Liechtenstein's Hasler arrives in Cambodia to strengthen diplomatic ties
Liechtensteinian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Education and Sport Dominique Hasler, arrived in Cambodia today for a three-day official visit to the Kingdom until March 2, as the Kingdom diversifies its diplomatic ties. ...
Cambodia boosts rice exports 25% to 46,221 tonnes in Jan
Cambodia exported 25.2 percent more milled rice to 46,221 tonnes this January, compared to the previous year, as per a Cambodia Rice Federation (CRF)’s report. This resulted in a 13 percent year-over-year rise in income to the exchequer of $32.6 million from rice exports in ...
Rachel David
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501439361/cambodia-boosts-rice-exports-25-to-46221-tonnes-in-jan/
Cambodia, Singapore agree to promote stronger and more prosperous cooperation
The Prime Ministers of Cambodia and Singapore agreed to promote stronger and more prosperous cooperation. The agreement was reached during a bilateral meeting between Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet and Singaporean Prime Minister Lawrence Wong on June 18, 2024. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501508575/cambodia-singapore-agree-to-promote-stronger-and-more-prosperous-cooperation/
41 Sihanoukville projects get special investment incentives
In all, 41 projects have so far qualified for incentives under the ‘Special Investment Promotion Programme for Sihanoukville,’ initiated by Prime Minister Hun Manet in January this year, mainly to solve the issue of unfinished and abandoned constructions in the coastal city since 2019. ...
Manoj Mathew
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501499477/41-sihanoukville-projects-get-special-investment-incentives/
Non-renewable energy production
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Non-renewable energy sources are chiefly fossil fuels such as coal, diesel, oil and gas. They provide most of Cambodia’s locally-produced electrical supply – in 2011 diesel and heavy fuel oil generators provided 89% of local electricity generation. ...
Gravel and limestone
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Raw gravel, photo by touch and see, taken on March 26, 2014. Licensed under: CC BY-SA 2.0Since 2010, Cambodia has seen increasing production of cement, crushed stone, sand and gravel in response to the country’s booming construction sector. Approved investment in the construction industry in ...
Four face charges in incitement case
Ratanakkiri Provincial Court yesterday summonsed three well-known rights workers and a journalist to appear for questioning next week over years-old incitement charges in connection with a long-standing land dispute. In a summons signed by deputy provincial prosecutor Chea Sopheak, the court ordered Radio Free Asia journalist Sok Ratha, ...
Open Development Cambodia uploaded a new library resource on “Land Allocation for Social and Economic Development Project III - LASED III”
Open Development Cambodia (ODC) has uploaded a new library resource on “Land Allocation for Social and Economic Development Project III – LASED III”, which a number of environmental and social risk management documents are available to access. Those documents include Environmental and Social Management Framework ...
Press release: Cambodia loses duty-free access to the EU market over human rights concerns
On 12 August 2020, the European Commission issued a press release over its decision on the partial withdrawal of Everything But Arms (EBA) from Cambodia. Some of Cambodia’s typical export products such as garments, footwear and travel goods are subject to the European Union’s customs ...
European Commission
Report points to inadequate enforcement, legal flaws as reasons for entrenched domestic violence
A new LICADHO report detailing the murders of 26 women and five children between January 2020 and June 2022 by current or former intimate partners reveals the persistence of domestic violence and flaws in law enforcement. ...
Seoung Nimol
https://cambojanews.com/report-points-to-inadequate-enforcement-legal-flaws-as-reasons-for-entrenched-domestic-violence/
Announcement: Basic data journalism training
ODC is delighted to announce a new “Training on Basic Data Journalism” that will be implemented in collaboration with CamboJA. The program receives the support from the Mekong: Sustainable News project from CFI, the French Media Development agency in Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam led ...
Open Development Cambodia
Open Development Cambodia (ODC) updated an existing dataset on "Mining concessions in Cambodia (1995–2022)"
Open Development Cambodia (ODC) updated an existing dataset on “Mining concessions in Cambodia (1995–2022)” by adding 1 new map feature of the mining concession of Angkor Resources Corp. in Oddarmeanchey province. This dataset contains data for mining concessions in Cambodia from 1995 to 2022. The ...
Quarrying
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Small-scale quarries producing construction materials are a key part of the mining industry in Cambodia. Clay for brick and tile manufacturing and sand and gravel are found in many locations.Under the Law on Mineral Resource Management and Exploitation (‘the mining law’) there are six types ...
One week deadline for beer strike resolution
Following “tough discussions” with Phnom Penh’s deputy governor yesterday, Angkor Beer promoters agreed to suspend their protest for one week starting today. Ou Tep Phally, vice-president of the Cambodian Foods and Service Workers’ Federation, said five beer promoters and one union representative negotiated with officials. ...
Prey Lang villagers on patrol
Kampong Thom province About 500 frustrated villagers, citing the authorities’ inaction as their motivation, rode some 250 motorbikes into Prey Lang forest over the weekend in yet another effort to combat illegal logging they say is decimating the area. The villagers from four provinces surrounding Prey Lang ...
Australian Paper Alleges PM’s Nephew Linked To Crime Ring
Australian newspaper The Age alleged yesterday that Australian authorities have linked Hun To, a nephew of Prime Minister Hun Sen, to a crime syndicate involving heroin trafficking and money laundering. According to The Age report, Australian police were planning to arrest Mr. To in Melbourne but ...
Templeton Cautions Investors Riding Myanmar, Cambodia Growth
Investors should be cautious when pursuing the opportunities for growth present in Myanmar and Cambodia, Southeast Asia’s frontier markets, Templeton Asset Management Ltd. said. In Cambodia, state-owned Phnom Penh Water Supply Authority will have its initial public offering this month, making it the first to ...
Chip Mong commences Park Land 50M project
Chip Mong Land, one of the Kingdom’s leading construction developers, has launched the “Park Land 50M” residential project. The project broke ground on Thursday in Dangkor district’s Prey Sar commune along the capital’s second ring road, which – hence the name – is 50m wide. ...
Thou Vireak
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/chip-mong-commences-park-land-50m-project
Kampong Cham riverbank collapse affects commune administration hall
Around 50 metres of riverbank on Saturday collapsed in Kampong Cham province’s Kampong Cham city and has affected a commune administration hall building. Provincial Governor Un Chanda, who inspected the collapse site in Veal Vong commune, on Saturday said he had ordered officials to tackle ...
How Cambodia’s record deforestation is driving crippling drought
Massive deforestation is playing a crucial role in the droughts that have devastated Cambodia. But despite an official ban on timber exports, forests continue to be cut down at a record rate.The Cambodian government awarded between 30 and 40 logging concessions to private companies during ...
Euan Black
http://sea-globe.com/deforestation-drought-cambodia/