Ministry pushes support of ecotourism
The Tourism Ministry on Monday released a joint statement with relevant stakeholders in the tourism sector to support and promote ecotourism and community-based tourism in Cambodia. Tourism Minister Thong Khon said at a tourism conference that ecotourism and community-based tourism were growing regionally and globally with
Sok Chan
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/29420/ministry-pushes-support-of-ecotourism/
Nontariff barriers continue to hinder regional trade
While tariffs across the Asia-Pacific region have dropped over the last 20 years as a result of bilateral and multilateral trade agreements, nontariff barriers such as red tape and quotas continue to hinder the economic growth of Cambodia and other countries in the region, the
Kali Kotoski
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/nontariff-barriers-continue-hinder-regional-trade
Cambodia steps up fight against human trafficking
Authorities have to-date recorded 707 reports of human trafficking in all forms into a central log, which involved the detention of 120 suspects, Minister of Interior Sar Kheng told a January 20 meeting on foreigner employment.
Sem Pisei
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/cambodia-steps-fight-against-human-trafficking
CSX to increase trade times
THE Cambodia Securities Exchange (CSX), the recently established bourse with a single player, will increase the number of trade executions from twice to six times a day, a move that will take effect on March 11.
A CSX officer and the managing director of a securities
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/2013022861659/Business/csx-to-increase-trade-times.html
Worker relieved of factory job
The dismissal of a worker allegedly fired by Xin Lan (Cambodia) garment factory in Kandal province’s Ang Snuol district for frequently relieving himself on the factory’s perimeter fence has sparked a mass strike of about 1,000 fellow workers – almost all of the factory’s staff.
Nov
Missing land activist found
A land activist involved in a dispute who disappeared in January reunited with his wife in Phnom Penh on Friday. Sum Meun disappeared in Oddar Meanchey province on January 20, with Human Rights Watch (HRW) calling on the government to reveal his whereabouts, while a
Soth Koemsoeun
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/missing-land-activist-found
Six detained amid crackdowns on forestry crimes
Six people were arrested, nearly 20 vehicles destroyed and over 2,000 first-grade timber logs were impounded in a span of four days last week. This was the result of a series of crackdowns on forestry crimes carried out by the National Committee for Prevention and
Soth Koemsoeun
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/six-detained-amid-crackdowns-forestry-crimes
Saudi loan to develop workforce
The Ministry of Labour hopes to use a new $20 million loan from Saudi Arabia to develop the country’s workforce. Yousef Ibrahim Al-Bassam, vice president and managing director of the Saudi Fund for Development, led a delegation to Phnom Penh yesterday to discuss plans for
Yon Sineat
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/saudi-loan-develop-workforce
Government warns of bird flu
The Ministry of Health has called on all travelers to beware of a new strain of bird flu that is now spreading in South Korea and Japan. In a notice released yesterday, the Health Ministry said the discovery of H5N6, a new strain of the bird
Taing Vida
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/33918/government-warns-of-bird-flu/
Villagers hit with charges to use local road
Villagers in Mondulkiri province have pleaded with local authorities to intervene after a company behind a nearby rubber plantation began charging them 20,000 riel ($5) to use a local road. Security guards at the Tong Min Group property told villagers from Pech Chreada district’s Pou
May Titthara
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/38528/villagers-hit-with--charges-to-use-local-road/
Svay Rieng Court Delays Hearings for Ex Bavet City Governor
The Svay Rieng Provinical Court has missed its October deadline to hear the triple shooting case involving former Bavet City governor Chhouk Bundith, a court official said yesterday.
A court investigation into the Febuary 20 shooting in a special economic zone that left three garment workers
Protesters march for removal of village chief
About 100 protesters on Tuesday marched to their local commune office on the outskirts of Poipet City to submit a petition demanding the removal of their village chief, whose three sons they accuse of using violence with impunity.
Commune chief Nuot Ly confirmed that he
Aun Pheap
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/protesters-march-for-removal-of-village-chief-72125/
Open Development Cambodia published Mine/ERW casualties (2005-2013) dataset
Open Development Cambodia (ODC) has published a new online resource detailing on locations of casualties caused by explosive remnants of war (ERW) and mines from 2005 to 2013 across Cambodia in both Khmer and English. Together with the website’s map explorer tool, we provide the
Office space growing as more firms set up shop in Phnom Penh
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The supply of second-tier office space has increased during the first half of 2012 as the number of new firms in Phnom Penh city continues to grow, according to real estate experts.
A study by Asia Real Estate Cambodia (ARC) found that office space in the “grade B” category now stands at
MAFF crafting ‘safe food production’ plan
Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF) along with relevant stakeholders are jointly working towards envisaging a safe food production plan for national and international markets, said a senior official for MAFF on Monday.
Mom Kunthea
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501522554/maff-crafting-safe-food-production-plan/
Doctor tried over fraud allegations
A medical doctor accused of fraud by the Phnom Penh Municipal Court admitted at trial yesterday to swindling $10,000 and a car from his business partners as they were setting up a pharmacy earlier this year.
Buth Reaksmey Kongkea
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/doctor-tried-over-fraud-allegations
Open Development Cambodia publishes new topic page on Drought
Open Development Cambodia (ODC) has just published a new topic page on Drought in both Khmer and English languages. The page aims to provide general overview and national response, effect and future prospect of the topic with interactive map and graphic demonstrate the impacts. Drought page could be
Ministry pushes for safer use of industrial chemicals
The Ministry of Industry, Mines and Energy (MIME) and the UN Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO) yesterday discussed means of safely stocking industrial chemicals, with the hope of reducing environmental pollution in the region.
At a conference on sustainable manufacturing practices, Sok Narin, the head of UNIDO
Japanese aid tabbed for health, roadwork
In a ceremony at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation yesterday, the Japanese government officially granted aid of 974 million yen (about US$12.2 million) to the Cambodian government.
The Honorable Masafumi Kuroki, Japanese ambassador to Cambodia, said his country had made the donation to
Cambodia's rice output tipped to fall: FAO
The United Nations‘ Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) predicts the paddy output in Cambodia this year will decline, according to its Rice Market Monitor (RMM) issued on Monday.
Paddy output in Asia is forecast at 661 million tonnes, or 441 million tonnes on a milled basis,
