Cambodia on Sunday officially launched its honorary consulate in Lowell, Massachusetts, an event presided over by Foreign Affairs Minister Hor Namhong. Koy Kuong, spokesman for the Foreign Affairs Ministry, said Ou Sovann, a Sam Rainsy Party defector to the ruling party, was appointed as the honorary consul, adding that the new facility would provide services to the UScity's large Cambodian expatriate community.
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Japan bank buys major stake in ANZ Royal BankJapan's largest bank acquired more than half of ANZ’s shares in Cambodia on Thursday, according to a statement from Kith Meng’s Royal Group. Japan's JTrust Bank, announced that they had acquired a 55% of stake in ANZ Royal Bank. According to a Royal Group
Ministry’s plan for net sparks fearsThe government has ordered all domestic and international internet traffic in the Kingdom to pass through a Data Management Centre (DMC) that has been newly created by the state-owned Telecom Cambodia, in a move some have claimed is an attempt to censor government critics. Spokesman