Prime Minister Hun Sen questioned yesterday the extent of the ASEAN Economic Community’s (AEC) commitment towards forming an inclusive economic region as countries continue to compete with each other for agricultural exports and inflows of foreign direct investment. ...

Prime Minister Hun Sen will leave for Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia this week for the two-day Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) summit starting on July 15. ...

The Anti-Corruption Unit is to launch a 15-month campaign against money laundering to keep Cambodia off an international blacklist. The ACU held a workshop yesterday on ways to fight money laundering with 48 of its own officials, along with police and court officials. ...

Politicians and civil society members in New York called on the United Nations to take harsh measures to restore democracy in Cambodia during a panel on Tuesday, even recommending leaving Cambodia’s seat at the UN empty and putting senior ruling party officials on a blacklist. ...

Japanese electronics manufacturer Minebea expects to complete construction of its third factory in Cambodia by the end of the year, allowing the company to diversify its operations toward more value-added products, a company official said yesterday. ...

The Ministry of Information has closed down multiple radio stations that have been renting airtime to the opposition CNRP party and to two radio news organisations that have been under fire from the government. ...

A new study on wind energy and its potential to diversify Cambodia’s energy sector is now being conducted, with results expected for mid next year, according to a representative of the Ministry of Mines and Energy. ...

Herbalife Ltd, a global nutrition company whose business practices are being challenged in a US court and whose marketing strategies have been the subject of public criticism, will officially open a six-storey distribution centre in Phnom Penh today, according to the New York Stock Exchange-listed ...

The World Bank said Monday that the impact of Cambodia’s political uncertainty was “unclear” but left its growth forecasts unchanged for this year and next year.  “The Cambodian economy remains robust amidst a challenging global economic environment,” the bank said in its East Asia and Pacific ...

The Shanghai Commercial & Saving Bank (SCSB), one of the leading banks in China’s Taiwanese region, opened a representative office here on Monday thanks to increasing interest in Cambodia by Taiwanese business people, a bank official said. To date, Cambodia has six foreign banks’ representative ...

In anticipation of today’s scheduled Municipal Court verdict for six men facing charges of violence and property damage in connection with a September clash on Phnom Penh’s Kbal Thnal overpass, rights groups yesterday called for their acquittal. A statement from Human Rights Watch (HRW) released yesterday ...

Property prices in Phnom Penh’s prime residential locations increased by 13.7 per cent in the first half of 2014, while prime office development land prices increased by 7.6 per cent, according to Knight Frank Prime Asia Development Land Indices. Ross Wheble, the independent global property consultancy’s ...

Cambodia and Seychelles on Thursday inked six documents to pave the way for bilateral cooperation in the fields of politics, trade, investment, tourism, agriculture, and air services. The deals were made during the two-day visit of Seychelles Foreign Minister Jean-Paul Adam to Cambodia. ...

In an effort to sell more helicopters in the Kingdom, Airbus Helicopter Southeast Asia showed off its H130 chopper yesterday, during a short demonstration flight in Phnom Penh. ...

Battery-powered scooters are capturing an increasing share of the Asia Pacific’s two-wheeled transport market, according to a recent study, but scooter retailers in Phnom Penh yesterday said Cambodians still opt for the petrol-burning version. By 2018, about 65.5 million electric scooters worth some US$382 million will ...

Sweden and the EU on May 11 provided $1.5 million for a two-year project spanning 2021-2022 to support the Parliamentary Centre of Asia’s (PCAsia) Cambodian activities. The agreement was signed virtually on May 11. ...

Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Prak Sokhonn stressed the importance of the Southeast Asia Nuclear Weapon-Free Zone (SEANWFZ) status and expressed his concern on the geopolitical tension and major power rivalry in the region. ...

The 4th Asia-Europe Foundation Young Leaders Summit (ASEFYLS4) under the theme “Sustainable Development in a Post-COVID-19 World” has begun via videoconference. ...

Prime Minister Hun Sen had wrapped up his visit in Kumamoto city, Japan where he attended the 4th Asia-Pacific Water Summit Sunday morning. ...

The General Department of National Television of Cambodia (TVK) of the Ministry of Information will host the ABU Asia-Pacific Robot Contest 2023 (ABU ROBOCON 2023) at the Morodok Techo National Stadium in Phnom Penh, on Aug. 27. ...