Unilever eyes Cambodian palm sugar
Unilever is looking to source 2,000 tons of organic palm sugar a year from Cambodia, a senior manager said yesterday. Monica Soy, senior external affairs manager at Unilever Cambodia, told Khmer Times yesterday that Unilever requires about 2,000 tons a year, to be exported from Cambodia
Sok Chan
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Rescues of trafficked migrant workers surge
More than 500 trafficked Cambodian migrant workers were rescued abroad and sent home in 2015, a huge increase compared to 2014 numbers, though largely attributable to a handful of mass repatriations from Indonesia.According to a report by the Foreign Ministry, 573 workers were returned home
Sen David
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/rescues-trafficked-migrant-workers-surge
Japan lobbies for joint meeting with ASEAN ministers of defense
A high official from the Japanese Defense Ministry (JDM) has lobbied for Cambodia and another ASEAN members to support the creation of a meeting between their defense ministers and the JDM to be held next year in Laos, according to officials at a meeting at
Ban Sokrith and Phun Chan Ousaphea
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/21309/japan-lobbies-for-joint-meeting-with-asean-ministers-of-defense/
Embassy rescues maid from Saudi Arabia
The Cambodian Embassy in Kuwait successfully rescued a Cambodian woman working as a maid in Saudi Arabia who complained of abusive working conditions, lack of food and of having pay withheld. Him Srey, a Cham Muslim from Kampong Cham province who went to Saudi Arabia
Srey Kumneth
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/21681/embassy-rescues-maid-from-saudi-arabia/
ERA raises concerns for voter registration
A recent military show of force and a politically motivated road blockade may have had the effect of deterring eligible voters from registering, the Electoral Reform Alliance (ERA) has said. In a statement released on Tuesday evening, the ERA, a coalition of NGOs in Cambodia, urged
Bun Sengkong
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/era-raises-concerns-voter-registration
Rescues of trafficked migrant workers surge
More than 500 trafficked Cambodian migrant workers were rescued abroad and sent home in 2015, a huge increase compared to 2014 numbers, though largely attributable to a handful of mass repatriations from Indonesia.According to a report by the Foreign Ministry, 573 workers were returned home
Sen David
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/rescues-trafficked-migrant-workers-surge
Helping farmers keep their cool
One of a farmer’s greatest enemies is heat. As many as 50 percent of the fruit and vegetables harvested in Cambodia are lost because of heat – lettuce wilts, onions become slimy, tomatoes turn to mush. Because of a lack of cold storage at most of
Jonathan Cox
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/23636/helping-farmers-keep-their-cool/
Civil society groups to watch poll
Thirty-eight civil society groups have formed a situation room to monitor the upcoming commune elections in a bid to ensure a free and fair electoral process. During a press conference in Phnom Penh yesterday, members of the situation room explained that despite having insufficient observers
Pech Sotheary
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/37000/civil-society-groups-to-watch-poll/
Opposition councilor held in land dispute
A villager and a CNRP councilor have been detained in a long-running land dispute in Kampong Thom province’s Prasat Ballangk district.A team of police and officers from the provincial forestry administration on Friday demolished the homes of 17 families living on three hectares of disputed
Mom Kunthear
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/37378/opposition-councilor-held-in-land-dispute/
Software to help stop spread of TB
The Indian Embassy to Cambodia has given a $50,000 grant for a project to help stop the spread of tuberculosis in the kingdom. During a press conference at the National Centre for Tuberculosis and Leprosy Control (CENAT) on Friday, Operation ASHA programme director Dr Narith
Ven Rathavong
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/38802/software-to-help-stop-spread-of-tb/
India to give $20 million in loans
India, the world’s second most populous nation, agreed to provide a $20 million concessional loan for the construction of electricity transmission lines in Cambodia after Prime Minister Hun Sen’s official four-day visit to India. According to a joint statement, “The two governments agreed to sign a
Sum Manet
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/50104934/india-to-give-20-million-in-loans/
Chinese, local firms sign agricultural deals worth $526M
More than a dozen Chinese companies inked deals to purchase about $526 million worth of agricultural products from Cambodian firms on Monday. The 34 agreements between 14 Chinese firms and 18 Cambodian firms were announced by the two country’s commerce ministries at a press conference
Post Staff
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/chinese-local-firms-sign-agricultural-deals-worth-526m
Singapore & Cambodia to strengthen energy cooperation, starting with study visit
Singapore and Cambodia have agreed to strengthen bilateral cooperation in energy.
As a first step, a delegation led by a Secretary of State of the Ministry of Industry, Mines and Energy of Cambodia will conduct a study visit to Singapore from 21 to 24 October.
The
U.S. Lends Vietnam $118 Million for Satellite
The United States says it will give Vietnam a loan of more than $100 million to buy a telecommunications satellite from a U.S. companyLockheed Martin
Ex-Im says the satellite will provide coverage to Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos and Thailand.
It says President Barack Obama was required to
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Phnom Penh court reopens investigation on land case
A verdict in the land encroachment case against a prominent businesswoman was not delivered as expected yesterday, after a judge ordered the case be re-investigated due to a lack of evidence.
Phnom Penh Municipal Court tried Chhin Sokountheary, director of Layimex Holdings Group, in absentia on
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/National/phnom-penh-court-reopens-investigation-on-land-case.html
Fired Phone Company Workers File Complaint
One of Cambodia’s most active unions has filed a complaint against a Thai mobile phone provider, claiming it laid off more than 50 staff members without warning and without compensation.
The complaint was filed with the Ministry of Labor against Mfone, a company that belongs to
http://www.voacambodia.com/content/fired-phone-company-workers-file-complaint/1579895.html
Farmers say officials displaced their jobs
About 20 families in Koh Kong province are accusing provincial authorities and military police of blocking them from farming on land that is part of a dispute with a Chinese development firm stretching back almost five years.
The rice farms are in Botum Sakor district, which
Flagship airline gets new planes
National carrier Cambodia Angkor Air (CAA) recently bought a new Airbus 321 from Europe as part of its expansion into international routes to meet a rise in market demand. The CAA also plans to import one more plane early next year.
CAA is a joint venture
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Hong Kong calls for hike in imports
After a visit to Phnom Penh last week, John C Tsang, finance secretary of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, took to his blog to call for more direct imports of Cambodian rice, which he says comes through a third country.
In a post on June
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/2013070266597/Business/hong-kong-calls-for-hike-in-imports.html
Opposition Party Rejects Election Results, Wants Investigation
The Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP) on Monday rejected the results of the national election, calling for a joint committee to be established to investigate what the opposition party said were vast irregularities in Sunday’s polls.
“The Cambodia National Rescue Party demands for the establishment
