Cambodia morning news for August 26

US Military Official Confirms China Deal to Use Cambodian Naval Base CAMP H. M. SMITH, Hawaii – A senior U.S. Indo-Pacific Command officer August 15 confirmed Cambodia and China are proceeding on a base for […]

US Military Official Confirms China Deal to Use Cambodian Naval Base CAMP H. M. SMITH, Hawaii – A senior U.S. Indo-Pacific Command officer August 15 confirmed Cambodia and China are proceeding on a base for […]

EU Funds GPS Tracking of Cambodian Fishers Agriculture Minister Veng Sokhon said every fishing boat in the country will be tracked with E.U.-funded GPS beacons by 2023 in order to crack down on illegal fishing. […]

Tax Department Reminds Officers: Collect for State, not Yourself 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. — […]

EU to Assist $100M on Fisheries in Cambodia (Video inside) The European Union (EU) aided over USD100 million in fisheries sector to Cambodia that would be announced on Wednesday this week, according to George Edgar, […]

Kingdom’s 2020 tax revenue collection set to rise once again Cambodia’s 2020 tax revenues are expected to continue to grow, while transparency is also set to improve as tax officials become more aware of anti-corruption […]

Cambodia to ban online gambling, cites threat to social order Cambodia said on Sunday it is banning online gambling, which helped propel a wave of Chinese investment in casinos in the country, saying that the […]

Nearly 8,000 families impacted by recent floods The National Committee for Disaster Management today said floods in the Kingdom over the past week affected about 8,000 families, killing four and impacted more than 5,000 hectares […]

Minister wants young generation to produce research documentaries MINISTER of Information Mr Khieu Kanharith (pic right) on Saturday urged the young generation to produce more research documentaries, affirming that any kind of support including printing […]

Cambodia electricity to stay higher than neighbours as EBA jitters emerge In a blow to any hopes Cambodia may have had of mimicking the manufacturing and industrialisation might of Thailand or Vietnam, the head of […]

Garment Industry Owners Say Trade Status Withdrawal Would Hurt Four Million Cambodians Withdrawing Cambodia’s tax-free entry into the European market would negatively nearly four million people, the Garment Manufacturers Association of Cambodia (GMAC) said Monday, […]

Cambodia electricity authority “in a race” to prevent 2020 cuts The head of Electricite Du Cambodge (EdC) said yesterday (Aug 8) that the utility is in “a race against time and a race against nature” […]

EdC draws angry complaints Electricite du Cambodge (EdC) director-general Keo Rattanak said on Thursday that during the first seven months of this year, the company had received 237 complaints on Facebook regarding electricity meters. — […]