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Construction workers in Phnom Penh, Oct. 7, 2025. (CamboJA/Pring Samrang)

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World Bank Warns Cambodia, Region Face Trade Trap, Job, Poverty Risks

8 Oct 2025 12:56 PM|
Seoung Nimol|

The World Bank on Tuesday urged East Asia and Pacific countries, including Cambodia, to step up investment in job skills, job creation and digital infrastructure to avoid a “trade trap” and rising poverty amid slowing global growth.

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World Bank Warns Cambodia, Region Face Trade Trap, Job, Poverty Risks

8 Oct 2025 12:56 PM|

The World Bank on Tuesday urged East Asia and Pacific countries, including Cambodia, to step up investment in job skills, job creation and digital infrastructure to avoid a “trade trap”…

Cambodian police close the Poipet International border gate soon after Thailand shut its side. June 8, 2025. (CamboJA/Pring Samrang)

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Timeline for Reopening Border With Thailand Unclear; Traders Bare the Brunt

13 Sep 2025 12:00 PM|

Cambodia and Thailand agreed to consider reopening border crossings shut since June before a five-day conflict flared in late July, with both sides taking a hit to land trade. With…

A truck transports garment workers to a factory on the outskirts of Phnom Penh. Sept. 3, 2025. (CamboJA/ Pring Samrang)

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Unions Drop GFT Minimum Wage Figures, Government Now Set to Decide

11 Sep 2025 4:55 PM|

Talks over raising the minimum wage for garment, footwear and travel goods (GFT) workers shifted on Wednesday, with unions shelving their proposed figures and looking to the government’s decision next…

Singapore Airlines touches down in Techo International Airport for the first time as the airport opens for business on September 9, 2025. (CamboJA/Pring Samrang)

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Techo International Airport Welcomes First Flights, Passengers, Though Years of Protests Mark Its Course

9 Sep 2025 6:28 PM|

Cambodia on Tuesday celebrated the official operation of the $1.5 billion Techo International Airport—hailed as a new gateway for global connectivity, despite being shadowed by protests from people who were…

Workers at a rubber plantation in Tbong Khmum province, Feb. 10, 2019. (CamboJA/Pring Samrang)

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China Tops Cambodia Investment; Officials Eye Jobs, Experts Flag Risks

5 Sep 2025 11:42 AM|

Chinese money is driving Cambodia’s project growth this year in agriculture, tourism and infrastructure, a government report shows, but experts warn of sustainability risks, reliance on Beijing and weak gains…

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4 Sep 2025 9:36 AM|

Garment workers buy food at a stall in front of a factory in Kandal province after arriving early in the morning before their shift. Sept. 3, 2025. (CamboJA/ Pring Samrang)

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Minimum Wage

4 Sep 2025 8:49 AM|

Workers load cases of dried fruit into a container, preparing it for shipment to Australia on August 14, 2025. This marks the first export by Cambodian business Royal Trust Trading to Australia. (Photo: Khiev Chakriya/CAPRED)

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Agro-product Exports Rise Amid Constraints in International Rice Markets

29 Aug 2025 11:35 AM|

In the past few years, Cambodia's agroproducts have caught the attention of international consumers, pushing exports up and accounting for over one-fifth of the country's total gross domestic product in…

World Bank Warns Cambodia, Region Face Trade Trap, Job, Poverty Risks

World Bank Warns Cambodia, Region Face Trade Trap, Job, Poverty Risks

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