Raising women’s involvement in agri, food industry despite challenges
A group of innovative women in the field of food and agriculture in Cambodia discussed the opportunities and challenges of establishing a network to support and promote farmer products in an event organized by the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the US Embassy in
Sovann Sreypich and Pou Soreachny
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Cambodia on Long Road to Freedom From Corruption, Bank Says
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has called corruption a “fundamental concern” for Cambodia even with the Anti-Corruption Unit (ACU) celebrating 10 months since its inauguration. The ADB’s Country Governance Risk Assessment Report and Risk Management Plan which is to be released soon calls for capacity
Planned Multimillion-Dollar Sugar Plantation Suspended
Mong Reththy Group has suspended a $115 million sugar plantation project that has been three years in the works, CPP Senator Mong Reththy said yesterday. According to Mr Reththy, the suspension is due to “internal” issues facing the French partner in the project, Groupe Sucres
Wildlife sanctuary shrinks again
The Royal Cambodian Government has given another slice of the Boeung Per Wildlife Sanctuary to the agro-industry.
A report in the Royal book released on October 12 states that 1,410 hectares had been granted to two unidentified private businesses for development, particularly the planting of rubber
Air Asia expands services, flights
Malaysia-based Air Asia will begin offering travel services in Cambodia, and may expand its flights to neighbouring countries, company officials said.
The airline launched its first Air Asia Travel and Service Center in Phnom Penh yesterday. Air Asia will partner with tour operator Mekong Discovery.
So Mara,
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Eviction clock ticks for families in Preah Vihear
More than 130 families in Preah Vihear province who continue to defy eviction orders will not receive any compensation if they do not leave their homes by Friday, the Choam Ksan district governor has warned.
Choam Ksan district governor Sok Hai yesterday said police and military
Borei Keila villagers set to sue
Women from Borei Keila who escaped Prey Speu social affairs centre last Wednesday made another impassioned plea for housing and compensation at rights group Licadho’s Phnom Penh headquarters on Friday.
Armed with copies of a Borei Keila construction agreement from 2004 and in tears, they spoke
EdC Power Rationing to Continue Until Rainy Season
A senior official at the state-owned Electricite du Cambodge (EdC) said yesterday that blackouts in Phnom Penh could persist until the onset of the rainy season in June.
EdC last week began rationing power citywide, as Phnom Penh is currently short about 100 megawatts of
Court Upholds Anti-Corruption Unit Verdict
The Court of Appeal yesterday upheld a verdict sentencing the former Pursat Provincial Court prosecutor, Tob Chan Sereivuth, and two of his bodyguards to between 15 and 19 years in prison for bribery, illegal detention and extortion.
Mr. Chan Sereivuth and bodyguards Ros Samnang and Chhit
Sell-Off of Wildlife Areas Faster than Believed
500 sq km of land from three conservation areas have been granted by the Cambodian government to agribusiness companies. Prime Minister Hun Sen has approved 50,750 hectares, through nine concessions, to be granted areas of land that were previously conservation areas. Reththy Kiri Sakor Co.
June Textile Workers Continue Protests
Factory workers from the burnt down June Textile Company have returned to the streets in protest after due to an objection by the factory officials. Last month the Arbitration Council ruled in favor of the workers providing them with a favorable severance payment, which the
B Meanchey Land Dispute Families File Objection
Businessmen Tuy Vanny and Seth Rin are embroiled in a land dispute with 50 families have had an objection filed against their allowing others to farm the land. The right to farm the land was only granted on July 7 to Mr. Vanny and Mr.
Beer girl exploitation revealed
The exploitation of women who work as beer promoters is soon to be exposed in a report that is going to be released by Care Cambodia and the Solidarity Association of Beer Promoters in Cambodia. The report will include first had accounts and interviews of
Accounting for the Bourse
Financial experts in the Kingdom yesterday called on the banking sector to implement improved corporate governance and increase transparency in order to ensure confidence in companies ahead of trading on the Cambodian Securities Exchange. Banks in the country have been required to publicly disclose financial
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Construction Approvals Grow
GOVERNMENT-approved construction projects soared 84 percent year-on-year through July to US$747.7 million, which officials called the biggest jump since the property market bust three years ago.
The number of approved projects for the period reached 1,279, a decline from the 1,344 projects greenlighted in the first
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CDC approvals rise by 247pc, January to July
The Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC) approved 75 investment projects worth US$5.5 billion between January and July, according to council statistics.
This growth represents a 247 per cent, year-on-year increase in the value of approved investment projects, 60 of which were in the industrial
Japan firms see fresh potential in Kingdom
A delegation of more than 30 Japanese businesspeople yesterday met with the Council for the Development of Cambodia to discuss investment opportunities in the Kingdom, after seeing what they said were vast improvements in domestic legal and tax regulations. However, no definite decisions had yet
Cambodian farmers could benefit from new Thai rice prices
The Thai government’s plan to implement a minimum price for Thailand’s rice growers next month is expected to push up paddy prices for Cambodian farmers during the upcoming harvest, agriculture experts said yesterday
Agriculture experts said rice paddy prices in Cambodia would likely increase due to
Poor farmers are hit the hardest by damage from floods
With ongoing floods causing an unprecedented $521 million in estimated damages, economists warn that poor farmers are being the hardest hit. The latest government estimate marks a roughly threefold increase from an earlier prediction of more than $161 million, which was the cost of the
Land dispute victims to protest crackdown
More than 2,700 families embroiled in 11 separate long-running land disputes in Kandal province are planning to hold a mass protest to draw attention to the continuing arrests and detention of villagers by the provincial court, villagers said yesterday
According to Adhoc’s records, Kandal Provincial Court
