Melaka and Cambodia Pledge to Foster Muslim Tourism

Cambodian Tourism Minister Huot Hak met with Melaka Governor Tun Seri Stia Dr. Haji Mohd Ali Bin Mohd Rustam on September 28, on the sideline of World Tourism Conference 2025 in Melaka city, Malaysia. Photo: Ministry of Tourism PHNOM PENH – The...

The Well Method: Discovering The Whole Truth About Health

Life is meant to be more than surviving. Health is more than checkups and diet plans. There’s a way to be whole. getty The story of how I came to find a wholeness of health began in the arms of my mother as she crouched in the mud of the Cambodian...

BIC Group: Building Cambodia’s corporate future through ESG

A framework for sustainability BIC has taken a decisive step by publishing annual sustainability reports, detailing its activities beyond financial performance. The latest report highlights programmes in education, health and community...

Việt , Cambodia deepen trade ties through agricultural expo in Phnom Penh

PHNOM PENH — An international trade exhibition series on agriculture, livestock, aquaculture, beauty, pharmaceutical, laboratory, medical devices, food & beverage and pet industry kicked off in Phnom Penh, Cambodia on Wednesday, bringing together...

Cambodia: Microfinance Lending Harming Indigenous Groups

Cambodian Microfinance Institutions (MFIs) backed by international investors have aggressively marketed loans to Indigenous communities, targeting the value of their land as collateral for loans. Predatory lending and collection practices by these...

Vietnam, Cambodia deepen trade ties through agricultural expo in Phnom Penh

Phnom Penh (VNA) – An international trade exhibition series on agriculture, livestock, aquaculture, beauty, pharmaceutical, laboratory, medical devices, food & beverage, and pet industry kicked off in Phnom Penh, Cambodia on September 17, bringing...

Signing ceremony for LMC Special Fund 2025 for Cambodia held in Phnom Penh

PHNOM PENH, Sept. 18 (Xinhua) -- The signing ceremony for the Lancang-Mekong Cooperation (LMC) Special Fund 2025 for Cambodia was held here on Wednesday. Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Prak Sokhonn and Chinese Ambassador to...

Frasers Hospitality announces strategic expansion in Cambodia

Frasers Hospitality today announced the signing of Fraser Residence BKK1, Phnom Penh, which will mark the debut of its signature serviced apartment brand in Cambodia when it opens in the fourth quarter of 2026. Fraser Residence BKK1 will be...

Latest unfortunate case of Brit unable to pay his medical bills

Another Brit faces a cash crisis in his Thailand hospital treatment. Alexander Parker, a 73-yearold Scot, lies immobile in a Thai provincial government hospital with suspected blood cancers or lymphoma. Neither he nor his UK-based family...

Chinese Weapons Shipments to Cambodia Preceded Border War With Thailand, Reports Say

Chinese military cargo planes delivered rockets, artillery shells, and mortars to Cambodia weeks before a simmering border dispute with Thailand erupted into a brief but deadly war in July, according to Thai intelligence documents reviewed by The...

Minister: Cambodia Has Advanced Gender Equality Over 3 Decades

Minister Ing Kantha Phavi said Cambodia has made significant progress in improving gender equality over the past 30 years. Photo from Ministry Woman's Affairs:Facebook. PHNOM PENH-- Cambodia has seen significant progress in women's education,...

OPINION | A health and development challenge for the Pacific

Diabetes The first article in this series reported on the latest trends in development assistance for health and the second focused on the rise of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) globally and especially in low- and middle-income countries. This...

Filipino, Laotian, Cambodian, and Indonesian Medical Student Gap

The landscape of medical education in the United States has long faced challenges concerning diversity and representation. Recent findings highlight a significant gap in the enrollment of students from certain Asian backgrounds. A study titled...

Peace under Threat, Cambodia Seeks International, UN’s Oversight

Cambodia's Foreign Minister Prak Sokhonn (left) and Secretary-General of the United Nations António Guterres (right). Photo: Foreign Minister Prak Sokhonn / Facebook PHNOM PENH — Foreign Minister Prak Sokhonn on Sept. 27 denounced Thailand’s...

Cambodia’s ATEC raises $15.5m funding led by Lightrock, TRIREC

Cambodia-founded startup ATEC has announced raising $15.5 million in a funding round to scale its tech-enabled clean cooking solutions across Asia and Africa. The round was co-anchored by global investment platform Lightrock and venture investor...

Oxfordshire volunteer helps tackle deadly disease in Cambodia

Alice Holloway, a behaviour officer at Dogs Trust from Stanford in the Vale, joined a global mission last October to tackle rabies in Phnom Penh. She took part in a major vaccination campaign led by Mission Rabies, which saw 230,000 dogs...

Behind the Scenes at New York Fashion Week With Julia Sun '26

It's easy to forget how close we are to a global fashion capital when you're sitting next to a 23-year-old sporting a Minecraft T-shirt and sweatpants with mystery stains. But if you're familiar with the fashion sphere, you will know we are in the...

Cambodia’s Special Economic Zones Thrive with Increased Chinese Investment

As of now, Cambodia boasts a total of 57 special economic zones (SEZs), with 11 of these funded by Chinese investors. This significant development highlights the strengthening economic ties between Cambodia and China, as discussed in a recent...

Only 40% of foreign babies in Korea get health check-ups

Out of all the babies born in South Korea, only 40 percent of the babies with foreign nationality and 60 percent of the babies with Korean nationality have received a state-funded health check-up, a government data showed Monday. A total of 39,520...

European Tourists Flock to Trat Islands Despite Thai-Cambodia Border Dispute

TRAT — European visitors are booking Trat province’s island resorts in record numbers for the final quarter of 2025, showing that ongoing border tensions with Cambodia have done little to dampen international tourism appetite for Thailand’s...