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A construction site in Sihanoukville province, has been left unfinished for nearly two years. Many Chinese investors left town due to COVID-19. Picture taken August 23, 2022. CamboJA/ Pring Samrang

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Sihanoukville property owners in limbo as unfinished high-rises litter the city

31 Aug 2022 9:46 PM|
Sorn Sarath|

Sihanoukville— In 2018, Kheav Sothanny leased his 600 square meters of land in central Sihanoukville to a Chinese investor to build a 14-storey condo. The contract offered him a rental fee of $20,000 a month.

Foreign passengers arrive at Phnom Penh International Airport, March 29, 2022. CamboJA/Pring Samrang

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High Fuel Prices a Blow to Cambodia’s Covid-hit Tourism Sector

30 Mar 2022 9:19 AM|

The Cambodian government has lifted all COVID-19 travel restrictions in the hopes of boosting the hard-hit tourism industry, but now businesses say sanctions on Russia and the resulting high energy prices are hampering the sector’s recovery.

A sign at a gas station in Phnom Penh noting that they've run out of regular gasoline. March 17, 2022. CamboJA/ Sorn Sarath

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As gas price skyrockets, some stations announce they are out of stock

18 Mar 2022 8:47 AM|

As Cambodia’s gasoline prices hit record high following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, some stations in Phnom Penh have announced they are out of stock of regular gas

A container truck transports goods on the outskirts of Phnom Penh, February 2, 2022. CamboJA/ Pring Samrang

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Market Diversification Needed for Cambodia’s Post-Pandemic Economic Recovery: World Bank

3 Feb 2022 2:23 PM|

Cambodia was among the countries in East Asia worst-hit economically by the COVID-19 pandemic, a new World Bank report has found, noting that the country needs to now focus on diversifying exports and increasing productivity in order to recover.

Farmers harvest their vegetable in Kampong Thom province. Photo taken in 2021, supplied.

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In push to modernize Cambodian farming, smallholders are stepping up

29 Dec 2021 2:49 PM|

Cambodian farmers have long felt the pressure to modernize their techniques as part of a larger national push to expand the agricultural sector.

A man collects fish from the Tonle Sap river in Kandal province to make prahok, December 14, 2021. CamboJA/ Pring Samrang

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Prahok Season: Fish Numbers Are Down But So Are Prices

14 Dec 2021 9:54 PM|

It’s Cambodia’s favorite fermented delicacy, adding a kick of umami to many a classic Khmer dish, but this year the number of fish caught in the Tonle Sap has declined, with some blaming the construction of large hydropower dams along the Mekong River, as well as climate change, for the dearth.

Farmer Tai Song shows his green garlic seeds at his house in Kandal province’s S’ang district. Photo taken on September 20, 2021. CamboJA/ Vann Vichar

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Why Cambodia’s Farmers Still Struggle to Find Markets

14 Dec 2021 11:14 AM|

“I feel as worried about the vegetable market as other farmers. Sometimes I could sell to make some profits but sometimes I lost,” he said.

A staff works at a hotel in Phnom Penh, December 11, 2021. CamboJA/ Pring Samrang

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Though the tourism sector is officially back, hospitality workers are still waiting for full recovery

11 Dec 2021 5:32 PM|

“I always think about how to find money to pay [debts] and support my family with little savings and reduced spending. It’s high pressure and my wife cannot work because she has to take care of my children,” he said.

Cyclo drivers Choy Pich 78 and Sin Met 65 waiting for customers along a street in Phnom Penh, December 6, 2021. CamboJA/ Panha Chhorpoan

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2.8 million Cambodians were living under the poverty line in 2020

7 Dec 2021 9:24 AM|

As workers began heading out for lunch in central Phnom Penh last week, a grey-haired cyclo driver smiled and waved, hoping to entice a fare. As had been the case nearly every other day that week, Choy Pech, 78, had failed to find a single passenger though he had been out since early morning.

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In push to modernize Cambodian farming, smallholders are stepping up

Prahok Season: Fish Numbers Are Down But So Are Prices

Why Cambodia’s Farmers Still Struggle to Find Markets

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2.8 million Cambodians were living under the poverty line in 2020

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Sihanoukville property owners in limbo as unfinished high-rises litter the city

High Fuel Prices a Blow to Cambodia’s Covid-hit Tourism Sector

As gas price skyrockets, some stations announce they are out of stock

Market Diversification Needed for Cambodia’s Post-Pandemic Economic Recovery: World Bank

In push to modernize Cambodian farming, smallholders are stepping up

Prahok Season: Fish Numbers Are Down But So Are Prices

Why Cambodia’s Farmers Still Struggle to Find Markets

Though the tourism sector is officially back, hospitality workers are still waiting for full recovery

2.8 million Cambodians were living under the poverty line in 2020

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