The Angkor Enterprise has announced that in the first five months of 2024, the total revenue from ticket sales at Angkor was more than 22 million US dollars, an increase of nearly 40 percent compared to last year. According to a press release from the Angkor Enterprise, in the first five months of 2024, the […]

Sun Chanthol, Deputy Prime Minister and First Vice President of Council for the Department of Cambodia (CDC), received a courtesy call on June 4 from Patrick Murphy, Executive Vice President of Rice and Grains/Global Sourcing at Otis McAllister, Inc., and a delegation from the Rice Federation of Cambodia. During the courtesy call on the occasion, […]

The Federation of Associations for Small and Medium Enterprises of Cambodia (FASMEC) – a non-profit organisation – on Monday proposed the Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC) to promote local enterprises by allowing the delegation to take part in the overseas trip, luring foreign investors to explore investment opportunities in processing Khmer agricultural products. […]

Heng Sour, Minister of Labour and Vocational Training, met with Casey Barnett, President of the American Chamber of Commerce in Cambodia (AmCham), at the Ministry on June 3, 2024. During the meeting, the Minister and Barnett discussed the challenges of increasing labour productivity in the production chain to make the Cambodian workforce more productive and […]

PHNOM PENH, June 4, 2024 – The Sihanoukville Autonomous Port (PAS), the largest seaport in Cambodia, has reported a substantial revenue increase in the initial four months of the year. According to a report released by PAS on Monday, the port saw revenues of $35.2 million from January through April, representing a 24.4 percent rise […]

PHNOM PENH, June 4, 2024 – Cambodia is poised to make significant advancements in renewable energy with the introduction of the country’s first wind farms slated for development in Mondulkiri and Kampot provinces. Keo Rottanak, Minister of Mines and Energy, revealed the plans in a recent video published on the ministry’s social media platforms. He […]

Phnom Penh (FN), Jun. 3 – Cambodia’s Angkor Wat ranked first as the best place to see sunrise among 72 countries. However, Uganda’s Murchison Falls National Park stands at the last place on the list. The Best Place to See Sunrise in Every Country by Morning.co.uk collects data on the best places to watch the sunrise […]

PHNOM PENH, June 3, 2024 – As the sun dips below the horizon, Phnom Bakheng Temple offers one of the most enchanting sunset experiences in the Angkor region, located in Siem Reap province, Cambodia. This temple is not only one of the oldest in the Angkor Archaeological Park but also a popular destination for its […]

PHNOM PENH, June 3, 2024 – The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries has inaugurated a two-day exhibition called “Khmer Agricultural Village” in Phnom Penh, running from June 1-2, 2024. The event is dedicated to promoting and garnering support for locally-grown agricultural products. The expo was opened by the First Lady, Dr. Pich Chanmony Hun […]

PIch Chanmony, spouse of Prime Minister Hun Manet, Saturday called for support to promote Cambodia’s agricultural products. Presiding over the launch of the two-day ‘Khmer Agricultural Village’ exhibition, Chanmony encouraged food service companies, chefs’ associations, tourism associations and restaurants to collaborate with Cambodian agricultural associations and cooperatives to promote local agricultural products. The exhibition was […]

France-based construction company Vinci has been awarded a €94 million contract to design and build an extension to Cambodia’s major water treatment plant. The municipal water supply authority for Phnom Penh, the capital of Cambodia, has commissioned Vinci’s Construction Grands Projets (CGR) division for the project. The extension, a testament to Vinci’s capabilities, will serve […]

PHNOM PENH, June 3, 2024 – Angkor Archeological Park, Cambodia’s premier tourist attraction, has welcomed 472,258 international visitors from January through May this year, marking a substantial 37 percent increase compared to the same period last year, according to a recent report by Angkor Enterprise, the entity responsible for managing the park’s entrance passes. The […]

A survivor of the Khmer Rouge, Sovanna Chan raised her family in East Oakland, where she and her husband own a donut shop. In recent years, she’s also found stardom on social media. Sovanna Chan piles slices of lemongrass, turmeric, and galangal in a heavy stone mortar, crushing them methodically with a pestle. A bright, […]

The Cambodia Ministry of Mines and Energy (MME), Singapore Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI), and Lao PDR Ministry of Energy and Mines (MEM) have established a work group to facilitate cross-border electricity trade to drive the ASEAN Power Grid vision. A press release after the meeting early this week shows that the workgroup aims […]

PHNOM PENH, May 31, 2024 – Prime Minister Hun Manet today announced that construction of the Funan Techo Canal is set to commence in August. He spoke about the project at the opening of the Buddhist Cultural Centre of Cambodia in Phnom Sruoch district, Kampong Speu province, describing it as “a significant national symbol and […]

Hungary is committed to further boosting investment and trade with Cambodia. The commitment was made by H.E. Tibor Baloghdi, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Hungary to Cambodia, during a meeting with H.E. Huot Hak, Minister of Inspection in Phnom Penh, on May 28. H.E. Tibor Balogdhi underlined that further promotion of economic cooperation, investment, and […]