Energy and Environment
61 Mining Companies Operating in Kratie as of 2022
Kratie province currently has 61 mining companies in operation with 65 licenses, according to Kratie Governor HE Vathorn during a press conference on 31 January. Those companies include five metal mining research companies, one gold mining business, 25 granite mining companies, eight gravel, sand, & stone mining factories, and 22 land excavation firms. The gold […]
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Gov’t sets marine waste management plan in four coastal provinces
The Ministries of Tourism and Provincial Administration of the four coastal provinces, including Sihanoukville, Kep, Kampot and Koh Kong, are drafting plans to strengthen marine waste management, according to the meeting with stakeholders on 28 January. The purpose of this meeting is to gather input to prepare a plan to strengthen the management of marine […]
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Siem Reap Authority to Strengthen Waste Management
The Siem Reap Provincial Administration is improving solid waste management in the city, aiming to make Siem Reap the most famous tourist city in the world. According to a planning workshop on 19 January, the waste management project is co-sponsored by the German Ministry of Environment and the German Operations Agency (GIZ), which is implemented […]
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Cambodia Refines 5 Tons of Gold Ore, Earning Nearly US$10 Million in Tax Revenue
Cambodia’s gold refinery firms have refined a total of 5.3 tonnes of gold ore by 2022, with the companies paying more than US$8 million in royalties and US$1.5 million other in tax revenue to the government. This figure was presented by officials of the Ministry of Economy and Finance in a public forum on microeconomic […]
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Gov’t Approves Draft Law on Clean Water Management
The Council of Ministers has approved the draft law on clean water management, which will strengthen the management system and ensure the provision of clean water supply services in the country. The draft law was approved at a cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister Samdech Hun Sen on 13 January. The management and development of […]
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Cambodia-Japan’s Carbon Neutral Road to be Launched in March 2023
The clean energy plan and roadmap to carbon neutrality for Cambodia, which was co-developed by the Japanese government, is set to be launched in March this year, according to the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)’s announcement on 12 January. The project focuses on developing a carbon-neutral roadmap for Cambodia with a balance of energy security, […]
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Talk on OCA Dispute Between Cambodia & Thailand to End Soon
Talks on the dispute over the overlapping claim area (OCA) in the gulf of Cambodia and Thailand has reached another level with an agreement expected to be signed soon. According to The Star, the Thai side raised the issue in a 20-minute cabinet meeting on 3 January. Thai Deputy Prime Minister Gen Prawit Wongsuwan said […]
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Laos Launches 500kV Transmission Line with Plan to Connect with Cambodia
Yunnan Energy Investment (HK) Co Ltd has launched a 500kV transmission line in the southern Lao province of Champasak and connected to a substation in Khong district on the Laos-Cambodian border, according to Laos’ Vientiane Time on 5 January. Mr Chanthaboun Soukaloun, Managing Director of Electricite du Laos (EDL), said the 500-kilovolt transmission line and substation […]
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AEON3 has Fourth Largest Solar Roof Compared to All Malls in Japan
Aeon Mall Meanchey or Aeon Mall 3 of Aeon (Cambodia) Co., Ltd. has installed 1.9 MW of solar panels on the roof, or equivalent to an 8,848.21 sqm of the roof. This solar panel is the fourth largest solar roof panel compared to all the malls in Japan, according to a press release dated 2 […]
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World Needs at Least US$200bn Per Year to Protect Global Biodiversity
196 country members of the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity have agreed to raise at least US$200 billion a year from all sources, both public and private, to protect global biodiversity, according to the United Nations Summit on Biodiversity on 7-19 December 2022, in Montreal, Canada. Those countries also agreed to increase international financial […]
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