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Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (right) shakes hands with Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet during a bilateral meeting at his office in Tokyo on December 18, 2023. (Hun Manet’s Facebook)

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Seven Agreements Signed With Japan on Development and Cooperation

19 Dec 2023 4:49 PM|
Seoung Nimol|

Cambodia and Japan signed seven Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) at the 50th ASEAN-Japan Anniversary Summit where Prime Minister Hun Manet discussed trade and investment issues with Japanese premier Fumio Kishida.

A villager looks on as construction crews use excavators and bulldozers to prepare land for the massive new airport in Kandal province. Picture taken on July 29, 2021. CamboJA/ Panha Chhorpoan

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Land dispute at mega-airport project leads to protest, scuffle at access road

10 Aug 2021 9:16 PM|

Landowners at the site of the new airport mega-project starting in Kandal province said the developer is still trying to encroach on their farmland even though they have not agreed to sell the affected land.

A man packages rice after a harvest in Kandal province. Photo take February 2015. CamboJA/ Pring Samrang

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Farmers face price crunch as COVID-19 pandemic bites rural livelihoods

7 Aug 2021 7:30 AM|

“I rely mostly on my wife who works in a factory to pay off bank debts. My wife's salary is only enough to repay the loan,” San said. “I have not asked the bank for a delay because I am afraid the bank will not lend to me someday later when I need a new loan.”

Cambodia's first drop of domestically produced crude oil is preserved at the Win Win Monument in Phnom Penh, June 9, 2021. CamboJA/ Panha Chhorpoan

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Hun Sen addresses failure of KrisEnergy oil project in public address

2 Aug 2021 8:46 PM|

As the liquidation of KrisEnergy carries on, Cambodian officials have publicly hinted the troubled oil exploration firm may face additional legal challenges after having allegedly broken its agreement with the state during the firm’s short-lived extraction in the Gulf of Thailand.

A view of oil extraction facilities being operated by KrisEnergy and the Cambodia government in the Gulf of Thailand, in December 2020. KrisEnergy

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Cambodia completely halts oil extraction, awaiting court decision on KrisEnergy liquidation

29 Jul 2021 9:29 AM|

The Cambodian Ministry of Mines and Energy has confirmed that oil production at the offshore Apsara oil field has completely stopped as the overseeing KrisEnergy proceeds for liquidation.

Laborers work at a construction site in Phnom Penh, July 21, 2021. CamboJA/ Pring Samrang

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Cambodia’s economic growth forecast downgraded as COVID-19 cases rise

21 Jul 2021 8:16 PM|

The UK-based Fitch Ratings credit rating agency has downgraded Cambodia’s economic outlook below the World Bank’s baseline forecast of 4 percent GDP growth for 2021 as the country continues to struggle with the economic shock of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Motorists drive past a gasoline station in Phnom Penh, July 19, 2021. CamboJA/ Pring Samrang

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Rising gasoline price adds burden for those already struggling from pandemic fallout

20 Jul 2021 8:31 AM|

Ministry of Commerce figures show the current retail price is 4,100 riel per liter of regular gasoline and 3,650 riel for diesel. The ministry does not include premium, or super, fuel prices but at petrol stations it is averaging about 4,600 riel per liter. For the first two weeks of June, by comparison, gasoline sold at 3,800 riel, and diesel sold at 3,450 riel.

The Westline School in Phnom Penh's Daun Penh district, July 9, 202. CamboJA/Pring Samrang

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Private schools shut their doors amid mounting financial problems

10 Jul 2021 4:37 PM|

Private schools across Cambodia are struggling to stay afloat amid a seemingly endless school closure following the February 20 COVID-19 community outbreak. Many private schools, especially primary schools and provincial schools, have been forced to completely close down operations due to the severe financial crisis caused by the pandemic.

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Seven Agreements Signed With Japan on Development and Cooperation

Land dispute at mega-airport project leads to protest, scuffle at access road

Farmers face price crunch as COVID-19 pandemic bites rural livelihoods

Hun Sen addresses failure of KrisEnergy oil project in public address

Cambodia completely halts oil extraction, awaiting court decision on KrisEnergy liquidation

Cambodia’s economic growth forecast downgraded as COVID-19 cases rise

Rising gasoline price adds burden for those already struggling from pandemic fallout

Private schools shut their doors amid mounting financial problems

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Seven Agreements Signed With Japan on Development and Cooperation

Land dispute at mega-airport project leads to protest, scuffle at access road

Farmers face price crunch as COVID-19 pandemic bites rural livelihoods

Hun Sen addresses failure of KrisEnergy oil project in public address

Street sellers struggle with unpredictable market closures

Cambodia completely halts oil extraction, awaiting court decision on KrisEnergy liquidation

Cambodia’s economic growth forecast downgraded as COVID-19 cases rise

Rising gasoline price adds burden for those already struggling from pandemic fallout

Private schools shut their doors amid mounting financial problems

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