{"asset":"news","key":"1472","locale":"en","id":"news:1472:en","entityId":"news:1472","canonicalUrl":"https://www.kps-tv.com/en/news/detail/1472","state":"ready","title":"Australia’s SunRice explores potential Cambodia rice investment","summary":"SunRice expressed interest in assessing a Cambodian processing plant and the introduction of Japonica varieties and growing technology.","body":"Deputy Prime Minister Sun Chanthol, first vice chair of the Council for the Development of Cambodia, met SunRice Group CEO Paul Serra on August 25, 2025. Cambodian government and private-sector representatives joined the talks.\nSerra expressed interest in visiting Cambodia to assess investing in a plant and introducing Japonica rice varieties and growing technology. The report describes SunRice as the first Australian company to export Cambodian rice to Australia and New Zealand.\nSun Chanthol welcomed the exchange of experience. He outlined Cambodia’s investment environment and potential, including recent transport and energy infrastructure developments that he said make business operations easier.\nSunRice Group is a major food and rice processor. It originated in Australia in 1950 and now operates in several countries.\nSource: Council for the Development of Cambodia\nPreah Sihanouk Provincial Television, adapted by ចិន្តា ទីទិ","contentScope":"full","proof":{"publishedSourceRevision":"1","publishedWorkingVersionId":"18795","languageVersionId":"19401","visibilityVersion":"2","versionToken":"a1.Vvcmbrix6vXoCZwR_cNNCkk6NR0DkDFECE7aYvxqr1A"},"availableLocales":["zh","en","km"],"attributes":{"sourceLocale":"km","translationKind":"machine","nodeId":"12","authorText":"","sourceName":""},"references":[],"links":[],"publishedAt":"2025-08-26T04:01:22Z"}