in an attempt to expand access to financial services and shore up confidence in their own currencies. The National Bank of Cambodia on Wednesday launched the Bakong system following a trial period.
Bilahari Kausikan dismisses claims he is an ‘agent’, after hinting Asean should expel Cambodia, Laos over Chinese influence
The former Singapore diplomat’s remarks follow claims the countries have sided with Beijing on issues including the South China Sea and the Mekong River.
Cambodia: Hun Sen Threatens Families of Activists
The Cambodian authorities should stop arbitrarily arresting, harassing, and threatening activists who participated in and organized protests on the anniversary of the Paris Peace Agreements on October …
Cambodia Central Bank Launches Bakong Blockchain Payments System
Cambodia’s blockchain-based payments platform – the digital currency-like system Cambodian central bankers call Bakong – went live on Wednesday, according to the country’s central bank.
‘No chance Cambodia booted out of ASEAN’
A group of former and current Cambodian diplomats on Tuesday fired back at retired Singaporean diplomat Bihalari Kausikan after he proposed that ASEAN dismiss Cambodia and Laos from the bloc. In an …
Bilahari dismisses claims he is an ‘agent’, after hinting Asean should expel Cambodia, Laos over Chinese influence
The former Singapore diplomat’s remarks follow claims the countries have sided with Beijing on issues including the South China Sea and the Mekong River.
Death toll from flooding in Cambodia rises to 44
Flash floods in Cambodia have left 44 people dead and forced the evacuations of 47,584 others, Seak Vichet, a spokesman for the National Committee for Disaster Management (NCDM), said on Wednesday. (P …
Barracuda eyes Indochina markets
Barracuda is looking to expand its local presence and headcount in fast-growing emerging markets of Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos …
Motorbike turned into improvised jet-ski to get through Cambodia floods
A daredevil in Cambodia took an unusual approach to floods in Phnom Penh — he turned his bike into a makeshift jet-ski. The Moto Cross enthusiast welded two large pieces of metal to the underside of …
Rats help clear minefields in Cambodia – and suspicion of the military
Dr. Darcie DeAngelo is a medical anthropologist at the Institute for Genocide and Mass Atrocity Prevention (I-GMAP) at Binghamton University, State University of New York. In this interview, she …