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Cambodian Minister of Public Works and Transport Sun Chanthol said Monday that the construction of the Chinese-invested Phnom Penh-Sihanoukville Expressway has gone full steam despite the COVID-19 pandemic and is expected to be completed ahead of schedule.   Invested by...

There are more than 500 registered private schools in Phnom Penh, Ros Soveacha, secretary-general for the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport, told Khmer Times.   “The Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport encourages private education providers, private education receivers and...

Cambodia’s plans to develop sustainable energy generation may get a boost from international investors eyeing the region for opportunities. Japan’s Mitsubishi Corp has just announced plans to develop Southeast Asia’s largest wind farm in neighbouring Laos. It is investing in...

Cambodia has launched its new 14-year plan on digital policy, saying the sector is a new model of economic growth, which can respond and keep pace with rapid changes in the economy as it recovers from the financial dip caused...

Singapore has sought the cooperation of the Tourism Ministry to organise a tourism fair or an exhibition to revive the tourism sector that has been badly affected by the unprecedented Covid-19 pandemic Singapore Ambassador to Cambodia, Ms Teo Lay Cheng...

The state-run online business registration system recorded a total of 6,164 businesses, representing the investment of $2.631 billion, during its first year of operation  since launching on June 15. A total of 6,974 business applications were made through the system...

Spending only 1.4 percent of its gross domestic product (GDP) on a social safety net, Cambodia outranks ASEAN contemporaries in its relief to financially vulnerable people during the pandemic but continues to lag globally, Moody’s Investor Service reported yesterday. Moody’s...

While Covid-19 has had an overall negative effect on global foreign direct investment (FDI), Cambodia appears to be prepared to withstand this deficit as international companies look to diversify their investments in the Kingdom. According to Enhanced Integrated Framework (EIF),...

The working life of millions of Germans is set to become more flexible after the coronavirus pandemic. Large companies, in particular, say they’ll continue to rely on the work-at-home phenomenon, which took off in March last year. Software giant SAP...

Chinese tech giant Realme went official with the Realme C25s for the Indian market a few days back. The smartphone has now been unveiled in Cambodia, as it begins its global journey. It had earlier been launched in Malaysia and...