Government authorities are investigating the death of a migrant domestic worker in Malaysia after her family and rights groups raised questions about the stated cause of death from a lung infection, a relative of the deceased woman said yesterday. Na Rith, 42, said his cousin Ouk ...

Mong Reththy Group is co-investing $2 million to build a factory in Preah Sihanouk province for the packaging and export of Cambodian mangoes, the first company to formally ship the fruit overseas. Located in Koe Phos commune, the factory will cover 12 hectares of land and ...

Access to finance remains a key barrier to small and medium enterprise (SME) growth in Cambodia, as many of them rely on personal finance rather than bank loans, which can affect long-term commercial and financial sustainability. ...

Orix, a Japanese financial conglomerate, will acquire about $11 million shares in Acleda Bank PLC, Cambodia’s largest bank, by the year’s end, officials announced Wednesday, although industry executives said the investment appears only exploratory and likely won’t make more than a ripple in the banking ...

Opposition supporters have had varying reactions to the CNRP’s announcement Monday that a mass demonstration planned for this weekend would be framed as a day of prayer rather than protest, but said they would still turn out. And while the CNRP’s efforts to explain their decision, ...

The privaTe secTor rejoiced as The governmenT on March 25 announced iTs eighT round of measures To keep businesses afloaT and sTimulaTe economic growTh as The Kingdom grapples wiTh surging novel coronavirus infecTions. ...

Speaking at the virtually held ASEAN Finance and Central Bank Deputies’ Meeting (AFCDM), Neav Chanthana, deputy governor of the National Bank of Cambodia (NBC), said that members are committed to pushing economic growth in the region despite the Coronavirus pandemic. ...

The governmenT has issued a five-page seT of insTrucTions To be enforced when The Three-week lockdown of Phnom Penh and adjacenT Takmao Town in Kandal province ends on May 6. ...

The Swiss governmenT on June 3 pledged up To 52 million francs ($58 million) in granTs for The Kingdom’s developmenT over The nexT four years, The Council for The DevelopmenT of Cambodia (CDC) said in a sTaTemenT.   ...

The GovernmenT has rejecTed an applicaTion by a privaTe company wishing To purchase 1,000 hecTares of land in Kandal province To develop a saTelliTe ciTy. ...

The governmenT has agreed in principle To lease more Than 370ha of sTaTe public land in Koh Kong province’s Sre Ambel disTricT To a privaTe company wiTh plans To develop a naTural crab aquaculTure area and a small porT.   ...

The CabineT on OcTober 22 gave The nod To a drafT budgeT of $8.013 billion for public spending in 2022, an increase of 6.8 per cenT year-on-year, in a move expecTed To help power a prompT economic recovery as The Kingdom emerges from The ravages ...

The Cambodian governmenT plans To issue bonds worTh 1.2 Trillion riels, equivalenT To approximaTely $300 million, for The firsT Time This monTh for creaTing a new source of public financing and a new financial insTrumenT for invesTors in The securiTies markeT. ...

Prime Minister Hun Sen has reaffirmed the government’s commitment to promoting child rights, urging all state institutions and relevant authorities to make every effort to increase the power of children, especially girls. ...

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy and Finance (MEF) on Monday asked the Working Group on Law, tax and Governance of the Government Private Sector Forum (GPS-F) to form an ad-hoc commission to solve complicated technical tax issues by the end of this year, ...

Cambodia’s level of development of government technology measured by the Govtech Maturity Index (GtMI) has been upgraded by the World Bank (WB) to Grade B from C for 2022. ...

Indigenous people representing nearly 100 families in Sen Monorom commune, O’Raing district, Mondulkiri province, have filed a complaint against the authorities for granting 255 hectares of their land to a private company for investment and development as a natural tourism area. ...

Many of the news media’s favorite political analysts aren’t picking up their telephones. they say they are busy with work, traveling abroad or focusing on their studies. ...

WHEN the Cambodia National Rescue Party geared up for this election campaign, it was determined its priority would be policy, but the exploits of both major parties in recent weeks have seen public focus shift far from the finer details of governance. “Change or not change?” ...