Villagers in Kok Doung are among the 2.4 million people in Cambodia who have taken loans from microfinance companies. All told, the industry holds at least $8 billion in outstanding debt, the world’s highest average MFI loan.
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Rearing of endangered fish Larvae in Cambodia
This is the third year that the Wonders of the Mekong Project, in collaboration with the Inland Fisheries Research and Development Institute, has collected endangered fish species such as Mekong giant catfish.
Coal plant deemed too polluting for China heads to Cambodia
In Sihanoukville the third coal plant is about to descend upon their neighbourhood. It will be shipped over 1,600 kilometres from Hunan.
NGOs praise solar energy push
They are happy with the government’s decision to increase electricity generated by solar up to 20 percent of national output by 2023.
Government urges restaurants to stop using plastic
Govt encouraged restaurant owners to start using lotus and banana leaves along with other biodegradable packaging.
What does the G7 meeting in France have to do with Cambodia?
Many scientists argue that the world is on a worst-scenario track, on par or exceeding the target of a global 1.5 degree Celsius rise.
Ministry focuses on land grabbing
Environment Minister Say Samal on Saturday posted on his Facebook account stressing that land grabbing is against the Land Law and Protected Areas Law.
Singaporean company plans to build smart city in Cambodia
The beginning of this undertaking will involve the construction of a 100-hectare mixed-use development project in the centre of Cambodia’s capital city.