Khmer Times
City’s flood action plan
City Hall officials are holding meetings with other departments to find ways to let water flow from flood-prone areas of Chbar Ampov district. City Hall spokesman Met Meas Pheakdey said the district was the lowest-lying area and routinely suffered floods after heavy rain. He said the ...
WEF on Asean to kick off
High profile CEOs, prominent businessmen, ministers and leaders of ASEAN, India and Timor-Leste will gather in Phnom Penh next week for the launch of the three-day World Economic Forum on ASEAN, which kicks off on May 10. “There will be many high profile businessmen and companies ...
Local silk industry seeks Chinese support
More than 20 local silk companies and producers are seeking the support of Chinese silk experts, in the form of joint ventures, to help them raise silkworms and cultivate mulberry trees. The companies made this call at a business matching event with representatives from the ...
CRF urges millers to pay up
The Cambodia Rice Federation will hold a meeting with milled rice exporters tomorrow to enforce the payment of fees for the federation’s operations. The meeting comes amid criticism from exporters that the CRF had done nothing to boost their exports and seek new markets. Hun Lak, ...
Ministry intervenes to halt pork price crash
The Agriculture Ministry has confirmed action to combat a drastic drop in pork prices over the past year due to illegal imports of live pigs from neighbouring countries. The price of pork averaged about $2 per kg last year. That has now dropped to $1.25 ...
False alarm over disease in pigs
Reports that 40 pigs smuggled into the country from Vietnam had been diagnosed with blue-ear disease were incorrect, according to Banteay Meanchey province’s agriculture department. The pigs were being taken to be resold in Poipet town on Saturday when police stopped the vehicle carrying them. ...
Clear the streets – or else
Street vendors in Phnom Penh have been warned to clean up their act or face legal action. Phnom Penh Deputy Governor Khuong Sreng said selfish vendors caused traffic congestion and disruption on roads around the capital. He said the authorities were keen to clamp down but ...
Millers shun rice crisis loan fund
Rice millers have taken up less than a quarter of a $27 million emergency loan fund to stabilise prices of the grain, blaming late disbursement for the poor take up. Following a price crash last year, the government told the Rural Development Bank to disburse the ...
US, Japan firms sign milestone energy deals
Agreements were signed on April 26 for the supply of key components for Cambodia Energy II’s coal-fired power plant in Stung Hav, Sihanoukville province. General Electric will supply the boiler, electrostatic precipitator and steam turbine generator for the CEL2 plant. The US multinational will also provide ...
Machinery giant expands to Cambodia
Chinese construction machinery giant Sunward Group will set up an office in Cambodia this year to capitalize on the surge in infrastructure development in the country. He Qinghua, chairman of the board at Sunward Group, told Khmer Times his company is currently researching business opportunities ...
