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Boost for Andong Kraloeng's Indigenous Community from Jahoo Ecotourism, Advancing Local Development and Gibbon Conservation

AKP Phnom Penh, January 15, 2025 -- The Indigenous Bunong community of Andong Kraloeng started the year with access to US$13,745 generated from Jahoo's Gibbon Fund through ecotourism revenue from 2024, with a total of 127 tours and 458 guests contributing towards conservation and community develo...

MPWT Registers 2,253 EVs in 2024

AKP Phnom Penh, January 15, 2025 -- The Ministry of Public Works and Transport (MPWT) registered 2,253 electric vehicles (EVs) in 2024, an increase of 620 percent from 313 in 2023. China’s BYD leads the EV market in Cambodia, followed by Japan’s Toyota, and America’s Tesla, the ministry’s repo...

This Year’s Celebration of Royal Ploughing Ceremony to be Held at Phnom Penh’s Koh Norea Area

AKP Phnom Penh, January 15, 2025 -- The Royal Ploughing ceremony, which marks the beginning of the crop planting season in the country, will be celebrated this year on May 15 on an over-one-hectare plot of land in Koh Norea village, Sangkat Niroth, Khan Chbar Ampov, Phnom Penh capital. T...

Cambodia Launches the First Children’s Climate Risk Index and Signs UNICEF’s Declaration on Children, Youth and Climate Action

AKP Phnom Penh, January 15, 2025 -- The Ministry of Environment, in collaboration with UNICEF Cambodia, proudly launched here on Jan. 14 the first ever Children’s Climate Risk Index (CCRI) for Cambodia. According to a UNICEF’s press release, the event also marked the signing of UNICEF’s...

Two Ministries Collaborate in Combating Fake News and Promoting Tourism

AKP Phnom Penh, January 15, 2025 -- Ministry of Information and Ministry of Tourism are joining hands to counter fake news and promote tourism in the country, aiming to protect the honour, reputation, image and national interest of Cambodia. Speaking at a gathering on “Tourism Promotion and An...

NBC Governor Meets Australian Ambassador

AKP Phnom Penh, January 15, 2025 -- Governor of the National Bank of Cambodia (NBC) H.E. Dr. Chea Serey received here on Jan. 14 H.E. Derek Yip, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Australia to the Kingdom of Cambodia, During the meeting, H.E. Ambassador praised the NBC governor’s...

NBC Governor Holds Talks with CEO of Sathapana Bank Plc.

AKP Phnom Penh, January 15, 2025 -- H.E. Dr. Chea Serey, Governor of the National Bank of Cambodia (NBC), received on Jan. 14 a courtesy call from Mr. Hendrik Gezienus MULDER, Chief Executive Officer of Sathapana Bank Plc., and his team to discuss the bank’s operation and future plan. In the m...

Employment and Investment Growth in 2024 Reflect Cambodia’s Political and Economic Stability

AKP Phnom Penh, January 15, 2025 -- With the approval of investment projects by the Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC), which could create approximately 320,000 jobs across over 400 projects throughout 2024, it is the positive sign of Cambodia’s economy and political stability under th...

Cambodia Registers Over 410,000 Vehicles in 2024

AKP Phnom Penh, January 15, 2025 -- Cambodia registered 413,067 vehicles in 2024, Spokesperson of the Ministry of Public Works and Transport H.E. Phorn Rim said. Of the registered vehicles, 353,603 were motorcycles, 54,692 were family and tourist vehicles, and 5,841 were heavy vehicles....

Banteay Meanchey to Launch Its First Controlled Landfill

AKP Phnom Penh, January 15, 2025 -- Banteay Meanchey province will put to use a large controlled landfill in Serei Sophorn city soon. The update was shared by Director of the Provincial Department of Public Works and Transport Mr. Sok Chantha. Worth over US$6 million, the construction of th...

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