Several reports have shed light on the benefits of renewable energy adoption in the creation of jobs and providing cheaper, cleaner electricity while reducing the risks associated with climate change. The reports include “Renewable Energy and Sustainable Development in Southeast Asia: Challenges, Cooperation and Development Models” jointly produced by the Asian Vision Institute (AVI) and...Read More

A research report titled “Developing Cambodia’s Digital Economy: Youth’s Perspective”, presented during the 7th Annual National Bank of Cambodia (NBC) Macroeconomic Conference showed little consensus regarding platforms of choice but familiarity with their economic application. The study was compiled by associates of the Centre for Inclusive Digital Economy (CIDE), Chan Pirun and Nay Darlin,with support...Read More

ASEAN balance between engagement and noninterference garners praise The Association of Southeast Asian Nations’ balanced approach to the situation in Myanmar meets the principle of noninterference and is aimed at a peaceful resolution of the country’s issues, experts say. Yang Razali Kassim, senior fellow with the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies at Nanyang Technological...Read More

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The year 2022 is just around the corner and Cambodia will soon undertake the role of ASEAN chairmanship for the third time. This would be a moment of pride and also pressure. ASEAN has always been an integral part of Cambodia’s foreign policy. Despite being a latecomer, Cambodia has proven to be an active and...Read More

The Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC) has completed the drafting of the long-awaited new Law on Investment. The draft will be later tabled at the Economic and Financial Policy Committee before being submitted to the Council of Ministers and the National Assembly for elaboration, and is expected to enter into force by the...Read More

Asean countries are concerned over the rivalry between the US and China and wish to see a stable and constructive partnership between the two top global economies. This was indicated by respondents from 10 Asean countries in a survey released last week by the ASEAN Studies Centre and the Yusof Ishak Institute. In the survey,...Read More

Myanmar’s authorities have vowed to maintain friendly relations with all countries and stability at home in preparation for new elections. In his first televised public address since assuming power, Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, now head of the newly formed State Administration Council, said on Monday that the country’s foreign policy, government policy and economic...Read More

To strengthen the visualisation of “Cambodian Economic Dreams”, the Kingdom is in real need of “economisation of political discourse” against the current dangerous trend of “politicisation of economic discourse”. Politicisation of economic discourse is dangerous not just for domestic politics but also for international relations. For instance, Cambodian diaspora is seen as pursuing high-level politicisation...Read More

Cambodia has done relatively well in its battle against the Covid-19 pandemic, thanks to leadership, targeted measures, and rapid crisis response. After a year of battling the Covid-19 pandemic, Cambodia is in relatively good shape. The Kingdom reported its first Covid-19 case on 27 January 2020 – a Chinese tourist from Wuhan. The first local...Read More