Kingdom will export one million tonnes of rice by 2022, says CRF
<p>The Cambodia Rice Federation (CRF) has committed to raising the Kingdom’s rice exports to one million tonnes by 2022, its president Song Saran said on Wednesday. The comment was made at the Strategic plan 2020-2023 Consultation Workshop, which was attended by CRF members, ministry representatives, ...p>
Thou Vireak
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/kingdom-will-export-one-million-tonnes-rice-2022-says-crf
Ministry’s ‘gentle nature’ leaves unclear endings in the Capital
<p>With the construction industry growing at a dizzying pace as the sound of buzz saws and jack hammers relentlessly permeate the capital while announcements of massive developments become a weekly affair, many unanswered questions remain to what can be done regarding halted projects—most notably the ...p>
Siv Meng
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/real-estate/ministrys-gentle-nature-leaves-unclear-endings-capital
Lower fuel prices no remedy for troubled transport sector
<p>While local petroleum prices have dropped by nearly a quarter of their value since the start of the year, companies operating in the Kingdom’s highly competitive transportation sector insist they have not been able to convert lower fuel costs into higher profits – even when ...p>
Cheng Sokhorng
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/lower-fuel-prices-no-remedy-troubled-transport-sector
PM tries again on deforestation
<p>In recent months prime Minister Hun Sen has made an effort to show that the government has a handle on the voracious deforestation that has ravaged the country’s forests over the years. Yet his speeches and decrees have done little to slow down, much less stop, ...p>
Ven Rathavong
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/28927/pm-tries-again-on-deforestation/
Thailand and Cambodia discuss trade, rail links
<p>The Thai and Cambodian foreign ministers met here Friday to discuss a range of bilateral issues including boosting trade and progress in a cross-border rail link. At the 10th Meeting of the Joint Commission for Bilateral Cooperation between Thailand and Cambodia, Foreign Minister Don pramudwinai ...p>
The Bangkok Post
http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/asean/1072124/thailand-and-cambodia-discuss-trade-rail-links
$12.5 million solar farm announced
<p>Construction on a $12.5 million solar farm in Svay Rieng province will begin in the next few days, and will feed 10 megawatts (MW) a day into the national grid, officials announced yesterday. The 10-hectare site in Bavet City will be built and operated by Sunseap ...p>
Chea Vannak
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/29071/-12-5-million-solar-farm-announced/
Police asked to pay vehicle tax
<p>The owners of vehicles sporting police number plates must pay vehicle taxes by the end of the month or face having their vehicles impounded, according to the Ministry of Economy and Finance. In a letter to Interior Minister Sar Kheng, Economy and Finance Minister Aun ponmoniroth ...p>
Pech sotheary
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/29374/police-asked-to--pay-vehicle-tax/
No sign of relief for rice industry
<p>As the harvest season of Cambodia’s most important crop kicks off, a crisis is looming as both rice farmers and millers face crippling capital shortages and a promised industry lifeline has yet to materialise. Industry experts said yesterday that these small farmers desperate to pay their ...p>
Kali Kotoski and Cheng Sokhorng
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/no-sign-relief-rice-industry
Minister tells UN ‘perfect democracy’ not realistic
<p>Foreign Minister prak Sokhonn defended the government before the U.N. General Assembly in New York on Saturday, saying that the ruling party was being held to unrealistic expectations of a “perfect democracy” while the opposition was “committing very serious crimes.” Delivering his first major address to ...p>
Colin Meyn
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/minister-tells-un-perfect-democracy-not-realistic-118422/
Viet Nam, Cambodia pledge to further co-operative relations
<p>Viet Nam and Cambodia vowed to further tighten the traditional friendship and comprehensive co-operation between the two nations in response to the wishes and aspirations of the governments and people of the two nations. By the end of 2014, Viet Nam had 167 investment projects ...p>
Viet Nam News Staff
http://vietnamnews.vn/politics-laws/277314/viet-nam-cambodia-pledge-to-further-co-operative-relations.html
Bridging the gap between investment and accessibility in Chroy Changvar
<p>Develop in the West, but do not forget the beautiful East that is Chroy Changvar with its beautifully boastful appearance. This is the claim that prime Minister Hun Sen has used for the last decade to encourage investment and development on the dormant peninsula flanked ...p>
Open Development Cambodia has added 4 new features and updated 29 features on Special Economic Zones (SEZs)
<p>Open Development Cambodia (ODC) has just published a new online resource detailing on 34 Special Economic Zones in Cambodia along with comprehensive references which are accessible and available in bilingual versions, Khmer and English. Together with the website’s map web tool, this profile page aims ...p>
Inside the corporate utopias where capitalism rules and Labor Laws don’t apply
<p>Under Cambodian law, the right to organize is supposed to be ironclad. No employer, government agent or citizen may impede union activity. Inside the walls of Cambodia’s largest special economic zones (SEZs), however, In These Times’ reporters saw a system designed to tightly control the workforce by ...p>
Matt Kennard and Claire Provost
http://inthesetimes.com/features/special-economic-zones-corporate-utopia-capitalism.html
More Chinese FDI on the horizon
<p>China has pledged to increase its investment in Cambodia in return for the Kingdom’s commitment to its regional policies and economic initiatives in Southeast Asia. Wang Lei, secretary-general of the Chinese-ASEAN Expo (CAEXpO) Secretariat, said on Wednesday that Cambodia had thrown its full support behind China’s ...p>
Kali Kotoski
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/more-chinese-fdi-horizon
CNRP to rejoin national assembly
<p>Senior opposition member Son Chhay said yesterday that he and his fellow party members would enter the National Assembly to resolve some ongoing problems and planned to summon four ministers for clarifications as well as to appeal for the health minister’s resignation. After visiting opposition officials ...p>
Pech Sotheary
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/29990/cnrp-to-rejoin-national-assembly/
Election officials brace for Pchum Ben rush
<p>Commune offices around the country are bracing for a surge in voter registrations over the pchum Ben holiday that could become a make-or-miss moment in building the foundation for upcoming elections. After nearly a month of registrations, the National Election Committee reported on Tuesday that 3.5 ...p>
Michael Dickison and Ben Sokhean
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/election-officials-brace-pchum-ben-rush-118530/
After attempted scam, ministry seeks secretary’s imposter
<p>police have started a countrywide manhunt after an anonymous caller attempted to extort money from district governors in Kampong Chhnang and Battambang while posing as Interior Ministry secretary of state Sak Sehta last month. On March 4 and then again on March 12, an anonymous caller ...p>
May Titthara
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/23532/after-attempted-scam--ministry-seeks-secretary---s-imposter/
Japan provides US$134,526 for the project of primary health care system strengthening for mothers and children in Kampong Cham province
<p>On 5 September 2016, the Government of Japan has agreed to provide US$134,526 to pH-Japan Foundation (pHJ). The grand contract under the framework of the “Grant Assistance for Japanese NGO projects” was signed at the Embassy of Japan between H.E. Mr. KUMAMARU Yuji,Ambassador Extraordinary and ...p>
Embassy of Japan in Cambodia
Ministry warns of possible flooding
<p>The Ministry of Water Resources and Meteorology yesterday warned local authorities and people throughout the country to pay close attention and use caution as heavy rain, which could lead to flooding, was expected throughout the country this week. Water Resources and Meteorology Minister Lim Kean Hor ...p>
Mom Kunthear
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/29658/ministry-warns-of-possible-flooding/
First mine licensed to draw gold
<p>In a milestone for Cambodia’s nascent mining industry, the government has issued the first commercial mining licence to Mesco Gold, giving the Indian mining firm a green light to extract and process ore at its gold project in Ratanakkiri province, industry sources said yesterday. The landmark ...p>
Cam McGrath
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/first-mine-licensed-draw-gold
