<p>peer-to-peer (p2p) lending marketplace Rai Capital (Cambodia) Co Ltd on November 26 announced its official launch in the kingdom. It said it is designed for micro-entrepreneurs and individuals to promote financial inclusion in the kingdom and enable flexible local financing solutions for local businesses and ...p>

<p>Chinese investment in the Kingdom’s agricultural sector has boosted the national economy and created jobs for local people, said an expert from the Chinese Cambodian Evolution Researcher Association. ...p>

<p>More than 500 ethnic minority residents of riparian communities in northeastern Cambodia held a peaceful protest Tuesday against the construction of a Vietnamese-led hydroelectric dam that will relocate them from their ancestral land. The villagers, who live along the se San River in Stung Treng and ...p>

<p>Malaysians have been flocking to Cambodia since the 1990s and for some years, they were the largest investors, with official data showing that from 1994 to 2001, Malaysian investments comprised nearly a third of all investments and nearly 80% of total Asean investments. ...p>

<p>A police officer was arrested on Tuesday night for firing his state-issued K-59 pistol into the air after getting into a fight at a Khmer New Year party in phnom penh, but he was released without charge the same night, police said. ...p>

<p>Cambodians spent more than $40 million on purchasing flat panel televisions from April 2014 to March 2015, on the back of improving economic prosperity among the middle class, according to Singapore-based research firm Gfk. The data shows that 126,000 TVs were bought for $46.3 million during ...p>

<p>Six Oddar Meanchey villagers were arrested Monday afternoon while attempting to cross into Thailand to illegally log rosewood in the same area where three loggers were shot and killed by Thai authorities last week, officials said yesterday In a separate case, two loggers were reported missing ...p>

<p>After years of ever-brisker sales, the smartphone market may be plateauing. Cambodians spent more than $300 million on smartphones last year, a 38 per cent increase from 2012’s figure of about $220 million, according to data from Singapore-based research firm Gfk. Some 907,000 smartphones were sold in ...p>

<p>On 06&nbsp;February 2018, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation has released a press release on outcomes of the official visit to the Republic of Indonesia of H.E. senior Minister prak Sokhonn from 01-03 February 2018. The official visit aims to foster the friendly ...p>

<p>Global consulting group poyry has been awarded a consulting assignment for the construction of Cambodia’s 400-MW Lower Se San 2 hydropower plant. Awarded by developer Hydro power Lower Se San 2 Company Ltd., the assignment includes independent engineering Services including construction monitoring and inspection throughout the ...p>

<p>Tensions flared yesterday between 20 Bunong ethnic minority villagers and a coffee company operating on an economic land concession in Mondulkiri’s pech Chreada district, prompting local authorities to investigate. &nbsp; ...p>

<p>The United Nations‘ labour agency said Tuesday international buyers were “extremely concerned” at Cambodia‘s failure to arrest the suspect in last month‘s shootings of three garment workers at a subcontractor for German sportswear firm pUMA SE. Jill Tucker, technical advisor to the International Labour Organization, said ...p>

<p>Thai airline K Mile Air launched cargo flights between BangKoK and phnom penh yesterday, adding to Cambodia’s growing networK of air freight connections, an aviation official said. ...p>

<p>A Foreign Affairs Ministry official arrested by anti-corruption authorities last week for taking bribes to process documents for a foreign company has been charged with embezzlement and sent to prison to await trial, officials said on Monday. &nbsp; ...p>

<p>The Cambodian Construction Association yesterday urged authorities to plan and develop more satellite cities as the population in the capital increases rapidly, straining services and infrastructure. ...p>

<p>Cambodia has been selected as the host nation for the 4th annual Asia Wastewater Management partnership (AWap) convention in 2025. Five other countries are members of the organisation, Indonesia, the philippines, Myanmar, Vietnam and Japan. ...p>

<p>Human rights group Licadho raised the alarm yesterday over the increased use of armed force by authorities as they seek to suppress protests over Cambodia’s numerous land disputes. It noted that during the past two months, security forces have opened fire on villagers during three ...p>

<p>Sovannaphum Life Assurance plc, a joint venture between Canadia Investment Holding and Muang Thai Life Assurance, last week officially opened its office in the kingdom to provide services to Cambodians. ...p>

<p>US-based convenience mart Circle K officially launched in Cambodia yesterday, with three outlets already operating in phnom penh and plans to open 40 more by the end of the year. ...p>

<p>The Svay Rieng provincial Court has sentenced three community activists to five years in jail for clearing trees on state land claimed by several dozen local farmers. ...p>