Cambodia Home to Frenchman in Bo Xilai Drama
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia — Throughout the drama this spring revolving around the dismissal of the ambitious Chinese official Bo Xilai and the investigation of his wife as a murder suspect, the most mysterious figure has been a French architect named Patrick Henri Devillers. When Mr. Bo ...
Officials worry over tiny rise in rice exports
Cambodian milled rice exports grew by only 0.52 per cent in the first 10 months of the year, compared to the same period last year, according to new figures from the government. Officials have expressed concern over Cambodia’s ability to reach its export target of ...
Dam collapse in Cambodia leaves four workers missing
Four workers have gone missing after the collapse of an in-progress hydropower dam in Western Cambodia, apparently due to a leak in the structure. The Associated Press reports that the Saturday collapse occurred at the Stung Atay Hydroelectric Project, a $255-million dollar dam on the Atay ...
Chut Wutty slaying puts Timbergreen logging in spotlight
Community activists and conservationists commemorating slain environment activist Chut Wutty on the weekend used the occasion to shed light on what they allege are the shadowy practices of a logging company in the southwestern Cardamom forests. Activists amongst the hundreds of people who travelled to Koh ...
Possible benefits for Cambodia in Mekong Region trade
Cambodia could benefit more from trade in the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) by implementing time and cost, cutting measures and removing constraints on exports, according to a new book by the Asian Development Bank. During a media briefing yesterday, Brimble [senior country economist and author of ...
Reports: Nojay sought for questioning in Cambodia
Assemblyman Bill Nojay, R-Pittsford, is wanted for questioning in southern Asia as part of an investigation into a $1 million fraud complaint, theCambodian press reported this week. in a July 7 letter, a local Cambodian prosecutor summoned Nojay and three others to appear for questioning in ...
Jon Campbell
http://www.democratandchronicle.com/story/news/local/2014/09/04/bill-nojay-cambodia-fraud-investigation/15079479/
Rocket Internet launches e-commerce site in Cambodia
A local representative of controversial online start-up incubator Rocket internet said the company would invest “millions” in Cambodia as it launched a new online retail store yesterday, in what market insiders call a trend toward increasing e-commerce in the Kingdom. The site, shop.com.kh is offered in ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/index.php/2012071157333/Business/rocket-launches-e-commerce-site.html
Coral reef areas to gain protection in Cambodia
Cambodia’s first Marine Protection Area will be established around two emerging tourist destinations, Koh Rong and Koh Rong Samloem islands, a British conservation group has announced. NGO Coral Cay Conservation said last week that it has been invited to map out a 300-square-kilometre MPA by the ...
Project aims to build latrines in rural areas
A new US$10.9 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation will fund a three-year project by international development NGO East Meets West (EMW) to improve sanitation and hygiene among the poor in rural Cambodia and Vietnam. According to EMW, the program seeks to combat the negative effects of ...
Local microfinance institute invests in new ATM network
Hattha Kaksekar Ltd, a local microfinance institution, has invested almost US$2 million in a new ATM network, the company announced yesterday. Hattha Kaksekar now has around $32 million in deposits and will become the first financial institution to use SmartVista, an automated ATM process which also ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/index.php/2012072057524/Business/mfi-to-invest-in-new-atm-network.html
Boost child rights: Hun Sen
As International Children’s Day and the World Day AgaInst Child Labour draw near, Prime MInister Hun Sen has called on mInistries, Institutions and local authorities to prevent violations of children’s rights and to take action to protect children from all forms of violence while promotIng ...
Pech Sotheary
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50494033/boost-child-rights-hun-sen/
Groups call for end to snares
Wildlife and biodiversity conservation groups have called for an end to the use of snares to kill wild animals. They say it is the most destructive and inhumane method to hunt and denounced all killing of rare and endangered species – such as tigers, leopards, ...
Khouth Sophak Chakrya
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/groups-call-end-snares
Koh Kong town’s drinking water tainted during repairs
Koh Kong town was left without a clean water supply on Friday when the company responsible for the utility made repairs to a filter pipe. Koh Kong resident Ing Soth yesterday said the water was so dirty that the villagers could not use it at ...
Sen David
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/koh-kong-towns-drinking-water-tainted-during-repairs
EU, Vietnam sign free trade deal
The EU and Vietnam on Wednesday signed a free trade deal that removes nearly all tariffs between Europe and the Southeast Asian nation. EU exports to Vietnam, meanwhile, are dominated by high-tech products including electrical machinery and equipment, aircraft, vehicles and pharmaceuticals. ...
AFP News Staff
http://www.thanhniennews.com/politics/eu-vietnam-sign-free-trade-deal-55555.html
UN criticizes Cambodia, China rights violations
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said Tuesday that an arrest warrant issued against Cambodia’s opposition leader Sam Rainsy was a worrisome development and called for dialogue. He called for dialogue and encouraged all political players to “refrain from violence, intimidation and harassment.” ...
AFP News Staff
http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/asia/768920/un-criticises-cambodia-china-rights-violations
Wildlife sanctuaries issued first zoning plans
Almost nine years after Cambodia mandated the zoning of all protected areas to shield its most precious parts from development, the government finally zoned its first two sanctuaries last week, though some locals and conservationists doubt the effort will make much of a difference to ...
Aun Pheap and Zsombor Peter
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/wildlife-sanctuaries-issued-first-zoning-plans-123189/
2017: A good year for fish
Cambodians can expect up to 14,000 tons of fish caught from the Tonle Sap, Mekong and Bassac rivers this year, a 5,000 ton increase compared with last year, which will be sufficient to meet all local demand, said the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries ...
Sok Chan
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/34057/2017--a-good-year-for-fish/
Tourism sector is the market for farmers and producers
Prime Minister Hun Sen has appealed to all concerned parties to make the whole tourism sector the market for farmers and producers. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501200308/tourism-sector-is-the-market-for-farmers-and-producers/
Expressway services, ramps, updated on Google maps
Phnom Penh-Sihanoukville Expressway have upgraded their service by marking all entrances, exits and rest areas on Google maps, for the convenience of travelers. ...
Post Staff
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/expressway-services-ramps-updated-google-maps
China’s Shandong eyes investment in agriculture in Kratie
Delegates from the Shandong provincial standing committee have expressed strong interest in investing in Kratie province’s agricultural sector, provincial governor Va Thorn told The Post on Monday. “The Chinese delegation inspected the Snuol Special Economic Zone [SEZ] as they have expressed interest in investing in a ...
Hin Pisei
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/chinas-shandong-eyes-investment-agriculture-kratie