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Phnom Penh inaugurates Techo International Airport, Cambodia’s largest gateway
Phnom Penh opens Techo International Airport, Cambodia’s largest aviation project, blending Angkorian heritage design with modern infrastructure and global connectivity. PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA – Phnom Penh marked a milestone with the inauguration of...

Innovation strategies rise over all levels
Innovation strategies rise over all levels Global tech firms are deepening research and development as well as investment in talent for fields such as semiconductors and AI, signalling strong potential for high-tech growth. New innovative models...

Cambodia and Brunei Strengthen Bilateral Tourism Cooperation
In a significant move to enhance tourism collaboration, Cambodia and Brunei have committed to strengthening their bilateral ties in the tourism sector. This decision was reached during a meeting on September 28, 2025, between H.E. Huot Hak,...
Acting Head of State: Cambodia May Be Small in Size and Econ...
AKP Phnom Penh, October 06, 2025 -- Cambodian Acting Head of State, Samdech Akka Moha Sena Padei Techo Hun Sen, has called on his compatriots to uphold dignity and strong moral values, stressing that even though Cambodia is a small country with a...

Hun Manet Says Teachers Catalysts of Cambodia's AI Transformation
A Teacher is instructing her students at a primary school in Oddar Meanchey province. Photo by Sao Phal Niseiy' PHNOM PENH -- Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet said on Sunday that teachers are the catalysts of Artificial Intelligence (AI)...

Guardians of Stone and Root: India’s Long Journey Restoring Cambodia’s Temples
The tangled roots of Ta Prohm in Cambodia, made famous by towering trees growing through its ancient walls, have tested the skills of India’s Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) for two decades. Photo: ThmeyThmey NEW DELHI – The tangled roots of...

Korea's banks roll out more financial services for foreigners as population grows
Published: 06 Oct. 2025, 11:00 Audio report: written by reporters, read by AI A foreign customer talks with bank tellers using a translation device. [HANA BANK] As more foreign residents settle in Korea, their growing economic presence is...

Anutin visits Thai–Cambodian border, reaffirms no territory will be yielded
Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul visited Buriram’s Ban Kruat District to thank border residents and soldiers for their cooperation during recent tensions, promising swift compensation and urging participation in the government’s Half-Half...

ADB Revises Cambodia’s Economic Growth Forecast for 2025 and 2026
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has officially revised its economic growth forecast for Cambodia, lowering expectations from 6.1% to 4.9% for 2025 and from 6.2% to 5.0% for 2026. This update comes following the release of the ADB’s latest...
Asean+3 macro research office wants to be ‘gym trainer’, not doctor for region’s economies
The focus should be on practical solutions that cater to the member economies’ realities, says Amro chief, Yasuto Watanabe [SINGAPORE] Regional cooperation is accelerating across South-east and East Asia, driven by ministers and governors showing...

It Speaks Volumes That Democrats Aren’t Calling for Jay Jones to Drop Out After Texts Wishing Death on a Political Opponent
Less than a month after the assassination of Charlie Kirk, Virginia Democrats are carrying water for a candidate who wished death on his political opponent, hoped his opponent’s wife would watch as her children died, and said he would urinate on...
Cambodian Permanent Representative: Peace Is Not Abstract, b...
AKP Phnom Penh, October 05, 2025 -- Permanent Representative of Cambodia to the United Nations in Geneva H.E. Dara In delivered a statement in reply to the presentation of the Secretary-General/OHCHR country report on Technical Cooperation and...

Teachers Catalysts Of Cambodia's AI Transformation: PM Hun Manet
(MENAFN- IANS) Phnom Penh, Oct 5 (IANS) Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet said on Sunday that teachers are the catalysts of Artificial Intelligence (AI) transformation in the Southeast Asian country. In a text posted on his official social media...

Kigali puzzled as Kinshasa backs out of US-mediated regional economic pact
NAIROBI, Kenya, Oct 5 — Rwanda has accused Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) President Félix Tshisekedi of halting at the last minute the signing of a key Regional Economic Integration Framework (REIF), citing fears of domestic political...

Foreign ministers of Cambodia and Japan agree on ASEAN’s five-...
Japan has pledged further support to Cambodia in its international peacekeeping efforts while Cambodia and Japan have urged Myanmar to fully implement the five-point consensus reached by ASEAN on the situation in Myanmar. The pledge was made on...
Teachers catalysts of Cambodia's AI transformation: PM
PHNOM PENH, Oct. 5 (Xinhua) -- Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet said on Sunday that teachers are the catalysts of Artificial Intelligence (AI) transformation in the Southeast Asian country. In a text posted on his official social media platforms...

Why Cambodia Needs Energy Efficiency for Economic Growth
front-- This photo shows Phnom Penh city around the Royal Palace area. Photo: Teng Yalirozy PHNOM PENH — Cambodia has experienced dramatic economic growth in recent decades, fueled by energy-intensive industries and rapid urbanization. But experts...

First Army Area to protect Thai villagers amid Cambodia border tensions
The First Army Area’s strategic team expressed confidence that by the October 10 deadline, the relocation of Cambodian villagers would proceed positively. The operation will follow the principle of “from simple to complex, from clear to unclear,”...

Cambodia Defends its Human Rights Record as the UN Rapporteur Presents his Report
This photo shows In Dara, Permanent Representative to office of UN in Geneva. Photo: Permanent Mission of Cambodia/Facebook PHNOM PENH – Cambodia does not claim to have a perfect record in the area of human rights, and, while the country is...

Gen Z women brewing Cambodia’s coffee boom
Gen Z women brewing Cambodia’s coffee boom Published on: Sunday, October 05, 2025 Published on: Sun, Oct 05, 2025 Text Size: Dark Mode: Off Fuelled by entrepreneurial zeal and a desire to escape monotonous work routines, low-cost mobile coffee...