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Grab expands services in partnership with Bangkok’s motorbike taxi riders
Ride-hailing service Grab on May 2 began a two-wheeled service in partnership with Bangkok’s army of motorbike taxi riders – known collectively as Win. For the GrabBike (Win) service, passengers can use the Grab mobile app to book a ride and request pickup for any ...
Local silk industry seeks Chinese support
More than 20 local silk companies and producers are seeking the support of Chinese silk experts, in the form of joint ventures, to help them raise silkworms and cultivate mulberry trees. The companies made this call at a business matching event with representatives from the ...
CRF urges millers to pay up
The Cambodia Rice Federation will hold a meeting with milled rice exporters tomorrow to enforce the payment of fees for the federation’s operations. The meeting comes amid criticism from exporters that the CRF had done nothing to boost their exports and seek new markets. Hun Lak, ...
Inquiry afoot after sand shipping video goes viral
The Ministry of Mines and Energy on May 2 said it was investigating potential irregularities in the export of sand after a video from the NGO Mother Nature claiming that banned exports continued unabated went viral yesterday, racking up hundreds of thousands of “likes”. While the ...
Rice millers balk at export fees
Numerous members of the Cambodia Rice Federation, the body tasked with lobbying on the sectors behalf, have stopped paying membership dues and export fees, claiming that they cannot afford to as the industry continues to struggle with high production costs and regional export competition. According ...
Court seeks arrest of RFA reporter
The Phnom Penh Municipal Court on May 2 stepped up its pressure on Radio Free Asia reporter Chun Chanboth by issuing an arrest warrant for him, hours after his lawyer submitted a written statement admitting Chanboth had joined an opposition delegation visiting Prey Sar prison, but ...
Illicit trade costs millions
Illicit financial flows in and out of Cambodia starved the Kingdom of at least $360 million in lost taxes annually between 2005 and 2014, according to a new report. The US-based nonprofit Global Financial Integrity measured illicit financial flows – the illegal movement of money ...
NEC calls for neutrality on Facebook
An election official warned Facebook users not to make any politically charged posts the day before the election yesterday during a three-day training session on campaign monitoring, with observers accusing him of overstepping the bounds of a rule forbidding parties from campaigning on that day. ...
Thailand primed for region gateway role
Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha told the gathering of World Travel and Tourism Council members in Bangkok last week that the country’s strategy is called “Thailand Plus One”, under which Bangkok is positioned as a gateway for trade, investment and tourism in the region. The focus is ...
Dairy, real estate giants interested in education sector
More and more big investors are pouring money into the education sector, which is seen as profitable and safe. In early 2017, TH Group, a dairy producer, officially put its school system into operation. Students can study at TH schools from two years old until they finish ...
