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BEAM Space Joins Forces with NUS Project DAMAI to Empower Healthcare Efforts in Cambodia
Smart storage solutions from BEAM Space enable student-led medical missions to rural villages in Cambodia. SINGAPORE, SINGAPORE, SINGAPORE, July 16, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- BEAM Space, a leading smart storage provider in Singapore and...

Officials from Laos, Cambodia to fight transnational crime
(MENAFN) Officials from Laos and Cambodia have convened for the inaugural meeting of their respective prosecutors' offices to enhance collaboration in combating transnational crime, with drug trafficking topping the agenda. Held in Vientiane on...

China Proposes to Help Defusing Thailand-Cambodia Border Tensions
(MENAFN) China has stepped forward to assist in defusing escalating border tensions between Thailand and Cambodia, both of which are its Southeast Asian neighbors. The diplomatic offer came on Thursday from Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi during...

Kandal M Venture Limited Announces Financial Results, including Higher Revenues and Gross Profits, for Full Year Fiscal Year Ended March 31, 2025
TA KHMAU, Cambodia, July 30, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Kandal M Venture Limited (Nasdaq: FMFC) (“Kandal” or the “Company”), a contract manufacturer of affordable luxury leather goods with manufacturing operations in Cambodia, today announced its...

Cambodia’s drug problem is on the rise
(MENAFN) According to a recent report from Cambodia’s Anti-Drug Department (ADP), the country detained 12,728 individuals connected to drug offenses during the first half of 2025. This represents an 8 percent increase compared to the 11,780...

Green Globe Awards Inaugural Certifications to Lifestyle Retreats Properties in Indonesia and Cambodia
Green Globe has awarded inaugural certifications to seven Lifestyle Retreats properties in Indonesia and Cambodia. SANTA MONICA, CA, UNITED STATES, July 10, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Green Globe has awarded inaugural certifications to seven...

Thailand Announces Nationwide Ban on All Drone Flights
(MENAFN) The Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand (CAAT) announced on Wednesday an immediate suspension of all drone activities across the country, citing escalating national security risks linked to heightened tensions along the Cambodia border....

China approves imports of Cambodian fruit
(MENAFN) Fresh durian has officially become the fifth Cambodian fruit cleared for export to China, according to Chinese Ambassador to Cambodia Wang Wenbin. In a social media update, Wang announced that the General Administration of Customs of...

Lightning Kills 31 in Cambodia in First Half of 2025
(MENAFN) Lightning strikes claimed 31 lives across Cambodia during the first half of 2025, marking a significant 31 percent decrease from the 45 deaths recorded in the same period last year, disaster management officials reported Tuesday. "Among...

Trump Signals Looming 25 Percent Tariffs on Indian Imports
(MENAFN) US President Donald Trump has issued a stern warning of imposing tariffs as high as 25% on Indian imports if a trade agreement between the two nations is not finalized by the looming August 1 deadline. Speaking to reporters aboard Air...

Crushing, Screening, and Mineral Processing Equipment Market to Reach $40.55 Billion at 5.6% CAGR: Sandvik AB
Crushing, Screening, and Mineral Processing Equipment Market to Reach $40.55 Billion at 5.6% CAGR: Sandvik AB WILMINGTON, DE, UNITED STATES, July 30, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Allied Market Research published a report, titled, "Crushing,...

NewGen Announces Strategic Acquisition of Cytometry Technology and Assets to Support Planned U.S. Expansion
The new cytometry technology enhances accessibility, safety, and efficiency in sperm-sorting procedures The acquisition of 18 cell-sorting systems and associated patents positions NewGen for U.S. expansion, where over 430,000 IVF cycles took place...

Extraordinary Meeting of the Council of Ministers on July 28th, 2025, and 2nd Interministerial Coordination Meeting on Timor-Leste's Accession to ASEAN
Spokesperson of the Government of Timor-Leste Ninth Constitutional Government ............................................................................................................................. Press Release Extraordinary Meeting of the...

Honoring Veterans: Army Veteran Alton Roberts
This week’s Honoring Veterans Spotlight honors the service of Army Veteran Alton Roberts, who was Killed in Action in Vietnam. Alton Reese Roberts was born in September 1951 in Gastonia, North Carolina, as the son of Lee Mack Roberts and Bonnie...

Studycat Redefines Safe Learning German for Kids with Ad-Free App
Studycat offers a secure app to teach German to children, featuring ad-free games in a protected digital environment, providing parents with peace of mind. HK, HONG KONG, July 25, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- In today’s digital age, where 85% of...

Diamond Equity Research Releases Update Note on Brillia, Inc. (NYSEAM: BRIA)
New York, July 24, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Diamond Equity Research Releases Update Note on Brillia, Inc. (NYSEAM: BRIA) New York, NY Diamond Equity Research, a leading equity research firm with a focus on small capitalization public companies has...

Hundreds of Endangered Monkeys Arrive in Canada for Research Despite Public Health Risk
TORONTO, July 16, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Animal Protection Party of Canada is sounding the alarm after a flight carrying hundreds of endangered long-tailed macaques from Cambodia arrived in Canada early yesterday morning. These monkeys are...

Kandal M Venture Limited Announces Full Exercise of Underwriters’ Over-Allotment Option
New York, July 16, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Kandal M Venture Limited (Nasdaq: FMFC) (the “Company”), a contract manufacturer of affordable luxury leather goods with manufacturing operations in Cambodia, today announced that the underwriters of its...

Thailand’s Industrial Confidence Dips for 4th Straight Month
(MENAFN) Thailand’s industrial confidence declined for the fourth consecutive month in June, pressured by escalating border disputes with Cambodia, intensified U.S. trade tariffs, and ongoing geopolitical unrest, new data revealed on Wednesday....

India Reports Online Scams Cost Indians Over USD800M
(MENAFN) Between January and May 2025, online fraud cost Indians approximately $820 million, according to a report cited by media from the country’s Home Ministry. Over 50% of these losses were traced back to scammers operating out of Cambodia,...