Office space demand up slightly in Q4 2013
Demand for office space in Phnom Penh in the fourth quarter of 2013 grew by five per cent over the previous quarter, according to research by local property services provider VTrust Property Company.
VTrust deputy director Chrek Soknim said that growth in Q4 of last year
Sum Manet
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/real-estate/office-space-demand-slightly-q4-2013
Judicial draft laws still unseen: rights groups
Two civil society organisations are calling on Prime Minister Hun Sen to publish three long-gestating draft laws on judicial reform to allow ample time for “genuine, inclusive and meaningful participation in the drafting process”.
Hun Sen said in a speech last Wednesday that the three laws
Stuart White
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/judicial-draft-laws-still-unseen-rights-groups
Business employers say corruption greatest threat to economy
Corruption remains the most significant challenge facing Cambodia’s economy, according to a survey of more than 300 employers conducted last year by the International Labor Organization (ILO), the results of which were released Tuesday.
Despite legislation meant to stamp out graft, corruption continues to be perceived
Colin Meyn
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/business-employers-say-corruption-greatest-threat-to-economy-53963/
Laos promises transparency over Don Sahong dam
More than 100 representatives of Mekong River Commission (MRC) member countries, development partners, international NGOs, and Lao and foreign media yesterday visited the site of the planned Don Sahong hydropower project.
The two-day site visit provided an opportunity for participants to learn from experts how fish
The Cambodia herald news Staff
http://www.thecambodiaherald.com/cambodia/detail/1?page=15&token=YWU3ZjgwNzk1MWI
Local business registration up, sound macro-economic performance cited
Crediting sound macro-economic performance, the Ministry of Commerce reported a more than 24 per cent increase in the number of firms registering with it in the first 11 months of this year on the same period last year. According to the ministry, business registration increased
Thou Vireak
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/local-business-registration-sound-macro-economic-performance-cited
Create special secretariats for disaster management, says PM
Following the collapse of two buildings some seven months apart, Prime Minister Hun Sen has reminded all government institutions of their obligation to create special secretariats for disaster management. In a circular issued on Tuesday, the prime minister noted that only some government bodies had
Long Kimmarita
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/create-special-secretariats-disaster-management-says-pm
Malaysia urged to invest in waste management
Minister of Environment Say Sam Al on Tuesday welcomed Malaysian Ambassador to Cambodia Eldeen Husaini Mohd Hashim and encouraged Malaysians to invest in the Kingdom’s waste management sector. The Ministry of Environment said in a Facebook post: “Say Sam Al encouraged and warmly welcomed cooperation
Ry Sochan
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/malaysia-urged-invest-waste-management
Circulation of riel rises 33%
The share of riel in circulation in the Kingdom grew by about 33 per cent year-on-year by last year’s end as deposits in riel increased by 37 per cent, said the National Bank of Cambodia (NBC) 2019 Review and 2020 Outlook report. The report noted
Hin Pisei
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/circulation-riel-rises-33
More illegal buildings to be demolished in Sihanoukville
Preah Sihanouk Provincial Hall is warning residents the authorities will begin demolishing nearly 30 illegally built houses along canals and sidewalks in Sihanoukville’s Buon commune after Provincial Governor Kuoch Chamroeun ordered them to do so this week. “Provincial authorities have sent a letter to 29
Ben Sokhean
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50682045/preah-sihanouk-authorities-to-clear-homes-for-flood-reduction
Europe expected to consider EBA efforts, impact
The government said it expects the European Commission to consider its efforts to comply with the “Everything But Arms” (EBA) regulations and the impact on one million workers should access to the agreement be suspended in February. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation
Niem Chheng
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national-politics/europe-expected-consider-eba-efforts-impact
Sar Kheng urges officials in Ratanakkiri to prevent crime
Minister of Interior Sar Kheng has urged Ratanakkiri provincial authorities to do more to eliminate crimes in the province. Speaking during the appointment ceremony of the chair of the Cambodian People’s Party’s working group for Ratanakkiri on Friday, Sar Kheng, who is also deputy prime
Mech Dara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/sar-kheng-urges-officials-ratanakkiri-prevent-crime
Cambodia, Sweden talk about further developing cooperation on labour
Cambodia and Sweden on Monday announced continued bilateral cooperation in the Kingdom’s labour and vocational training sector. The collaboration was made known at the Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training during a meeting between Minister Ith Sam Heng and Swedish Ambassador Bjorn Haggmark. In an
Long Kimmarita
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/cambodia-sweden-talk-about-further-developing-cooperation-labour
Cashew nut exports nearly double in 2019
Cambodia exported some 202,318 tonnes of cashew nuts last year to foreign markets, up nearly 100 per cent from 2018’s 101,973 tonnes, a Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries report said. Khan Samban, director of the ministry’s Department of Agro-Industry, told The Post that the
Thou Vireak
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/cashew-nut-exports-nearly-double-2019
Plans for new airport in Koh Kong province unveiled
Plans for a new airport investment have been unveiled in Koh Kong province, southwest of Phnom Penh. The district currently has two airports – one under construction and another which has been abandoned for years. The government agreed to the investment for the new airport
Chea Vannak
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50679398/plans-for-new-airport-in-koh-kong-province-unveiled
Educational reforms unveiled
Minister of Education, Youth and Sport Hang Chuon Naron said reforms to the education curriculum is aimed at raising its standards and quality to compete with countries in the region that exhibited better academic performance. In a lecture to trainee teachers at the National Institute
Ry Sochan
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/educational-reforms-unveiled
Thai firm to build plant in Pursat
Thai-based Precise Electric Manufacturing Co Ltd is planning to build an electric equipment plant in Pursat province to cash in on the high demand in the Kingdom. The announcement was made during a meeting between Pursat provincial governor Mao Thornin and the firm’s representatives on
Thou Vireak
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/thai-firm-build-plant-pursat
Japan calls for policy changes
Representatives of Japanese companies and investors on Wednesday submitted a list of policy recommendations to the government concerning 21 challenges to the Kingdom’s business climate. Japanese Ambassador to Cambodia Masahiro Mikami and leaders of the Japanese Business Association in Cambodia (JBAC), Japan International Cooperation Agency and
May Kunmakara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/japan-calls-policy-changes
CamboJA pushes for further press law amendments
Some 20 journalists gathered on Tuesday at the Corner of Media Landscape in a meeting organised by the Cambodian Journalists Alliance (CamboJA) and the Cambodia Center for Independent Media (CCIM). The journalists held discussions on the challenges faced in the sector, including the difficulty in obtaining
Khorn Savi
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/camboja-pushes-further-press-law-amendments
U.N concern over Cambodia law on the management of the nation during state of emergency
On 9 April, UN experts sent a communication expressing concerns over Cambodia’s draft law on the management of the nation during state of emergency. According to the independent experts, if adopted as is, the law may restrict the right to freedom of expression, right to
Special Rapporteur Cambodia
Cambodia’s last virus victim discharged
Prime Minister Hun Sen on Friday called for the public’s continued prudence and vigilance to prevent a second wave of coronavirus outbreak in the Kingdom. The call comes after the last of all 122 COVID-19 patients diagnosed in the Kingdom has recovered from the deadly
Khuon Narim
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50723982/cambodias-last-virus-victim-discharged/
