As political impasse continues, some donors hold on to funding
An increasing number of NGOs in Cambodia are facing the prospect of budget cuts, with money from foreign donors decreasing as a political deadlock continues. Cambodia’s robust civil society relies on donor countries, but some have postponed funding while the country’s two rival political parties remain ...
Suy Heimkhemra
http://www.voacambodia.com/content/as-political-impasse-continues-some-donors-hold-on-to-funding/1864701.html
Rights group slams SL case
A trial for two teens charged with intentional violence from a Stung Meanchey riot in November was unfair to the defendants, a statement released yesterday by Human Rights Watch (HRW) says. Calling the trial “deeply flawed”, HRW said the judge in the case showed open hostility ...
Sean Teehan
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/rights-group-slams-sl-case
Grand Twins again delays bourse listing
Grand Twins International (Cambodia) Co. Ltd., a Phnom Penh-based manufacturer of clothes for U.S. athletic brands, has again delayed its listing on the Cambodia Securities Exchange (CSX), officials said Wednesday. The company was expected to list Thursday, but technical problems prevented it from doing so, according ...
Hul Reaksmey
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/business/grand-twins-again-delays-bourse-listing-59958/
Tempers flare at bus protest
Resolution continued to elude 17 former bus drivers for the Phnom Penh Sorya Transportation Company yesterday when a demonstration at the company’s headquarters was roughly dispersed by company security after the ex-staffers tried to block buses from leaving. Sambath Vorn, president of the union whose founding ...
Mom Kunthear and Tat Oudom
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/tempers-flare-bus-protest
Shukaku pushes forward at Boeung Kak
Local developer Shukaku will step up construction of its controversial Boeung Kak lake development project this month, beginning work on a drainage system and corporate office, a spokeswoman told the Post yesterday. An updated master plan of Shukaku’s Phnom Penh City Centre project – an ...
Shane Worrell and Mom Kunthear
http://phnompenhpost.com/national/shukaku-pushes-forward-boeung-kak
As partnership with China grows, so too concerns
Cambodia has become increasingly reliant on China for aid. But critics warn that financial support from China is not well tracked and likely means the country has undue influence over the government, and that could mean more trouble down the road as Cambodia looks toward ...
Phorn Bopha
http://www.voacambodia.com/content/as-partnership-with-china-grows-so-too-concerns/2570669.html
Derailed dam angers EdC boss
Electricite du Cambodge director Keo Rattanak said on Saturday that the stalled Chinese-backed hydropower project in Koh Kong province’s Areng Valley has set back Cambodia’s plans to become energy self-sufficient. Rattanak, who was speaking at a gathering for soldiers in the Odar Meanchey province, singled out ...
Chan Muyhong
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/derailed-dam-angers-edc-boss
PM seeks Japan’s help in developing blockchain tech
Prime Minister Hun Sen yesterday met a Japanese delegation at the Peace Palace to discuss strengthening bilateral cooperation, especially in the development of blockchain technology. In the morning, Mr Hun Sen met with the delegation headed by Kozo Yamamoto, a member of the House of ...
Ben Sokhean
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50680516/pm-seeks-japans-help-in-developing-blockchain-tech
Mixed reactions over 2020 outlook
Reactions to Cambodia’s economic and political outlooks for this year have been mixed as the possible loss of the EU’s Everything But Arms (EBA) scheme in February looms. The risks and challenges related to the uncertainty over the possible withdrawal of EBA and the country’s ...
Sorn Sarath
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/mixed-reactions-over-2020-outlook
Sub-committee created to bolster social security system
In a bid to improve the welfare of the poor and most vulnerable, the government has reinforced the National Social Protection Council (NSPC) with the creation of a Social Assistance Sub-Committee (SASC). As per Sub-Decree No 244 – signed on December 31, last year by ...
Long Kimmarita
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/sub-committee-created-bolster-social-security-system
Legal framework not fully compliant with international standards: CCHR
The Cambodian Centre for Human Rights said that a number of provisions in the Kingdom’s legal framework do not fully comply with international human rights standards and fundamental freedoms. The 50-page report entitled “Protecting Fundamental Freedoms: A desk review of domestic legislation and its compliance ...
Taing Vida
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50685777/legal-framework-not-fully-compliant-with-international-standards-cchr
CIMB aiming to be top 10 in Cambodia
CIMB Bank plc, which aims to be among the top 10 banks in Cambodia over the next five years, is targeting more than US$100mil (RM317mil ) in deposits and US$90mil (RM285mil) in total loan size by year-end. Its deputy general manager and head of commercial banking ...
http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2012/6/18/business/11474729&sec=
HIV tragedy tops 200 in Cambodia
In a small village in Cambodia’s west, a tragic tale of international significance has caught the local authorities off-guard. An unlicensed doctor has been charged with causing an outbreak of HIV and murder after lax practices resulted in at least 201 people contracting the potentially ...
Luke Hunt
http://thediplomat.com/2014/12/hiv-tragedy-tops-200-in-cambodia/
Cambodia’s economy – Rapid development and COVID-19
Future Forum has partnered with the Konrad Adenauer Stiftung to produce a series of edited volumes examining a number of different areas of socio-economic development, ranging from fiscal policy to the fourth industrial revolution to healthcare. There are three thematic scopes that the series cover: ...
Pamela Corda
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50747261/cambodias-economy-rapid-development-and-covid-19/
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
Exploration permits for gold-polymetallic mines offered
The Ministry of Mines and Energy on Monday put on offer concession licences for some 207sq km of gold-polymetallic mining areas in Tbong Khmum and Ratanakkiri provinces. It said the areas of tenement are 107.10sq km in Tbong Khmum’s eastern Memot district and 100sq km ...
Thou Vireak
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/exploration-permits-gold-polymetallic-mines-offered
Cambodian academics laud China’s contribution to protecting rights to life, health in developing countries
China has played an important role in helping protect rights to life and health in developing countries, Cambodian academics have said. By sending medical experts and providing medical supplies, equipment, as well as COVID-19 vaccines to help countries combat the COVID-19 pandemic, China has made ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501198005/cambodian-academics-laud-chinas-contribution-to-protecting-rights-to-life-health-in-developing-countries/
Ministry: Snares threaten biodiversity
Snares remained a challenge for wildlife in Cambodia’s protected areas, and result in the loss of many of the Kingdom’s endangered species. In order to address the problem, in 2021, the Ministry of Environment and partner organisations removed over 60,000 snares from 72 protected areas and ...
Lay Samean
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/ministry-snares-threaten-biodiversity
Q1 cassava exports top a million tonnes
Cambodia exported nearly 1.031 million tonnes of cassava in either fresh, dried, powder or pulp/residue form in the first three months of 2023, of which nearly three-quarters went to Thailand, according to agriculture ministry data, as local reports suggest that prices for the tubers in ...
Hin Pisei
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/q1-cassava-exports-top-million-tonnes
SME Bank to allocate $50 million in funds for Siem Reap tourism boost
The allocation of funds through the Small and Medium Enterprise Bank of Cambodia Plc (SME Bank) is expected to be a vital and timely force in supporting and reviving businesses in Siem Reap province. The move comes in response to the continued arrival of foreign ...
May Kunmakara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/sme-bank-to-allocate-50-million-in-funds-for-siem-reap-tourism-boost