Malaysia aims to curb ‘fake news’, proposes 10 years’ jail for offenders The Malaysian government on Monday proposed a law to combat “fake news” which could see offenders jailed for 10 years, sparking fears authorities […]
OHCHR recommends Cambodia decriminalise defamation The UN’s Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights in Cambodia has recommended that the government decriminalise defamation in the wake of a woman being handed a two-year prison […]
RM1.5 billion in special ASB fund for PDRM members The government, through Permodalan Nasional Berhad (PNB), is allocating a special Amanah Saham Bumiputera (ASB) fund of RM1.5 billion under the ASB i-KOP Investment Scheme for […]
Forty-five countries urge Cambodia to conduct free vote, release opposition leader Forty-five countries called on Cambodia on Wednesday to reinstate the main opposition party, release its jailed leader and ensure a July general election is […]
Illicit trade costing Malaysia almost RM8 billion a year Malaysia needs more coordinated efforts between the private and public sectors to effectively tackle illicit trade, said Institute for Democracy and Economic Affairs Director of Research, […]
Leaked Letter Fails to Support The Phnom Penh Post Tax Claims Following our exclusive report last week that Post Media, publisher of the the English- and Khmer-language editions of The Phnom Penh Post, was in […]
Economist: Tax on tech firms could be major revenue source An economist has hailed the government’s proposal to tax giant technology companies, saying it could become a major source of revenue for the country in […]
Post’s bill from tax authority business as usual, says CEO The Phnom Penh Post is currently negotiating a tax bill with Cambodia’s General Department ofTaxation (GDT), the newspaper’s CEO said on Tuesday, denying media reports […]
Palm oil gains on stronger export data Malaysian palm oil futures climbed in Tuesday evening’s trade to chart a second straight session of gains on the back of stronger export data. — The Edge Markets […]
Cambodia-China’s Hong Kong Trade Volume Reaches 1.2 Bln USD In 2017 Trade volume between Cambodia and China’s Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) was valued at 1.2 billion U.S. dollars in 2017, an average increase […]
US$1 billion bridging loan for Petronas Chemicals Petronas Chemicals Group Bhd has executed a bridging loan agreement of US$1 billion (RM3.9 billion) with external lenders comprising local and international banks, being one of the conditions […]
Australia grants Cambodia $67 million aid The Australian government has agreed to grant AU$ 87 million (US$67.7 million to Cambodia to promote its development in 2018. — The Manila Times Cambodia-China Joint Army Drill Kicks […]