Officials in Battambang and Pailin provinces yesterday pointed to local cassava producers as the cause of water pollution there, which has killed fish and induced illness in families living along tainted streams. Nine of the businesses in Pailin’s O’Tavao commune that produce the root vegetable are ...

A Tauranga business and a charity have so far raised enough to provide 43 people with freshwater for the rest of their life in Kratie, a rural state of Cambodia. Good Trust, a registered charity where 100 per cent of proceeds goes directly to water projects, ...

Five sand-dredging operations in Ratanakkiri province – one owned by the provincial director of Public Works and Transportation – have been in business illegally for some 20 years, the rights group Adhoc said yesterday. Adhoc said that it uncovered the operations in Veun Say, Lumphat and ...

Vietnamese businesses invested more than US$1.78 billion abroad last year, according to the Planning and Investment Ministry’s Foreign Investment Agency (FIA). Among them, Tanzania was the leading investment destination for Vietnamese investors, in terms of registered capital and accounted for 34 per cent of Viet ...

Two major US beverage companies say they are mindful of alleged human rights abuses amid sugar plantations in Cambodia and will not do business with those proven to be involved in them. Representatives from Coca-Cola and Pepsi both said in emails to VOA Khmer that they ...

Meng Saktheara wants to take some of the risk out of one of the riskiest businesses in Cambodia – commercial gold mining. As Indian mining giant Mesco Gold seeks a permit to build and operate the country’s first commercial gold mine in Ratanakkiri province, Mr. ...

Mark​ Zuckerberg’s​ Chan​ Zuckerberg​ Initiative​ (CZI)​ and​ the​ Bill​ Gates​ Foundation​ (BGF)​ are​ helping​ a​ group​ of​ small​ research​ institutions​ in​ Cambodia​ to​ fight​ against​ Covid-19,​ Business​ Insider​ report. ...

Tourism industry insiders have called on the government to discuss the possibility of delaying interest and principal repayments for businesses within the sector that have been economically destroyed by COVID-19. ...

Stock-listed utility Phnom Penh Water Supply Authority (PWSA) reported strong growth and solid overall business performance last year despite economic disruptions caused by the Covid-19 pandemic. ...

Digital platforms and other technology-based tools are providing new growth opportunities for businesses of all sizes and across all industries in Asia and the Pacific (including Cambodia). ...

The Cambodia Chamber of Commerce (CCC) has renewed its support for the Japan External Trade Organisation (Jetro) in organising trade meetings between Cambodian and Japanese businesses to promote better trade cooperation between the two countries. ...

Chreav commune authorities in Siem Reap town will excavate an ancient pond known as Trapeang Hae Phka in Bos Kralanh village for preservation to attract tourists and create jobs or businesses for residents. ...

Along with the development of modern technology, businesses in the agricultural sector have also introduced agricultural drone as a tool to assist the sector. Growing as well as reducing costs and saving time. ...

The Ministry of Economy and Finance on September 1 is due to deploy Phase II of its online business registration platform, also known as the “Single Portal”, it said in a press release. ...

Tourism players have asked the finance ministry to extend the tax exemptions currently enjoyed by the industry from June 30 to December 31, citing instability in business.   ...

The “Cambodian Digital Government Policy 2022-2035” was approved earlier this year, and is expected to link the Kingdom under the three foundations of Digital Citizens, Digital Government and Digital Businesses. ...

The second phase of the Ministry of Environment’s zero-snaring campaign will begin in March. The campaign encourages businesses and the public to work together to protect the Kingdom’s remaining wildlife. ...

Eight women entrepreneurs from Confederation of Real Estate Developers Association of India (Credai), Chennai, will be part of a women’s delegation to Cambodia to foster collaborations with various business bodies. ...

The rising price of air tickets are impacting Cambodia’s tourism rebound, which was hit hard by Covid-19, businesses said on Tuesday. ...

Entrepreneur Vantha Vichiekha has successfully managed to launch two eco-friendly focused businesses that are helping to save the planet and empower Cambodian women – all by the age of 29. ...