TOKYO/SINGAPORE/BANGKOK/KUALA LUMPUR — Making payments through scanning QR codes with smartphones is expanding rapidly in Southeast Asia, with countries like Malaysia and Cambodia leading the growth in transactions. QR payments started to spread in the emerging region several years ago due to low bank account ownership levels, scarce ATM networks in rural areas and the […]
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10 most photogenic UNESCO World Heritage sites in Asia What inspired you to travel every corner of Asia? Is it the food, culture, people, or a little bit of everything? For us, it’s always the latter. The continent is home to numerous UNESCO World Heritage Sites, each a perfect blend of history, culture, and stunning […]
The Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Dith Tina, encouraged Sela Pepper Co Ltd to develop itself and continuously improve quality to help farmers process and export. The Minister made his remark this morningwhen he received a courtesy call from the delegation of Sela Pepper Company at the Ministry. The Minister introduced the government’s priority […]
Tourist arrivals set a new all-time record in August, reaching 554,923, exceeding the corresponding arrivals of August 2019, the record year for Cypriot tourism, by 0.20%. According to Cystat, for the period of January – August 2024, tourist arrivals totaled 2,758,627 compared to 2,648,795 in the corresponding period of 2023, recording an increase of 4.1%. […]
Cambodia exported 209,733 tonnes of rubber and earned over $328.3 million in revenue during the January-August period this year, an increase of 15.5 percent from $284.1 million during the same period last year, according to a report by the General Directorate of Rubber released yesterday. Khun Kakada, Acting-Director General of the General Directorate of Rubber […]
Day three of the celebrity-infested Gumball 3000 Rally saw the parade of 102 luxury cars accelerating star-studded glamour in Siem Reap yesterday at the historic Angkor Wat, which is set to create a new Guinness World Record for the maximum number of supercars to assemble in front of a world heritage monument. Expressing gratitude to […]
Canopy Sands Development unveiled its USD 16 billion Bay of Lights township project at two distinguished industry events—the Australia-ASEAN Business Forum and the Hotel Investment Conference Asia Pacific Australia New Zealand (HICAP ANZ 2024), highlighting its pivotal role in fostering regional collaboration and elevating Cambodia’s profile as the next financial and tourism destination on the […]
The Ministry of Tourism has announced that five major events will take place in Siem Reap this month. First, from September 16-17, there will be the Gumball 3000, a world-famous event featuring luxury cars, celebrities, international content producers and YouTubers. The GUMBALL 3000 Rally will be held on the 16th of September in Siem Reap […]
In Cambodia, everybody is looking forward to Bon Om Touk. If your Khmer is a bit rusty, this means the mid-autumn New Moon Water Festival, celebrated in late October. This fervent, noisy, firework-banging festival has multiple, colourful meanings. For a start, it marks the end of the endless summer rain – which turns everyone’s laundry […]
The Kingdom’s pride and glory Angkor Wat has achieved a new pinnacle of glory, being named Asia’s numero uno pick as the most photogenic UNESCO site. Prime Minister Hun Manet made the announcement with a flourish on Sunday on his official Telegram channel. He also attached a screenshot of the list by leading UK travel […]
World famous YouTube influencer IShowSpeed – currently in Cambodia for the Gumball 3000 Rally – celebrated in front of a crowd of adoring Cambodian fans as he reached the milestone of 30 million YouTube subscribers. The star was heard to exclaim ‘”Oh my god! Five hundred subs! Three hundred subs! Oh my god! One hundred! […]
The Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC) Saturday announced that under the leadership of Prime Minister Hun Manet, the Royal Government of Cambodia (RGC) of the Seventh Legislature has attracted $7.5 billion of investment capital over one year period, marking a 161 percent rise compared to the same duration by the previous government. Chea […]
Cambodia’s exports of garments, footwear and travel goods (GFT) surged by 23.33 percent in the first eight months of this year, compared to the same period last year, earning the country $9.08 billion, according to the latest trade data of the General Department of Customs and Excise (GDCE). The GFT exports, the biggest export earner […]
Amid the rising economic cooperation between Cambodia and Indonesia, the bilateral trade volume in 2023 has increased by 15 percent while in the first six months of this year, it reached nearly $580 million, making it possible to surpass $1.1 billion by the end of this year. The projection was revealed by Santo Darmosumarto, Ambassador […]
The Cambodian Chamber of Commerce (CCC) and the Korean Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) have agreed to promote investment and trade cooperation to attract more Korean investors to Cambodia. The commitment was made during a meeting held in Seoul, South Korea, last week between the two chambers co-chaired by CCC Vice-President Lim Heng and […]