Timber seized in raids in Ratanakkiri, Kratie
Authorities in Ratanakkiri’s Lumphat Wildlife Sanctuary seized a stockpile of first- and second-grade luxury timber on Saturday, while a truck hauling wood was intercepted by authorities in Kratie province in the early hours of yesterday morning. No arrests have been made in either case, authorities ...
Khouth Sophak Chakrya
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/timber-seized-raids-ratanakkiri-kratie
Vietnam to invest in hotels in Cambodia
Vietnamese investors are planning to invest more in accommodation services and to build hotels in at least three provinces that Vietnamese visitors traveling to the world-knowned Angkor Wat will travel past. ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/2012122760497/Business/vietnam-to-invest-in-hotels-in-cambodia.html
Chinese investment in Cambodia up in 2013
Cambodia had attracted some $427 million of investment from China last year, up 62 percent compared with the $263 million in a year earlier, according to a report by the Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC). The cumulative Chinese investment in Cambodia has totaled $9.6 ...
Global Times News Staff
http://www.globaltimes.cn/content/838148.shtml#.Utx56xD-LIU
Chinese investment to ‘bear fruit soon’
Chinese Ambassador Bu Jiangua re-affirmed China’s commitment to the “One Belt, One Road initiative” yesterday at a symposium in the capital. ...
Sok Chan
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/18940/chinese-investment-to----bear-fruit-soon---/
China’s aid to mine, ERW clearance in Cambodia benefits over 1 million people
China’s assistance to the clearance of landmine and explosive remnants of war (ERWs) in Cambodia has benefited more than one million people, a senior Cambodian official said on Saturday. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501357764/chinas-aid-to-mine-erw-clearance-in-cambodia-benefits-over-1-million-people/
Turkish cosmetics firms eye market
Representatives of 21 Turkish cosmetics and self-care brands pitched their products to wholesalers, retailers and distributors at a cluster meeting in Phnom Penh yesterday, looking to get a foothold in one of Asia’s fastest-growing consumer markets.All but one of the brands had come to Cambodia ...
Ayanna Runcie
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/turkish-cosmetics-firms-eye-market
RCAF helicopter crashes, killing 5
A ROYAL Cambodian Armed Forces helicopter, one of a group of Z-9 helicopters received from China in 2013, has crashed during a training exercise in Phnom Penh’s Dangkor district, killing five people with one seriously injured. ...
Cheang Sokha
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/rcaf-helicopter-crashes-killing-5
Cambodia gets $118M in sovereign loans from AFD
Agence Francaise de Developpement (AFD) has provided Cambodia with a sovereign loan of 118 million euros ($121 million) for two projects – one to build the Bakheng water treatment plant and another to develop competitive skills. Minister of Economy and Finance Aun Porn Moniroth who ...
Ry Sochan
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/cambodia-gets-118m-sovereign-loans-afd
Cambodia envoy lauds Clark airport growth
Cambodia Ambassador Tuot Panha said the viability of Clark International Airport will make it one of the progressive International gateways In the PhilippInes. The ambassador said she would like to see flights between Clark and Phnom Penh or Clark and Siem Reap, now one of the ...
Sun Star News Staff
http://www.sunstar.com.ph/pampanga/local-news/2014/03/09/cambodia-envoy-lauds-clark-airport-growth-332246
Full text of China-Cambodia joint press communique
The following is the full text of the joint press communique between China and Cambodia issued on Tuesday during the official visit by Prime Minister Samdech Akka Moha Sena Pedei Techo Hun Sen of the Kingdom of Cambodia to China: Joint Press Communique Between the People’s ...
Bad Loans Grew in Some Banks in 2010
Nonperforming loans have increased in some banks though the number for the banking system over all has decreased 3 percent according to the National Bank of Cambodia. ANZ Royal Bank has seen a rise to 5.7 percent while Canadia Bank rose to 6.5 percent. Other ...
PM weighs in as floods continue in Kingdom
Water levels in the Mekong River in Stung Treng province climbed to emergency levels yesterday morning as Prime Minister Hun Sen took to Face-book to order local authorities to look out for residents. ...
Khouth Sophak Chakrya
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/pm-weighs-floods-continue-kingdom
Japan wades in to prevent floods in capital
The Japan International Cooperation Agency will today begIn two days of draInage work to clear clogged systems that led to recent floods In the capital. ...
Khuon Narim
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/5084559/japan-wades-prevent-floods-capital/
Report shows decrease in fires in past year
The Interior MInistry’s department of fire control officials said yesterday that fires killed 22 and Injured 12 In 2017. ...
Mom Kunthear
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/5098592/report-shows-decrease-fires-past-year/
Correspondent banking in retreat, but growing in Asia
While financial inclusion is a top priority for emerging economies, new research suggests more stringent enforcement of anti-money regulations in recent years has resulted in major Western banks disconnecting from these regions, leaving local businesses without access to the international financial system. ...
Cam McGrath
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/correspondent-banking-retreat-growing-asia
Legal status in sight for workers in Thailand
Cambodian workers in Thailand will be able to collect legal documents to legitimise their presence in the country this week. The Committee for Legalising Cambodian Workers Residing and Working in Thailand will begin issuing both travel documents and Overseas Cambodian Workers Cards under the ongoing 100-day ...
Mom Kunthear
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/5085082/legal-status-sight-workers-thailand/
Phnom Penh sees rise in shipments in 2012
Container traffic through the Phnom Penh Autonomous Port increased by 7.5 percent in the first eight months of this year compared to the sme period last year, according to port figures. in the January through August period, the port received 57,000 twenty-foot-equivalent units, or TEUs, up ...
KFC in Cambodia Makes Losses in First Quarter
The Malaysian company that operates the KFC fast food restaurants in Cambodia has announced the venture made losses of more than a quarter of a million dollars in the first three months of this year. in its first-quarter report to the Malaysian stock exchange, QSR Brands ...
Mfone Profits Cut in Half in First Quarter
Thaicom Public Company Ltd., which owns a majority stake in local phone operator Mfone, announced on Friday that they have devalued the company by about $1.31 million as profits in the first quarter dropped by half. “in an effort to reflect the fair value of its ...
In Washington, ‘Mekong Days’ Puts River in Focus
Advocacy groups, environmentalists and policy-makers have wrapped up five days of events surrounding Mekong River issues in Washington. “Mekong Days,” a series of talks, films and other forums that ended Tuesday, highlighted issues in the region, where some 60 million people live. The Mekong River, a major ...
http://www.voacambodia.com/content/in-washington-mekong-days-puts-river-in-focus/1630640.html