Cambodia to bid on Philippine rice tender
Cambodia is vying for a share of the Philippines’ latest rice import tender of 500,000 tons, according to Thon Virak, general-director of state-owned Green Trade Company. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodia-to-bid-on-philippine-rice-tender/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
Kang Sothear and George Styllis
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/business/cambodia-to-bid-on-philippine-rice-tender-65922/
Solar power set to shine in Bavet
Cambodia’s first large-scale solar power project is still in the trial testing stage, but is expected to be fully operational at the end of this month. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/solar-power-set-to-shine-in-bavet/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
Sum Manet
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/5079197/solar-power-set-shine-bavet/
Start date set for garment worker health checks
The Ministry of Labour’s spokesman yesterday said that free medical treatment for garment workers, announced by Prime Minister Hun Sen last week, will start on January 1. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/start-date-set-for-garment-worker-health-checks-2/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
Mom Sophon
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/5081004/start-date-set-garment-worker-health-checks/
Unexploded ordinances destroyed in Preah Vihear
Villagers in Preah Vihear’s Choam Ksan district who found a haul of unexploded ordinances on their farmland on Monday have handed it over to provincial authorities. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/unexploded-ordinances-destroyed-in-preah-vihear/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
Pav Suy
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/5085588/unexploded-ordinances-destroyed-preah-vihear/
More tigers means a lot more tourists, say NGOs
A project to increase the number of wild tigers in the northeastern part of Cambodia was put forward to the Cambodian government by a group of NGOs yesterday. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/more-tigers-means-a-lot-more-tourists-say-ngos/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
Khmer Times
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/5079471/tigers-means-lot-tourists-say-ngos/
Vietnam extends credit for Cambodian modernisation
Vietnam has provided neighbouring Cambodia with USD22 million in credit to support the military modernisation efforts of the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces (RCAF). href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/vietnam-extends-credit-for-cambodian-modernisation/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
Jon Grevatt
http://www.janes.com/article/42924/vietnam-extends-credit-for-cambodian-modernisation
Cambodia, Laos achieve 86 percent of border demarcation
Cambodia and Laos have so far achieved 86 percent of joint border demarcation and the two neighbors vowed to fully complete it as soon as possible, a spokesman said Tuesday. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodia-laos-achieve-86-percent-of-border-demarcation/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
Global Post News Staff
http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/news/xinhua-news-agency/140819/cambodia-laos-achieve-86-percent-border-demarcation
Development fears at Cambodia's most beautiful beach
Dozens of independent bungalows at one of Cambodia’s most unspoiled beaches are to be bulldozed with weeks, raising fears that a “soulless” mega-resort will replace them. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/development-fears-at-cambodias-most-beautiful-beach/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
Nathan Thompson
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/destinations/asia/cambodia/articles/otres-beach-cambodia-threatened-by-development/
Freedom Park finally cleared of car brokers
The Daun Penh district governor yesterday said his authorities had successfully carried out an order from City Hall last week to clear all cars for sale around Freedom Park. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/freedom-park-finally-cleared-of-car-brokers/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
Sen David
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/5080154/freedom-park-finally-cleared-car-brokers/
Asia-Pacific region needs to join force to fight against corruption: Cambodian PM
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen said Wednesday that countries and economies in Asia and the Pacific region needed to work together to fight against corruption. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/asia-pacific-region-needs-to-join-force-to-fight-against-corruption-cambodian-pm/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
Xinhuanet News Staff
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/world/2014-09/03/c_133617623.htm
Cambodia says China-proposed "maritime silk road" to benefit ASEAN
The China-proposed “21st Century Maritime Silk Road” will benefit the Southeast Asian nations in term of economy, a senior Cambodian official said Tuesday. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodia-says-china-proposed-maritime-silk-road-to-benefit-asean/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
Xinhuanet News Staff
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/china/2014-09/16/c_133647940.htm
Cambodia open to talks on ‘every issue’ with US, ambassador says
As Cambodia prepares for an official visit from US Secretary of State John Kerry next week, the country’s US ambassador says it would consider joining the Trans-Pacific Partnership. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodia-open-to-talks-on-every-issue-with-us-ambassador-says/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
Men Kimseng
http://www.voacambodia.com/content/cambodia-open-to-talks-on-every-issue-with-us-ambassador-says/3154335.html
Interest cap poses body blow for Cambodian microfinance
Just months ahead of local elections, the Cambodian government has ordered the microfinance industry to cap interest rates on new and refinanced loans at 18 percent a year starting April 1. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/interest-cap-poses-body-blow-for-cambodian-microfinance/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
Robert Carmichael
http://www.voacambodia.com/a/interest-cap-poses-body-blow-for-cambodian-microfinance/3783292.html
NGO positive NA wants to tackle corruption
Transparency International Cambodia yesterday presented findings of a recent scathing report on corruption to the newly formed parliamentary anti-corruption commission. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/ngo-positive-na-wants-to-tackle-corruption/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
Buth Reaksmey Kongkea
http://phnompenhpost.com/post-weekend/ngo-positive-na-wants-tackle-corruption
IMF maintains Cambodia's projected growth at 7.2 pct in 2014
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Friday kept its projection for Cambodia’s economic growth rate at 7.2 percent this year and 7.3 percent next year. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/imf-maintains-cambodias-projected-growth-at-7-2-pct-in-2014/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
Xinhuanet News Staff
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/business/2014-10/10/c_133705938.htm
Cambodia may gain from Vietnam investing in better infrastructure
A plan to improve transport infrastructure in Vietnam’s Long An province may help the country achieve its stated goal of increasing trade with Cambodia. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodia-may-gain-from-vietnam-investing-in-better-infrastructure/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
Michael Firn
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50898290/cambodia-may-gain-from-vietnam-investing-in-better-infrastructure/
SECC sets minimum capital requirement
The Securities and Exchange Commission of Cambodia (SECC) has set a minimum capital requirement for securities firms A statement from the SECC, released yesterday, said that securities underwriters are required to hold a minimum of 40 billion riel of their shareholder’s equities It also requires securities firms to maintain href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/secc-sets-minimum-capital-requirement/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/index.php/2012052456352/Business/secc-sets-min-capital-requirement.html
Direct flights soon from X’ian city
There will soon be direct flights to Cambodia from X’ian city in China’s Shaanxi province to meet the growing demand of Chinese tourists, said Tourism Minister Thong Khon yesterday. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/direct-flights-soon-from-xian-city/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
May Kunmakara
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/5077009/direct-flights-soon-xian-city/
Manhattan workers on strike again
More than 1,000 workers at the Manhattan (Cambodia) Co Ltd garment factory in Kampong Cham province are striking in the wake of factory management’s reaction to their last strike action. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/manhattan-workers-on-strike-again/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
Mom Kunthear
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/manhattan-workers-strike-again
Factory at center of January strikes under review
The Yakjin Trading Corporation, a South Korean company whose factory was at the center of major demonstrations earlier this year, has begun a review of its operations. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/factory-at-center-of-january-strikes-under-review/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
Heng Reaksmey
http://www.voacambodia.com/content/factory-at-center-of-january-strikes-under-review/2439828.html