Cambodia welcomed 6.61 million international tourists in 2019, marking a 6.6 per cent surge from 2018’s 6.20 million. - PPP
PHNOM PENH (The Phnom Penh Post/ANN): Cambodia will continue to charge visa fees for foreigner visitors to Cambodia, even with a flurry of requests from industry insiders petitioning the government to drop them in hopes of reviving international tourism from its Covid-19 slump.
Cambodia will continue to charge visa fees for foreigner visitors to Cambodia, even with a flurry of requests from industry insiders petitioning the government to drop them in hopes of reviving international tourism from its Covid-19 slump.
Prime Minister Hun Sen announced the decision on Feb 1 while presiding over a ceremony commemorating the groundbreaking of the Bakheng Water Production Facilities and the inauguration of the Chamcar Mon Water Production Facilities.
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The National Committee for the Promotion of the One Village One Product (OVOP) Movement under the Council of Ministers has signed a two-year cooperation agreement with the Logistics Business Association (LOBA) and Super App Technology Plc.- Photo supplied
PHNOM PENH (The Phnom Penh Post/ANN): The National Committee for the Promotion of the One Village One Product (OVOP) Movement under the Council of Ministers has signed a two-year cooperation agreement with the Logistics Business Association (LOBA) and Super App Technology Plc.
The tripartite agreement was signed on Friday (Jan 29) at the Council of Ministers in a bid to promote the digital marketing of Cambodian commodities such as handicrafts, agriculture and services and improve their quality.
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Police set up a roadblock in search of illegal weapons in Phnom Penh. - Police photo
PHNOM PENH (The Phnom Penh Post/ANN): The National Police have vowed to tighten gun control and crack down on illegal weapon trafficking in order to maintain security, safety and social order as officials and civil society organisations are worried about increasing rates of gun violence.
Shootings in Cambodia are rare compared to some countries but they do take place every year. Many of the cases stem from interpersonal conflicts like spousal jealousy, arguments following vehicle accidents and disputes over land.
Theam Bun Seng, director of the Ministry of Interior’s weapon control department, said guns in the Kingdom are governed by the Law on Weapons, Explosives and Ammunition Management consisting of six chapters with 26 articles.
BRED Bank Cambodia is part of French global financial group BRED Banque Populaire and became the first European bank to operate in the Kingdom in 2017. - PPP
PHNOM PENH (The Phnom Penh Post/ANN): US-franchised real estate company Century 21 Cambodia on Jan 28 appointed BRED Bank (Cambodia) Plc as its finance partner for properties that are exclusively promoted by its Century 21 Cambodia Network.
A memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed to this effect by Century 21 Cambodia chief operation officer Seraj Sutton and BRED Bank Cambodia CEO Guillaume Perdon.
BRED Bank Cambodia is part of French global financial group BRED Banque Populaire and became the first European bank to operate in the Kingdom in 2017.
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Bun Hun holding a meeting on discuss ID privacy policy at Interior Ministry on Jan 25, 2021. -PPP
PHNOM PENH (The Phnom Penh Post/ANN): Ministry of Interior lawyers and data specialists continue to meet to discuss the first draft of a sub-decree on the management, use, privacy safeguards and security of data the government has collected that can potentially be used to identify individuals.
On Jan 18, specialists from the ministry’s Legislation Council and heads of the ministry’s general directorates and departments discussed an initial draft comprising six chapters and 16 articles.
Ministry secretary of state Bun Hun – who also leads the Legislation Council – told The Post on Jan 26 that the purpose of this sub-decree was to determine rules for the management, use and privacy protection for identifying data that would serve public interests, promote service provision quality and develop the nation in a highly efficient and secure manner.