Ratchaburi Electricity Generating Holding will cancel its joint-venture agreement with KK Power to build a 1.8-gigawatt coal-fired power plant in Koh Kong province of southwestern Cambodia. Pongdith Potchana, chief executive of Ratch, said yesterday that the company had revised the plan after its analysis indicated that ...

Cambodia imported 1.31 billion tonnes of oil in the first 10 months of this year, a 2.2 per cent slide compared to 1.34 billion tonnes in the same period last year, according to data from the Ministry of Commerce. Industry experts said the drop did not ...

Local and international organizations on Tuesday marked International Day of Persons With Disabilities by calling on the government to extend its efforts to employ more disabled people beyond Phnom Penh’s environs. A sub-decree attached to the government’s Disability Law, enacted in July 2009, states that the ...

Partly triggered by recent flood damage and an increase in road accidents, claims filed with the six general insurance companies in Cambodia spiked more than 160 per cent in the nine months through to September compared with the same time last year, the latest data ...

The Court of Appeal on Monday upheld the protest-related convictions handed down to 11 activists in November, but reduced the prison sentences of all but the most high-profile members of the group. Seven of the defendants were arrested in mid-November for blocking traffic during a ...

President Hu Jintao today becomes the first Chinese head of state to visit Cambodia in 12 years, in a trip days before Southeast Asian leaders gather for talks that may touch on territorial disputes in the South China Sea. Hu’s visit, which lasts until April 2, ...

Shares in Phnom Penh Autonomous Port (PPAP) debuted on Cambodia’s sleepy stock exchange yesterday morning, ending the day at 5,140 riel ($1.28), down 1.15 per cent from the 5,200 riel opening price, after a lukewarm session of sideways trading that dashed some investors’ hopes for ...

On 22 December 2022, the Ministry of Economy and Finance issued a press release on the signing ceremony of cooperative financing agreements between the Royal Government of Cambodia with the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the French Agency for Development (AFD).The signing ceremony of the ...

On 30 July 2024, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation issued a press release on Mekong countries and US adopt new three-year action plan on their official social media site.According to the press, His Excellency Sok Chenda Sophea, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister ...

On 28 July 2024, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation issued a press release on Mekong-ROK Cooperation Elevates Inclusive and Sustainable Development in the Mekong Sub-Region on their official social media site.According to the press, His Excellency Sok Chenda Sophea, Deputy Prime Minister, ...

Open Development Cambodia (ODC) published a new dataset on “Small and medium enterprise (SME) dataset in Cambodia”. This dataset shows profiles of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Cambodia, categorized by types of business and address. The data were collected from publicly available sources.=>Please click ...

On 4 September 2024, the National Social Protection Council issued a press release on the outcome of the 13th Meeting of the National Social Protection Council on social media site. According to the press, H.E. Dr. Aun Porn Moniroth, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Economy ...

On 21 September 2024, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation issued a press release regarding Deputy Prime Minister to attend Summit of the Future and UN General Assembly on their official website. According to the press, H.E. SOK Chenda Sophea, Deputy Prime Minister ...

On 10 October 2024, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation issued a press release on the outcomes of the 44th and 45th ASEAN Summits on their official website. According to the press, Samdech Moha Borvor Thipadei Hun Manet attended the 44th and 45th ...

On 5 October 2024, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation issued a press release regarding Samdech Thipadei Prime Minister to take part in 44th and 45th ASEAN Summit and Related Summits in Vientiane on their official website. According to the press, Samdech Moha ...

On 10 October 2024, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation issued a press release regarding international financial institutions explored ways to enhance partnership with Cambodia on their official website. According to the press, on 9 October 2024 Samdech Moha Borvor Thipadei Hun Manet ...

Registered businesses have increased in number by 37 percent to approximately 1,528 compared with the same period for 2010. Cambodian Chamber of Commerce officials say that the number of entrepreneurs has increased with them focusing on textiles, agriculture and construction. Cambodia currently has an export ...

The World Bank has ceased funding Radio National Kampuchea (RNK) as of last month due to a failure to comply to the bank’s Demand for Good Governance Project agreement. The funding ended on June 30. The World Bank granted RNK US $20 million with a ...

The trade deficit of Cambodia has reached $1.02 billion for the first six months of the year or 48.63 percent according to the Ministry of Commerce. This is as a result of exports increasing 50 percent based on year-on-year data. According to Chan Sophal, president ...

Cambodia is concerned that US debt could lead to rising import costs. US lawmakers are currently trying to pass a deficit-cut deal before Aug. 2 when the US reaches its own debt ceiling of $14.3 trillion. Without a deal the US would default on its ...