Japan donates $8m to CMAC
The government of Japan yesterday donated about $8 million to the Cambodian Mine Action Centre, to support its demining operations and victim assistance. Heng Ratana, CMAC general director, met with members of a technical team from the Japan International Cooperation System to review progress on the ...
Khuon Narim
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/50104212/japan-donates-8m-to-cmac/
Pursat official arrested for falsified paperwork
The head of the bidding office for Veal Veng district in Pursat province was sent to pre-trial detention yesterday on allegations of falsifying paperwork for locals seeking land ownership documents. Heng Donin, Pursat Provincial Court spokesman, confirmed the detention and said district bidding chief Prak ...
Niem Chheng
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/pursat-official-arrested-falsified-paperwork
Japan pledges $7.5 million for Cambodian elections despite legitimacy concerns
Amid widespread international condemnation of Cambodia’s upcoming elections, Japan pledged an additional $7.5 million worth of equipment for the July polls this morning. The grant, signed by Foreign Affairs Minister Prak Sokhonn and Japanese Ambassador Hidehisa Horinouchi, will provide “ballot boxes as well as other ...
Mech Dara and Andrew Nachemson
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/japan-pledges-75-million-cambodian-elections-despite-legitimacy-concerns
Pursat market to boost local vegetable trade
Farmers in Pursat province are to benefit from a new vegetable market, allowing them to sell their produce for free for the first five years. The market is aimed at boosting sales of chemical-free vegetables for distribution across the country, to reduce reliance on imported vegetables ...
Sum Manet
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/38550/pursat-market-to-boost-local-vegetable-trade/
Request all transport companies to instruct their drivers not to use drugs and to stick anti-drug stickers on their trucks
On 29 September 2017, the Ministry of Public Works and Transport asked all transport companies to instruct their drivers not to use drugs such as marijuana, morphine, heroin, cocaine or crystal meth and to stick anti-drug stickers on their trucks as part of a ministry campaign to ...
Ministry of Public Works and Transport
Seven men arrested over illegal Thai logging
Thai soldiers arrested seven Cambodians on Friday who crossed into Thailand from Pailin province while logging illegally. Chhun Chheuy, acting police chief of Pailin town, which borders with Chanthaburi province’s Pong Nam Ron district, said the group was made up of Cambodians from multiple provinces. ...
Pav Suy
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/5088195/seven-men-arrested-illegal-thai-logging/
External funds driving policy: report
A new study has found that external donors wield outsize influence in determining national health care policies in Cambodia. The research was published earlier this month in the journal of the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. The study focused on Cambodia and Pakistan, ...
Yesenia Amaro
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/external-funds-driving-policy-report
Cambodia-Vietnam trade nears $2 bn
Trade between Vietnam and Cambodia exceeded US$1.9 billion (Bt60 billion) in the first seven months of this year, the High Quality Vietnamese Goods Business Association said yesterday The news conference coincided with Thursday’s opening of a five-day trade fair promoting high-quality Vietnamese goods and the association’s ...
http://www.nationmultimedia.com/aec/Cambodia-Vietnam-trade-nears-$2-bn-30189110.html
UNITEL's data roaming services cover Cambodia and Mauritius
The Angolan mobile company of UNITEL expanded its data roaming services to Cambodia and Mauritius, through accords established with the operators of Orange and Latelz. According to a press note from UNITEL that reached Angop on Monday, with these partnerships, UNITEL is enabling for its customers ...
Women's rights group troubled by ADHR draft
A “public morality” clause in the draft ASEAN Declaration on Human Rights threatens the most basic rights of women and sexual minorities and should be scrapped, a coalition of women’s groups said in a statement released yesterday. Civil society groups met with foreign ministers at the ...
Growth in service sector brings more challenges
Cambodia’s service sector has seen significant growth in recent years, but the sector remains hampered by challenges, according to a report by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) However, inadequate supporting infrastructure, such as transport and basic utilities, the high cost of electricity and inadequate implementations of ...
http://www.tourismcambodia.com/news/events/7109/growth-in-service-sector-brings-more-challenges.htm
Agreement reached at Thai seafood factory
A conclusive settlement has been reached in the long-running dispute between a Thai seafood factory and its Cambodian employees, Cambodian ambassador to Thailand You Ay said yesterday. Rights groups and workers at the Phatthana Seafood factory in Thailand’s Songkhla province, which employs 1,050 Cambodians, have accused ...
Canadia Bank backs a rice mill in Takeo
Canadia Bank will launch a rice mill in Cambodia’s Takeo province in October, a move that insiders said could help curb the flow of unmilled rice to neighbouring Vietnam. Bank officials yesterday said they will buy US$3 million in milling equipment, and the total cost of ...
Six Charged for Making Illegal Fishing Reservoirs
The Phnom Penh Municipal Court on Thursday charged six people, including a provincial director of water resources and a commune chief, for their involvement in creating illegal fishing reservoirs in Kompong Thom province. “They were charged with clearing a flooded forest for encroachment and illegally constructing ...
Cedac report to help farmers
As the rainy season approaches, Cedac, a Cambodian agricultural organisation, is appealing to farmers this week to increase their rice yields, according to a Cedac report directed toward growers. The report established a six-step order of operations that would ensure increased output during the most intense growing ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/index.php/2012051156101/Business/report-to-help-farmers.html
Crocodile farmers feel bite as demand continues to fall
The price of crocodile hatchlings in Siem Reap province has dropped drastically, and many local farmers are worrying about the future viability of crocodile farming. Tim Bunseng, a crocodile farmer in Siem Reap with around 200 female hatchlings, said the price he can get has dropped ...
Bangkok- Phnom Penh Operate Direct Bus
The Phnom Penh and Bangkok bus companies will start operating their business this week in a move to integrate the ASEAN region and boost the facilitation of traveling between the two kingdoms, with a hope of attracting more tourists. “The bus link between Phnom Penh and Bangkok will begin this week, Transport Minister, Tram ...
Tourism Industry Will Continue to Contribute Economic Growth: Minister
The tourism industry will resume helping the economic growth of the country, Tourism Minister Thong Khon said this week. Currently we lost about 247 million US dollars on other facilities of tourism fields. He adds: “We agreed that the benefits from tourism have 25% leakage as we earn about 1.9 billion US dollars in ...
Japan congratulates Cambodia on peaceful election
The Japanese government has congratulated Cambodia on its general election, saying that it was held smoothly and peacefully. “The government of Japan will continue to follow the situation in Cambodia closely after the election,” said a statement issued by the spokesman for Japanese Ministry of Foreign ...
http://www.thecambodiaherald.com/cambodia/detail/1?page=11&token=M2M4MTg3Yjc2MWY
Cambodia’s SMEs Increase
Small and Medium enterprises (SMEs) in Cambodia have so far seen an increase, reaching the number of around 560,000. However, this sector does not grow with reliability and the capacity in business operation does not go to international market standard or standardization of free market. ...
Thou Poeu
http://www.akp.gov.kh/?p=36091