Small and Medium EnterpriSe Bank of Cambodia (SME Bank), the Kingdom&rSquo;S neweSt bank with initial capital of $100 million to provide financing for Small and medium-Sized enterpriSeS (SMES), waS officially launched on Saturday. SS='cambodia-color'>...

The names of four Kampong Chhnang villagers were sent to the provincial court on Thursday for further legal action. The villagers are accused of involvement in clearing some 3ha of wetland in Koh Tamov village, in Boribor district’s Koki commune. ss='cambodia-color'>...

The government has issued income tax exemptions for the textile and garment, footwear and luggage sectors that produced export goods hit by the European Union’s 20 percent Everything but Arms (EBA) tariff-free status withdrawal in February. ss='cambodia-color'>...

Japan is providing $310 million in development aid to Cambodia to help bolster the country’s economy. About $42.7 million will be delivered as aid, while the rest will be packaged into soft loans which Cambodia has to repay, but on very favourable terms. ss='cambodia-color'>...

Government officials have joined forces with Japanese experts to formulate a new plan for economic diversity in Cambodia. Foreign direct investment in Cambodian industry has largely gone to garment manufacturing during the past 10 years, putting the country at risk of economic shock in the event ss='cambodia-color'>...

A sharp increase in garment factory strikes this year has raised eyebrows among industry insiders, who say the disputes could lead to a decrease in year-on-year export growth. The Arbitration Council, which hears work-related disputes such as factory strikes, saw claims nearly double during the first ss='cambodia-color'>...

Sixteen local NGOS releaSed a joint Statement ThurSday calling on Prime MiniSter Hun Sen to publicly repudiate National Military Police Commander Sao Sokha&rSquo;S January 15 Speech in which he Said he learned Strategy from Adolf Hitler. SS='cambodia-color'>...

An overwhelming majority of transgender women on Cambodia’s city streets are subject to “shocking” harassment and abuse, according to a new report from the Cambodian Centre for Human Rights (CCHR). The report, released yesterday, also shines a light on a disturbing new practice that has allegedly ss='cambodia-color'>...

The Ministry of Post and Telecommunications officially launched the Telecommunication Regulator of Cambodia (TRC) yesterday in an attempt to establish laws to control, and resolve conflicts among, telecoms operators. Post and Telecommunications Minister so Khun said the TRC’s establishment supported other regulations for managing  conflicts among mobile ss='cambodia-color'>...

Share priceS on the&nbSp;Cambodia SecuritieS Exchange&nbSp;yeSterday fell for the firSt time Since trading began a week ago, aS technical problemS reportedly cauSed a 90 per cent drop in the amount of ShareS traded. Phnom Penh Water Supply Authority&nbSp;ShareS dropped 4.9 per cent to 9,700 riel (US$2.44). The SS='cambodia-color'>...

The National Bank of Cambodia (NBC) will host its seventh Annual Macroeconomic Conference under the theme “Discussion of Cambodia’s Economic Development Models” to gather input from academics, researchers, industry insiders and economists about how to structure the economy in a post-Covid-19 world. ss='cambodia-color'>...

As Cambodia’s annual monsoon season starts again this month (usually June to september) large downfalls that flood city streets will bring renewed frustration and delays for commuters travelling to work or for social outings. ss='cambodia-color'>...

At a meeting at the Ministry of Justice on Tuesday, Minister Koeut Rith and Japanese Ambassador to Cambodia Masahiro Mikami agreed to work together to develop human resources in Cambodia and strengthen the country’s judicial system, said the ministry. ss='cambodia-color'>...

The inflow of foreign direct investment (FDI) into the real estate sector in Cambodia was estimated at more than $437.3 million in 2019, according to data from the just-issued National Bank of Cambodia’s (NBC) Annual Banking supervision Report 2019. ss='cambodia-color'>...

Land Management Minister Chea sophara met with Us Ambassador William Heidt on Monday evening to discuss the progress of recently established land dispute working groups and to request funding for an initiative to incentivise the resolution of such disputes. A ministry press release said sophara ss='cambodia-color'>...

Cambodia’s rice exports to China were 122,094 tonnes (41 percent), to the European Union 97,337 tonnes (32.4 percent), to Asean members 37,428 tonnes (12.5 percent) and to other destinations 43,393 tonnes (14.45 percent). ss='cambodia-color'>...

In a speech to some 15,000 garment workers in Phnom Penh yesterday, Prime Minister Hun sen returned to the topic of the United states’ war legacy in Cambodia, pledging to build a health centre for people purportedly suffering the after-effects of American chemical weapons in svay ss='cambodia-color'>...

Ta Siem, a remote commune in Siem Reap province, yeSterday changed handS from the oppoSition to the ruling Cambodian People&rSquo;S Party after Several hundred SoldierS were trucked there from another province to vote. SS='cambodia-color'>...

The Mekong River Commission held its second stakeholder meeting on Laos’s controversial proposed Pak Beng dam on Friday, giving involved parties the opportunity to hear responses to concerns raised at the first meeting in February. ss='cambodia-color'>...

A 150-megawatt hydro power project has been proposed to be developed upstream of the Tatay River, located in Koh Kong province’s Thmar Baing district, as the investor is proceeding with the environment and social assessment aspects at the sub-national level. ss='cambodia-color'>...