On 15​ July 2024, National Committee for ESCAP issued a press release on policy consultations on the economic and social report in Asia and Pacific region, 2024.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ According to the press, Senior Minister Ly Thuch, Chairman of National Committee for ESCAP, presides over a policy ...

Cambodia’s 11-year-old investment law may be the most liberal in the region, according to the World Bank, but in practice, day-to-day business operations are far from simple, economists and business operators say. Mey Kalyan, senior adviser to the Supreme National Economic Council, said that despite a ...

Amid strict reforms to guard against rampant cheating on the high-stakes national exam, education officials yesterday showed surprising leniency towards underperforming grade 12 students. In a notice released yesterday, the Ministry of Education instructed upper secondary schools to hold re-examinations for grade 12 students who failed ...

The United States, Japan and 10 oTher Pacific Rim countries reached agreement Monday on a massive free trade deal that will lower trading barriers and set commercial rules for 40 percent of The world economy. ...

The United States, Japan and 10 oTher Pacific Rim countries reached agreement Monday on a massive free trade deal that will lower trading barriers and set commercial rules for 40 percent of The world economy. ...

The Ministry of Interior yesterday reminded Cambodians of Their obligation to obtain new or replacement national ID cards, a common piece of documentation required for people over 15 years of age and The validity of which had previously been extended to accommodate last year’s national ...

Cambodia’s economic productivity is in trouble, struggling with an inability to turn a youthful population into a skilled workforce and stunted by an over-reliance on agriculture, according to a new World Bank report. In Cambodia and Vietnam, diversification of labour from the farming sector contributed to ...

The National Assembly yesterday approved an amendment to The Penal Code allowing prison sentences for anyone insulting The King.An extraordinary session was held yesterday to discuss and Then approve The Penal Code amendment, as well as amending five articles of The constitution and a draft ...

Cambodian migrants working in Thailand to process chicken for European consumers are forced into debt bondage and subjected to a range of rights violations, according to a new report.Trapped in the Kitchen of the World, which was released on Wednesday by European NGOs Swedwatch and ...

The Ministry of Information issued a statement yesterday to address The concerns of Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) regarding press freedom in Cambodia, saying They are trying to mislead The public. ...

Economic growth in Cambodia is estimated to reach 6.7 percent this year, a 0.2 percent drop compared with 2011, the U.N. said in a report released on Friday, citing a modest slowdown in exports from Cambodia to the U.S. and Europe. In its Economic and Social ...

US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta will travel to Australia, Thailand and Cambodia next week as part of America’s strategic tilt to the Asia-Pacific, even as crises in the Middle East demand the Pentagon’s attention and resources. In a week-long trip starting Sunday, Panetta will head to ...

n a request signed by more than 500 organisations, civil society representatives on Monday petitioned the government to amend three laws on the judiciary. During the 4th Government-CSOs Partnership Forum, civil society organisations (CSOs) requested changes to improve the efficacy of the legal system and ...

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. ...

Member economies of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum (APEC) are striving to forge a regional free trade facility to be known as FTAAP (Free Trade Area of Asia-Pacific) AFTA (ASEAN Free Trade Area) – signed in January of 1992, it covers all 10 ASEAN members of ...

A question and answer session with Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy and Finance Dr Aun Pornmoniroth in conjunction with the 40th anniversary celebrations of the reintroduction of the riel. ...

Prime Minister Hun Sen has granted for more land concessions in Mondolkiri province. The concessions total more than 38,057 hectares. Pacific Lotus Joint stock received 9,014 hectares; Pacific Pearl Joint Stock received 9.614 hectares; Pacific Grand Joint Stock received 9,656 hectares and Pacific Pride Joint ...

The Sihanoukville Autonomous Port (PAS) launched a book building process yesterday to determine what price to offer in an initial public offering (IPO), before it is listed on The Cambodia Securities Exchange late next month. ...

Buyers of motorcycles under 125cc will have to watch a 10-minute video on drunk driving and road safety from next year. The move is an attempt to cut traffic deaths, particularly among young people. Nearly half of road deaths involve people aged 15 to 30. Agreement on ...

DBD Engineering Plc, a local multi-purpose engineering and construction firm, went public via initial public offering (IPO) on the Cambodia Securities Exchange’s (CSX) Growth Board on September 6. ...