Economic growth in the East Asia and Pacific region – covering 14 countries, including Thailand – may slow by a full percentage point to 7.2 per cent this year, before recovering to 7.6 per cent next year, according to a World Bank report Excluding China, the ...

Minor Hotel Group Ltd (MHG), a wholly owned subsidiary of Thailand-listed Minor International Public Company Limited (MINT), has acquired majority ownership of Siem Reap-based Sothea Boutique Resort to strengthen MINT’s presence in Southeast Asia. After the $6.4 million deal, the Sothea Resort will be rebranded ...

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Cambodia’s small economy leaves it especially vulnerable to devastation in the face of large-scale natural disasters, United Nations agencies and Cambodian officials warned last week. “The relative size of an economy adds to the vulnerability as seen particularly in the case of the Lao Peoples’ ...

CAVFOOD, a joint venture between Cambodian and Vietnamese companies, launched the first phase of its US$8 million rice mill in Phnom Penh on Friday. The venture is an investment by Cambodian state-owned rice exporter Green Trade and Vietnam’s VNA Food 2 and Bank for Investment and ...

The Advanced Bank of Asia (ABA) last week loaned PRASAC Microfinance Institution US$2 million to support the rapid growth of the microfinance loan industry. The domestic loan was chosen to “diversify our funding sources” because of a large reliance on overseas capital which moves many of the jobs created ...

More than half of Cambodians living in rural areas still do not have access to treated water, about 200 people heard yesterday at a forum at the Phnom Penh Hotel. The event was sponsored by WaterSHED, an NGO funded by USAID’s Regional Development Mission-Asia and the Stone Family Foundation. According ...

As Asian and European leaders gather for high level meetings this month in Cambodia and Laos, the luxury living quarters and extensive security arrangements made for their arrivals have come at considerable human and environmental expense. Government authorities went on a building spree ahead of this ...

អ្នកជំនាញនិយាយថា កិច្ចខិតខំប្រឹងប្រែងដើម្បីធ្វើសមាហរណកម្មសេដ្ឋកិច្ចនៅតំបន់អាស៊ីអាគ្នេយ៍កំពុងចាប់ផ្តើមទទួលបានផ្លែផ្កា  បើទោះបីជាមានរឿងរ៉ាវមួយចំនួនដែលត្រូវគិតគូរ មុនពេលដែលគោលបំណងប្រែក្លាយតំបន់អាស៊ីអាគ្នេយ៍ទៅជាមូលដ្ឋានផលិត និងទីផ្សារតែមួយសម្រេចបាន។ ...

ABA Bank has been awarded “Cambodia Retail Bank of the Year” award by this year’s Asia Banking & Finance Retail Banking Awards. With 150 bankers from across Asia on hand to congratulate the winners in Singapore, ABA Bank Deputy Chief Executive Officer Askhat Azhikhanov said ...

Job recruitment agencies that send workers overseas often deceive young women through misleading job advertisements by using brokers that have “a position of authority” within the community, according to a new report by the Asia Foundation. According to the report, agencies also inflate migration costs that ...

Tokyo: The International Monetary Fund has upgraded its outlook on Cambodian GDP growth in 2011 from 6.5 per cent to 6.7 per cent just days after government officials announced a full percentage-point reduction in economic expectations. Stabilisation in the real estate sector, as well as strong increases ...

តំណាង​អ្នក​សង្កេតការណ៍​ការបោះឆ្នោត​មកពី​ប្រទេស​ចំនួន​ ៦ និង​គណៈកម្មាធិការ​ជាតិ​រៀបចំ​ការបោះឆ្នោត​អះអាង​ថា ការបោះឆ្នោត​ក្នុង​ប្រទេស​កម្ពុជា​ថ្ងៃទី​ ២៩ ខែ​កក្កដា​បាន​ប្រព្រឹត្ត​ទៅ​ដោយ​សេរី យុត្តិធម៌ និង​តម្លាភាព ហើយ​ពួកគេ​បាន​សាទរ ចំពោះ​ប្រជាពលរដ្ឋ​ដែល​បាន​ចូលរួម​បោះឆ្នោត​នៅ​ទូទាំង​ប្រទេស​មាន​រហូត​ដល់​ ៨២,១៧ ភាគរយ​។ ...

​ខណៈ​តម្រូវការ​អគ្គិសនី និង​​ការ​ផលិត​ក្នុង​ស្រុក​កើនឡើង​ទិន្នន័យ​ថ្មី​​ចេញ​ផ្សាយ​​ដោយ​ក្រសួង​រ៉ែ​ និង​ថាមពល​​កាលពី​ម្សិលមិញ​​បង្ហាញ​ថា​ការ​​ផលិត​​ថាមពល​ដោយ​ធ្យូង​ថ្ម​​​កើន​ខ្ពស់​ជាង​វារីអគ្គិសនី​ជា​លើក​ដំបូង​ ...

Asean leaders Tuesday discussed the importance of expanding economic opportunity for the region, vowing to increase efforts for better trade and investment amid members states and with the US. Surin Pitsuwan, secretary-general of Asean, said “more and more” was expected of Asean today. “So it is ...

Cambodia is ramping up efforts to attract US investment, especially because it benefits from trade preferences due to its status as a least-developed country, Cambodian Commerce Minister Cham Prasidh says. Cambodian products can be imported duty free to a number of markets, including Europe and ...

Two global life insurers are opening offices in Cambodia, one of Southeast Asia’s few untapped insurance markets, as they strengthen their foothold in a region that could eventually be a key driver of revenue growth. Britain’s No. 1 insurer Prudential said on Monday it won in-principle ...

Phnom Penh: “Cambodia is needing $ 1 billion over the years or at least 100 million annual investment to develop renewable energy projects for rural electrification in order to reduce its dependence on diesel consumption,” said Mr. Toch Sovanna, Director of Departmemnt of Energy Technique, ...

Cambodia Angkor Air will start a daily service between Phnom Penh and Bangkok, 1 February [sic]. The airline launched its first service to Thailand, 30 November [sic] from Siem Reap and is scheduled to start a service to Hanoi 7 January [sic]. The Bangkok-bound flight will ...

The National Committee for Disaster Management is meeting with officials from throughout the country in Phnom Penh this week in the wake of a slew of destructive storms that have wreaked havoc in the first four months of 2013. Officials will gather for the second and ...