the granting of nine previous rounds of amnesty. ...
Husain Haider
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50921498/tourism-sector-hopeful-tax-breaks-will-be-extended-again/
Kingdom, Laos talk security
The Ministry of interior and The Lao Ministry of Public Security have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on security cooperation for 2022 and agreed to continue to foster increased links between Them. ...
Voun Dara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/kingdom-laos-talk-security
Politicians voice opinions on Thai education
Members of political parties agreed on Sunday, that education should be free from political influence and that educational reform should be a bottom-up approach. The Thailand Development Research institute (TDRI) was hosting a seminar to discuss educational development. The seminar was attended by a number ...
Thammarat Thadaphrom
ICT tools to work and communicate from home
The world has been disrupted and traumatized by The Coronavirus crisis. Also known as COVID-19, this global pandemic has affected every industry which made Them difficult to cop and conduct Their work as normal. The COVID-19 pandemic in Cambodia is also a part of The ongoing worldwide pandemic. ...
Lao ministry calls for end to alcohol advertising
VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – The Ministry of information, Culture and Tourism issued a notice last week banning The advertising of alcoholic beverages and activities that promote The consumption of alcoholic drinks.The ministry’s notice was addressed to state companies and enterprises, private companies, alcoholic beverage producers, ...
News Desk
7 swim to Koh Samui to raise marine ecosystem awareness
7 swimmers, including actor and singer Phakhin Khamwilaisak, also know as “Tono”, have begun an 82 kilometre ocean swim for over 18 days to increase public awareness of the environment and the need to reserve Thailand’s marine ecosystem. they are also raising money to buy ...
Former Unctad chief makes case for debt spending
Thailand should implement fiscal stimulus to overcome the Covid-19 crisis, without being concerned about the possibility of the public debt-to-GDP ratio overshooting the 60% ceiling, says former UN Conference on Trade and Development secretary-general Supachai Panitchpakdi.Most countries around the world, both developed and developing economies, ...
Somruedi Banchongduang
Most People Support Government’s Travel Incentive Measures
A survey by Suan Dusit Rajabhat University, or Suan Dusit Poll has found that a majority of people agree with the government’s measures to stimulate domestic travel and the economy.According to the poll conducted online on March 29-April 1 on 1,265 people throughout the country, ...
NNT Reporter
Surrogacy to be legal
Authorities are preparing a draft law to make surrogacy legal with a range of protections for the women and babies involved. News of the move emerged yesterday after a meeting between Foreign Minister Prak Sokhonn and newly appointed United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) representative to Cambodia ...
Ros Chanveasna
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/35333/surrogacy-to-be-legal/
New listing soon on CSX
Sihanoukville Autonomous Port (SAP) is edging closer to be listed on Cambodia’s burgeoning stock exchange after five years of delays. The state-owned enterprise will start a formal process of studying investor demand by April, to decide how much shares will cost when The company makes its ...
Chea Vannak and May Kunmakara
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/36832/new-listing-soon-on-csx/