Indigenous communities want more transparency around mining projects
Indigenous community representatives told a forum on extractive industries on Friday that they were concerned about the effects mining projects in their areas could have on their health and livelihoods, and asked that they be better informed by companies and the government.
Hun Sirivadh
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Gov’t approves $9B worth of building projects in 2019
The government has approved more than $9 billion this year for capital investment in the construction sector, a nearly 80 per cent increase on last year, with most of the growth coming from projects in Sihanoukville, according to Minister of Land Management, Urban Planning and
Hin Pisei
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/govt-approves-9b-worth-building-projects-2019
Couple gets seven years in prison for land fraud scheme
The Phnom Penh Municipal Court on Thursday sentenced a couple to seven years in prison for commiting land fraud in 2015. Siek Leng and Chan Boramey were found guilty of forging public documents, fraud and using fake public documents under Articles 629, 630 and 377 of
Kim Sarom
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/couple-gets-seven-years-prison-land-fraud-scheme
MRF looks at captive rubber plantation to cut raw material cost
Tyre manufacturer MRF Ltd was looking at acquiring rubber estates to meet the company’s long-term raw material requirements and to bring down costs, a top official said.
“We are scouting for acquisitions of estates abroad to meet long-term rubber needs,” said Koshy Varghese, executive vice-president, marketing,
Cambodian rice expert produces ‘more with less’
WHEN he introduced his novel rice production method to Cambodian farmers more than a decade ago, Yang Saing Koma had to battle sceptics who laughed at his idea. How could less irrigation and shallower planting result in higher yield?
But Koma, founder of the Cambodian centre
http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2012/9/2/asia/11950264&sec=asia
Report Urges Better Factories to do more
Better Factories Cambodia must name and shame garment factories that abuse the labour law if it is to transform Cambodia into an ethical sourcing option, a report on the International Labor Organization initiative says.
Better Factories should make monitoring reports public, according to the 10 Years
Fisheries Official Questioned Over Clearing Flooded Forest
A fisheries official accused of involvement in the clearing of an area of protected flooded forest in Kampong Thom province in July was questioned at the Phnom Penh Municipal Court yesterday.
Korn Chanseiha, chief of the Fisheries Administration’s Stong district office, is one of about 20 officials
Largest hydropower station on Mekong River starts operation
The largest hydropower station on Lancang River in southwest China’s Yunnan Province — known as the Mekong River in southeast Asia — went into operation Thursday with its first power generating unit up and running.
The Nuozhadu hydroelectric station, located in the city of Pu’er, is
Hundreds of illegal migrants return
Nearly 450 Cambodians who were illegally working in Thailand were repatriated across the Battambang province border on Saturday in one of the largest one-day operations along that border, officials said yesterday.
Thai authorities had rounded up the 447 workers, who were busted without the required paperwork,
Energy issues focus for ASEAN
Prime Minister Hun Sen opened the 30th ASEAN Ministers on Energy Meeting yesterday in Phnom Penh, where ASEAN officials will focus on ASEAN green energy and develop a plan for ASEAN’s power grid, officials said.
Victor Jona, deputy director general of energy of the General Department
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/index.php/2012091258643/Business/energy-issues-focus-for-asean.html
B Keila, B Kak continue petitioning
Free of the police resistance that thwarted their march the previous day, about 65 Borei Keila and Boeung Kak community supporters marched to the Ministry of Justice yesterday in another effort to have land dispute activists Tim Sakmony and Yorm Bopha freed from pre-trial detention
Top Glove wants to source for its own latex
TOP Glove Corp Bhd became the first rubber glove maker to move upstream by acquiring its own rubber plantation land to ensure a consistent supply of latex
At for the purchase price of RM22mil, it translates to RM715 per ha, which is also 35% cheaper than
http://biz.thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2012/9/15/business/12014933&sec=business
Rights Groups Condemn Charges Against Anti-Eviction Activists
International human rights groups added their voices to the chorus of criticism over the detention of two female anti-eviction activists from the Boeng Kak and Borei Keila communities, accusing the court of failing to honor fair trial standards.
In a statement issued late Thursday, Amnesty International,
Brown rice standards are being promoted
Cambodian officials have begun to raise awareness on the forthcoming government issued standards for Cambodian milled brown rice, in an effort to guage reactions ahead of the official approval by the National Standards Board, according to officials.
The official approval, aimed at promoting brown rice in
ADB presents progress on its flood rehabilitation project
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is pushing forward with the US$67 million flood reconstruction project aimed at rebuilding roads,bridges and irrigation systems hit by the devastating high waters of 2011, improving the nation’s infrastructure and providing livelihoods to people in six severely affected provinces, according
Number of outbound travelers jumps
The number of Cambodian outbound travelers increased by 27 percent to 445,020 in the first seven months of this year from 357,050 during the same period last year, according to data from the Tourism Ministry.
Ang Kim Eang, president of the Cambodia Association of Travel Agents,
More B' Meanchey Homes Evacuated After Floods
Serei Saophan City has become the latest area in Banteay Meanchey province to be hit by floods, with more than 300 families evacuated to higher ground yesterday, according to provincial officials.
Banteay Meanchey provincial prison has also been affected by the flooding, with some parts
Court calls slain journo's family
Three members of the family of murdered journalist Hang Seri Oudom will appear in Ratanakkiri provincial court on Wednesday, according to their lawyer.
Oudom, who exposed illegal logging in the area for the Virakchun Khmer newspaper, disappeared last month when he left his house at night
PM says economy to grow by 7 per cent
Prime Minister Hun Sen said on Monday that the Kingdom’s economic growth is forecast to grow at 7 per cent this year, according to news agency reports.
“We still maintain our forecast of 7 per cent growth and the latest forecast showed that the inflation rate
Construction Investment – Cambodia
Construction investment rises sharply Investment in construction in the Kingdom during the first nine months of this year rose 83.6 per cent, according to data from Ministry of Land Management Urban Planning and Construction last week.
The data showed that during the first nine months of
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