Cambodia’s reputation as one of the cheapest places in the world to live has been called under question, according to a survey conducted by CEOWORLD magazine, a leading business publication. ...

Cambodia’s Ministry of Economy and Finance has granted a business licence to Etiqa Insurance & Takaful, a leading insurance provider in Malaysia, paving the way for the firm to tap into the Kingdom’s nascent insurance market, the company announced. ...

The head of the youth group seen leading a protest outside the National Assembly in October – attendees of which brutally assaulted two opposition lawmakers – is an assistant to Prime Minister Hun Sen, according to a decree released online.​​​​​​ ...

Twenty leading Cambodian companies are set to participate in the third edition of the Indo-Pacific Business Forum (IPBF) on Wednesday to explore the potential business and investment opportunities that are available in the region. ...

Energy demand has seen a decrease in the first six months of 2020 due to COVID-19 pandemic, which had forced factories, tourism-related facilities including hotels to shut down, leading to the drop in power consumption. ...

A report released by UNICEF on September 22 said that Cambodian children under the age of two are not getting the food or nutrients they need to thrive and grow well, leading to irreversible developmental harm. ...

Minister of Commerce Pan Sorasak plans to lead a delegation to South Korea next month to sign the Cambodia-Korea Free Trade Agreement (CKFTA), if the Covid-19 situation permits, according to a senior official. ...

Communities must be empowered and appropriately resourced to lead the fight against HIV/AIDS and other pandemics, UNAIDS, the UN agency dedicated to tackling HIV/AIDS, stressed at an international meeting held in Thailand. ...

Cambodia is trying to establish itself as a leading cashew-producing and exporting country through its National Policy on Cashew 2022–2027. The government aims to boost cashew output, develop processing facilities, diversify export markets, and simplify trade facilitation programs. ...

The Cambodia Rice Federation (CRF) has noted that restrictions on exports of various types of rice, including broken and white rice, as well as wheat and sugar from India, a leading global rice exporter, offer a potential opportunity for Cambodia. ...

Dr Hun Manet will lead a prominent delegation to attend the 43rd ASEAN Summit and Related Summits in Jakarta, at the invitation of the ASEAN Chair for the year, Joko Widodo, President of the Republic of Indonesia. ...

Kampong Speu provincial governor Vei Samnang has pledged to attract more investment to his province. Samnang announced that he would lead a provincial delegation to Hong Kong later this month to discuss business opportunities in the Kampong Speu. ...

UNICEF Cambodia, as the global partner and lead procurer of the Access to Covid-19 Tools Accelerator (ACT-A), has donated $7 million worth of medical equipment for oxygen therapy to the Ministry of Health. ...

Prak Sokhonn, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the Kingdom of Cambodia, will lead a delegation to pay an Official Working Visit to Japan from January 21 to 24, at the invitation of his Japanese counterpart Hayashi Yoshimasa. ...

Leading Malaysia-based green building certification body, GreenRE Sdn Bhd, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with local construction organization, the Cambodia Green Building Council (CamGBC), to assist in developing green building certification tools for the Cambodian construction sector. ...

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., ...

Anyone passing through Prey Doeum Thnoeng could be forgiven for pinning the tidy little village for a stronghold of the ruling CPP. Just about every second house along the red dirt road through town sports a bright blue banner with a checkmark next to the ...

The Xayaburi dam project in Northern Laos might increase the probability of earthquakes in a region already prone to seismic activity, according to a recently translated report from Vietnam. The 1260-megawatt project sits about 100 kilometres south of the Lai Chau-Dien fault line. Construction activity on the ...

Improved transportation links will assist further economic growth in the region, as Cambodia’s economy continues to improve, officials said yesterday.  Ministers from Cambodia as well as China, Laos, Vietnam, Thailand and Myanmar met yesterday at the 17th Greater Mekong Subregion Ministerial Conference held in Phnom ...

Road accidents claimed the lives of 1,816 people in 2010, a slight increase from the 1,717 killed in 2009, according to a report by the Cambodia Road Crash and Victim Information System. The total number of casualties from road accidents reached 18,287 in 2010, according ...