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Cambodia Hosts 25th Mekong Subregion Transport Forum
- 15 June 2022
The Mekong Sub-Region Transport Forum was held in Siem Reap province, Cambodia, where representatives of the Mekong sub-region member countries discussed certain topics of cross-border trade, railway development, and logistics improvements. The forum was organised by the Ministry of Public Works and Transport, chaired by Secretary of State HE Trac Thai Sieng, and was attended by a total of 128 ...
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France Helps Rehabilitate 15 Canals in Kandal & Construct Irrigation Systems in Other Provinces
- 14 June 2022
Through the French Development Agency (AFD) in Cambodia, France has helped improve and completely rehabilitate 15 canals in Kandal province and built major irrigation systems in some provinces from 2019 to the present. This is according to a meeting between HE Lim Keanhor, Minister of Water Resource and Meteorology, and Ms Sandrine Boucher, the new director of AFD on 13 June 2022. Under the ...
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US McDonald’s Brand Renamed in Russia Due to Economic Sanctions
- 14 June 2022
More than 800 McDonald's stores in Russia have been rebranded after the US-based company decided to leave Russia over the war of aggression in Ukraine. McDonald's decided to sell all 850 stores in Russia to local investor Alexander Nikolaevich Govor for US$1.4 billion, CNN reported on 13 June. The American McDonald's brand, which has been present in Russia since the 1990s, was renamed Vkusno...
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Cambodia-Vietnam Considering Waterway Connection Between Kep & Phu Quoc Island
- 14 June 2022
Cambodian and Vietnamese authorities are discussing the connection of waterway infrastructure between Kep and Phu Quoc Island in Vietnam, to provide more options for tourists. A water link connecting Vietnam’s Phu Quoc Island with the Cambodian coast may be a hit with regional tourists but may prove to be a damp squib with Western markets, industry experts predict. Officials are preparing to...
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MLMUPC Changes Registration Documents of One Spouse’s Separate Property from Word “Dead” to “Giver”
- 14 June 2022
The Ministry of Land Management, Urban Planning and Construction (MLMUPC) has announced a change in the registration documents of one spouse’s separate property which is widower or widow because of the death of another spouse, according to a letter 2391 dated 06 June 2022. This change refers to changing the word from “Dead” to “Giver” instead of based on the Civil Code 2007 in the property regi...
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CDC Approves Four Investment Projects Worth US$23 million in Phnom Penh & Sihanoukville
- 14 June 2022
The Council for the Development of Cambodia approved four investment projects with a total investment value of US$23.8 million, located in Phnom Penh and Sihanoukville. According to the investment proposal of the companies, the Investment Committee of CDC decided to issue investment project registration certificates to the following companies: GOLDEN SUN FASHION APPAREL CO., LTD for establ...
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Government Spends US$170m Concessional Loan on Infrastructure in Q1
- 13 June 2022
In the first quarter of 2022, the Royal Government of Cambodia disbursed US$529.79 million from existing concessional loans for infrastructure and other priority sectors. The Cambodia Public Debt Statistics Bulletin of the Ministry of Economy and Finance issued on 09 June stated that 47% of the disbursed amounts were sourced from bilateral development partners, while the remaining 53% other is...
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Japan Funds Implementation of Construction Workers Safety Standards Plan in Mondulkiri Province
- 13 June 2022
The Japanese government have funded the training for improving the working environment of small-scale construction sites to support the health of construction workers in Mondulkiri province. This is according to the publication of Mondulkiri Provincial Information Department on 09 June 2022. This training course was organised by the Department of Labour of Mondulkiri province in collaboration w...
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Cambodia Imports Almost US$150m of Iron & Steel in Five Months
- 13 June 2022
Cambodia imported a total of US$149 million worth of iron and steel in the first five months of the year, up 19.8% from the same period last year. According to the General Department of Customs and Excise, the volume of steel and steel imports contributed about 1.1% of the total import value of US$13.057 billion, an increase of 11%. Data from the Ministry of Land Management, Urban Planning a...
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China Provides Over US$4m of Special Funds to Develop 13 Key Sectors in Cambodia
- 13 June 2022
Cambodia and China have signed an Agreement on the Cooperation Projects of Mekong-Lancang Cooperation Special Fund 2022, under which Cambodia has been granted US$4,335,900 to develop 13 key sectors. The agreement was signed between HE Prak Sokhonn, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation and HE Wang Wentain, Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China to Cambodia. Under th...
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Cambodia Requests Japan to Help Transform Battambang Provincial Museum into Modern & Smart Facility
- 13 June 2022
The Battambang Provincial Governor held a special meeting with Japanese consultants on smart city development in Battambang on 07 June 2022. The Smart City Development Project in Battambang focuses on transforming the city through the installation of modern technology in public places, and especially the improvement of the Battambang Provincial Museum into a smart museum equipped with digital a...
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MPWT discusses wastewater treatment system development project in Takhmao City
- 13 June 2022
The Ministry of Public Works and Transport (MPWT) has discussed a project to develop a wastewater treatment system in Takhmao City, Kandal province which is under a concessional loan from the Export-Import Bank of Korea. The discussion was held on June 9 in the presence of HE Kem Borey, Undersecretary of State, Ministry of Public Works and Transport, and the chairman of the Wastewater Treatment...
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