Impact monitoring vessel Following 16 offshore campaigns by NORI to define the nodule resource and establish an environmental baseline in exploration area NORI-D in the Clarion Clipperton Zone (CCZ), NORI’s environmental program enters a new phase— monitoring the environmental impacts of an integrated collector system test consisting of a pilot collector on the seafloor, the […]
Cambodia, Cuba Signed Agreements To Increase Cooperation In Sports, Culture
Cambodia and Cuba signed yesterday, two more agreements on boosting bilateral cooperation in the areas of sports and culture, a Cambodian senior official said. Cambodian Prime Minister, Samdech Techo Hun Sen and visiting Cuban Prime Minister, Manuel Marrero Cruz, presided over the signing ceremony of the documents, after their meeting at the Peace Palace here, […]
Phnom Penh-Sihanoukville Expressway Users Up 60% on Second Day
The number of vehicles traveling on the Phnom Penh-Sihanoukville Expressway on the second day increased by 60 percent compared to the first day. The update was shared by the Ministry of Public Works and Transport on Oct. 3. It added that there were 14,322 vehicles running back and forth the Phnom Penh-Sihanoukville Expressway on the […]
Implementation of Small-scale Ecotourism Development Guidelines Disseminated
Ministry of Environment and the World Bank have jointly organise a dissemination workshop on the implementation of small-scale ecotourism development guidelines of less than 10 hectares. The dissemination workshop held early this week was part of the Cambodia Sustainable Landscape and Eco-tourism Project (CSLEP) supported by the World Bank. According to Ms. Salimata D. Follea, […]
Tourism Minister Receives Highest Decoration from OCA
H.E. Dr. Thong Khon, Minister of Tourism, Chairman of the National Olympic Committee of Cambodia (NOCC) and Permanent Vice President of the Cambodian SEA Games Organising Committee (CAMSOC) and Cambodian ASEAN Para Games Organising Committee (CAMAPGOC) has received a highest decoration from the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA). The conferment ceremony took place in the […]
MoEYS and UNESCO Re-affirm Teachers’ Role in Transforming Education on World Teachers’ Day
Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports (MoEYS) and UNESCO have re-affirmed the key role played by teachers in transforming education, on the occasion of the World Teachers’ Day (Oct. 5). According to a joint press release issued yesterday, for more than two years since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, teachers in Cambodia and globally […]
Cambodia Deplores Launch of Ballistic Missile over Japan by DPRK
Samdech Akka Moha Sena Padei Techo Hun Sen, Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Cambodia, has deplored the launch of a ballistic missile over Japan by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK). According to a press release of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation made public this morning, during his bilateral meeting […]
Cambodia, Australia to Strengthen Military Cooperation
Cambodia and Australia have been committed to further strengthen their cooperation in the military sector. The commitment was the spirit of the bilateral meeting on Oct. 4 between Lt. Gen. Hun Manet, Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces (RCAF) and Commander of the Royal Cambodian Army, and Lt. Gen. Simon Stuart, Chief of […]
Senate President Supports Cambodia-Cuban Executive and Legislative Cooperation
Samdech Vibol Sena Pheakdei Say Chhum, President of the Cambodian Senate, has lauded and voiced his support for the good relations and cooperation between Cambodian and Cuban executive and legislative bodies. While receiving a courtesy call from visiting H.E. Manuel Marrero Cruz, Prime Minister of the Republic of Cuba at the Senate Palace this morning, […]
GDCE Earns US$2 Billion in Custom Revenue in First 9 Months
The General Department of Customs and Excise (GDCE) has collected US$2.02 billion as custom income in the first nine months of this year, a year-on-year increase of 19 percent. The figures were released by H.E. Kun Nhim, GDCE Director General at a press conference held here on Oct. 5. “The figure is good, achieving 78.61 […]