Hang Sokunthea
The Cambodia Daily
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Agencies With Government Ties to Send Maids to Hong Kong
Six recruitment agencies selected for a pilot program to send Cambodian maids to Hong Kong include two companies with family ties to top government officials that also participated in a similar venture with Singapore that soon became mired in controversy. → Read More
Ministry Says Most NGOs Ignore Tax Requirements
Only 200 of some 5,000 domestic NGOs have submitted required banking details to the Interior Ministry, its spokesman said on Monday, as the government steps up enforcement of tax requirements on organizations that may have racked up huge unpaid bills. → Read More
Website Launched to Provide New Resource for Unregistered SMEs
Only 1 in 10 small businesses are properly registered in Cambodia due to unclear information about what’s required of them, Industry Minister Cham Prasidh said last week at the opening of the “Business Information Center,” a website outlining requirements for new businesses. → Read More
Government Digs Into Tax Returns of NGOs, Cambodia Daily
Prime Minister Hun Sen’s Cabinet recommended a new investigation into alleged unpaid payroll taxes at civil society organizations on Friday, according to notes from the meeting. → Read More
Commerce Ministry Inks Rice Export Deal With Bangladesh
In a major deal that could boost Cambodia’s total rice exports by nearly 50 percent this year, local and Bangladeshi officials signed a deal aiming to move 1 million tons of rice over five years, the countries’ representatives announced on Wednesday. → Read More
Garment Factories Aiming to Kick Taxes on Footwear to US
Cambodia’s garment factories are hoping to partner with the Commerce Ministry in asking the U.S. to grant the country’s burgeoning footwear exports duty-free access should the U.S. decide to make the option available. → Read More
First ‘Islamic’ MFI Eyes Opening by End of Year
The country’s first microfinance institution (MFI) professing to follow Islamic law may begin offering services in Cambodia by the end of the year, officials said on Monday, using fees in place of interest rates and new terms of collateral. → Read More
Health App Attempts to Consolidate Data on Medical Care
An app to show listings of health care providers and patients’ reviews has been released by a Cambodian tech startup, introducing a concept into the country that has proven popular abroad. → Read More
Co-Working Spaces in Demand as Alternative to Rising Rent
When Duong Kim Hak and his business partner decided to expand their online bookstore to a brick-and-mortar location, the entrepreneurs went for a non-traditional store site that’s growing in popularity abroad and in Phnom Penh: a co-working space. → Read More
Another Streaming Service Enters VOD Market to Cut Piracy
Cambodia’s leading film distributor officially released its own paid video-on-demand app just one day after Sabay’s launch of its legal streaming video service made specially for a Cambodian audience. → Read More
New Service Is First to Stream Khmer Shows On-Demand
Some popular Cambodian television shows and movies will be made available online through a newly launched video-on-demand service, aiming to offer an alternative to cable TV and pirated streams. → Read More
GMAC Slams Union’s Criticism of New Garment Training Institute
The Garment Manufacturers Association in Cambodia (GMAC) issued a statement on its Facebook page on Wednesday hitting back at comments from a union official who criticized its new Garment Training Institute. → Read More
Stock Market’s Newest Listing Struggling to Entice Investors
A little more than a month after joining the Cambodia Securities Exchange, the stock market’s newest listing is struggling to attract much interest. → Read More
Industry Experts Say Ecotourism Has Potential to Expand
As tourists’ itineraries veer toward nature resorts and jungle trekking, companies and conservationists are considering how they can define, develop and expand ecotourism and coastal tourism in Cambodia. → Read More
Taiwan Eateries Look to Bite Into Cambodia’s Food Scene
Businesses from one of Taiwan’s better known street-food scenes—Yongkang Street in Taipei—are eyeing Cambodia as a gateway to enter Southeast Asia. → Read More
First Garments Manufacturing Training Institute to Open
Cambodia’s first garments manufacturing training institute will begin classes today, aiming to educate a new generation of students in apparel design, development, management, merchandising and industry engineering. → Read More
Tax Department Delays VAT on Microfinance Institutions
The Finance Ministry’s general department of taxation will delay implementing a new provision meant to clarify financial services for which the value-added tax (VAT) is required, after microfinance institutions voiced concerns about the burden it would entail. → Read More
Rising Food, Fuel Prices to Push Up Inflation, AMRO Says
Cambodia’s rising wages and consumer demand for food and fuel is expected to push up inflation this year, a regional research agency said following a country visit. → Read More
Tuk-Tuks Being Squeezed by Competition, Rise of Ride Apps
Sim Dom has been plying his trade as a driver on the streets of Phnom Penh for more than 12 years, first with a motorbike and now with a tuk-tuk. Business used to be good but these days, the fruits of his labor are not so bountiful as before. → Read More
Cambodian SEZ First to Join UN Initiative for Better Worksites
Cambodia’s largest Special Economic Zone (SEZ) on Thursday became the first entity of its kind in the world to sign onto a new U.N. investment initiative aimed at environmental and social improvements such as gender equality and waste reduction in the workplace, according to officials. → Read More