Local and foreign business interests form luxury property joint venture
A mid strong demand growth in the Grade A office sector, a joint-venture agreement signing event was held at the Sofitel Phokeethra last week, establishing an investment company, provisionally called Kingdom Luxury Development Co, which aims to build a Grade-A office tower Phnom Penh.
The joint-venture
Representatives to meet over factory fire
Representatives for the employees and owners of a Phnom Penh garment factory gutted by a fire last month will meet at the Ministry of Labor today to try and hammer out a pay package for the workers, though a factory official said they would not
Mech Dara
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/representatives-to-meet-over-factory-fire-65988/
Records refute city’s claim of hospital visits
Staff at the Phnom Penh Municipal Referral Hospital said Tuesday that they had no record of a recent visit from a man who died late last month at the Prey Speu social affairs center, contradicting claims made by a city official.
Both a file search by
Zsombor Peter and Ouch Sony
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/records-refute-citys-claim-of-hospital-visits-73915/
Land swap fears at hospital
More than 100 staff members of the Phnom Penh Referral Hospital and 7 Makara Health Care Center met the capital’s health director yesterday to discuss concerns about a land swap after a recent announcement that part of the hospitals lost their land title.
The meeting came
Chhay Channyda
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/land-swap-fears-hospital
IFC sells stake in Cambodia's commercial bank to Japanese bank
The International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, has sold its 12.25 percent stake in Acleda bank to Japan’s Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC) in an undisclosed amount after having supported Acleda for over 15 years, said an IFC news statement
Shanghai Daily News Staff
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/article_xinhua.aspx?id=235929
‘Price Dumping’ in Telecoms Market Still Persists
The Ministry of Post and Telecommunications implemented a law preventing mobile phone service providers from selling at less than cost over a year and a half ago, though the companies are still lowering their tariffs in an effort to remain competitive in the highly saturated
Rise in Worker Numbers Heading to South Korea
An expected 4,500 Cambodians are expected to be working in South Korea by the end of the year, up from the estimated 2,915 according to the Ministry of Labour. The strong economy in Korea combined with a Buddhist background is a big draw for the
Hun Sen: New government in September
After winning what is said to be a landslide victory in Sunday’s polls, caretaker Prime Minister Hun Sen announced on Thursday that new members to the National Assembly would be confirmed, and a new government created by the third week of September. However, a leader
Ben Sokhean
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/hun-sen-new-government-september
El Nino fire warning issued
The Ministry of Environment issued a statement on Monday on preventing forest fires in natural protected areas and biodiversity conservation corridors. The statement, which cited a government directive on water preservation from last Thursday, said Cambodian weather is set to be heavily influenced by the
Voun Dara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/el-nino-fire-warning-issued
PM denies development plans for lake in Ratanakkiri
Prime Minister Hun Sen on Tuesday denied that the government intends to allow private development around a lake in Ratanakkiri province, which is important to a biologically diverse ecosystem. The denial was sparked by an article published in the Rasmei Kampuchea Daily on Monday that
Khouth Sophak Chakrya
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/pm-denies-development-plans-lake-ratanakkiri
Centre aims to bolster women entrepreneurship
A women’s entrepreneurship centre opened its doors in Phnom Penh on Friday, providing a platform for Cambodian women to access the tools and resources needed to start or grow a sustainable business.The WECREATE Cambodia Center supports female entrepreneurs by connecting them to a network of
Cheng Sokhorng
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/centre-aims-bolster-women-entrepreneurship
CNRP leader accuses Hun Sen of constitutional coup
Cambodia’s opposition leader, Sam Rainsy, is accusing the ruling party of carrying out a constitutional coup after a local court issued an arrest warrant for him and a parliamentary committee stripped him of his seat. In a message published on Facebook, the politician said the
Robert Carmichael
http://www.voacambodia.com/content/cnrp-leader-accuses-hun-sen-of-constitutional-coup/3063073.html
Vietnam gives Kingdom encryption lessons
The Vietnamese military has begun training Cambodia police in cryptography and encryption techniques as part of a national plan to protect “state secrets”.Em Sam An, a secretary of state at the Ministry of Interior, signed a new agreement between the ministry’s cryptography department and the
Taing Vida
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/vietnam-gives-kingdom-encryption-lessons
4000 Garment Workers Protest Over Severance Pay
Two garment workers were injured yesterday during a factory protest in Kandal province when they clashed with 50 police and military police, a union representative said.
About 4,000 garment workers of Tai Yang Enterprises in Ang Snuol district held a protest to demand their severance payments
New solar powered lights for Cambodia
Cambodia’s energy sector acquired a new product yesterday with the introduction of solar powered lights from energy company Total, advancing it toward a longer term solution to meeting the population’s energy needs.
An industry player described the products as a nice bridge toward seeing Cambodia supplied with
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/Business/new-solar-powered-product-launched.html
Opposition Protest of Power Outages Delayed by Officials
Kompong Thom provincial authorities have denied a request by the SRP to hold a peaceful demonstration to draw attention to severe power outages that have plagued the province for almost two months.
Men Sothavarin, SRP senator for Kompong Thom province, said that his party had received
Cambodia malaria cases down 40 pct in 2013
Cambodia recorded 41,850 malaria cases in 2013, down 40 percent from 69,550 cases a year earlier, a health official said Sunday.
The disease killed 12 people last year, down 74 percent from 46 deaths a year earlier, Char Meng Chuor, director of the National Center for
Philippines Star News Staff
http://www.philstar.com/world/2014/01/19/1280640/cambodia-malaria-cases-down-40-pct-2013
EU grant US$3.9 million to enhance the capacity of local authorities and the independence of the media in Cambodia
The European Union has launched a call for proposals under the EU thematic programme “Non-State Actors (NSA) and Local Authorities (LA) in Development” for a total of 2.9 Million euros (over 3.9 million USD) in grants to strengthen civil society and to enhance the participation
The Cambodia Herald News Staff
http://thecambodiaherald.com/cambodia/detail/1?page=15&token=MzRmZGJiODVlYWY
Japan sends experts to help Cambodia with election reforms
Japan sent a team of expert to Cambodia to identify the needs for the election reforms, according to a press statement released by the Japanese Embassy in Phnom Penh today.
The Japanese Embassy said that a study team was dispatched by the Government of Japan to
The Cambodia Herald News Staff
http://thecambodiaherald.com/cambodia/detail/1?page=11&token=NGNmYzlkYjgzZDB
Cambodia opposition leader Sam Rainsy endorsed by parliament, ends year-long stalemate
Cambodia’s parliament endorsed opposition leader Sam Rainsy as a lawmaker on Monday as part of a deal with long-term rival Prime Minister Hun Sen that both leaders hailed as an end to a year-long political crisis.
Cambodia has been without an effective parliament since Sam Rainsy’s
Prak Chan Thul
http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/07/28/us-cambodia-politics-idUSKBN0FX0I720140728
