The beginning of this season’s rice harvest has been slower than in 2019. Tis has been brought about by drought causing slower seed-planting, resulting in some farmers having to replant and harvest has now been extended into December. Kao Thach, director-general of the Rural Development and Agriculture Bank (RDAB), said that although the drought had […]
Read MoreThe Ministry of Public Works and Transport (MPWT) is working to further ease Cambodia’s transport logistics to bring more competitiveness among other countries in the region. The endeavour was highlighted by Senior Minister Sun Chanthol in a meeting at the ministry with a working group to address challenges for the Cambodia-Vietnam and Cambodia-Thailand border crossings. […]
Read MoreThe Cambodian government will start to implement capital gains tax collection from next year after an initial plan in July this year to boost national revenue, according to the director-general of the General Department of Taxation (GDT). Kong Vibol said the government and the Ministry of Economy and Finance decided to start implementing collecting the […]
Read MoreSingapore Airlines has secured approval for passengers to travel between Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, and Phnom Penh, Cambodia, transiting via Singapore. The process will renew travel between Malaysia and Cambodia (via Singapore) which was banned in August because of fears of COVID-19 spreading more widely. Singapore Airlines will run two weekly services between Phnom Penh and […]
Read MoreFresh from recent rounds of multimillion-dollar cash donations from large foreign donors, Cambodia’s demining sector has been reiterating its target of a “mine-free” Cambodia by 2025. However, as development organisations and foreign embassies echo the renewed date to both local and international media – only one year into a five-year funding programme – the sector […]
Read MoreThe Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF) is promoting the use of an information technology and digital suite designed to establish the country’s Agricultural Big Data Platform (ABDP). The Ministry is also examining opportunities for the establishment of an agricultural product monitoring system through information technology and an agricultural product traceability system for the […]
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