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,
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
http://www.cbre.com.kh/2012/11/construction-investment-cambodia/
Cops crack down on faux shampoo
Seven sellers of fake shampoo have been detained for questioning at the Kampong Speu provincial police station after being arrested this week while plying their sub-par wares at the Chbar Mon town market.
Seoung Savuth, deputy police chief of anti-economic crime in the province, said police
DVD Shops Raided by Police At Local Distributor's Request
Police in Phnom Penh yesterday raided nine DVD shops at Tuol Tom Poung market in Chamkar Mon district, confiscating hundreds of illegally reproduced movies at the joint request of the Ministry of Culture and local movie distributor Westec Media Limited.
Sao Bunthoeurn, deputy director of
Japan Marks 60 Years of Relations With Cambodia
This year marks the 60th anniversary since the start of diplomatic relations between
Cambodia and Japan – the country’s largest bilateral donor – and to celebrate, the Japanese Embassy is planning an array of cultural events.
Speaking at a ceremony to mark the anniversary, Japanese Ambassador
Anti-Corruption Unit to Investigate Telecom Cambodia Chief
The Anti-Corruption Unit (ACU) will launch an investigation into corruption allegations made by staff at Telecom Cambodia against its director-general Lao Sarouen, officials said yesterday.
During a meeting with 295 Telecom Cambodia employees at the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications, ACU chairman Om Yentieng told staff
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/anti-corruption-unit-to-investigate-telecom-cambodia-chief-12103/
Rubber Gives New Bounce to Economy
Cambodia’s Prime Minister Hun Sen announced plans Thursday to encourage rubber smallholdings in a bid to expand production as the country promotes the cash crop as the number two commodity after rice.
Hun Sen said the government will support not only large-scale rubber plantations but also
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/cambodia/rubber-04122012174332.html
Trade with Vietnam climbs
Export to Vietnam climbed more than 57 per cent year on year in the first quarter of 2012 as farmers looked for alternative destinations for products that went to Thailand last year.
The primarily agricultural exports to Cambodia’s eastern neighbour were worth US$201.5 million, up from
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/index.php/2012050355944/Business/trade-with-vietnam-climbs.html
Government Distributes Land For Landless And Poor People
Samdech Prime Minister Hun Sen on June 14 ordered line ministries to distribute land to landless and real poor people to contribute to strengthening social equity system in the kingdom.
“Landless and real poor people will get a plot of land with land titles according to the obvious situation,” Premier said in the launching ceremony
Cambodia will not export rice to Philippines
After the Philippines government issued their own policy regarding milled rice exports the Ministry of Commerce of Cambodia has expressed its disinterest in exporting milled rice to its neighbour, Cambodia’s Commerce Minister said yesterday.
Local rice millers will not be encouraged to make any efforts to
UN's Under-Secretary-General Heyzer to visit Cambodia
Dr. Noeleen Heyzer, Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations and Executive Secretary of the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) , will make her first official visit to Cambodia from Aug. 21-24 to further enhance ties between the UN and Cambodia.
The visit
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/world/2012-08/20/c_131796014.htm
Cambodia’s trade with Malaysia grows sharply
Cambodia’s trade with Malaysia grows sharply in 1st 4 months of Y 2011
The bi-lateral trade between Cambodia and Malaysia increased by 75% in the 1st 4 months of this year, compared to the same period last year, said a senior commerce official Wednesday.
From January to
http://www.livetradingnews.com/cambodias-trade-with-malaysia-grows-sharply-47229.htm
Vietnamese fishermen snared in local waters
Provincial authorities arrested eight Vietnamese fishermen who illegally crossed into un-demarcated Cambodian waters in Kampot province on Tuesday.
The two boats were intercepted by river police in the early morning while they were trawling, Touch Poleak, deputy director of the water border protection department, said.
Sar
Government Forms Commission to Evict Families Near Airport
Deputy Prime Minister Sok An yesterday approved the creation of a joint commission which will undertake the role of evicting hundreds of families living near the Phnom Penh International Airport before the Asean and East Asia summits commence next month.
Mr. Sath [Choam Chao commune
Forum talks up CLV development triangle
A Dak Lak province business forum late last week discussed measures to further promote investment in the Cambodia-Laos-Vietnam Development Triangle.
About 300 delegates and guests from the three countries attended the forum, organised by the Vietnam’s Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI), in partnership with Vietnam’s
http://english.vietnamnet.vn/fms/business/52545/business-in-brief-15-11.html
Families say eviction forced
Hundreds of families in Ratanakkiri province have asked rights group Adhoc to intervene, saying local authorities in Bakeo district’s Laminh commune are illegally forcing them from their homes.
Village representative, Ek Orm, 52, said that authorities were forcing villagers to relocate to make way for a
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/2013011460762/National/families-say-eviction-forced.html
LED lights’ lure of lower electricity bills
The locally based Global Media Group is bringing the latest LED lighting technology to the Cambodian market in an effort to reduce people’s electricity bills.
GMG assistant chief executive Bun Sim said the company would use all its know-how, as well as experts from South Korea,
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/2013012460969/Business/led-lights-lure-of-lower-electricity-bills.html
