The government may soon regulate Cambodia’s edible bird’s nest industry. In a directive last week, the Ministry of Agriculture urged owners of swiftlet nest farms to register as required by the ministry’s Forestry Administration, said forestry official Yorn Yuth Vorith. The move comes as the Kingdom’s bird’s nest industry continues to grow, with profits soaring. […]
Read MoreLast week, reports surfaced that Cambodia and Laos had forged some sort of consensus to manage longstanding border issues. While both sides have long sought such mechanisms following previous rounds of tensions, the so-called consensus deserves close scrutiny given the opportunities and challenges it presents for the two countries. As I have noted before in […]
Read MoreAustralia-based Donaco, the second largest casino operator in the Kingdom, is optimistic about the upcoming Gaming Law which it says will benefit all players in the industry and strengthen professional standards. In an interview published by Inside Asian Gaming, Donaco International’s executive director Ben Reichel, said the new legislation will have a positive effect in […]
Read MoreCambodia has emerged as one of the four recent economic outperformers in the Southeast Asian region, according to analyst firm McKinsey & Company in a report published on Wednesday. McKinsey, an American worldwide management consulting firm, said some of the emerging economies have grown much faster and more consistently than others. It listed Cambodia as […]
Read MoreUnionPay, a Chinese provider of electronic payment services, is looking to play a bigger role in Cambodia’s expanding digital economy. In a meeting with Aun Pornmoniroth, the Minister of Economy and Finance, UnionPay’s president Shi Wenchao said the company is conducting a study on investment opportunities in Cambodia. He said Cambodia is now developing the […]
Read MoreThe Ministry of Commerce official in charge of the Kingdom’s new trade remedy law said that no complaints had been filed by Cambodian businesses since the anti-dumping measure was put in place nearly one year ago. Tan Yuvaroath, the ministry’s deputy director of trade promotion, told reporters at a seminar in Phnom Penh that lack […]
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