National
Tycoon Kith Meng contributes $200,000 to Koh Kong’s Win-Win Monument construction
Gov’t has announced it would build five more Win-Win Monuments in the Kingdom.
Smooth progress for education reform pilot project
100 public schools out of 1,962 across the country were chosen for the project.
PPCBank leads private sector support for demining
PPCBank has taken the lead for the private sector in joining demining efforts.
Khmer Win Party president on trial for ‘incitement’
Court tries Soung Sophorn in connection with a protest to release Rong Chhun.
Japan to provide more than $200,000 worth of fire engines
Japanese to provide second-hand fire engines to Phnom Penh Administration.
Foreign Affairs Ministry announces new strategy to use diplomacy for economic growth
Foreign Affairs Ministry focussing on boosting the economy, culture and tourism.
Anatta & Danceflix: the aesthetic of dance and life
Phnom Penh Dance Studio performers showcase their artistic dancing talent.
Conservation and tourism plans for protected park in Preah Vihear
Royal Academy of Cambodia is preparing Techo Sen Russey Trep Park for tourism.
Bluetronics completes 50th store in Cambodia within half-year timeframe, aims for 7 times growth in 2021
Mobile World Group announces a milestone of reaching 50 Bluetronics branches.
Circus back in business as Phare resumes performing
After a nine-month hiatus, the Phare Circus is back in town.
Cambodia’s Mekong river believed to be a healthy habitat for endangered giant freshwater stingray
Cambodia’s Mekong River from Stung Treng to Kratie and Prey Veng is believed to be the healthiest habitat of the endangered giant freshwater stingray.
COVID-19 infection crosses 95.4 million globally as deaths cross more than 2.04 million. Here is the ASEAN status as of Monday, 7am, January 18, 2021
There has been +3 new positive case of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in Cambodia. The tally is at 439. No deaths. Total recovered at 385.
National
Recovery to be driven by three principles
Official: Gov’t’s principles in 2021-2023 will be towards survival, reform and resilience.
Tycoon Kith Meng contributes $200,000 to Koh Kong’s Win-Win Monument construction
Gov’t has announced it would build five more Win-Win Monuments in the Kingdom.
Smooth progress for education reform pilot project
100 public schools out of 1,962 across the country were chosen for the project.
PPCBank leads private sector support for demining
PPCBank has taken the lead for the private sector in joining demining efforts.
Khmer Win Party president on trial for ‘incitement’
Court tries Soung Sophorn in connection with a protest to release Rong Chhun.
Japan to provide more than $200,000 worth of fire engines
Japanese to provide second-hand fire engines to Phnom Penh Administration.
Foreign Affairs Ministry announces new strategy to use diplomacy for economic growth
Foreign Affairs Ministry focussing on boosting the economy, culture and tourism.
Malaysia needs a plan for greater coherence, confidence and legitimacy
Ten months on from the first movement control order (MCO) in response to the Covid-19 pandemic, Malaysia is now in its second MCO in its economic heartland and has embarked on a six-and-a-half-month Emergency.
Anatta & Danceflix: the aesthetic of dance and life
Phnom Penh Dance Studio performers showcase their artistic dancing talent.
Declassified US document exposes ugly policies
The US administration declassified a critical national security document last week, much to everyone’s surprise, since it was not due to be publicly released in any form until the last day of 2042.
Conservation and tourism plans for protected park in Preah Vihear
Royal Academy of Cambodia is preparing Techo Sen Russey Trep Park for tourism.
Don’t shut down the economy
Earlier last week, Germany’s Federal Statistics Office (Destatis) announced that the German economy contracted by 5% last year when the coronavirus pandemic took its course.
Business
Recovery to be driven by three principles
Official: Gov’t’s principles in 2021-2023 will be towards survival, reform and resilience.
Uy Kuyteav second franchise scheduled to open
Uy Kuyteav, Cambodian Master Chef Luu Meng’s venture to promote ‘Phnom Penh Noodles’ has announced that it will open a second franchise in April.
Japan to assist in Cambodian customs clearance automation
The Japanese government will assist the Cambodian General Department of Customs and Excise of Cambodia (GDCE) in setting up an automated customs clearance system that will speed up cargo clearance time, alleviating congestion problems that slow the process.
Ministry revamps self-assessment tax regime classifications
The Ministry of Economy and Finance has issued a prakas (directive) for the classification of taxpayers doing business in the Kingdom currently under the existing self-assessment regime.
New bag factory is latest project approved by CDC
A $2.4 million project for the construction of a factory producing handbags has been approved by the Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC), another positive investment announcement amid the pandemic.
Kep province to become ‘relaxation and high-end tourist destination’
Four tourism poles and 251 development projects have been added to the newly completed master plan draft for tourism development in Kep province. It is slated for implementation through 2030.
MARKET WATCH
The CSX index finished last week up by 0.05 percent, closing at 638.94 points.
Indonesia asked to share vegetable oil experience
Cambodia has asked Indonesia to share experience on vegetable oil development.
Britain seeks to intensify dialogue with Cambodia
Khmer Times’ reporter Jason Boken speaks to Tina Redshaw, the British ambassador to the Kingdom, on climate change, education, trade and future developments between the two nations.
“Futures is GREEN” event a showcase for local eco craftmanship
Cambodian businesses and organisations are coming together to celebrate local and eco-conscious business this Saturday, January 16th at an event called “Futures is GREEN”.
ខេមរភាសា
លោកនាយករដ្ឋមន្ត្រី ហ៊ុន សែន នឹងចាក់វ៉ាក់សាំងក្រុមហ៊ុន Sinopharm របស់ចិនមុនគេពេលបញ្ជូនមកដល់កម្ពុជា
លោកនាយករដ្ឋមន្ត្រី ហ៊ុន សែន នឹងក្លាយជាមនុស្សដំបូងគេនៅប្រទេសកម្ពុជាដែលបានចាក់វ៉ាក់សាំងក្រុមហ៊ុន Sinopharm របស់ចិននៅពេលត្រូវបានបញ្ជូនប្រទេសកម្ពុជា ដែលជាការបំពេញទំនុកចិត្ត និងការជឿទុកចិត្តរបស់ប្រជាជនកម្ពុជាថាវ៉ាក់សាំងទាំងនេះមានសុវត្ថិភាព។
ការនេសាទត្រូវបានហាមឃាត់ខណៈមានជម្លោះអ្នកភូមិជាមួយសមាគមន៍អភិរក្ស
អាជ្ញាធរស្រុកកំពង់ត្រឡាចបានចេញសេចក្តីហាមប្រាមជាបណ្តោះអាសន្នកាលពីថ្ងៃម្សិលមិញដើម្បីទប់ស្កាត់អំពើហឹង្សា ខណៈការសម្រុះសម្រួលនៅតែបន្តដោះស្រាយក្នុងជម្លោះរវាងប្រជាជននៅក្នុងភូមិចំនួន ៣ និងសហគមន៍អភិរក្សធនធានធម្មជាតិឡពាង។
សមាជិកអតីតគណបក្សសង្គ្រោះជាតិបរាជ័យក្នុងការឡើងយន្តហោះវិលត្រលប់មកមាតុភូមិវិញ
ដូចការរំពឹងទុក ការវិលត្រឡប់របស់មន្ត្រីជាន់ខ្ពស់នៃគណបក្សសង្គ្រោះជាតិដែលរំលាយដោយតុលាការបានបរាជ័យកាលពីម្សិលមិញជាលើកទី ២ បន្ទាប់ពីក្រុមហ៊ុនអាកាសចរណ៍បដិសេធមិនអនុញ្ញាតឲ្យពួកគេឡើងយន្តហោះដោយសារតែរដ្ឋាភិបាលបដិសេធមិនធ្វើលិខិតឆ្លងដែន ឬចេញទិដ្ឋាកាដល់ពួកគេ។
Moody៖ កម្ពុជាមិនងាយរងគ្រោះដោយបំណុលបរទេសនោះទេ
Moody’s Investor Service បានឲ្យដឹងថាភាពងាយរងគ្រោះនៃបំណុលរបស់កម្ពុជានៅតែស្ថិតនៅក្នុងស្ថានភាពដែលអាចគ្រប់គ្រងបាន។
ទេសាភិបាលធនាគារជាតិនៃកម្ពុជា បានជាប់ចំណាត់ថ្នាក់ជាថ្នាក់ដឹកនាំធនាគារកណ្តាលឆ្នាំ២០២១ ប្រចាំតំបន់អាស៊ីប៉ាស៊ីហ្វិក
លោក ជា ចាន់តូ ត្រូវបានជាប់ចំណាត់ថ្នាក់ជាថ្នាក់ដឹកនាំធនាគារកណ្តាលឆ្នាំ២០២១ ប្រចាំតំបន់អាស៊ីប៉ាស៊ីហ្វិក ដោយ The Banker។
តុលាការបញ្ជារឲ្យធ្វើការស៊ើបអង្កេតឡើងវិញនូវករណីដួលរលំអគារក្នុងខេត្តកែប
តុលាការខេត្តកំពតកាលពីម្សិលមិញបានបញ្ជាឲ្យធ្វើការស៊ើបអង្កេតឡើងវិញចំពោះឧប្បត្តិហេតុដួលរលំអគារក្នុងខេត្តកែប។
Property
7 districts close 2020 with up to 30% lower median condo prices
Kingdom’s construction and property sectors have been on a slump for most of 2020.
Featured properties of the week
Vue Aston is a high-rise residential project in Chbar Ampov district with a great view of the mighty Mekong River.
中文新闻
2020年柬埔寨新开221家工厂
柬埔寨工业、科学、技术和创新部近日公布数据显示，2020年柬埔寨新开221家工厂，同时有100家工厂受新冠肺炎疫情等相关因素影响关闭。
2020年柬埔寨橡胶出口总额达4.59亿美元
柬埔寨农林渔业部近日发布报告显示，2020年柬埔寨共出口约34万吨橡胶，出口总额达4.59亿美元。
International
US-bound migrant caravan in Guatemala swells to 9,000 people
At least 9,000 Honduran migrants have entered Guatemala after a first group pushed past border police late Friday and others soon followed on the first step of a journey north they hope will take them to the United States, officials said Saturday.
Indian response to COVID-19 has been acknowledged globally
Modi launches the pan India rollout of the COVID-19 vaccination drive.
Sport
Angkor Wat Int’l Marathon to be held virtually for the first time
Cambodia’s most prestigious international racing event will not be held on-site.
Mount ends Chelsea barren run, Leicester up to second
Mason Mount put Chelsea back on track with the late winner.
