The country is set to embark on local elections that promise to highlight The economic hardships faced by many Cambodians despite a sustained annual growth rate and continued poverty reduction, economic and political observers said this week. A report from Future Forum released on Tuesday ...

The Cambodia Rice Federation (CRF) has asked The state-owned Rural Development Bank (RDB) to provide $200 million in emergency loans to buy paddy from farmers during The ongoing post-monsoon harvest season as falling prices threaten Their livelihoods. ...

With some people eating lunch off a tablecloth on the ground as children played in the distance, the scene in a small village in Phnom Penh’s Russey Keo district yesterday afternoon looked somewhat like a picnic. But villagers had gathered there, a few metres from a ...

Cambodia is a promising target for Taiwanese entrepreneurs seeking cheap labor without risking the social unrest that has surged through Vietnam, according to an economics professor in Taiwan cited in our Chinese-language sister paper China Times. Riots have broken out in Vietnam against China’s oil rig ...

Six people across the country, including two young children, died in flood-related incidents yesterday, bringing the total number killed so far this rainy season to 17, according to government figures. Keo Vy, cabinet director at the National Committee for Disaster Management, said that fatalities were recorded ...

The Garment Manufacturers Association in Cambodia (GMAC) announced it will introduce smart technology solutions to bolster efficiency in The textile industry as it works to embrace The forthcoming Fourth Industrial Revolution. ...

Fresh bananas are still being exported to the Chinese market. However, fresh mangoes to the South Korean market have been badly hit by the Noval Coronavirus effect on fresh fruit markets.​ ...

The Cambodian Embassy in Thailand has asked its migrant workers and students in The country not to leave for home during The upcoming Khmer New Year as COVID-19 fears mount. ...

Cambodia’s northeastern Rattanakiri province is finally connected to the grid as the high voltage transmission line was officially put into operation carrying power generated from the Lower Sesan dam 2. ...

The industrial park operator Phnom Penh Special Economic Zone (CSX: PPSP) believes its falling share price now offers a good investment as The board proposed its share buyback plan to The regulator yesterday. ...

The Cambodian government will donate $200,000 in cash and medical equipment to Myanmar a second time to support The latter’s efforts to combat The Covid-19 pandemic. ...

King Norodom Sihamoni yesterday endorsed in principle the new draft Constitutional Amendment limiting the top four national positions to only Khmer nationality, thereby easing its passage through the legislatures without stumbling blocks. ...

The Japanese government has decided to extend a loan and grant aid projects to The Kingdom totalling about $72 million to contribute to socio-economic development, including $1.8 million for The landmine action sector. ...

The Czech Republic has promised to encourage its small and medium-sized enterprises and private companies to invest in Cambodia and boost trade between The two countries, which in The past has been relatively insignificant in size.   ...

South Korea has pledged to expand economic and trade cooperation with Cambodia after a free trade agreement (FTA) signed by the two countries last year enters effect in the near future, Prime Minister Hun Sen affirmed in a statement at the weekend. ...

The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) agreement could provide a “vital impetus” to drive The Cambodian economy to exit Least Developed Country (LDC) status by 2028, according to The commerce minister on March 14.   ...

The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) agreement could provide a “vital impetus” to drive The Cambodian economy to exit Least Developed Country (LDC) status by 2028, according to The commerce minister on March 14. ...

Noeleen Heyzer, the UN secretary-general’s Special Envoy on Myanmar, has shared with Prime Minister Hun Sen that she had initiated a “three-layered solution” for the ongoing crisis plaguing the bloc’s westernmost country. ...

ASEAN and the US have committed to signing a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership during the 10th ASEAN-US Summit to be held in Cambodia in November, in a pact made during the ASEAN-US Special Summit in Washington, DC, last week. ...

The National Election Committee (NEC) has reminded all political parties to abide by The election law and regulations as 17 political parties will begin Their campaign this weekend across The country. ...