THE strike by Phnom Penh’s rubbish collectors this week has highlighted the ongoing delay of single-use plastic regulation, as the ministry says 510 tonnes of plastic waste continues to be discarded in the city every day. This is despite the Ministry of Environment stating that an agreement to draft a sub-decree to prohibit the importation and […]
Read MoreThe official ground breaking ceremony for Aeon mall 3 took place yesterday after receiving necessary approvals from the Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC). Hyundai Engineering and Construction Co Ltd., has been appointed as the main contractor. Aeon 3 is set to be another huge retail space that will be adding to the 4 […]
Read MoreBilateral trade between Japan and Cambodia fell by 7.42 percent to $1.346 billion from January to August 2020, compared with the same period in 2019, according to statistics released by the Japan External Trade Organisation (JETRO). Cambodia’s exports to Japan dropped by 5.3 percent, valued at $1.045billion in the first eight months of 2020, while […]
Read MoreThe Kingdom’s vehicles business has seen a drop in both sales and imports by an estimated 30 percent because of the impact of COVID-19. Figures from the Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF) shows that the COVID-19 crisis has caused the country’s imports to fall by more than 13,000 vehicles when compared to the same […]
Read MoreThe Royal Government will stand by its forecast that the economy will not contract by more than -1.9 percent this year. In addition, it has forecasted that positive growth will return in 2021 with an estimated 3.5 percent. MEF spokesman Meas Soksensan, told Khmer Times that the government will stand by its forecast made earlier this year. […]
Read MoreThe two-way trade between Cambodia and Thailand was valued at $5,073 million in the first eight months of this year, a 16 percent decrease compared to the same period last year. From January to August, Cambodia exported $913 million worth of products to Thailand, a year-on-year decline of 40 percent, according to the figures from […]
Read More
Thailand
