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A growing group of young engineers say they are ready for the government to make use of their skills but are facing limited job prospects. “The use of the skills acquired by graduate engineers in the labor market is still limited,” said Chann Rithy, vice president of Techno Charity, a group of engineers, as a guest Monday on “Hello VOA.” Techno Charity has around 50 members who are graduates of the Institute of Technology of Cambodia.

Ten years ago, the infrastructure in Cambodia’s capital, Phnom Penh, was in poor condition. Power outages were frequent

When purchasing electronics equipment, virtually all people are basically interested in finding something that will do the best job in their home or office. Majority of people would prefer to spend the least amount of money, but are prepared to pay more to own a better product. When you’re in search of a scanner so [...]

Opposition leader Sam Rainsy says he is preparing to file more complaints against Prime Minister Hun Sen, similar to allegations he has already made in a New York court. “I have met my lawyer to prepare lawsuits against Hun Sen for killing many people on several occasions,” Sam Rainsy told VOA Khmer in an interview last week, without elaborating. “He was involved in these crimes, including crimes against humanity.” Sam Rainsy alleges Hun Sen was responsible for the deaths of people sent to clear forests along the Thai border in the 1980s, where they met with malaria and other diseases and land mines

Photo by: BLOOMBERG Dairy cows rest in the sun in Otaki, New Zealand. Cows from the country could be brought to produce milk in Cambodia. No one in our country is producing fresh milk ..

On Thursday, Sony’s distributors of the state-of-the-art television set gave viewers the impression of watching footage in three dimensions at the flick of a switch, and believe that demand for high-end consumer goods is growing in Cambodia’s market in the later this year. The two companies which are distributing Sony-branded products in Cambodia are K4 [...]

ANZ and Standard Bank launched the sell down of a US$421 million 18-month bridging loan this week, to back the Royal Group’s acquisition of Millicom’s majority stake in Mobitel. The loan covers the Royal Group’s November purchase of Luxembourg-based Millicom International Cellular SA’s network operations in the Kingdom for $346 million. The acquisitions included a [...]