EU Bike Import Shows Huge Shifts
The import flow of bicycles (excluding e-bikes) into the European Union is changing rapidly between countries
What is in particular striking is the massive upswing in imports from Cambodia. In 2011 the European Union imported 366,000 bikes from Cambodia which took the country to the 9th
Rice mills need to show solidarity, minister says
At the Cambodian Rice Forum 2012, Agriculture Minister Chan Sarun said that if the Kingdom wants to reach the government’s goal of exporting 1 million tons of rice annually by 2015, rice mills need to join forces and work closely together.
Such an association [of rice
Group Starts Online Petition to Stop Land Dispute Violence
Hoping to end the cycle of violence in land disputes in Cambodia, and to garner public support for people who are the victims of land grabbing, five concerned citizens held a press conference Friday to announce the launch of their own online petition whose results
NagaWorld Profits Jump in First Half of 2012
Net profits at NagaCorp Ltd., owners of Phnom Penh’s only licensed casino, jumped 38 percent to reach $52.4 million in the first half of 2012 compared to the same period last year, the company said in its most recent financial report.
The casino generated a total
Court drops Wutty case
Five months after the fatal shooting of forestry activist Chut Wutty, Koh Kong Provincial Court dropped his case yesterday morning, saying they would only be looking into the shooting of the man who allegedly killed Wutty – a trial that wound up lasting less than
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/index.php/2012100559135/National-news/court-drops-wutty-case.html
Hundreds Rally to Stop Forced Land Evictions in Phnom Penh
Hundreds of families from more than a dozen communities joined local human rights groups yesterday as they rallied outside the National Assembly for World Habitat Day, calling for an end to forced land evictions in Phnom Penh.
Among those protesting were residents from the Boeng
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/hundreds-rally-to-stop-forced-land-evictions-in-phnom-penh/
Arrested Land Officials Now Free on Bail
Four Land Management Ministry officials charged with corruption last week were released on bail yesterday, less than five days after arriving at Prey Sar prison for detention ahead of trial, officials said.
Srung Leang, director of the prison’s center no. 1, said he received the written release order
Eviction Protest Held Outside Donor Meeting
Anti-eviction activists from Phnom Penh’s Boeng Kak and Borei Keila neighborhoods, dressed as white doves, protested yesterday in front of the Council for the Development of Cambodia, where the country’s donors were meeting with top government officials to discuss the country’s reform targets.
Donning paper helmets
Cambodia Organizes Real Estate Exhibition
A 3-day Cambodia-Real Estate Exhibition 2013 kicked off [in Phnom Penh] on Monday as the country’s construction sector is rapidly growing in the last couple of years.
The event, held at the Diamond Island Exhibition Center, brought together 68 exhibitors who are real estate developers, real
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/business/2013-04/08/c_132292162.htm
France looks to increase exports to the Kingdom
France said it plans to boost its exports to Cambodia as French foreign direct investment in the country – worth $3.18 million in 2012 – continues to rise, officials said on Wednesday.
Among this year’s investments, concessions and construction company group Vinci, the largest building
Airports operator looks to expand
While Cambodia Airports, of which France-based Vinci Group is major stakeholder, sees tourist numbers taking off, eviction issues are gnawing at the company’s image. Emmanuel Menanteau, chief executive of Cambodia Airports, talked to the Post’s Sarah Thust about the expansion plans.
How many tourist arrivals do
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/2013053165965/CEO-Talk/airports-operator-looks-to-expand.html
Workers Get Benefits, Not Jobs
India’s ambassador to Cambodia, Dinesh Patnaik, said yesterday that his government will pay outstanding benefits to about 30 restoration workers who lost their jobs at Siem Reap province’s Ta Prohm temple in February – but will not reinstate them.
The entire restoration team – more than
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/2013050965505/National/workers-get-benefits-not-jobs.html
Aeon Insurance eyes Cambodia
Aeon Insurance Service (Thailand), the insurance broker of Aeon Thana Sinsap (Thailand), will study doing business in Cambodia as part of its synergy with Aeon Group, which is constructing its first mall in Phnom Penh.
Managing director Sakarabhop Dhivarakara said yesterday that even though there were
http://www.nationmultimedia.com/business/Aeon-Insurance-eyes-Cambodia-30209477.html
(English) Cambodia sees 22 pct rise in garment export in 11 months
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Xinhuanet News Staff
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/business/2013-12/19/c_132981486.htm
Clinic aids families cut off by flooding
Families driven from their homes in Banteay Meanchey province by flooding can now receive nearby healthcare, after a clinic opened near an evacuation area over the weekend.
The makeshift clinic, set up by the provincial government, makes available medicine and care to about 100 families living
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/clinic-aids-families-cut-flooding
Three more populations of Indochinese hog deer found in Cambodia
Fauna and Flora International says its has found three previously unknown populations of the endangered Indochinese hog deer in Cambodia.
“This is a remarkable discovery given not only the species’ vulnerability to hunting, but also because all of the sites were outside the existing protected area
Cambodia Herald News Staff
http://www.thecambodiaherald.com/cambodia/detail/1?page=15&token=YzRmOWQ0M2JiNzU
Chinese TV station to launch
Cambodia could soon get its first Chinese-run digital television station, the latest local project hailing from a country that represents one of the Kingdom’s largest foreign investors.
Yu Hua, deputy director of Yunnan Mobile Digital TV Corporation, based in China’s Yunnan province, met with Cambodia’s Minister
Eddie Morton
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/chinese-tv-station-launch
Approved investment triples
In the first six months of 2013, the total amount of government-approved investment in Cambodia jumped more than 200 per cent year-on-year, according to the most recent statistics from the Ministry of Economy and Finance.
Released on Friday, the numbers show that $2.3 billion was earmarked
May Kunmakara
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/approved-investment-triples
(English) Untrained guards rule at protests
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Khouth Sophak Chakrya and Shane Worrell
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/untrained-guards-rule-protests
(English) Clean water access ‘improves’
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Phak Seangly
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/clean-water-access-%E2%80%98improves%E2%80%99
