Hun Sen aims to ban imports of non-recyclable waste
Cambodia could become the next Asian country to reject importation of rubbish.
Tag: Cambodia
The EBA conundrum – Perception against reality
Threatening to cut development aid or impose economic sanctions on Cambodia is not a new phenomenon, it has always been in play since the military clash in 1997. Despite being under international pressure to reverse course, the Kingdom often punches above its weight.
The Importance of SME Growth for Cambodia
According to the Federation of Association for Small and Medium Enterprises of Cambodia, SMEs account for less than 10% of Cambodia’s exports. If we look at the range of consumer products available in the domestic market, we also see a glaring absence of locally manufactured products.
Kingdom welcomes progress made at G20 summit
Cambodia welcomes the results of the recent G20 summit in Japan.
Mek Bat Doung Chann
After the collapse of French colonialism in Indo-China, Laos and Vietnam tried to unite their country under the communist regime. Unfortunately, Cambodia fell into another civil war which resulted in 1.7 million graves by the same regime.
Regional progress discussed during Asean Summit
Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam agree to develop the CLV Development Triangle Area.
Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam pledge to promote people’s livelihood in Development Triangle Area
The 3 countries promise to improve livelihood of people living in the Development Triangle Area.
Mapping Mekong Cooperation Complementarities and Policy Implications
Cambodia’s ultimate goal is peace and prosperity. The best way to achieve this goal is to craft a foreign policy that places sustainable economic development at its core.
Capturing Cambodia
“It is important to understand that my self-appointed job is to promote Cambodia throughout the world in the best possible light,” says Doug Beattie, renowned Siem Reap photographer and owner-cum-publisher of Wild Cambodia Press.
Russia and Cambodia: Crescendo of Cooperation
Russia greatly value such trusted and reliable partner as Cambodia to have common ground against the unhealthy trends.
Conflicting historical narratives are divisive
Some historical facts such as the liberation day on 7th January has been over-politicised. Two conflicting narratives prevail and dominate the social and political discourses in the Kingdom.
Cession of Kampuchea Krom region marked
Hundreds mark the 70th anniversary of the cession of the Kampuchea Krom region.
Cambodia’s worldview 2019
Small states are compelled to adjust their foreign policy posture accordingly, based on their perception and interpretation of the fast-evolving global and regional geopolitics.
Cambodia Embraces East and West
Cambodia has suffered from the widespread public perception both at home and abroad of being a vassal or client state of China. Such wrong perception was driven by some Western media and exacerbated by the opposition leaders.
Lee Hsien Loong Disrespectful of Khmer Rouge victims
To put the fact straight, not only that Singapore has never denounced auto-genocide conducted by the Pol Pot regime, Singapore even recognised the rogue state and killing machine and provided military assistance.
Generators from Europe to help combat power crisis: PM
Two generators from Europe to help Cambodia deal with the power crisis, PM says.
Cambodia’s development vision for a progressive, inclusive, and sustainable society
A case in point to illustrate is Samdech Prime Minister’s win-win policy, which has been put in place since the late 1990s to end the civil wars and ideological fractionalisation.
GameSource to expand in Cambodia, Vietnam
GameSource, an electronic game platform, to begin operations in Cambodia.
HEINEKEN TO SCREEN 2019 UCL FINAL MATCH IN PHNOM PENH & SIEM REAP
Heineken, the world’s most international premium beer, will host 2019 UEFA Champions League final match screening event on the night of coming 1st June 2019
Kampuchea Krom: A historical mistake
On June 4, Cambodians will once again mark the anniversary of the loss, according to them in 1949, of former 21 Cambodian provinces for the benefit of Vietnam. These provinces are what it is called by the Khmers as Kampuchea Krom.
Cambodia is Central to Asian Civilization Dialogue
Cambodian King Norodom Sihamoni and President Xi Jinping have agreed to promote each other’s civilizational connections.
Cambodia’s Foreign Policy from a Youth Perspective
Amidst the fast-evolving multipolar world order, Cambodia’s foreign policy is purportedly encountered with either challenges or opportunities which requires foreign policy makers to strike a good balance and maneuver a flexibly diplomatic statecraft.
Government should focus on reforms and not fall prey to opposition rhetoric
The World Bank’s latest report shows that the estimated growth rate for Cambodia in 2018 was 7.5 percent- it was the highest growth in the past four years.
Cambodian Prime Minister’s political values and diplomatic moves enables the country to stand strong should any international pressure be applied
Today, the average GDP per Cambodian citizen is more than $1,560 and this is expected to rise to over $2,000 by 2023.
What it means for Cambodia to be an Asean member state
Experts reflect on the Kingdom’s role in Asean and mull challenges going forward.
Cambodia discusses sea transport with neighbours
Cambodia, Thailand, and Vietnam discuss reducing cost of shipping and linking coastal tourism destinations.
Did you know
Cambodia has three sites inscribed on the World Heritage list. The Angkor Wat, the largest religious monument in the world and the largest tourist attraction site of Cambodia, was added to the World Heritage list by Unesco in 1992.
I still believe in Cambodia, says Coach Dalmas
Despite sudffering a second heavy defeat in their ongoing AFC U23 Championship Group H campaign, Cambodia coach Felix Dalmas reiterated his belief that the kingdom’s football was improving.
New momentum in Cambodia’s hedging strategy
Last week, there were two significant events in Cambodia that may have slipped the attention of observers.
Cambodia’s addiction to dependency: NGOs and BFG
In recent weeks, Khmer Times has published several opinion and editorial pieces on Cambodia’s present-day international relations challenges. Those authors were passionate in crying foul over the possible withdrawal of Cambodia’s Everything But Arms preferential treatment.
