Global payments giant Visa is the first international financial firm to announce the roll out of a payment solution in Cambodia for quick response codes, or QR codes, those pixelated black and white squares designed to be read by a smartphone camera that have begun ...

Koh Kong Sugar has offered to settle its yearslong dispute with Cambodian families who accuse its plantations of stealing their land, but the farmers remain wary of being able to secure a fair deal. The firm, a subsidiary of Thailand’s Khon Kaen Sugar Industry Limited (KSL), ...

About a decade ago, global manufacturing firms staged a mass exodus to Asia in search of low-cost alternatives to increasing domestic wage demands and operational costs. The consensus was the continued development of a regional supply chain that had formed in countries like Vietnam and Indonesia, ...

The Phnom Penh Municipal Court on Tuesday ordered embattled union leader Ath Thorn to stay away from the SL garment factory and its workers and to avoid any public gatherings that could “damage public order,” drawing a tight circle around one of the country’s most ...

Deforestation and Cambodia’s strong economic growth have resulted in an increase in the price of charcoal, an energy source the poor are dependent on, charcoal vendors say. The price of charcoal in Phnom Penh had increased at least 200 riel ($0.05) a kilogram compared to 2012, charcoal ...

The Basic Education Equivalency Programme has plans to expand centres to 15 provinces so online education can be provided to drop out students who want to finish Grade 9. According to a Unesco report, BEEP was initially launched in Phnom Penh in February last year. ...

Several reports have shed light on the benefits of renewable energy adoption in the creation of jobs and providing cheaper, cleaner electricity while reducing the risks associated with climate change. ...

Cambodia remaining stock of Janssen’s Johnson & Johnson vaccines, which was designated for frontliners and general population in remote, far lying places and hill tribes now stands at just above 200,000. ...

Prime Road Alternative (Cambodia) Co Ltd will soon break ground on a 60MW solar power plant in southwestern Kampong Chhnang province valued at $37.4 million. ...

Cambodia cemented itself as a regional leader in the finance sector when the nation signed a deal with Singapore in March to exchange consumer credit information. This marked the region’s first cross-border initiative between two countries’ credit bureaus. ...

Amid concerns that the European Union could reject shipments of Cambodian rice, exporters are pushing for more access to China as an alternative market for the Kingdom’s principal agricultural commodity. ...

On 12 August 2021, Social Security Regulator issued a press release on deployment of logo and seal of Social Security Regulator.Sub-Decree No. 113 issued on 11 August 2021 on the organization and functioning of units under the auspices of the Non-Banking Financial Services Authority authorized the ...

On 17 September 2021, the Ministry of Labor and Vocational Training issued a notification on Implementation of Pchum Ben Holiday in 2021.All factory managers or owners within the scope of the Labor Law must allow all their workers to take paid leave during the upcoming ...

On 02 September 2021, the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications issued a notification on​ launch of the national post and telecommunications business and information application through e-Registration for the national levelThe e-Registration system will make it easy and fast for operators or business owners to ...

On 03 September 2021, the Phnom Penh Capital Administration issued a notification on the collection of garbage and solid waste service fee in Phnom Penh for August 2021.All business service owners and private institutions who failed to pay for the garbage and solid waste service ...

A project funded by USAID’s Supporting Forest and Biodiversity initiative is helping local communities relying on forests as their means to earn a living by tapping into an alternate source of income. ...

Officials from provinces across the country gathered in Banteay Meanchey yesterday and the day before to learn about alternative community-based drug rehabilitation services and vocational training, anti-drug officials said.   ...

Chbar Ampov district governor has ordered taxi drivers to cease parking along the road near Monivong Bridge, offering them an alternative nearby as part of ongoing efforts to ease congestion on major capital roads. ...

The Ministry of Commerce yesterday informed traders,  Association of Freight Forwarders, Importers and the public that at present, exporting goods to China via the Vietnam China border may become an issue due to the severe bottleneck. ...