Ayanna Runcie

Australian solar energy company, Star8 International, yesterday opened its first showroom in Cambodia, near the Phnom Penh International Airport.

The company factory, located 15 minutes away from the new showroom, has been manufacturing a range of solar powered products – from tuk-tuks to buses and solar tiling – since it first opened 18 months ago.

According to Jacob Maimon, chief executive of Star8, the company has invested between $8 million and $9 million in Cambodia and produces about 200 to 300 vehicles a month.

read more: http://www.phnompenhpost.com/post-weekend/one-stop-solar-shop

Good on him meanwhile in Thailand he would be told "This is not a business for farang"

in Thailand he would be told "This is not a business for farang"

Not true. Owning or running a shop that sells solar panels is not a protected business.

Good on him meanwhile in Thailand he would be told "This is not a business for farang"

I believe the are very few restrictions on what type of business an expat can open, there are restrictions on what type of jobs an expat can do.

Allot of other countries have the same thing to protect the job force for domestic workers.

I opened an manufacturing factory in Thailand almost 8 years ago and never had an issue with the govt. Some of you guys talk about things you dont know

anything about.

He would not have received any backing from the Abbott govt.' I suspect.