Three business tycoons who were summoned for court questioning in relation to alleged forestry crimes are suspected by officials of attempting to avoid justice, days after the government issued a plan directing authorities to freeze the assets of forestry offenders and take other actions.
A new state-owned bank with an initial investment of $100 million will be established to provide low-interest loans to small businesses and address what an industry association calls a capital shortage in the sector, the Industry Ministry said.
The first 14 out of 83 containers of plastic waste imported to the country, supposedly from the U.S. and Canada, have been sent back to their countries of origin, the customs department said.
E.U. Ambassador George Edgar said he hoped the fisheries project would be part of promoting better relations between the E.U. and Cambodia.
Cutting down on corruption among tax officers has contributed to increasing tax revenues over the past five years, tax chief Kong Vibol said this week.
The government will stop issuing new licenses for online gambling operators and crack down on those running without licenses due to their impact on security and public order, according to a directive dated Sunday and signed by Prime Minister Hun Sen.
Canadian company Angkor Gold received approval to explore a 7,300 square kilometer onshore block in the southeast for oil and gas, it said in a news release this week.
Fewer holidays, reduced electricity prices and streamlined export procedures will be enough to offset the costs of losing duty-free trade with the E.U. over human
The E.U. this week wrapped up the investigatory phase of its review of duty-free trade with Cambodia over rights concerns, with garment factories asserting their
About 100 families were prevented from plowing their land with tractors in Kampong Chhnang province, with district authorities saying they feared the farmers were encroaching
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