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South Korean Banks, the EU, and the Failure of Microfinance in Cambodia
The Diplomat
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July 10, 2025
The realities of microfinance lending in small developing countries which lack strong financial regulators has been once again illustrated by new research on the role of South Korean banks in Cambodia. “Preying on Poverty” was published in June by...
Cambodia Airways launches direct Phnom Penh–Penang flights
TravelDailyNews Asia-Pacific
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July 6, 2025
Cambodia Airways’ new direct flights from Phnom Penh to Penang enhance regional connectivity and drive tourism and economic cooperation forward. PENANG, MALAYSIA – Tourism Malaysia celebrated the official launch of Cambodia Airways’ inaugural...
Cambodian FM to Attend the 16th Mekong–Japan Foreign Ministers’ Meeting and the 13th Mekong–ROK Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in Kuala Lumpur
Fresh News
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Hits: 147 Created: 09 July 2025 Hits: 147 (Phnom Penh): At the invitation of Bùi Thanh Sơn, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam, in his capacity as Co-Chair of the 16th Mekong–Japan Foreign...
Three-layered scam, fake ED officers, and mule accounts: Here's how Cambodia call centre extorted crores
Firstpost
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July 10, 2025
A cybercrime ring operating from Cambodia has been uncovered following the arrest of a 24-year-old Indian woman, Khushi Chaudhary, who was part of a sophisticated international fraud operation that led to a digital “arrest” and the loss of Rs 2.9...
France Pledges Support and Documentation on Cambodia–Thailand Border Issue, Says French Envoy
Fresh News
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Hits: 276 Created: 10 July 2025 Hits: 276 (Phnom Penh): Outgoing French Ambassador to Cambodia Jacques Pellet reaffirmed to Cambodian Senate President Hun Sen France’s readiness to provide documentation concerning the Cambodia–Thailand border...
SAC Chairman and Prime Minister Senior General Min Aung Hlaing responds to US President Donald Trump on reduced tariff rates for Myanmar
Global New Light Of Myanmar
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July 10, 2025
US President Donald Trump sent letters regarding the increased import tariffs to 14 countries, namely Japan, South Korea, Malaysia, Kazakhstan, Tunisia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, South Africa, Indonesia, Bangladesh, Serbia, Cambodia, Thailand, and...
Cambodian Foreign Ministry Releases Outcomes of ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Interface with AICHR and SEANWFZ Meeting
AKP
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AKP Phnom Penh, July 09, 2025 -- The following are the outcomes of the ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Interface with the ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights Representatives (AICHR) and Meeting of the Southeast Asia Nuclear-Weapon-Free...
Cambodia Considers Listing Phnom Sampov and Phnom Banan as N...
AKP
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AKP Phnom Penh, 09 July 2025 -- The Ministry of Environment, in cooperation with the Battambang provincial authorities, the provincial Department of Environment, Fauna & Flora International (FFI) Cambodia, and development partners, is working to...
Cambodia Attends 66th WIPO General Assembly in Switzerland
AKP
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AKP Phnom Penh, July 09, 2025 -- H.E. Ouk Prachea, Secretary of State at the Ministry of Commerce, is leading a Cambodian delegation to the 66th World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) General Assembly, taking place from July 8 to 17 in...
Vietnam and Cambodia revamp economic partnership
Bangladesh Post
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Khac Giang Nguyen As US tariffs bite and Chinese capital beckons, Vietnam and Cambodia discover renewed potential in their economic relationship. Neither can afford to alienate powerful partners, yet the risk of becoming pawns in a geopolitical...
Cambodian Chamber of Commerce and Entrepreneurs Unite to Boost SME Development
Construction & Property News
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July 9, 2025
In a significant move to enhance the landscape for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Cambodia, the Cambodian Chamber of Commerce (CCC) and the Cambodian Entrepreneurs (KE) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on July 2, 2025. This...
Cambodian garment workers fear job loss amid 36% tariff threat by Trump
Apparel Resources
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July 9, 2025
Image Courtesy: cleanclothes.org With US President Donald Trump recently threatening to impose a fresh tariff of 36% on Cambodia, a number of garment workers in the Asian country fear losing their jobs. While Trump has lowered the tariff to 36%...
Monument for international soldiers to be built at Vietnam Military History Museum
People's Army Newspaper
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The monument, holding profound historical and symbolic significance, will be built on the grounds of the Vietnam Military History Museum. Addressing the meeting, the deputy defense minister emphasized the importance of the project and urged...
Cambodia’s Tariff Rate Cut from 49% to 36%, Further Talks Expected Before 1 August: DPM
Fresh News
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Hits: 188 Created: 09 July 2025 Hits: 188 (Phnom Penh): Sun Chanthol, First Vice Chairman of the Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC), confirmed that Cambodia will continue negotiating tariff reductions with the US. This confirmation...
MSNBC's Lawrence O’Donnell says Trump's ‘trapped in his stupidity’ after meeting
Irish Star
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July 10, 2025
Niamh Spence Freelance Showbiz Reporter 12:20 ET, 10 Jul 2025 Lawrence O'Donnell, the seasoned MSNBC anchor, has hit out yet again at President Donald Trump. The presenter has claimed Trump is "trapped in his stupidity" as he slammed the...
Brad Pitt demands Angelina Jolie’s private messages in explosive new legal filing
Metro
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July 10, 2025
Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie are still wrangling over their French winery nine years after she filed for divorce (Picture: Mustafa Yalcin/Anadolu via Getty Images) It’s been almost nine years since Hollywood’s golden couple Brad Pitt and Angelina...
Cambodia seeks justice, not conflict, in border dispute with Thailand
Nikkei Asia
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Pen Bona is minister delegate to the prime minister and head of the Royal Government of Cambodia's spokesperson unit. Why do border disputes between neighbors persist for so long? Who draws the lines that divide nations, and how should they be...
Vinci Selected to Operate Techo International Airport
AKP
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AKP Phnom Penh, July 10, 2025 -- Cambodia Airport Investment Co., Ltd. (CAIC), a subsidiary of Overseas Cambodian Investment Corporation (OCIC), has selected Cambodia Airports, a subsidiary of French-listed company VINCI to operate Phnom Penh's...
French company VINCI selected to operate Cambodia's new capital airport
Xinhua News Agency
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PHNOM PENH, July 10 (Xinhua) -- Cambodia Airport Investment Co., Ltd (CAIC) has selected Cambodia Airports, a subsidiary of French company VINCI, to operate Phnom Penh's Techo International Airport (TIA), the CAIC said in a press release on...
King Sihamoni Commends Royal Government for Sustaining National Tree-planting Tradition
Fresh News
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Hits: 78 (Kampong Cham): Cambodian King Norodom Sihamoni commended the Royal Government of Cambodia for its continued organisation of the annual “Arbor Day” ceremony under the wise, capable, and dedicated leadership of former Prime Minister Hun...