Maersk sees a slowing EU
The Cambodia representative for the world’s largest shipping company said exports from Cambodia to Europe grew by more than 60 per cent during 2011, but have since weakened. “Rice exports grew a lot during 2011 and a lot of it went to Poland and France,” ...
Stuart Alan Becker, P. 9
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/index.php/2012050856019/Business/maersk-sees-a-slowing-eu.html
Growth to be focus of ASEAN Economic Summit
Prime Minister Hun Sen will be opening the 44th ASEAN Economic Ministers Meeting and related meetings will kick off August 27 in Siem Reap, the centre of Khmer culture and civilization in Cambodia, and will run to September 1, according to the Ministry of Commerce. The meeting ...
Controversial Pöyry tapped for Xayaburi
Multinational consulting and engineering firm Pöyry has signed a contract with the Lao government to supervise construction of the divisive Xayaburi hydropower dam in the country’s north, it announced Friday. This work, carried out by its Energy Business Group, will include reviewing the design and ...
Exit of ANZ Royal CEO unexplained
ANZ Royal Bank chief executive Damian Bell has resigned from the post he held for not much more than a month, a company spokeswoman confirmed yesterday. He resigned “several weeks ago”, Libby Armstrong, a Hong Kong-based ANZ spokeswoman, said by phone. No explanation was offered for ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/index.php/2012041855621/Business/exit-of-anz-royal-ceo-unexplained.html
Small growth for Phnom Penh's water utility
Phnom Penh Water Supply Authority saw 8.2 per cent revenue growth during the first quarter of the year, a welcomed disclosure after the retirement of the state-owned firm’s general director was announced last week. The firm took in US$7,725,500 between January and March, up from $7,140,473 ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/index.php/2012070357153/Business/small-growth-for-ppwsa.html
Hong Kong seeking trade ties
During a visit to Phnom Penh this week, Greg So, Hong Kong’s Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development, reiterated Hong Kong’s desire to be inducted into the ASEAN-China Free Trade Agreement and highlighted Cambodia as a potential beneficiary for foreign direct investment from Hong Kong. In So’s view, economic ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/index.php/2012103159498/Business/hong-kong-seeks-trade-ties.html
'Outsider' criticism of verdict blasted by NGO
In a bluntly worded statement, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has shot back at critics of the Mam Sonando verdict, stressing that there were no political motivations to the case and accusing “outsiders” of trying to pressure a sovereign court. “Mr. Mam Sonando is the mastermind of ...
ASEM supports Kingdom’s decision to postpone meeting amid Covid
The 13th Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM13) scheduled to be held in Cambodia in November has been postponed until mid-2021 due to the Covid-19 pandemic, a Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation press statement released on Saturday said. The decision was made during a two-day meeting ...
Niem Chheng
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national-politics/asem-supports-kingdoms-decision-postpone-meeting-amid-covid
Survey sheds light on coronavirus-restricted SMBs
Cambodian small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) have recorded lower sales during the pandemic while 39 per cent of them have trimmed down their staff, a Facebook survey found. Among the business owners in Cambodia who responded, the State of Small Businesses survey found that 52 per ...
Thou Vireak
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/survey-sheds-light-coronavirus-restricted-smbs
Frozen food market to reach $120M
The Cambodian frozen food market is projected to reach $119.56 million by 2024 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 3.9 per cent during 2019-2024, Dublin-based Research and Markets reported. It said the increasing influence of Western food and an increase in tourism are ...
Thou Vireak
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/frozen-food-market-reach-120m
Cambodia’s plan to establish internet gateway raises concerns
The Cambodian government has proposed the establishment of a national internet gateway to control and monitor online traffic, drawing concerns among rights groups and businesses. The proposal was detailed in a July sub-decree titled the “Establishment of the National Internet Gateway (NIG)”. The sub-decree, obtained by ...
Phorn Bopha
https://www.voacambodia.com/a/cambodia-s-plan-to-establish-internet-gateway-raises-concerns/5570653.html
Announcement on the first death of COVID-19 related-case
On 11 March 2021, the Ministry of Health issued an announcement on the first case of a 50-year-old Cambodian man who died from COVID-19 at the Khmer-Soviet Friendship Hospital. The man lived in Chak Angre Krom commune of Phnom Penh’s Meanchey district. He was once ...
Ministry of Health
Press release on the outcome of the virtual meeting among the three Prime Ministers of the Kingdom of Cambodia, the Lao People’s Democratic Republic, and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam
On 11 March 2021, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation issued a press release on the outcome of the virtual meeting among the three Prime Ministers of the Kingdom of Cambodia, the Lao People’s Democratic Republic, and the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam ...
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation
Public warned against igniting forest fires
The public has been urged to stop using fires to collect bees, catch animals or clear land in forests. In a letter dated January 20, the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries said burning grasses and other unsanctioned activities like harvesting forests or clearing them for ...
Orm Bunthoeurn
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/public-warned-against-igniting-forest-fires
Concern over pollution as Yeak Loum Lake’s water changes colour
The water in Yeak Loum Lake, a main northeastern tourism site in Ratanakiri province, has changed its colour. . ...
Sar Socheath
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50816841/concern-over-pollution-as-yeak-loum-lakes-water-changes-colour/
Natural area selected as sustainable use park
The government has issued a sub-decree establishing the Tuolporn Taley Boeung Sne Multiple Use Area covering 3,557ha in one town and three districts of Prey Veng province. The sub-decree’s stated purpose is to ensure the preservation of the natural beauty, ecology, biodiversity, environment and culture while ...
Orm Bunthoeurn
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/natural-area-selected-sustainable-use-park
Press release on the Signing of Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Ministry of Post and Telecommunications and Microsoft Asian Headquarters
On 17 March 2021, the Ministry of Post and Telecommunications issued a press release on the Signing of Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Ministry of Post and Telecommunications and Microsoft Asian Headquarters which aims to promote the digital transformation through cooperation on technically human ...
Ministry of Post and telecommunications
KNPG Investment gets Koh Kong sand-mining licence
KNPG Investment Co Ltd obtained a licence to mine silica sand in Koh Kong province’s southwest, at a site previously operated by Sibelco (Cambodia) Co Ltd. Deputy provincial governor Ouk Pheaktra led a virtual meeting on May 13 to discuss with company representatives the results ...
Thou Vireak
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/knpg-investment-gets-koh-kong-sand-mining-licence
Mineral exploration firm to work with ethnic minorities
Canada-based Angkor Resources Corp – formerly Angkor Gold Corp – has entered into a “ground-breaking” collaborative engagement with Ratanakkiri province’s Jarai minority ethnic communities on the Andong Meas licence. “The agreement covers exploration through mining and also includes reclamation,” Angkor said in a May 4 press ...
Thou Vireak
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/mineral-exploration-firm-work-ethnic-minorities
Cambodia, as Chair of ASEAN, will host the ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ (AMM) Retreat
On 10 February 2022, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation issued a press release on Cambodia, as Chair of ASEAN, will host the ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ (AMM) Retreat.Cambodia, as Chair of ASEAN, will host the ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ (AMM) Retreat, from 15 to ...
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation