City Hall Calls On Angkor Beer Promoters to Protest Peacefully
Phnom Penh City Hall yesterday warned Angkor Beer promoters to protest peacefully until a resolution could be reached on their pay claims, a union representative said. Protests held by the Angkor Beer promoters turned violent on Tuesday evening, with one promoter hospitalized after protestors clashed ...
Questions Raised Over Quarry Crackdown
The Phnom Penh municipal government issued a warning to those operating unlicensed sand quarries after a military helicopter plunged into one killing four people on Monday, but some questioned City Hall’s motives and commitment. The statement, dated Tuesday and signed by Governor Pa Socheatvong, came a ...
Khy Sovuthy
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/questions-raised-over-quarry-crackdown-64436/
CCIM reporter’s case dropped
The Phnom Penh Municipal Court has dismissed without any explanation a lawsuit filed by the Cambodian Center for Independent Media (CCIM) after one of its reporters was viciously attacked by Daun Penh district security guards In May. Lay Samean, a 27-year-old reporter for CCIM’s Voice of ...
Sen David
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/ccim-reporters-case-dropped
Borei Keila families take compensation
Almost 20 Borei Keila families have decided to accept compensation in one of the country’s most prominent and longstanding land disputes. ...
Soth Koemsoeun and Leonie Kijewski
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/borei-keila-families-take-compensation
Open Development Cambodia (ODC) updated a dataset on “Special economic zone in Cambodia (2006-2023)”
Open Development Cambodia (ODC) updated a dataset on “Special economic zone in Cambodia (2006-2023)” by added the one new map in point and polygon feature in Kampong Cham province from the sub-decree no. 78 on the establishment of Jiangsu Special Economic Zone on national road ...
Start-up for refinery construction
Construction of phase one of a landmark $3 billion oil refining plant kicks off today in Sihanoukville province, after many delays since the company announced plans in December 2012. ...
May Kunmakara
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/38015/start-up-for-refinery-construction/
Cambodia growth to continue, but development faces shortfalls
Despite steady economic growth in recent years, Cambodia remains one of the least-developed countries in the Asia-Pacific region and faces the challenge of diversifying its economy and moving up the production value chain, the U.N. Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) ...
Lauren Crothers, P. 20
http://The Cambodia Daily
Japanese Bank to Sign Agreement With Acleda
One of the largest banks in Japan, Sumimoto Mitsui Banking Co., will sign an agreement with Acleda Bank Friday to share market data and banking services, Acleda announced yesterday. The deal would allow Sumimoto Mitsui, which currently only has a representative branch in Cambodia, to access ...
Immigration arrests illegal foreigners
The Ministry of interior’s department of immigration temporarily arrested 31 foreign nationals, including one Frenchman, on suspicion of staying in the Kingdom illegally in raids of two businesses in the capital yesterday. ...
Pav Suy
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/27484/immigration-arrests-illegal-foreigners/
Chinese navy hails Cambodian support
A deputy commander in the Chinese navy has praised Cambodia for supporting Beijing’s negotiations on issues in the South China Sea and the One-China stance on world affairs. ...
Khmer Times
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/5084271/chinese-navy-hails-cambodian-support/
China providing more funds for infrastructure
China is providing increased funds for building and repairing Cambodian roads, and for water and land transportation projects, said Chinese Ambassador to Cambodia Bu Jian Guo at a workshop at the Senate yesterday called “One Belt, One Road.” ...
Men Sonita and Va Sonyka
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/13032/china-providing-more-funds-for-infrastructure/
Cambodia prepares to talk with China over bilateral cooperation promotion
Cambodia held an inter- ministerial meeting on Monday to discuss and prepare documents for a talk with China in November in order to further enhance bilateral ties and cooperation, officials said. Koy Kuong, spokesman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, said that the Monday’s meeting ...
Global Times News Staff
http://www.globaltimes.cn/content/817635.shtml#.Ul0kxlBgd8E
Cambodian Public Bank symbolizes close ties between Malaysia and Cambodia
Malaysia’s award-winning Public Bank, which is celebrating its 50th Golden Jubilee this year, is one of the first foreign banks to open its door in Cambodia in 1992. ...
Khmer Time Team
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/25641/cambodian-public-bank-symbolizes-close-ties--between-malaysia-and-cambodia/
Disappointed in election preparations in Cambodia, house committee to meet on possible sanctions
The lawmakers were set to discuss the Cambodia Democracy Act and an amendment that could see Phnom Penh handed further sanctions over its crackdown on the opposition, civil society, and independent media. ...
Sok Khemara
https://www.voacambodia.com/a/us-congress-to-hold-final-hearing-on-possible-cambodia-sanctions/4398333.html
More than 15,000 trees planted in Sihanoukville in bid to fight pollution
More than 15,000 luxury neang nuon trees have been planted along Sihanoukville’s streets, around four water treatment facilities and along the Ochheuteal canal, in order to mitigate the pollution of the coastal environment when dirty water flows into the sea. ...
Khouth Sophak Chakrya
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/more-15000-trees-planted-sihanoukville-bid-fight-pollution
Car sales sharply rise in Cambodia in 2012 due to strong economic growth
Demand for brand new cars in Cambodia has remarkably increased in 2012 thanks to robust economic growth, enhanced social security and political stability, major automobile dealers said Monday. “We sold about 800 units this year, up from 500 units last year, “Kong Nuon, president of ...
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/business/2012-12/24/c_132060341.htm
Some 1,368 new firms registered in Cambodia in H1, down 19%
The Ministry of Commerce said Monday that it has granted operating licenses to 1,368 new companies in the first half of this year, down 19 percent compared with the 1,694 firms over the same period last year. ...
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/business/2013-07/15/c_132543010.htm
Credit growth in Cambodia's banking sector slightly up in 1st two months
Cambodia’s banking industry recorded a slight increase in lending in the first two months of this year after a sharp rise last year, according to a consolidated data provided by the National Bank of Cambodia (NBC) on Saturday. The data showed that the kingdom’s 33 commercial ...
http://www.asean-china-center.org/english/2013-04/28/c_132347546.htm
Cambodia's largest port sees 14 pct rise in cargo shipment in 5 months
The Sihanoukville Autonomous Port, the kingdom’s largest shipping facility, has seen a 14 percent increase in cargo shipment in the first five months of this year thanks to growing business activities, a port senior official said Wednesday. During January-May period this year, the state-owned port had ...
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/business/2013-06/12/c_132450037.htm
HIV/AIDS prevalence in Cambodia drops to 0.7 pct in 2013: official
The prevalence rate of HIV/AIDS infections in Cambodia has declined to 0.7 percent in 2013, down from 0.8 percent two years ago, a senior government official said Sunday. “According to scientific estimation, in 2013, HIV carrier rate among adults aged between 15 and 49 years is ...
Global Post News Staff
http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/news/xinhua-news-agency/131201/hivaids-prevalence-cambodia-drops-07-pct-2013-official