Salt makers shake out a big surplus
Cambodia’s salt production rose sharply at the end of this year’s harvest season thanks to more favourable weather conditions enhancing yields.
Salt production in Kampot and Kep provinces – home to Cambodia’s salt fields – reached 147,000 tonnes this year, nearly double the 80,000 tonnes recorded
Hor Kimsay
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/salt-makers-shake-out-big-surplus
‘A threat to Cambodia’s sacred forests’
In southwest Cambodia, at the foot of the Cardamom Mountains, is a single dirt road that meanders through the heart of the pristine Areng valley. Ten miles down this road, villagers have set up an encampment to stop a hydroelectric dam project that they fear
New York Times News Staff
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/07/29/opinion/a-threat-to-cambodias-sacred-forests.html
Koh Russey, a jewel by the sea
After its November launch in Hong Kong, Alila Villas Koh Russey will break ground late next month, initiating the construction of a world-class luxury resort.
Alila Villas occupies 25 hectares on Koh Russey, an island in the Koh Rong archipelago in the Gulf of Thailand, with
Post Staff
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/real-estate/koh-russey-jewel-sea
Exports to Japan see a big jump
Cambodia’s exports to Japan increased sharply by 39 per cent over the first three months of 2014 compared to the same period last year, according to data from the Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO).
Total exports reached more than $178 million at the end of March,
May Kunmakara
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/exports-japan-see-big-jump
Jailings are a threat to deal: Rainsy
Cambodia National Rescue Party president Sam Rainsy yesterday said that, contrary to his speech before the National Assembly last week, the Kingdom’s political crisis would not be resolved as long as opposition activists were still being harassed by the courts.
If there are still CNRP members
Meas Sokchea
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/jailings-are-threat-deal-rainsy
Election group wants a more powerful NEC
An election reform lobby group has called for the ruling Cambodian People’s Party and opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party to grant wide-ranging powers to a new election body.
The Election Reform Alliance and political parties that did not win seats in last year’s national election said
Pech Sotheary
http://phnompenhpost.com/national/election-group-wants-more-powerful-nec
Workers start wage battle a day early
About 1,000 workers from a Phnom Penh footwear factory got an early start on Tuesday on a cross-union campaign for a $177 minimum wage, set to start today, protesting in front of their factory over internal workplace grievances.
Mech Dara
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/workers-start-wage-battle-a-day-early-68119/
Wanted: big trucks for a big crowd
With the spectre of potential garment-sector unrest on the horizon and emboldened communities protesting land disputes, the National Police is buying what appear to be the authorities’ first water-cannon trucks designed specifically to control demonstrations.
In advertisements in yesterday’s Post and Post Khmer newspapers, the
Kevin Ponniah and Chhay Channyda
http://phnompenhpost.com/national/wanted-big-trucks-big-crowd
New lotto company enters a shrinking industry
A Hong Kong company is hoping to attract a sizeable slice of Cambodia’s lottery market with the opening of outlets in Phnom Penh and around the country next month, according to the CEO of the firm’s local subsidiary.
EGame Solutions, the parent company of Cambodian Mark
George Styllis
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/business/new-lotto-company-enters-a-shrinking-industry-72046/
In condom market, a growing private sector
When Phnom Penh was flooded with free condoms during the Water Festival last week—a public health push to ensure revelers who came for days of debauchery did so safely—the city’s condom vendors weren’t happy about it.
The global health organization Population Services International (PSI), whose
George Styllis and Kang Sothear
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/business/in-condom-market-a-growing-private-sector-72352/
Port a step closer to 2015 IPO
Sihanoukville Autonomous Port (SAP) recorded above-average revenue growth in 2014, marking the third year of consecutive profit and paving the way for a 2015 initial public offering, officials say.
Hor Kimsay
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/port-step-closer-2015-ipo
Gov’t seeks a greener tourism industry
The Tourism Ministry will announce a new “Green Hotel” standard later this month in an effort to make the industry more environmentally friendly, senior officials say.
Tourism Minister Thong Khon said on Friday that while it will not be immediately compulsory for all hotel venues to
Chan Muyhong
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/gov%E2%80%99t-seeks-greener-tourism-industry
Cambodian rat meat: A growing export market
A unique harvest is under way in the rice fields of Cambodia where tens of thousands of wild rats are being trapped alive each day to feed a growing export market for the meat of rural rodents.
Popularly considered a disease-carrying nuisance in many societies, the
Kevin Doyle
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-28863315
A tale of two Boeung Kak protests
The presence of dozens of riot police yesterday swiftly ended the first day of Boeung Kak land-rights activist Yorm Bopha’s planned month-long protest in the capital’s Freedom Park.
At virtually the same time, Surya Subedi, the UN’s special rapporteur on human rights in Cambodia, visited a
Khouth Sophak Chakrya and Mom Kunthear
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/tale-two-boeung-kak-protests
A million tourists gather for Angkor Sangkran
The number of tourists travelling during the three-day Khmer New Year festivities saw a dramatic increase this year, with the largest attraction – Angkor Sangkran in Siem Reap – hosting more than a million visitors last week.
May Kunmakara
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/million-tourists-gather-angkor-sangkran
Kampot peppers grow incomes -- for a few
Rising demand for Kampot Peppers is pushing a cultivation increase, but only a limited number of companies are benefiting.
Un Raksmey and Igor Kossov
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/14038/kampot-peppers-grow-incomes----for-a-few/
Cambodia affected by a tropical Goni storm
Ministry of water resources and meteorology said a tropical storm GONI hitting through the tropical western Pacific Ocean since August 17, is heading to Taiwan, while Cambodia is likely to be affected by this storm.
The Cambodia Herald News Staff
http://thecambodiaherald.com/cambodia/cambodia-affects-by-a-tropical-goni-storm-8862
Prison labour still a threat: rights group
Prisoners still face being exploited for labour, despite the government’s March prakas banning goods made behind bars from being exported, rights group Licadho has said.
Although Licadho believes the prakas will help protect the image of Cambodia’s garment industry, it says inmates still face exploitation under
Skyscraper’s woes continue
The saga of the stalled $240 million Gold Tower 42 was revived last week when it emerged that a supplier for the project had accused the owner and builder of failing to pay out nearly $500,000 in fees, according to an injunction request obtained by
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/2013061866319/Business/skyscraper-s-woes-continue.html
Cambodia May Lure Up to 10 IPOs a Year, Korea Bourse Says
Cambodia’s stock market, which is set to open next week after several delays, may be able to lure five-to-10 initial public offerings a year, according to Korea Exchange Inc., the Cambodian government’s partner in the bourse.
State-owned Phnom Penh Water Supply Authority (PPWSA) will start trading
