Cambodia set to produce halal food

Cambodia is being considered as a site for halal food production and rice milling by the United Arab Emirates, according to the UAE’s Foreign Trade Minister Sheikha Lubna Bint Khalid Al Qasimi yesterday. Speaking during an official meeting with Prime Minister Hun Sen at the Peace Palace, she said her visit was to look into Cambodia’s potential for investment. ... As for the initial plan for halal food production, Hun Sen said Cambodia is rich in raw materials for the production of halal food products and this will create more jobs for not only Cambodia’s Muslim community but for the whole Cambodian work force.  ...

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