Cambodia Will Host Forum of Rice Product to Boost Rice Export
The league of Association of Small and Medium Enterprises of Cambodia will conduct a forum on rice products in 17 October at Koh Pich center to boost the export of milled rice product to one million tons by 2015 as guided by the government. Cambodia
Donors Mum On Aid Forum Postponement
Cambodia’s foreign donors are staying largely mum about the government’s decision to indefinitely high-level aid meeting, though one donor conceded that the move had caught it off guard. Economists also said yesterday that a delay in holding the donor meeting would have little effect, but
Thailand’s Former Official Denies Secret Oil Talks
Thailand’s former Deputy Prime Minister Suthep Thaugsuban has denied Cambodia’s recent claim that he initiated secret bilateral talks over coveted oil reserves in disputed Gulf of Thailand waters, Thai news service MCOT reported Saturday. In a statement last week, the Cambodian National Petroleum Authority said
Police Warn NGOs Over Workshops
Kompong Thom provincial authorities have threatened to shut down two NGOs who have been providing free legal education to poor villagers in the province, accusing the groups of fomenting rural unrest against private investors. The NGOs, the Cambodian Center for Human Rights and the Natural
Japanese Bank and Cambodian MFI Join Forces
Maruhan Japan Bank and Seilanithih microfinance institution announced this month they are forming a business alliance through which they will work together for mutual benefit and to provide banking opportunities for Cambodia
“By joining forces with us, Seilanithih will be able to expand the size of
OCIC Provides Infrastructure Funding
The company that’s behind the Koh Pich bridge development is providing US $70 million to Phnom Penh city hall to improve the city’s infrastructure
“All of the money that comes from the Koh Pich development is being used by city hall to develop Phnom Penh city’s
Flooding destroys 3% of national crop
Three percent of the country’s rice crops have been destroyed by flooding in provinces along the Mekong River and around the Tonle Sap lake, and another seven percent is at risk of being lost, the minister of agriculture said yesterday.
New government estimates also show that
Police raid maid agency, push charges against others
Police said they freed one recruit from a Phnom Penh recruitment agency this weekend and were seeking to prosecute its director, adding that they were doing the same for the director of the SKMM recruitment agency, where 78 recruits were freed last week. The court
Garment staff get pay, push for labour rights
Garment workers who went on strike over delayed payment of wages and other alleged violations of labour law on Tuesday morning were paid on Wednesday by management at the Chea Ieng garment factory in the capital’s Sen Sok district.
Factory employee Sun Sopheak said yesterday that
Hun Sen calls off deals on protected land
Prime Minister Hun Sen yesterday ordered an end to all private land deals inside the country’s protected areas and warned local businessmen and officials against making such illegal deals.
“All official paperwork in connection with natural protected areas is invalid,” he said while speaking at the
Work to begin on controversial dam in Stung Treng next week
Workers will begin clearing forestland in Stung Treng province as early as next week in preparation for the controversial 400-megawatt Lower Sesan 2 dam, district officials and villagers said yesterday.
The hydropower project, funded by Vietnam Electricity (EVN), will flood tens of thousands of hectares of
Flood challenges still loom
The floodwaters may have receded, but their effects are far from over, with the government, NGOs and international donors saying yesterday they are still assessing the damage as they shift to long-term rehabilitation.
Last November, Minister of Economy and Finance Keat Chhon said the government would
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Fear, rumours in wake of shooting
Speculation is bubbling in Bavet town over the identity of the man who shot three people protesting outside a shoe factory on Monday, with eyewitnesses, police and villagers suggesting blame lies with town officials.
The shooting, which took place outside the Kaoway Sports Ltd factory
Bavet Governor Summoned Over Shooting
The Svay Rieng Provincial Court yesterday summoned Bavet city governor Chhuk Bundith for questioning over his alleged role in the shooting of three female garment workers at a special economic zone (SEZ) in the province two weeks ago, court officials said.
Human rights groups continued
Pursat City Residents Threaten To Protest Electricity Prices
More than 500 residents of Pursat City have signed a letter addressed to Minister of Industry, Mines and Energy Suy Sem threatening to take to the streets in protest if the town’s privately owned electricity distributor does not reduce prices.
Rong Chhun, president of the Cambodian
Ambassador Reiterates S China Sea Stance
Chinese Ambassador Pan Guangxue yesterday said that China opposes the contentious issue of the South China Sea being discussed by countries that are not directly involved in the regional maritime dispute.
Speaking at a news conference at the Chinese Embassy to discuss Chinese President Hu Jintao’s
Eviction Notices Arrive Too Late, Villagers Say
Poipet City authorities have issued eviction notices to those living alongside a section of railway that is earmarked for renovation, telling the families to move within 10 days or risk loss of property.
The villagers said yesterday they received the eviction announcement only one day before
ក្រសួងការងារនឹងពិន័យរោងចក្រ ឬសហគ្រាស មិនបើកប្រាក់អតីតភាពការងារជូនកម្មករ
ក្រសួងការងារ និងបណ្តុះបណ្តាលវិជ្ជាជីវៈ អះអាងថា នឹងតាមដានការអនុវត្តរបស់បណ្តារោងចក្រ សហគ្រាស ជុំវិញការទូទាត់បើកប្រាក់បំណាច់អតីតភាពការងារជូនកម្មករនិយោជិត តាមគោលការណ៍ថ្មី ដែលនឹងចាប់ផ្តើមអនុវត្តជាលើកដំបូង នៅខែមិថុនានេះ ហើយក្រសួងក៏ត្រៀមវិធានការ
ឡុង គីមម៉ារីតា
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លោកហ៊ុន សែន ឲ្យពិនិត្យច្បាប់ព័ត៌មាន និងប្រាប់មន្ត្រីឆ្លើយតបព័ត៌មានក្លែងក្លាយឲ្យលឿន
លោកនាយករដ្ឋមន្ត្រី ហ៊ុន សែន ស្នើឲ្យមានការពិនិត្យលើច្បាប់ស្តីពីរបបសារព័ត៌មានឆ្នាំ ១៩៩៥ ដើម្បីរកមើលចំណុចដែលគួរធ្វើវិសោធនកម្ម ខណៈច្បាប់ពាក់ព័ន្ធ ២ កំពុងស្ថិតក្នុងដំណាក់កាលព្រាង ហើយទន្ទឹមនេះលោកប្រាប់ឲ្យមន្ត្រីរួមចំណែកវាយបកលើព័ត៌មានក្លែងក្លាយដោយការបញ្ចេញ
នៀម ឆេង
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នាយករដ្ឋមន្ត្រីក្រើនរំលឹកពីការធ្លាក់ចុះនៃការបំបៅកូនដោយទឹកដោះ
កាលពីម្សិលមិញលោកនាយករដ្ឋមន្រ្តី ហ៊ុន សែន បានកត់សម្គាល់ឃើញថា មានការធ្លាក់ចុះនៃចំនួនម្តាយដែលបំបៅកូនដោយទឹកដោះ ហើយលោកបានអំពាវនាវរកជំនួយដើម្បីផ្លាស់ប្តូរនិន្នាការនេះ។ ក្រសួងផែនការបាននិយាយថា ចំនួនម្តាយបំបៅដោះកូនបានធ្លាក់ចុះពី ៧៣,៥ ភាគរយ ក្នុង
មុំ គន្ធា
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