Despite the gradual global economic recovery, Cambodia’s real estate sector might need an additional two to three years to reach pre-pandemic levels, as the sector has shown very little development in …
E-wallet payments in Cambodia up 80 per cent in 2023
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet has announced that mobile payments in the South-East Asian country increased to US$492 billion in 2023, up 80 per cent from US$272.8 billion in a year earlier.
QR code-based payment boosts Cambodia-Malaysia links, enhances trade
Malaysia emerged as Cambodia’s 15th-largest trading partner as their bilateral trade surged over 35% in January, according to the General Department of Customs and Excise (GDCE).
Pundits on shift in US-Cambodia relations
In late February, senior US diplomats and defence officials met with high-ranking Cambodian leaders in what analysts suggest is a strategic shift by the US towards enhancing mutual understanding, …
How a pan-delta int’l initiative is changing livelihoods of farming households in coastal Bangladesh
A CGIAR-led Asian mega-deltas initiative (AMD), now in the 3rd year of its work in five Asian countries – Bangladesh, India, Myanmar, Cambodia, and Vietnam – has developed climate-resilient year-round …
Cambodia earns new world record for largest ‘bridal carry’
Hundreds of Cambodians braved sticky tropical heat to set an unusual new world record: for the most people performing a “bridal carry” at the same time.Late on Friday, 245 men hoisted their partners – …
Cambodia and Laos enhance military cooperation with aims to promote peace in South-East Asia region
Officials from the ministries of National Defence of Cambodia and Laos are dedicated to enhancing military cooperation to benefit the two armed forces, while also acknowledging their longstanding, …
Impunity for Cambodia’s exotic pet owners as trade outpaces legislation
On the outskirts of the western Cambodian city of Pursat, some 180 kilometers, or 110 miles, north of Phnom Penh, tourists and travelers stream out of minivans parked in the forecourt of a PTT gas …
Landline viewers donate $200,000 to charity Cows for Cambodia to lift families out of poverty
An Australian charity has significantly expanded its poverty-busting work in rural Cambodia thanks to the generosity of ABC viewers.
Scam Victims Say Human Trafficking Still a Problem in Cambodia
Cambodia has received widespread attention for its human trafficking epidemic, in which workers are forced to ensnare overseas victims in online fraud schemes. In September 2022, the government raided …