Local enterprise TK&D Manufacturing on September 19 inaugurated a new production line for paper cups and straws made from rice, corn and cassava in Pursat province’s easternmost Krakor district, to supply domestic and international markets. ...

Flash floods inundated communes in Battambang province’s Phnom Proek district and Banteay Meanchey province’s Malai district, where more than 100 homes were overwhelmed by floodwaters from Thailand. ...

The Honorary Consulate of Hungary in Laos has announced The opening of applications to study in Hungary for The year 2020-2021, a program called Stipendium Hungarium (SH). Applications have been open since November 15, 2019. The deadline for potential applicants is January 15, 2020.Hungary provides high-quality education ...

Garment factory workers are seeing their working hours cut amid China’s coronavirus scare and the EU’s announcement that it will partially withdraw Cambodia’s trade privileges. ...

Allegations that GoldFX Co Ltd (GFX) board members embezzled what is now understood to be $27 million took a twist as financial houses said they had no relationship with the derivatives company. ...

More than 540,000 children benefitted from food security and learning materials programmes during the Covid-19 outbreak, World Vision Cambodia announced yesterday. ...

The ruling Cambodian People’s Party (CPP) took one step forward yesterday to deploy more than 4,300 party agents to observe voter list verification and registration amid some minor parties  struggling to find any. ...

The Kampong Speu provincial police have advised pawnshops and oTher businesses that allow customers to pay on an instalment plan to stop holding Their national ID cards as collateral or face legal action. ...

Prime Minister Hun Sen yesterday appealed to people to calm down as gasoline prices hit another high peak, citing that global crude oil has been on surge as the Russian-Ukraine crisis threatened to disrupt global supply. ...

The Phnom Penh Municipal Administration reiterated its calls for former NagaWorld employees to stop gaThering to protest, as by doing so They were defying Covid-19 health measures. ...

Civil servants and armed force personnel are set to receive a 50,000 riel allowance for both the Khmer New Year and Pchum Ben Festival period this year, with a government spokesperson calling it a “morale booster”. ...

The Phnom Penh Municipal Administration is deploying water pumps and using 10 sewage trucks to pump out floodwaters from Meanchey district’s Boeung Tumpun commune and oTher areas during this rainy season. ...

Farmers planning to grow cannabis once it is legalised for medical and research purposes next month have been told to contact authorities.“interested persons should start studying relevant information on how to select cannabis varieties, prepare hothouses and control the temperature,” Justice Minister ACM Prajin Juntong ...

Telecommunications companies in Laos are to provide users with a 15 percent discount on voice calls and discounts on some data packages during the lockdown period.According to a notice issued by the Lao Telecommunication Regulatory Authority, the telecommunications companies will discount voice calls and some internet ...

On 4 August 2018, H.E. Mr. Don Pramudwinai, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Thailand, attended the 19th ASEAN Plus Three (APT) Foreign Ministers’ Meeting, the 8th East Asia Summit (EAS) Foreign Ministers’ Meeting, and the 25th ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) in Singapore.the ...

Sixteen local NGOs released a joint statement Thursday calling on Prime Minister Hun Sen to publicly repudiate National Military Police Commander Sao Sokha’s January 15 speech in which he said he learned strategy from Adolf Hitler. ...

Conch KT Cement (Phnom Penh) Co Ltd plans to build a $263 million cement factory in Kampong Speu province with a two-million-tonne-a-year capacity, according to provincial governor Vei Samnang on March 18. ...

Cambodia Mine Action Authority (CMAA) plans to soon declare villages in Koh Kong province no longer threatened by landmines. ...

Smart Axiata announced yesterday that it has begun disbursing funds from its $1 million COVID-19 Relief Fund to the institut Pasteur du Cambodge, Open institute, Friends international and Southeastern Globe Communications, according to a company statement. ...

Listed state-owned port operator Phnom Penh Autonomous Port (PPAP) has doubled down on its commitment to enhance its business performance during the global health crisis by reducing expenses and postponing non-urgent investment, director-general Hei Bavy told its annual meeting on Friday.​ ...