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Cambodia's Major Leap in Energy Transition: Launch of Nation's Largest 1,000 MWh Battery Storage System
Cambodia takes a major step in its energy transition with the official launch, on March 13, 2026, of the country's largest battery energy storage system (BESS) project.

Editorial team
Mar 162 min read


Cambodia's Fuel Crisis Eases Fragilely Amid Global Price Surge
The fuel crisis in Cambodia marks a fragile lull: out of over 2,000 initially paralyzed stations and depots, only more than 400 remained closed as of March 13, 2026, awaiting new deliveries delayed by the global price surge.

Editorial team
Mar 163 min read


David Treal's Unconventional Journey from Music to Insurance Pioneer
On the occasion of AG Cambodia's 20th anniversary, its founder David Treal retraces an atypical journey, from studying music in the United States to insurance brokerage in Thailand, culminating in the pioneering opening of his firm in Phnom Penh in 2006. As the first licensed agent in an emerging market, he built an indispensable reference for expatriates and entrepreneurs, withstanding crises and innovating against competition.

La Rédaction
Mar 136 min read


Iran Conflict Fuels Cambodia's Fuel Crisis: Prices Surge Amid Global Tensions
The conflict triggered on February 28, 2026, by joint U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran is already producing its first concrete effects in Cambodia, a country heavily reliant on fuel imports.

Editorial team
Mar 113 min read


Women's rights : Rasey Sun, Young Lawyer for Thalias Hospitality
After studying International Business Law in French at the Royal University of Phnom Penh, Rasey Sun became a lawyer. Cambodge Mag met with her to learn more about her journey.

Chroniqueur
Mar 102 min read


Women's rights : Chantrea Thorn, From Dream to Recycled Jewelry Reality
Since her earliest childhood, jewelry has always fascinated Chantrea—not just the object itself, but also all the preceding creation and manufacturing processes, its symbolism, and its correlation with the personality of the person wearing it.

Rémi Abad
Mar 105 min read


Women's rights : Catherine Chan, « No shortcut to success »
Cambodia’s development has seen a gradual shift away from the stereotypical gender roles, but even for successful entrepreneurs, gender inequality remains a challenge. Catherine Chan earned her degree in Accounting and Finance at the London School of Economics and Political Science, but since then has gone on to become a real estate mogul, currently serving as Urban Hub’s executive director. She sat down with Cambodianess to explain how the pandemic has affected Cambodia’s r

Partenaire Presse
Mar 92 min read


Cambodia's March 8: Beyond the Calendar – Women's Rights Day Reflects Worker Strikes, Global Feminism, and Genocide Scars
In Cambodia, March 8 is more than just a calendar date: International Women's Rights Day unfolds its reflections there between the heritage of worker strikes, global feminist struggles, and the still-vivid scars of a country emerging from genocide.

Editorial team
Mar 85 min read


Cambodia & Opinion : When Does Military Presence Become Occupation?
Border conflicts usually begin with arguments about who fired first. They move to competing maps, rival histories and national grievances. But eventually a different question emerges: what happens when military forces remain on contested land after the fighting stops?

Arnaud Darc
Mar 83 min read


Vanna Howard's Landslide Victory in Massachusetts Senate Race
Born from the ashes of the Cambodian genocide, Vanna Howard, a Khmer survivor who arrived in the United States at age 11, won a landslide victory on Tuesday in a special Massachusetts state Senate election.

Editorial team
Mar 52 min read


Louise Mushikiwabo Wraps Up Supportive Visit to Cambodia Ahead of 2026 Francophone Summit
Louise Mushikiwabo, Secretary General of the International Organization of La Francophonie (OIF), concluded yesterday an intense working visit to Cambodia, marked by high-level state audiences and a moving trip to the displaced persons camps on the Thai border.

Editorial team
Mar 53 min read


Phnom Penh, ASEAN's Discreet Capital: Between Diplomatic Ambition and Strategic Prudence
The ASEAN-Cambodge 2026 Summit has now concluded, and the official statements from leaders, combined with analyses from regional observers, paint a more nuanced picture of this diplomatic and economic gathering.

Editorial team
Mar 55 min read


CCIFC 2026 AGM: Leadership Transition and Record Growth
They were more numerous than usual in the IFC room during the Ordinary General Assembly of the French-Cambodian Chamber of Commerce and Industry. Everyone knew that this 2026 edition would not quite resemble the previous ones, with the announced departure of the outgoing president, strongly rising figures, and the election of a new board.

Christophe Gargiulo
Mar 54 min read


Empowering Cambodian Girls: Happy Chandara's Innovative Fablab Launch
Financed by the Dassault Systèmes Foundation and developed in collaboration with the École des Mines d'Alès, an innovative fablab opens its doors on the Happy Chandara campus in Cambodia.

Editorial team
Mar 22 min read


From Assembly Line to Economic Autonomy: Cambodia's #MadeInCambodia Strategy
The Cambodian Ministry of Commerce has launched a national #MadeInCambodia campaign, mobilizing over 300 supermarkets and convenience stores in a year-long effort to prioritize domestic products.

Editorial team
Mar 25 min read


Franco-Cambodian Parliamentary Delegation Delivers Aid Amid Thai Border Tensions
Amid border tensions with Thailand, a joint delegation from the Franco-Cambodian Parliamentary Friendship Group and the Cambodian National Assembly left a strong impression this weekend in Siem Reap province.

Editorial team
Mar 22 min read


France-Cambodia: From Development Aid to European Normative Integration (1994-2026)
In a nearly forty-page strategic note, Arnaud Darc, a businessman based in Phnom Penh, describes the shift from a relationship based on tariff preferences to one constrained by European law. The outcome of this transition will determine whether France remains, in the author's words, a "structuring power without being dominant."

Editorial team
Mar 27 min read


Mong Reththy: Architect of Cambodia's Rural Economic Independence
Mong Reththy, Cambodian agro-industrial magnate, has embodied since 1989 an ambitious vision of rural economic autonomy in Cambodia. At the helm of a family conglomerate employing over 10,000 direct and indirect workers, he orchestrates a "one for all" strategy that vertically integrates the production of compound animal feeds, pig and poultry farming, aquaculture, vast oil palm plantations, and the horizon of a local edible oil refinery.

Editorial team
Feb 253 min read


Cambodia-Thailand Border Tensions: From Ceasefire to Standoff
Since mid-February 2026, the Cambodia-Thailand border has been the scene of a simmering tension, crystallized on February 15 by the erection of Thai barbed wire and containers near Preah Vihear, blocking Cambodian farmers' access to their lands.

Editorial team
Feb 254 min read


Cambodia Ranks 7th for Teaching English Abroad.
The American website GoAbroad.com ranks Cambodia seventh among the ten most attractive countries for teaching English. This ranking, which highlights opportunities for expatriates in teaching English as a foreign language (TEFL), underscores the kingdom's strengths in Southeast Asia.

Editorial team
Feb 252 min read


Strengthening Franco-Cambodian Economic Ties Ahead of the Francophonie Summit
A few months before the 20th Francophonie Summit, which Cambodia will host in November 2026, Phnom Penh and Paris are multiplying signals of a strengthened economic partnership.

Editorial team
Feb 252 min read


Air Cambodia Seals Historic Boeing Deal for Up to 20 737 MAX Aircraft
Air Cambodia, the national airline of the Kingdom, has just sealed a historic agreement with Boeing for the acquisition of up to 20 737 MAX aircraft, marking its entry into the American manufacturer's fleet.

Eco News
Feb 232 min read


EuroCham Cambodia Unveils Key Insights from Its 2025 Member Satisfaction Survey
EuroCham Cambodia publishes the key results of its 2025 Member Satisfaction Survey, conducted with exceptional representativeness from 35% of its members. In this exclusive interview, Martin Brisson, Executive Director, breaks down the study's main takeaways—from record 92% satisfaction to expectations for targeted networking and strengthened advocacy.

Editorial team
Feb 231 min read


Royal Government Unveils Siem Reap Tourism Tax Relief for 2026
The Royal Government has announced a set of one-year tax measures for tourism businesses in Siem Reap province in 2026, aimed at supporting the sector's recovery amid fluctuating international arrivals.

Editorial team
Feb 232 min read
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