Foreign currency deposits grew briskly during the first four months of the year, a sign that public confidence in Cambodia’s financial institutions is high despite the uncertainty after last year’s disputed national election, bankers said this week. Cheam Teang, executive vice president of Acleda Bank Plc., ss='cambodia-color'>...

One woman who has been actively involved in the development of Cambodia’s business climate is Janet Lueckenhausen of Functional Engineering. she’s been working closely with Cambodia’s biggest foreign-owned companies since 2008. Now she’s shifted in her role from executive director of International Business Chamber of Cambodia ss='cambodia-color'>...

A code of Conduct governing the South China Sea remainS only an “eventual” proSpect, Prime MiniSter Hun Sen Said yeSterday, deSpite it dominating diScuSSionS during thiS week&rSquo;S ASEAN Summit. From the beginning of Monday&rSquo;S Foreign MiniSterS&rSquo; Meeting, the queStion of China&rSquo;S potential involvement in the drafting SS='cambodia-color'>...

Experts warn that Cambodia’s imminent move up to lower-middle income status could lead to a drop in foreign aid and economic assistance. While the status upgrade would affirm Cambodia’s economic openness, higher wages and increasing foreign investment, it could also lead developed countries to scale ss='cambodia-color'>...

The ancient works of Cambodia’s King suryavarman II could become a protected intellectual trademark if the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) finalizes a treaty recognizing cultural heritage, the organisation’s head said yesterday. Angkor Wat, a 12th century temple complex and the Kingdom’s No 1 tourist destination, became an area of contention ss='cambodia-color'>...

Thirteen Boeung Kak lake women who were sentenced to two and a half years in jail on Thursday following a lawyer-free trial that lasted just three hours will appeal their convictions, their distraught supporters said yesterday. As the reality of the trial, which rights groups have ss='cambodia-color'>...

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun sen on Tuesday inaugurated a new water treatment plant in eastern part of capital Phnom Penh, saying that the plant would meet the rising demand of clean water in the city. The 90 million U.s. dollar plant was invested by the listed ss='cambodia-color'>...

The success Qatar’s Ooredoo had with being issued a mobile phone licence in Myanmar is an encouraging development for Middle East investors who are looking into the possibility of entering a venture or opening a business in southeast Asia. Let’s take a look at Cambodia. ss='cambodia-color'>...

Opposition supporters in Ratanakkiri yesterday said that local authorities aligned with the ruling Cambodian People’s Party have actively obstructed their efforts to circulate petitions ahead of Wednesday’s planned rally in Freedom Park. After collecting more than 100 thumbprints, local government and police officials in Bakeo district ss='cambodia-color'>...

Prime Minister Hun sen yesterday took a stand against intimidation and harassment at markets, ordering municipal and provincial governors to crack down on aggressive fee collectors they employ. speaking at a graduation ceremony at the capital’s Royal school of Administration, Hun sen distanced himself from what ss='cambodia-color'>...

The Ministry of Culture on Tuesday introduced the country’s first strategic cultural policy, an ambitious plan that includes setting up provincial cultural centers, launching arts education in schools, holding annual cultural events and promoting individual artists. speaking to an audience that included representatives from the leading ss='cambodia-color'>...

Cambodia exported some 202,318 tonnes of cashew nuts last year to foreign markets, up nearly 100 per cent from 2018’s 101,973 tonnes, a Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries report said. Khan samban, director of the ministry’s Department of Agro-Industry, told The Post that the ss='cambodia-color'>...

107 workers at the sabrina Garment factory in Kampong speu’s sambo commune were sent to hospital after becoming dizzy and fainting late yesterday morning. Choek Borin, the Labour Department’s Kampong speu bureau chief, said that 107 factory workers fainted ss='cambodia-color'>...

Germany’s international development agency (GIZ) held a workshop on Tuesday that promoted Cambodian agricultural exports to China, focusing on the necessary export guidelines and the sanitation standards that are often lacking in the Kingdom’s agricultural value chains. ss='cambodia-color'>...

In a statement set to be published on Monday, the Garment Manufacturers Association in Cambodia (GMAC) said the EU’s possible withdrawal of Cambodia’s Everything But Arms (EBA) access would harm 750,000 workers and three million families. ss='cambodia-color'>...

Small and Medium EnterpriSeS (SMES) are key factorS in the Kingdom&rSquo;S induStrial Sector growth, but around 95 per cent of Cambodia&rSquo;S SMES have not been properly regiStered, the MiniStry of InduStry and Handicraft Said on Friday. SS='cambodia-color'>...

China’s financing of Belt and Road Initiative projects in Cambodia could lead to increased debt distress, according to a recent analysis, though the Kingdom’s low overall debt makes it unlikely to default in the near future. ss='cambodia-color'>...

The Ministry of Labour is eyeing the creation of a draft law that would codify the sometimes-nebulous process that determines the garment industry’s minimum wage, attendees at the ministry’s annual meeting were told last week. ss='cambodia-color'>...

High-ranking officials from Cambodia’s Interior Ministry were among 140 delegates from Asia-Pacific nations meeting in Bangkok yesterday, as a three-day conference on the region’s growing problem of drug production and trafficking got under way. ss='cambodia-color'>...

Cambodia’s fight against malaria is at risk of being derailed because of a dispute over expenses payments between the Cambodian government and the Global Fund, the biggest donor to the country’s malaria programme. ss='cambodia-color'>...