Living on a dwindling trade
In Samrong Leu village, a picturesque community nestled deep in the verdant fields of Kors Kralor district, the acrid smell of smoke fills the air.
Outside almost every house in this community, billows of smoke continuously emerge from the domes of homemade mud kilns, drifting around
Kevin Ponniah and Phak Seangly
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A hard lesson in arithmetic
When Reaksmey (not his real name) was in high school two years ago, he and his classmates were urged to attend the supplementary classes taught by their teachers before and after regular school hours.
For an hour before school and two to three hours after each
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Agro sector on a growth path
The tonnage of Cambodia’s agricultural exports increased by over 20 per cent last year, led by a surge in shipments of dried cassava chips, according to the latest Ministry of Agriculture data.
Cheng Sokhorng
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ANZ report shows a vulnerable Cambodia
Cambodia and Thailand’s financial exposure to Europe would make the two counties the most vulnerable regionally, an ANZ Bank report showed.
The Kingdom’s exports and tourism sectors were on increasingly unstable ground as Europe’s debt crisis advanced.
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‘Like animals in a cage’
A day after union leader Vorn Pov was violently arrested during garment strikes in early January, he was driven to an unknown location and told by armed officers to get out of the vehicle.
The union leader said his group of co-accused share a cell
May Titthara
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Canadia park, a ghost town
On most Sundays, the wide boulevard separating two rows of some 40 mustard-coloured factories in the Canadia Industrial Park is teeming with people.
Garment workers who live on the premises stroll or bicycle along the road, stopping to eat at the same restaurants, patronizing the same
Joe Freeman and Hor Kimsay
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Cambodia facing a dilemma on plan to give roads a facelift
With more than half of Cambodia’s 6,000 kilometres of roads being classified as “poor” or of “bad” quality by the Ministry of Public Works and Transport, industry insiders said that the government needs to engage with the private sector to spur investment into quality construction
Robin Spiess
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/cambodia-facing-dilemma-plan-give-roads-facelift
APSARA to build a $10 million hospitality center in Siem Reap
The Authority for Protection and Management of Angkor and the Region of Siem Reap (APSARA) will build a $10 million hospitality center in Siem Reap, home of Angkor Wat temple.
The Cambodia Herald News Staff
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Prasac moves towards becoming a bank
Prasac, a leading micro-finance institution in Cambodia, had increased its registered capital from US$3.8 million to $20 million in preparation for its transformation into a commercial bank by 2014, the institution said yesterday.
“The registration requirement of $37.5 million is a very small amount to
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
Motor insurance slows to a crawl
Insurance providers sold far fewer motor vehicle and personal accident policies in 2013 than in the previous year, sparking concern among some in the industry that the importance of being covered in case of a road accident isn’t getting through to drivers.
According to the General
May Kunmakara and Eddie Morton
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Battling dengue on a shoestring
The man leading Cambodia’s seemingly Sisyphean attempt to combat dengue fever can be found most days in a weakly lit office inside the Communicable Disease Control Department, which is stacked wall to wall with drooping folders and medical texts.
For more than 10 years, the soft-spoken
Amelia Woodside and Mom Kunthear
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Agricultural NGO to Become a Cooperative
The Cambodian Center for Study and Development in Agriculture (Cedac) said yesterday that it was undertaking measures to change its status from an NGO to a cooperative, a move that will ease the organization of donor money and push it to become more profit orientated
Association a shoe-in
Cambodia has approved the creation of a footwear association under the umbrella of the Garment Manufacturers’ Association in Cambodia. 37 of the country’s 38 footwear factories agreed to the creation of a representative body for their industry. The footwear industry is said to have exported
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A ‘good neighbour’ policy
Australian Foreign Minister Bob Carr chose Cambodia as his first official overseas trip since his March 2 appointment to the top foreign policy job. The Australian Labor Party politician, former journalist and longtime premier of New South Wales sat down on Monday evening with the
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Drought a ‘grave concern’
Local communities in rural areas across the Kingdom have expressed grave concerns over the severe lack of water for their daily consumption amid a prolonged drought that has caused streams, creeks, lakes and ponds to gradually dry up. Due to high demand for water to
Khouth Sophak Chakrya
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/drought-grave-concern
Polls a budget buster?
The National Election Committee (NEC) will spend $53 million to conduct the July 29 national polls. The figure is higher than previously allocated, after the European Union (EU) and the US suspended donations following last year’s court-mandated dissolution of the Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP).
Mech Dara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/polls-budget-buster
Blindness increase a concern
At a workshop on Monday, government officials and civil society organisations expressed concern over the increase in the number of people suffering from blindness and visual impairments, with blindness being the most common form of disability in the Kingdom. The workshop on the “Marrakesh Treaty”,
Soth Koemsoeun
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Riverbank fails a concern
In response to the latest riverbank collapse in Kandal province’s Mok Kampoul district on December 13, the most recent of a spate across the Kingdom, authorities have moved to prevent more from occurring.
Soth Koemsoeun
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/riverbank-fails-concern
Organics finding a following
As Phnom Penh sees a sprouting of organic grocery stores across the city, the newest entrant in the market says it will go a step further and sell chemical-free pesticides to farmers to encourage the growing trend of organic products and farming techniques.
Ayanna Runcie
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