Two hundred and twenty-one new factories opened in Cambodia in 2020, according to the ministry of industry, science, technology and innovation, which said 100 factories closed down due to the impact of the pandemic. The total number of factories in the country by the end of last year was 1,853 and these employed 900,000 Cambodian workers.
Prime Minister Hun Sen cemented his legacy as the current longest-serving Prime Minister in world history, after marking 36 years of ruling Cambodia, an achievement which has gained both praise and criticism. He has denied reports that he is using taxpayer money to produce a television series about his life after several senior government officials refused to disclose the source of the project’s funding and civil society organizations dismissed it as unnecessary for the nation.
