Germany supports land titling for Mondulkiri’s indigenous communities
<p>The German Ambassador to Cambodia supports the government giving land titles to indigenous groups in Mondulkiri province as a means of protecting natural resources. According to a press release from the German embassy, German Ambassador Ingo Karsten and Math Mara, secretary of state at the Ministry ...p>
CMAC to get pensions in framework of RCAF
<p>The Cambodian Mine Action Center has been incorporated into the “framework” of the Cambodian military, ostensibly to allow CMAC employees to receive government pensions. “Officials and staff of [CMAC] would like to deeply thank [Hun Sen] for offering officials and staff of CMAC official framework ...p>
Andrew Nachemson
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/cmac-get-pensions-framework-rcaf
US funding conditional on Cambodia’s release of political prisoners, reinstatement of CNRP
<p>The United States Senate has passed a $1.3 trillion spending bill that looks to cut funding for Cambodia unless it releases all political prisoners and reinstates the opposition Cambodia National Rescue party. The passage of the omnibus bill on Friday, which averts a US government ...p>
Erin Handley
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/us-funding-conditional-cambodias-release-political-prisoners-reinstatement-cnrp
Villagers discover bombs in Siem Reap
<p>police in Siem Reap province have handed over 14 unexploded ordnances left over from the war to an NGO tasked with demining. Svay Leu commune police chief Hout Sopanha said yesterday that villagers found the unexploded ordnance while clearing land for farming and then contacted his ...p>
Pav Suy
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/50115622/villagers-discover-bombs-in-siem-reap/
Private side can spark investment
<p>The government has called on private sector partnership for investment in Cambodia’s infrastructure; a move officials say will help funnel more foreign funds into the country.
Speaking at a seminar on public private partnership (ppp), the Minister of Commerce, Cham prasidh, conceded that help was needed ...p>
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/2013070566681/Business/private-side-can-spark-investment.html
Cash-strapped S’ville casino looks to expand
<p>The Israeli gaming firm behind Sihanoukville’s Queenco Casino is seeking investors to expand its operations in the seaside town, according to a report released by the company last week, but after six months of “cash flow distress” and losses of more than $1 million, those ...p>
George Styllis
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/business/cash-strapped-sville-casino-looks-to-expand-67596/
Cambodia, Lao transit fees for Hanoi-Ho Chi Minh City route seen as too high
<p>Aviation companies can save on flying time and fuel if they are allowed to take the proposed Ha Noi-HCM City air route crossing the airspace of Laos and Cambodia.
However, the governments of Laos and Cambodia are charging transit fees for flights passing through their airspace ...p>
The Cambodia Herald News Staff
http://thecambodiaherald.com/cambodia/detail/1?page=13&token=MGE2ZDJlMjJiNGY
British PM's Trade Envoy to visit Cambodia next week
<p>The Lord puttnam CBE, British prime Minister’s Trade Envoy, will pay an official visit to Cambodia on 13rd and 14th October, according to a statement by British Embassy in Cambodia Friday.
The statement said the purpose of his visit is to strengthen trade and investment ties ...p>
The Cambodia Herald News Staff
http://thecambodiaherald.com/cambodia/british-pms-trade-envoy-to-visit-cambodia-next-week-7476
Ministries switch up new office
<p>The Ministry of Interior has asked the government to grant what would have been the new location of the Ministry of Environment in Meanchey district’s Niroth commune to the newly created General Departments of Identification and Immigration instead, according to an official spokesman. ...p>
May Titthara
http://phnompenhpost.com/national/ministries-switch-new-office
CNRP lawmaker says he’ll show up in court
<p>phnom penh Municipal Court yesterday agreed to postpone a meeting with the opposition party’s information department chief, Meach Sovannara, who missed a scheduled meeting in which he was to answer questions regarding his alleged role in a violent protest in July, his lawyer said. ...p>
Meas Sokchea
http://phnompenhpost.com/national/cnrp-lawmaker-says-he%E2%80%99ll-show-court
Cambodia exports 233,859 tons of rice in january-august 2014; down about 1% from last year
<p>Cambodia exported about 233,859 tons of rice in January-August 2014, down about 1.2% from about 236,728 tons rice exported in the same period last year, according to data from the Secretariat of One Window Service for Rice Export Formality (SOWS-REF). Cambodia exported about 379,856 tons rice in all ...p>
Oryza News Staff
http://www.oryza.com/news/rice-news/cambodia-exports-233859-tons-rice-january-august-2014-down-about-1-last-year
Firm calls fraud case a ‘misunderstanding’
<p>The director of the phnom penh Municipal Court last week formally accused a property developer of attempting to defraud him of more than $200,000 he paid for a villa in Tuol Kok district when his name was not transferred to the land title, the businessman’s ...p>
Hay Pisey
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/firm-calls-fraud-case-a-misunderstanding-67656/
Vote set for election committee amendment
<p>The National Assembly will vote on a proposal to make the National Election Committee (NEC) a Constitutional body in early October, opposition lawmakers said on Thursday, honoring part of a deal the ruling Cpp struck with the CNRp in July to get the opposition to ...p>
Kuch Naren
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/vote-set-for-election-committee-amendment-67911/
End impunity for PM’s cousin, lawyer insists
<p>The lawyer of a 70-year-old widow whose land was stolen by a cousin of prime Minister Hun Sen, Dy proem, has filed a letter to the National Assembly’s human rights committee asking the body to help speed up the long-stalled case. Dy proem was sentenced ...p>
Buth Reaksmey Kongkea
http://phnompenhpost.com/national/end-impunity-pm%E2%80%99s-cousin-lawyer-insists
Cambodia exports 149,464 tons of rice in January-March 2015; up 77% from last year
<p>Cambodia exported around 149,464 tons of rice the first three months of 2015, up about 77% from around 84,331 tons exported during the same period in 2014, according to data from the Secretariat of One Window Service for Rice Export Formality (SOWS-REF). Cambodia exported 387,061 ...p>
Oryza News Staff
http://oryza.com/22283/cambodia-exports-149464-tons-rice-january-march-2015-77-last-year
Korea to invest $4 mil. to restore Cambodian temple
<p>Korea will use its first Official Development Assistance (ODA) for the preservation and restoration of foreign cultural properties to restore ancient Cambodian temples.
According to the Cultural Heritage Administration (CHA) and the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA), Korea will invest $4 million in ODA to preah ...p>
Kwon Mee-yoo
http://bit.ly/1y7tTTd
Oryza March 2015 rice market review
<p>The Oryza White Rice Index (WRI), a weighted average of global white rice export quotes, ended the month of March at about $413 per ton, down about $7 per ton from a month ago and down about $41 per ton from a year ago. Global ...p>
Oryza News Staff
http://bit.ly/1yfcJmT
Senior diplomat calls NGO law unnecessary
<p>A senior US diplomat has raised concerns over a proposed law to govern NGOs in Cambodia.
Hor Namhong told reporters Tuesday the draft law is not meant to impose undue burdens on NGOs. Civil society will have a chance to comment on the draft when ...p>
Neou Vannarin
http://bit.ly/1MjhDl7
18 families ordered to leave land, as Chinese development moves in
<p>Eighteen families in a remote region of Koh Kong province have been ordered to move, in order to make way for the development of a Chinese-funded luxury tourist outpost. The families received notice on June 5, ordering them to leave their homes within one month. ...p>
Hul Reaksmey
http://bit.ly/1L4nJbk
Thai companies vow to address human trafficking in fishing industry
<p>The Board of Trade of Thailand and the Thai Chamber of Commerce, along with four fishing-industry associations and leading players in the sector, vowed Tuesday to continue strenuous efforts to solve the problem of human trafficking and other labour issues, in compliance with the government’s ...p>
The Cambodia Herald News Staff
http://bit.ly/1etqiGJ
