2017 Cambodia Commune Elections Receives Chinese Boost

2017 Cambodia Commune Elections Receives Chinese Boost

When Cambodians go to the polls for the 2017 Cambodia Commune elections they will be exercising their democratic rights with the assistance of the world’s largest communist country, China. In a further gesture of Beijing’s […]

Lao PDR auto giant to boost Cambodia automotive sector

Lao PDR auto giant to boost Cambodia automotive sector

The fledgling Cambodia automotive sector is set to receive a boost with South Korean listed, Lao PDR registered auto manufacturer Kolao Group announcing plans for a $100 million dollar manufacturing facility in Bavet, near the […]

Cambodia Pushes Youth For More Volunteering Involvement

Cambodia Pushes Youth For More Volunteering Involvement

Cambodia has celebrated United Nations Volunteer Day with a two-day event comprising a high-level dialogue panels on the role of volunteerism in realising Cambodia’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and a showcase of the various volunteering […]

IMF Slashes 2016-17 Myanmar GDP to 6.5%

IMF Slashes 2016-17 Myanmar GDP to 6.5%

Just five months after the World Bank’s Myanmar Economic Monitor (MEM) projected  2016-17 Myanmar GDP to rise to 7.8 per cent and average 8.2 per cent per year over the medium-term, a report by the […]

Envoys Spend Second Day in Rakhine State as Aid Ban Lifted

Envoys Spend Second Day in Rakhine State as Aid Ban Lifted

A high-level delegation of foreign diplomats and UN representatives have spent a second day in Rakhine State in Western Myanmar investigating the latest outbreak of ethnic violence. The delegation, including the ambassadors of China, India, […]

Cambodia Tourism Sector Targetted for Quality Boost

Cambodia Tourism Sector Targetted for Quality Boost

In a bid to boost the quality of goods and services people receive at recreational venues across the country Cambodia’s Ministry of Tourism has introduced a new ranking standards system. According to a statement issued by […]

Cambodia Rice Sector ‘Crisis’ Patched, But Not Fixed

Cambodia Rice Sector ‘Crisis’ Patched, But Not Fixed

Cambodia Minister of Agriculture Veng Sakhon has delivered a stinging broadside to the country’s agriculture and business sectors in the wake of what can only be described as the world’s shortest “crisis.” Just over a […]

High Hopes as ANA Begins Direct Tokyo-Phnom Penh Flights

High Hopes as ANA Begins Direct Tokyo-Phnom Penh Flights

Japan’s All Nippon Airways (ANA) recently commenced direct Tokyo-Phnom Penh flights in a move that is expected to boost the number of tourists and business travellers between the countries. Currently ranked a distant third behind […]