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Why civil service reforms keep stalling?
Business Recorder
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August 4, 2025
Singapore has secured the top spot in the 2024 Blavatnik Index of Public Administration, followed by Norway, while Canada and Denmark share third place and Finland ranks fifth. These countries demonstrate consistent strength across all four...
Constitutional amendment allows Cambodian government to revoke citizenship
Radio Free Asia
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Cambodian lawmakers on Friday voted unanimously to pass a constitutional amendment that would allow the government to create legislation that would revoke the citizenship of Cambodians found guilty of conspiring with foreign nations to harm the...
Cambodia to Host the 6th Francophonie Entrepreneur Meeting
AKP
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AKP Phnom Penh, July 06, 2025 — On behalf of H.E. Deputy Prime Minister PRAK Sokhonn, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the Kingdom of Cambodia, H.E. Secretary of State SUN Sovanna attended the 5th Edition of the...
Cambodians Can Make QR Payments in Japan Using Bakong, Local Banking Apps
Fintech News
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July 7, 2025
Free Newsletter Get the hottest Fintech Singapore News once a month in your Inbox Cambodians can now make payments in Japan by scanning JPQR codes with local apps such as Bakong or supported mobile banking platforms. This follows the official...
Cambodia and China Team Up to Boost Smart Tourism
Construction & Property News
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July 7, 2025
In a significant step towards enhancing bilateral cooperation, Cambodia’s Ministry of Tourism and HEILONGJIANG PROVINCE MAIKU INFORMATION, a Chinese technology firm, have announced a partnership aimed at advancing digitalization in the tourism...
Cambodia Marks 2nd World Day for Assistive Technology in Kam...
AKP
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AKP Kampong Cham, July 07, 2025— H.E. Chea Somethy (Pic. 1), Minister of Social Affairs, Veterans and Youth Rehabilitation, delivers his remarks while he was presiding over the celebration of the 2nd World Day for Assistive Technology, held at...
Workshop anchors research in Kundasang communities
Borneo Post
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July 16, 2025
Elder women of Bundu Tuhan perform the traditional dance Sinurondoi in front of the balai adat.(customs town hall) to welcome SEANNET 2025 participants to the village. In front of them is Adrian Soidi, Bundu Tuhan village’s Heritage and Cultural...
Conference seeks ways to promote Việt Nam–Cambodia trade
Vietnam News Agency
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HCM CITY — Nearly 300 Vietnamese and Cambodian enterprises gathered in HCM City on Tuesday for the Việt Nam–Cambodia business connectivity conference to enhance bilateral trade and investment cooperation. The event brought together businesses...
Cambodia Is 2nd Asian Country To Rollout Long-Acting Injectable HIV Prevention Option
Scoop
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Monday, 7 July 2025, 7:24 am Press Release: CNS After Thailand, Cambodia becomes the second Asian country to rollout long-acting and injectable options to protect oneself from getting infected with HIV. United Nations health agency (formally known...
Cambodia is 2nd Asian country to rollout long-acting injecta...
Modern Ghana
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After Thailand, Cambodia becomes the second Asian country to rollout long-acting and injectable options to protect oneself from getting infected with HIV. United Nations health agency (formally known as World Health Organization or WHO) had first...
Cambodian travellers can now pay via QR in Japan
Khmer Times
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July 6, 2025
Chea Serey (third Left), Governor of the National Bank of Cambodia (NBC), Ezawa Masana (third right), Deputy Director General of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry of Japan (METI), along with other officials preside over the launch...
Photos of the giant rats leading land mine detection efforts in Cambodia
The Independent
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July 16, 2025
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...
India's Export Growth Can Withstand Additional 10 % US Tariff: SBI Research
MENAFN
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July 15, 2025
(MENAFN- KNN India) New Delhi, July 15 (KNN) As India and the United States move closer to finalising a long-anticipated trade agreement, a new report by SBI Research suggests that India's export outlook remains resilient-even if the deal falls...
UNESCO grants World Heritage status to Khmer Rouge atrocity sites – paving the way for other sites of conflict
The Conversation
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July 14, 2025
A series of atrocity sites of the Khmer Rouge regime in Cambodia have been formally entered onto the World Heritage list, as part of the 47th session of the World Heritage Committee. This is not only important for Cambodia, but also raises...
Three Cambodia genocide sites added to Unesco register
Daily Express Malaysia
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July 13, 2025
Three Cambodia genocide sites added to Unesco register Published on: Sunday, July 13, 2025 Published on: Sun, Jul 13, 2025 Text Size: Dark Mode: Off Tourists walk at the Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum in Phnom Penh. PHNOM PENH: Three notorious...
Can you bomb Iran and still win the Nobel Peace Prize? Trump thinks so
Malay Mail
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August 4, 2025
WASHINGTON, Aug 4 — A craving for international prestige, a decade-long Obama rivalry and perhaps a dash of provocation: a mercurial melange of factors is at play in Donald Trump’s obsession with the Nobel Peace Prize. “It’s well past time that...
World Associated Press Cambodian lawmakers pass constitutional amendment allowing government to revoke citizenship
Yahoo News
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PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Cambodian lawmakers passed a constitutional amendment that would allow the government to draft legislation seeking to revoke the citizenship of anyone found guilty of conspiring with foreign nations to harm the national...
Interview of the Week: Caroline Bougon-Sirieix, Vice-Chair of EuroCham’s HR Committee and Secretary General of Cambodia Airports
EuroCham Cambodia
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11 July, 2025 Posted by: EuroCham Cambodia For this week’s interview the Communications team headed Phnom Penh International Airport to speak Mrs. Caroline Bougon-Sirieix, Secretary General of Cambodia Airports and the new Vice-Chair of EuroCham’s...
Chinese Companies Set to Boost Cambodia’s Environmental Sustainability Efforts
Construction & Property News
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July 12, 2025
In a pivotal development for environmental sustainability in Cambodia, three leading Chinese companies have announced their interest in investing in the country’s clean environment initiatives. With extensive experience in wastewater treatment...
Trump's 36% Tariff on Cambodia, Thailand Are Bad News for Apple and Nintendo
Simm Tester - Texas
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Thursday, July 10, 2025 In reviving his trade war, President Trump plans to impose a hefty 36% tariff on imports from Cambodia and Thailand, which threatens to ensnare products from Apple and Nintendo. The president's latest announcement comes...