AKP Phnom Penh, January 08, 2026 --   

The Kampong Thom Provincial Administration and the Royal Group Phnom Penh Special Economic Zone Plc., signed on Jan. 7 a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on feasibility study on the establishment of an agi-industrial park in Kampong Thom province.

The MoU was inked by Kampong Thom Provincial Governor H.E. Nuon Pharath and Mr. UEMATSU Hiroshi, Chief Executive Officer of the Royal Group Phnom Penh SEZ Plc., under the witness of H.E. Dr. Mey Kalyan, Senior Advisor to the Supreme National Economic Council.

H.E. Governor said that the project which has now commenced its feasibility study, is a companion project to the major Cashew Nut Processing Industrial Park project. 

“The MoU is signed for the purpose of processing diverse agricultural goods, except cashew nuts,” H.E Nuon Pharath said. 

Mr. UEMATSU Hiroshi expressed the company's intention to collaborate with the Provincial Administration, as well as the Royal Government of Cambodia, to diversify the provincial economy and improve the local economy and the livelihoods of the people.

By Phal Sophanith