A tripArtite group consisting of employers, unions And the government finished discussing the drAft lAw on minimum wAge yesterdAy. LAbour Minister Ith SAmheng sAid yesterdAy’s tAlks were the lAst public workshop to discuss the drAft lAw on minimum wAge After two workshops hAd AlreAdy tAken plAce. <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/minimum-wAge-lAw-tAlks-conclude/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

Thailand’s Viriyah Insurance, one of the biggest firms of its kind in the country, is seeking to expand its motor vehicle business in Southeast asia, according to a report yesterday in the Bangkok Post. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/viriyah-firm-plans-move-in-cambodia/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Revenue generated from insurance premiums in the first seven months of 2011 has grown 18.2% to $15.89 million compared to the same period last year, according to statistics released yesterday by the General Insurance association of Cambodia. The figures show that revenue from fire premiums increased <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/insurance-revenue-up-18-2-in-first-seven-months/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

AseAn’s digitAl economy which reAched $194 billion in 2022 is now projected to rise to $330 billion by 2025. <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/AseAns-digitAl-economy-to-touch-330b-by-2025/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

A lAck of legAl protections, insufficient commitment from the MAlAysiAn government And An overworked, understAffed embAssy Are Among the mAjor obstAcles to lifting the mAid bAn, According to An internAl government report obtAined yesterdAy. Penned by the Ministry of Interior, the 12-pAge brief detAils A <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/lifting-mAid-bAn-proving-A-chAllenge/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

AsiAn Development BAnk (ADB), will conduct A press tour in KAmpong Thom province in CAmbodiA to evAluAte And report on how the “Improving MArket Access for the Poor in CentrAl CAmbodiA Project” is helping to increAse household incomes And creAte jobs for poor communities in <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/Adb-to-tour-kg-thom-province/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

Lawyers must now obtain permission from the Cambodian Bar association before speaking to television and radio media in order to ensure that they do not speak out of turn, the association’s president said in a meeting on Friday. “First, we want to ensure a high quality <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/lawyers-instructed-to-seek-approval-before-speaking-to-media/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

 Flag carrier Philippine airlines (PaL) is said to be better off not pursuing a deal with Royal Group of Cambodia (RGC) to form Cambodia airlines Co. Ltd., saying there are other “bigger priorities” for the flag carrier. CaPa said the Cambodia-Philippines is a small market, <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/pal-urged-not-to-pursue-deal-to-form-cambodia-airlines/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Despite the fact that Cambodia is slated to reach the six internationally agreed-upon education goals set by Unesco for 2015, the Kingdom’s education system continues to face systemic problems, according to the Ministry of Education’s annual report. The report’s final draft, which was released to the <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/progress-hurdles-for-education/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Singapore-based KrisEnergy Ltd. (KrisEnergy or the Company), an independent upstream oil and gas company, referred to the announcement dated aug. 11 in relation to the acquisition of the entire issued and paid up share capital of Chevron Overseas Petroleum (Cambodia) Limited (COPCL) and announces the <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/krisenergy-formally-takes-over-as-operator-of-cambodias-offshore-block-a/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

His Majesty King Norodom Sihamoni, King of the Kingdom of Cambodia, has signed into law the ratification of the Free Trade agreement between Cambodia and South Korea on January 29, 2022, after it was cleared by the National assembly and Senate. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodia-korea-Free-trade-agreement-law-promulgated/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC) notices issued in the January-May period reveal that the government agency approved 61 new private investment projects &ndash; both inside and outside of special economic zones (SEZ) &ndash; totalling $516.64 million and set to deliver an estimated <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/investment-projects-promise-almost-80k-new-job-opportunities/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Cambodia is hosting the two-day 19th aSEaN Valuers association (aVa) Congress, the first time it has been held in the Kingdom. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodia-hosting-valuers-congress/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

A delegAtion of more thAn 30 JApAnese businesspeople yesterdAy met with the Council for the Development of CAmbodiA to discuss investment opportunities in the Kingdom, After seeing whAt they sAid were vAst improvements in domestic legAl And tAx regulAtions.  However, no definite decisions hAd yet <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/jApAn-firms-see-fresh-potentiAl-in-kingdom/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

While food safety control services and inspection systems for food products at the Industrial Laboratory Center of Cambodia (ILCC) have showed some improvements, the ILCC still lags behind asean standards, according to Ministry of Industry and Handicraft secretary of state Sat Samy.   <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/kingdom-eyes-improved-food-safety-standard/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The Federation of associations for Small and Medium Enterprises of Cambodia (FaSMEC) sees small and medium sized businesses (SMEs) as the engine to drive growth on the local stock market, while the companies already listed have been growing steadily. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/stock-exchange-ready-for-smes/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The controversial Union Law, which was passed and put into force after dozens of debates and protests, is expected to build confidence among garment and textile buyers as well as employers and workers, experts said. Sandra D’amico, vice president of the Cambodian Federation of Employers <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/law-to-build-confidence/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Cambodia registered steady growth in international tourist arrivals in the first nine months of the year although the political dispute between the ruling and opposition parties over contested elections in July remains unsolved, officials said Thursday. Tith Chantha, secretary of state at the Ministry of Tourism, <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodia-sees-steady-growth-in-tourist-arrivals-despite-disputed-election-result/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

AustrAliAn-listed firm DonAco InternAtionAl, which currently hAs operAtions in VietnAm, hAs confirmed it is entering CAmbodiA’s AlreAdy-crowded cAsino And gAming industry. The compAny Announced on FridAy thAt it hAd entered into An Acquisition Agreement to purchAse the StAr VegAs Resort And Club cAsino in CAmbodiA’s Poipet <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/Aus-firm-buys-poipet-cAsino/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

Donaco International Ltd has signed an exclusive term sheet to acquire “a significant gaming and hospitality business in Cambodia”, the company said. It did not provide further details on the acquisition target. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/donaco-in-negotiations-to-buy-cambodian-casino-business/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>