PM blames Cambodia’s logging problem on opposition
Prime Minister Hun sen yesterday blamed Cambodia’s rampant deforestation on local villagers who he claimed had been “incited” by the opposition to clear the forestland, though conservationists were quick to point out that those behind illegal logging are actually often powerful tycoons connected to the ss='cambodia-color'>...
Ben Sokhean
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/pm-blames-cambodias-logging-problem-opposition
Kingdom’s list of certifications grows to 868
The Institute of standards of Cambodia developed 63 new standards last year, bringing the total number of certifications available from the government to 868, though one industry representative said the system still needed improvement in order to facilitate exports. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Cheng Sokhorng
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/kingdoms-list-certifications-grows-868
U.S. Lends Vietnam $118 Million for Satellite
The United StateS SayS it will give Vietnam a loan of more than $100 million to buy a telecommunicationS Satellite from a U.S. companyLockheed Martin Ex-Im SayS the Satellite will provide coverage to Vietnam, Cambodia, LaoS and Thailand. It SayS PreSident Barack Obama waS required to SS='cambodia-color'>...
http://english.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2012/10/03/2012100300498.html
Innovation essential for Cambodia’s place in AEC
An official at the Ministry of Industry, Mines and Energy expressed concern that if the quality of Cambodian produced goods does not improve, Cambodia is likely to become largely a retailer of foreign goods when the AsEAN Economic Community (AEC) is realised in 2015. Meng saktheara, ss='cambodia-color'>...
Suicide Cited in Military Police Officer’s Death
The military police officer who killed well-known anti-logging campaigner Chut Wutty, 46, on Thursday in Koh Kong province then died by his own hand after turning his AK-47 assault rifle on himself in an apparent act of instant suicide following the slaying of the forestry ss='cambodia-color'>...
Cambodia’s largest MFI boosts green farming loans
Cambodian microfinance institution PRAsAC says it is bolstering its green credentials by increasing loans for eco-friendly farming methods in the kingdom. President and CEO of PRAsAC, said the institution is “committed to providing and developing more green financing to the rural people for their livelihood ss='cambodia-color'>...
Siem Reap’s US$1bn airport delayed
No ground was broken in May on the New siem Reap International Airport (NsRIA), a Us$1 billion Korean investment, and officials say no definite date has been set for work on the project as the developer looks for new partners. NsRIA Co Ltd, an equal joint ss='cambodia-color'>...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/index.php/2012060656613/Business/siem-reaps-us1bn-airport-delayed.html
Disgraced ambassador’s property is a hard sell
The seized property of fugitive former ambassador Nan sy has so far failed to fetch bidders, denying state coffers some $400,000 embezzled by the disgraced official. The undeveloped 10 by 20 meter plot in Tuol Kork district was put up for auction last week in an effort to ss='cambodia-color'>...
Agreement for Government’s Jet Not Yet Signed
In the latest clarification from the government on the subject of it’s new private airliner, a senior aviation official said yesterday that the French-made Airbus A320 is not yet the property of Cambodia, as ownership documents have not been finalized. The 150-seat jet made its inaugural ss='cambodia-color'>...
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/agreement-for-governments-jet-not-yet-signed-11571/
Country’s First Life Insurance Firm Enters Market
The first company to offer Cambodians life insurance will launch on May 21, an official at the company said yesterday, though experts said the firm could struggle to make good profits in a market where fraudulent claims and limited customers could become a stumbling block. Cambodia ss='cambodia-color'>...
Cambodia’s salt output down 15% this season
Climate change was named as the reason for Cambodian salt production this year declining about 15 per cent, experts said yesterday. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Rann Reuy
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/cambodia%E2%80%99s-salt-output-down-15-season
S. Korea, Cambodia Agree On Sharing Military Supplies
South Korea and Cambodia have agreed to Share military SupplieS in peacekeeping and reScue operationS aS part of effortS to expand military tieS between the two SideS, the defenSe miniStry here Said TueSday. Lee Seon-chul, the head of the South Korean defenSe miniStry&rSquo;S logiSticS managment bureau, SS='cambodia-color'>...
S'ville Families Get New Court Eviction Order
More than 100 families who had their evictions delayed on Thursday in observance of a nationally broadcast speech by Prime Minister Hun sen have once again been ordered to move out, according to local officials. Provincial governor sboang sarath said yesterday that the provincial court had ss='cambodia-color'>...
Vietnamese Firm’s Land Concession Could be Canceled
The Ministry of Agriculture will ask Prime Minister Hun sen to cancel a 4,900-hectare economic land concession belonging to a Vietnamese rubber company in Ratanakkiri province on the grounds that the firm has been illegally logging on a large scale, officials said yesterday. According to ss='cambodia-color'>...
Borei Keila evictees look to UN’s Subedi
Borei Keila evictees who have spent months sleeping under staircases and near rubbish dumps delivered a petition to UN special Rapporteur suya subedi yesterday as their quest to be housed again at Borei Keila continued. ss='cambodia-color'>...
First Forest Patrol Since Activist’s Death Set
Members of the Prey Long Forest Network yesterday said they are planning to hold a citizens’ patrol to look for evidence of illegal logging in Kompong Thom province this weekend. The patrol would be the first such patrol in the country since the April 26 murder ss='cambodia-color'>...
Final Witness Questioned Over Chut Wutty’s Death
The Koh Kong Provincial Court yesterday questioned the seventh and final witness to the April 26 shooting death of well-known environmental activist Chut Wutty by provincial military police officer In Ratana, court officials said. srey Makny, the court’s deputy prosecutor, said witness Bou An was questioned ss='cambodia-color'>...
Brewery answers PM’s call for product exports
Khmer Brewery (KB), a locally owned company that produces Cambodia Beer, has made its first export to Japan, partly in response to Prime Minister Hun sen’s call in mid-May for local food and beverage producers to push their products abroad. KB public-relations manager sok Chantha said ss='cambodia-color'>...
Cambodia’s Economic Growth Will Help Poverty Reduction
Cambodia economic growth was 7.3 percent in 2012. Agriculture grew by 4.3 percent, crops by 4.9 percent, fisheries by 6.7 percent, industry by 9.2 percent, garment [sector] by 6.9 percent and the service industry by 8.1 percent, said Dr Hang Chuon Naron, secretary of state ss='cambodia-color'>...
U.S. imports large volume of organic rice
An unusual report shows that organic rice buyers in the U.s. are getting a large percentage of their rice from Cambodia. The Cambodian Center for study and Development in Agriculture (CEDAC) exported 114 tonnes of organic jasmine rice to the U.s. in the first quarter of ss='cambodia-color'>...
http://www.agprofessional.com/news/US-imports-large-volume-of-organic-rice-201976661.html