Institute unveils project to tackle waste crisis
The Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) yesterday held a presentation in front of local authorities on a project that aims to tackle the waste crisis Cambodia is facing. ...
Poovenraj Kanagaraj
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50665270/institute-unveils-project-to-tackle-waste-crisis/
Survey finds deep discontent as Cambodian land disputes continue
According to a new survey, land disputes in Cambodia lead to employment insecurity, causing poverty, food insecurity, and increasing physical and psychological insecurity. The survey found that most expressed a desire for the government to eliminate land disputes and set a clear policy to address ...
Neou Vannarin
http://bit.ly/1H3iZQi
For Agricultural Investors, an Abundance of Risks
As wealthy Gulf states look to meet their food needs by investing in agriculture projects abroad, Cambodia-with its underutilized land and attractive foreign investment policies-makes a nearly perfect investment destination. But endemic corruption, land conflicts, a badly implemented economic land concession program, and an unreliable judiciary could ...
Third party canteens favoured by GMAC
The Chairman of the Garment Manufacturers Association of Cambodia, Van Sou Ieng, said that even if nutrition is an important factor in productivity, it should not the sole responsibility of the factory owner. “The deduction that the nutrition will automatically improve productivity is not necessarily true. ...
Rice sector credit boost
The government-backed Rural Development Bank (RDB) will lend $64 million to Cambodia’s agriculture sector in 2014, the bank’s top official said yesterday. Sun Kunthor, president of RDB, said most of the funding would be used to support growth in Cambodia’s rice sector as it strives to ...
Chan Muyhong
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/rice-sector-credit-boost
Unofficial lenders flock to the NBC seeking to be registered
More than 100 unofficial lenders have flooded into the National Bank of Cambodia seeking formal registration after the authorities announced a crackdown earlier this month on unrecognised operators. In a joint declaration from the Ministry of Economy and Finance and the NBC on February 2, officials ...
Chan Muyhong
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/unofficial-lenders-flock-nbc-seeking-be-registered
Consumer price index climbs on food and fuel
Cambodia’s consumer price index (CPI) increased slightly year-on-year in July by 1.3 per cent, which was driven by increased food and fuel prices, according official data from the National Institute of Statistics (NIS). “The increase for all index groups was 1.3 per cent of inflation in July 2012 ...
UAE- Lubna Al Qasimi heads Trade delegation to Cambodia and Thailand
Sheikha Lubna Bint Khalid Al Qasimi, Minister of Foreign Trade will lead a delegation on Monday to Cambodia and Thailand to discuss strengthening trade and investment ties with these countries. The delegation also included officials and representatives from national institutions and companies. ...
Cambodia continues to see slow price increase
Food prices drove moderate inflation in June, with experts calling the 1.8 per cent year-on-year increase acceptable. Month on month, inflation rose at about 0.1 per cent, data from the National Institute of Statistics showed. Khin Song, deputy director general at NIS, said the slow rise in ...
Hun Sen tells King Buddhist Institute’s land not for sale
Government denials over the rumored development of the Buddhist Institute have reached the highest levels, with the prime minister penning a letter to the king to assure him the land is not for sale. In a letter addressed to King Norodom Sihamoni dated October 6 and ...
Khuon Narim
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/hun-sen-tells-king-buddhist-institutes-land-not-for-sale-69609/
Coca-cola guides ‘rebranding’ cambodia event
Commerce Minister Sun Chanthol evoked the late U.S. President John Kennedy on Friday at a seminar about “rebranding” Cambodia that quickly turned into a promotional event for Coca-Cola. ...
Matt Blomberg and Kang Sothear
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/coca-cola-guides-rebranding-cambodia-event-80912/
Chair of ASEAN audit board goes to Kingdom
Som Kimsour, the chairwoman of Cambodia’s National Audit Authority, was appointed to chair the ASEAN Supreme Audit Institutions (ASEANSAI), a collaborative body of public sector auditors, during a summit on Thursday in Phnom Penh, according to state media outlet AKP. ...
Igor Kossov
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/chair-asean-audit-board-goes-kingdom
Construction on $35 Million Hospital Set to Begin in April
Construction on Phnom Penh’s first international-standard critical-care center is expected to begin in April, and when completed it will offer state-of-the-art medical technology and highly trained staff, according to an official with the Japanese firm in charge of the project. “[Construction] is supposed to start from ...
Joshua Wilwohl
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/business/construction-on-35-million-hospital-set-to-begin-in-april-50596/
SEA leaders create development strategy
Twenty – eight leaders from various business sectors in Southeast Asia came together last month to create a strategy to propel the Kingdom’s sustainable development with actionable and measurable targets. ...
Poovenraj Kanagaraj
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50661055/sea-leaders-create-development-strategy/
Cambodian researchers to launch new rice variety shortly
Cambodian rice researchers will soon release a new rice variety more resilient to climate change that produces significantly better yields than conventional rice types. ...
Sar Socheat
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50920852/cambodian-researchers-to-launch-new-rice-variety-shortly/
More financial institutions focusing on agri-tech
Financial institutions like Wing Bank, AMK Microfinance (MFI), Boost Capital are focusing on agriculture-driven tech. ...
Rachel David
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501449706/more-financial-institutions-focusing-on-agri-tech/
Food Imports See Big Jump
CAMBODIA’S total food and beverage imports jumped 28 percent year-on-year through June to US$74 million, as domestic demand continued to outpace the Kingdom’s production capacity. The demand comes as Cambodia’s economy regains momentum following the global financial crisis, said officials at the Ministry of Commerce, ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/index.php/2011082351201/Business/food-imports-see-big-jump.html
Thai border SEZs set for discussion next month
In an effort to boost trade activity between Thailand and Cambodia, both countries will discuss plans for two special economic zones along the Thai-Cambodian border next month, according to the secretary of state at the Cambodian Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Monday. “It will provide us ...
Hor Kimsay and Anne Renzenbrink
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/2013052965902/Business/thai-border-sezs-set-for-discussion-next-month.html
Business credit guarantee plan remains in place
The finance ministry has authorised the extension of the Credit Guarantee Corporation of Cambodia Plc’s (CGCC) $200 million Business Recovery Guarantee Scheme (BRGS) beyond December 31, 2022, until all funds have been utilised, according to the CGCC. ...
May Kunmakara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/business-credit-guarantee-plan-remains-place
Hun Sen calls for urgent measure against judge releasing tycoon Thong Sarath’s parents
Prime Minister Hun Sen on Tuesday has proposed the Supreme Council of Magistracy to take urgent measure on a judge responsible for releasing parents of fugitive Thong Sarath on bail. ...
The Cambodia Herald News Staff
http://bit.ly/1L9D5Hh