Car sales sharply rise in Cambodia in 2012 due to strong economic growth
Demand for brand new cars in Cambodia has remarkably increased in 2012 thanks to robust economic growth, enhanced social security and political stability, major automobile dealers said Monday. “We sold about 800 units this year, up from 500 units last year, “Kong Nuon, president of
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/business/2012-12/24/c_132060341.htm
SDG 15 Life on land
SDG 15 focuses on the sustainable use of terrestrial (land-based) biodiversity and ecosystems such as forests, grasslands, deserts and mountains and their interaction with freshwater systems. It aims to protect and restore their ecological function. The work includes applying sustainable land and forest management practices and
Animals
Cambodian animals are state property under Article 48 of the Forestry Law of 2002. This places the Forestry Administration (FA) in charge of research programs and conservation duties. The FA carries this out through its Department of Wildlife and Biodiversity. Conservation programs in the field
Documents revealed in massive fraud case
The documents concern a court case brought by representatives of Hong Kong-based Enviro Group Holdings Limited who are suing John Davies and Lim Lian Tho – both former company directors of Phnom Penh based subsidiary Enviro Corporation (Cambodia) Ltd – and Mark McCluskey, a lawyer
Canadians urged to invest in Cambodia
Canadian Trade Minister Ed Fast yesterday said he would urge Canadians to invest in Cambodia as opportunies become more viable to potential foreign direct investment from countries that have thus far played a small role in the Kingdom.
Fast attended a ceremony recognising the first
Data Literacy Training 2020
On the morning of September 8th 2020, at Poulowai hotel based in Phnom Penh, Open Development Cambodia(ODC) hosted “2020 Basic Data Literacy Training on social accountability”. This three-day training is under the project Innovation for Social Accountability in Cambodia (ISAC) having ODC and FHI 360
More than 10,000 workers suspended
More than 10,000 workers at 18 factories in Svay Rieng province have been suspended because of Covid-19, said provincial deputy governor Ros Pharith.
Voun Dara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/more-10000-workers-suspended
Activist hit with $10K defamation fine
Environmental activist Kroeung Tola plans to appeal the Mondulkiri Provincial Court decision ordering him to pay 40 million riel ($10,000) in compensation to O’Raing district governor Siek Mony and four million riel to the state for public defamation.
Soth Koemsoeun
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/activist-hit-10k-defamation-fine
ASEAN Online Sale Day 2021 slated for August 8-10
ASEAN countries are preparing for the ASEAN Online Sale Day 2021, which is slated for August 8-10. Comprising two tiers for domestic and cross-border transactions, this year’s programme will be co-chaired by Brunei, which is chair of ASEAN in 2021, Singapore and Vietnam.
Asia News Network
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/asean-online-sale-day-2021-slated-august-8-10
Newest ASEAN fund may be out of reach for Cambodian govt
The ASEAN Infrastructure Fund, the largest pooling of financial resources among Southeast Asia’s 10-member bloc, held its first board meeting in Manila last week, but the extent to which Cambodia will borrow from the non-concessional fund has yet to be determined, experts said.
ASEAN countries and
ASEAN Infrastructure Fund could be within Cambodia's reach
Access to the region’s largest collective financial resource, the ASEAN Infrastructure Fund, could be easier than expected for Cambodia, according to an Asian Development Bank economist.
Initiated in May, the fund is expected to lend up to US$4 billion and leverage up to $13 billion for
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/index.php/2012071057314/Business/regional-fund-cambodia-adb.html
Leader lost, but activists fight on
An estimated 600 people will travel to parts of the Cardamom Mountains in Koh Kong province to investigate illegal logging and commemorate the death of slain environment activist Chut Wutty tomorrow.
Communities from eight provinces that have been affected by deforestation will travel to Koh Kong
Bandwidth boost underway
Fuelled by downward pressure on internet pricing, state-owned Telecom Cambodia had dramatically increased its fibre-optic link with Vietnam, officials and experts said.
The new 10-gigabyte connection would further lower prices and boost the speed of Cambodian internet connections in a market where demand for bandwidth was driven by
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/index.php/2012042655784/Business/bandwidth-boost-under-way.html
Industrial mining
There is no large industrial-scale extraction of minerals carried out in Cambodia yet, but many exploration licenses have been granted and some mining companies have reported promising finds of minerals such as gold. Today companies from China, Korea, Vietnam, Australia and elsewhere are exploring for
Cambodia’s national budget revenue reached about $4.9 billion in the first 10 months of 2023, down 2%
In the first 10 months of 2023, the national revenue collection reached 20,160 billion riels (approximately $4.9 billion), equivalent to 74.95% of the 2023 financial law, and decreased by 2.02% compared to the same period in 2022. This is according to the report from the
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501403520/cambodias-national-budget-revenue-reached-about-4-9-billion-in-the-first-10-months-of-2023-down-2/
Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) partner meeting with the Netherlands Commission for Environmental Assessment
On 20 October 2023, the ODC team traveled to Utrecht City, the Netherlands, to engage in a crucial meeting with Dr. Arend Kolhoff, Technical Secretary of International Cooperation at the Netherlands Commission for Environmental Assessment. ODC has been collaborating closely with the commission on providing
Cambodia invests $40B in infrastructure over 10 years
Cambodia has spent about $40 billion developing infrastructure in the last decade, with the Master Plan on the Cambodian Transit and Logistics System 2023-2033 laying out a roadmap for the next 10 years.
Chhorn Raksmey
https://kiripost.com/stories/cambodia-invests-40b-in-infrastructure-over-10-years
Prisoners 'utilised' in violent eviction
Twenty convicts in Preah Sihanouk Provincial Prison were employed by military and local authorities to tear apart a nearby village on land slated for a second prison compound, villagers and rights groups alleged yesterday.
However, prison authorities denied that any incarcerated people were involved in the
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/index.php/2012062557001/National-news/prisoners-in-eviction.html
Custom revenue grows by almost 20 percent over last five years
The General Department of Customs and Excise (GDCE) said its revenue collection has seen a remarkable growth over the last five years, with an average 19.5 percent increase a year since 2014.
Chhut Bunthoeun
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50701921/custom-revenue-grows-by-almost-20-percent-over-last-five-years/
