Cambodia’s rubber export has increased 10 percent in the first quarter of this year compared with the same period last year, but the price of the commodity showed a slight decrease, according to a report from Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries. ...

The upcoming national holidays will increase accommodation fees and prices of other tourism services after so many businesses lost money for a half year after closing because of COVID-19. More people are expected to travel nationwide. ...

The Cambodian Aquaculturist Association (CAA) on April 19 called on relevant authorities and institutions to enforce compliance with fish-import regulations and facilitate transport for distributors to ensure an adequate market supply of fish to reverse a recent price jump. ...

The Cambodian Farmer Community (CCFC) has asked the government to intervene and solve the high price of agriculture products for poor farmers and lower  the tax on agriculture imports and  find a way to help farmers produce fertilizers and pesticides locally rather than using all ...

An inter-ministerial meeting scheduled for December 19 is set to explore solutions for the plummeting domestic live pig prices seen in recent weeks, raising hopes among farmers for rates to return at the very least to sustainable levels. ...

Prime Minister Hun Manet yesterday called for the production of high-quality local products to meet domestic demand and help reduce imports, stressing that the government is striving to stabilize prices and reduce production costs to boost farmers’ income. ...

In the frenzied run-up to the national election Sunday, Phnom Penh has been the site of concerts, rallies and streets packed with campaigners. But the energy hasn’t spread to the halls of the Cambodia Securities Exchange. At the close of trading Tuesday, five business days had ...

Romam Gvin could be described as a counterintuitive voter. Intuition might lead you to believe that Mr. Gvin blames the government for the loss of his land to the Vietnamese rubber company that now owns everything for as far as the eye can see here in ...

About 60 Cambodian-made products have received the official Cambodian Standards (CS) stamp, officials said yesterday. Ping Sivlay, director general of the Institute of Standards of Cambodia, which designates the stamps, said most of the products were foodstuffs and that 40 additional products were still awaiting approval. ...

The 10th High Quality Vietnamese Products and Exports trade fair opened yesterday in the Cambodian capital city of Phnom Penh. It has attracted around 150 firms who have  set up 250 booths to display more than 2,000 products, including electronics, consumer goods, stationary, books, construction materials, ...

Businesses hailed the government’s planned rice trade partnership with Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam, but warned any effort to jointly fix prices would not be easy. Chookiat Ophaswongse, honorary president of the Thai Rice Exporters Association, said it would be great if Thailand could share information ...

Vespa, the iconic Italian scooter, is now officially available for purchase in Cambodia-again. Italy-based automobile company Piaggio, in cooperation with the local Narita Group, opened the doors yesterday to the country’s first licensed Vespa dealership. The new Vespas range in price from $2,950 for the ...

Cambodia’s inflation rose by 2.2 per cent in August compared to the same month last year, according to the monthly data from the National Institute of Statistics. The increase was due to the rise in food and the fluctuation of gasoline prices. Government officials and economists said the ...

Sar Botra has always liked gardening. The front yard of his house, an explosion of flowers and plants, makes it clear that he’s got a very green thumb. He used to spend a lot of time with his plants after work or on the weekends, ...

KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 18) : Petronas Chemical Group Bhd (PetChem) said that its top and bottom line growth was going to be in “healthy mode” next year, with prices of its chemical products seen to be firming up. Speaking at a media briefing on Tuesday, its ...

Cambodia’s production of paddy rice is forecast at about 9.3 million tonnes this year, unchanged from last year’s estimate but up from 8.8 million tonnes in 2011, the Food and Agriculture Organisation said Thursday. In its latest quarterly Crop Prospects and Food Situation report, the UN ...

The Cambodian government should construct an effective annual review system for the minimum wage to ease worker unrest, according to clothing retail giant H&M. The Swedish company’s comments came after CEO Karl-Johan Persson visited the country in mid-October, meeting Cambodia Prime Minister Hun Sen and other ...

Despite outcry from medical students, the government is refusing to reduce the latest in a string of proposed fee hikes, this one nearly doubling the charge for the University of Health Science’s exit exam. In a letter sent to the university’s rector on Friday, the ...

Farmers in Cambodia’s pepper-growing provinces are increasingly turning to produce the profitable crop as the price of rubber on the world market has declined over the past six months, with land used for pepper cultivation doubling in some areas, according to growers. In Dar commune in ...

Resintech Bhd, a local Polyethylene and poly vinyl chloride (PVC) pipe manufacturer, will tap into the rubber plantation sector in a bid to diversify its business segment given the healthy outlook on the rubber industry. Resintech’s managing director Datuk Teh Kim Poo said that according to ...