Industries

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. ...

The Garment Manufacturers Association in Cambodia (GMAC) on Tuesday urged factories not to suspend shipments of goods that have already been produced as well as those in production.​ ...

Some foreign garment buyers have notified garment factories in Cambodia for a suspension on the shipment of garment exports from Cambodia to European and US markets due to the effects of the COVID-19 outbreak. The statement comes after the recent arrival of raw materials from ...

The Royal Palace Ministry yesterday announced the temporary closure of one of the Kingdom’s most iconic buildings amid fears of new Coronavirus infections. ...

The Council for the Development of Cambodia has approved three investment projects with a total capital of US$7 million. ...

Prime Minister Hun Sen on Saturday announced the arrival of 12 ships containing more than 1,000 containers of raw materials from China at Sihanoukville Autonomous Port to supply struggling garment factories in the Kingdom. ...

The global outbreak of the Coronavirus is slowing down the economy and threatens to eliminate thousands of jobs in the global supply chain in South East Asia, particularly in Cambodia as one of the most affected countries in the region. ...

Garment workers whose jobs suspended due to raw material shortages are now allowed to delay their loan repayments to the commercial banks and microfinance institutions (MFIs). ...

The Council for the Development of Cambodia has approved 15 investment projects in several provinces worth at least $530 million.​ ...

The Kingdom has won the Pacific Area Travel Writers Association’s International Travel Award for Best Destination despite the global coronavirus outbreak that has dampen the global tourism industry. ...

The Garment Manufacturers Association in Cambodia (GMAC) said on Wednesday that 12 more Chinese ships transporting raw materials for garment industry will arrive in Cambodia this week. ...

Nearly 800 textile factory workers in Kampong Speu province yesterday protested because their employer allegedly fled after failing to pay all wages and severance payments. ...

City Hall is temporarily allowing trucks to transport goods during daytime in the capital to facilitate the much-needed flow of raw materials from Sihanoukville to garment factories in Phnom Penh, according to GMAC. ...

Garment factories in the Kingdom have been handed a lifeline as nearly 200 containers arrived at Sihanoukville Autonomous Port (PAS) on Monday to ease the shortage of raw materials in the sector. ...

The Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC) approved four projects, worth a combined $17.4 million, during the first 10 days of February. ...

As dawn breaks, the unmistakable tapered towers of Angkor Wat emerge from the gloom – but for once there are no tourists jostling on its steps to capture Cambodia’s most famous sunrise.   ...

The government has reduced taxes on rubber exports to minimise the impact of a fall in the international price of the commodity. ...

The Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training on Friday issued a call for the implementation of the suspension of employment contracts for all garment and textile factories in the Kingdom affected by the shortage of raw materials, resulting from Covid-19. ...

The Sihanoukville Autonomous Port revealed more than 200 containers of raw materials arrived from China yesterday, adding two more ships carrying raw materials are en route. The shipments are projected to fill the shortage in raw materials in the Kingdom that has paralysed production for ...

The garment and footwear industries in the Kingdom have been given a new lease of life, thanks to the arrival of raw materials from China. ...