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A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has been signed between Matrade and the Cambodia Chamber of Commerce, said Malaysian International Trade and Industry minister Datuk Seri Mustapa Mohamed. ...

Malayan Banking Bhd (Maybank) has introduced its mobile banking app in Cambodia that integrates augmented reality capabilities and a QR code reader for customers to easily locate the nearest Maybank branch. ...

The Govern­ment has signed another Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on the recruitment and employment of domestic workers and foreign labour, this time with Cambodia.Human Resources Minister Datuk Seri Richard Riot signed the papers with his counterpart from Cam­bodia, Ith Samheng, yesterday. ...

Telekom Malaysia Bhd (TM) is strengthening its regional footprint in South-East Asia by teaming up with MekongNet, a leading Internet service provider and Internet exchange provider in Cambodia. ...

Pestech International Bhd is teaming up with a subsidiary of State Grid Corp of China in projects to develop the power infrastructure market in Cambodia.In a filing with Bursa Malaysia, the company said it had signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on Thursday with Shandong ...

There is a growing demand for palm sugar in the marketplace. But producers are unhappy that they have not been paid fair prices by middlemen. The fair price for a kilo of raw palm sugar varies from US$0.41 to US$0.70. But the producers get much ...

Power system engineering and technical solutions provider Pestech International Bhd has become a concession owner in Cambodia after it secures a project worth RM1.59bil. ...

Recruitment agencies are pressing for an MoU on Cambodian domestic maids to be approved, saying it had been stuck at the Malaysian side for several months. They said the Cambodian government was ready to lift the ban imposed in 2011, but lamented that Malaysian authorities were ...

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. ...

Cambodia has agreed to support Malaysia’s proposed establishment of an Asean Peacekeeping Force, comprising of personnel from all 10 Asean member states to serve the United Nations. ...

Maybank Cambodia Plc has launched its 17th branch at Ta Khmao, Kandal Province to expand its footprint across the nation and to provide the community with convenient access of banking services. ...

Parkson Holdings Bhd will start building malls and leasing out space to get better margins to deal with pressure on its turnover. The departmental store company will build malls in Malacca and Cambodia, both scheduled to open in 2017. The company is also building a mall ...

OCK Group Bhd expects to double its order book size in the telecommunication segment from the current RM70mil, as the company targets to win more contracts from local telecommunication companies (telcos) and expand its business overseas. Managing director Sam Ooi Chin Khoon said the company was ...

Muhibbah Engineering (M) Bhd and its joint venture partner has secured two contracts valued at US$87mil (RM276mil) to build and expand two airports in Cambodia. Muhibbah has a 30% stake in SCA [Societe Concessionnaire de L’Aeroport]. The duration for the Phnom Penh Airport and Siem ...

At 5am, without any alarm clock going off, a dozen Cambodian maids wake up with near-military precision. Over the next hour, the women sweep, wash and scrub spotless their two-storey training centre in the Cambodian capital Phnom Penh. They all want to be maids in Singapore, eager ...

Parkson Holdings Bhd (PHB)’s expansion into Phnom Penh, Cambodia, via its proposed Parkson Mallwould provide it with a steady income stream in the long term, mainly from rental yield, according to Affin Investment Bank. The proposed location of the mall – directly opposite the Phnom Penh International ...

Hong Leong Bank Bhd’s (HLB) subsidiary Hong Leong Bank (Cambodia) PLC (HLBC) has clinched a banking licence for its operations in the country from the National Bank of Cambodia (NBC). HLBC, a commercial bank with a capital of RM119.25mil, would begin operations on July 8, the ...

Felda Global Ventures Holdings Bhd (FGVH) is planning to develop upstream and downstream activities in the plantation sector in Cambodia. Chief executive officer-designate Dr Emir Mavani Abdullah  said that apart from marketing its products, including palm oil-based products in Cambodia, FGVH was also planning to set up rubber ...

Salaries which start at S$420 (RM1,020.76), and no placement fees from employers. These proposals were part of a document the Cambodian government sent to selected maid agents, as Singapore moves ahead with a pilot scheme to see how well Cambodian maids adapt to life here. The ...