Asean Morning News Compiled by Kongleaphy Keam @kongleaphy1 ASEAN’s Post-Marawi Islamic State Challenge On Monday, the Philippine military confirmed that it had killed two top commanders from the Islamic State (IS or ISIS) in […]
Riel loan interest rates on par with dollar counterparts Interest rates for microfinance loans issued in Cambodian riel have decreased to the same level as those given in US dollar, a change industry insiders claim […]
Asean Morning News Compiled by Kongleaphy Keam @kongleaphy1 Child sex abuse rising with Internet use in Southeast Asia Rising internet use in Southeast Asia is fuelling the spread of material that is abusive and […]
Parliament Approves Plan to Redistribute Opposition Seats Ruling party lawmakers on Monday voted to approve amendments to four election laws that would see the opposition’s seats in the National Assembly handed out to minority parties […]
Asean Morning News Compiled by Kongleaphy Keam @kongleaphy1 Asean Open Skies implementation remains slow — IDEAS Although the Asean Single Aviation Market, or better known as Asean Open Skies agreement, has been fully ratified […]
Cambodian rubber exports rise 33% Cambodia’s rubber exports to the international market saw an increase of 33% in the first nine months of 2017, while the average price for the commodity went up 53%, compared […]
Asean Morning News Compiled by Kongleaphy Keam @kongleaphy1 First Steps Taken to Improve Natural Disaster Preparedness Senior policy makers from across the Asia-Pacific have taken the first steps in improving the regions preparedness to […]
Cambodia’s Increasing Prosperity: Domestic Hurdles Ahead Cambodia recently made the transition from a low income to a lower middle-income country, according to the World Bank’s rankings. This is good news, but it poses a question: […]
Asean Morning News Compiled by Kongleaphy Keam @kongleaphy1 China’s Cooling Economy is a Warning for ASEAN The S&P downgrade last month was just the latest sign of lingering concerns about Beijing’s economy. — The […]
Cambodia deports 74 Chinese arrested for telecom extortion scams Cambodia on Thursday deported 74 Chinese nationals wanted in China on suspicion of extorting money from people there over the internet and by telephone, Cambodian police […]
Asean Morning News Compiled by John Le Fevre @photo_journ Commentary: The hard truth is that Rohingya refugees are not going home The harrowing scenes of human suffering on the Myanmar–Bangladesh border have provoked […]
Government announces lower price cap amid oil rally The government announced yesterday that it is lowering the price cap on petrol and diesel sold at retail petrol stations across the Kingdom effective today through October […]