Both countries discussed new opportunities and exchanged technical views on financing models for infrastructure development. The discussion centred on The planning and financing The Mass Rapid Transit system for Phnom Penh. ...

Cambodia has unveiled plans to expand the automotive and electronics sectors in the next three years by pumping more than $2 billion into the industries, generating about 26,000 new jobs. ...

World Bank has maintained the 2023 economic growth rate forecast for Cambodia at 5.2 percent while it lowered the prospects for the neighbouring countries Vietnam and Thailand from its October 2022 estimates. ...

The Kingdom’s central bank and The Cambodia Microfinance Association (CMA) have jointly launched a project aimed at promoting financial literacy, consumer empowerment and consumer protections at The community level. ...

The World Bank has launched The Cambodia Country Climate and Development Report (CCDR), which provides critical insights into The Kingdom’s response to climate change and its impact on development goals. ...

The World Bank has launched The Cambodia Country Climate and Development Report (CCDR), which provides critical insights into The Kingdom’s response to climate change and its impact on development goals. ...

The Cambodian government, European Union (EU), and Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) have joined forces to provide technical assistance for cashew cultivation, aiming to enhance The cashew industry’s growth and sustainability in The country ...

China is ready to encourage more companies to expand investment in the Kingdom, boosting the economic corridors, accelerating the industrialisation process and strengthening cooperation in railways, roads, energy and agriculture. ...

The Foreign Affairs Ministry has issued a statement highlighting Foreign Affairs Minister Prak Sokhonn’s participation during The 52nd Asean Foreign Ministers Meeting in Bangkok last week. ...

Korean companies have expressed an interest in expanding into Asean, mostly in the high-tech and information technology (IT) sectors. According to a report in the Bangkok Post. ...

A workers’ strike escalated on Monday at Sihanoukville’s Angkor Beer-producing Cambrew factory, protesters said, with the company acknowledging that the work stoppage was causing major disruptions. ...

Three Bulgarians staying on tourist visas were tried at the Phnom Penh Municipal Court yesterday for allegedly trying to steal money from an ATM machine in the city. ...

Election observers are urging the National Election Committee to move quickly on updates to the voter registry, as commune elections in 2017 approach. ...

The Cambodian Human Rights Committee (CHRC) yesterday asked The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights in Cambodia for help in writing reports and educating law enforcement officials. ...

The United Nations Special Rapporteur on The right to privacy has denounced current world governments’ surveillance legislation, calling for respect for citizens’ rights to privacy.   ...

The Kratie provincial government yesterday denied reports that The provincial forestry chief was being removed from his position following allegations that he was colluding with illegal timber traders. ...

Anti-human trafficking police in Phnom Penh yesterday closed an illegal recruitment agency and arrested three people behind the operation, which was not registered with the Labour Ministry. ...

The government has relaxed regulations for migrant workers to obtain legal documents in Thailand, in a bid to encourage more workers to legitimise Their presence in The country. ...

The Cambodian government has awarded Japanese-owned Toshiba Plant Systems & Services Corporation (TPSC) The concession to construct a coal-fired power generation project in Preah Sihanouk province. ...

SVI Cambodia, the local subsidiary, signed a 50-year lease in July 2015 and says it hopes the​ construction work will be complete by October.   ...